Seriously I am just gobsmacked because this book SAVAGE LITTLE GAMES from Author Lane Hart is just superb. I doubt I can write a review to do a justice to the beauty of it. Can I just say that every dark romance fan has to read this book and leave it at that???
I don’t want to be rehashing the blurb, just that when Italian Mob Boss Dante Salvato has lusted after Vanessa for a long time, and when he sees Vanessa has suffered a beating and betrayal, he handles it – to his advantage of course. For 75 days, she is his by agreement and all she has to do is not fall in love with him.
What’s that 365 movie we’ve seen this premise in before??? Well, Ms Lane does it 100000000% so much better!!!
OMG I LOVED Vanessa and her completely rebellious independent nature that wound Dante up so bad that I thought he’d explode in frustration. She was no flake in spite of admitting to the intense desire her body felt for him and I thought she was a legend! My favourite quote from him is not sexy or deep in any way, he’s just ...SO FRUSTRATED 🤣
“What the [F] was I thinking? Her mouth…she pushes every one of my g0dd@mn buttons!” Rubbing my temple, I tell him, “No 🐈 is worth the headache she gives me. I don’t even know if I will last seventy-five more days with her!”
I laughed so hard at this!!!
Dante was everything that a deadly man should be. He used people to benefit his reputation and put those who betrayed him underground in the most painful and torturous way, unless he could use them to benefit his reputation, and even a man such as this character, I found an admiration for. Dante Salvatore was also a man who believed himself to be a bad omen for any woman he remotely cared about to be around. Thus, he stayed isolated and aloof, even from the three daughters he kept under protection, extreme to the max, in their gilded cages. They weren’t controlled just for the sake of it, but rather the circumstances around them were. He controlled the likelihood of danger out of necessity, but bars of protection still make it a prison and they rebelled.
Vanessa was such a strong woman who relinquished no quarter when it came to defending and protecting herself and her son, even to the point of breaking her own heart. And that is exactly what I loved about Dante. He was such an alpha-hole, yet was a total helicopter parent. We saw that he loved his daughters and his biggest fears were that they could be taken from him just as their three mothers were.
He couldn’t figure out Vanessa’s motivations, why she would sleep with a loaded gun under the mattress, nor the other perfect and minute details that made up her life. Too perfect he thought yet she kept herself and her deets under wraps. Then, just as I had my suspicions, Ms Lane blows even that out of the water!
SAVAGE LITTLE GAMES was no little read and it was chocka full of plot twists, surprise moments, chemistry and heat, suspense and so much more. Tropes include Single parents, Father of girls, Mafia, Serendipity, and Forced proximity. I’m sure I’ve missed some and it’s too easy to say that I hella loved it!
Again I’ll just say that every dark romance reading fan has to read it!!! Seriously great reading at 5+ Stars and it’s going to be one of my faves for 2024. Hell’s teeth, I can’t wait for the next one due in April this year!!! 💞•❥•♟
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Greetings, Lane Hart! It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance. I must confess that "Savage Little Games" marks my reentry into the thrilling realm of Enemies to Lovers fiction, and I can't help but revel in the fact that books of this nature were once my literary sweet spot. Having delved into the pages of Savage Little Games, I find myself craving more.Let's talk about Dante and Vanessa – their undeniable flirty banter right from the start is nothing short of captivating. Vanessa, harboring a significant secret, maneuvers through Dante's persistent advances with finesse. However, when Dante learns of the danger she's in, he embarks on a journey to rectify her predicament. As one would expect, navigating life's challenges is never a straightforward affair, and I willingly embraced the roller coaster ride that this narrative unfolds. The twists and turns kept me thoroughly entertained.The narrative flowed seamlessly, with pages turning almost on their own accord. I reveled in the betrayals, violence, bloodshed, drama, and the palpable passion that the talented author, you, Lane Hart, expertly weaved into the storyline. The steamy scenes added another layer of intensity that heightened the overall reading experience. Needless to say, it was a Herculean task to set this book aside; I was completely engrossed.Now, with bated breath, I eagerly anticipate the continuation of this riveting storyline. "Savage Little Games" has left me hungry for more, and I can't wait to see where the narrative takes this mafia family.
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