Book Review: Manacled Hearts

 


I found salvation in his underworld.
But he looks at me like I’m his damnation.

Alone and homeless after my family was torn apart, my only goal was to protect my little sister. I failed. Being kidnapped and trafficked across the country shattered the life I was still piecing back together.

The Sanctum saved us. Provided refuge. A temporary haven within their criminal empire. While our enemies still lurk, plotting and hunting, the jagged scars I gained to protect Maya cannot heal.

Still, The Sanctum’s resident playboy treats me with dismay. Finnigan Hennessey hides behind possessive, infuriating arrogance, yet his broken soul calls out to mine. He’s determined to deny the tempting, forbidden heat between us, but I don’t care about the eleven years separating us.

Finn is everything I should hate. After all, his world destroyed mine. But not all villains are the same shade, and in my quest for revenge, my hidden colors are surfacing.


My Review

Lilith did warn that I would be frustrated reading this book due to the slow burn romance. She was right. There were many times that I did want to throw my phone across the room in anguish. Lilith, you had me on the edge of my seat, gripping my phone in anticipation of Finn and Evelyn. Yet, I loved every moment of this book. 

Evelyn is a fighter. Finn was surprised by just how strong she really is. He was even impressed by her. Finn fell for Evelyn but the more that he resisted, the more I became invested in these two. Lilith really made me wait for that first kiss, but it was so worth it. Once, these two crossed the line and gave in, the spice got turned up. 


I’m not the innocent victim he thinks I am, and he’s not the heartless jerk I took him to be.

Will he forever deny our magnetic attraction? Or will he break my soul long before our enemies even get the chance?

Catch up on the series
#1 Dangerous Strokes, a Dark Mafia Romance
#2 Reckless Covenant, a Second Chance Mafia Romance
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Author’s Note: Manacled Hearts is Book 3 in The Sanctum Syndicate series of interconnected standalones. It is a dark mafia romance with sensitive content. Please go to the author’s website for the full list of triggers.

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