Book Recommendation ➱ Callous Love (New York Underworld Book 5) A Dark Mafia Romance by Charmaine Pauls

Callous Love by Charmaine Pauls

📖Book Info

He can never know about the life we created in a bed of lies, because the man I called my lover is the monster who killed my parents, and I’m next on the list.

From USA Today bestselling author Charmaine Pauls comes an intense and steamy emotional dark mafia romance with tropes including secret baby, second chance, forbidden love, forced marriage, betrayal, revenge and redemption, possessive alpha male, touch her and die, and a strong female lead.

I know what it’s like to be used. Dante ruined me for the sake of his revenge. He destroyed me for his selfish gain without thinking twice.

What he doesn’t know is that we created something pure and innocent in that bed of lies. We made a new life, one I have to hide from him at all costs, because the man I called my lover is the cold-hearted monster who killed my parents, and I’m next on the list. He left me with no choice but to run.

For five long years, I’ve been hiding, barely surviving, always outsmarting the men who hunt me while Dante’s ghost stalks my shadows and haunts my thoughts. And now that he’s caught a whiff of my scent, he’s like a bloodhound on my trail.

He’s out to finish what he started. I’m the last obstacle standing between him and the fortune he stole from my family. But this isn’t a fairy tale, and I’m not that girl anymore. I decide how my story ends.

Callous Love is the second book in the Callous Duet and concludes Tatiana and Dante's story. Callous Desire must be read first. The duet is part of the dark mafia romance New York Underworld series (Books 4 & 5). You don't have to read the other books in the series to follow this duet.

💭Our Thoughts

“As much as I'm his, he's never really been mine.”

This is the conclusion of Dante and Tatiana’s story.

I am not going to tell you what happens to/or after Tatiana’s kidnapping.

I will say her kidnapping has resulted in a Pandora's box of skeletons, misunderstandings, and betrayals coming to light.

We get a lot of backstory from this. Flashbacks that show us what really happened vs. the character's interpretations at the time.

A few somber moments, as everyone processes how their choices have shaped the events that Tatiana has had to endure.

Every action has a reaction.

Her brother is definitely suffering his just rewards. One of the few areas where I supported Dante’s decision.

Vaque, I know, I am trying to do this without spoilers!!!

Much higher heat level between Dante and Tatiana here. It comes with strings though (again, spoilers)

This does end on an HEA, but it is hard-won and, in my opinion, still a touch tenuous.

Oh, we get the setup for the next in the series!

Like, none of us saw that coming.

"Flashing me a brilliant smile, he leaves to chase the only true love of his life- his vengeance."

I despise that necklace! All the “OMG NO” moments. The betrayals it wrought. The greed it fed.

"For you? I would’ve gone to the ends of the world."

Maybe you should have told her sooner?

So much unnecessary pain.

I did feel there were times the storyline felt circular. I still very much enjoyed it, but not as much as the first book.

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