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Review of Violent Ends (White Monarch Book 2) by Jessica Hawkins VIOLENT ENDS (WHITE MONARCH BOOK 2) HOLY MOTHER F-IN!! That cliffhanger is a clusterfuck of a doozy. Damn... OK, now that I've gotten that out of the way, I'll get to my brief review. I am going brief on this one because I really don't want to give anything away. I'll just say that this second part of The White Monarch series was not what I expected. I expected more of what I got in book 1 - lots of action, more of Natalia hating Cristiano and pining over Diego, and her plotting on how to get back to him. What actually happened was a bit more emotional, more slow burn, but even more delicious, and this time I FELL IN LOVE WITH CRISTIANO!! And then of course, that freakin cliffhanger, and now I'm even more anxious than I was after the end of Violent Delights. I LOVE this second part of Natalia and Cristiano's story. She grows quite a bit, starts questioning things she had believed most o...

Violent Ends by Jessica Hawkins Release Date: June 18th, 2019 Genre: Contemporary romance Keywords: angst, slow-burn, coming-of-age, dark, cartel I had a life, love, and future to give. Until my enemy took a wife. The devil has a name, and it’s Cristiano de la Rosa. On my wedding day, he was the last man I expected to see standing at the altar. He wants to make me his queen. His brother wants to rescue his princess. Getting Cristiano to lose control becomes the name of the game, and the stakes are life and death. But as truth and lies blur, loyalty is tested, and our chemistry threatens to reach the melting point, the prize grows less clear. Either freedom no longer means what I think it does, or Cristiano is as devious as everyone says, and he’s mastered the art of playing my mind. All I know for certain is that nothing is certain. And all you need to know? This is a love story. But even love stories have to end.​ Violent Ends is not a standalone and must be read after ...