Thursday, June 5, 2025

[Release Blitz + Review] Little Nightmare by Rachel Van Dyken


๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ NEW RELEASE๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ
We are excited to celebrate LITTLE NIGHTMARE by Rachel Van Dyken is LIVE!


ABOUT THE BOOK.

Not all monsters hide under the bed. Some guard your heart while plotting your ruin.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken comes a gripping standalone mafia romance set in the electrifying world of the Eagle Elite series.

Welcome to your final dream.

Don't worry. I'll keep you safe.

I promise. Just close your eyes.

Sleep.

Grief has five stages, they say. But in the mafia, there's only one: survival.

The day I buried my boyfriend, the Families replaced him with the man who rejected me four years agoโ€”Ace "Matchstick" De Lange. Cold. Calculated. Deadly. He has the bedside manner of a serial killer and the looks of a fallen angel. And now, he's my shadow, ensuring I don't end up in the grave beside the man who died for me.

I despise that I'm the one left behind. I loathe how Ace provokes me, pulling me from the abyss of my sorrow. But most of all, I hate that the only piece I have left of my dead boyfriend is something others would kill to possess.

When Ace uncovers my secret, there's only one solution: marriage to the devil himself to protect the legacy of the one who had no choice.

I vow never to love him. He promises he'll never love me.
He's a means to an endโ€”the only one who can stand against my father and live to tell the tale.

He claims his life is mine, but I don't want it.

I tell him I'll never be his.
Ace's response? A chilling, "We'll see."

But what happens when everything you believed was a lie? When the only one who can free you from your nightmare threatens to drag you deeper into the darkness?

Some families are tested and break under the weight of the mafia. The De Langes broke... then gathered the pieces and rose.




AVAILABLE NOW.

Free in Kindle Unlimited!




MY REVIEW.

4 Stars from Tiffany!
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Another Wild Mafia Ride!!

In the second installment of The Rise of the De Langes series, Little Nightmare, we get up close and personal with Ace DeLange and Raven Alfero. While theyโ€™re from different Mafia families, Ace pretty much grew up around Raven, so theyโ€™re not total strangers.

Ace finds himself assigned as Ravenโ€™s bodyguard after her original one is murdered, just another day in her world. But Raven has a secret, one that could change everything for her family. Shockingly, Ace stands by her, and just like that, their dynamic shifts. Sheโ€™s got a target on her back, and Ace is willing to risk everything to protect her while they try to figure out whoโ€™s after her.

I liked both characters right away. Sure, theyโ€™re both carrying a lot of pain and constantly trade jabs, but deep down, they understand each other. They slowly start to open up, learning to trust one another with their most guarded secrets. Ace might be a total badass, but when it comes to Raven, heโ€™s got a gentle side too. Heโ€™s not always the one doing the hurtingโ€”sometimes, heโ€™s the one getting hurt.

The book is well-written and balances humor and heartache in just the right way. The moment you start feeling sorry for one of the characters, they do a 180 and change your mind. Alongside Ace and Raven, several familiar faces from the Mafia world pop in to keep the story moving. I especially loved seeing some of the original Eagle Elite characters I met so long ago.

Little Nightmare works well as a standalone, and it wraps up nicely with an epilogue that hints at whatโ€™s coming next in the series.




MEET RACHEL VAN DYKEN.

RACHEL VAN DYKEN is the #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of over 100 books ranging from new adult romance to mafia romance to paranormal & fantasy romance. With over four million copies sold, she's been featured in Forbes, US Weekly, and USA Today. Her books have been translated in more than 15 countries. She was one of the first romance authors to have a Kindle in Motion book through Amazon publishing and continues to strive to be on the cutting edge of the reader experience. She keeps her home in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, adorable sons, naked cat, and two dogs.

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