TITLE: Coerced Kiss
SERIES: New York Underworld #1
AUTHOR: Charmaine Pauls
GENRE: Dark Mafia Romance
TROPES: Enemies to Lovers/Touch Her and Die
Fake Relationship/Forced Proximity
RELEASE DATE: October 21, 2024
BLURB.
I’m an alibi for a killer, but he demands so much more than my testimony.
I stumbled across something I wasn’t supposed to discover. I saw something I wasn’t meant to see, and now I’m an alibi for a killer.
He’s the most feared and powerful man in the New York underworld. I don’t have a choice but to do as he says.
But he commands so much more than just my testimony.
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MY REVIEW.
4 Stars from Tiffany!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I’m Torn But Will Keep Reading…
In the first book of the New York Underworld series, Charmaine Pauls introduces us to Saverio and Anya. He’s a cold-blooded killer, and she’s the poor girl who unfortunately saw him in action.
As the blurb says, Anya is now Sav’s alibi. After witnessing something she’d rather forget, Sav has become her whole world—like it or not. Anya is an interesting character; at first, she seems a bit naive and timid, but as we learn more about her past, we see she can be a real force when it counts. Then there’s Sav—he’s your typical tough guy, claiming he’s protecting Anya with all his alpha male swagger, but he stays true to himself throughout. There’s definitely a twist in their story that I found intriguing and that’s going to play a big role as things unfold.
The book is well written, although Anya’s dialogue and actions can feel a bit awkward at times. I wasn’t completely sold on her at first, but she grew on me as I kept reading. Sav feels like your typical alpha gangster, barking orders both in and out of the bedroom. Sometimes it felt like, “Yeah, I’ve read this a million times before,” and I just wanted to get to the next part of the story.
That said, Coerced Kiss is a great kickoff to the series, and of course, it leaves us wanting more!
READ AN EXCERPT.
A clang echoes through the alley. My heart jolts in my chest. My phone. It lies at my feet. The screen is dark. Cracked.
Aghast, I look from the cause of the noise to the men in the alley. The man loosened his hold on Mr. Lewis. My boss lies on his side next to his briefcase, staring at me with wide, glassy eyes.
“F#ck,” the bulky man says, snarling as he trains his gaze on me.
Heatwaves of shock run through my body, propelling me back into action even as I lock eyes with the killer. Something passes between us—the knowledge that I’m done for. The way in which he tilts his head holds a strange kind of apology.
I don’t think. If I do, I’m dead. I spin on my heel and run.
The stocky man’s words follow me like a demon’s promise down the dark street.
“Get her and finish her.”
COMING SOON.
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AUTHOR BIO.
Charmaine loves to write dark and edgy romance that will melt both your e-reader and your heart. She's a mom of two teenagers, an adorable dog, and a dominant cat. Her country of birth is South Africa where many of her stories play off. Her French husband kidnapped her to the south of France where she currently lives with her family. When she's not writing, you'll find her in the kitchen baking cakes or in the gym lifting weights (because ... all those cakes!).
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