As my first book by author Lili St. Germain, I wasn't sure
what to expect
going in. CARTEL, the first book in the Cartel series
jumps straight into the
dark and dangerous world of drugs, violence and abuse.
Mariana is caught in
the midst of it all. As a daughter of a drug lord who has
got himself in some
serious trouble, she is taken as punishment and used as
property to
transport drugs and more. There she encounters Dornan, the
VP of the
Gypsy Brothers motorcycle club and Emilio's son.
Their romance is strange despite the circumstances. Dornan
is a character
that both scares and entices me. I oscillated from liking
and hating both the
hero and heroine because neither of them seem to stay
consistent
throughout the story. Dornan has his softer moments, but
then goes on to do
some terrible things. Mariana, on the other hand, has his
admirable feisty
side but that is a double-edged sword because she often
causes more
trouble for herself with stupid mistakes.
St. Germain creates a lot of tense scenes that start off
the book and doesn't
really let up at all throughout. While it keeps the
suspense, I also thought
that there were events that occurred that were simply
there for shock value if
nothing else. I wished there were more downtime moments
where the
suspense ebbed a little bit before flowing once again to
create that better
drive towards the end. Otherwise the level of suspense
remains the same
and readers can get immune to the climax when it occurs.
CARTEL is
definitely not for the faint of heart.
The first full length Gypsy Brothers novel from the smash
hit author Lili St Germain. How much is a life worth?
Mariana Rodriguez is the eldest daughter of a Colombian
drug
lord. Growing up in Villanueva, Colombia, she has never
wanted for anything. Private schools, a lavish lifestyle,
and the safety of the Cartel that her father works for. At
nineteen, she's got her entire life mapped out, and what a
good life it's going to be: graduate from college, move to
America with the love of her life, and finally be free
from
the stifling grip of the Cartel.
Only, her father messes up. A shipment of cocaine - a
very
large, very valuable shipment - is seized by the
authorities
whilst under his care and he becomes liable for the debt.
Half a million dollars' worth of cocaine. Half a million
dollars he does not have. But he has a daughter, a very
smart one, a daughter who would give up her very existence
and offer herself as payment for her father's sins, to
ensure her family survives. But falling in love with the
man
who owned her isn't part of the plan ...
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