Sydney Martin has landed herself in a whole heap of trouble. In trying to make sense of the death of her only friend, Sydney has made a deal with the devil - in this case, a powerful drug lord - and now she needs help to make it out alive. Having survived alone with her son since the age of seventeen, Sydney is always in control, but as everything she loves is endangered, Sydney understands that she needs outside help. And lucky for her she happens to know a powerful member of the Tarasov family who would love to get up close and personal with her. Now if only she can resist this particular bad boy who gets under her skin like no other ever has.
Maksim Kirov owes everything to Vasily Tarasov, the man who rescued him from the pits of hell and gave him friendship and a family to protect. Having suffered through horrendous torture and confinement in his past, Maksim has many scars, both inside and out. Detached and always in control, Maksim likes women, but he does not do attachments or relationships. Fascinated by the sexy Aussie, Sydney, Maksim is determined to get her into his bed, but when her life is threatened, his need to protect her flares to life. As their connection deepens, Maksim struggles with his feelings as vulnerability does not sit well with him. With secrets, car bombs, intense sexual desire, kidnapping and more, will Sydney lose everyone that matters to her? And can Maksim ever learn to fully place his heart and himself, into Sydney's hands?
AN OBSESSION WITH VENGEANCE by Nancy Haviland is the third novel in her Wanted Men series and my new favourite. Scorching hot, at times heart breaking, and thrillingly dangerous, this novel is ADDICTIVE! Maksim's past brought me to tears, and I desperately hoped that he could find a way to open himself up and recognise how amazing and worthwhile he truly is. Sydney is feisty and strong, and it was fascinating to watch her slowly hand over her trust and her rigid control to Maksim, as she hopes for him to do the same. With plenty of danger and action, alongside scenes of pure passion and lust, AN OBSESSION WITH VENGEANCE is pure writing gold. This series is hypnotic and I cannot wait for book number four.
Maksim Kirov is a mobster who gets what he wants, both at his posh gentlemanβs club in Hellβs
Kitchen and in the bedroom. Sexy, dangerous, and obsessed with control, heβs risen through
the ranks to become a highly respected leader in the tight-knit Tarasov crime syndicate. He
rules with an iron fistβ¦until he meets Sydney Martin.
The Australian-born Sydney is determined to refuse Maksβs advances, despite the couple's
electrifying chemistry. The owner of a neighboring nightclub, Sydney rules her own domain.
But when a deal with a Mexican drug cartel goes terribly wrong, she has no choice but to turn
to Maksim and the Tarasov organization for protection. Could giving in to their intense
attraction be what saves both Maks and Sydney? Or will their all-consuming passionβand her
shocking secretβdestroy their lives?
In the hot and scandalous third installment of the Wanted Men series, lust and loyalty clash in
New Yorkβs mob underworld.
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