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New obsession unblocked 🔓


Love is not everything you need to make a relationship work. Levi is starting to realize that, as he witnesses how his boyfriend can’t stop complaining about him being a cop and starts pressuring him to quit his job, marry and start a family he isn’t sure he wants. Levi knows it’s over, but it’s not easy to say goodbye to someone you care about. But his agenda has more demanding things to deal with first. A possible serial killer is on the loose and seems to have a special focus on him and Dominic, a huge and charming bounty hunter who lives to annoy Levi. As they work together to catch the killer, Levi will realize maybe Dom is not as bad as he seems. Maybe he’s the one he should be dating all along.


I cannot stress enough how much I loved reading this book. I’ve read plenty of thriller-romance series so I was expecting the angst of having to wait for it but not the amount of romance we actually have in this first volume. It was the best kind of surprise! All the reviews say it’s a slow burn romance and they aren’t wrong, but I want to point out it’s a slow burn for a romance but a normal pace for a 5-book thriller romance-at least if you compare it with what we suffer in titles like Criminal Intentions or even Adrien English Mysteries.

What I’m trying to say it’s that, if you like waiting a bit but not several books, you have come to the right place. The pace of their relationship was so perfect. I adored the way they started as mere acquaintances who found the other annoying-in Levi’s case-, or attractive but too cold-Dom’s case-, until their line of work quickly put them in situations where they needed to work together to win.

Dominic wouldn’t seriously pursue Levi, no matter what his relationship status. The man was gorgeous, sure, but he was prickly as a hedgehog and tightly wound as a Victorian schoolmarm. Dominic had no idea how that boyfriend of his handled him.

I would never be able to choose what was better. Maybe when Levi stops seeing Dom’s six-foot-five body as something to fear and realizes Dom will always use that advantage to protect Levi. The way Levi, who had a hard time trusting people, was able to open up with Dom because of the way Dom showed him he was worth that trust. Maybe when Dom saw in Levi what very few people could and realized Levi may be the man that finally made him want something more than one-night stands.


However, not everything was so easy because Levi was in a relationship, even if it was on its deathbed. Levi’s situation hit home, so I understood why it was hard for him saying goodbye even though he knew it was already over but I was also cheering for him to do it already because they weren’t going anywhere and he had his real soulmate waiting for him. I was expecting more drama in that aspect, but the author was able to handle it in a very realistic way-and for once the boyfriend was not a toxic one, just the wrong fit for Levi.

“Sometimes I think…we might not be right for each other.�� Levi hesitated, then added, “He’s not my bashert*.��

*Bashert: soulmate; e.g. Levi’s bashert is Dom.<3


It may sound stupid, but I appreciated Dom’s morals of not trying anything with Levi as long as he had a boyfriend, because he knew that Levi and him deserved to be much more than that. And the way Dom loved his dog? It wouldn’t matter how badly he was injured, Dominic’s first thought was always to make sure someone took care of his dog. I didn’t need anything else to know this man was a keeper and deserved to be protected at all costs.

I have to admit their relationship reminded me a bit of Aslan and Doyle, mainly because Doyle and Dominic are fairly similar. The way they care about people, how they charm everyone around them, how they never wanted a real relationship because they hadn’t found the one but once they do they will not hesitate to go for it. Even their struggles reminded me of the other, Doyle being an alcoholic and Dom having a gambling disorder. However, it didn’t really bother me because I loved them both my main problem was that I spent the book trying to decide which one I liked the best; as if I could ever have either of them


As for the second characters, I don’t know who I loved the most, Dom’s family or Levi’s partner Martine, but they really made the story shine brighter and I can’t wait to read more scenes of them together-especially Dom’s family + Levi, they make my heart levitate.

“Nonna, he doesn’t want pancakes.��
“Waffles then,�� she said.
[ten minutes later]
“We’re leaving now-Nonna, what are you doing?��
Nonna looked up from the bowl of batter she was stirring. “Nothing.��

you know what, forget about Dom, I only want his Nonna😭😭


The mystery was an interesting one and I’m really curious to see more of it. I don’t know if I’m more into thriller romances than I used to be because lately most of the mysteries seem to be working for me-I used to read them solely for the slow burn romance. I hope it’s a case of character development.


Overall, I probably binge read this entire series so I’m not sure whether I would be able to stop to write a review-I made an exception for the first one because I needed to rave about how wonderful this book was. But I will try to be responsible. I would highly recommend this series if you enjoy witnessing two soulmates meeting and falling in love, great pace during the whole story and don’t mind a slightly slow burn that ends up being very satisfying.


�� Seven of Spades:
1. Kill Game: 4.5 stars
2. Trick Roller: 4 stars
3. Cash Plays: 4.75 stars
4. One-Eyed Royals: 4 stars
5.A Chip and a Chair: 3 stars