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Dance of Deception by Jagger Cole

4/5 stars

Dance of Deception is a new series聽by Jagger Cole and like his previous books, this book is f***ing addictive! This book and series has a huge overlap with the Venomous聽Gods series and I loved that so much. Bianca and Kratos are by far my favorite couple in this world and I absorbed every scene they were in.聽

But Lyra and Carmine are equally impressive! Lyra just finished practising at the ballet and she is the last one to leave. As she leaves she overhears Carmine Barone talking business to some men. She tries to hide in the shadows. But his shadow is way darker and has already sensed her hiding. And after he is done talking he stalks towards her.聽Lyra is scared but intensely drawn to him.聽

The聽way he wrapped聽his hand around my throat聽and stroked my pulse as he studied me--it wasn't just dominance. That was something much darker.
If this is startled, I'd love to see what it looks like when you're truly scared.
I pull my hoodie tighter around me.
Again, it was like he was getting off of my terror.聽
Like a psychopath.

When she arrives home she has to deal with her drunk and cruel mother. Her mother blames her for her father's death. And her cruel words invoke the pain of the past. Lyra has been through something incredibly dark and her father was a ruthless man who raped and murdered women. They are in dire need of money. And Lyra is willing to do anything to pay off her late father's debts.聽

Things escalate and she sees things she wasn't supposed to see. A masked man hunts her down. And the only way to get out of this hole is to marry Carmine and get her hands on the money he promises his future wife.聽

I聽look up. He smiles coldly.
"I bought you."
I suck in a sharp breath.
He lifts a hand, brushes my cheek. "You're going to marry me, Lyra," me murmurs. "You belong to me now."

Even Bianca, Carmine's sister, warns her..聽

She takes a slow breath, her eyes lifting to mine. "Look, you're the human psychology student. Carmine is.. different. Not always, and he's very good at hiding it away. But.. It's there. And as much as I love him. He scares me sometimes.
Her throat works again as she takes one of my hands in hers.
"Lyra," she says quietly. "I'm not mad at you for marrying my brother. I'm terrified for you."

The more time they spend together the more she notices his darkness. But it doesn't scare her. It heals her, opens her and she blooms in his presence. But the past doesn't want to stay in the past and is consistently hunting her down. Things get more and more complicated and eventually it explodes.聽

Lyra and Carmine are pure fire together! I love their bond, their passion and how slowly they start to feel more for one another instead of just lust.聽

The only reason I rated it 4 out of 5 stars is because I couldn't place the distrust at one point in the story. I was really like between the two of them? It felt like it took too long for her to realize that there was a deeper trust. And that frustrated me a little bit.聽

But overall this is a magnificent, hot, captivating and incredibly exciting story. I couldn't stop reading and I flew through the pages. If you love dark romance then definitely give Jagger Cole a chance. He is the king of Mafia Dark Romance stories!

4 huge stars from me for this incredible story.聽