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*From International Bestselling authors Callie Hart and Lili St. Germain comes a tale of two families co-existing in a melting pot of violence, murder and drugs in the seedy underbelly of New York City*
Hell’s Kitchen
Theo and Sal Barbieri are brothers, tasked by their Mafioso father Roberto with a very clear purpose: kidnap Kaitlin McLaughlin. The beautiful daughter of Roberto’s Irish enemy. It’s high time Kaitlin was punished for her father’s sins—not to mention, her own.
And Operation: Kidnap Kaitlin is a roaring success… until it isn’t. When Kaitlin escapes into the busy streets of New York City, it’s a race against the clock to find her before Sal and Theo become the hunted.
Zeth Mayfair has traded his life as a hitman for a quieter existence, but it isn’t long before the past catches up with him in the form of Roberto Barbieri. Will he succumb to the lure of power that Roberto is offering? Or will he retaliate by killing every last Barbieri in New York to get them off his back?
Jason Ross is running. Woken in the night by a tip that the Gypsy Brothers are coming for him, he packs a bag and gets his girlfriend the hell out of dodge. Arriving in New York City in the midst of a heatwave is one thing, but being tailed by an entire drug cartel is another.
Worlds collide in Hell’s Kitchen as secrets come to light and sins are punished. Because we might be different in the light of day, but in the darkness, we’re all connected somehow.
Hell’s Kitchen is a serial comprising three volumes: Hell’s Kitchen, Tribeca and Bleecker Street. Volume One releases on March 3rd with a limited-time sale price of 99 cents.
I’m not going to waste time in giving a rundown of what this book is about, primarily because it’s short (about 113 pages), and the blurb does a pretty awesome job. I will, however, say that’s there is so much awesomeness crammed in those 113 pages that you should definitely just one-click this and be on your merry way.
Over the course of the book you will come across eight point-of-views. That’s right, eight! I thought it would be a little more overwhelming than it actually was, but Hart and Germain have a knack for bringing everything together in such smooth transitions that it actually enhanced the reading experience. It helps to give you a more in-depth look as to what’s happening and pulls you deeper into this world by allowing you to be in multiple places at once.
Here are your POV players:
Roberto Barbieri: Mafia boss. Italian. Would kill his own sons without hesitation.
Sal Barbieri: A bit unhinged. Funny. Stuck with Scarlett.
Theo Barbieri: More responsible than his brother. Hot. Throws down with Gracie.
Kaitlin McLaughlin: Irish Mafia daughter. Annoying. The ONE person whose head I didn’t want to be in. God, I hope they kill her by the end of the Series.
Gracie O’Connor: Kaitlin’s body guard. Tough. Smart. Can throw down with the best of them.
Scarlett Winchester: Hilarious. Snarky. Addicted to alcohol and pills to help her deal with her past.
Jase: From the Gypsy Brother’s Series. Haven’t yet read those books, so I was just a little lost with him. Not sure of his role just yet.
Zeth Mayfair: From the Blood and Roses Series. Roberto is interested in using him for business purposes.
I was never, ever a fan of Serials but when it comes to Callie Hart and Lili St. Germain, I’m like a moth to a flame. I just can’t stay away. I’m drawn in and have to one-click anything and everything that they write. It’s an addiction; one that I can openly admit to having.
Overall I’d have to give Hell’s Kitchen 4.5 stars. It was fast paced, action packed, and provided me with a lot more laughs than I would have ever expected. I seriously can’t wait for the release of Tribeca!
Then he’s on top of me. “Oh, this is fun, sweetheart. But I don’t really have time to be playing games with you right now.”
He’s reaching for my arms, about to pin me to the ground, but I jab, landing a solid hit with my extended fingertips right in the base of his throat, in his windpipe. He chokes, his body falling sideways, and then I’m on top of him. Through watering eyes and a clearly sore throat, the guy grins up at me, shaking his head. “Well, if you wanna fuck me, I guess I could make some time.” Thrusting upward, he tries to unseat me, but I know this is what’s coming and I’m ready again. I compensate, leaning forward, pressing my gun into the guy’s neck.
“Who are you?”
His body goes still, his hands lifting so they’re palm up in front of him. “You know who I am, sweetheart. I’m the enemy.”
“My boss has quite a few enemy camps. Which one do you belong to?”
“The biggest one,” the guy says, smiling. “The Italian one.”
“So you work for Barbieri?”
“I am a Barbieri.” Lightning fast, he snaps his hand out and clamps it around my throat. The move catches me off guard, has me panicking for the first time. My gun is gone, then, knocked to the ground, skittering away across the blacktop. The guy’s hand tightens around the column of my neck, threatening to squeeze even harder. “What’s wrong?” he asks. “Feeling a little lightheaded?”
Callie has experienced many changes throughout her life, and gone through many ups and downs that have all worked towards shaping and molding her into the person she is today: fun loving, active, social, and hard working. The only thing that has remained a constant throughout her life is writing. Creating characters who will tear your conscience in two is a favorite pastime of Callie’s. There are few real saints and sinners in her books; more often, the denizens of her stories are all very human. Broken, flawed, and always with the potential for redemption.
Despite the subject matter being markedly hot and heavy in comparison to the stories she wrote in elementary school, there will always be an element of fairytale to her work.
Lili writes dark romance, suspense and paranormal stories. Her serial novel, Seven Sons, was released in early 2014, with the following books in the series to be released in quick succession. Lili quit corporate life to focus on writing and so far is loving every minute of it. Her other loves in life include her gorgeous husband and beautiful daughter, good coffee, Tarantino movies and spending hours on Pinterest.
She loves to read almost as much as she loves to write.
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