May 15, 2018

REVIEW & BLITZ: Merciless



Merciless
Author: Willow Winters
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Cover Design: Lara, Coverluv
Release Date: May 15, 2018

Blurb 

From USA Today bestselling author Willow Winters comes a heart pounding, edge-of-your-seat gripping, romantic suspense.
I should’ve known she would ruin me the moment I saw her.
Women like her are made to destroy men like me.
Given to me to start a war; I was too eager to accept.

I didn’t know what she’d do to me.
She sees through me in a way no one else ever has.
Her innocence and vulnerability make me weak for her and I hate it.
I know better than to give in to temptation.  I should have known that she would change everything.
A ruthless man doesn’t let a soul close to him.
A cold-hearted man doesn’t risk anything for anyone.
A powerful man with a beautiful woman at his mercy … he doesn’t fall for her.

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My Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐


“The enemy of my enemy is my friend…”

Aria Talvery is the daughter of the most violent crime family around.  She becomes a casualty when she is abducted and then given to Carter Cross to start a war.

Carter sees an opportunity to get everything he’s ever wanted when an enemy of the Talvery family approaches him.  He agrees to help the faction but only IF they meet his demand.

“The best laid plans…”

Carter does not do anything without a reason.  He is cold calculating and merciless.  But, he starts to change his plans the more Aria spends as his unwilling captive.  He realizes how broken she is but he cannot and will not let her go.  As days pass, Aria works her way under his skin.  His cool demeanour thaws while the passion between them explodes.  But, passion does not equal love or freedom and that’s what Aria needs and wants most.

Will Carter ever become merciful enough to set her free?

This book was phenomenal!  It is a darkly thrilling, exciting and engaging read.  It is told in dual POV.  The pace is perfect and the story flowed so well, upping the angst and the thrill as it progressed.  I was riveted.  It is a little different from this author’s normal writing style, leaning more towards “romantic thriller”, but I relished it nonetheless.  It is also the second book in a series of standalones that are interconnected.

Time ceased to exist as I read this book.  I was consumed throughout.   There was so much tension in this book that you could cut it with a knife.  The desire between the characters was palpable.

The writing pulled me in and kept me engaged.  In alternate parts of this book, my breath came ragged and shallow due to the anticipation while others I held in my breath with dread.  Not to mention fanning myself from the scorching hot sex scenes!

As for the characters, Carter was a sexy, obsessive and possessive man.  He was more of an antihero but I loved his character and his possessiveness.  Aria is broken from a past trauma and she is a strong as she can possibly be, considering.  Her character was well-written and I found myself feeling for her plight and having my stomach drop in fear for her.


This is an all encompassing read about setting yourself free and facing your fears. The story resonated with me.  What Carter does for Aria and how this author wrote it was masterful.  I absolutely loved it! 

At the end of the book, I felt at odds with myself.  I didn’t want this story to end and I guess I got what I was looking for because of the cliff-hanger ending but GRRR!!! I don’t want to wait!  I’m so excited to continue their story in the upcoming book Heartless!

Recommended to those who like passionate romance with a dark thrill.

I received an ARC of this book.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Author Bio
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Willow Winters is so happy to be a USA Today, Wall Street Journal and #1 Contemporary Bestselling Romance Author. She likes her action hot and her bad boys hotter. She certainly doesn’t hold back on either one in her writing!

Willow started writing after having her little girl, Evie, December 2015. All during her pregnancy with Evie she continued to read and she only wanted to read romance. She was reading a book a day — sometimes two.

In January 2016 Willow was staying up late with Evie and just thinking of all these stories. They came to her constantly so she finally sat down and just started writing. She always wanted to do it so she figured, why not? Today Willow cannot be happier for making that decision!


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