Forget-Me-Not Bombshell

I have recently discovered these authors and I am in Love!!I think the Dark Empire series will always have a special place in my heart, but I am saving a spot for this book!First I love the writing style! And despite the book being +600 pages it went down like a fat kid on a seesaw! It was hilarious, it was dark, it was love….I don’t think I will read the Zodiac Academy as bully romance is not my thing, but any stand-alone by those two will always be on my TBR

Just like the other books in this series, this book is phenomenal. With each book that’s been released, I’ve been getting more and more excited for this and it did not disappoint.Reading Ruining Dahlia had left my mind spiralling with theories especially after seeing the authors TTs’ about this book. Everything I imagined was nowhere near as close and yet I loved this book all the more for it. Caroline and Suzanne has completely blown me away with these amazing characters, and a brilliant plot with twists you never saw coming. I LOVED Anya, she is amazing and everything I love in a FMC and the guys are drool worthy and will make you fall completely in love with them. The scenes are soooooo hot…. I will never look at an amplifier the same again!Also the stuff about John Boy had me cracking up throughout the book.Definitely recommend!

I really enjoyed this.It’s a standalone dark mafia romance set in the drizzly streets of London.I have to admit the whole cheeky chappie cockney stuff was a little glib and grating but I did so enjoy the darkness of the story.I would’ve liked to have seen more from the other forced marriages… oooh just discovered there is a whole host of “Mafia Wars” books each written by a different an equally awesome author - I’m going in!4⭐️

Forget Me Not Bombshell has been the Mafia Wars book I've been the most excited for and let me tell you they did not disappoint! I was hooked from the very first page and it was really nice to read a book where the main setting was based in Britain for once. The dedication at the beginning is incentive enough for you to read it if only to have some fun decoding the British Cockney Slang. It set the tone nicely having for Anya's story which had me belly laughing from the start.Anya Volkov is the next woman to be forced to marry her enemy in the name of peace and she is the character I connected the most with. I loved her fight, her attitude and that she had her boys in the harem wrapped around her finger from day one.Church is my favourite of the harem guys, he just called out to my soul and I felt the most connection to him. His devotion, though some would say obsession, to his country had me in stitches.I wasn't sure what to expect from the Butcher Boys, but I immediately saw Benny for the over-confident, arrogant, cocky alpha male that he was. Although it was unfair, I did enjoy seeing him knocked down a peg or two by certain events.This was a truly captivating read well worth the 5 stars and worth the read if only to find out who Barkley is and why Church is so concerned about him.

What in the p🎶ssing heck did I just read??!?Cracking read, could not have loved the characters and plot more. Uniquely individual, all a special kind of screwed up but more lovable & hilarious for it (everybody should have a Church like that to worship at). And superbly British references with an east end background that enabled it all seem so authentic to a born and raised Brit. I liked the length as it really allowed character development and just gave me more time, insight, laughter & depth into a darkly funny as flick world - winner!Add a well written significant amount of steam and I would give this book 10 stars if I could, definitely the best book I’ve read this year if not longer.Absolutely smashed it twisted sisters. Thankyou for existing and writing this book. Off to check out what other madness you have concocted in your evil genius brains where I think I would like to live, sigh…..(One note though, I didn’t see a trigger warning at the beginning of the book which imho should be there. Dark, gritty, bloody, mentions of domestic abuse and non-concluding forced situations. Fortunately, it was ok for me but we’ve all have different paths in life to determine those we are happy to tread going forward, worth being aware if you need to mind your steps on any wobbly floorboards 😑💕).

I like the way this author/s writes anyway before going into it. It's a RH novel with 3 love interests. this beginning of this book could be scene as triggering/ violent. If i had known the tone/ storyline of the book going in, im not sure if i would have read it. It's a mafia themed book with a lot of steamy scenes, maybe even i bit too much. the book had a detailed / thorough storyline and was a very long book which is a great aspect. I'm not sure if i would read again, but the way the male love interests were introduced was really good, i could imagine them all.

By far the best book in the Mafia Wars series with an epic soundtrack. Love the sisters books, they really suck you in

Out of all of the books in this series , this one was edgier; more descriptive in character persona and complexities (which is why Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti are two of my most read authors the past 8 months/11/2yrs.) It's got just the right amount of grit and smut without being gory and distasteful. In a world of crime and deceipt ; only a woman with TRUE GRIT will conquer, I also really appreciated the length of this book! All books should be this long....they used to be!?

1st person/multiple povSpice: 4/5My god, there was so much happening in this book - I mean she is pretty thick. I started reading this when it was released back in March and thanks to being a mood reader I got sidetracked. So when the audiobook came out I decided it was time to jump back in with it because, Troy Duran - enough said lol.The audiobook quickly reminded me why I love the sisters and their writing. They can take a dark story and add so much humor to it that it doesn't feel like you're reading something that isn't a lighthearted fluffy romance. You get the best of both worlds, a dark romance that doesn't feel quite so heavy on your emotions and the laughter it causes makes you feel like nothing can bring down the good mood it puts you in. Then of course when you have narration from two people like this one does, the audiobook just makes it twice as good and laugh twice as hard.I wound up reading the final book in this interconnected series before finishing this one (heads up - if you don't want spoilers just avoid that epilogue until you finish the others in the series) so I had already met Anya's brothers. The way they described their sister I knew I was going to love her character before I even started. I was not wrong. Anya is a spitfire! She has so much backbone and after the way she's treated when she first arrives in London it was obvious that she wasn't going to be walked on by anyone. But my favorite thing about her is how much music means to her and how vital it is to who she is as a person. I can relate to that in so many ways it's not even funny. It was like I could see bits of myself in her story anytime her music was brought up.As for the guys... Danny can take a beautiful swan dive of a leap from the highest building in the UK. That's all the time I'm going to spend on him. You have to give it to the sisters though because they sure know how to write a villain that we all love to hate.Moving on. Franky boy... whew Frank was a shock to my system as much as he was Anya's. He was so cold and anger seemed to be his only emotion when we first meet him I wasn't sure how much I would like him by the end. But once he started connecting with her through her music I knew he was going to potentially be my favorite. And if I wasn't already warming up to him before that first scene at the Duck and Dog I would have firmly been team Frank afterward! I mean sweet lord... how could you not fall for a man with that level of confidence and talent right? (For those who haven't read it yet just wait and see.)Then we have Church. Oh my god, he is the Leon of this story so of course, I absolutely adore him! This is where the sisters excel is with characters like him. He's confident but not annoyingly so. He's smart but also sometimes lacks common sense and it gives him this innocence that you can't help but love. And he's hysterical! So much of the humor and my side-splitting laughter came from scenes with this man. I got excited every time I saw that the next chapter was from his pov!As for the king of London, Mr. Benny Butcher himself well, you can't help but love him too. After all, he is determined to right the wrongs of his stupid brother. Even with almost everyone around him against him in one way or another he stays firm in acting the part he's chosen to play without becoming his horrible brother in the process. He also lets Anya have quite a bit more freedom than most mafia men in his situation probably would have. For a leader of a criminal empire, he's not really that bad of a guy, to be honest. Of course, all the guys are hot as sin which makes for some very satisfying (and sometimes comical) spicy scenes. Oh, and if you like extended epilogues well they give you plenty of it with this one which was so awesome.Don't let the size of this baby steer you away from it either. I know it's quite a large read but honestly, everything about it from start to finish is worth the time it takes to read it no matter how long that may be lol.As always don't forget to check the TW/CW! I mean it is a mafia romance after all so even under all the humor it's still on the darker side. If you like audiobooks I highly suggest grabbing this one in audio - you will not be disappointed!

So let me start by saying, congrats girls for this very first standalone!!! I knew you could do it!!! Im sure you missed torturing us with cliff after cliff until the fifth book lol just kidding. I loved this novel. This series is amazing. Anya has the spirit of the true peckham-valenti girl and her passion for music speaks to me. Church is absolutely perfect, with his very British constitution, and has joined the hall of my book boyfriends along side with Saint and Johnny James

The best of all of them. I can't stop reading. Anya is a good character but must of all are the boys, especially Chuch. It's a shame there isn't a second book because the story of The Firm gives for much more.

Cor blimey, this was phenomenal! I don’t know how they do it but these ladies amaze me every time with their stories. Please read this series and especially this boon.. it will capture your heart and mind and you will adore every moment!!