Her Vengeful King by A.N. StauberMy rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars
Her Vengeful
King is book one in the Black Heart series by A.N. Stauber. The book focuses on
the characters Haley Savino an Army Veteran and abuse survivor and Callum
Murphy, heir to the Boston Irish Mafia. Cal is instantly taken by Haley when he
sees her, but she is quite aloof with him and doesn’t want to get involved due
to past hurts. Cal also sees that Haley has a lot of baggage and wants to get
to the reasons why she protects herself so much. On the opposite side, Haley
doesn’t want to get involved in the mafia and especially with another man. She
has quite severe PTSD which we see throughout the book and lots of interactions
and dealings with life throw her, but Cal doesn’t seem to take the hint and
crawls his way under her skin.
This was
quite a heart-breaking read, due to what Haley is trying to overcome. There are
definitely moments of despair on both her and Cal’s part. Her because she is
trying to move forward and life keeps throwing up roadblocks and for him
because he can see Haley cracking, especially when another incident happens within
the story which nearly breaks her completely.
Cal’s
family also play an important role in the book for both Cal and Haley, it is
almost as though Cal lets Haley borrow his family so that she can see what a
positive family dynamic looks like. The book does handle some very difficult
subjects and may have some triggers for some readers. Overall, a really good,
emotional read!
ARC received for a
fair, honest and sometimes long review. All opinions are my own. 😊
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