Title: Descent into Madness
A Dark Cartel Romance
Series: When Titans Fall #1
Author: Fiona Murphy
Genre: Dark Cartel Romance
Tropes: Arranged Marriage/Age Gap
Release Date: August 25, 2023
BLURB
I’m told the man I’m to marry is a psychopath. He doesn't feel. They say it’s a good thing, no feeling means no anger for me to fear. Except they don’t see the flip side. If he can’t feel, he can never love.
He saved me by ending my boyfriend who refused to take no for an answer. Only Manuel Rodriguez is no savior. He’s the lethal enforcer of the all-powerful Rodriguez cartel. His father and brother handle their drugs and money. Manuel handles their death and destruction.
I wasn’t supposed to be there. I’m a good girl. I was raised to be a perfect mafia princess, destined to be the wife of a powerful mafia capo.
My rebellion against my destiny culminated in me thanking him on my knees. And ended the moment I was back on my feet.
For Manuel, my way of thanking him wasn’t enough. He needs a mother for his children. I need to protect my mother and myself from my father’s misdeeds.
Now one question remains: Can a marriage without love and made of lies survive?
Because I lied when I told myself I married him to protect my mother. I lied by omission when I didn’t tell him the secrets he asked for. I have a secret. A secret that could destroy everything, including a marriage I’ll do anything to keep.
While this is the first book in a series it is a standalone and does not end in a cliffhanger.
This a romance with dark elements including rough scenes. There is also discussion of multiple miscarriages causing mental distress including hospitalization by the mother of Nicolette. If such things offend you please do not buy.
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AUTHOR BIO
Due to commitment issues I have lived in many different cities and my favorite is Chicago but I have managed to settle into Austin and perhaps my commitment issues are behind me.
I have enjoyed reading from a very young age and it wasn't long before the children books bored me and I read the books my mother enjoyed Stephen King and Dean Koontz and I didn't sleep without the light on until I was about ten.
I came across my first Harlequin by accident and it was love at first read, no one died and happy endings? It was a whole new world and I loved it.
I wrote my first story at eight and everyone died, of course. Since then I would like to think I've gotten better and now I'm writing the happily ever afters I first fell in love with, with some hot sex thrown in along the way.
As a plus size woman myself, I have started writing the stories I always wanted to see myself in but never did. And now I’m ecstatic to give BBWs the happily ever afters with hot Alphas I want to read.
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My Review
5 Stars
Descent into Madness by Fiona Murphy is the First book in the When Titans Fall Series. This is the story of Nicolette who is a mafia princess who has been raised to be a wife and a good girl. When she ends up in a bad situation due to someone not taking 'no' for an answer leads her to encounter Manuel Rodriguez. Manuel is known to be a psychopath who doesn't like to be touched with no real feelings. But when Manuel helps Nicolette she wakes something inside of him and he wants more from her. I am a big fan of Ms. Murphy's writing and she can do no wrong in my eyes. Loved this book and I hope to read more from her soon.
5 Stars
Descent into Madness by Fiona Murphy is the First book in the When Titans Fall Series. This is the story of Nicolette who is a mafia princess who has been raised to be a wife and a good girl. When she ends up in a bad situation due to someone not taking 'no' for an answer leads her to encounter Manuel Rodriguez. Manuel is known to be a psychopath who doesn't like to be touched with no real feelings. But when Manuel helps Nicolette she wakes something inside of him and he wants more from her. I am a big fan of Ms. Murphy's writing and she can do no wrong in my eyes. Loved this book and I hope to read more from her soon.
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