Blog Tour: House of Bane and Blood by Alexis L. Menard

 

First published October 18, 2023

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After the death of my father, I vowed that if I ever met a member of the Attano family, I’d kill them. Instead, I married one.

Magic, smoke, and steam swirl in the air. High in their mansions, the ruling cartels play games of blood and secrets, while monsters lurk in the alleyways below.

Once I was the most powerful heiress in this city. Then the Attanos killed my father and left my family’s business empire in ruins. I’ll do whatever it takes to get it back…

So when the man who destroyed my world offers to pay our debts—in exchange for my hand in marriage—I have no choice but to accept.

Nicolai Attano is everything I was raised to hate. Arrogant, heartless and devastatingly handsome, he leads a group of criminals with lethal magical abilities.

I know I can’t trust him, but Nicolai claims his offer is strictly business—if I help him find the serial killer who stalks the streets on his side of the city, he will release me from our contract. As we plunge into an underworld of magic and forbidden desires, I can’t deny the attraction drawing me to my new husband... or the thrilling power I feel whenever he’s around.

Can I hunt down a killer and escape with my life, before the most dangerous man in the city steals my heart?

If you love morally gray love interests, warring mafia houses, dark magic, and spicy rivals-to-lovers romance, House of Bane and Blood is your new romantasy obsession. It’s perfect for fans of Quicksilver, Metal Slinger and The Bridge Kingdom.

MY  REVIEW:

House of Bane and Blood by Alexis L. Menard
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

When I saw it was compared to peaky Binders I didn't have much hope as I didn't like the tv show. But I really enjoyed this book. This is mafia and fantasy in one and I liked Nicolai. Camilla married him to save her family business. I did not like her brothers at all. They are just out for themselves.

I always enjoy a mafia romance, arranged marriage and this did not disappoint.
Thank you to NetGalley and @Second Sky for the ebook to review.

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Alexis is a registered nurse based out of Louisiana where she lives with her husband, toddler, and two oversized dogs. She enjoys long walks through the Renaissance Fair, reading smutty romance into the dark hours of the night, and wine nights with her "Finer Things Club." She hopes to enrich the lives of her readers with worlds they can both escape in and take with them long after the final chapter.

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Book Review: Sin & Chocolate by K. F. Breene

Some people are ordained for greatness… 

Those people usually have a lot of drama in their life. Drama I happily do without. I live in a forgotten corner of nowhere for a reason: there is safety in anonymity. I have enough problems just trying to get by. 

But when Kieran, a sinfully sexy demigod at the pinnacle of power, crashes into my life, suddenly my whole world is turned upside down. 

He’s harboring a deadly secret, one that could destroy all he holds dear. He thinks I’m the key to his salvation, and he wants me to help him claim vengeance.

He also wants me with a passion that burns my body from the inside out. 

To ignore him is impossible, but to give in to my desires, even for a night, would thrust me into danger I might not survive.

Remember what I said about drama? Now I’m in it up to my eyeballs, and I’m not sure if I should run...or fight.

                                    MY REVIEW:

Sin & Chocolate by K.F. Breene
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
So we start out in a funny situation with Lexie looking at a Burberry and knowing she can't afford it and there is a struggle with other women, which had me laugh out loud. Then she meets Kieran, a demigod, only she doesn't know he is. She knows nothing about him as he becomes a stalker. Lexie is a Ghost Whisperer but has powers she doesn't know about. She is taking care of 2 teenagers and they live poorly but Kieran can give her everything. Her and the kids don't trust him. Mordecai, is one of the teenagers, and is a shifter, who is very sick.Daisy is the other teenager that Lexie takes care of and seem street smart. This story is full of magic and non magic. I really enjoyed getting to know these characters and will continue on with the series. Lexie will do anything to keep the kids safe and you can see the love they all have for each other.


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