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Blurb

THE DEEPEST LOVE CAN BE BORN FROM THE FIERCEST HATE…

Born to sit on opposing thrones.
They were never meant to fall.

Tanner Ayers is the heir of the Texas Ku Klux Klan. Fed nothing but hate, violence, and intolerance from the day he was born, Tanner kills for his cause without remorse.
Until he meets Adelita Quintana, the daughter of the most brutal cartel boss in Mexico.
Adelita and Tanner hate each other instantly. But there is something between them that neither can explain or deny. Hate turns to desire, desire turns to love, and for the first time Tanner sees how wrong his whole life has been.
For years, Tanner does everything he can to find a way for him and Adelita. He walks away from the Klan, his family, everything he ever believed, and joins the Hades Hangmen. But now the Hangmen are at war—not only with his own family, but with Adelita’s too.
When Adelita and Tanner are thrown together again, they are forced to fight for a love that should never have been. For a love that puts them and everyone they have ever loved in danger.
The White Prince.
The cartel princess.
And a future that seems shrouded in darkness…

Dark Contemporary Romance. Contains sexual situations, violence, sensitive and taboo subjects, offensive language and mature topics. Recommended for age 18 years and up.

 

 

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Review

5 badass, epically romantic stars!

OMG, this book is so freaking good!!!! Not as dark as some of the previous books in the Hades Hangmen series, but no less intense, with loads of action and excitement and an absolutely epic romance! Tanner and Adelita’s story captivated me from start to the 4am finish and I loved it!

Two years ago, Tanner Ayers and Adelita Quintana fell in mad, wild, unreserved love. It wasn’t simple, but it was everything, and it should have been the start of something wonderful. But he was the Prince and heir of the KKK, and she the Princess of a Mexican drug cartel, daughter of their ruthless leader. Their situation was impossible and always destined for heartbreak, and when Tanner left Mexico, it was with the promise that he would get his life into a position where he and Adelita could be together, and that he would return to her as soon as he could.

In the present, Tanner has broken all ties with the Klan, and therefore his family, and is a member of the Hades Hangmen MC. He followed his best friend, Tank, into the club and though he is treated with suspicion by some of his new brothers due to his background, he is fully committed and standing with the MC in their war against the Klan. And now that battle has been extended to the cartel run by Adelita’s father, putting Tanner at war with his past on both fronts. But he is living a half-life, with his heart very firmly still with his girl and his plans to somehow get her back.

We hadn’t spoken for years; it had been too dangerous, too risky to her safety. But it didn’t mean she didn’t still own my dark heart. The bitch had it. would be the only one who ever did. Without her I was dead inside, had been for two years without her. Two long fucking years without having her in my arms. Two years without contact. Wondering if she was still mine. But knowing, with every new day that passed, that I was no good for her.
She didn’t need me in her life.
We were at war.
She was beautiful, and she deserved someone who could give her more.
But even knowing that, I couldn’t walk away from her.

Meanwhile, Adelita is still the stubborn, strong-willed cartel princess, but she is living a life that is strongly controlled by her father, and two years of waiting for Tanner to come back to her has taken its toll on her, leaving her broken and empty.

No one knew who had stolen my heart. No one knew who I had attached my soul to…even I didn’t know anymore. No contact for over two years. No word. I was empty inside. Dead. Only one man could bring me back to life.
A man I wasn’t sure still wanted me. A man I should never have loved, and who should never have loved me. But we did love each other…so very much.

The story of Tanner and Adelita’s past unfolds in flashbacks. An enemies-to-lovers set up, we see them shift from pure hatred to mad lust to a passionate, all-consuming love, and I felt it all! Tanner’s struggle over his feelings for Adelita is so well written. His beliefs and values had been literally beaten into him from a very young age, and when he started to feel something for the beautiful Mexican girl, it changed everything for him, changing the whole trajectory of his life.

“I think that maybe the life I’ve lived…” He shook his head. “The things I’ve done and the beliefs I had…now I think they could be all wrong.” Tanner hooked his hands under my arms and pulled me to lie over his chest. I gasped as I felt his hard muscles against my breasts. Tanner cupped my cheek. “Adelita Quintana. You’re making me want things I never dreamed I could want … You’re giving me something I’ve never had before.” I held my breath, anxious to hear the answer. “Hope,” he whispered. “Hope for more than what I know…”

All of it is so incredibly intense, and so freaking sexy, with the forbidden element adding even more excitement, and I couldn’t get enough!

“I love you, princess…Never forget that, even when I’m gone from here…I’ll only ever protect you…I’m gonna find a way for us to be together…someday…no matter how long it takes…”

Tanner and Adelita’s long-awaited reunion is not what either of them expected, but it is still sensational, and I revelled in every moment of the blistering intensity as the two lovers found their way back to each other. There are no games, no stupid, just honesty, passion and so much love, and it’s just as well because they have a world of trouble heading their way.

With war looming with both the Klan and the cartel, Tanner is preparing to face his family and his old brothers, as well as the family of the woman he loves, and the trigger has just been pulled. It’s violent and intense, and really emotional, and knowing this series I was reading with a sense of dread knowing that it had to get worse before it gets better, and even though it wasn’t as bad as I was expecting, the anticipation of it all had my heart pounding s to see how it was all going to play out.

There are some chapters in the book from Styx’s POV, which I loved! They are exactly the scenes we want to see for him and Mae, and I loved getting back inside of the MC Prez’s head during those key moments.

The story twists and turns, there is violence, death and betrayal, and some fantastic surprises along the way and I couldn’t put my kindle down! And in the middle of it all is this absolutely epic love story that completely captured my heart.

“Meeting you, as hateful as it was in the beginning, has been the single biggest blessing I’ve had in my life.” Adelita stroked her fingers along the back of my hand. “Seeing you fight your demons, challenge the prejudices you were raised with and completely change, was the most amazing transformation to witness.”
“It was you,” I rasped. “It was all because of you.”

“I love you, princess. You fucking saved me. Not sure if you know it. But you saved me.”
“Tanner–”.
“And now I get to save you.”

I loved this story. I loved the emotion, the drama and the excitement. I loved catching up with the Hangmen and their girls, and seeing all of the dynamics at play there, and I’m really excited for Viking’s book up next – especially with the glimpse of his possible heroine. The drama is far from over for the MC, and there are still so many stories to be told. I can’t wait for what is up next!

5 stars!

An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

 

Hades Hangmen

 

 

 

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Excerpt

When we pulled up to the small chapel, I let the driver open the door and escort me inside. Candles were still lit, illuminating the dark room. I reached out to the old stone walls and smiled. I always felt safer here. At peace.

Free.

I let the rows of candles lead me along the aisle and down the stairs until I reached the place I knew Luis would be. As always, he was hunched over his books. “Adelita?” I’d shocked him. He glanced at the clock on his wall. “You’re here late.”

I checked the driver had stayed by the main door. When I faced Luis, my only true friend left here in Mexico, from childhood, I let my eyes fill with water and held up my hand, showing the ring. Luis’s eyes fell in sympathy, and his face paled somewhat. “Adelita,” he whispered. I shook my head. Luis was the one person I could let my guard down with. The only one who truly knew the real me, and . . .

“Tanner,” I whispered, and my voice caught on a pained breath. “Luis . . . what about Tanner?”

Luis rushed over to me and took me in his arms. I cried into his shoulder, hearing him lock the door behind us. Luis let me cry until my legs felt weak and all the energy had drained from my body.

Luis and I sat on his small couch. He held my hand, just like he had done, years ago, when I’d fallen for the prince of the Ku Klux Klan . . . when Tanner had had to leave me . . . and in the months, then years, when I didn’t hear from him. When he didn’t return.

“Diego was always determined,” Luis eventually said. He sighed and faced me. I knew my face would look tired and worn. Luis squeezed my hand tighter. “When?”

“Three weeks,” I said, my voice broken with sadness. I laughed without humor. “I’m sure you’ll be told come morning.”

 

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About the Author

Tillie Cole hails from a small town in the North-East of England. She grew up on a farm with her English mother, Scottish father and older sister and a multitude of rescue animals. As soon as she could, Tillie left her rural roots for the bright lights of the big city.

After graduating from Newcastle University with a BA Hons in Religious Studies, Tillie followed her Professional Rugby player husband around the world for a decade, becoming a teacher in between and thoroughly enjoyed teaching High School students Social Studies before putting pen to paper, and finishing her first novel.

Tillie has now settled in Austin, Texas, where she is finally able to sit down and write, throwing herself into fantasy worlds and the fabulous minds of her characters.

Tillie is both an independent and traditionally published author, and writes many genres including: Contemporary Romance, Dark Romance, Young Adult and New Adult novels.

When she is not writing, Tillie enjoys nothing more than curling up on her couch watching movies, drinking far too much coffee, while convincing herself that she really doesn’t need that extra square of chocolate.

 

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