The Blurb:
A madman with a shadowed past . . .
In the City of Sin, Dmitri Sevastyan finds her, Victoria Valentine--sexy, vulnerable, and in need of a protector. Obsession takes root deep inside him. Despite a history tainted with violation and betrayal, he will stop at nothing to possess her.
A grifter with nothing to lose . . .
Descended from a long line of con artists, twenty-three-year-old Victoria, a.k.a Vice, needs the score of a lifetime to keep her loved ones safe. She sets her sights on gorgeous and rich Dmitri Sevastyan. Even as the irresistible Russian toys with her body and mind, he tempts her heart.
Love is the ultimate wildcard.
When Vice and her associates maneuver Dmitri into a hasty Vegas wedding, he refuses to protect himself with a prenup, trusting her with all that he has. But can she trust him? As secrets unfold, the newlyweds share days of doubts and nights of the wickedest pleasures. Yet once Vice discovers her husband's past, will she stay to fight for her marriage or cut her losses and run?
In the City of Sin, Dmitri Sevastyan finds her, Victoria Valentine--sexy, vulnerable, and in need of a protector. Obsession takes root deep inside him. Despite a history tainted with violation and betrayal, he will stop at nothing to possess her.
A grifter with nothing to lose . . .
Descended from a long line of con artists, twenty-three-year-old Victoria, a.k.a Vice, needs the score of a lifetime to keep her loved ones safe. She sets her sights on gorgeous and rich Dmitri Sevastyan. Even as the irresistible Russian toys with her body and mind, he tempts her heart.
Love is the ultimate wildcard.
When Vice and her associates maneuver Dmitri into a hasty Vegas wedding, he refuses to protect himself with a prenup, trusting her with all that he has. But can she trust him? As secrets unfold, the newlyweds share days of doubts and nights of the wickedest pleasures. Yet once Vice discovers her husband's past, will she stay to fight for her marriage or cut her losses and run?
I can honestly say with this series that I enjoyed the next even more than the one before. The final installment in Cole’s Game Maker series, The Player
introduces us to the youngest Sevastyan, Dmitri. Gotta say, given the
way he was described by his brothers in the previous books, I was really
doubting how they could go about creating any kind of love interest for
him. By their own accounts he is constantly hanging on by a thread.
The mentally unstable brother with a thing for blondes?
Yet now I would have to say Dmitri’s is my favorite love story of the trio. He’s fucked up, no doubt. His childhood trauma was so awful that I wondered how he would even function in a relationship. Our only perspective is from Victoria, a young grifter in need of a heavy score to save her family from a dangerous debt. Fortunately for her, Dmitri is immediately taken with her and decides she will be the one for him.
Not dating.
Not girlfriend.
The one.
Dimitri’s obsession with Victoria is painfully convenient for her underlying intentions to “milk cow” him (marry the rich guy, divorce the rich guy, walk away with some $$$). But Dmitri is just so damn adorable, and Victoria can’t help but fall for the guy in spite of herself. He’s so desperate for her love, he’s willing to give her anything.
I think the reason I liked this one so much was because Dmitri doesn’t shy away from the fact that he’s crazy. He acknowledges it and takes great strides to manage his issues as best he can. He doesn’t quite have it all worked out by the time he meets Victoria, but he jumps in anyways and puts his sanity on the line, all for the chance to have true love and happiness.
The story ends in an unexpected way. When it all comes together and everyone’s secrets are laid bare, I was audibly squealing with delight.
The mentally unstable brother with a thing for blondes?
Yet now I would have to say Dmitri’s is my favorite love story of the trio. He’s fucked up, no doubt. His childhood trauma was so awful that I wondered how he would even function in a relationship. Our only perspective is from Victoria, a young grifter in need of a heavy score to save her family from a dangerous debt. Fortunately for her, Dmitri is immediately taken with her and decides she will be the one for him.
Not dating.
Not girlfriend.
The one.
Dimitri’s obsession with Victoria is painfully convenient for her underlying intentions to “milk cow” him (marry the rich guy, divorce the rich guy, walk away with some $$$). But Dmitri is just so damn adorable, and Victoria can’t help but fall for the guy in spite of herself. He’s so desperate for her love, he’s willing to give her anything.
I think the reason I liked this one so much was because Dmitri doesn’t shy away from the fact that he’s crazy. He acknowledges it and takes great strides to manage his issues as best he can. He doesn’t quite have it all worked out by the time he meets Victoria, but he jumps in anyways and puts his sanity on the line, all for the chance to have true love and happiness.
The story ends in an unexpected way. When it all comes together and everyone’s secrets are laid bare, I was audibly squealing with delight.
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