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Release Blitz: Bad Saint by Monica James

Monday, May 6, 2019

BAD SAINT
Volume One
Monica James






I was kidnapped on my honeymoon by three masked men.
Blindfolded.
Bound.
Destination unknown.
I was told to stay silent and abide by their rules. But they didn’t realize I wasn’t a victim…not anymore.
The open sea was my backdrop for nine torturous days. During that time, glimmers of my fate were revealed by a man with the mysterious chartreuse-colored eyes. He should have scared me, but he didn’t.
He intrigued me. And I intrigued him.
He punished me when I didn’t listen, which was every single day. But beneath his cruelty, I sensed he was guarding a grave secret.
I was sold.
And in a game of poker, no less.
My buyer? A Russian mobster who likes to collect pretty things. Now that I know the truth, I only have one choice.
Sink or swim.
And when one fateful night presents me the opportunity, I take it. I just never anticipated my actions would leave me shipwrecked with my kidnapper.
He needs me alive. I want him dead.
But as days turn into weeks, one thing becomes clear—I should hate him…but I don’t.
My name is Willow.
His name is Saint.
Ironic, isn’t it? He bears a name that denotes nothing but holiness yet delivers nothing but hell. However, if this is hell on earth…God, save my soul.



Release date: May 6th 2019
Series: All The Pretty Things Trilogy, Volume One
Genre: Dark Romance

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Bad Saint by Monica James
 
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Monica James is a new to me Author but I love Dark Romance books so I was honoured to receive an ARC copy of Bad Saint. I went in completely blind, without having read Monica's work before and knowing this was her first foray into the dark sub genre, I adore the cover of the book and the words inside live up to it too!

Willow is the heroine of the story and the book is from her POV, on the night of her wedding day she is kidnapped by several men in ski masks and taken onto a boat, bound, bloody and captive she soon learns she has been sold to become a Mafia leaders new pet. Willow is a feisty, strong heroine with a will to survive, determination to maintain her dignity and not allow her spirit to be broken. The events of the book throw a lot her way but she clings to one thing.... Saint. I liked the play on the captive and captor relationship, as Willow is a fierce heroine is her draw to Saint was fascinating is it her desire to flee and survive the storm she is in the middle of, or is she falling for her captor?

Saint where do I start with this multifaceted man? Saint is all the bad things; but you can't help but question if there is good underneath. He is one giant mass of contradictions, cruel yet kind, hard yet soft, dominant but still forgiving. He is a man tortured by so many demons and it is through Saint that the story's complexity and darker edges are brought into play. I was drawn to Saint, I wanted to work him out, to unravel the mystery of the man and as situations change for both Willow and Saint, their characters do too and this transition drew me in more.

I don't want to say too much about the story line, I am a strong believer in seeing where the story takes you. Monica James wrote this novel well, the pace was good, characters are intriguing and multi faceted, as the plot progressed it became more complex as you learnt about the world Saint has been living in and the plot twist at the end was a punch in the gut for one character.

I liked the internal musings of Willow as she was held captive on the boat. Experiencing her desperations, the moment where she considers giving up before she decides to fight for survival. How far she is willing to push herself to find an end to her captivity and the sacrifices she is willing to make. Through to her conflicting feelings for Saint as both her Captor and her Saviour, and finally her love for pot pie; that took me right back to Tom Hanks and Wilson on Castaway (so traumatic).

I highly recommend this book, Monica James has done a superb job at building things up for book 2 because I am craving it already.




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FALLEN SAINT, Volume Two is coming July 16th 2019!
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Bio
Monica James spent her youth devouring the works of Anne Rice, William Shakespeare, and Emily Dickinson.
When she is not writing, Monica is busy running her own business, but she always finds a balance between the two. She enjoys writing honest, heartfelt, and turbulent stories, hoping to leave an imprint on her readers. She draws her inspiration from life.
She is a bestselling author in the U.S.A., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, and the U.K.
Monica James resides in Melbourne, Australia, with her wonderful family, and menagerie of animals. She is slightly obsessed with cats, chucks, and lip gloss, and secretly wishes she was a ninja on the weekends.
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