Welcome to Wednesday, bookworms! It’s a gray day near me, so while I watch a documentary on Netflix, I thought I’d bring you guys a review. I’m going to see how the day unfolds, but I might be able to get more than one review done, so, fingers crossed!
Right now, I’m going to talk about the second part of the thrilling and sexy duet from Alessandra Torre. Let’s Double Down! If you remember, I reviewed part one, Even Money, not long ago. If you need a refresher so that you know where we’re picking up, you can check out my review here.
Double Down begins immediately after Even Money ends which is amazing because with the cliffhanger I got in book one, I NEEDED answers immediately for what was happening. As soon as I got the e-mail that the ARC was available to download to my Kindle, I quite literally stopped everything I was doing and spent the rest of my evening/early morning immersed in the lush yet dangerous world of Vegas.
Dario and Bell have been found out. Robert Hawk, Dario’s father-in-law, is well aware that they’re romantically linked and being a dangerous man already, he now feels insulted that his son-in-law has been lying to him about his marriage. He wants the threat, a.k.a. Bell, eliminated immediately.
Of course, Dario knows how to work Robert and keep Bell safe and as soon as he can, he has her on a plane and leaving Vegas while he cleans up their mess. There’s been a murder and Dario and Bell are at the center of it all. They just want their happily ever after, but it seems like everything and everyone around them are doing what they can to keep the two apart.
Tucked away safely in Dario’s hometown and far away from Sin City, Bell is going crazy not only being away from him but also not knowing what is happening back home. His friends and family are doing what they can to keep her entertained, but in order to keep her from being found by any threats, Bell must know the bare minimum.
Once the dangers are eliminated, Dario comes to take her home and the pair can move on with their lives, or so they think. It seems that not all the loopholes leftover from Robert Hawk’s rule over Vegas has been closed. When Bell and Dario are threatened one final time and wind up fighting for their lives, all hell breaks loose.
This book is just a total page-turner. There’s nothing else to it. I’m not sure how Alessandra does it so damn well every single time, but she does! I don’t remember the last time I couldn’t put a book down, but with this one, I finished it in one sitting. It had all kinds of elements that kept me completely enraptured from beginning to end. Whether it was the sizzling chemistry between Dario and Bell, the suspense lurking around the corner that threatened their happiness, the decadence of Las Vegas, the dangerous players in this game, and the gamble that they take with their lives, love, and future all mixed so well and made for such a delicious and thrilling treat. Alessandra knows how to maintain that balance and keep you in suspense which creates such an amazing story.
If you haven’t read this wonderful and sensual duet, click on the book below and grab your copy of Double Down and Even Money now!
My Final Rating: five out of five stars
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