Taylor has everything she could want: a thriving career, a beautiful apartment, and a good boyfriend... or at least she thought she did until he cheats on her and she decides to explore her other taste... only to find herself in a very complicated relationship with the ruthless boogeyman of the Bratva world, who claims she is his long thought dead wife... who ruined his life. Taylor likes her life, everything is in its place and perfectly fine... but deep inside her is a different darker want... one that she hasn't explored but when she finds her boyfriend cheating on her what better way to get over him then to finally explore some of those darker desires. Yet to her surprise the guy she does it with is none other than the very handsome but extremely dangerous boogeyman of the Bratva world, Drazen. Taylor has one little secret, she has no memory of her life before she was 18, all she knows is that her parents died in a car crash that also left her with amnesia. Yet the moment Drazen sees a tattoo she has (which she has no memory of) he recognizes her as his wife... the very same wife that he was in an arranged marriage with when they were both 18 and part of the Bratva world... and the one who betrayed him and his family leading to his family being murdered... that he had assumed she had died in a fiery car crash when he saw the burnt body... yet her she is. Drazen has spent all his life getting revenge for all those who hurt his family and she was the only one he had assumed had died before he could get revenge yet her she is, however Taylor has no idea what he is talking about and no memory of their time together. Drazen insists she pretend to be his wife, even if she doesn't remember he just needs her to pretend for 3 months in order for him to secure a seat on the Bratva Iron Table and in exchange he'll help her stop the hostile takeover at her company. Oh and there happens to be the very small fact that both Drazen and Taylor decide to continue their marriage with "benefits" as they realize they are perfectly suited for one another... but can they survive everyone else trying to kill them? Can Taylor embrace the monster she's married and accept that sometimes it takes a monster to stop other monsters. This was such a fun read and the dramaaaaa, I had so much fun with it. It's the fifth book in the series but can absolutely be read as a standalone and you wouldn't feel lost at all. The dynamic between Taylor and Drazen was just delicious, they knew exactly what the other wanted and needed and they were so good together. The twist and turn in their family drama was so juicy as well. It's a really fun book and the story just gets you hooked in!

Release Date: July 11,2024

Publication/Blog: Ash and Books (ash-and-books.tumblr.com)

*Thanks Valentine PR and Jagger Cole for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*