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Ruined: A Mafia Romance (Dark Hearts Book 1) Kindle Edition
Outside a glittering party, I saw a man in the dark. I didn’t know then that he was an assassin. A hit man. A mercenary. Ronan radiated danger and beauty. Mercy and mystery.
I wanted him, but I was already promised to another man. Ronan might be the one who murdered him. But two warring families want my blood. I don’t know where to turn.
In a mad world of luxury and secrets, he’s the only one I can trust.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateJanuary 12, 2021
- File size2.7 MB
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"M. O'Keefe brings her A-game in this sexy, complicated romance where you're left questioning if everything you thought was true while dying to get your hands on the next book!" - New York Times bestselling author K. Bromberg
"Powerful, sexy, and written like a dream, Stolen Hearts is the kind of book you wish you could read forever and ever. Ronan Byrne is my new romance addiction, and I'm already pining for more blue eyes and dirty deeds in the dark." USA Today Bestselling Author Sierra Simone
"This book grabbed me by the throat and dragged me into a dark alley...and I loved every minute of it!" - USA Today bestselling author Katee Robert
"Sophisticated, engaging, and will steal your heart. A five star read that I devoured!" - USA Today bestselling author Alta Hensley
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- Publisher : Dangerous Press (January 12, 2021)
- Publication date : January 12, 2021
- Language : English
- File size : 2.7 MB
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- Print length : 274 pages
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Customers find the story intriguing with unexpected plot twists. They enjoy the steamy romance and emotional characters. The book is described as a fast-paced page-turner that draws them in from the beginning. Readers appreciate the dark tone and writing quality.
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Customers enjoy the suspenseful story with unexpected plot twists. They find it interesting, exciting, and gripping. Readers describe the book as a sharply written romantic suspense that keeps you hooked until the end.
"...But it's interesting and kept me connected and wanting more...." Read more
"...This book was intense, suspenseful, intriguing, and captivating. I could not stop listening to this book and I thoroughly enjoyed it...." Read more
"Wonderfully dark and sexy. Ronan is mysterious and yummy while Poppy is loving, loyal and slightly broken. An intriguing pair for sure...." Read more
"...He's mysterious and an enigma all the way to the cliffhanger ending!" Read more
Customers enjoy the steamy romance in the book. They find the characters attractive and describe the story as angsty, suspenseful, and intense. The writing style is described as poetic and poetic.
"...Poppy has a beautiful and kind soul, and now she is slowly learning how to live again...." Read more
"Wonderfully dark and sexy. Ronan is mysterious and yummy while Poppy is loving, loyal and slightly broken. An intriguing pair for sure...." Read more
"...Their story is full of angst and steamy scenes. Mental health is part of the story, among other things that might be triggering to some readers...." Read more
"...our Irish bad boy may or may not (not spoiling) end up not so much....Steamy, suspenseful SWOONFEST!! Read it NOW!" Read more
Customers enjoy the character development. They find the characters interesting and kind. The writing style is poetic and steamy, with a lot of emotions.
"...She is an amazing person, good, kind, loyal and strong, so strong...." Read more
"...She voiced these characters with so much emotion and her Irish accent was pretty good. Rating: 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️" Read more
"...Everyone in this story is evil. That’s my takeaway. Everyone is evil & manipulative except for Poppy. And maybe her sister???..." Read more
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Customers enjoy the book. They find Poppy loving, loyal, and slightly broken. They enjoy the passion, excitement, and mystery of the story.
"...Definitely gonna check out more of her work. My dear and sweet Poppy, she must be protected at all costs...." Read more
"Wonderfully dark and sexy. Ronan is mysterious and yummy while Poppy is loving, loyal and slightly broken. An intriguing pair for sure...." Read more
"...I loved this book from page one and could not put it down. Poppy and Ronan were everything, they hit every emotion button I have...." Read more
"...Cant believe the cliffhanger.... Love, passion excitement, mystery!!!!" Read more
Customers enjoy the book's fast-paced story with unpredictable twists and turns. They find it an engaging read that keeps them hooked until the end.
"...I guess it is building the suspense. It was a fast read. So there is that." Read more
"...I'm so intrigued by the story which is fast-paced so it kept me reading it all in one go." Read more
"...This page turner has me hooked and after that cliffhanger ending, I can't wait to find out what happens next in Broken, Book 2 of the Hearts trilogy." Read more
"...family thing, but I needed a book and it was in my queue and it sucked me in QUICK...." Read more
Customers enjoy the book's start. They find it a good lead into the next book and are hooked to the story.
"This is the first book in the trilogy and I was absolutely hooked to this story...." Read more
"...Has more questions than answers. Good lead into next book. Happy I don’t have to wait" Read more
"Great start..." Read more
"What a great start to this trilogy!..." Read more
Customers enjoy the book's dark tone. They find it intriguing and sexy, with unexpected plot twists.
"Wonderfully dark and sexy. Ronan is mysterious and yummy while Poppy is loving, loyal and slightly broken. An intriguing pair for sure...." Read more
"Stolen Hearts is dark, intriguing & sexy with a few unexpected plot twists. Poppy and Ronan are both damaged but drawn to each other...." Read more
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Customers praise the writing quality and narration. They find the book engaging from the first sentence.
"...Kit Swann’s narration in this book was fantastic! She voiced these characters with so much emotion and her Irish accent was pretty good...." Read more
"I loved this book! I was drawn in from the first sentence. Poppy is 20 years old and is being forced to marry a 48 year old senator...." Read more
"...I have to admit, I love K Webster's work, but the writing in this book was wildly superior. Now, I have to find out what happens...." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 20214.5 stars
Stolen Hearts is the first book in the Hearts Trilogy, which is part of the Midnight Dynasty universe, where we will get to meet again the Constantine and Morelli families.
This series tells the story of Ronan, a man hired by Coraline Constantine, and Poppy, which is a kind of niece to Coraline, but not by blood but through family friendship.
Poppy and Ronan first met at a Constantine party right on the night that Poppy's marriage was announced.
The plot is following Poppy's life and also Ronan is following her, even though there is not much from his point of view, the story being told only from Poppy's POV. She finds herself in a predicament after her husband's death, and is hard for her to escape her thoughts and learning's from her toxic marriage and even harder to trust people and even herself, but there were glimpses of how strong she can be, but in the end she is just a pawn in the bigger world of Constantine's. This is my feeling, but don't have any clue at the moment which might be the end story. But it's interesting and kept me connected and wanting more.
This book ends on a cliffhanger, so I can't wait to read the second book, because to be sincere I am drawn to Poppy's and Ronan story and interaction. Ronan appears as a calculated and cold guy, and I can't wait to get to know him better and see how he will take care of Poppy. And Coraline, I might start to hate her, I mean I already don't like her too much, she seems as a scheming woman, but I shall see what's her role in the whole story plot, I might end up to like her again.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2021This was my first book from this author, and I liked it. Definitely gonna check out more of her work.
My dear and sweet Poppy, she must be protected at all costs. She is an amazing person, good, kind, loyal and strong, so strong. My hear broke for her, and all I wanted was to hug her and give her all the strength she needs.
After the death of her father, she has the unpleasant surprise to find out he left her and her sister in a great dept and with zero money. She is forced to leave school, and get a job in order to pay for her sister’s therapy and also to try and fix all the problems her father left her with.
She is forced to marry a men 28 years older then her, a cruel, manipulating and violent man.
But even after all that hits that life throw at her, after all that hurt, violence and tears, she still survived.
After two years of living hell, surviving a marriage straight from the underworld, her horrible husband who spend every second trying to clip her wings, she is now finally free.
I admired her for her strength, her love towards her sister and all the sacrifices she was willing to do in order that her sister would be cared for. Poppy has a beautiful and kind soul, and now she is slowly learning how to live again. How to believe in herself and fight for what she wants.
Ronan, the dark, dangerous, tall and mysterious avenging angel. He screams danger and trouble through all his being, yet Poppy is not afraid.
He is her secret protector, always keeping a safe distance from her, but in at the time she needed him the most, he was there. To protect her from all the monsters in her live, to help her get the control back.
“An angel kicked out of heaven for the trouble he caused.”
He is mysterious, with a dark and troubled past, but that is all we know about him. I have so many questions about this character, and I hope that the second book will shed some light.
I already had a profound antipathy towards Caroline Constantine, but with this book my hatred towards her reached new limits. That woman is horrible and so self centered, it is almost nauseating. She had all the power and the financial means to help Poppy and her sister, but she did nothing in that manner. She just used Poppy as a tool, “selling” her to the greatest bidder. That woman needs to have some sense smacked into her.
The cliffhanger left me speechless and with a lot of unanswered questions. I did not expected that ending, and now I’m looking forward to the next book. I really hope that the second book will provide the answers to all my questions and make it all a bit more clear.
4.0 out of 5 starsThis was my first book from this author, and I liked it. Definitely gonna check out more of her work.Full of mysteries.
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2021
My dear and sweet Poppy, she must be protected at all costs. She is an amazing person, good, kind, loyal and strong, so strong. My hear broke for her, and all I wanted was to hug her and give her all the strength she needs.
After the death of her father, she has the unpleasant surprise to find out he left her and her sister in a great dept and with zero money. She is forced to leave school, and get a job in order to pay for her sister’s therapy and also to try and fix all the problems her father left her with.
She is forced to marry a men 28 years older then her, a cruel, manipulating and violent man.
But even after all that hits that life throw at her, after all that hurt, violence and tears, she still survived.
After two years of living hell, surviving a marriage straight from the underworld, her horrible husband who spend every second trying to clip her wings, she is now finally free.
I admired her for her strength, her love towards her sister and all the sacrifices she was willing to do in order that her sister would be cared for. Poppy has a beautiful and kind soul, and now she is slowly learning how to live again. How to believe in herself and fight for what she wants.
Ronan, the dark, dangerous, tall and mysterious avenging angel. He screams danger and trouble through all his being, yet Poppy is not afraid.
He is her secret protector, always keeping a safe distance from her, but in at the time she needed him the most, he was there. To protect her from all the monsters in her live, to help her get the control back.
“An angel kicked out of heaven for the trouble he caused.”
He is mysterious, with a dark and troubled past, but that is all we know about him. I have so many questions about this character, and I hope that the second book will shed some light.
I already had a profound antipathy towards Caroline Constantine, but with this book my hatred towards her reached new limits. That woman is horrible and so self centered, it is almost nauseating. She had all the power and the financial means to help Poppy and her sister, but she did nothing in that manner. She just used Poppy as a tool, “selling” her to the greatest bidder. That woman needs to have some sense smacked into her.
The cliffhanger left me speechless and with a lot of unanswered questions. I did not expected that ending, and now I’m looking forward to the next book. I really hope that the second book will provide the answers to all my questions and make it all a bit more clear.
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- Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2024I can’t wait for book 2 after the cliffhanger in this book! This book was intense, suspenseful, intriguing, and captivating. I could not stop listening to this book and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The chemistry between Ronan and Poppy was amazing and I cannot wait to see where there story will go.
Kit Swann’s narration in this book was fantastic! She voiced these characters with so much emotion and her Irish accent was pretty good.
Rating: 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2023I have no idea what is going on and who is the bad guy, maybe they’re all bad guys. Will continue to read. No real spice in this one, a scene but nothing wild.
- Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2021Normally with books like this, I can always seem to find the bad guy and figure who did what.. It is not the case with this one.. This book will have your head spinning with every page you turn. You have no idea who is good and bad and just when you think you know the author throws in a twist and there goes your head spinning again. I swear from the minute we meet Ronan, I'm wanting him with Poppy instead of the jerk senator.. Poppy was thrown a lot in her life and the worse by far was being forced to marry the senator.. After his fate happened, she was thrown into the world and trying to find her own again. She was kept against her will and now she has freedom for the first time. All she wants is to learn simple things and find out her place in the world. She meets Ronan at a party and he sparks something in her. Fast forward 2 years later and he suddenly pops up in her world again. She knows nothing about him other then the spark between them. He hides in the dark and likes to pop up wherever he wants to. Just as they get close and things are done, the story gets interesting and you have no idea who to trust anymore. Poppy is in a world she doesn't understand and only one answers.. This book ends on one heck of a cliffhanger.. I mean I have no clue what will happen next but I need to know!!!
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- Amazon CustomerReviewed in Canada on November 10, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars So Aptly Titled Ruined Because It Will Wreck You
Oh my goooddddddd seriously, this series!!! I won’t say just this book because I’ve read all three and I have to say it’s no wonder the first one is called Ruined because that’s what it does. Freaking wrecks you inside and then goes further and wrecks you for all other books. The book hangover after this one was intense. I started it to cure myself of an Amelia Wilde/Leo Morelli book hangover and wow. Just wow. I just lost like 6 hours of my life in a good way reading these. Couldn’t put them down. So much love.
- Qualivenience QueenReviewed in the United Kingdom on August 12, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Holy **** - what a book: heart in my throat, tears in my eyes
I got to the end of this book and thought holy **** I don’t usually like books that end on a cliff hanger but all three books are available so I decided to give this one due consideration given it’s a book by M. o’Keefe (a truly outstanding author). It’s a heart wrenching novel. It made me smile, made me cry and at the end I was left on the edge of my seat. It’s late, but I HAVE to start reading the next one now. How it only has 4 stars I don’t know. I’d give it 6 stars out of five. The only way to make it better would have been to add in some dual POV.
- Soniya RoyReviewed in India on May 2, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars Suspense
I really liked this book looking forward to read the next part very excited about it can't wait for it
- Sarah LentzReviewed in Australia on May 10, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing romantic suspense novel
An amazing Romantic Suspense novel
20 year old Poppy is married off to a
Man much older than herself in order to financially support her sister with mental health issues. On the night of her Engagement she meets a man (a morally grey man) and with just a conversation he ignites something inside her. 2 years pass .... you’ll have to read it to find out what happens!
Warning it does end on a cliff hanger - but don’t worry book 2 is already out!
Trigger Warnings: domestic abuse, suicide, murder and mental health issues
- AngieBReviewed in the United Kingdom on April 21, 2024
4.0 out of 5 stars Great start to the series
Ruined is the first book in the Dark Hearts series which is set in the Midnight Dynasty World. I struggled to get into the story to begin with but it soon became hard to put down. There are so many twists and turns to the story that I don't know who to trust or who is telling the truth. All I know is that I'm starting on book 2 straight away.