Smolder
By: Abbi Glines
Series: Georgia Smoke
Book # in Series: 6 of 6
Genre: Mafia Romance
Publisher: Abbi Glines Publishing
Publication Date: September 29th, 2024
My Rating: ✮✮✮✮
My Reading Format: Advanced Copy Received To Review Honestly
Synopsis:
I had one job. Charm the girl, win her trust, and use her to get the information I needed. The problem with that was that she ended up being more than a pretty face. The more time I spent with her, the less I cared about what I was supposed to be doing. She had awakened something in me that had a dangerous edge, and only she had the power to sate it.
When the truth comes out, and the threat that she will be taken from me rears its head, I do what I have to in order to keep my sanity.
I take her and run.
Smolder is the sixth book in the Georgia Smoke Series by Abbi Glines. If you love suspense, danger, and dark vibes, Sebastian and Royal’s story may be your next five-star read! The title says it all, Sebastian brings the smolder to this novel! Hot damn, I think I’m in love with a fictional character.
Sebastian had one job to make Royal fall in love with him in order to gain her trust and all of her secrets. What was supposed to be an easy task, wasn’t what he pictured. It’s hard to make a woman with a stubborn streak and an impenetrable wall around her heart fall.
Royal has lived her life being treated like she was less than her own self-worth. If it’s not her drunk father kicking her when she’s down, it’s her ex-boyfriend constantly trying to get back in her good graces. The only true constant is her Grams… and with Grams’ dementia getting worse every day, she feels the only person in her life who has ever given a damn about her, slipping through her fingers.
When Amory Blaine steps into Royal’s life, she has her shield put up. But the more she fights his advances, the more he’s able to break through that wall. Royal is about to learn that there is a lot about Amory she doesn’t know, including his true identity. What would she do if she found out Sebastian is actually a member of the most infamous mafia family in the world….
The more time Sebastian spends with Royal, the more he fears his truth will be exposed…. Oh, Sebastian, don’t you know by now that secrets always have their ways of becoming known!
My Thoughts:
I knew from the very first moment I cracked the first book open within this series that Sebastien would be my absolute favorite dark hero! My assumption rings true! This man brought everything to this story, from the smolder to the kink. I have to give Abbi Glines a round of applause for making this man such a compelling and profound character in this series.
Smolder is, hands down, my favorite book in this series! So let’s get into the characters, starting with Royal. I was enamored by Royal’s mentality. This woman has had every bad thing thrown at her, but at the end of the day she’s still standing on her own two feet. This woman carries her own within this series. I loved witnessing her not so traditional problem solving skills. To say she’s fierce and a warrior would be the understatement of the year. This woman has won her fair share of battles and fought her wars single handedly. So when Sebastian entered her life, my heart felt the connection that she had been craving for so long. She was no longer alone in this world.
And then we have Sebastian. I loved the charm that Sebastian’s character portrayed. I also loved the sinister vibes that lurked beneath the surface. This man had a deadly aire about him, almost like his brother. But where his brother, Thatcher, wore his deadly air like a badge of honor, Sebastian was more comfortable hiding his until the absolute last minute. which, in my mind, makes this man even more dangerous than Thatcher. It’s always the swoony ones you have to watch out for. I have to say, I felt so much anger for what Sebastian and his family were putting Royal through. The manipulation and secrets had me raging during this one. I never needed secrets to be exposed as much as I needed them within this novel.
I predicted the outcome, which is the only reasoning behind why I decided to drop a ½ star on my rating. I needed the suspense to be greater for me to not so easily predict the outcome. I dropped another ½ star on my rating for the simple reason of wanting more scenes with Maeme in them. This woman has shown up in each book within this series. She’s been a huge part of this series, I definitely felt her absence within this novel.
Overall, I LOVED Smolder by Abbi Glines! Royal and Sebastian’s story had me feeling all the feels. From the age gap trope down to the close proximity vibes, this one had everything I was currently looking for in a novel. And let’s not forget about the sexy as sin sexy time scenes. These moments had my Kindle scorching!! WHEW! If you love your romance reads a bit more on the spicy/inferno scale, this one is definitely for you!!
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