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Alliance #2
King
You thought Nero was a red flag...
Okay, so, my bad for assuming the guy I was going on a date with wasn’t married. And my bad for taking him to a friend’s house for dinner, only to find out my friend is also friends with his wife. Because, in fact, he is married. And she happens to be at my friend’s house because her husband was busy working.
Confused? So am I.
Unsurprisingly, my date’s wife is super angry about finding out that her husband is a cheating asshole.
Girl, I get it.
Then, to make matters more convoluted, there is the man sitting next to my date’s wife. A man named King, who is apparently her brother, and who lives up to his name.
And since my date is a two-timing prick, I’m not going to feel bad about drooling over King, especially since I’ll never see him again.
Or at least I don’t plan to.
I plan to take an Uber to the cheater’s apartment to get my car keys.
I plan for it to be quick.
And if I had to list a thousand possible outcomes… witnessing my date’s murder, being kidnapped by his killer, and then being forced to marry the super attractive but clearly deranged crime lord, would not have been on my Bingo card.
But alas, here I am.
Okay, so, my bad for assuming the guy I was going on a date with wasn’t married. And my bad for taking him to a friend’s house for dinner, only to find out my friend is also friends with his wife. Because, in fact, he is married. And she happens to be at my friend’s house because her husband was busy working.
Confused? So am I.
Unsurprisingly, my date’s wife is super angry about finding out that her husband is a cheating asshole.
Girl, I get it.
Then, to make matters more convoluted, there is the man sitting next to my date’s wife. A man named King, who is apparently her brother, and who lives up to his name.
And since my date is a two-timing prick, I’m not going to feel bad about drooling over King, especially since I’ll never see him again.
Or at least I don’t plan to.
I plan to take an Uber to the cheater’s apartment to get my car keys.
I plan for it to be quick.
And if I had to list a thousand possible outcomes… witnessing my date’s murder, being kidnapped by his killer, and then being forced to marry the super attractive but clearly deranged crime lord, would not have been on my Bingo card.
But alas, here I am.
394 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 25, 2023
About the author
S.J. Tilly
16 books4,880 followersS.J. Tilly lives in Minnesota with her husband and their herd of boxers. She spends an unhealthy amount of time with her face buried in books, reading and writing. If she’s not nose deep in text, or harassing her dogs, she’s probably playing with her plants, pretending she knows how to garden.
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August 3, 2023
4 stars
good read, wrong time..
at first, the writing seemed to be anticlimactic, but I persevered to accommodate to the author's tone. therefore, It took me some time to fully immerse myself in the plot and become attached to the characters. i was tempted to give up before reaching the 35% mark, but I knew it was a matter of personal preference, more of a 'me thing'. —I was not supposed to read when I had so much going on in addition I had the impression that this book was perfect after a grueling and heavy read.(which is not the case of my previous read)
the book's remaining content was so entertaining and fast-paced that I couldn't put it down. the course of events was so well orchestrated rebounding from family drama to the chaotic dynamics between the protagonists. although the hero was a little too patronizing for my liking, I still loved their relationship. the plot did fall in some clichéd trope holes but it was a nice and well written marriage of convenience arc but one smutt scene left me.. speechless to say the least. overall, it was an enjoyable read.
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the mmc is 45 so ig yummy 😋
❛ the world needs your art.❜
good read, wrong time..
at first, the writing seemed to be anticlimactic, but I persevered to accommodate to the author's tone. therefore, It took me some time to fully immerse myself in the plot and become attached to the characters. i was tempted to give up before reaching the 35% mark, but I knew it was a matter of personal preference, more of a 'me thing'. —I was not supposed to read when I had so much going on in addition I had the impression that this book was perfect after a grueling and heavy read.(which is not the case of my previous read)
❛He was just so much that night.
He was everything.
He was the family I’ve always wanted.❜
the book's remaining content was so entertaining and fast-paced that I couldn't put it down. the course of events was so well orchestrated rebounding from family drama to the chaotic dynamics between the protagonists. although the hero was a little too patronizing for my liking, I still loved their relationship. the plot did fall in some clichéd trope holes but it was a nice and well written marriage of convenience arc but one smutt scene left me.. speechless to say the least. overall, it was an enjoyable read.
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the mmc is 45 so ig yummy 😋
May 26, 2023
4.5 stars ⭐️
SJ needs to trademark her own subgenre and call it cozy dark romance
why? because nero and king mafia romances with morally charcoal gray heroes and all the death that comes with dark romances but the heroes are SO down bad and obsessed with their women and you never once doubt their love for them so the books are unexplainably cozy.
savannah’s bringing the guy she’s seeing to meet her friend except that when they walk in, there are two other people there… one of which turns about to be her date’s wife. flash forward to the end of the night when she realizes she forgot her keys at her date’s apartment so she goes back for them only to hear him get shot by the guy who was there tonight (the wife’s brother). mafia men have single minded brains so he says whoops, can’t let you go after hearing that! in fact, you actually have to marry me.
king was just sooooooo hot and for what??? he was OBSESSED with her and possessive in the most calculating way. like is your man shipping your exes off to alaska? mine neither 😔
SO good. def for my unhinged, red flag men lovers and of course, like with all her books, the spice was very hot.
SJ needs to trademark her own subgenre and call it cozy dark romance
why? because nero and king mafia romances with morally charcoal gray heroes and all the death that comes with dark romances but the heroes are SO down bad and obsessed with their women and you never once doubt their love for them so the books are unexplainably cozy.
savannah’s bringing the guy she’s seeing to meet her friend except that when they walk in, there are two other people there… one of which turns about to be her date’s wife. flash forward to the end of the night when she realizes she forgot her keys at her date’s apartment so she goes back for them only to hear him get shot by the guy who was there tonight (the wife’s brother). mafia men have single minded brains so he says whoops, can’t let you go after hearing that! in fact, you actually have to marry me.
king was just sooooooo hot and for what??? he was OBSESSED with her and possessive in the most calculating way. like is your man shipping your exes off to alaska? mine neither 😔
SO good. def for my unhinged, red flag men lovers and of course, like with all her books, the spice was very hot.
June 16, 2023
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
''He was the family I've always wanted''
Safety warnings:
- H 45 / h 32
- Cheating (not between MCs)
- OM/OW drama
- Violence/d*ath
- Blackmail
- Kidnapping
- Dub-con
- Mention of human trafficking
- Forced marriage
- HEA
SPOILERS BELOW ⬇️
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So, Savannah is on her third date with this guy who she brings over to a friend’s house and that friend is friends with Savannah's dates wife who also happens to be at the house along with her older brother King (who we met in Nero).
Awkward? yeah lol
All hell breaks loose, and we get into a good fight between husband and wife. Sadly, Savannah is seen as the ''whore'' of the situation, despite the fact we know she actually never slept with him and also wanted to break up with him after that day before the cheating was exposed.
She however forgot her car keys in his bachelor pad of an apartment and when she goes there, she witnesses King KILL his brother-in-law and runs off but King catches her and takes her prisoner in his house and forces her to marry him so she can never be a witness against him over his death etc. Though his reasons are stupid since he basically owns the city and most people in it, I found that he was just making himself feel like he had to marry her but in reality, he wanted to.
Honestly though, he was not a BIG red flag, yes, he does questionable things and forces marriage on her, but I have read far worse MMCs and he actually was sweet to her in ways he did not need to be.
This is a slow burn for some, but I think it was needed since they JUST met, JUST got married (24 hours later) and it's been a week? so insta lust/love needed to develop a little bit before we got them together together.
There was not much going on plot wise besides them figuring out how to be married and her trying not to fall for her captor. There is a guy from King’s past who harms her, and this leads to King being extremely upset about failing to protect her and possibly wanting to let her go but it’s shut down by Savannah after a bit of time.
I enjoyed this more than Nero for some reason but don't ask me why since sadly I don't remember Nero A LOT.
Also, King is his actual name, and his full name is King Bartholomew Vass. Yah, rich white dude name haha
I do wish we had gotten a scene or something with Savannah's parents and them finding out who she married since they disowned her after she went to school for Art and pursued it as a career. She needed some sort of FINAL closure from them since it was such a massive pain for her and feeling like she just wanted someone to be proud of her and King was finally that person. I wanted her parents to be in a scene to witness her success and marriage just to kick them with it haha
OW drama: His ex-fuck buddy shows up and he puts her in her place, and she leaves.
OM drama: She dated his brother-in-law and believes for a while that they slept together.
''He was the family I've always wanted''
Safety warnings:
- H 45 / h 32
- Cheating (not between MCs)
- OM/OW drama
- Violence/d*ath
- Blackmail
- Kidnapping
- Dub-con
- Mention of human trafficking
- Forced marriage
- HEA
SPOILERS BELOW ⬇️
SPOILERS BELOW ⬇️
SPOILERS BELOW ⬇️
SPOILERS BELOW ⬇️
So, Savannah is on her third date with this guy who she brings over to a friend’s house and that friend is friends with Savannah's dates wife who also happens to be at the house along with her older brother King (who we met in Nero).
Awkward? yeah lol
All hell breaks loose, and we get into a good fight between husband and wife. Sadly, Savannah is seen as the ''whore'' of the situation, despite the fact we know she actually never slept with him and also wanted to break up with him after that day before the cheating was exposed.
She however forgot her car keys in his bachelor pad of an apartment and when she goes there, she witnesses King KILL his brother-in-law and runs off but King catches her and takes her prisoner in his house and forces her to marry him so she can never be a witness against him over his death etc. Though his reasons are stupid since he basically owns the city and most people in it, I found that he was just making himself feel like he had to marry her but in reality, he wanted to.
Honestly though, he was not a BIG red flag, yes, he does questionable things and forces marriage on her, but I have read far worse MMCs and he actually was sweet to her in ways he did not need to be.
This is a slow burn for some, but I think it was needed since they JUST met, JUST got married (24 hours later) and it's been a week? so insta lust/love needed to develop a little bit before we got them together together.
There was not much going on plot wise besides them figuring out how to be married and her trying not to fall for her captor. There is a guy from King’s past who harms her, and this leads to King being extremely upset about failing to protect her and possibly wanting to let her go but it’s shut down by Savannah after a bit of time.
I enjoyed this more than Nero for some reason but don't ask me why since sadly I don't remember Nero A LOT.
Also, King is his actual name, and his full name is King Bartholomew Vass. Yah, rich white dude name haha
I do wish we had gotten a scene or something with Savannah's parents and them finding out who she married since they disowned her after she went to school for Art and pursued it as a career. She needed some sort of FINAL closure from them since it was such a massive pain for her and feeling like she just wanted someone to be proud of her and King was finally that person. I wanted her parents to be in a scene to witness her success and marriage just to kick them with it haha
OW drama: His ex-fuck buddy shows up and he puts her in her place, and she leaves.
OM drama: She dated his brother-in-law and believes for a while that they slept together.
January 14, 2024
Marriage of convenience will do it for me EVERY TIME.
May 28, 2023
DNF. I hate when heroine’s discuss their weight on every page. Plus, she is a bit annoying.
March 6, 2024
Ignore the fact that I literally read this entire series out of order. But I absolutely devoured it. These men are walking red flags... and that might even be an understatement.
As always, the build-up and tension was so so good and I didn't look up from the pages for a couple of hours. I can't resist a good marriage of convenience and a splash of a found family made this one perfection.
My rankings of the series -
1. Hans
2. Dom
3. King
4. Nero
As always, the build-up and tension was so so good and I didn't look up from the pages for a couple of hours. I can't resist a good marriage of convenience and a splash of a found family made this one perfection.
My rankings of the series -
1. Hans
2. Dom
3. King
4. Nero
May 18, 2023
A man who will literally unalive anyone who dares to look at his wife wrong. Red flags? No baby they’re green flags to me.
4.5⭐️
S.J. Tilly once again gives us an unhinged possessive obsessive morally grey book boyfriend who is amazing.
A forced marriage? ✅
Curvy heroine? ✅
A man who’ll do anything for his “wife”?✅
Steam and spice spice baby ?✅
Loved loved loved this so much!! King and savannah were so surprisingly perfect for each other and I loved them. The way king cared and loved savannah was so precious. Also the panty moment? I’m deceased 🥵🥵
Only thing I didn’t love were the spicy scenes mostly because they were not my cup of tea lol.
Still adored this sooooo much🫶🏼🫶🏼
4.5⭐️
S.J. Tilly once again gives us an unhinged possessive obsessive morally grey book boyfriend who is amazing.
A forced marriage? ✅
Curvy heroine? ✅
A man who’ll do anything for his “wife”?✅
Steam and spice spice baby ?✅
Loved loved loved this so much!! King and savannah were so surprisingly perfect for each other and I loved them. The way king cared and loved savannah was so precious. Also the panty moment? I’m deceased 🥵🥵
Only thing I didn’t love were the spicy scenes mostly because they were not my cup of tea lol.
Still adored this sooooo much🫶🏼🫶🏼
May 29, 2023
I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED.
Nero? Nero was a red flag...the reddest of flags that I gobbled up...adored...wanted more of.
King? He was a limp faded orange flag that may have used to been red.
Savannah was whiny and well...kind of dumb. I went into this thinking it was going to be a darker read like Nero with an unhinged, obsessive, possessive, stalkerish and dominant alpha male. That is not what I got.
Will I continue to read this author? Of course.
Did I like this? Nope.
The two stars are for the exhibition scene. IYKYK.
Nero? Nero was a red flag...the reddest of flags that I gobbled up...adored...wanted more of.
King? He was a limp faded orange flag that may have used to been red.
Savannah was whiny and well...kind of dumb. I went into this thinking it was going to be a darker read like Nero with an unhinged, obsessive, possessive, stalkerish and dominant alpha male. That is not what I got.
Will I continue to read this author? Of course.
Did I like this? Nope.
The two stars are for the exhibition scene. IYKYK.
May 31, 2023
He literally picked her up said “heavy” then once he could tell she didn’t like that said “I like them heavy” when I say that would have been my 13th reason-
February 14, 2024
King is absolutely delusional and I am on my knees for this man. He may have held Savannah down as they said their vows but I mean he just wanted her so bad. 😮💨 He fell for her fast - I mean what a fkin simp I loved it so much.
Also, every sex scene in this was immaculate. I mean WOW. Hot hot hot. 🥵
4.5 ⭐️
Also, every sex scene in this was immaculate. I mean WOW. Hot hot hot. 🥵
4.5 ⭐️
May 31, 2023
King!!! K.I.N.G. is one crazy OTT alpha!! Let's start by saying I felt bad for Savannah she didn't think a date with a guy would make her being called a homewrecker, seeing a murder and kidnapped all in one day, lol But I was proud of her she did try to escape, but it didn't work. She was also attracted to King the very moment she saw him, even if he had her locked in his room. He's a very good host, bringing her some snacks and water, and even left her to her thoughts for a few hours since he's crazy in kidnapping her. And when he tells her his idea, I think everyone, even Nero, was like, "Dude...WTF???" The relationship between them was up and down he wad very smitten but still "warned" her if she tried to escape which bravo girl she tried lol. He also let her continue with her work as a artist he loved her art and was so happy when he said stuff about her art.
Plus, that dirty mouth of his.. and the way he tortures ppls who look, flirt, or touch his wife.
We do get some charas I wanna know who Dom ends up with. I kinda wish it's with Val. I'm still not happy with Aspen. I understood her mood, but Lord could've let poor Sav explain.
Tiny om drama, no cheating, secondary character, drama, sexy times, no virgins
Recommend-yes
Cover-⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Heat level-🌶🌶🌶
Slowinsta
Push away from h then H
Age gap
32h/45H
Praise kink
violent death
Drugs
Kidnapping
Tiny Exhibitionism
Blackmail and forced imprisonment
Some dubious consent
Discussions of human trafficking
No condom
Hea
Epilogue
Plus, that dirty mouth of his.. and the way he tortures ppls who look, flirt, or touch his wife.
We do get some charas I wanna know who Dom ends up with. I kinda wish it's with Val. I'm still not happy with Aspen. I understood her mood, but Lord could've let poor Sav explain.
Tiny om drama, no cheating, secondary character, drama, sexy times, no virgins
Recommend-yes
Cover-⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Heat level-🌶🌶🌶
Slowinsta
Push away from h then H
Age gap
32h/45H
Praise kink
violent death
Drugs
Kidnapping
Tiny Exhibitionism
Blackmail and forced imprisonment
Some dubious consent
Discussions of human trafficking
No condom
Hea
Epilogue
September 2, 2023
"From the first moment I saw her, I was attracted to her... She's mine now. And I'll remove every memory she's had of that dumb bastard, one touch at a time... Because no one touches what belongs to me. No one would f*cking dare."
For girls who love their fictional men dripping in red flags but can't get enough!
King is the example. This is legit the book of "If he wanted to he would"
Curvy Plus Size FMC? Check
Forced Marriage? Check
Obsessive/Possessive MMC? Infinity Checks
"Touch her and I'll kill you?" Too many to count and honestly not enough
King is that possessive psychopath softie that we all love and can't get enough of and Savannah is that "innocent" girl that you have to look below the surface to see the truth.
And just side praise to the Nero and Payton cameos. Thank you for including my loves <3.
S.J. Tilly writes the reddest of flags and my best obsessions. Nero and King are tied in my opinion but very different stories. Both bomb ass books.
For girls who love their fictional men dripping in red flags but can't get enough!
King is the example. This is legit the book of "If he wanted to he would"
Curvy Plus Size FMC? Check
Forced Marriage? Check
Obsessive/Possessive MMC? Infinity Checks
"Touch her and I'll kill you?" Too many to count and honestly not enough
King is that possessive psychopath softie that we all love and can't get enough of and Savannah is that "innocent" girl that you have to look below the surface to see the truth.
And just side praise to the Nero and Payton cameos. Thank you for including my loves <3.
S.J. Tilly writes the reddest of flags and my best obsessions. Nero and King are tied in my opinion but very different stories. Both bomb ass books.
February 5, 2024
He’s a 10 but murders literally every man that touches you. He’s a 10 but tracks down all your ex boyfriends and relocated them to Alaska. That’s the type of obsessed man I’m looking for 🙌
Savannah is a shy artists on a date with a guy she already hates. When she goes back to his apartment to pick up her keys….she finds the guy dead & his killer standing over him 🩸🩸 Now don’t assume our guy King aka the killer is a bad guy. He is actually one of the good guys in the mafia game but he straight up panicked at the time and just kidnapped Savannah. King soon comes to the only possible conclusion that he needs to marry 💍 her to keep her silent. Obviously.
The spice was so fucking SPICY 🌶️ my fiancé came into the room several times to ask what was going on because I was literally screaming!!! The build up and tension between Savannah & King was top notch. And then….guys…the exhibitionism 🥵🥵 probably the hottest exhibitionism kink scene I ever did read in my entire existence. I can’t BELIEVE THE DIRTY TALK HAD ME BLUSHING!!
“I won’t force myself inside you, Savannah Baby. But I am dying to come all over those pretty tits, so don’t fucking tempt me.”
“Savannah Baby.” “Why do you call me that?” Because I’ve always wanted to call someone Baby. Because your pretty eyes call to something inside me. Because you fucking belong to me, and I’ll call you whatever the hell I want.
“Who knew my pretty little wife would be such a dirty little slut?”
“I don’t deserve her.” Nero laughs. Like the bastard he is, he laughs.
“No shit, you don’t deserve her. King, she’s a woman. We don’t deserve any of them.”
“Exactly.”
“But that doesn’t stop us from keeping them.”
For some reason I anticipated this to be the least appealing book in the series and I saved it until last. But King has quickly risen through the ranks and become my FAVORITE in the series (thus dethroning Hans 🧎🏽♀️👑 ) I was also pleasantly surprised that the book was quite long although with the interesting plot it didn’t feel like it.
The spice in this one definitely secured S.J. Tilly authors! Her books will from now one be an automatic purchase for me.
age gap (but she is 31)
plus size fmc (LOVE IT!)
kidnapping 📿
forced marriage
possessive mmc
touch her and die (quite literally)
exhibitionism!!
HEA
Savannah is a shy artists on a date with a guy she already hates. When she goes back to his apartment to pick up her keys….she finds the guy dead & his killer standing over him 🩸🩸 Now don’t assume our guy King aka the killer is a bad guy. He is actually one of the good guys in the mafia game but he straight up panicked at the time and just kidnapped Savannah. King soon comes to the only possible conclusion that he needs to marry 💍 her to keep her silent. Obviously.
The spice was so fucking SPICY 🌶️ my fiancé came into the room several times to ask what was going on because I was literally screaming!!! The build up and tension between Savannah & King was top notch. And then….guys…the exhibitionism 🥵🥵 probably the hottest exhibitionism kink scene I ever did read in my entire existence. I can’t BELIEVE THE DIRTY TALK HAD ME BLUSHING!!
“I won’t force myself inside you, Savannah Baby. But I am dying to come all over those pretty tits, so don’t fucking tempt me.”
“Savannah Baby.” “Why do you call me that?” Because I’ve always wanted to call someone Baby. Because your pretty eyes call to something inside me. Because you fucking belong to me, and I’ll call you whatever the hell I want.
“Who knew my pretty little wife would be such a dirty little slut?”
“I don’t deserve her.” Nero laughs. Like the bastard he is, he laughs.
“No shit, you don’t deserve her. King, she’s a woman. We don’t deserve any of them.”
“Exactly.”
“But that doesn’t stop us from keeping them.”
For some reason I anticipated this to be the least appealing book in the series and I saved it until last. But King has quickly risen through the ranks and become my FAVORITE in the series (thus dethroning Hans 🧎🏽♀️👑 ) I was also pleasantly surprised that the book was quite long although with the interesting plot it didn’t feel like it.
The spice in this one definitely secured S.J. Tilly authors! Her books will from now one be an automatic purchase for me.
age gap (but she is 31)
plus size fmc (LOVE IT!)
kidnapping 📿
forced marriage
possessive mmc
touch her and die (quite literally)
exhibitionism!!
HEA
August 9, 2023
while there was nothing inherently wrong with the book, i just got the ick everytime she called him "my king" or "husband" like please...
Also, the writing was choppy at best with a lot of missing info like did they ever talk about her parents? her previous trauma? the h's only personality seemed to be "a misunderstood by family artist" we never get a reconciliation between h and the H's sister. Just a lot of open ended plot points. I for one don't like to speculate on whether the plot would have could have gone in a certain direction so this just annoyed me
Also, the writing was choppy at best with a lot of missing info like did they ever talk about her parents? her previous trauma? the h's only personality seemed to be "a misunderstood by family artist" we never get a reconciliation between h and the H's sister. Just a lot of open ended plot points. I for one don't like to speculate on whether the plot would have could have gone in a certain direction so this just annoyed me
April 16, 2024
Decent chemistry.
One of the best MMCs I've read in a while!!!
King just adores Savanah and we love to see it. Our gurl deserves the best husband!
Although our fmc had weird some moments... like...
I could have done without the various parts when she points out how full of flaws her body is... or the whole "i buy men's clothes and wear them to feel like i have someone" thing... yeah, i dont know what that was about...
And I also didn’t like slutshaming and internal insults she was throwing at another woman who used to sleep with King...
I don't like internalized misogyny where women insult each other over a man... and Aspen, who is King's sister also does that to Savanah, which i also didn’t like...
But yeah, other than that, this was very enjoyable! More than the first one in this series, which i gave 2 stars.
And the smut was decent!
One of the best MMCs I've read in a while!!!
King just adores Savanah and we love to see it. Our gurl deserves the best husband!
Although our fmc had weird some moments... like...
I could have done without the various parts when she points out how full of flaws her body is... or the whole "i buy men's clothes and wear them to feel like i have someone" thing... yeah, i dont know what that was about...
And I also didn’t like slutshaming and internal insults she was throwing at another woman who used to sleep with King...
I don't like internalized misogyny where women insult each other over a man... and Aspen, who is King's sister also does that to Savanah, which i also didn’t like...
But yeah, other than that, this was very enjoyable! More than the first one in this series, which i gave 2 stars.
And the smut was decent!
January 15, 2024
Definitely better than Nero.
Marriage of convenience between King and Savannah because she caught him offing her ex (who was apparently King’s sister’s cheating husband). He’s a suits version of Nero, and isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty. Savannah didn’t go down without a fight and I loved how much hell she gave King.
I’m still not sure what The Alliance does, and I don’t think the author does either.
Marriage of convenience between King and Savannah because she caught him offing her ex (who was apparently King’s sister’s cheating husband). He’s a suits version of Nero, and isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty. Savannah didn’t go down without a fight and I loved how much hell she gave King.
I’m still not sure what The Alliance does, and I don’t think the author does either.
February 13, 2024
4✨, 3.25🌶️
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING. I never thought I would be giving this book 4 stars.
After reading Book 1, Nero, in this Alliance series by S.J Tilly, I have to say I wasn't entirely impressed. The writing was OK, the pacing was iffy, and sometimes the OTT nature of it all started to feel just extra versus extra delicious.
But King???? OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOh boy. This is a book that took the OTT trope and made it its bitch! It worked so, so, soooooooo well with this couple.
And not only that, the jump in quality between King and Nero was insane. The writing became much better, everything flowed, the character development worked and made sense, even under the aforementioned OTT conditions.
S.J Tilly knocked it outta the park with this one, and this book is the perfect example of how a story like this can work sooooooooo well in fiction. It leans into the campiness and OTT nature, it doesn't take itself seriously until it does, and finds its balance just right. So much fun.
What a ride of tropes this one has too. Arranged/coerced-ish marriage, mafia, OTT/dom MMC, a strong FMC who adapts to her surroundings and you root for, and spicy, spicy, spice.
Very much looking forward to the next one ;)
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING. I never thought I would be giving this book 4 stars.
After reading Book 1, Nero, in this Alliance series by S.J Tilly, I have to say I wasn't entirely impressed. The writing was OK, the pacing was iffy, and sometimes the OTT nature of it all started to feel just extra versus extra delicious.
But King???? OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOh boy. This is a book that took the OTT trope and made it its bitch! It worked so, so, soooooooo well with this couple.
And not only that, the jump in quality between King and Nero was insane. The writing became much better, everything flowed, the character development worked and made sense, even under the aforementioned OTT conditions.
S.J Tilly knocked it outta the park with this one, and this book is the perfect example of how a story like this can work sooooooooo well in fiction. It leans into the campiness and OTT nature, it doesn't take itself seriously until it does, and finds its balance just right. So much fun.
What a ride of tropes this one has too. Arranged/coerced-ish marriage, mafia, OTT/dom MMC, a strong FMC who adapts to her surroundings and you root for, and spicy, spicy, spice.
Very much looking forward to the next one ;)
January 4, 2024
SO. FREAKING. GOOD.
I really loved Nero but I have to say KING has officially taken the spot as my favorite of this series!!!! Ahhh he is perfect.
There were so many moments where I was literally screaming because they were exactly what I wanted & also hot as fckkkkk. And I was also a giggly mess? What a COMBO.
I truly loved everything about this book. And that we get another glimpse into the alliance. And see Nero & Payton again. And the relationship between King & Savannah was so wild but amazing?!! DUKE IS MY FAVE & the GOODEST boy there ever was.
My favorite moment is when he is being a supportive husband during an art show & I swear I melted into a sappy puddle on the floor. The *I’m proud of you* moment was top tier.
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️.5
Tropes:
Touch her & you die
Look at her & you die
Forced Marriage
Forced proximity
Mafia romance
Dark romance
Plus size hero
Age gap
I really loved Nero but I have to say KING has officially taken the spot as my favorite of this series!!!! Ahhh he is perfect.
There were so many moments where I was literally screaming because they were exactly what I wanted & also hot as fckkkkk. And I was also a giggly mess? What a COMBO.
I truly loved everything about this book. And that we get another glimpse into the alliance. And see Nero & Payton again. And the relationship between King & Savannah was so wild but amazing?!! DUKE IS MY FAVE & the GOODEST boy there ever was.
My favorite moment is when he is being a supportive husband during an art show & I swear I melted into a sappy puddle on the floor. The *I’m proud of you* moment was top tier.
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️.5
Tropes:
Touch her & you die
Look at her & you die
Forced Marriage
Forced proximity
Mafia romance
Dark romance
Plus size hero
Age gap
May 24, 2023
S.J. Tilly does it again!
I’m convinced that S.J. Tilly has created a genre of her own with this book because she brilliantly intermixed dark romance and romcom effortlessly.
Savannah goes on a date, only to realize that he’s actually married! After a nightmare of an evening, it only gets worse because she witnesses a murder and said murderer decides to kidnap her.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book! S.J. writes books that are so easy to follow and have the most lovable characters!
I
✨Dark Romance
✨Captive & Captor
✨Mafia
✨Forced Marriage
✨Curvy FMC
✨Spicy
✨Touch her & 💀
Rating 5⭐️ 3 🌶️
I’m convinced that S.J. Tilly has created a genre of her own with this book because she brilliantly intermixed dark romance and romcom effortlessly.
Savannah goes on a date, only to realize that he’s actually married! After a nightmare of an evening, it only gets worse because she witnesses a murder and said murderer decides to kidnap her.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book! S.J. writes books that are so easy to follow and have the most lovable characters!
I
✨Dark Romance
✨Captive & Captor
✨Mafia
✨Forced Marriage
✨Curvy FMC
✨Spicy
✨Touch her & 💀
Rating 5⭐️ 3 🌶️
January 7, 2024
4 stars baby
KING!!! He’s a comedian the book should be called King of Comedy FR FR. I knew i was gonna love him bc of his appearances in Book one and he didn’t disappoint one bit. I was in a fit of laughter since chapter 3. I mean he was just TOO GOOD and wildly insane but with personality just how i like em.
His possessiveness + his humor + his devotion + his delusion + his protectiveness? Please he was so perfect. SAVANNAH MY QUEEN. I LOVE HERRRRR. She was exactly the right fit for King. I love how wild she was and she gave him back just as much as he gave her. She my Homegirl in my head.
They were SO HOT together, the first sex scene had me gagged okay GAGGED. I could have done without the bit of miscommunication but whatever. I ate this up all the same.
DOM I AM COMING FOR YOUUUU
KING!!! He’s a comedian the book should be called King of Comedy FR FR. I knew i was gonna love him bc of his appearances in Book one and he didn’t disappoint one bit. I was in a fit of laughter since chapter 3. I mean he was just TOO GOOD and wildly insane but with personality just how i like em.
His possessiveness + his humor + his devotion + his delusion + his protectiveness? Please he was so perfect. SAVANNAH MY QUEEN. I LOVE HERRRRR. She was exactly the right fit for King. I love how wild she was and she gave him back just as much as he gave her. She my Homegirl in my head.
They were SO HOT together, the first sex scene had me gagged okay GAGGED. I could have done without the bit of miscommunication but whatever. I ate this up all the same.
DOM I AM COMING FOR YOUUUU
April 15, 2024
3.5*
I'm not sure where to start with this review. I liked this second book enough that I'm going to continue reading this series.
*possible spoilers below*
But one thing I hate in all of these books is miscommunication or, in this book's case, his unwillingness to listen to her. Each time he said he was going to talk to her etc etc, he ended up interrupting her and, well, jumping into other activities 😅.
Also, what was with him going after all her past boyfriends. It wasn't hot. It wasn't showing his powers (well, it did, but why would he do that!? So many resources spent on what? His ego? The entire thing was cringe af, in my opinion).
I liked Nero in this book, maybe except in the beginning when he wasn't willing to help her.
The entire thing with that chick that came to his house was not necessary. It just showed how unprepared his guards were. Like everyone knew he was married, why let her in!? Drama just for the sake of being there.
Again, how did that arsonist get into their house since it should have been so guarded with technology and people. And more than once, since I assume he was that "shadow" she saw in the garden a few nights before the attack.
The end was cute and bittersweet. Because again, he had to eavesdrop on her conversations with his sister in order to hear about her dreamy wedding. Why not sincerely discuss this with your wife and then surprise her, since he was so remorseful about how they got married initially.
Anyway, I hope to read about them in the upcoming books, because overall I liked this couple. Mostly the FMC I actually liked 😅.
I'm not sure where to start with this review. I liked this second book enough that I'm going to continue reading this series.
*possible spoilers below*
But one thing I hate in all of these books is miscommunication or, in this book's case, his unwillingness to listen to her. Each time he said he was going to talk to her etc etc, he ended up interrupting her and, well, jumping into other activities 😅.
Also, what was with him going after all her past boyfriends. It wasn't hot. It wasn't showing his powers (well, it did, but why would he do that!? So many resources spent on what? His ego? The entire thing was cringe af, in my opinion).
I liked Nero in this book, maybe except in the beginning when he wasn't willing to help her.
The entire thing with that chick that came to his house was not necessary. It just showed how unprepared his guards were. Like everyone knew he was married, why let her in!? Drama just for the sake of being there.
Again, how did that arsonist get into their house since it should have been so guarded with technology and people. And more than once, since I assume he was that "shadow" she saw in the garden a few nights before the attack.
The end was cute and bittersweet. Because again, he had to eavesdrop on her conversations with his sister in order to hear about her dreamy wedding. Why not sincerely discuss this with your wife and then surprise her, since he was so remorseful about how they got married initially.
Anyway, I hope to read about them in the upcoming books, because overall I liked this couple. Mostly the FMC I actually liked 😅.
September 29, 2023
King is book 2 in the Alliance series, and it was another fantastic book from beginning to end. Honestly, I loved Nero, but King was even more delicious, and the cover is yummy perfection. So basically, King and his sister are visiting her friend when a young woman Savannah walks in and immediately catches his eye but who walks in behind her changes her life forever. Savannah was awesome. I loved her sassiness, and she was definitely a wildcat when she needed to be. Just as in Nero's book there are times when you want to roll your eyes at the situation but again, I totally didn't care and sucked it all up. Kings' possessiveness was OTT, and I loved every second of it. I can't wait for book 3.
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May 29, 2023Im so so disappointed. Maybe its just me? I loved the sin and sleet series but.....this is a dnf. 😬 and i love this author and i was super let down 😔 When he whined when the h took the bed sheet off of him. and he complains about being cold 😐😐😐😐😐😐 I was done 😂😂😂🤦 And when he kidnaps her and leaves her with some bottles of water, cherry poptarts, beef jerky and a king size snickers? 🙄🙄😬 whut? What is that? I got receipts. I highlighted that because that was super weird.....
The only good thing about this book was the dog
Dnf
The only good thing about this book was the dog
Dnf
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 16, 2024
Can we talk about what a man holding his crotch in a cover does to a book? 💀 can we ban them?
This was… average? I don’t know, I kind of liked it. I love a possesive and mean alpha being a simp for his woman, but I don’t like the body betrayal syndrome when she’s wet when he carries her away kidnapping her.
I feel I’ve read this a thousand times already. But the pacing was good, the story was easy to read and I liked both characters, so there’s that.
And I’m reading Dom 🤡
This was… average? I don’t know, I kind of liked it. I love a possesive and mean alpha being a simp for his woman, but I don’t like the body betrayal syndrome when she’s wet when he carries her away kidnapping her.
I feel I’ve read this a thousand times already. But the pacing was good, the story was easy to read and I liked both characters, so there’s that.
And I’m reading Dom 🤡
February 12, 2024
⭐⭐⭐⭐.5
wow, king is amazing - the lengths he will go to for his woman:
- steal artwork from her ex
- break both arms of the man who touched her without permission
- created an art studio in their home
- offered jobs to all of her exes in alaska
he is just built different and we bow down to our king - as with all alliance men, we are not worthy.
savannah was a curvy dream, so beautiful ajd sweet and perfect for king.
cannot wait for dom next!!!!!
wow, king is amazing - the lengths he will go to for his woman:
- steal artwork from her ex
- break both arms of the man who touched her without permission
- created an art studio in their home
- offered jobs to all of her exes in alaska
he is just built different and we bow down to our king - as with all alliance men, we are not worthy.
savannah was a curvy dream, so beautiful ajd sweet and perfect for king.
cannot wait for dom next!!!!!
May 22, 2023
“But if you ever look at my wife like that again, I’ll remove your eyeballs from your skull. Understand?” - Mr. King Vass everyone👀
I loved Nero and Payton but King and Savannah is just a whole new level😩
This whole story began with a painting- yes a painting, in which a man purchases a painting from Savannahs art show and she eventually goes on a few dates with this guy. But she absolutely has zero interest in jerkbag. Anyways Savannah brings jerkbag along to meet her to friends house and this is where we find out Jerkbag is in fact MARRIED, his wife who is friends with Savannahs friend and her brother are also at the house the very same day… Now Savannah realises she leaves her keys in Jerkbags apartment so she goes to retrieve them, but when she gets there she witnesses Jerkbags murder at the hands of his brother in law, King. Of course King can’t leave any witnesses and so he kidnaps Savannah- now from the time it takes to get to Kings house he decides Savannah will become his wife (who said romance is dead).
Let’s be real King is a hard man but he is an absolute softy for Savannah. Yes the man forced her to marry him but… he did transform an area of his house into an art studio so she could continue her passion and he also told EVERYONE about her art show - supportive husband right there🥺.
And let’s not forget the spice- I mean the moments between these two were HOT HOT HOT 🥵 .
Forced Marriage✔️
Forced Proximity ✔️
“My Wife”✔️
Touch her and die✔️
Curvy FMC✔️
Possessive MMC✔️
Thank you to the author/smuthood for providing this e-arc for my honest review.
I loved Nero and Payton but King and Savannah is just a whole new level😩
This whole story began with a painting- yes a painting, in which a man purchases a painting from Savannahs art show and she eventually goes on a few dates with this guy. But she absolutely has zero interest in jerkbag. Anyways Savannah brings jerkbag along to meet her to friends house and this is where we find out Jerkbag is in fact MARRIED, his wife who is friends with Savannahs friend and her brother are also at the house the very same day… Now Savannah realises she leaves her keys in Jerkbags apartment so she goes to retrieve them, but when she gets there she witnesses Jerkbags murder at the hands of his brother in law, King. Of course King can’t leave any witnesses and so he kidnaps Savannah- now from the time it takes to get to Kings house he decides Savannah will become his wife (who said romance is dead).
Let’s be real King is a hard man but he is an absolute softy for Savannah. Yes the man forced her to marry him but… he did transform an area of his house into an art studio so she could continue her passion and he also told EVERYONE about her art show - supportive husband right there🥺.
And let’s not forget the spice- I mean the moments between these two were HOT HOT HOT 🥵 .
Forced Marriage✔️
Forced Proximity ✔️
“My Wife”✔️
Touch her and die✔️
Curvy FMC✔️
Possessive MMC✔️
Thank you to the author/smuthood for providing this e-arc for my honest review.
November 14, 2023
Ngl if s.j tilly wrote a manual about motorcycle parts I would probably read it. She is just my comfort writer and I stand by this statement. May her favorite beverage always slaps the way she likes and her pillow is always cold💖
what’s a girl gotta do to get kidnapped by a tall dark and drop dead gorgeous man who would pluck the stars off the sky for her if she asked and all she gotta do is exist and be herself? 🤭😭
Kind of dragged a bit at the end and King is kind of a sass king but we love him so I am going to forgive s.j tilly for that.
This single handedly might be the only thing that’s keeping me pushing.
what’s a girl gotta do to get kidnapped by a tall dark and drop dead gorgeous man who would pluck the stars off the sky for her if she asked and all she gotta do is exist and be herself? 🤭😭
Kind of dragged a bit at the end and King is kind of a sass king but we love him so I am going to forgive s.j tilly for that.
This single handedly might be the only thing that’s keeping me pushing.
April 6, 2024
3.75⭐️
This was such a great read! King made me swoon so many times throughout the book and Savannah was adorable as well🥰 Also y'all...chapter 75 and 76??? HOLY SHIT I DID NOT EXPECT IT TO GET ME SO HOT AND BOTHERED I - 🥵🥵🥵 I'd say I liked King the least out of all the books in this series - not that it was bad or anything - and the only reason I cut a star was because a) the OW-drama-but-not-really-drama made me overthink and dissect that scene way too much and annoyed me a bit (but it wasn't anything major so there's that) b) Aspen was such a bitch like??? Miss maam, Savannah was a victim as well fyi. You wanna curse someone out? Then curse your good as dead cheating, lying, scumbag of an ex-husband and not the other woman he lied to as well c) the typical FMC who's been celibate for sooooo long and has a "dried up vagina" and the MMC hasn't had sex for the longest time i.e. only a "handful of weeks" - I don't like the double standards there. Either don't mention it or just make it equal ifykyk😒 Other than that, King was a nice, light hearted but not so light hearted (because duh it's a dark romance in the end), swoonworthy read for me. Hans is def my fave tho followed closely by Dom. Nero, I'm gonna skip out on because there's OW drama where Nero does not, in fact, put the OW in her place and ik that's gonna piss me off so yeah I'm good lolz. If you're looking for a dark mafia romance series where the men are obsessed with their women and with plus sized rep, I'd totally recommend this series!!!
Safety Squad:
- slight OW drama (mentioned above. the H puts the OW/past hookup in her place and makes her leave)
- no cheating
- slight OM drama + jealousy (H makes all the h's exes move out of the country by buying a company abroad and giving them jobs there because he's jealous)
- no cheating/sharing
- no condoms
- mentions of negligent parents, cheating (not between MCs), death, violence, gore, exhibitionism, etc
- mafia romance
- age gap (H is 45, h is 32)
This was such a great read! King made me swoon so many times throughout the book and Savannah was adorable as well🥰 Also y'all...chapter 75 and 76??? HOLY SHIT I DID NOT EXPECT IT TO GET ME SO HOT AND BOTHERED I - 🥵🥵🥵 I'd say I liked King the least out of all the books in this series - not that it was bad or anything - and the only reason I cut a star was because a) the OW-drama-but-not-really-drama made me overthink and dissect that scene way too much and annoyed me a bit (but it wasn't anything major so there's that) b) Aspen was such a bitch like??? Miss maam, Savannah was a victim as well fyi. You wanna curse someone out? Then curse your good as dead cheating, lying, scumbag of an ex-husband and not the other woman he lied to as well c) the typical FMC who's been celibate for sooooo long and has a "dried up vagina" and the MMC hasn't had sex for the longest time i.e. only a "handful of weeks" - I don't like the double standards there. Either don't mention it or just make it equal ifykyk😒 Other than that, King was a nice, light hearted but not so light hearted (because duh it's a dark romance in the end), swoonworthy read for me. Hans is def my fave tho followed closely by Dom. Nero, I'm gonna skip out on because there's OW drama where Nero does not, in fact, put the OW in her place and ik that's gonna piss me off so yeah I'm good lolz. If you're looking for a dark mafia romance series where the men are obsessed with their women and with plus sized rep, I'd totally recommend this series!!!
Safety Squad:
- slight OW drama (mentioned above. the H puts the OW/past hookup in her place and makes her leave)
- no cheating
- slight OM drama + jealousy (H makes all the h's exes move out of the country by buying a company abroad and giving them jobs there because he's jealous)
- no cheating/sharing
- no condoms
- mentions of negligent parents, cheating (not between MCs), death, violence, gore, exhibitionism, etc
- mafia romance
- age gap (H is 45, h is 32)
January 19, 2024
Reread
If we take out the amount of times Savannah says my king this book is a great read....but it didn't pack the punch of my original read unfortunately and Savannah started to annoy me. Rating lowered to 3 stars
Original review
Spoilers ahead 3.5*
First a bit of back story on the Alliance
King and Nero worked for the Bratva and Irish mafia until they realized they dealt in human trafficking. They slaughtered everyone from both fractions and set up the Alliance that basically runs the city. King has been the public millionaire business man but a silent and unknown partner in the Alliance with Nero being it's face....until the events of book 1
On to.the story
Savannah goes to her friend's house with the guy she's dating, on her third date with this guy and she realizes she's not into him at all and a breakup is in the works. To her surprise she gets to her friend's house and she has guests....Aspen and her brother King. Further shocker her date is actually Aspen's husband .Embarrassed beyond measure she stays back with her friend while everyone leaves. She goes to the cheater's house to get her keys and walks in on his murder. As she's a witness she's kidnapped by the murderer and eventually forced to marry him.
King is not a good guy and owns that fact! Disposing of his cheating brother in law is all part of the norm for him...what's unexpected is Savannah being a witness. He kidnaps her and surprising even himself he marries her
******
King is everything I love about an OTT j/p alpha male
Savannah was a pretty good h, she gave as god as she got then (thankfully) gave in to King
Great chemistry and sexy times
Fun banter
Loved him calling her wife and all his other pet names for her
I found this one flowed better than Nero
Look forward to more from this author
Safety
Both non virgins I won't say King is a manwhore but a couple references in Nero were made about him having sex so slight side eye to King
However from the moment he met the h there's no one else
Kidnapping/forced marriage
Slight exhibition scene(perfect for a j/p hero😂😂😂)
32h 45 H
No cheating
Slight ow drama
If we take out the amount of times Savannah says my king this book is a great read....but it didn't pack the punch of my original read unfortunately and Savannah started to annoy me. Rating lowered to 3 stars
Original review
Spoilers ahead 3.5*
First a bit of back story on the Alliance
King and Nero worked for the Bratva and Irish mafia until they realized they dealt in human trafficking. They slaughtered everyone from both fractions and set up the Alliance that basically runs the city. King has been the public millionaire business man but a silent and unknown partner in the Alliance with Nero being it's face....until the events of book 1
On to.the story
Savannah goes to her friend's house with the guy she's dating, on her third date with this guy and she realizes she's not into him at all and a breakup is in the works. To her surprise she gets to her friend's house and she has guests....Aspen and her brother King. Further shocker her date is actually Aspen's husband .Embarrassed beyond measure she stays back with her friend while everyone leaves. She goes to the cheater's house to get her keys and walks in on his murder. As she's a witness she's kidnapped by the murderer and eventually forced to marry him.
King is not a good guy and owns that fact! Disposing of his cheating brother in law is all part of the norm for him...what's unexpected is Savannah being a witness. He kidnaps her and surprising even himself he marries her
******
King is everything I love about an OTT j/p alpha male
Savannah was a pretty good h, she gave as god as she got then (thankfully) gave in to King
Great chemistry and sexy times
Fun banter
Loved him calling her wife and all his other pet names for her
I found this one flowed better than Nero
Look forward to more from this author
Safety
Both non virgins I won't say King is a manwhore but a couple references in Nero were made about him having sex so slight side eye to King
However from the moment he met the h there's no one else
Kidnapping/forced marriage
Slight exhibition scene(perfect for a j/p hero😂😂😂)
32h 45 H
No cheating
Slight ow drama
May 23, 2023
I will be wishing for king to kïdnäp me and force me into marrying him for my birthday this year🤭
Before I started this book I truly didn’t think that anything could top Nero…well well well….here we are.
5⭐️
2.5🌶️
my gal SJ did it again!!!
Savannah’s disastrous third date ends with meeting her dates wife and brother in law who turns out to be the hot af King, which is the worst she thinks things can get…until she realizes she left her keys at her dates house.
When she goes to get them from his house she stumbles upon king unaliving him…before Savannah knows it she been scooped up by king, taken to his house and being told she has to marry king if she wants to keep everyone she loves safe.
I love a good stockholm syndrome trope… but this one was chefs kiss.
This book was seriously fast paced, entertaining AF, had some amazing dialogue that had me tearing up, sweating and laughing out loud, some of the hottest spice, and some great character development!!
More comments will come tomorrow 😍
Before I started this book I truly didn’t think that anything could top Nero…well well well….here we are.
5⭐️
2.5🌶️
my gal SJ did it again!!!
Savannah’s disastrous third date ends with meeting her dates wife and brother in law who turns out to be the hot af King, which is the worst she thinks things can get…until she realizes she left her keys at her dates house.
When she goes to get them from his house she stumbles upon king unaliving him…before Savannah knows it she been scooped up by king, taken to his house and being told she has to marry king if she wants to keep everyone she loves safe.
I love a good stockholm syndrome trope… but this one was chefs kiss.
This book was seriously fast paced, entertaining AF, had some amazing dialogue that had me tearing up, sweating and laughing out loud, some of the hottest spice, and some great character development!!
More comments will come tomorrow 😍
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