Title:
Cruel Union: A Dark Alien Mafia Romance (Brutal Universe Book 1)
Author:
Evangeline Anderson
Rating:
Five Siren Stones
Genre:
Paranormal Romance
Sub-Genre:
Erotic Science Fiction, Dark Alien Mafia Romance
Keywords:
Mafia, Clans, Goddesses, Humanoids, Humans, Enemies to Lovers, Protective Alpha,
Brutal Universe
Print
Book: 979-8300298821
Price:
$19.99
Page
Count: 352
ISBN
E-Book: Amazon Digital
Price:
$4.99
Publisher:
Self-Published
Reviewer: Stacey Krug
Blurb/Summary:
SLADE
I knew as soon as I saw her that she was MINE.
It's called The Lightning Strike--the feeling a Brute gets when he finds his
Fated Mate. I knew Aurora was my Fated Mate, but how could I get her?
She's a Princess but worse, she's Untainted with pure human DNA--they don't
want anything to do with my kind. I guess I can't blame her--I'm a criminal
after all. A member of the Four Families--Clan Cruel to be exact. Sure we
dabble in extortion, gun-running, gambling, and illegal cloning. But that
doesn't mean I won't do anything in the universe to make the curvy little human
mine and taste her until she moans my name and tugs my horns.
Aurora
All I knew about Slade was that he was the Enforcer from Clan
Cruel who collected our Tribute every six months. Muscles strained the
expensive suits he wore and his golden eyes followed me everywhere. The way he
looked at me made me quiver inside so I tried to avoid him.
I had no idea he had decided I was his Fated Mate.
Apparently, he's been watching me for years and now he sees his opportunity--my
foolish younger brother has gambled away all the tribute money. With no other
way to pay, I'm forced to accept his proposition--Slade wants to marry me and
make me bear his heir. For six months he gets to try to impregnate me. If I get
pregnant, I have to stay.
I'm not staying.
I might have to marry the huge Brute, but I'll never have his child.
Author's Note--Cruel Union is a forced marriage, Dark Mafia Romance--the first book in
the new Brutal Universe Series.
Enter The Brutal Universe
Years ago everyone who could afford it left the dying Earth and traveled to the
stars. There, humanity found that they were not alone—there was plenty of
sentient life to connect with…if they wanted to.
A core group of humans refused to have anything to do with the aliens. The
Untainted, as they chose to call themselves, have pure human blood in their
veins—their DNA has remained unchanged for centuries. They marry each other and
do their best to ignore the outsiders—but there are some who are hard to
ignore…for instance, the Brutal Crime Lords.
The Brutal Crime Organization operates like the Cosa Nostra back on Dying
Earth. Made up of four different Alien Crime families, they rule over whole
sectors of the Imperium Galaxy and extract tribute from anyone living in their
territory. The Brutes, as they are called, have inhuman lusts. Always searching
for their Fated Mate, once they find her, they develop The Thirst which compels them to taste her juices. Some have tails and most have
horns. All of them have special equipment that’s big enough to split a woman in
two…or give her pleasure beyond her wildest dreams.
When a woman enters a Permanent Binding with a Brute, she can never, ever be
free of him.
*Author's Note--I hope you'll enjoy this new series--I wanted to take Mafia
Romance themes and tropes and put them in a sci-fi setting filled with cruel
and irresistible Alien Mafia Enforcers. Expect to find Love and Betrayal,
Enemies to Lovers, and growly, grumpy Morally Grey Heroes determined to find
their Fated Mates at all costs.
The Four Families
Clan Cruel--these Alien Mafiosos carry a Darkness inside them that other Clans fear
Clan Savage-- Serpentine blood ensures these Alien Enforcers have fangs and a desire to
taste their woman's blood
Clan – Vicious--Moving neon tatts and an ability to read their enemy’s intentions are
the characteristics of these Morally Grey Alien Capos.
Clan Ruthless -- These Alien Crime Lords have bat-like wings and burning red
eyes.
*All Four Clans have 3 things in common-- Horns, Knots, and The Thirst--an insatiable desire to taste their
Fated Mate
Review:
Great beginning to a new series. This is NOT set in the Kindred universe. This is a whole new series with a new universe and characters. There are some science fiction similarities in the Brutal Universe that Evangeline Anderson has used before, so it will not be a complete shock to her regular readers.
I really enjoyed the power dynamic between Slade and Aurora. Even though Slade had the upper hand from the very beginning, he never forced their relationship past getting married. This is not spoiling anything for future readers as the whole point of the book is that he claims and marries her. It is what he does after the claiming that was so much fun to read. Their developing relationship journey was entertaining.
Cruel Union has a good plot, action, lots of chemistry, and strict relationship/vow rules. I like the new clan characters. They each have a distinctive look to them and an unusual moral code. The ending had a pleasant surprise. I look forward to the next book in the series.
