Nat teaches art to a bunch of twelve year olds at the local school, she's known around town as the girl who was jilted the day before her wedding, so she never got to even walk down the aisle in her beautiful gown. Her husband to be went out on a hike and never came home.

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While the physical connection was excellently done(I didn't know this author had that in her head 😂)I confess I didn't QUITE get the "love" between the mcs which admittedly lowered my rating a tiny tiny bit. Kage has to be one of the bossiest Alpha heroes I've read, he wasn't controlling but his power is felt. I LOVE J.T.'s writing and I'm even more fond of obsessive alpha males, but Kage was a little too alpha for me – I loved his filthy mouth, but the changes in his personality made me roll my eyes often and his attraction to her didn't make sense, it felt only sexual to me (oh boy, the sex scenes were SO HOT – but there were too much of them. and maybe I'm just not really into spanking and bondage… lol 😂😂😂) The connection between these two was intense, the initial stages when he said the things he did had me swooning. I highlighted almost every word out of his mouth.synopsis: Natalie was still mourning the loss of her former fiancé, even five years after the tragedy that tore her life apart with his impromptu disappearance, a day before their wedding. The fifth anniversary which would declare her fiancé officially dead brought some fresh and new sparks into her life and accessorily her town. An immense, tall and mysterious man make it Jason Moama’s version , Kage, who simply made her feel something, again.. after so long.

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This book was everything! Such a crazy ride with twists and turns! And what a hell of a man Kage turned out to be, he oozed filthy sex appeal, from his dirty panty wetting mouth to his obsession. ❝ The man is the Shakespeare of smut. ❞ This man puts all others before him to shame, he’s as alpha as one can get, he’s domineering, arrogant, ruthless, he's perfect, but oh god those sex scenes were beyond hot! Move over Christian Grey you have been replaced! J.T. Geissinger is a bestselling author of emotionally charged romance and women’s fiction. Ranging from funny, feisty rom coms to intense, edgy suspense, her books have sold more than one million copies and been translated into several languages.The Hero(es): Kage (a.k.a. Kasimir Portnov) - He is a dangerous man and is in town to take care of loose ends in the form of Natalie Peterson. However, when he sees her and she is the most beautiful woman he has ever seen, he is conflicted. He buys the house next door to hers and sets out to learn more about her. In “Ruthless Creatures” (Queens & Monsters Book 1), the storyline revolves around Natalie, a middle school art teacher, whose fiancé disappeared five years ago. The book takes the reader on an intense journey as Natalie is thrust into a dangerous mafia world. The author, J.T. Geissinger, does a fantastic job of creating compelling characters and plot elements that keep the reader engaged. The smexy times were 🔥🥵😳👀. Oh man, once they got going, it was like they couldn’t stop. It was visceral, sexy, explosive, sensual and very passionate (the amount of biting and marking was 🔥). It’s always refreshing to have a mob boss that is as faithful as Kage. He waits for consent a lot, but then other times he assumes everything is good, which is different for me in these types of books. Many times, I prefer the man to just take what he wants, and he did that as well, but he always made sure that she was into it- he had her use colors (red, yellow, green) when trying something new 😉. He still handles his business separate from Nat, but their future is on shaky ground based on a lot of things. People say time heals all wounds, but those people are assholes. Wounds like mine don’t heal. I’ve just learned to control the bleeding.

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Overall, if you’re in the mood for a steamy, edge-of-your-seat mafia romance novel that delivers on all fronts, “Ruthless Creatures (Queens & Monsters Book 1)” is worth a read. Now that's not to say I didn't enjoy it, because I really did. I finished it in one sitting. Did I love it? No. But I did like it quite a bit. I'm complete hooked on the series, and the set up for the next book? I'm drooling. Those ten seconds of conversation have affected me more than anything else in years. Decades. It’s burned into my brain. My ears. My heart." I was so looking forward to this book because JT Geissinger is my favorite writer and I adore 90 percent of her work. There are of course some exceptions but generally she doesn’t disappoint me. I kind of wondered how in the hell these two would work, he's bad, she's good, but boy oh boy she gave as good as she got, they were utterly perfect for each other. They were doomed from the start. He was the King of his kingdom and she was the Queen that brought him to his knees.

Therefore, even if I didn’t like the sex scene, I liked how it was written. I hope the passage above explains why… The main reason for 4* instead of 5 is the h. On 2 occasions she made speeches to the H claiming ride or die status. She knew he wasn't a good guy but she claimed she was allin, for me if you're ALL in you've gotta be all in! The hell was all that hand wringing constantly seeking support from her bestie bullshit was that? She floundered too much for a woman I expected to rise up to be a boss bitch. I'm not a fan of the cliched slutty best friend, I don't like manwhores noe the female equivalent so Sloane isn't the type of h I gravitate too BUT she was the type of h that Kage deserved. A badass that rolled with the punches! Her responses to the varied crises were hilarious but definitely what I hoped for from the h. However, “Ruthless Creatures” didn’t live up to my expectations. It is definitely not bad and you should definitely read it but it is not great, either. It didn’t have a wow effect on me, like most of JT’s books did. It was a solid 3,5 stars for me but not 4.

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In “Ruthless Creatures,” the characters of Natalie and Kage show dynamic growth throughout the story. Natalie, a middle school art teacher, is portrayed as strong and resilient, even after going through the traumatic experience of losing her fiancé. She captures readers’ hearts with her sassy humor and fiery spirit. I’m in love with you, Kage. I love you. Hopelessly. I thought I knew what it meant to be in love before, but it was never like this. It’s like the lights go out when you walk out of the house. Like my lungs only work when you’re with me. I’m…kind of lost, actually. I don’t know how to handle it. All I want is to be with you all the time—” After knowing each other for weeks, it felt like they were already in love with each other. They wanted each other so badly. But Kage told her that if she would finally be his, he would never let her go. But firstly, she should accept the facts of being in a relationship with a man like him. First of all, her life would be in a constant danger. He couldn't marry her. They couldn't live in the same house. He couldn't give her children. He has secrets that he couldn't ever tell her. And the worst thing was, they could only see each other for a few days in a month for the rest of their lives. Natalie and Kage literally burned up my kindle with their intense chemistry. I would say the majority of this book is in Natalie’s point of view but enough chapters are in Kage’s to give us an idea of what is going on in his head. He is a man on a mission and the only thing he wants is Natalie. I have to add here that Natalie’s best friend, Sloane, just made this book. The conversations between she and Natalie were so much fun. Their sarcasm and banter made me laugh out loud. Reread rating lowered to 4 stars because of the h....and I actually skipped the sexy times which is unheard of for this author 😪

So even though I've read the book in one sitting (after all, J.T.'s writing and surprising plots are always amazing), I felt like something was missing… 😬 Diving into the treacherous world of mafia romance, “Ruthless Creatures” strikes a chord with its readers through its captivating plot and steamy scenes. The protagonist, Natalie, an art teacher still reeling from her fiancé’s disappearance years prior, tugs at your heartstrings with her tragic past and fierce determination. It would've been so much better and 5 stars if it took a little more time for them to fall for each other(in other words, if it wasn't just insta love and lust)