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Sweet Collateral: A Dark Mafia Romance Kindle Edition

by LP Lovell (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 451 ratings
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Sold. Traded. Bought, by the ruthless leader of the Juarez cartel.

Rafael D’Cruze is a bad man, and he can’t possibly want me for anything good. Just when I expect him to take and hurt, and use, he doesn’t.

And somewhere in my broken mind, his captivity begins to feel like kindness. He starts to feel like salvation.

I should hate him and everything he stands for. I should want him dead, but I find myself wondering what it would feel like to be in his arms. To want a man’s touch.

Maybe I truly am broken. Or perhaps in a world of monsters, I just want to be loved by one.

I'm his sweet collateral and he’s my monster…
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✭✭✭✭✭"There is something about LP's voice that I will never get over. I love the wild ride, the twists and turns and the suspense that kept me turning the page and refusing to get up or do anything that would tear me away from this world." - USA Today Bestselling Author, Willow Winters

✭✭✭✭✭"The beautiful darkness of this story kept me reading. I was so absorbed by the relationship that I completely checked out from the real world. Five stars." - Elysian Fields.

✭✭✭✭✭"LP manages to create a heroine that goes through unspeakable things without making her weak. Vulnerable yes, but there is a strength in her that readers will love. Five stars." - Violet Hat

✭✭✭✭✭"The writing is so good I was fully immersed in Anna's and Rafael world. I give HATE ME 5 STARS although it deserves 10." - Jenny Flores

✭✭✭✭✭"I loved how the worst man among the bad, was able to reach out to another soul and love it in his own twisted way. Five stars." - Natasha

✭✭✭✭✭"The writing flows so well it's almost poetic. All the words draw you in until you can't put the book down. Sky high recommendation from me. Five fighting stars!" - Kerry Fletcher

✭✭✭✭✭"This is one of those books which will take your heart and put it through the wringer several times and yet you will be in awe of the heroine. 5 Powerful Stars for "Hate Me"... an internal battle of self discovery and worth." Passionate About Books

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B093Y7QK5K
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (April 30, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 30, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3664 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 514 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B093WMPG9V
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 451 ratings

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4.4 out of 5 stars
4.4 out of 5
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Emily
5.0 out of 5 stars Awe come on… ♥️
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2024
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This book turned into so much more than what I expected. It was dark and beautiful. The material was dark but the writing was at times poetic and I just loved that.

Only issues were that I needed to see New Zealand and I wanted to see their life with Violet more.
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Heather s.
5.0 out of 5 stars Emotional
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2024
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Emotional is the only word I can think of to describe Anna and Rafe's story. The pain, the heartbreak, and the love. Anna has to overcome her past and they both have to overcome their fears before they can love each other. At times i was on edge and other, I was on tears.
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Rachel Ervin
4.0 out of 5 stars Raphael that’s all!
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2024
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This is what a dark romance looks like to me. It was a very good story of light and dark, right and wrong. I loved Anna and Raphael.
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Sandi
3.0 out of 5 stars Great story, terrible editing
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2024
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I absolutely loved Rafael and Anna's story. It was beautifully written, it was easy to get lost in this book. I loved the way both Rafé and Anna grew through the story and I loved the background characters. Lucas has a special place in my heart for sure. The editing was terrible, though. There were so many typos it became hard for me to read at some points.
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A.J.
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazong!!!
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2023
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My hats off to this author. She did a phenomenal job of setting up the story line of sex trafficking. She had it perfect on how one would experience this atrocity and all of the mental struggles one would experience. Rafael was perfect on guiding Anna through the healing process. Peefect!Perfect!! Just perfect!!
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Merry Widow
5.0 out of 5 stars Love and Horror
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2023
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A very well written book with some amazing twists and turns. Two broken people come together in a love story that is not for the squeamish. I didn't expect to like it but I did.
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Merilu Keenum
5.0 out of 5 stars Rafe’s little warrior finds her home! 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2023
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Anna and Rafael are so scarred that they are a perfect match: his little warrior who has suffered for years at the hands of vile monsters. She should be lost to any normalcy, but inside she’s a beautiful soul. He’ll do anything for her and nearly loses his entire world when she’s taken. This couple goes through too much, their hearts broken, and their family and friends aren’t spared. LP Lovell packed this story with an emotional maelstrom, carnally delicious sex, and adrenaline powered nonstop action. I loved the journey, the love, and the courage! So good!
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Sandy S.
4.0 out of 5 stars twisted and tragic, dark and gritty
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2021
SWEET COLLATERAL by LP Lovell is a contemporary, adult, organized crime, dark romance story line focusing on crime lord /Mexican cartel head Rafael D’Cruze, and twenty-two year old, sex slave Anna Vasiliev. Anna was first introduced in the Kiss of Death Trilogy. Some of the events of SWEET COLLATERAL run parallel to and cross over with a number of events in the KISS OF DEATH TRILOGY.

NOTE: SWEET COLLATERAL was originally released as a three book Collateral Trilogy (Hate Me, Hold Me, Have Me).

WARNING: Due to the extreme graphic nature of the story line premise there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Rafe and Anna) SWEET COLLATERAL follows Rafael D’Cruze when a favor is called in by the Italian Mafia wherein Rafe is ordered to rescue and protect our story line heroine. Anna Vasiliev, along with her sister Una, were raised in a Russian orphanage but at thirteen years of age Anna was sold as a sex slave to the Russian Bratva, who eventually sold her to the Sinaloa Mexican cartel. Fast forward to present day wherein Rafe finds himself protector and guardian of a young woman, so damaged and broken, he battles between head and heart knowing that to keep Anna for himself could mean a war with the Italian mob. As Rafe continues as head of the Mexican cartel, Anna finds herself often the target of any number of attempts to get her back, attempts wherein lives are lost, often too close to home. What ensues is the building friendship and relationship between Rafe and Anna, and the potential fall-out as Anna continues to struggle with issues of trust, including with the man with whom she will fall in love.

Anna Vasiliev has been so abused at the hands of many men that our heroine considers herself nothing more than a slave and a wh*re. Willing to risk her life for the freedom she has never known, our heroine struggles with issues of trust including the truth behind the reason she is currently under Rafael’s protection and control. Rafael D’Cruze is not an easy man. He is a killer who never hesitates but something about Anna threatens all of his control, a control he is going to need when both the Sinaloan cartel and Russian Bratva come seeking revenge and the return of our story line heroine.

The relationship between Rafe and Anna begins as a rescue but Anna is broken both inside and out, and struggles with a history of abuse at the hands of many men. Always running without any place to go, Anna’s embattled relationship with Rafe eventually pushes our heroine out of Rafe’s life, a push towards the family she wants to know. Rafael D’Cruze knows he is supposed to return Anna to the head of the Italian mob but when the truth is revealed Rafael becomes guardian, protector and lover to a woman who has never known love, kindness, friendship or hugs but Rafe struggles with the constant danger his lifestyle presents to our story line heroine, a lifestyle he is hoping to not have Anna involved. The $ex scenes between Rafe and Anna are intimate and passionate.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including Anna’s sister Una and her love Nero (Kiss of Death Trilogy), as well as a number of members of Rafael’s cartel, and household employees. The requisite evil has many faces.

SWEET COLLATERAL is another dark, gritty, haunting and powerful story line of control, abuse and betrayal, conflict and vengeance, family and love. The premise is twisted and tragic; the romance is provocative; the characters are broken, flawed, shattered and twisted.
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Alina Chernyak
3.0 out of 5 stars it was a good story but too many twists and darkness!
Reviewed in Canada on March 23, 2023
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I loved this book in certain parts but the plot was too much at times, to much happening and even too dark for me. Some parts could have been omitted.
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Jo ReadsRomance
5.0 out of 5 stars Another fab dark romance from this author.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 20, 2021
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I loved Rafael & Anna’s story. Every single chapter was filled to the brim with drama, passion & sex. I couldn’t ask for anything more when it comes to this genre. A must read if dark romance is your thing. Can’t wait to read more from LP Lovell.
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Sarah XxX
5.0 out of 5 stars Gripped
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 27, 2021
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From the beginning to the last last line I was gripped. Anna has had a horrendous stay in life, she needs a break. What a break she gets. Loved it
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Shellie
3.0 out of 5 stars Far too long...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 16, 2023
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Loved this book until it became silly and unbelievable!! Probably 200 pages too long! Such a shame because it could have been brilliant.
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Francesca
1.0 out of 5 stars Dragged on for too long.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 14, 2023
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The story shouldve ended long before it did. Felt like the author was trying to add as much drama as possible and went way overboard.
I hated Una. She lost her sister, found her after years of being a sex slave.. While she ha been trained as an elite fighter who was apparantley invinsible.
She chopped off her sisters finger while thinking it wasnt a big deal.
She stood by while her boss had her raped repeatedly and then had the nerve to decide what was best for Anna.. And judged Raph.

Then she decides the way to build up Anna is to turn her into her clone. All within a few months. Ok sure.
We liked Anna because despite everything she had gone through she was warm and caring.
Not a cold hearted witch.

Anna also disappointed me towards the end. Lucas gets shot defending her. But does she help him get back on his feet.. Nope.
Carlos his brother gets shot by Una. Because shes a psycho and yet she defends her.
Rafe looses Maria, the person who was the sweetest to her. And yet because of her sister she doesnt even go to the funeral.
Rafe lost men life right and centre to defend her and yet because of her own sisters persuasion she doesnt even answer his phone calls.
She forgets very easily who took care of her loved and rescued her.

Then she murders a ton of women who had already had a crap life instead of rescuing them.. And condones it still.

Both sisters are genuinely awful and completley heartless and by the end i didnt care if they both died.
Raph shoulda chosen so much better, and the more i read about Una, the more I hate her. Will obviously not be reading anymore books in this series. Tried two.. Was irritated by both.

Depressing reading. Where the ending didnt satisfy at all.
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