Contempt

Sin City Salvation, Book 3

By: A. Zavarelli

Narrated by: Stefanie Kay, James Anderson Foster

From USA Today best-selling author A. Zavarelli comes an angsty forbidden romance about second chances, forgiveness, and a love that conquers all.

Before the world knew me as a rock god, I was just the angry boy who stole her heart.

She was a good girl.

The forbidden fruit I wasn’t meant to taste.

Our stars were crossed, and fate had doomed us from the start.

She was promised to someone else.

I had her secret smiles.

Moments stolen in dark corners.

But I couldn’t have her future.

Destiny tore us apart, and all that remained was the ghost of her memory.

When she died, I did too.

But when I catch a glimpse of her five years later, alive and well, that love turns to hate as the bitter truth emerges.

She left me.

She lied.

And now, I’m going to make her pay.

This book is a standalone dark romance about a military veteran turned rock star hero and the girl who stole his heart and never let it go.

©2023 A. Zavarelli (P)2023 A. Zavarelli

Don't mind me, just crying my eyes out rocking.

I'm only 3/4 of the way through this book and OH MY GAWD. With no spoilers I can promise you this story is one you won't want to stop listening to. I, honestly, have gotten irrationally angry when I have to turn it off. Clenching, gut wrenching, and a lil nerve pinching at times, this book has been an emotional rollercoaster and a suspense bomb all in one. A. Zavarelli you are a queen and I love/hate you for this. Going to listen to the rest of it and cry some more. As a longtime fan of this magnificent author I know I'll only need more tissues and ice cream nearby. I will gain 5 pounds just from stress eating over this couple that I officially adore. Brb will update when done.

How does she keep me on the edge of my seat!!!

This book is so well written I can't believe she can keep me on the edge of my seat for the entire book!! I usually don't like books that go back and forth on a time line, but I can't imagine this book being written any other way. It's like two books in one. I am go glad I listened to this book. I can't wait for more books!!

Absolutely amazing

This was amazing! It took me a while to get into in but when I did it hooked me. I felt for Madden from the beginning being the black sheep of his family and doing everything he could to do the right thing for everyone else but him.

I absolutely loved the interaction between Madden and Lyric and Bianca. It was coming up with so many different things that could have happened and I was wrong.

I had the opportunity to listen to the audiobook and I highly recommend it. The narration was amazing they did a great job being the story to life.

Forbidden romance

This was my first book from A. Zavarelli. Although it is book three in the Sin City Salvation series, it can be read as a standalone.

Bianca and Madden’s story was an interesting tale of forbidden romance with second chance feels. This book was full of drama, tragedy and the chemistry was steamy. There were times I felt that their story dragged on, but overall I enjoyed it.

Stefanie Kay and James Anderson Foster did a nice job portraying the characters in this story.

Good

Loved this one! It was angsty and had me wanting more and more even as I kept devouring it! Definitely recommend!

Gahhh my heart

Tropes:
Rockstar
Forbidden Love
Tortured Hero
Second Chance
Man Obsessed
Bad boy/Good Girl
Star-Crossed Love

Amazing story - Amazing narration!!

*Forbidden
*Second chance
*Military / Rockstar / MC
*Super angsty
*Romantic suspense
*contains sensitive subject matter*
This story has something for everyone. There really is a lot to unpack with this one. It is so expertly written that the different POVs and timelines take us on a journey filled with ups and downs, trauma and heartbreak, and everything in between. Madden has fallen for Bianca but can’t have her and as a result we go on an epic journey through his life while he tries to get through it without her. We also see Bianca’s struggle with family obligations and trying to be the protector to everyone she loves. While we get different viewpoints through present day and past timelines it becomes obvious that nothing is quite what it seems.
The narration is expertly done. I’m pretty sure this is the first I’ve heard from either narrator and they did an amazing job portraying a myriad of emotions throughout. The dual narration was great and I easily got lost in the story. I highly recommend this audiobook for anyone who loves an angsty, drama filled love story that will take you on an emotional ride.

Great Listen

Audio Review:
Wow... I am not sure how I feel after this one... So many emotions have gone through me while reading this one!

This audio is done so well and I loved listening to it, I did it in one day!!

Madden is amazing, and I love him, but he did not make it easy... He has such a great big heart that you really can't help but adore him.

Lyric in this book is sometimes hard to like. But I can relate to her in the way. She has no idea of the life she had before and you can't fault her for that.

I really enjoyed this story and all the twists and turns. When you thought there couldn't be anymore, BAM!
I will be going back to listen to the other previous books.

4.5 stars so good!!

I wholeheartedly recommend going into this book blind. Literally, all I read was the blurb, and got hooked. What happens in this book is nothing that you'll expect. There are so many twists and turns that you won't know what to believe. You really have to pay attention to the smallest of details. There's so much angst, longing, and even betrayal. Lyric, Bianca, and Madden's story is complicated, heart-wrenching, and so beautiful at the same time. So bring in your psychology-thinking hat because this one will make you put your brain to work. Despite me saying three names, this is a MF romance. You will understand why once you read it.

Wild ride that I totally enjoyed!

4.5⭐️ 3🌶️

This was my first A Zavarelli book and I can already say it’s not my last because I went back and started at the beginning of the Sin City Salvation series and finished the first in the series last night!

I honestly don’t want to say too much about the plot of this one, because it was a wild ride and I feel going in blind would make for the best read. What I will say is that it is dual timeline with an ex-military turned rockstar MMC — yummm! There were twists and turns and there was definitely angst. I was on the edge of my hypothetical seat sooo many time waiting to see what would happen! There are moments you may want to be mad at one or the other, or both main characters, but in the end all I wanted was to root hard for their happy ending because, wow did they ever deserve it.

I listened to this on audio, and at first the male narrator, James Anderson Foster, kind of struck me as not a typical romance sounding narrator — he sounds more like the sci-fi narrators my husband’s audiobooks have — but I was really used to his voice by the end and his narration was clear and smooth. The female narrator, Stefanie Kay, was a perfect fit for the FMC and I really enjoyed listening to her voice. It’s a pretty long audiobook at nearly 17 hours, so you get lots of listening time with this one!