Ruined Kingdom

Ruined Kingdom Duet, Book 1

By: Natasha Knight

Narrated by: Stefanie Kay, James Cassidy

I never imagined my first trip to Italy would be to bury my father. But there I was in the beautiful cathedral, alone, with my father’s casket and a handful of soldiers to keep me safe.

It didn’t occur to me that anyone would disrupt the sanctity of the church. Would march in, weapons in hand, and turn my world upside down.

But the Caballero brothers have no regard for the church and even less for my family.

They destroyed the peace of that sad occasion.
They desecrated my father’s body.
And they took what they wanted. Me.

I’m a princess in a tower in a breathtaking villa.
My bedroom overlooks the turquoise sea, but the door is locked.

And I have to contend with not one but two dragons.

©2022 Natasha Knight (P)2023 Natasha Knight

raw and intriguing

I really enjoyed this duet. I believed the emotion and loved the story with a few surprising twists. check trigger warnings though! spice was 👌

Wow wow WOW!

Amazing writing, story and narration! Truly riveting! Unputdownable! It’s a fluffy, but it’s available on Audible so I’m racing to the next one! 10/10 would recommend!!!

Bratty Immature Females Not Cute

Good story. Loved the MFM relationship. I’m just really sick and tired of reading these mafia books with the female characters being portrayed as these bratty, immature, and insolent who miraculously turn these vicious killers into docile men. It’s not cute and it’s unbelievable. I like strong women but it’s a romance novel 🤷‍♀️ I almost returned the book.

Non stop

Nonstop action. Hate that never dims. Secrets all over the place and one heck of a cliffhanger.

🔘 COLD, DARK & DELICIOUSLY BAD.. OK, I’M HOOKED 🔘

One grieving daughter taken at her father’s desecrated funeral.. an act of wrath for cruel deeds he did by physically and emotionally scarring and destroying two young boy’s lives. They swore to get vengeance for what they’d suffered and lost and, to one day, destroy him.. and his family. Two grown men, Mafia Kings with their paths already set from the trauma and bloodshed endured when they were just innocent boys. Three lives now entwined in anger, misery and toxic temptation because unwanted sparks ignite between brothers Amadeo and Bastian Caballero and their pretty pawn whose strength, fire and character challenges them. And her stubbornness, fight and feisty attitude brings out the best.. and the worst, in them. Fifteen years of holding back, researching and planning their moves is a long time to wait for the total annihilation of the evil Russo dynasty.. but lines are getting blurred and they’re running out of time!! They’ve also got enemies who will strike without warning.. or regrets. insert suspenseful music here for the shocking cliffhanger ending.

I usually absolutely love Natasha Knight’s dark romances and, although this was really really good, I didn’t wholly love it because the cruel, nasty, venomous digs and feelings that wavered then flowed like lava through their hot, sexually charged bloodstreams, led to punishment fks rather than passionate ones. There’s secrets that’ll change things when the truth’s revealed. There’s tension and suspense and a lot of angsty verbal attack. There’s MFM hot sex as Vittoria’s attracted to both of these dark destructive brothers. There’s a little character growth.. and there’s a nasty cliffhanger that had me ‘one clicking’ book two in the Duet because the build is good and now I’m hooked.

Worth a credit? Yes definitely, it’s a really good forced Mafia marriage that builds with tension and conflict and twists.. but it’s so much more than that. And the great triple POV narration brings out all the emotional baggage and distrust between them.. and the glimpse of what their relationship could be. There’s a lot to unravel in the web that’s been deviously spun and I’m so looking forward to starting Book 2… which’ll happen right about now.

Brothers want revvenge

Brothers want revenge for their sisters death. They go to the funeral of a mafia kingpin and shoot the already deceased man beyond recognition. Then kidnap his daughter. The story gets darker and may have some disturbing content for some readers. If you can get past that you will like this well written story.

Ruined

Great storyline and a great read. The Narration is awesome and so authentic. 5 Star Worthy.

Ruined Kingdom

Warning: Too many triggers! I hate RH as much as I hate rape scenes & cliffhangers! Had I known in advance I would have never ever purchased this book!
Narration is the only thing good about this book. Is it worth the credit? For me it’s a HELL NO! For the above reasons described.

2Dude Romance+ Cliffhanger

Oh wow so I just yelled WTF Super loud….. completely forgot about the cliffhanger warnings…..a confusing cliffhanger at that!
Besides that nonsense..Book was ok. Not one of The authors best. Personally not a huge fan of the 2 guy thing. Not that it isn’t hot and all..I just usually find them incredibly unrealistic. Or the girl kinda comes across as a piece of meat who thinks she’s all that, but was sadly left out of the joke…
As far as 2 guys one girl relationships/stories, this one was actually way less ridiculous than expected. There is actually an interesting and believable dynamic between the two brothers and this enemy woman they kidnapped.
Not as much sex as you would think. Can honestly say this is not just a smut for smuts sake book.
Worth a credit? Hmmm I’m on the fence. I would prob say no but then I heard the cliffhanger and now I REALLY want to know what happened….. I’m going to say worth a credit if you don’t have a better choice.

Average

Performance was good. Story didn't grip me and I couldn't finish. Don't even remember enough about it to say what I didn't like. It was just boring.