Savage Empire

A Dark Billionaire Romance (Broken Cross, Book 1)

By: Bri Blackwood

Narrated by: Liam DiCosimo, Shiloh James

He’s a savage.

Damien Cross treats New York City as if it’s his personal playground.

He sees.

He touches.

He conquers.

He holds the fate of my family in his hands.

And makes a deal with me I can’t refuse.

He’ll forgive my father’s debt if he can have something in exchange: me.

I promised myself I wouldn’t get addicted, but nothing is guaranteed when you make a deal with a savage.

Now this debt is my cross to bear.

©2021 Bri Blackwood (P)2023 Blackstone Publishing

Conflicted

Listened to the first 3- used a credit for book 3 because they are cliffhangers. I definitely got sucked into the story even as it became more and more outrageous.
Spiciness was flat considering the H owns a sex club. The narration also contributed to the anticlimactic scenes.

Different narrators would do these books great justice, especially the female narrator. If I wasn’t so invested in the story, I would have stopped listening because of her.

I did like that the h was strong and independent. That’s probably what kept me listening. If she was poor and desperately dependent, the storyline would basically be revolting. 🤷‍♀️
I did appreciated the change in H behaviors, which is to be expected with HEA endings.

So- I’m glad I got through the first three but I won’t use credits to get through the series

Cliffhanger and juvenile characters

The narrators have nice voices and the story was easy to listen to. I didn't realize (though I should have) that this story would end on a cliffhanger. Then I realized that the story of these two characters is told across three short books. I can't stand when authors do this. It's not an epic story and should have been one book.

Also, the whole premise of why she has to do this isn't believable based on the players involved. The dialog and emotions are juvenile and I just don't care enough to continue.

Yes and no on this one

The man’s voice is good but the woman could have done better.
The story is interesting but at times a little too wordy, almost like the author was trying to use big words.

Easy and Interesting

With a dollop of darkness. Exactly how I like it. Bri has an easy flow.

Good story

This book was so spicy for sure. It had plenty of spicy moments yet it had a great plot playing through in the background. I enjoyed that the spicy scenes weren’t in every chapter but when they did happen, phew they were so good. The banter and connection between the two main characters were good, though at times a little dull. All in all I did enjoy the book a lot and I’m glad that I picked it up.

Bad Narration, good story

Female narrator was not great. She did not emphasize the correct words in the sentences and often sounded robotic. Story was good. Will continue to book 2.

Loved it!

This was my first book by this author and it won't be my last! Narration was spot on!

Really Good Story

Really Good Story!!!! I’m invested!!!! On to book 2!!!!! I’m excited to see evolution of the plot

Something is off

The common story line is not the problem at all. I read and enjoy a lot of cliched stories and most of all I love cliffhangers in a series so I think it’s the writing. The two main characters’ chemistry was totally off and not believable. If it hadn’t been for the narrators I would’ve never finished the book but still it was hard going. I don’t think I’ll be carrying on with the series anymore. Great cliffhanger by the way, probably best part of the book

Awesome

The story was pretty good. It was slow to start, but it picked up towards the middle. The narrators are new to me and take a little bit of getting used to. It was intriguing and kept my interest. I thought it was going to be the only book I read in this series, but now that there is a cliffhanger. I definitely have to read the next book.