Three powerful
families.
Three arranged
marriages.
And one beautiful
stranger with a secret who changes everything.
Devil’s Angel, an all-new steamy new
adult standalone romance from bestselling author Julie Capulet is available
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Blurb:
Cassidy
They say family is something you’re born with. Mine abandoned me long ago. They say true love is a myth. Mine showed up as a gorgeous devil who almost killed me. I fought back. Our bodies and our hearts knew, even if our realities would never allow it.
Knox
I’m one of five heirs to the Ramsey
fortune and estate, a hundred acres of tropical paradise on the island of
Kauai. I’m also the chosen one—a detail that’s about to ruin my life. My
marriage will be arranged, to secure the alliance between families.
But when a chance encounter with a
mysterious stranger literally slays me, she changes everything.
This is more than obsessive lust.
It’s the kind of star-crossed love worth dying for. And it’s a risk I’m willing
to take. Because settling for a future without her is no longer an option.
DEVIL’S ANGEL is a steamy standalone new adult
arranged marriage romance set in paradise. It contains scorching hot love
scenes and is intended for readers 18+
Excerpt
I walk the six
blocks to Perfection Catering to start work.
They’re already
loading up the vans parked out in front, so I show my ID to the driver and get
into the van, where Maggie has saved a seat for me.
“I can’t believe
we’re going to Seven Mile Beach,” she
gushes.
“What’s Seven
Mile Beach?”
“Are you kidding
me? It’s only the most expensive residence in the United States. We’re working
for the Fitzpatricks today. It’s Vivi
Fitzpatrick’s twentieth birthday party.”
“Vivi
Fitzpatrick.” Doesn’t ring a bell. “Should I know who that is?”
Maggie rolls her
eyes, like she can’t believe anyone could be so obtuse. “What am I going to do
with you? The Fitzpatricks are celebrities. They own the most exclusive
high-end hotels in Waikiki. Their resorts are where the tourists with serious
money stay.” Maggie keeps up with all the latest social media gossip.
I, it has to be
said, don’t.
“Here, I’ll show
you their photos.” Maggie knows I don’t really have the time or the data to
scroll the internet non-stop. She fills me in on all the gaps in my celebrity
education.
“This is
Malachi.” She zooms in. “Isn’t he absolutely gorgeous?”
I guess he is, in
an internet-worthy sort of a way. He has black hair and white teeth. He’s surrounded
by beautiful women in bikinis smiling vapidly for the camera.
“Perri, Tatum and
Vivi Fitzpatrick’s follower numbers on Instagram are ranked one, two and three
in the world.” Maggie scrolls further. “Here’s a photo of the three of them.”
I point to the
sister in the middle as she zooms in. “Is that Tatum?” I recognize her face.
“Yes. And this
one’s Perri. And that’s Vivi on the right.”
Vivi isn’t
smiling. Perri is wearing a lot of make-up. She has a weird sheen to her, like
she could be made of plastic.
I don’t get a
chance to ask Maggie more questions because we’re driving up to a massive gate.
We come to a stop and several security guards climb aboard. The van is searched
and we all have to be checked with metal detectors to make sure we’re not armed.
Which seems a little over the top but I guess these celebrities can’t be too
careful.
We finally pass
the inspection and our fleet of vans gets waved through. A palm-tree lined
entrance winds along a grassy slope overlooking a golden sand beach and the turquoise
water.
Maggie and I are
both wide-eyed as we drive into the compound. The house looks like a five-star
plantation-style hotel with modern additions. There’s a gigantic lanai and a
glittering infinite pool surrounded by palm trees. The entire place gleams with
money.
We’re led inside,
and put to work alongside the army of staff that are already setting up the
outdoor area with the tables, decorations, an outdoor up-market tiki bar and a
giant buffet.
The day goes
quickly, and the limousines start pulling up just after six o’clock. Maggie and
I are given trays with flutes of champagne and told to stand near the entrance
so we can serve the new arrivals. From here, Maggie fills me in on who’s who.
“I love this
job,” Maggie gushes. Then her eyes go wide. “Holy shit, that’s Jagger King!”
He’s stepping out of a white stretch limousine. He has straw-colored blond hair
that catches the early evening sun. The rolled-up sleeves of his shirt show off
his gold chains, his suntan and his tattoos. “God, he’s so beautiful.”
“Is he a movie
star too? He looks like one.”
“No, he works for
his family,” Maggie explains. “All the Kings do. They own banks, skyscrapers
and basically half the real estate and businesses in Honolulu. If the
Fitzpatricks are the Hollywood of Hawaii, the Kings could be described as the
Wall Street.”
“He doesn’t look
like a banker.”
“That’s because
he has so much money, he can look however he wants.” Two other people get out
of the limo. “There’s Stone,” Maggie whispers excitedly.
Stone is tall and
lankier than his brother. He’s wearing sunglasses and black clothes.
“And there’s
Aurora.” Maggie is totally starstruck.
Aurora has dark
red hair and a sexy, femme fatale look. She’s wearing a red dress, if it could
even be called a dress. It’s more like a shred of ripped fabric that’s covering
only the most necessary areas.
The Kings are
coming up the steps. Maggie and I watch them as they help themselves to
champagne. Up close, they’re even more striking. Their clothes and their
obvious, glittering wealth give them a power that’s hard to describe. Jagger is
the most physically stunning, but all three of them have a magnetic, sparked
presence, like if you touched them they might give you an electric shock.
As Jagger takes a
champagne flute from my tray, his gaze lands briefly on my face. His gold hair
catches the light almost theatrically but his irises are a very dark brown. As
our eyes meet, something about him seems almost weirdly ... familiar. But why would it? I most
definitely have never met Jagger King. Maybe I’ve seen a photo of him somewhere
before. He winks at me before sauntering off into the growing crowd.
Maggie exhales a
shaky breath. “Did you see that? He
looked right at you!”
There’s some
commotion as more people make their entrance behind us, from the interior of
the house.
“It’s Perri and
Vivi,” Maggie exclaims with hushed awe. “Vivi is the one in purple.”
Both women are
dark-haired and exotic-looking. They’re wearing the most to-die-for outfits
I’ve ever seen.
“Oh, look, here
comes Echo Ramsey.”
A valet opens the
door of the next car and a young woman steps out. “Who’s Echo Ramsey?” I
whisper back.
Maggie gives me a
look. “You seriously must be living under a rock, Cassidy. You’ve never heard
of Echo Ramsey?”
“Uh ... no.”
“The Ramseys live
on Kauai,” Maggie explains patiently. “All three families are interconnected.
There are a lot of marriages between the families and they own businesses
together. The Ramseys are more reclusive than the others.”
“Why?”
“They just prefer
to stay out of the limelight. Their house is like a castle. It’s surrounded by
acres of land and high, guarded walls. I’ve heard it’s like an absolute
fortress, but inside there’s this beautiful haven, with all kinds of orchards
and botanical gardens. The Ramseys live like they’re still on the frontier.
They ride horses. They grow crops and they live almost entirely off the land.”
“Wow.” I imagine
what that must be like. To catch your own fish or pick fruit off your very own
trees.
“My friend’s
cousin went to a party there once. She said they all look like supermodels.”
“Echo Ramsey sure
looks like one.”
Echo is willowy
thin with dark, glossy long hair that’s beautifully cut. She’s almost
ethereal-looking, like she could be half fairy or a nymph who just wandered in
from a magical woodland. There’s a quiet gravity to her. It’s the groundedness
of someone who belongs and who walks
around every day feeling the effortless security of that. You can tell she’s
loved. You can tell it holds her up and shapes the way she looks at the world.
I have a radar for that kind of thing because it’s so absent in my own life.
“Blaise Ramsey is
stunning too,” Maggie says. “They all are. I’ve seen the occasional photo of
Remington, in the city. He’s the oldest. He’s on the board of some of the
businesses the families co-own. He’s huge and built like a fighter. So are Knox
and Wolf. They train in MMA, I’ve heard. But they hate publicity. There are a
lot of cousins and extended family too, like a clan, but it’s the five siblings
that get talked about most.”
And now I’m
curious. “What about the other two? Knox. And Wolf.” They have unusual names.
“Apparently Wolf
is crazy and, like, armed. He’s some
kind of weapons expert or something. I don’t know much about Knox. My friend’s
cousin said he was the most gorgeous of all of them. He’s seriously hot and he
spends most of his time swimming and hunting. He’s sort of wild and outdoorsy,
like a tropical island version of a hot mountain man. He’s hardly ever seen.
I’ve never seen a picture of him. But according to my friend, all the Ramsey
men are absolutely lethal—I mean, I don’t know why you’d describe someone you
just met as lethal, but that’s what
she said.”
“Wow,” I say
again. It all sounds so wildly romantic. Keeping to yourselves. Swearing
loyalty to your clan.
Growing up like I
have, I’ve always coveted the idea of a haven.
What would that be like, to belong to
a place that’s guarded and beautiful and filled with people who know you and
who care about you enough to keep you safe?
I wish I could
find out.
My Review:
#InstaLove #FatedMates #NewAdult #Billionaire #ARC
5 STARS
Book one in a new series can be read as a standalone and
ends with a HEA. It also sets the stage for more books to come in the series
that centers on a feud and alliances between four families. The setting is the luxurious Hawaiian
Islands. No one does a better job at
describing lush luxury than this author.
You can feel the breeze, taste the champagne, and smell the ocean as you
become immersed in this world. This is
written in first person from an alternating dual POV.
Knox and Cassidy meet under some unusual circumstances,
leading to near death experiences for each of them. The connection between them
is instant and intense. I adored
Cassidy. She has not had an easy life and
she is fierce and tough because of it. She has also maintained as much of her
innocence as she could while fighting her whole life to survive. She is creative, determined, and brave. When luck gives her a shot at a new start,
she jumps with both feet. Knox is bound
by duty to an arranged marriage within the alliance or submit to the
curse. His feelings for Cassidy are so
instant and intense that he questions if submitting to the curse might be worth
it.
This is a hot, hot book.
Readers who like high heat are going to love this. The hero is a
protective alpha male who needs his heroine with everything he has. Cassidy, who has never experienced love, gets
to experience it in near-obsessive way from Knox. The underlying story of the families in
alliance, the feud, and danger they face is well-crafted and sucked me in. I love the way the family relationships felt
real while being diverse and somewhat eccentric at times. I read this whole book in one sitting. Though the first few chapters were used to
set the scene, once I engaged, I could not stop. The author does an incredible
job setting up for the next books, leaving the reader wanting more right now. I
have really enjoyed all the other books by this author, but I think this may be
my new favorite.
About Julie
Capulet
Julie
Capulet writes contemporary romance starring sexy, obsessed alphas and the
sweet & sassy women who bring them to their knees. Her stories are inspired
by true love and she's married to her own real life hero. When she's not
writing, she's reading, walking on the beach, drinking wine and watching
rom-coms.
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