Why we’re excited
Cruz Vale, head of a Las Vegas crime syndicate, hears that his college ex Rowan Hollis is getting married, so he shoots the groom and marries her himself at gunpoint. The story asks whether she can escape a man who still knows her better than anyone.
This is the second Wrong Made Men book after Don't Say Mafia, and it follows a new couple, so it can be read first. It is dark romance written for adults, and the content warnings, including kidnapping and dubious consent, should be taken at face value.
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What to know about Don’t Say I Do
Don’t Say I Do is Book 2 in the The Wrong Made Men series. Start with Book 1, Don’t Say Mafia.
We have reviewed one of C.R. Jane’s books so far: Dark Horse, which we gave 3.5 out of 5.
From the publisher
Order now and receive the DELUXE LIMITED EDITION―featuring sprayed edges with stenciled artwork―while supplies last.
From the USA Today–bestselling author of Don’t Say Mafia: The first rule of getting married? Make sure your dangerously obsessed ex doesn’t find out . . .
Cruz Vale has always known Rowan Hollis belongs to him. He knew it the first time he saw her. He knew it when she became the only woman he’d ever loved. And he still knew it the night she shattered his heart and walked away. Now, as the head of the Vale Syndicate, Cruz is one of the most powerful men in Las Vegas, and he has no intention of following the law―or letting Rowan go again.
So when he learns she’s about to walk down the aisle toward another man, Cruz does the only reasonable He kills the groom. Kidnapped from her own wedding and married at gunpoint before the blood’s even dried, Rowan quickly discovers the sweet boy she knew in college is gone. In his place is a man who’s terrifyingly powerful, completely obsessed with her, and disturbingly confident that murder and abduction are minor offenses in the name of their happily-ever-after.
Despite the handcuffs involved, Cruz swears Rowan isn’t his hostage―she’s his wife. But the longer she’s trapped in his world, the harder it becomes to remember why she hopes to escape it. Because beneath the violent mafia leader is the man who once knew her better than anyone else. And every night she spends in his bed makes it a little harder to pretend she ever stopped wanting him.
As Cruz becomes more adamant that Rowan is his alone, her biggest problem is no longer figuring out how to get away from the possessive monster she married . . . It’s figuring out what to do when she realizes she’d rather stay.
This edition features two character illustrations, a signed letter from the author, a
curated playlist, and a recipe from the story.
Don’t Say I Do is a dark mafia romance featuring stalking, kidnapping, dubious consent,
murder, and manipulation. It is intended for adult readers.
Description supplied by the publisher.
We haven’t read Don’t Say I Do yet. When our review goes up, it will replace this page.
