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The Agosti Crime Family Collection: Volume I Paperback – January 20, 2024
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WHERE ROSES LAY
Jericho holds people’s lives in his hands and is paid handsomely for it. He doesn’t see a way to find salvation, until he crosses paths with Briar. She becomes his obsession; one he vows to watch from a distance. Until he can’t anymore. When he saves her and claims her, will she accept all of him?
LILIES AND LIES
When Constantio Agosti meets Lily Scavo, he starts weaving a dangerous web designed to protect and ensnare her. How can Lily run the Scavo family businesses when her father is killed? Constantio offers his assistance, but nothing comes without a price. When secrets are revealed, can the love they’ve found together see them through?
PLUCKING HIS DAISY
Daisy Agosti has been in love with Lorenzo, the man who sits to the right of her brother at the head of the Agosti family, since she understood what love meant. He’s forbidden and off-limits, even after turning 18. Since she can’t have him, she decides to auction her virginity to the highest bidder. When Lorenzo finds out, will he stop her and finally claim what has always been his?
THE TASTE OF TEMPERANCE
Linden’s life changed in an instant. That same moment in time gave Luca Agosti the new heart he needed. Their two paths are shrouded in pain and already entwined. Luca’s new heart doesn’t just give him a chance to live. It also gives him a new purpose—Linden. Will they be able to find a way forward together?
**18+. These stories have dark themes and a morally gray heroes. You’ll still find an insta-love story that is spicy and isn’t necessarily simple, but with darker themes, situations, rough spicy times, and depictions of violence (not between the MMC and MFC). No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. There are ties to my Denver Family books but those characters do not appear in this series. You can get an introduction to the Agosti family in Flames and Flowers. Briar (Where Roses Lay) is first introduced in Room Three: They Like to Bite (Club Sin Series).**
This is a collection of novellas which are also published separately.
- Print length419 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateJanuary 20, 2024
- Dimensions6 x 1.05 x 9 inches
- ISBN-13979-8876806413
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- ASIN : B0CSXF3VZK
- Publisher : Independently published
- Publication date : January 20, 2024
- Language : English
- Print length : 419 pages
- ISBN-13 : 979-8876806413
- Item Weight : 1.56 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 1.05 x 9 inches
- Part of series : Agosti Crime Family
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Ember Davis loves alpha heroes with a range of emotions, but a strong sense of how to take care of their women. She loves her heroines from all walks of life, just like her heroes, and she wants them to be real and relatable. Her heroines tend to be sassy, opinionated and smart.
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- Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2024Format: KindleWhere Roses Lay
Jericho has been watching Briar for some time, he knows he will corrupt her but he cannot stay away. He is not a good man, he takes lives, but he will protect hers. He was not sure he would ever show himself to her, but when she is in danger, he will step into the light.
Briar knows he is there she can feel him. When will he show himself, she has never seen but he is there? When a man will not take no for answer, he is there light a white knight.
There is no way Jericho will back into the shadows, she is his.
Lilies and Lies
Lily's father brings her to a meeting with Constantino Agosti, he knows she will belong to him, he is a patient man. When her father dies, Constantino, is there to help offering her to be his wife. She need not know what lengths he went to, to ensure she is his.
Lily was never part of the family business, when her father dies she is not interested in running, she seeks out Constantino. She does not expect the offer she receives.
How will Lily react when she finds out how far her went to maker her his?
Plucking His Daisy
Daisy was raised as the princess to the family’s empire, sheltered in a gilded cage. No one ever asked what she wanted from life, the one thing she can never have, Lorenzo Vitale. He is her brother Elio’s right hand man, her brother has taken over as head of the family since her father died. She decides the only freedom she has is choose who will be her first, so she puts herself up for auction.
Lorenzo has been loyal to the Agosti family, now that Elio, his best friend is in charge that has not changed. The only person above him is Elio’s sister Daisy. He knows he can never have her, but he is in love with her. But he will protect her from a distance, even though he would like nothing better than too claim her. When he finds out about the auction, there is no way he can let another man buy what is his, even if it may cause the end of his life. No one will dare try to stop him.
The Taste of Temperance
Linden's life took a turn tow years ago, her boyfriend was driving her home when they had an accident. When she wakes in the hospital, he is gone. This helps her focus on getting better and stop drinking.
Luca was always sickly growing up, living in the shadow of the men of his family's Agosti crime family. He received a heart transplant two years ago and had to know more. As soon as he sees Linden he knows she is his, he just needs to be patient.
What will Linden think of his stalking?.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
- Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2024Format: PaperbackThe Agosti Crime Family, Volume 1 by Ember Davis @ember.a.davis. Ember is a favorite author of mine!
I've individually read each of these books & loved them then. I could not wait to get back into the Agosti Family again in this collection book! They are just as great now!
- Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2024Format: KindleThis collection includes the first half of the Agosti Crime Family series and includes Where Roses Lay, Lilies and Lies, Plucking his Daisy, and the Taste of Temperance. Each story in this collection focuses on a different Agosti sibling, minus Where Roses Lay, which is instrumental in setting up Lilies and Lies and the subsequent siblings' stories.
Where Roses Lay
This story focuses on Jericho and Briar. Jericho is a very successful assassin who has made quite the name for himself. He is surrounded by darkness and when he first sees Briar, an owner of a flower shop, he is instantly obsessed with her and her light. He watches her for 8 long months because he feels that she deserves better than to be exposed to the darkness of his world. When he is finally in the position to make his move, he has no intentions of ever letting her go. I love how Briar was Jericho’s soft place to land and how he was her home base. They each brought out so much in each other and really complimented each other well. This was such a great story!
Lilies and Lies
This story focuses on Constantino and Lily. Constantino knew Lily was the one for him as soon as he first laid eyes on her. His obsession for her was instant and all consuming for him. In Where Roses Lay, we saw how Constantino went to some pretty extreme lengths to secure Lily in his web and tie her to him in a permanent capacity. He was most definitely OTT and possessive for his woman and was determined to have her tied to him in all the ways he possibly could. I loved Lily and Constantino together! This was a great addition to the series!
Plucking His Daisy
This story focuses on Lorenzo and Daisy. Daisy is the baby of the Agosti siblings and the only girl. She has grown up sheltered and protected because of that fact. Daisy has loved Lorenzo for years but because he was her brother's right hand man and quite a bit older than her, he has always felt out of reach. She didn’t think he would ever return her feelings so she has given up on hoping for their future. She decides to auction off her virginity but never expects Lorenzo to find out about it and to finally claim her as his. She also doesn’t expect for Lorenzo to feel the exact same way about her. I love that they finally got out of their own heads and finally talked about how they felt about each other. I was so glad when they finally got the future that they both wanted with each other. They were so great together and made each other so happy. This was a great story and a great addition to the series!
The Taste of Temperance
This story focuses on Luca and Linden. Linden had been on a path of self-destruction when her life was flipped upside down with the car accident that took the life of her boyfriend Dale. After his death, she took steps to get her life on track and find new dreams to achieve. Luca is a member of a very powerful crime family but had always felt like the weak link within the family because of his health. When he got the heart transplant he desperately needed, it opened his life up in more ways than one. It led him on the path to Linden after he looked into his heart donor. He took one look at Linden and immediately knew she was meant for him. He took his time letting her heal and grieve her loss while he helped make her life better from behind the scenes. He was completely obsessive, possessive, and fiercely protective of Linden. He loved her with everything in him. They were exactly who the other needed. I will say, while this story can absolutely be read as a standalone, reading the other stories tied to the Agosti family (Where Roses Lay, Lilies and Lies, and Plucking His Daisy) will definitely enhance the story. This was such a great story and a great addition to the series!.
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