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The Taste of Temperance (Agosti Crime Family) Kindle Edition

by Ember Davis (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 out of 5 stars 129 ratings
LINDEN
When I literally crashed and burned, soaked in the gasoline of bad decisions and alcohol, it was time to take a hard look at my life and make some changes. The night I lost the man that I thought I was going to love forever changed everything. It set me on a new path.

I cling to my sobriety because without it I’d float into the void of loss and nothingness I was headed toward one way or another. If it hadn’t been him, would it have been me? I’ll never know, but I keep moving forward.

When Luca, whose heartbeat feels so familiar under my palms, comes into my life, it’s another crash and another change in trajectory. Can we fix the pieces of ourselves which have always been broken? What secrets does he hide behind his charming smiles? Why does it feel like he knows me? Why does it feel like I already love him?

LUCA
I grew up in the shadow of my family and my brothers. They protected me and sheltered me. I don’t blame them considering how sickly I was growing up. Everyone was always so careful around me.

Weak. Breakable. What no one ever saw was that I was already broken and hiding. Because of the man I couldn’t be with the rest of the Agosti men looming over me and my body a betrayal from my first breath.

I got a new lease on life when I finally got the heart transplant I needed, but there’s a yearning inside of me. I’m compelled to find out about the man who had my heart and when I see Linden, I know why. She's mine. She becomes my obsession, an addiction I was never able to have before. I’ll stand between her and anything that wants to harm her, including the ashes of loss she’s risen from. Will the secrets between us and how our paths connect tear us apart or bring us together?

**18+. This story has dark themes and a morally gray hero. You’ll still find an insta-love story that is spicy and isn’t necessarily simple, but with darker themes, situations, stalking and touches on issues of addiction. No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. This book is part of my Agosti Crime Family series but can be read as a standalone. Meet the Agosti family in Flames and Flowers. Check out the chronological reading order for the Agosti Crime Family books below.**
Agosti Family Chronological Reading Order:
Where Roses Lay
Lilies and Lies
Plucking His Daisy
The Taste of Temperance
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    Agosti Crime Family
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    103 pages
  3. Language
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  5. Publication date
    October 20, 2022
  6. File size
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B4325HKH
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 20, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4.3 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 103 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Part of series ‏ : ‎ Agosti Crime Family
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 129 ratings

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Ember Davis

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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.

Ember is a stay at home mom of two who recently refound her love of books and all things romance and is so glad that she did. She’s always been creative, but writing and creating stories that she would love to read satisfies the dreams she had as a little girl. She loves butterflies, the color purple and enjoying time with her family.

Pssst…it’s totally a pen name, but everything above is 100% true.

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  • Rowena
    5.0 out of 5 stars A deliciously dark romance story.
    Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2022
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    A deliciously dark romance story. Luca and Linden’s life is forever connect but she doesn’t know that until he made an appearance. Linden luck is turning around and she takes the step to move forward but Luca has something to say about her plans. What happens next is a wonderfully written, deliciously dark yet sweet with high heat level romance story that will leave you wanting more. I love how the twist in the storyline plays a huge role that brings these characters story to life.
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  • lmdez
    4.0 out of 5 stars Luca and Linden
    Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2022
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    Luca has known Linden for a long time, but she didn't know him. When she goes on a date with a classmate he interrupts it and takes over. He has to explain how he knows her and find out if she can handle the whole truth. This is a good read.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars His Heart
    Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2022
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    Luca tracked down his heart donor and their story only to find his soulmate, his heart donor's former girlfriend, Linden. Linden has made mistakes but has her life on track now and ready for new people in her life but maybe not yet ready for Luca in this touching tale.
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  • MS
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
    Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2022
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    Ember Davis, you did it again...another fantastic story! The story brought the heat, the romance, and Luca's stalkerish tendencies. Linden and Luca were great characters...perfectly imperfect. And while Linden's backstory is heartbreaking, it's great to read how she changes her life for the better. Definitely a great book!.

    I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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  • ChristiLovesBooks_Smut
    4.0 out of 5 stars So good!
    Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2023
    The Taste of Temperance, book 7 of the series Vices & Virtues by Ember Davis @ember.a.davis - Linden is Luca’s obsession after he sees her the 1st time after he received her boyfriend’s heart. He knows she is it for him. Linden takes a few days to get used to it as she knows he is it for her.

    As always, a very good book from Ember!
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  • June McMillin, MD
    5.0 out of 5 stars Found her way
    Reviewed in the United States on October 20, 2022
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    I appreciate the deft, light touch that was used in both the alcohol addiction of hers and the childhood illness of his. It was wonderful for this author to not fall into the trope of the weaker child being treated as such in a powerful aggressive family, but instead the family seeing his worth. In turn, he could see her worth and strength. Thoroughly enjoyed this steamy, hot, positive story.
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  • Jane H
    3.0 out of 5 stars 3.5 stars, emotional reading
    Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2024
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    Luca and Linden, highly emotional, heated at times and a very unusual and difficult to read backstory. I did like Luca, a lot. Linden was harder to warm to. A sweet and very happy ending
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  • Kayla Lietzau
    5.0 out of 5 stars Oh my heart ❤️❤️❤️❤️
    Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2022
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    I absolutely LOVED it!!! I was emotional reading it, being an alcoholic myself, sober for 7 years now. I know how hard the struggle is. Luca and Linden were truly meant to be! I loved everything about their story!! I'm obsessed with the Agosti family!! HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND this book!!!
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  • Jovette Bossé
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!
    Reviewed in Canada on October 23, 2022
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    WOW! I love Luca and Linden,they're perfect together! Such a sexy,steamy and beautiful healing love story! I absolutly loved it soo much! 🥰❤😍
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