Sinners of New Orleans Series by Natalia Lourose

A sinner met a saint,Two worlds collided,And everything burned. LanaI’ve done everything right.Playing the part of the demure famiglia daughter,And hiding my pain beneath makeup and pretty dresses.But marrying a man ten years my senior?Whose words cut like knives,And lips taste like poison.This is the one thing I can’t do. NazI’ve done nothing right.I’m not a virtuous man,I balance on the line between light and dark.My past is littered with sins,Each of them is haunting me... moreA sinner met a saint,Two worlds collided,And everything burned. LanaI’ve done everything right.Playing the part of the demure famiglia daughter,And hiding my pain beneath makeup and pretty dresses.But marrying a man ten years my senior?Whose words cut like knives,And lips taste like poison.This is the one thing I can’t do. NazI’ve done nothing right.I’m not a virtuous man,I balance on the line between light and dark.My past is littered with sins,Each of them is haunting me.I’m not worthy of the angel with long hair and hazel eyes.And yet, I’d burn the city to the ground to hold her in my arms.What’s a sinner to do? This is a full length mafia romance that contains themes of violence, explicit language, depression, and suicidal ideation. Please take caution when reading. less

The Sopranos meets Dexter: a striper searching for the truth and a psychopath trying to hide his desperate desire to kill.A liar searching for the truth,A psycho hiding behind a mask.Both trapped in a web of deception.ZoeEverything has a meaning.Every action has a consequence.So there has to be a reason my world was turned upside down.I just have to find it.And that’s how I end up at Saints and Sinners, wrapped up in lies and half truths... moreThe Sopranos meets Dexter: a striper searching for the truth and a psychopath trying to hide his desperate desire to kill.A liar searching for the truth,A psycho hiding behind a mask.Both trapped in a web of deception.ZoeEverything has a meaning.Every action has a consequence.So there has to be a reason my world was turned upside down.I just have to find it.And that’s how I end up at Saints and Sinners, wrapped up in lies and half truths.Surrounded by wolves, who don’t think twice about letting a lion into the hen house.JohnI’m not an honest man.I manipulate the truth, pulling the puppet strings to get what I want.I use people's secrets against them, turning their transgressions into a license to kill.I’m not expecting the doe eye girl in black lingerie to send a dagger through my heart with the sway of her hips.But she has a secret, and I want to know it.What’s a liar to do?Nat's Notes:I am in LOVE with John and Zoe's dynamic. John is the family psycho, know for being a bit unique in his "process". And Zoe is from a rough part of NOLA and is searching for her missing best friend. She gets in a little over head with trying to spy on the mob. What I love about these two is the air of secrecy and how they tread water getting to know each other not sure if they're willing to drop all the walls they built."Deception" is the second book in the Sinners of New Orleans series. It is a full length secret identiy/dark/mafia romance with spicy scenes and an HEA. This series is best read in order. While John and Zoe's story will have an HEA and conclude in Deception, there is an overarching plot that will continue in future books.Deception contains themes of violence, explicit language, descriptions of the aftermath Hurricane Katrina, and domestic violence/violence against women. Please take caution when reading. less

OliviaNew Orleans was supposed to be my fresh start.A clean slate, free from my toxic ex and overbearing mother.But fate has a twisted sense of humor.One second I’m taking out the trash and the next, I’m witnessing a murder.Behind the gun is a devil in a tailored suit, the king of this city’s criminal empire.I try to hide, but he finds me easily.I expect him to silence me.But instead…He claims me.SamFresh out of prison, I’ve got one thing on my mind: revenge... moreOliviaNew Orleans was supposed to be my fresh start.A clean slate, free from my toxic ex and overbearing mother.But fate has a twisted sense of humor.One second I’m taking out the trash and the next, I’m witnessing a murder.Behind the gun is a devil in a tailored suit, the king of this city’s criminal empire.I try to hide, but he finds me easily.I expect him to silence me.But instead…He claims me.SamFresh out of prison, I’ve got one thing on my mind: revenge.My uncle framed me for my father’s murder, and now he’s paid the price.But I wasn’t alone when I pulled the trigger.A girl: blue eyes, dark hair, and a mouth like sin.I should’ve ended it. Tied up the loose end.But my father taught me one rule: we don’t kill women.So I did the next best thing.I made her mine. less