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Villains & Vodka: A Dark Billionaire Romance (Spiked Roses Billionaire's Club Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Alta Hensley (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 2 of 6: Spiked Roses Billionaire's Club

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My life is one long fevered dream, balancing between being killed or killing.

The name Harley Crow is one to be feared.

I am an assassin.

A killer.

The villain.

I own it. I choose this life. Hell, I crave it. I hunger for it. The smell of fear makes me hard and is the very reason the blood runs through my veins.

Until I meet her…

Marlowe Masters.

Her darkness matches my own.

In my twisted world of dancing along the jagged edge of the blade…

She changes everything.

No weapon can protect me from the kind of death she will ultimately deliver.

*Villains & Vodka is a dark billionaire romance. If you don’t like a splash of shock, a dash of taboo, and a heavy dose of dirty, then don’t take a sip of this TOP SHELF cocktail.

Book 2 of 6

Spiked Roses Billionaire's Club
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B077X4XCXT
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 300 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1981224432

Best Sellers Rank: 153,787 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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Alta Hensley is a USA TODAY bestselling author of hot, dark and dirty romance. She is also an Amazon Top 10 bestselling author. Being a multi-published author in the romance genre, Alta is known for her dark, gritty alpha heroes, sometimes sweet love stories, hot eroticism, and engaging tales of the constant struggle between dominance and submission.

She lives in Astoria, Oregon with her husband, two daughters, and an Australian Shepherd. When she isn't walking the coastline, and drinking beer in her favorite breweries, she is writing about villains who always get their love story and happily ever after.

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Gotta Love A Tattooed Bad Boy

Reviewed in Australia on 5 December 2017

This is the 2nd book in the Top Shelf series and the one I'd been waiting for, cause who doesn't love a Bad Boy.
And that's exactly what Harley Crow is, bad boy, hired assassin and part owner of Spiked Roses.

Marlowe Masters is a waitress at Spiked Roses who is fascinated and enthralled by the resident Bad Boy and would give anything for him to notice her. She finally gets her wish at the exclusive clubs "Tasting" evening. This is the night that begins this story's twisted and bumpy rollercoaster ride of 2 damaged souls who love to test boundaries and push the limits as far as they can, especially in the bedroom with scenes so hot your kindle may catch fire.
Told from a dual POV we get a good look inside the hearts and minds of our 2 lost souls and find out about the pasts that lead them to where and who they are today. This highly anticipated second instalment didn't disappoint. It kept me on the edge of my seat, turning the pages as fast as I could to find out what happened next. This awesome couple will bury themselves inside your heart without you even knowing.

Reviewed in Australia on 7 December 2017

This book was amazing. I'm not always into bad boy books - some I like, some I don't. But right from the start this book had me hooked. The characters, the story, the twists, the emotion. I got angry & I cried all during this book. It was fantastic! Yes, it's a little dark & gritty but do not miss this book.

Reviewed in Australia on 26 February 2019

This book was amazing! It follows Marlowe and Harleys story and what a friggen story! You will not be disappointed in this one. I couldn't stop reading!

Reviewed in Australia on 20 April 2022

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This was an incredible story. Dark at times but oh wow. A twist towards the end that I did not see coming. She had obsessed over him and he didn’t notice her till one night. She went all in with finally being close to him. He didn’t realise that she was the one to help him out of the dark. An amazing story.
Narration was awesome too.

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Redrabbitt

WHO’S AFRAID OF THE DARK?

Reviewed in the United States on 16 January 2018

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Once again, Ms. Alta Hensley has penned a story that is spine-tingling, on-the-edge-of-your-seat, I can’t look, but I can’t look away page-turning tale. There is a unique cast of characters, some you will hate, some will have you hot and bothered, and some, you just aren’t sure about. The characters and situations are explicated detailed. The story is not for those who want wine and roses with a sweet storyline. The story is raw, edgy, dirty, painful, intense, explicit and erotic. This is dark erotic horror.

Marlowe Masters has reinvented herself from the girl she was, raised by a father that headed up an MC group in Oregon. When she graduated school, she left and never turned back, moving to New Orleans. While she tried to make it playing music, that just wasn’t paying the bills, and with the help of friends, she will get a job waitressing at the Spiked Rose, an exclusive gentleman’s club.

Harley Crow is one of the owners of the Spiked Rose and is a man to be feared. He is a known assassin, a killer, the epitome of a villain. He is heavily tattooed and thrives off of the fear he sees in others.

The club is hosting a Tasting, and they require all the owners to be present at this one whether they chose to participate or not. Harley has never attended before but will appease the other owners and attend. Marlowe has had a secret crush on Harley and will be one of the women who will be available for a contract at the Tasting. She is hoping to catch the eye of Harley Crow.

“He was my dark. He was my light.” “I hear him; I smell him, I taste him, I feel him. The senses of sin. To the edge.”

The plot will have Harley and Marlowe enter into a contract from the Tasting for the “Who’s afraid of the dark?” theme that could include knife play, breath play, ropes, cages, chains, etc. He will push her limits in an attempt to have her safeword, but she surprises him with her stamina for his depravity.

“It’s a balance of control. A wicked game of give and take.”

For Marlowe, she will open up and reveal things about herself she hasn’t told another soul because she feels a deep connection with Harley.

“I had never craved as badly as I did right now. There was absolutely nothing I wouldn’t do for this man. I was at his mercy in every possible way. He was pushing my limits. He wanted to see how far I would go. I would go as far as he took me.”

Dark, evil, and intense are part of the game, and maybe Harley pushed the limits of the game and the contract. The weekend will turn to a life and death fearful situation. When the truth is revealed, the true pain will shatter her.

“If I had only realized how much pain I would cause. This had nothing to do with fear, control, or dominance. This had nothing to do with the Tasting. I’d damaged an innocent girl who deserved so much better.”

“My demons danced with his. A morbid tango of torment and terror had occurred that very moment our eyes had locked. He got me. I got him. Flawed in the worst of ways, yet our darkness blended so perfectly.”

The story and sex scenes are explicit and dark. The story also has self-cutting. This is the second book in the series, and next will be Scoundrels and Scotch. This is an ongoing saga, but each story will read as a stand-alone.

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Harley and Marlowe

Reviewed in the United States on 23 February 2024

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I liked this story alot but I have to start off by saying that what Harley elaborately set up over their contracted weekend was really messed up.Marlowe didnt realize that what happened was things she agreed to do in the contract.Harley took it way,way too far.He actually felt remorse that he did what he did and it scared her so badly.His whole aim was to scare her since she said she didn't fear him.Fear was Harley's kink.It turned out well in the end but what he did was really nasty.I am being vague on purpose to avoid spoilers.I found a short story in the anthology " Christmas at the Club" that is about Harley and Marlowe later on.That story made me check out this series actually.Good series so far.

kathy west

AMAZING!!!!

Reviewed in the United States on 18 January 2018

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My favorite Alta Hensley book to date!!
This book was more than I ever expected! Just when I thought I had everything figured out.....EVERYTHING CHANGED!!!!! This book is in my top books of the year!

"Do you have scars on your heart as well ?” “ Not yet .”

Harley Crow is an assassin. A killer. The villain. Part owner of Spiked Roses. He has never loved anyone before. He knows that with the way he lives his life, that love cannot be a part of his life.

Men drank booze out of fancy glasses that cost more than I made in an entire month… unless I did a Tasting . The Tasting Room in Spiked Roses and the Tastings that occurred in that room were a different story.

Marlowe Masters works at Spiked Roses. Since she can remember she has wanted Harley Crow. His dark, mysterious ways interagency her. When an opportunity comes to work in the The Tasting Room, a special room at the Spiked Roses, she takes it. Harley is supposed to be there. He never goes to the tastings. This is her chance to get Harley to notice her.

“RED,” he said. “All you have to do is say RED. But if I don’t hear that word, I won’t stop."

What happens when Marlowe gets the her chance to be with Harley?
Can one weekend change anything?
What happens when things go to far and trust is broken?
Marlowe and Harley have this connection that cannot be broken or can it?
This book was AMAZING!!!! The story line was great. The plot twist was HOLY COW!!!! This book was so much more than I thought it would be. Once I started reading this book I could not put it down. I can tell that Alta put her heart into this book. The scenes are very well written and the characters have great development.
I cannot wait for the next book in this series!!

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CanadianMynx

starting to get formulaic

Reviewed in the United States on 10 June 2019

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I like this authors style and the cadence of her stories. There is just enough shadow to keep it interesting but still tame enough for the masses. I personally would LOVE for an author to REALLY dive into the darker side of intimacy, but I know most peeps get all twitchy about that stuff. --shrugs--
While i DID like this story-- read it on one sitting-- i can see a pattern forming for this series already. that makes me a little sad and a little reluctant to buy the next ones. Im a reader that likes twists and turns and "out of nowhere" behaviours from the regular cast of characters. I was literally talking out loud while reading this one saying things like here comes the flash back..... or, Let me guess, she discovers she likes spankings.......

bottom line is.. it was good -- i like the characters and overall concept, but its predictable

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Kindle Customer Dot

Good to the very last word!

Reviewed in the United States on 29 July 2023

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I don't know how you can put so much, everything, into your books. The kidnapping was brilliant. I would have killed him

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