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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

4.3 546 ratings

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.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B077X4XCXT
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1738 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 300 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1981224432

Best Sellers Rank: 129,985 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- 1,349 in Alpha Male Romance
- 1,566 in Kidnapping Thrillers
- 1,798 in Enemies to Lovers Romance

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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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Caroline - Kindle & Koffee Book Blog

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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Dragonfly

Forgiveness? Really?

Reviewed in the United States on 14 February 2019

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This is a hard book to review. SPOILERS ahead!! I figured out the twist as it was happening. Harley DID state to Marlowe that she would hate him by the end of the week end. What he did was beyond unforgivable. There is the letter of the law (or contract) and there is the spirit of the law (or contract). Harley broke the spirit of the contract while holding to the letter of the contract. Why would Marlowe not believe what was happening was real? Harley was a paid assassin for Gods, sake. He had enemies who would want to hurt him through harming "his woman". If something like that happened to me, I would never be able to forgive the person. Marlowe just caved in after a day. I don't know, I just can't see that happening. I had bought the first two books in this series when they first came out. I don't know if I'll continue. At least not at this point, maybe later. Too many other books on my kindle. Four frustrated stars on this one. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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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

3 people found this helpful

Lena Loves Books

Dark side? Yes please!

Reviewed in the United States on 4 December 2017

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Love walking on Alta’s dark side. I always get a little nervous going into the dark romance books. I am never quite sure what to expect. But this...this book I craved after I finished reading it. This book is so well written I felt like I was reading a book of dark poems.

Let’s not forget the story. Harley is one of the most intriguing heroes I’ve read in a while. The dynamic between him and Marlowe was seductive. It made me want and crave more of these characters.

I have not read the first book in this series but was able to follow along fine. But believe me after reading this one, I’m definitely going back to read the first book. I am so glad I drank from the top shelf.

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👑Duch_ess💓

Make way for the Villians! And Vodka 😉

Reviewed in the United States on 24 March 2018

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This story is very different from what I normally read and I must say I was gripped. This is one messed up story about two unlikely people finding something like a happy ever after. This is definitely a dark erotic story, one that will definitely take you and shake you from the normally manufactured happily ever after stories that we love to read. We now need to shake it up a bit and get out of our set romantic cloud that we have our heads stuck in. And i still can't get around how sick the Villian is. But then again he is the Villian and warns her before it all blows up. Ooooh and the tattoos! 😉

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