One of my favorite authors from my “paranormal” days (Kresley Cole), is writing a er… contemporary romance? And by “contemporary romance” I mean a hero (or is he an anti-hero?) Russian Mafia enforcer/ex MMA-fighter bad boy/bad guy series!
Tee hee!! Could she have chose a lot of more “up my alley” qualities in a “bad guy” book hero? 
Book #1 is out, and two more to come in just a few weeks!
Thank you so much Tracie, for bringing this one to my attention!
Tracie: Woke up this morning to see “The Professional - Part 1″ in my Kindle… it’s Kresley Cole! You can’t go wrong with that! So, I started to read. I am 26% in and CAN NOT PUT IT DOWN. Even now, at work, I am trying to hide my iPhone (with my Kindle app) and read at the same time! O.M.G! Turns out, this is her new series and it is HOT. OH yeah, its Russian Mafia and he is an ex MMA fighter! What a combination (swoon).
and then…
Tracie: I finished it by the way…. And it was OH so good. A total 5 stars for me. And I NEVER give out 5 stars (a lot of 4.5, but never 5). … Just picture Kresley Cole romance with some “dark tendencies” thrown in to make it hotter than her normal stuff. YIPEE!
About book #1:
He makes the rules . . .
Mafiya enforcer Aleksandr “The Siberian” Sevastyan’s loyalty to his boss is unwavering, until he meets the boss’s long-lost daughter, a curvy, tantalizing redhead who haunts his mind and heats his blood like no other. Ordered to protect her, Sevastyan will do anything to possess her as well—on his own wicked terms.Rules are made to be broken . . .
PhD student Natalie Porter had barely recovered from her first sight of the breathtakingly gorgeous Sevastyan before the professional hit man whisks her away to Russia, thrusting her into a world of extreme wealth and wanton pleasures. With every day she spends under his protection, she falls deeper under his masterful spell.Are you ready to play?
Yet all is not as it seems. To remove Natalie from an enemy’s reach, Sevastyan spirits her into hiding. From an opulent palace in Russia to the decadent playgrounds of the mega-wealthy in Paris, the two lovers will discover that even their darkest—and most forbidden—fantasies can come true…
- The Professional (The Game Maker Series Book 1)
- The Master (The Game Maker Series Book 2)
- The Player (The Game Maker Series) - April 12th 2016
I am happily addicted to reading but I need to expend my book energy (especially when one puts me in an emotional frenzy - SO fun!). So, I release my feelings about the stories, by writing them down here. It's my book therapy. 
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I read part 1 and enjoyed it, looking forward to the rest. Ex bare knuckle fighter, mafia enforcer and into kink, what’s not to love?
Sounds good
Lori, What’s not to love, is right!
Sure does, Sharon.
I got an iTunes card for Christmas & decided to check out the iBooks section & they have SO MANY free books! Hopeless by Colleen Hoover is free. A Kathleen Brooks book. Check it out, guys!
Maryse, you have to read this one! It’s so good! Sevastyan is super-alpha uber-sexy enforcer-dangerous and totally knows how to work every bit of the Dom tendencies he has, but he also has this more vulnerable side that comes out in the way he can’t resist his draw to Natalie or in the reason he’s so loyal to his Russian mafia boss. This book is just the beginning of the story and it’s a quick read, but you really get sucked in quickly. I can’t wait for parts 2 and 3 next month!
I haven’t read Kresley Cole yet, but this series grabbed my attention ages ago. And they’re bargain priced!! I got it, and I pre-ordered the rest, both out in January -yay!!
Love this series!….Do you know of any other series like this?
I also loved roxie Rivera Russian protector series! Any ideas?