mob bosses

Otherwise Occupied (Evan Arden series)
NOTE: must read this prequel first —>  Otherwise Alone (my review)

This is the series that had me going and going all weekend! Recommended by two of my trusty reading friends (Claudia & Joanna), it had so many of us exclaiming our love and re-living our Evan-induced panic attacks together.

But best of all? This book had my heart CRAMPING. Cramping I tell you. And I think because it wasn’t so obvious, (romance not being the main “theme” of the book) that it got me that much harder. read more

Otherwise Alone (Evan Arden – PREQUEL)
<— It’s only 50-something pages, but in that short amount of time, the author’s awesome writing packs in a whole lotta character detail. And sets the stage for the series, perfectly. But you don’t know it, yet.

All you know is that Evan Arden is in temporary exile as commanded by his Mob boss. You see, Evan made a boo-boo on his last “hit” and his boss needs time to “fix” things. Evan is too valuable (and a total pro) at his job as a killer. Being an ex-marine will train you nicely and being tortured in the desert for a year and a half will harden your heart and slowly destroy your soul. He’s now the perfect killing-machine. read more