Always Salty by Lani Lynn Vale

Posted April 8, 2025 in review Tags:

Always Salty by Lani Lynn Vale

Series: Semyonov Bratva #4
Genres: Contemporary Romance
Setting: Dallas, TX
Source: ARC
Also in this series: Stay Toxic, Hey Daddy, Walking Red Flag
Also by this author: Execution Style, Charlie Foxtrot, Coup de Grace, Right to my Wrong, Shock Advised, Hail No, Beard Mode, Lights To My Siren, Fear the Beard, I Like Big Dragons and I Cannot Lie , I'm Only Here for the Beard, Dragons Need Love, Too , Oh, My Dragon, Kevlar To My Vest , Keys To My Cuffs, Life To My Flight , Hissy Fit, Talkin' Trash, Lord Have Mercy, Hide Your Crazy, How About No, I'd Rather Not, Make Me, Sinners are Winners, If You Say So, Just Kidding, Herd That, Fries Before Guys, Crazy Heifer, Maybe Swearing Will Help, Keep it Classy, Chute Yeah, Get Bucked, May Contain Wine, Jokes on You, Somethin' About That Boy, Join the Club, Any Day Now, Say It Ain't So, Officially Over It, Nobody Knows, Depends on Who's Asking, Repeat Offender, Conjugal Visits, Jailbait, Quit Bein' Ugly, Doin' a Dime, Kitty Kitty, No Rep, Gen Pop, Jerk It, Inmate of the Month , Chalk Dirty to Me, Shakedown , Always Someone's Monster, Make Me Your Villain , Rattle Some Cages , Get Tragic , Strange and Unusual, Suck This, Never Trust the Living, Nobody Cares Unless You're Pretty, Good Trouble, Cute But Psycho, Annoyed At First Sight, The Voices Are Back, Special Kind of Twisted, I'll Just Date Myself, Fun House, Freak Show, Show Off, Clown Motel, Big Nick Energy, Sold to the Circus, Killing Booth, The Fool, No Cap, I Can't Even, Thirst Trap, Clap Back, Rent Free, Time To Bounce, Yolo, Stay Toxic, Hey Daddy, Walking Red Flag, Grumpy Sunshine, Look At Her and Die, Enemies to Lovers

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Was it considered stalking if the woman you were stalking liked the idea of being stalked?

It started out like any other job.

My brother, the head of the Russian Mafia, wanted me to delete an opponent. Like the good brother I was, I decided to give him what he wanted.

In doing so, I ended up finding a woman that made my cold, dead heart start to beat again.

One day while doing some reconnaissance on my target, I happen to overhear Keely telling her friend one of her darkest fantasies, and I decide that I’d be the one fulfilling that particular craving for her.

I tell myself that it’s only once. I’d give in to that darkness inside of me once, and I’ll leave her alone from then on.
Except, once turns into twice. And twice turns into way too many to count.

Just when I plan to cut all ties so she doesn’t start to develop feelings for a killer, I find out that Keely doesn’t have just one stalker. She has two. And the one that wasn’t me wanted her dead, and I couldn’t allow that to happen.

Not to her.

Not to the woman that not only chased my demons away, but also didn’t care that I had them in the first place.

Always Salty is the final book in the Semyonov Bratva series. I’m so sad to see this series end because I have really enjoyed getting to know this family! But, it’s finally Dima’s turn. He is fresh out of the military and ready to work for his brother-as a mercenary. Readers have also met Keely before-She is Cutter’s sister! Cutter married Milena Semyonov in Walking Red Flag.

I loved Dima and Keely. Dima is a bit of a stalker, so don’t say I didn’t warn you! I felt that Keely was so relatable! She got a degree and realized she doesn’t want to be a nurse. How many 20 somethings have felt that!? She isn’t sure what she wants to do with her life, and now that her brother is out of prison, she has some options. Dima is happy working for his brother, even though what he does is dark and makes him feel kind of broken. These two are perfect for each other. The plot combines so many elements-the Semyonov bratva, Keely’s messed up family, and a crazy cat lady! This is a great weekend binge read, but check the trigger warnings if thats your thing.