Betrayal Road by Christine Feehan

Posted August 20, 2024 in review Tags: 4.5 stars, mafia/mob, MC club, secret identity

Betrayal Road by Christine Feehan
Pages: 392

Series: Torpedo Ink #9
Genres: Dark Romance
Setting: San Francisco, CA
Source: ARC, NetGalley
Also in this series: Judgment Road, Vengeance Road, Vendetta Road, Desolation Road, Reckless Road, Annihilation Road , Savage Road, Recovery Road
Also by this author: Judgment Road, Shadow Keeper, Dark Sentinel, Dark Challenge, Dark Magic , Vengeance Road, Toxic Game, Shadow Warrior, Dark Illusion, Vendetta Road, Lethal Game, Shadow Flight, Desolation Road, Reckless Road, Shadow Storm (Shadow Riders #6), Murder at Sunrise Lake, Annihilation Road , Savage Road, Dark Whisper , Leopard's Scar , Recovery Road , Ghostly Game, Dark Memory

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Deception cuts deep in the next propulsive novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan’s Torpedo Ink motorcycle club series.

The stranger frequenting Azelie Vargas’s local coffee shop is a sight to behold. He’s tall, dark, muscular, and a complete distraction. She’s worried one look from his striking silver eyes will have her acting a fool. But it’s not a look that sets Azelie aflame—it’s the way he boldly tells her every dark, dirty thing he’d like to do to her. She should be scandalized. Instead, all she wants to do is say yes.

Andrii “Maestro” Federoff is in San Francisco on club business. Torpedo Ink needs information to bust up a human trafficking ring, and Maestro has found his mark. After weeks of stealthy observation, he’s not sure if Azelie is involved directly, or if she’s just working for some bad people. What he does know is that he needs to get close to her fast, and soon he can’t get enough.

What began as a setup quickly turns real. But no matter how hot they burn, Maestro’s betrayal could leave their hearts smoldering in the ashes.…

Betrayal Road by Christine Feehan is book 9 in the Torpedo Ink series. I have always been a huge fan of this series, so I was super excited to get another couple in this world. Azelie is a young woman in a terrible position. She was living with her sister and her family when her sister’s husband killed everyone, then himself and Azelie was a witness. Her brother in law was not on the right side of the law, and before his death he had gotten her a job cooking the books for a mafia operation. She has kept that job while finishing school and (kind of naively) thinks she can walk away after graduation. She is barely surviving with very little money despite her job.

Andrii “maestro” is a member of Torpedo Ink and the guys are looking for a trafficking ring. They are sure Azelie’s boss is involved, and worry she might be as well. Andrii makes contact with the intent of using her to get into the underground club, but they fall for each other. I thought the relationship building was a big part of the story. There is a major danger ahead, but Feehan didn’t shortcut their romance and I really appreciated that. The danger and excitement is nonstop in the last 20% of the book, so buckle in. Betrayal Road reminded me of some of the earlier books in this series that I just ADORED. I have enjoyed the whole series, but those early books hold a special place. This gave me those vibes and I was loving it!

POV: 3rd
Tears: no
Trope: secret identity, mafia, Motorcycle Club
Triggers: View Spoiler »
Series/Standalone: stand alone within an interconnected series
Cliffhanger: View Spoiler »no « Hide Spoiler
HEA: View Spoiler »yes « Hide Spoiler

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People in Glass Houses by Jayne Castle, The Black Dagger Brotherhood series by JR Ward…then you will probably like Betrayal Road!

About Christine Feehan

Christine Feehan is a #1 New York Times bestselling author multiple times over with her portfolio including over 40 published novels, including five series; Leopard Series, Dark Series, Ghostwalker Series, Drake Sisters Series, & the Sisters of the Heart Series. All five series hit the #1 spot on the New York Times bestselling list as well. Her debut novel Dark Prince received 3 of the 9 Paranormal Excellence Awards in Romantic Literature (PEARL) in 1999. Since then she has been published by various publishing houses including Leisure Books, Pocket Books, and currently is writing for Berkley/Jove. She also has earned 7 more PEARL awards since Dark Prince.

In addition to the #1 New York Times bestsellers list and the PEARL awards, Christine is honored to have made the bestsellers list for Amazon, B. Daltons, Barnes and Nobles, Bookscan, Borders, Ingrams, Publishers Weekly, Rhapsody Book Club, USA Today, Waldenbooks, Walmart, and the Washington Post. Other honors that she has received include being a nominee for the Romance Writers of America’s RITA award, receiving the Career Achievement Award for Contemporary New Reality from Romantic Times Magazine in 2003 and in 2008 the Borders Lifetime Achievement Award.

She has been published in multiple languages and in many formats, including audio book, e-book, hardcover and large print. In October of 2007 her first manga comic, Dark Hunger was released in stores. This was the first ever manga comic released by Berkley Publishing and it made #11 on Publisher’s Weekly Bestseller’s List. Her ground-breaking book trailer commercials have been shown on TV and in the movie theaters. She has been featured on local TV, appeared on the The Montel Williams Show, and her book Dark Legend was featured on the cover of Romantic Times Magazine.

Christine Feehan has also appeared at numerous writers’ conventions and book signings including: Romantic Times Convention, Get Caught Reading at Sea Cruise, Celebrate Romance Conference, Emerald City Conference, and numerous Romance Writers of America Conferences. She was also a special guest at the 2013 Comic Con and now has her own FAN convention.