Reviewed by True

TITLE: Dark Secret

SERIES: Darker Daddy Bodyguards #2

AUTHOR: by Sue Brown

PUBLISHER: One Hat Press Ltd

LENGTH: 183 pages

RELEASE DATE: July 28, 2022

BLURB:

He killed his father. Now he expects to die in the cave. Alone. No one knows where he is. No one cares. The only thing that keeping him from falling apart is the sound of a heartbeat in the darkness, strong and there for him.

Paolo killed his father, the head of the ruthless Acierno Mafia family, and fled the family home. Now he’s been kidnapped and held hostage, but he doesn’t know who kidnapped him or why. All he knows is he expects to die, alone in a cave.
Tiger’s tired of doing protection detail for Z-list celebrities and stroppy teenage kids of politicians. He’s also exhausted, his dreams full of cold and pain and a faint heartbeat reaching out to him.
Then he’s offered an assignment by Nico Acierno, the Prince of Darkness, to find his missing twin brother. He doesn’t want to take the assignment, but he’d like to sleep again without these dreams.
Will Tiger find Paolo before it’s too late?

REVIEW:

This was a great read. It started dark, Paolo is trapped in a cave, at his last strength, the one who gives him food comes lesser, he’s starving. The only thing that keeps him alive is the sound of a heartbeat.

Nico is now the head of the Acierno mafia family after his twin Paolo killed their father. Paolo is missing for months now.

While it’s not Tiger’s regular job, he seems the right man to find Paolo, he sleeps bad and there’s always a faint heartbeat present, not his.

Paolo is traumatized, more dead than alive. He only trusts one man, Tiger his savior, the man’s heartbeat gives him peace. Paolo doesn’t want to open his eyes to face a life where Nico and the Acierno family want him dead. His bodyguard Tiger is the big protective wall keeping all the bad things away.

Tiger doesn’t leave Paolo’s side, he’s protective af, takes care of him, the boy depends on him to keep him safe, but there are still people who want him dead

While the start was quite dark further on in the story it got all a bit sweeter. Tiger and Paolo are awesome together. The big protective Daddy vibes coming from Tiger were delicious to watch.
Watching Paolo heal was heartbreaking, there was nothing left of him.
The mafia aspect was present but not too much, it was about Tiger as Daddy and Paolo who finally accepts he’s a boy who desperately wants Tiger as his Daddy.

The author’s writing is attractive, it’s focused, and clear, with no distractions from the main course, I love that. The characters are engaging, even the dark sides are lovable.
I enjoyed this read, maybe it was a bit less impressive than the first one, but still a good addition. Just like the precious one it’s hugely entertaining, I couldn’t put it down and had to read until I reached the end. Thank goodness a satisfying one!
Can’t wait for Dark Haven!

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