REVIEW: After I Fall – Melissa Sercia

After I Fall Book Cover After I Fall
Immortal Billionaires Book One
Melissa Sercia
Paranormal Romance-Vampires
Independently Published
October 27, 2020
179

A darkness is coming for her heart, but it might be the only thing that can set her free…

Raven
I have nothing left. The man I thought I’d spend forever with is gone and I’m alone…until I meet him. Ozi. My new boss. He’s sexy, mysterious, and owns me with just one look. But he’s used to getting what he wants. And that makes him dangerous.

Ozi
I’m rich, immortal, and alone. And I like it that way. Until I meet her. I should stay away from Raven. But I can’t. Every time she’s near, I want to taste her blood in my veins and feel her body in my bed. I want to own her and destroy her. To break her and then put her back together with my bare hands. But I know I will be the one broken in the end.

Raven and Ozi have sworn off love, but when their paths cross, the chemistry between them is undeniable. Drawn to each other’s dark sides, they can’t seem to stay away. But when Ozi’s ex comes back into town to settle an old score, the odds shift and the danger becomes real, pitting Raven in the middle. Now Ozi must decide what he’s willing to risk to protect Raven from the threat of his past coming back to haunt him. Her safety or his heart.

When lust turns into obsession, can it ever become love?

This is a standalone book in the Immortal Billionaires series.

WARNING: This book contains graphic content and is meant for 18+ readers only

Reviewed by Linda Tonis

Member of the Paranormal Romance Guild Review Team

Raven Monroe grew up in Maplewood, Connecticut where she never felt like she belonged or felt loved and when Alex the man she loved cheated and broke her heart she left with no intention of ever returning. I am only giving you one part of what Alex did but all in all he was a dog.

 

Raven heads to New York City with dreams of being a chef one day but knows that she will have to start as a server. One restaurant after another turns her down until the last one. This restaurant is owned by Ozi Fabiano who, like Raven, had his heart broken by a woman he loved, only his happened a hundred years ago. Ozi is a vampire who lives for the moment, has all the money he could ever need and all the women he could ever want. One phone call and a beautiful woman is on his arm. He never sleeps with the same woman twice since commitment is the last thing he wants until he sees Raven working at his restaurant.

 

The attraction between Ozi and Raven is off the charts and as much as they both have promised to never fall in love again it seems that fate, lust or both has reared its ugly head and taken the choice out of their hands. Ozi has to convince himself that Raven is nothing like Camille, his ex who till this day wants nothing more than to hurt him even after a century. I will not reveal why she hates him so much and leave it up to you to discover on your own.

 

The more that Ozi begins to feel for Raven the more he knows he will have to reveal himself to her but he fears having her hate him like Camille does. He knows that he has waited his entire long life for Raven but can he keep her. Raven also fears that a man like Ozi will cheat on her, after all Alex did and he was nothing compared to Ozi so the chances are very good he will break her heart, a heart that is damaged enough.

 

Secrets, surprises, sex and danger kept me glued to this book, I opened it and didn’t shut it until the end. I couldn’t get enough of Ozi and Raven and their desire for each other and fear of letting that desire come crashing down around them.

 

All I can say is I want, need and can’t wait for book 2.

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