Might have helped if id read the other  6 books first! But I didn't. The book is full of violence, so if you're into your thriller /action books this one is for you., plenty of criminal activity. I was gripped and found this book a page-turner. There's real chemistry between the 2 main characters Emma and Cain, it bounces off the walls. There's plenty of other characters in the story too that I believe to be in the previous books.

I'm definitely looking forward to reading the first 6 books... which I do advise, as the book might have made a lot more sense. 

I give this book a 3.6.

OMG!  This series just keeps on giving.  What more can I say that hasn't already been said?  A must read!

I have no idea how Ms. Vali comes up with these storylines but I am always impressed and enthralled! This book had old faces and new, with unexpected twists and a suprising cliffhanger ending. I really hope it's because another book in the series will be released in a few weeks, lol. There is something about this book and the rest in the series that is so viscerally awful while thrillingly romantic. This book, with what feels like an entirely new avenue to travel down is almost reassuring because it leaves so many paths for more books in the series. This author truly writes books I can't wait to finish so I can get to the next one while being so mad at myself for rushing through to the end so quickly. This book as well as the entire series will always be a huge recommend for me! I received an ARC of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I've been {impatiently} waiting for another installment in the Cain Casey series for what seems like years! It's the most unusual series in the WLW universe because it's full of mobstering and torturing, but I can't get enough. I would never recommend reading any of the Devil books as a standalone; there are simply too many characters and each has a long and detailed backstory. Let's just say one of our favorite villains gets his comeuppance in The Devil Incarnate, and it's been a long time coming. Several loose ends were tied up in this book, which worries me that maybe there will be just one more to look forward to.

This was another good book in the series. I’ve been having rough reading luck lately, with 4 out of the last 5 books being only okay or worse. I’ve felt like I was fighting off another reading slump so I was very happy to get a little “Devil” in my life. I’m a fan of all of Vail’s works but this series holds a special place in my heart. I read book 1, The Devil Inside, over a decade ago and I still love this series. For an author to hold my attention, on the same series, for 12+ years is pretty incredible when you think about it. I can count on one hand how many authors have been able to do that so it’s pretty rare. And to have the series still feel creative, and like it hasn’t jumped the shark, makes it even more impressive.

I want to make very clear that this is a series that needs to be read in order. While you could skip the prequel (book 0) and start at book 1, you can’t skip any other installments without it ruining your reading enjoyment. There are so many characters in this series, and so many threads that wind all around through all the books, that it would be so confusing if you tried to start here. There are so many players involved from mobsters, Feds, and enemies, which means Vail herself must have a huge character bible just to keep track of everything she is writing. It’s one of the things that makes this series so great is how many balls Vali has up in the air all at once and somehow she never lets them drop and be forgotten. Every loose end eventually gets tied up which is super satisfying for a reader that is series invested. In fact, this book itself closed a lot of loose ends -Cain got her hands dirty a lot- and only left a few threads open for another book. It feels like the next book might actually be the end of the series. I’m going to be crushed to see this series end, but I’m happy to know we have at least one more book left to read.

This book is not all mobsters and violence, there is also plenty of romance to go around. Cain and Emma are the main couple, but many other couples have gotten together throughout the whole series. This book didn’t have any new couples falling in love, but if gave us time to see all the old couples we enjoy, and to see how their lives have changed and grown. My one slight complaint is I would have loved some POV in Remi and Dallas’ headspace. They are two of my favorite characters and I really want more of them. We know how much chemistry Cain and Emma have together so it would be nice to turn the heat up for some of the other great couples too.

If you are a fan of this series, then this book is a must. Like I mentioned already, a lot of loose ends were tied up which was satisfying for us readers. If you are new to the series, take a chance on book 1, The Devil Inside, and see what you think. This series is so unlike anything else out there, in the WLW market, so that it’s worth taking a chance on to see if it might be for you. Yes, there are a lot of books, which is daunting, but this series is addictive so if you like it, you will be happy you have so many books left to read.

Cain Casey is back! She is the lethal leader of a crime family in New Orleans that the FBI wants to bring down, but she is smart, loyal, and loving to her family and friends. Only those who wish to harm her or her family see her terrifyingly deadly side. If you are a fan of this series, you will be delighted with this installment and can look forward to another. A reader new to the series should start from the very beginning of the series (Lucky readers) to fully appreciate the story. The first part of the book left me a bit confused as I tried to remember the other crime families' connections to the Casey clan as pieces of the puzzle were added. But then the book ignited and delivered a fast-paced, thrilling read.. I give this book a solid 4.5. All loose ends were not tied up, but the ones that were satisfied and the ones yet to come will be epic. I can’t wait.

This is the seventh book in the Cain Casey Series.  As with the other books in the series, it is another thriller/romance.  Although if I had to select only one descriptor, I would say this particular book is more of a thriller.

The story begins three months after the last book where we find our favorite mobster trying to outsmart and eliminate all of her enemies.  Of course, Cain Casey is finding that if she gets rid of one, then up pops another.

Cain Casey believes family is everything.  Her wife, Emma, and their three children are why she is trying so hard to create a safe environment for them.  Extended family is also especially important to her.  I love how they all come together to create a solid perimeter where they can live safely.

In this book, Cain Casey’s cousin Finley and her girlfriend Abigal, come into the fold and need help.  Their story actually begins in another book, Hell Fire by Vali, and continues to unweave.  Family is so important to Cain that Finley had once worked for the FBI and now is included in the “family business”.  In addition to Finley/Abigal’s problems, Cain is having to outsmart the FBI and the Russian drug cartel.  Just an ordinary life story, right?

Ms. Vali writes a wonderful story that is fast paced, interesting, and at times humorous. Her characters are so well developed that you feel like you know them.  When Cain Casey is trying to solve a particular problem, you actually feel as though you are inside of her head.

My only suggestion is that you really should read Hell Fire prior to reading this book.  It will help with understanding the background of Finley and Abigal.  Reading The Devil Incarnate first would cause unnecessary confusion.

I highly recommend this book.  Actually, I suggest any of Ms. Vali’s books.  I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars.

I received this ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

Ali Vali has delivered another fine read in this series with Cain Casey, her wife Emma and their children. It's fabulous to be involved in their lives and watch the family grow through this series. Cain continues her no nonsense approach and again somehow manages to survive attacks on her life but that's the whole point on the book, edge of your seat thriller/action. Vali's books are so easy to read and become engrossed in with the story and characters. A riveting read.

One of my all time favourite series. I always want to read more about the Casey clan; Cain Casey is just the best mobster around. So this book couldn’t fail to delight me, and sure enough it didn’t disappoint. All the key characters are there, from the baddies to the goodies and most of all the ones that are in between (the Caseys and the Jatibons). The FBI are still watching from their van, yet more have gone rogue, and Cain is still spinning plates and loving Emma. There’s also a wedding and some loose ends to take care of. I love it. This book is not the best of the series, but it adds more to the story and I want them to keep coming so that eventually I can read about Hannah and who she falls in love with.

I can not tell you how long I have waited for the continued story of Cain and Emma, and this book does not let me down!  For anyone new to the Devil series you have to read the prior 6 or I will say you will be lost in this book 7.  This story does continue with Fin and Abigail's problem so I also would recommend reading their story just so you know about them and what got them to where they are now (Hell Fire)

There are some new players in this book and of course all our old favorites.  And once again Cain has a million things going on she has to keep track of, so just like her prior books in this series, yes you do have to pay close attention to keep track of all the players, but dang is it worth it!  From page 1 Ms. Vali doesn't let up on the gas, I mean even page 1 was freaking hot <smile>.  There are some things that do get their ending, but like all of the Devil books, there are more things that open up.  Since this is book 7, plus and off shoot with Fin, I really am hoping in book 8 ( I assume there will be one) finally wraps up the series with a nice bow on the end.  As much as I have loved this series, my only negative is that the theme is getting kind of repetitive in that Cain seems to always have someone going after her, just the characters change.  Again, I LOVE this series and Ms. Vali as an author, but in my humble opinion I just think it is getting time to finally give Cain and Emma their due peace.  I can see bringing them back in every so often with stories of Sept or other characters she has created in other books, but I just want to finally see Cain and Emma, get the peace and quiet they deserve and by default giving Remi and Dallas some peace as well.

Thank you always to Ms. Vali for bring us another chapter in Cain and Emma's life, the characters surrounding them are rich and wonderful, the location of NO is always beautiful, can't wait to visit there again in real life.

I received an ARC through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review, but would have written the same opinion if I had come across this author on my own.

To see my Amazon review, it is under CC-Another beautiful chapter

Stop! You cannot read this book without reading the other six books in this series first. It’s an absolute must, not only because of the storyline, but also because these books are good.

Cain is a mobster who does anything for her family, those by blood and by choice. This book picks up where the previous one left off. It picks up a few newish side storylines and some branches of the main storyline. Since it is part of a series I won’t go into detail on the storyline. I appreciate that the side storylines are mostly wrapped up, but I also expected for a major part of the main storyline to wrap up. I was a bit disappointed it didn’t. 

It’s good to catch up with all the couples and the Emma and Cain’s breed. Ali Vali does a good job of showing growth in the children but also in the couples, even if they only have a minor part in this book. As mentioned I would have liked some parts of the story to have found closure by the end of this book, but I am also weirdly ok with it being left unresolved (for now). I do think maybe  the author should leave Cain uninjured in a book. She gets injured so much it is becoming a tad unbelievable. I do like Emma’s part in this book, she is growing more into her role. 
Overal I did enjoy this book. It took me a little while to get back into this story, but it is worth it.

I received this ARC from net galley in exchange for an honest review.

I requested this ARC not fully realizing that this book was part of a series- the result was me reading all seven books of the Cain Casey series in a week. 

I’m gonna start this off by saying that I do like this series, I was never one for gang or butch stories like this but something about Cain Casey had me trapped.  In this particular book of the series however the plot started taking its exhausting hold on me. There’s only so much I could read and care about the gang rivalries and enemies of Cain Casey. I found myself grasping for another moment between Cain and Emma, or even Remi and Dallas.  

However that could just be that Cain Casey is all I’ve read this week as I live an breathe. My minor problem with this book would have to be the names, god there are so many names to remember that if you scroll too fast you’re gonna get confused. So it’s safe to say that this book for me wasn’t a casual read but one I had to focus one. For the author I’d recommend  more personal moments with the main or relevant characters in this series. I get the main characters are Cain and Emma but it would’ve been nicer to know how previous characters we met felt about/ in certain situations. 

I’m giving this book 4.5 stars simply because despite my wants and needs this book, as well as most books from Ali vali, is good! It’s well planned out and written well.

Something that I don’t recommend is reading this book as a standalone- I highly suggest reading the whole series. Not only does it make the plot/characters easier to remember but it gives you that connection to the characters 

 If you loved the previous books in this series then to be honest this one was just as good. I wished we saw more of Muriel and Kristen that we didn’t get in book 6 but the ever loving couple and family of Cain and Emma filled that void.

Yes, Yes!!! Its finally here and I'm over the moon. This is the seventh book in the series and Ali Vali has done it again. What an amazing read about my favorite mobster Derby Cain Casey,  Emma and her beautiful family immediate and extended.  Without giving anything away,  It was a joy to see her getting to tie up some lose ends and doing whatever it takes to keep her family safe. Cain as usual is still keeping the FBI on their toes. This is a must read.  I will definitely be reading this again when my copy arrives in the mail. I impatiently await  the eighth . book. I strongly recommend. 5 stars well done!!

I received and ARC from the publisher Bold Strokes Book Inc through NetGalley for my honest opinion. Thank you

I have been waiting impatiently for the next book in the Cain Casey series to finally be published, and I’m over the moon that it’s finally here.

The Devil Incarnate by Ali Vali is the seventh book in this series (eight books counting the prequel). The story begins about three months after the last novel, and continues the tale of our favorite mobster, her family and friends, and of course the people who would love to see her put away…or dead. Poor Cain not only has the usual drug cartels either trying to get her to join them or kill her, she now has the Russian mob out for her and her family’s blood. Of course we can’t forget Shelby, Annabelle, and the other FBI agents who are always lurking in the shadows looking for any reason to arrest Cain. It is a good thing Cain has a brilliant and imaginative mind. She is going to need it to stay on top with all these folks who are after her.

This novel is a wonderful addition to the series. We get to see all of our favorite main and secondary characters with a few new ones to keep Cain and her friends on their toes. I really liked Cain in this tale. We get to see a bit more of what she is thinking and feeling in this story. She is still the same mobster we’ve come to love in the earlier books, but we get a bit more insight into her character in this novel. The main setting of New Orleans is perfect for this tale, and the plot will keep you riveted through the book. And yes, the industrial meat grinder makes an appearance in the story.

If you have enjoyed the former novels in this series, you are going to love this one too. Just like all the other books, though, there’ll be a few threads left hanging at the end of the story, so I know this will not be the last book in the series, thank goodness. I’m not ready to let Cain Casey go yet.
This is not a standalone novel. You could read and enjoy it, but you would be missing so much history reading only this story. You should begin with either the prequel or the first book of the series, and read them all in order. That is what I did, starting with the prequel. I’ve loved every one of these novels, and I’m sure you will too.

I received an ARC from NetGalley and Bold Strokes Books for an honest review.

This book was given to me as an ARC in exchange for an honest review. 

Cain Casey has got to be the luckiest woman alive. There are seven Cain Casey novels and I think she is seriously injured in at least five. Maybe all seven. She has been shot more times and survived than anyone I know. (More on that later). so for now lets delve into this book and what may be the penultimate Cain Casey novel as far as I can tell there seems to be only one story line to wrap up.

The book starts off with a bang literally because it starts with a sex scene, its fine and stuff but not the way I would like to begin a book. Vali is excellent at picking up a story right where she left it in the previous book. She also did a great job in this book of refreshing our memories to certain characters. If you have not read Hell Fire her short story you need to because this entire book is based on what happened in that short story. The problem here is that VAli has way too many characters in a book so as the reader it is very hard to jeep track of who is who and what side they are on. There could be less characters and the story wouldn't feel so jumbled and rushed. This book is all about Cain trying to find the rogue FBI agent, as well as trying to solve the mystery of who is burning the fields of drugs from some of the people she knows. Cain makes it very clear she wants nothing to do with the drug business but she spends the entire book trying to save Hector's drug business. It is baffling that she helps the drug dealers but then also has a sidebar about how she won't get Pinot drugs because they are bad. 

The secondary story deals with another one of Cains cousins Finely and her girls friends who is running from her ex girls friend the head of a Russian sex trafficking ring. I cannot believe that is a sentence I just typed but it is and we are all going to have to get used to it. So the drug trafficking ex girlfriend she spends the entire book trying to get her kids back and gill her ex so that she can raise the kids to be sex traffickers.

The books was interesting and I love the way Vali writes well, she can weave a good tale and she knows how to tell a story so there is no way that the reader can guess what is going on until the very last minute. The problem is that she writes Cain Casey as this all knowing I am better than you super cocky character and after seven books its starting to wear thin a little.

Finally I will say that in terms of women loving women books this one is the mot heteronormative book I have ever ready. IN may life the entirety of it I have never nor have any of my lesbians friends carried their girlfriends or wives around because  they couldn't walk in heels on grass. Like who does that. I hate the way that Emma is write she seems so infantile, and Vali does this for all of the spouses. One wife is very masculine presenting and acting while the other one os the picture of stereotypical femininity. She also tends to make the wives all Blond, maybe she has thing for blonds or all her female characters are somehow  representations of her current spouse, but it is not something I care to read. Both partners should be strong and capable and I think she writes Emma to seem like a baby. 

I would recommend this book there was some good actions and Vali gets shot by a sniper who instead of going into the house and killing the people she wanted to kill she instead confronts Cain and ends up dead. It seems impossible that Cain would survive this long, and I do not believe that she is smarter than the FBI and every other criminal,. Maybe in the last boom she and Emma will both die, or maybe Emma will get a personality. Who knows. This was fine, but not what I was expecting. For as long as it took to write this book I expected it to be a lot better.

Love this series. Love Cain, Emma, their kids and their extended family. Someone tries to use Hannah’s friend to spy on the family. Meanwhile someone hits one of Cain’s businesses while they are on vacation. Drug lords are fighting to increase their territory. It’s never boring in the Casey family. There has to be a next book in this series because too many loose ends are left in the end.
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It doesn’t get any better than Derby Cain Casey! This is the latest book in a really really good series so I recommend if your not familiar with the Devil series then you start at #1 and just enjoy. This book picks up where the last book left off and the last book was released was so long ago that I should have read it again to familiarize myself with what was going on because I was sometimes confused as to who she was referring to. But I didn’t care because all of the main players were there: Emma, Remi, Mano, Vinny, Lou, etc. I don’t know how Ali Vali does it but the stories stay fresh and exciting! I can wait for the next in the series!

Returning into the world of Cain Casey is like meeting up with old (slightly dangerous) friends. This book follows up on old enemies, allies and friends and Caine must navigate all the dangers and opportunities to get out on top once again.
I think most readers will at the very least have heard of Ali Vali's Cain Casey series. For readers who have read the previous books in this series: don't hesitate to pick this one up as it's another good read which follows up where the previous book left off. 
If you haven't read the other books though I would not recommend starting with this one as a large part of the fun is catching up with everyone and if you are not familiar with the books you will mostly scratch your head at all the names and trying to figure how everyone is connected. You will probably stop halfway through and that means you're missing out on one of the best mob series with a lesbian main character out there.

*** An ARC was provided by Netgalley ***

I was given a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

This is part of a series but can be read as a stand alone.

I am an Ali Vali fan, so my expectations are always high in anticipation of new books, plots and character development.

While this book is set in 'recent times', the atmosphere is strictly mobster 1930's period atmosphere.

Cain Casey is the Irish head of a mobster family. She values family, ethics and loyalty above everything, including her crime organization.  Caine's wife, Emma and three children are the light of her life and you do NOT mess with their well being.

This book focuses on Cain's businesses status quo, family growth through love and marriage, ethics of what is acceptable, even for a mobster, justice and doling out punishment as consequences of bad behavior.

Can the FBI finally prove Cain's unlawful transgressions? Can Nicola steal back her wife and children after they have found new love and security? Can Nicola regain control of her family owned human trafficking and prostitution businesses? Can Jerome avenge the imagined wrongs Cain has committed against his career and businesses? Can Cain recover from Nina's murderous attack?

So many question in a well balanced read!

Another great Cain Casey story by Ali Vali. What more can I say. Carries on the storyline from her previous Devil books. Slipping in another protagonist but not as yet concentrating on ?her/him/them? until she deals with previous outstanding issues. As always keeping the FBI on their toes. Would recommend this and her other books  Well worth reading. Looking forward to next one.