I love so many authors its hard to pick a favorite, but when it comes to monster romance of any kind Katee Robert is my go too and an author I always recommend.

Teague hates everything about his family and when his father orders him to marry Callista to create a “business” alliance, Teague is ready to quit the family once and for all. However, things change when Teague meets Callie and sees the bruises on her neck, and the trauma in her eyes. He vows to do everything in his power to avenge her. Callie wasn’t prepared for this. As they get close, Callie can’t help but wonder if the secret she’s keeping could get Teague killed and that scares her.

Katee Robert does monster romance so amazingly that I thought I would have no problem with this re-release of a more traditional contemporary romance. Some of my favorite aspects were present, the smut – she always delivers there. But I felt the story was lacking overall. I expected things to be darker than it was based on it being a mob romance. I did enjoy the love story between Callie and Teague, it was a great instant love story. There was just so much going on that I felt it took away from the story. I can definitely see this book setting up for the rest of the series.

Grab your copy of this re-release May 9th. I love the new cover!

Thank you to the publisher Forever (Grand Central Publishing), @readforeverpub, and Netgalley @netgalley for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Katee Robert will forever be an author I can count on. I always enjoy her books and Dark Succession was no different. I can't wait to read the rest of the series!

I always love a good dark mafia romance, but did not expect to love the characters as much as I did and to have my heart ripped out multiple times. OH the tears and anxiety! Katee what are you doing to me?!

Callie was exactly what I wanted her to be. Fierce yet vulnerable as she accepted her forced need to become the heir to her family. The grief she still held on to from the death of her brother but her willingness to see the good in people and sacrifice herself to preserve it.

Teague was not what I expected at all. Usually the mafia MMC is this hardened shell that needs to be cracked where Teague was a soft heart from the beginning. I so loved getting his POV alongside Callie's and could feel his love for his family within the story.

I liked the pacing of the book. I didn't feel like it dragged at all and I found it hard to put down. I felt like the ending was a bit quick and wanted more of their story (this caused a late night search for whatever bonus content I could find). Otherwise, I definitely recommend this book.

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Second book by this author I've read and I loved it , not once did I want to put it at all.steamy, hot and sexy is the only way I can describe this book.

A mafia romance that actually has some good and wholesome love in it too? Obsessed. Thank you to NetGalley and Forever for the advance copy.

This was my favorite Katee Robert book yet! I’m honestly impressed with the story and this book had more plot/substance than her usual ones in my opinion. While I generally vie away from insta-love, it kinda worked for me in this book. I thought some parts could’ve been developed more, but I also think the rest of the series will continue to build out the families and the mafia life.

I read this book as the Marriage Contract, and it was heart-clenchingly perfect then and it is now. This is actually the book that introduced me to Katee Robert so I will always have a soft spot for this particular story. This is one of those books that I loved so much I can't talk about it.

The main characters are wonderful and the plot kept me on my toes for what will happen next. As always the author does a good job of writing dark romance but not too dark. Her content warnings are true and followed, but this book is well written and she does a great job of setting up for the rest of the series while making sure the main characters have their own book.

My favorite series by Katee Robert, so I encourage anyone who has read her other books to give this one a try.

Content Warnings (from the author's site): Abusive father, sibling death (on page), guns, blood, assault, kidnapping, murder, explicit sex

Teague is scrumptious! Katee sure knows how to write a delicious hero! I wasn't a huge fan of the MC... she was kind of annoying. But I kinda want to read the next book because the hero in that sounds even yummier 😂