I love anything Luna writes, and this book was so much fun to get into! There were so many good moments in this book that had me blushing, giggling, and just having the time of my life reading this story.

Love their chemistry and their story so much!

Thank you NetGalley for an eARC!

I did not read book #1 in the series, and based on reviews, I will definitely be checking it out! I did enjoy this book, and I felt like it was juuust dark enough! I also liked that there were additional subplots beyond just their romance - especially the relationship with Maddie's mom and both the support she received from grayson throughout + her own growth in sticking up for herself. I really liked the found family & think I will really like reading Sienna + Keller's story, so I am looking forward to reading book 1!

Sunshine to the darkness.

Whoa talk about I don’t like you, I hate you but deep down I have feelings for you. It’s about time Maddie and Grayson admits they truly were two peas in a pod. It was heartbreaking to see both characters have different traumatic experiences, not sure which was worse than the other. But one thing is for sure Grayson will paid the world red to make sure nothing happens to Maddie. Talk about fairy tale.

I wish there was an epilogue on post pregnancy but I will assume that will come in the next book. Overall I thought the story of the characters was good but we were always around the same scenes not to say it’s a bad thing. I’m very curious on the other books and explore their characters.

Grayson and Maddie have enough heat to keep the pages burning! The question isn’t will they/won’t they, it is when will they! I love how Luna gave us glimpses into their backgrounds. These glimpses helped me understand why they are the way they are! When the heat finally explodes, there is a twist I didn’t see coming! I was glued to the pages…needing to know how it ended. I love how Luna also tied in the third book toward the end! Now I have to patiently wait to see what happens next!

I fear that Luna Mason has become my new favorite author. I am not one for the pregnancy trope and somehow she has made me love it in this book. I am in LOVE with the MMC and I love how spunky and spitfire the FMC is. I just loved this book so much. Dark Mafia Romance is literally one of my favorite genres and I ate this up within a day. With this being a dark romance, there are some trigger warnings to check those out.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for the eARC.

Another great one. This time Maddie is losing herself to the perfect man for her. When she keeps interacting with Grayson, she quickly learns that there is a fine line between hate and love. Well, lust anyway. She can't get Grayson out of her mind, and it seems that he feels the same.

They fight for as long as they can, but when their lives are threatened, they both decide they can't possibly do without each other. Watching them fall and fight for what they want was so great.

I love a dark romance book where the man is OBSESSED with her and this one didn’t disappoint! I enjoyed seeing them go from insulting each other to doing anything to protect each other.

It was such a face paced book with lots of action and spice! They did get together a bit quickly for my liking but the chemistry between them was so good.

The Menu:
Dislike to Lovers
Touch Her & Expire
Obsessed MMC
Mafia

I really wanted to love this. Dark romance. Mafia? Sign me up!! But it fell really flat. I didn't really jive with the writing style. It felt really repetitive (we crash into eachother, slamming our mouths together etc). However. I really loved that this story is so interwoven with the previous story. It is s interconnected stand alone, and while it helps to have read the first book, I wasn't too thrown off picking this up

Perfect for you if you like your MMC obsessed with his woman to the point of distraction and If you like your FMC a lil fighty.

This was so good. I loved Grayson! He fell and he fell hard. He was completely obsessed with Maddie, and she with him. Their flirty fighting was everything, and seeing them finally give in to their feelings was so satisfying. Grayson would absolutely kill for her, and I was living for it.

"You aren't my villain. You are my everything. I love your darkness. But I also love your light. I love every single part of you."

I LOVE Luna Mason’s books, they always get me! An age gap, enemies to lovers, mafia romance? Yes please! Luna always hits the mark with her books, absolute perfection!

We had a glimpse of Grayson and Maddie in book one, one kiss and then Grayson avoided her. He knows he should stay away, but he becomes obsessed after that kiss, making it impossible to stay away from Maddie. Maddie is feisty and sassy, eventually making Grayson cave, once he does it’s not enough, he wants to make Maddie his.

This series has been amazing so far, perfect amount of romance, banter, spice and intensity. I can’t wait to keep reading this series!

Thank you Luna, Kensington and NetGalley for the ARC!

3.5⭐️ 4🌶
I loved the Was Maddie and Grayson fight the attraction and magnetic pull they have towards each other. It's hysterical the way they bicker. The best part is they don't stop even when they finally give in and fall for each other they still bicker like their lives depend on it. It is their form of foreplay. They have great chemistry and give us some great spice.

I loved that Maddi was super sweet but full of fire. She may have been looking for Mr. Perfect for mom, but she finally gives into the dark and embraces Grayson's. She accepted Grayson's life and helped him through it. The scene of Her standing up to Grayson's ex was perfect. could have loved it more.

Gayson is just a damaged man who finally finds a woman who sees him, and he becomes obsessed. I loved watching him fall for Maddie. He was only soft for her.

It was an entertaining read for sure.

I thought I would really like this book but it just wasnt for me. It was too repetive and lacked a plot and build up. I think there was just too many different tropes going at once.

Grayson is my new boyfriend. Having a tough, grumpy man fall to his knees in love is my favorite trope. Spice was spicing. I didn't care for Maddie at first, but as she developed and learned to stand up for herself, she grew on me to a point. Not to mention, she got Grayson, the man who swore off kissing and dating to go into caveman mode. When he says, touch her, you d!£, he means it.

If you like, mafia, exmilitary with trust issue men, this is your book. I'm ready to see what happens with Luca. 🔥

Thank you to the author and Kensington for this ARC!
4⭐️
4🌶️

“It turns out I had it all wrong. I was never a princess in need of a prince to whisk me away. I’ve been reading the wrong books. It wasn’t a fairytale I was after, a dark romance is where it’s at.”


This is a dark, very spicy, mafia romance with just the right amount of suspense. I really loved this one! The chemistry and banter between the 2 main characters was so good.
He’s an ex military, boxing trainer turned mafia hit man, she’s a make up artist looking for her prince charming. Greyson Ward is 🥵the filth that comes out of his mouth! Go pick this one up! It releases May 27th!

Mafia romance
Touch her and die
Enemies to lovers
Grumpy sunshine
Romantic suspense

*3.5 stars*

Detonate by Luna Mason is a dark mafia romance that is full of sinful passion, action and suspense. Greyson has left his heart in the battle field seven years ago when he lost his best friend and came to know about his wife's betrayal on the same day. Now he is the part of mafia and delivers merciless punishments to the enemies. Maddie is creating big cracks in his armour but he doesn't want to drag her into his hell. It might not be his decision ultimately.

Maddie is a fierce character and it's heartbreaking to see her letting her mother's judgement clouding her light. Greyson warned her that he is not the man for her and he did his best to stay away from her but they have this irresistible pull and undeniable chemistry. And just being in Greyson’s orbit put her in danger. So he gives in after lots of push and pull. The plot gets all turbulent after it in all sense. Greyson and Maddie fighting with their feels. The mafia war. The secrets and twists. Until they find their HEA.

I think I couldn't connect with the characters. They had their individual depth and complexity but their emotional connection didn't seem strong. Many times I got stuck in the cycle of sex, drama and murders. A lot happened towards the end. It's worth a read if you like dark romance.

I reviewed an early copy voluntarily

SPICY?! And a page turner? YES PLEASE! This series is proving to be one of my favorites! I love a mafia romance and this one has all the goods. The story line is a perfect enemies to lovers that keeps you on your toes the whole time. I love Grayson!
I am extremely excited for the next book!
Thank you for the opportunity to read and review it for others!

I was lucky enough to receive an ARC copy of Detonate from NetGalley and Kensington Publishing in exchange for an honest review. Thank you so much!

After reading Distance and thinking Maddie and Grayson’s relationship would make for a great enemies to lovers story, I was right. Though I wish they could’ve had some more time as enemies, I really did enjoy their story.

Overall the plot is mostly the romance and spicy scenes between Maddie and Grayson. But there is a mafia element in there as well it is just not the main focus of the story.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys more spice than plot. Overall I rated it 4.25 ⭐️and 4🌶️

Detonate is book to in the Beneath the Mask series from author Luna Mason. Although the series book are all anthologies they are interconnected I'm assuming... the others haven't released yet.

That being said I own a physical copy of the first book in the series (Distance) which I did buy thanks to booktok/ bookstagram but I also read the description and I was so interested because whaaattt?!?! Sports and Mafia Dark Romance?!?!?! Sign me up!

Detonate was all smut and not really much plot. Now if you don't mind that then this book may be for you.

However for me I much enjoy plot and /or character driven books... spice doesn't really matter to me if it's there then ok if not again... ok.

I don't think it was awful.... i also don't think it's a masterpiece..... but it's entertainment. Do with that information what you will but give this a try if you like.

I feel like this is a good book for starters in the dark sports romance trope but check the trigger warnings.

Check the tropes as well.

I WILL DEFINETLEY GIVE THIS A READ AT ALETER TIME.

Thanks to Netgalley for the gifted eARC in exchange for an honest review.

If this dedication doesn't make you want to pick up this book then I am sorry we aren't not the same type of reader:
This book is dedicated to all my readers who deserve to be treated like a princess, but don't want the prince to sweep them off their feet. Who want the villain to tell them to grab the headboard and take it all like a good girl.
Villains fu@k better.
Grayson is ready for you now...

Maddie and Grayson

Tropes:
- Mafia Romance
- Dislike to lovers
- Former Military
- Fighter Coach x Makeup Artist
- Touch her and D!e
- Grumpy x Sunshine (Can be stabby)

Maddie: The only way to make her mom proud was to have the prince, white picket fence, and the 2.5 kids. Since Maddie did not have those things she was the family disappointment. After kissing Grayson one time she knew all of the frogs she had been kissing was not going to make her happy. Even though she was sunshine there was a darkness that made her feel like herself that she didn't want to let go of. That darkness being Grayson.

Grayson had been avoiding Maddie at every turn possible. He knew from day one if she got close to him she would tear down all of the walls that he had built because of the tragic betrayal he had suffered after leaving the special forces. He had not kissing another female in 7 years. He came Maddie running into his arms and kissing the crap out of him. He had no idea what to do with the feeling. Grayson is for sure the touch her and D!e type of man. He would burn the world down for her.

This was my first book by Luna Mason and I will tell you right how it will not by my last. Even though there were some trigger warnings I think she did a wonderful job of explaining how the character was feeling. She didn't just gloss over them.

Thank you Luna Mason, NetGalley, and Kensington Publishing for the ARC in exchange for my review.

#Detonate #NetGalley

Did not disappoint! Read distance a while back and loved it. I absolutely loved this book and cannot wait to continue the series!