Love Her Madly by Jessica Ruben- Blog Tour with Review & Excerpt

We're celebrating the release of Love Her Madly (Sex. Rock. Mafia.) by International Bestselling author Jessica Ruben! This is the second stand alone novel in the series.

From India to Iran and New York City, buckle up for a journey you won’t forget. 

Cover by: Okay Creations

NA Contemporary Romance
Release Date: September 1, 2020

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54138887-lhm

EBOOK: mybook.to/lovehermadly

Paperback: https://amzn.to/34CHlmN

"Ruben’s words flow flawlessly with amazing attention to detail and depth. You will be spellbound and bewitched and will completely fall in love with this world she has created." - Suzanne, Goodreads Reviewer

Blurb:

Darius is a man with power and control.
As a child in the Mumbai slums, living among lethal street gangs, all he cared about was his safety and where he would find his next meal.
That is, until the Madam of the most famed brothel in India finds him, offering him a life he can’t refuse.

As an intelligent, beautiful woman raised in a small mountain village, Gini never would have imagined a place like The Mansion exists.
Stolen by Darius into a dark underworld where the famed Mullah Omar arranges pleasure marriages to the highest bidder, Gini fights for survival.
At first frightened by the dangerous man who keeps her prisoner, Darius slowly becomes the one light in her dark world.

The Madam. The Mullah. The Protector. The Beauty.
Who will win when money reigns supreme and power is everything?

4 Heart Review by Ashley

First things first, Love Her Madly is not your typical romance but man! It is so worth the read. Compelling, captivating and all consuming. I was hooked from the very first page.

I loved Gini. Her kindness. Her goodness. Her tender heart. My heart just ached for this sweet, innocent woman who had no clue what she was up against. But despite all of it, she didn't lose who she was. Yes, she grew and she learned but she never stopped believing and that was because of Darius.

Oh Darius. So broody and intimidating but with a heart of gold under that brash exterior. He did the best he could for the girls in his care. Put on a brave face when inside he was questioning everything. Especially how to forget about Gini and the seed of hope she planted in his head. He wasn't sure how it happened but he did the one thing he said he wouldn't, he fell. Hard.

Even though they both wanted to get away from the life they were in, it was impossible. Cue the scheming and plotting and underhandedness. And in the middle of Darius and Gini's budding love story there was this undercurrent of danger and demise just waiting to do them in.

Kudos to Jessica Ruben for daring to write this book. Love Her Madly is full of culture and customs that were new to me and at times left me speechless. Darius and Gini's love story was wonderfully original and had me hanging on every word. And that ending was oh so satisfying.

EXCERPT:

I push the button, and the music starts. The girls dance as they have been, in perfect sync. But this time, Darius is here. He changes everything. His muscles flex as he lifts Roshan, and she slides from his waist, downward, her body pressed against his until she’s on her knees before him. Suddenly, she pops up with the music, twirling as his hands move to her behind, sliding across her slim hips. His hands are so large that they surround her entire waist. Roshan spins around again and again before dropping down to the ground, this time into a perfect split.

I gasp because I can’t help it. Luckily, no one notices or hears. I’ve seen beautiful dancing. But this? This is something else entirely.

She rises, and their chests touch. His eyes stare directly at hers. I can’t help but touch my own chest with my hand. Darius and Roshan are mere inches apart, seemingly so entwined that even their breathing is in sync. I feel a pressure tugging into my soul. Watching this is … hurting me. Is there something between them? They are perfect together.

I look down at my own brown clothes, the sack for potatoes. Where I grew up, these differences between people were never possible. We all wore the same clothes. We slept in similar homes. We farmed. We worked. We helped each other. But here is a true hierarchy, like animals. And I’m at the lowest rung.

Read Light My Fire (book 1): mybook.to/LMFJessicaRuben

About the Author:

Jessica Ruben lives and works in New York City, where she spends her days dominating in the court room as an attorney. Come nightfall, she writes romances centering on gorgeous alpha males and the intelligent women who love them.

Jessica is an insatiable reader, and will devour a few books a week without batting an eyelash. Books have always been her drug of choice, and she has no plans on detox anytime soon. She has three wildly delicious children and a husband who, for reasons unimaginable to her, loves her brand of crazy.

Website: http://jessicarubenauthor.com

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