โHe was coming back for me, and the whole of London was going to burn because of it.โ
A London Villain, all-new second chance standalone romance by USA Today bestselling author Catherine Wiltcher is now live!
It started with a dare:
Steal a kiss from the pretty, green-eyed girl with the Irish mobster father.
Turns out, Ada O’Sullivan was a much better thief than me.
In the span of one night, I lost my head, my senses, my loyalty to my own crime family…
At nineteen, she was the only thing worth fighting for.
Dying for.
Loving.
But I was a boy playing a man’s game.
In the end, they drove me from this city, while Ada was driven straight to hell.
Now, I’m backโan avenging devilโwith red hands and loaded bullets.
Irish. Mafia. Bratva. British.
Everyone who tore her from my arms, everyone who has ever hurt her, will suffer the consequences.
But time bleeds secrets.
Secrets open old wounds.
Ada isn’t the same sweet girl I knew before they ripped her innocence apart.
And that boy?
I’ve turned him into a villain who will stop at nothing to make her mine again.
A London Villain is a heart-stopping, second chance romance with NO cliff-hanger and a guaranteed HEA.
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Excerpt
PROLOGUE
ADA
They told me he was dead, and I believed them.
Two weeks later, the first book arrived.
There was no postmark, no return address, but I knew it was from him. Iโd been holding a copy the day he set fire to my soul in a stolen car on the edge of darkness. When for twelve hours the world had sparked with light and colour before theyโd shrouded it in black again.
After that, they appeared once a month, and it was always the same book, just different versions. Some had discreet covers. Others were straight-up classics. French, German, Italian, Arabicโฆ Every translation you could think of.
Most were torn with age, but a few had been newly reprinted that year. No two copies were identical, but the story never changed because it was our story now. Theyโd turned him into the villain, and me into a footnote: framed for a crime we didnโt commit, and then punished and kept apart for years because of it.
One was so rare it had been auctioned off for a huge amount of moneyโthe highest anyone had paid for a first edition. The buyer was anonymous, of course. I read about him in a newspaper someone had left behind in a coffee shop. According to the by-line, the final bid had come in from Monaco.
Monaco.
I remember thinking then how sad and strange it was that for all the blood money we had, we were both still bankrupt in all the ways it mattered.
Then, five months ago, the books stopped arriving.
I figured he was dead now for sure, and my grief was so great it felt like every chamber of my heart was being pierced by a bullet.
I waited weeks for my Bratva bastard of a husband to show up and taunt me with the news, but he never came.
Thatโs when I knew the truth:
Our chains had finally broken.
The war was finally here.
Frankie was coming back for me, and the whole of London was going to burn because of it.
Lita’s Book Review: 5 STARS
A London Villain by Catherine Wiltcher This story is so much more than the synopsis. Oh so good. I don’t even know how to explain all that went on in this story. At a young age Francesco aka Frankie loses his entire family in one night. Matter a fact his world was turned upside down that night especially when he first sees her.ย Frankie’s father was the head of the Italian mob in London. The Irish and the Bratva mob were responsible for his family’s death. When he comes across her again (Ada), he finds she is being held as a pawn by those people he has vowed to seek revenge against.This is their story of Frankie and Ada trying to be together and Frankie finally getting his revenge. Frankie and Ada’s story was a very violent and abusive journey with so many twist and turns. Eventually Ada finds herself married to the Bratva while Frankie ends up in prison. When the time is right Frankie returns to London to get his revenge and reclaim his love Ada. There were other characters in this story that I hope get their own story. I couldn’t put this story down. Every free moment I had I was reading this story. Heck I was even reading while I was at work. Oh! There is one surprise in this story that I did not see coming and the way the secret was revealed was everything.ย Can’t say enough. Love Frankie and Ada’s love. A love that spans the test of time. 5 stars for me. Enjoy!!!!!
A London Villain by Catherine Wiltcher
Tanya’s rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
A London Villain is Frankie and Adaโs story and what a story! Their story spans over 20 something years. This book may take an emotional toll on you. There are a lot of trigger points that could happen if you arenโt ready for it.
Theirs is a hard story but there is a HEA! And, it will turn all the darkness to light. Of course there are twists and turns to the story to keep it interesting! An enjoyable story and I look forward to more from this author! 4.5 Stars
Meet Catherine
Catherine Wiltcher is a USA Today and Amazon Top 15 bestselling dark romance author. A stage 4 cancer thriver and a former TV Producer, she writes flawed characters who always fall hard and deep for one another, whatever the cost.
She lives in the UK with her husband and their two young daughters.
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