I expected high tension and nothing less than a smoldering, powerful connection between Emmanuelle and Valentino, and I got it in spades. ~ Amanda – Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews
Synopsis:
As the youngest member of the Ferraro family, Emmanuelle has watched each of her brothers find happiness in love while her own heart was shattered by a lover’s betrayal. For two years she’s stayed as far away from Valentino Saldi as possible—until she learns that he’s been shot during a hostile takeover of his family’s territory.
Emme’s first instinct is to call her brother Stefano for help, and soon the entire Ferraro clan arrives to bring Val back from the brink of death and protect the Saldis from further attack. With one choice Emme has re-exposed herself to Val’s intoxicating pull and dragged her family into the Saldis’ private war.
A deadly storm is brewing, and only time will tell who survives…
Shadow Storm is the highly anticipated story in the Shadow Rider series and it was definitely worth the wait.
Emmanuelle Ferraro is the single sister in the Ferraro shadow riders family and was betrayed by her lover Valentino Saldi. Her story has been in the over-arching tale in this series and you’ve felt her heartbreak. It took for Valentino to be shot and left for dead to get Emmanuelle reunited with him, and he’s going to take advantage to make sure she stays. Corruption and betrayal has infiltrated the Valdi crime family and it is going to take the Ferraros and the few remaining loyal members to root out the traitors so Valentino can take over his family’s business.
I expected high tension and nothing less than a smoldering, powerful connection between Emmanuelle and Valentino, and I got it in spades. He’s just like all the Ferraro men and did what he had to do to get his woman connected to him. An added twist to the story was his own family’s myth was interesting to say the least. The author didn’t spare any expense and took her time to slowly unwind their feelings for one another, as well as bring in each of the other couples form the previous stories, to mingle them together in the fight for Valdi’s family. I took my time reading in order to savor every word and I’m glad it didn’t take shortcuts to hurry to its conclusion. The whole story was an absolute delight and I was totally happy with the way this series of the 6 Ferraros concludes. I hope that this isn’t the end of the Shadow Riders series and that she includes the cousins (Elie) for future stories.
5 stars
