About the Book

No good ever comes from a red-head in a stolen dress with her worldly possessions at her feet.

I should have known she was trouble when smoke and sin followed her into my bar and she challenged me to a game.

She may have won my watch, but she started a war.

As she slipped my Breitling off my wrist and onto her own, she gleefully announced she was the luckiest girl in the world.

Yeah, lucky to everyone but me.

Because the moment her muddy boots stomped down the stairs and up my spine, my empire started to crumble.

My cashmere charm is wrinkling.

My gentlemanly facade is cracking.

My enemies are closing in.

Maybe the fortune teller was right:

The Queen of Hearts will drag me down to hell.

At least it’s wonderfully warm among the flames.

DARK MAFIA ROMANCE - ENEMIES TO LOVERS - AGE GAP - SLOW BURN

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SOMME’S NOTES:

Sinners Condemned is part one of a duet, and because of this, it ends on a cliffhanger. Rafe & Penny’s story continues in Sinners Consumed.

For a better reading experience, please read Sinners Anonymous before reading Sinners Condemned.

You should know that I write dark romance, and my stories–including this one–aren’t for the faint of heart. They contain several triggers, so aren’t suitable for everyone.

Revoew

I realized very on that I’m very much someone who is too soft to read dark romances, even mafia romances in general. That genre is something that I don’t gravitate towards. However, I will admit that seeing one quote on the internet can make me buy a book within seconds. And that’s exactly that happened to me with Sinners Consumed. I originally started reading this series in November and although I enjoyed the first book --- Sinners Anonymous, I was extremely excited for Sinners Condemned, since that was the couple that everyone enjoyed the most. The hype for Sinners Consumed was well deserved. And since last year I have read this book three times.

I wouldn’t classify the Sinners Anonymous series as dark romance. There are definitely books darker, and this series although sometimes heavy on the mafia part, would be a good introduction to anyone wanting something a little lighter in terms of dark romance stories.

In summary, this story is about a mafia billionaire and a swindler who try not to fall in love. Penny believes that she is lucky; however, since meeting her, Rafe has had a string of bad luck. She’s also bad luck to his gentlemen persona that he’s been holding on to for years.

It’s an interesting and entertaining duo who have some of the best chemistry that I’ve had the pleasure of reading about. The banter is off the charts considering Penny and Rafe didn’t necessarily like each other at first. And there is so much tension between them. But somehow, that despite their distain they couldn’t not bother each other. Both of them enjoyed rallying each other up, and creating these wagers against each other. And no matter how many times, I read their relationship developing, I always have a good time, and spend most of the book with a smile on my face. I don’t mind that this book might be considered slow burn and that they don’t officially get together or even kiss in this book. None of that matters to me. Rafe and Penny are just that good, and have created this long lasting hold on me.

Final Thoughts

Sinners Condemned is a standout within this series, and only is bested by the next book in the series—Sinners Consumed. However, both books revolve around the incredibly magically romance between Rafe and Penny. Penelope Price is a great female main character and, in my opinion, deserves to be listed amongst the greats.