Fierce Monarch

Gilded Empire, Book 3

By: MJ Crouch

Narrated by: Maxine Mitchell, Tor Thom, Sean Masters, Michael Gallagher

Mari Marcosa has been betrayed by a person she let inside her life in every possible way. The pain is unbearable, not just because of what he means—meant—to her, but because now she's got a huge damn target on her back.

Almost as big as the hole in her heart. Every mafia leader in the city sees this betrayal as a sign of Mari's weakness and they can’t wait to use it to their advantage. Her back is to a wall that is crumbling more every second and the men she needs most are struggling just to stay alive. She'll have to align with the unthinkable to survive—as secrets she thought were buried deep start rising to the surface. And it turns out the truth she thought she knew...might not be true at all.

•••••Author’s note: Fierce Monarch is the third book in the Gilded Empire series and should be listened to in order. This is a "Why Choose?" romance with violence, dark themes, and ruthlessly possessive—and protective—men.

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Great story line

if every character performed their own voice. it would be a 10 of 10! full cast, let them talk through their character

loved it....

Absolutely LOVED it. exciting, thrilling, gobsmacked, couldn't put it down. Looking forward to the next book.

Did you say chaos?

The second book was brutal, this third book said “hold my beer, let’s make it messier”.

Betrayal, heartbreak, threats, lies, guilt. More lies and all.
The chaos never stops. Everyone is plotting, making moves, or trying to take advantage of Mari’s situation (some of them with way too much audacity).
The pacing takes another level, and I am not sure, it’s logical. So much happens, so fast, and no one ever rest, or heal.
But it weirdly works because I couldn’t put it down.

Content warnings:
Gun violence, Alzheimer, murder, fire/fire injuries, mention of drug addiction