Savage Beginnings

A Dark Mafia Arranged Marriage Romance

By: J. L. Beck, C. Hallman

Narrated by: Alastair Haynesbridge, Samantha Summers

Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's summary

It started with a single look...my obsession, my desire, and need to possess the sweet, and incredibly naive, Elena Romero. Dark raven hair and piercing green eyes. She would make a beautiful bride.

Ten million dollars and a forced signature later and she was mine. Like a thief I came in the dead of night and stole her away from her protected castle and placed her in a gilded cage made of gold.

The deal had been made. She would become my wife. She would bear my children. She would bend to my will. But most importantly, she would help me destroy the man she loved most. The man who took everything from me: her father.

©2020 J. L. Beck and C. Hallman (P)2021 Dreamscape Media, LLC

Drew me in automatically

I only just started listening yesterday and I’m done already. Each chapter had something that left me asking what’s going to happen next and now I find myself at the end.

Woah!!!

This book had me on the edge of my seat!!! It was much more then I expected! Love the narrations 🖤

Okay overall but I rolled my eyes a lot

Elena is so in denial throughout most of the book about who the people really are around her. She doesn't think first, she just acts. I couldn't stop rolling my eyes at certain parts. The story was okay overall I just wish she was a stronger woman sooner. Julian should have been honest with Elena and some of the nonsense could have been avoided. Julian got on my nerves when it came to Marie. Just because someone is the help doesn't mean you treat them like trash. It ended with a HEA, but I'm not sure I'll read book 2 or 3.

Excellent

I never think twice about using a credit on these two authors I’ve never been disappointed and I wasn’t with this book either I cannot wait for the second one

Great Story & Narration!

It was a fun mafia romance story! Lots of sexy times and drama. Narration was excellent!!! Very spicy and action filled!

I really wanted to like this book more

I have about 5 hours left for this book... female lead is hard to relate to in a lot of ways. maybe it's the narration of the story or maybe the flow of the story all together. it's hard to see how the intimacy/ trust is going to build between them. I'm not sure what's missing, maybe it's simply NMK (not my kink)

Not much of a fan

The story line was ok but it also was the same thing over and over again.

Savage Beginnings - Elena and Julian

Elena's father sold her to Julian for $10 million and she became his obsession. Clearly Elena was very young and naive and she could be very annoying at times. She did not grow a backbone until near the end of the book. There is more than one betrayer in this story. I am looking forward to the next book. The book held my attention to find out what Julian and her father would do next. Alastair Haynesbridge and Samantha Summers did a great job with the narration.

Really good story, but...

I found the level of violence too much. I struggled to find redeeming qualities in Julian strong enough to have the readers/listeners overcome the sociopath the author paints him as. How could anyone love this monster or believe he wasn't vacant of a soul. I couldn't believe he could be capable of even grasping love. He was just a very unlikable villain.

I couldn't get past the over the top characters both Julian and Elana's father were supposed to be. It was too much a stretch to find either male character someone I hoped would prevail in the end.

Perhaps you may show more glimpses of someone who didn't murder as the first option...hmm? I get the mafia isn't sunshine and butterflies, but Elana seems stupid, not naive and her father and Julian are both vile.

savage

this book was different. how dumb is this girl. she knows how Julian works. yet she just keeps on messing up. I was disappointed in this story. not a traditional mafia story. on a scale I'd say 4