Dangerous Temptation: Dark Dream Duet, Book 1

This book is amazing! I am so impressed with the writing of this very deeply emotional story.. It's got it all folks! A very naughty man with a heart of stone until a young woman enters his life...then there's this torrent love affair between them and there's also another family involved and I'm not sure if they are good or not or somewhere in between but I can't wait to find out in the next book!

The characters in this book were so well-developed and their relationship was a joy to watch evolve. The author did a great job of showing their inner conflicts, making it a real emotional rollercoaster. I can't wait for the next book, Beautiful Nightmare, to find out what happens next!

“𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐓𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢, 𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐰. 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐥𝐝, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐬. 𝐍𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝.“↡𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐: ★★★★★↡When Giana Darling announced that she was stepping foot in the Morelli/Constantine world with a lush, angsty, and tension filled romance, I knew immediately that I would love it. Unfortunately, that’s an understatement of what I actually feel. I’m OBSESSED with Tiernan and Bianca’s story and I need you all to feel the same!🕊 guardian/ward trope!🕊 enemies to lovers!🕊 age gap!🕊 revenge plot!When Bianca Belcante and her brother suddenly lose their mother, they’re left reeling and alone, with no place to turn to. Until, that is, the cruel and terrible Tiernan Morelli steps in as their new guardian. Having disliked Tiernan since their first encounter, Bianca knows his offer of guardianship isn’t as altruistic or kind as it appears to be, and she vows never to trust him. While she never wavers on that promise, the simmering tension between them ignites the longer they spend time together, and soon, Tiernan and Bianca get caught up in a tangle of secrets. When one of those secrets is revealed to be her role as a mere pawn in his elaborate game of revenge, it’s far too late to save herself from his clutches.This book was nothing short of spectacular! it has all the classic hallmarks of Giana Darling’s writing, yet is so inspired and wholly unique. Bianca and Tiernan have my heart forever. Bianca is so fierce, fiery, and resilient without sacrificing her softness. She never gave into Tiernan and met him head-on in everything her hurled her way. Tiernan was so cruel and stern but watching him discover his heart in the time spent with Brandon and Bianca was beautiful! Also, though I say this with every book, I truly did love the side-characters in this novel—they all encompass the found family theme and they added such depth and diversity to the Constantine/Morelli world.i’m eternally in love with this book and i need everyone else to be as well. i absolutely cannot wait for the conclusion to this stunning duet!

This is not my favorite book by this writer. I enjoyed the story. I thought Tiernan was an interesting character. The book seemed slow at times. I liked it enough to order the second book.

I have read almost all of the books about the Model kids and Constandines's. But this one was definitely the darkest. I have read Lucian and Elaine, Leo and Hailey and the first book of Eva's. They are all dark and a little twisted. But I really liked the stories. But this one, I'm not sure about. It took me a little linger to read, because I had to keep putting it down because it was making me mad. It is so inappropriate! But I still finished it. I really really hate Bryant. He is the worst father I have read in a book. I really want something awful to happen to him! The way he treats Tiernan is horrible. Bianca is so young, even though she has had to grow up fast and has had a lot of responsibility, she is still really young and innocent. I don't think someone so young and inexperienced would know what she wants in a sexual relationship. Jyst my opinion. But this book was bordering on sexual harassment with an underage minor. And Tiernan is so mean and degrading to her. But I will read the next book, because I am invested in this family and these books.

“But he that dares not grasp the thorn Should never crave the rose.” —Anne BronteWhere do I begin..Tiernan Morelli is pure 🔥🔥🔥🔥 He is a classic Lincoln convertible , the devil in disguise that will do anything literally to keep Bianca safe.Oh Bianca I love the bad boys too.Tiernan may have had an agenda when he took her and her orphan brother to Lions Cove ..his Gothic beast castle that she breathed life into the moment she walked in the door.Bianca's character is immediately in my top 5 FMC women I read in 2022.She is fierce..she's had to work to care for her younger brother Brandon from the time his epilepsy became bad, she is a fierce selfless mama bear at 17 with an old soul of much older. When her mother died and left her alone she knew she needed help, and called Tiernan. She just knew him as her mother's rich boyfriend , but he was so much more as the Morelli family enforcer.Five reasons to read Dangerous Temptations✔ Found Family with LGTBQ representation✔Beauty and the Beast trope and Touch her and you Die.✔ Age Gap hes older✔ Billionaire Dark Mafia meets studious Art environmentalist✔ gorgeous beach scene under the stars that is like black and white movie perfectionI cannot wait to read all the other books with the Morelli and Constantine families!

I am a big fan of Giana's writing/books anyway but I came across this book through the Midnight Dynasty series from Dangerous press. The series sucked me straight in and I was instantly obsessed with the Constantine and Morelli family feud. This duet by Giana can be read as a standalone but it would be useful to read other books in the series to fully appreciate the characters and storyline.I thoroughly enjoyed this book and Giana did a fab job on this dark and taboo story - considering her repertoire of this trope, she was perfect for the job. It is an age gap romance and an enemies to lovers trope with a cliff hanger ending - although, this is a duet, so don't worry everything picks up where it left off in book 2. There have been some negative reviews regarding this age gap and even some words like 'underage' have been thrown around as well. I don't believe this book deserves that negativity. Giana is known for her age gap romance books and if this is a trigger or not something that you enjoy reading then it shouldn't be read in the first place and this book is not for you. There is not a lot of s*x**l activity in the book anyway and definitely not with the main characters however, the heroine may only be 17 and the male lead may be 30 but she is of legal age! There is however, lots of s*x**l tension and the spice level is just enough for the length of the book.Tiernan made the perfect villain and his character development throughout the book flowed nicely so that at the end of this book he had my empathy and I was rooting for him and Bianca.I feel that the book could have been longer as I felt that it could have developed slower and the reader would have had more time and pleasure to take in everything. However, this is my own opinion as I like longer reads, so it doesn't affect the overall enjoyment and sheer brilliance of the book.All of the side characters were likeable and interweaved in to the writing seamlessly - Brando, Bianca's brother was so cute and how Giana made him an integral part of the relationship development between Tiernan and Bianca was very clever.All in all, I would 100% recommend this book and the other books in the Midnight Dynasty series.

Another amazing book by Giana! She has become one of my favourite authors ever I love her writing it just flows so well! Now this book… oh my god do I love me some forbidden, age gap romances… and this one did not disappoint!!!Tiernan… that man! He’s mean, arrogant, alpha, possessive bad boy and at times I hated him but he won me round when that softer side came out 😂Bianca… I love her! Giana killed it with another amazing strong badass heroine!! She just incredible so selfless, strong and takes no crap and I’m so excited for more of her!Tiernan and Bianca together… I don’t know how I’m going to wait for book 2 I need more of them now because it was so damn hot!!🥵I was hooked from the start the story was so captivating and the chemistry between them is undeniable! And the back and forth between them just keeps you on the edge craving more.*It ends on a cliffhanger

Giana Darling is ago to author for me so when I saw she was getting involved in this series of books I was over the moon.This book isbeautifultroublingtaboounexpectedoriginalsexyfunnyit made laugh, cry and everything in between, Giana has this way of bringing out your feelings so you feel a bit wrecked after finishing her books! It's amazing!beautifully written with developed characters and storyline.I couldn't recommend it more. Can't wait for book 2 to drop.

Beautiful story. Heart wrenching and gripping. I live the FMC, she’s head strong, motherly, intelligent and she fights a darkness inside she hasn’t accepted, until Teirnan. He’s brooding, dark, angry and powerful. But the little thing he has taken in for his own plans has managed to creep under his skin…. I can’t wait for book 2!!

she could honestly write the worst book ever + i’d probably read it. but this, THIS piece of literary brilliance is not that, not even close. giana brings the spice, the romance, the thrills, and the adventure to life through this story.