Vincent
Made Men # 2
Made Men # 2
By: Sarah Brianne
Releasing March 16, 2015
Young Ink Press
Vincent
knows the glamorous side of the Mafia, being born a soldier.
Lake
lives on the opposite side of the tracks, born the daughter of a soldier.
The light and dark side of him are at constant war, but he is letting his darkness reign.
She is trying to find peace, and she will soon be far enough away to find it.
Discovering that his boss owns her, showed him how little he knew her.
Knowing all about him only makes her want to hate him.
I’m a fu**ing made man.
I’m just fu**ing trailer trash.
I'm very excited to be sitting down with Vincent today! I completely loved his story with Lake and could barely contain my excitement at meeting him in person. He's a very busy guy so I was only able to get a few questions in before the interview was over...
(Vincent
is sitting in the VIP of a very exclusive club)
Vincent,
three words to describe yourself
Insane psychopathic killer.
Did
you always want to be a “Made Man” or is it something you have no control over?
I was born wanting to be made.
If
you had the choice to be anything else, what would you want to do with your
life?
There was no other alternative I was going to become
made or die trying.
You
have watched your best friend fall in love. Do you want the same thing for
yourself?
Fuck no.
Is
there anyone in the running to be Vincent’s girl?
Sure, anyone with tits and a great ass can be my girl
for an hour.
Where
do you see yourself in five years?
Same place now, except with a better view up the mafia
family tree.
Thanks
for taking the time to chat with me!
Your welcome sweetheart, what are you doing for the
next hour?
(btw, no, I didn't take him up on that offer. My heart will forever belong to Nero ;) )
WHY!? WHHHHHHYYYYYYY!!!!! Why did that have to end!? *sniff*
Every time I find a book I love, it ends before I’m ready to let go. I think
all of Sarah Brianne’s books need to be 1000 pages long. Maybe then they’ll be
long enough for me!
I hate writing reviews like this. The book was so awesome
that there’s no way my review will ever do it justice. With that said: There will be some slight spoilers because
in order for me to talk about all the goodness that was this book, I need to
talk about certain events. To skip over the events would be the equivalent of
Nero and Vincent not seeking vengeance on behalf of their woman.
Vincent was freaking
AWESOME!!!! Did I love it more than Nero? No. And here’s why: Nero is pure
perfection. He’s my one true love. However, with that said, Vincent gave Nero a
run for his money. He was beyond amazing and I’m more than proud to claim him
as a book boyfriend! I can honestly say that every time I picked up my kindle
to read some of Vincent, I was giddy. The same feeling reading Nero brings out
in me (hmmm…what does that say about me?). I just wish I had been able to sit,
uninterrupted and immerse myself in Vincent the way I did with Nero…stupid
interruptions. :|
All Lake wants is to get out of Kansas City and be free from her mom's husband and her dad's employer: the mob. So she plans to leave everything holding her to the city and start over. But that wasn't meant to be. Events with her dad forced her hand and she had to stay in town. I have to say that her circumstances were...kind of amusing. Especially when Vincent got involved due to Lucca's meddling.
I was surprised that Lake was able to hide the abuse her
stepfamily threw at her for so long. And let me just say, her mom was horrible.
I don’t know she was able to turn a blind eye to what her husband and
stepdaughter were doing but she deserved to go a round with Sadie while Vincent
spent some time with John and Ashley. And when it she set Lake up near the
end…well…let’s just say that Vincent was too merciful on her. She deserved a
more painful experience. I have to say that I love that Maria gets in on the
act when it comes to vengeance in these books. I loved her taking part in it
against that bitch Ashley.
As with the previous book, I’m extremely intrigued by Lucca.
I want to know what’s going on behind that scary façade. I’m also very torn
about the apparent triangle between Amo, Chloe and Lucca. On one hand, I’m
definitely on Team Amo. But on the other…there’s something strong between Lucca
and Chloe. I think either guy would be great with her, each bringing something
totally different to the table. And speaking of Chloe, I’m dying to find out what
secrets she’s still hiding. I loved getting to know Amo a little better in this
book. It definitely makes me want his book sooner rather than later. Well,
actually, I want all the books sooner rather than later.
I’m in deeply in awe of Sarah Brianne’s talent. She is
definitely my favorite author. She knows how to write some awesome alpha guys
that aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty and distribute some vengeance in
the name of their women. My only complaint…she doesn’t write fast enough! I’m
dying to find out who Chloe ends up with, and I would love a book for Maria! (I’m
seriously hoping that the scene at the graduation is setting up a story for
her!)
This is definitely a must read book!
Lake
closed her eyes at the sound of screeching metal hitting the pavement from the
car’s muffler scraping the road. Her father’s car was an old Cadillac she was
sure dated back to the eighties; it honestly needed work. Total junker.
Her
father somehow managed to keep it working by doing his own repairs on it, using
different parts from various cars and even making some himself. Lake liked to
call it the Frankenlac.
She
thought he would have bought a new car sometime between 1981 and 2014, but
nope. He had better ways to spend his money. Yeah, like betting on a horse or for chips to throw in the middle of a poker
table.
Even
though Lake’s father was a level-twelve gambler on the Richter scale, she
wouldn’t trade him for the world because Lake knew the other side of the coin
all too well.
She
shook her head, unwilling to think about the coming weekend. Most teenagers
would be happy it was Friday, but not her. No, her weekends were nothing except
torturous. Literally.
Her
father finally reached the destination and put the car in park. “All right, kiddo.
Have a good day. I’ll see you Monday.”
Lake
looked away from all the stares outside of the car to meet her father’s smile.
“You, too, Dad. See you Monday.” She had managed to force a smile of her own by
the end of the sentence.
Lake
opened the door and stepped out of the car, grabbing her bag.
“Love
ya, kiddo.”
That
time, Lake didn’t have to force a smile. “Love you, Dad.”
As
she closed the door, another scraping sound occurred. After watching her father
start to drive away, she was finally able to turn around and face the
teenagers’ looks. It honestly wasn’t as bad as it seemed; they always had much
better things to talk about. Not to
mention a short attention span.
See,
Lake wasn’t popular nor was she unpopular; she was just … well, Lake.
Boom!
After
a moment of complete silence, loud laughter filled the air along with some
serious black smoke from her father’s car blowing a gasket. Lake put her head
down and pulled up the hood from her hoodie, trying to conceal her face.
Great. It can’t get any worse, can
it? She started
walking through the parking lot, weaving between the people and cars.
Beginning
to hear loud music come closer, Lake turned her head to see a big, white Jeep
heading her way. She had to jump back to dodge the corner of the vehicle as the
brakes squealed into ‘park’.
Lake
stood in shock from the close call as her heart began to pound. She knew
exactly who was driving before the girl exited the Jeep along with three of her
friends.
Ashley. It was hard for her to even say her
name in her head.
“Oh,
my gosh. I didn’t even see you,” Ashley said sarcastically through her
snickering.
Lake
decided to take the golden opportunity of being able to talk back. She didn’t
get many chances.
“Oh,
my gosh. Really? Maybe you need to get glasses. Quick, how many fingers am I
holding up?” Lake stuck up her middle finger then heard muffled laughs.
Ashley
scowled and spoke as loudly as she could. “Sorry, I don’t speak trailer trash.”
That
right there was how a lot of the world saw Lake—just a piece of trash. Trailer trash, to be exact.
We were also lucky enough to sit down with the Made Man Goddess herself!
Sarah,
congrats on the release of your Second New Adult Romance, VINCENT. For those
readers that haven’t yet read your books, tell us a little about the Made Men series?
The first two books have hero’s that are in the Caruso
Mafia and the heroines have all suffered in some way, due to physical or verbal
abuse. The series takes you through some real life horrible situations that I
felt compelled to write about, hopefully my books can spread awareness on these
things and I hope that these books can help anyone that has ever suffered
through the same experience my characters have. Made Men the series is for
anyone who was never able to face their demons, or for those that never got the
chance to punch their high school bully. Made Men will take care of that for
you and they take retribution to the next level.
In the end it’s a very dark and very violent series
that still is somehow hilarious at times but most importantly it’s about a tale
of true love.
How
did you start writing?
Every since I was a little girl I would watch my mom
read books. Seriously she would flow through books like it was water and can
easily read five books a day if she wanted. Obviously she wouldn’t let me even
pick one up so I was forced to watch her enjoy endless books for years upon
years. I felt as if my mom was holding the biggest secret in the world and it
killed me to know, but my mother is crazy and would of turned me black and blue
if she even thought I would read one.
Now fast-forward to high school when I got my ACT
scores back, my reading level was so low (my writing scores were legit though)
and mom did the unthinkable. It was obvious the only way to bring it up was to
read more, so instead of giving me ‘Catcher In The Rye’ or something like that
she gave me my first romance novel. Mom’s theory was this, I was going to
actually love reading a book cover to cover and that I was going to want to
read as much as possible hanging on every word, therefore bringing my reading
level up.
Well she was right, I cant tell you how many books I
read that summer I too started to flow through them like water reading book
after book (and for all you parents out there, it worked my reading level went
up and I even went to college and got a degree). Now that I was FINALLY in on
the secret I think my brain went nuts and I started making my own characters up
in my head. Fast forward just a few more years and I was in my last semester of
college, I had to make a choice either go to pharmacy school or write these
stories that were dying to get out. When my mom told me pharmacy school was the
only option, I guess I got a little pissed and that’s when I wrote Nero in my
last semester of college. We had an understanding of if it did good, then I could
make it my career or if it did bad well I was going to spend another four
torturous years in school. I think we all know how that ended...
So how did I start writing? It was all because of my
mother. I still remember the day she handed me my first romance book that
changed my life forever, it was Dark Prince by Christine Feehan. She gave that
particular book to me because Twilight was the shit back then to every teenage
girl so she gave me a vampire love story that was soooo much better. Good call
mom, good call.
Are
you a plotter or pantser?
I like to think I am a special breed of writer, a
pantter. I dream up certain pivotal scenes that I would
like to take place and I keep them locked in my head. Then everything
in-between those scenes are whatever the hell kind of crazy shit hits me in
that moment.
Where
did the idea for NERO (Made Men Book #1) come from?
I had a couple of key points that always intrigued me
and knew that was what I wanted to write about.
1. Meaning
I wasn’t going to write a story if at the end of the
day it held no true meaning. I believe in telling a story that confronts today’s
real life problems that should be dealt with. Bullying is a real thing. Child
abuse is a real thing. And everything horrible in between that people don’t
think is real is a real thing. I want to help those that have experienced these
problems and most importantly I want to spread awareness that these things are
in fact real.
2. BAD to the BONE
Well I am a very anti-hero kind of girl, the bader the
better in my opinion and I really enjoy a good action film. Blood guts and
glory are my thing and most importantly, REVENGE. The mafia always fascinated
me since they embody all of this and they look freaking great doing it. They have
so many secrets and rules, again secrets just kill me, and it sucks that only Google
can tell me what they are. So unfortunately for me I’m not in the mafia and I
will never really know the truth.
3. Young/High School
I was never able to read Young Adult books they are
wayyy to mushy-gushy for my taste and I always hated how I could never get my
fill of a good high school book. I felt something was completely missing from
that market as the typical bad boys in high school were guys who smoked pot
under the bleachers and bullied kids smaller then them. I was always like
REALLY? So I made the real fucking bad boys who beat the shit out of them for
doing that.
Now a young man in high school that was also in the
mafia but still faced real life issues just seemed a little crazy, but I
thought… Hey that just might work.
What
are your plans for the series?
I honestly have no idea; I just hope that people will
like the second book enough that I can at least write the next book.
Do
you plan to branch out into Adult Romance, or another genre?
I hope so because I would looove to write a book on the
Caruso family boss, Dante!
Three
Fun Facts about you
1. I live in Las Vegas!
2. I collect Buddha’s!
3. I have Misophonia. (Google it people, I thought I
was alone for so long…)
Where
can readers find you?
My books are sold on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo,
and iTunes.
Twitter @AuthorSarahBri
Instagram@AuthorSarahBrianne
AuthorSarahBrianne@gmail.com
Hey! My name is Sarah Brianne and after living for
twenty-two years the characters in my head told me enough was enough and I have
finally put pen to paper (or is it finger to keyboard?) to tell their stories.
Since I was a little girl I have watched every chick flick I could get my hands
on, then when I became older I discovered a whole new world of romance novels.
To me there is nothing better then a tale of true love and those are the
stories that have inspired me to write. Like everything else in my life I have
put my own spin on two lovers destined to be together.
Next to my books my prized possession are my two beautiful
fur babies, Kalypso and Khaleesi. I know what you’re thinking, do you pack them
in your purse? Yep, right next to my kindle.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuthorSarahBri
Just a little FYI before we sign off for the day...I did try to find a perfect dream casting pic of Vincent but...the cover was perfection. There was no topping it. So, the cover IS Vincent.
I'm so glad I got to review this book and thank you for stopping by to check out Co2BL's post for the book. Don't forget to go pick up a copy so you can meet my two favorite guys in the world!
Thank you for hosting VINCENT!
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