Rafael & Lexie: WRATH Delivered! 5 Stars!

It’s a reader’s dream come true to find engaging main characters, a solid plot worthy of said characters and for them to possess that undeniable pull towards each other. This euphoric feeling is magnified and extended when a series is born from this “world”, carefully crafted by the author to put you all in your feelings and pulls you in so completely you begin to feel like a part of this world. So much that you never want to leave it.

It’s also the reader’s burden to realize that book series eventually must come to an end. The best we can hope for is to be gifted with a satisfying end. The author, Eva Charles has given us this gift.

WRATH delivers. I LOVED IT!

The final installment of the “Sinful Empire” saga picks up where it left off. WRATH reunites us with power couple, Lexie and Rafael, knee deep in a dangerous investigation inside a sex trafficking ring. The energy in the air is charged and emotions are heightened. All hands are on deck as Rafael is frantically trying to locate Lexie and return her to him safely. All the events which began in PRIDE culminate in WRATH and the duo, along with the reader, finally discover who is behind it all, greatly affecting numerous lives.

This book had it all. OMG, my emotions were all over the place! So, a bit of advice, before you begin... grab a box of tissues (trust me, you'll need those tissues by the end), a hot cup of your favorite brew and hunker down... this one is a ride!

What I love most about Rafael and Lexie is that you have two powerful, strong-willed individuals who are so well-matched, they played off each other effortlessly. I couldn’t have been more wrong in thinking that Rafael and Lexie would be anything like Antonio and Daniella, our supercouple, in books GREED, LUST, and ENVY. Rafael and Lexie were vastly different, in temperament and their actions towards each other. Whereas Daniella eventually found her voice and strength, Lexie appeared to be born with it (no surprise given her upbringing and her powerful father). Antonio was much more emotionally stoic and calculating while Rafael was more impulsive and wore his emotions for Lexie on his sleeve. Brilliant writing on behalf of Ms. Charles. Many authors seem to make this “copy/paste” mistake when spinning off connecting characters from an original series. So not the case here!

Rafael just lets Lexie be Lexie, strong and independent. They faced the challenges presented together even they frustrated the dickens out of each other. The push and pull from Lexie was real. Nevertheless, Rafael flexed that “Alpha” and did not hesitate to display his dominance to keep her safe. Ho boy, the way he loved his “Angel"! I swooned repeatedly throughout the book! Rafael’s sexually commanding dominance over Lexie damn near brought ME to heel and submit just from reading! The spice level will have you fanning yourself and seeking ice-water for relief! The passion is there, and the reader will feel it!

I will not give anything away to what happens but suffice it to say I was stunned. The plot was so well thought out that I honestly didn’t see it coming! I’m not ashamed to say that I cried at the end. It was VERY emotional as these characters finally got the closure they deserved. Especially, Rafael. Who my tears were mostly for.

As the reader embarks on their final departure from Ms. Charles' world in Porto, Portugal. I firmly believe that true fans of this series will be satisfied with the closing of WRATH.

Brava, Ms. Charles! Well done.

On a final note, maybe it’s just me but I just can’t help but feel like while Ms. Charles closed the door on “The Sinful Empire”, she may have intentionally left a window open.

Hmmm… maybe it’s just my silly wishful thinking.