A review by bryckklovesbooks
Devious Lies by C.D. Gorri, C.D. Gorri

5.0

This is the second book in the JERSEY BAD BOYS Trilogy by C.D. Gorri. This book was everything I knew it would be and everything I most certainly did not! (In a tremendously good way!)

I went into this book underestimating Luc. BIG MISTAKE! OMG... I had no idea that Luc was such a NASTY BAD BOY!

We met Maria, the bartender at The Den and Luc, the Council of the Vipers in Book One, MERCIFUL LIES. If you've read book one, you know that we received a little teaser snippet of what brought these two together. However, what we did not know is Maria has a secret that could put the Vipers and the entire organization in jeopardy. Luc, who has been secretly obsessed with Maria since she first began to work in their club, has claimed her has his own and is determined to uncover her secrets and what she is hiding.

DEVIOUS LIES definitely delivers! Luc, the quiet member of the Vipers really came out like a lion in this book! The dedication at the beginning mentions: "It's always the quiet ones..." Well, this is definitely the case when it comes to Luc. Luc and Maria scorched the pages of this book! This man is sexually unhinged and I was here, hot, and ready for every last scene! I'm not going to list any spoilers about all that is "Luc Batiste and all his glorious parts" but if you thought Nico was deliciously naughty, you are definitely not ready for Luc!

Time and time again, C.D. Gorri has shown how much of a skilled, talented wordsmith she is. The events in DEVIOUS LIES occur simultaneously with the events in MERCIFUL LIES, as Anna and Nico await the birth of their child in MERCIFUL LIES. Balancing parallel timelines isn't easy. Gorri pulls it off brilliantly and it's made me want to go back and reread MERCIFUL LIES again. I don't know where the inspiration for these Boys came from, but I am going to need more!!!!

I love the romance. I love how the women are curvy. I love how the women are spoiled and adored by these hot, sexy, possessively obsessed men! I just love everything about this series!

This is an amazing dark romance series, and I cannot wait for the final book in the series. The first two book were amazeballs, and I know that Book Three will deliver the same!

Happy Reading!