I have been dying a slow death waiting for Dean’s arrival and let me say I was NOT disappointed at all! Dean has had a bad rap when it comes to his time at Kingmaker’s because his first year, he was devious, out to be number one, insanely hot, but he could be an acquired taste to some. He has reputation as a cocky arrogant fighter out for himself. So, when he starts showing attention to the incredibly quiet Cat some take notice and wonder what Dean is setting out to accomplish. I don’t want to give too much away because Cat and Dean’s story is a crazy ride that will leave hot and bothered at times and then curious what will happen next. Dean has the weight of the world on his shoulders, but can he find someone to help share it with in Cat? Will Cat discover there is more to her than meets the eye and she isn’t meek but a very strong individual that fights for those she loves? Or will they both have to go down swinging when things get to be too much? This series leaves me craving more and falling so hard for characters that I want to join their world. I can’t wait to see what we have in store for the next book because I’m sure it will be more intense as well breathtaking.
“You don’t know what a monster I can be, but I’ll be your monster.”
“I’ll burn this whole f***king world down for you if that’s what you want.” ( )

I am completely speechless about this book here. It was so wonderful, addictive and kept me up all night reading. Which I don't mind, that doesn't happen too often. I was so intrigued by this one especially after "Rebel" ended but boy did Sophie Lark really satisfy me and this book is definitely worth the hype and I can see why so many readers love this book so deeply. I normally don't agree with hype books, I will be honest, but in Bully, this book is brilliantly written and one of my favorite reads from this author and I do think its one of her best mafia books read. I am so curious to see if we learn what happens in their HEA in later books, I just loved the connection to Ivan and Snow in this book. And I am glad that I had read that series before reading this one for sure. It was so interesting to see how this story was developed.

In the Bully we get a blend of aspects that seemed to really work so well together. We have a connection where there is some blackmail and some bully romance. I actually think this is one of the better bully romances. The hero is blackmailing the heroine because he learns a deep secret that if it becomes known its her life. So seeing this game that they play together was so delectable and when their relationship becomes more serious and BDSM comes into play....HOLY SMOKES....does the sexual tension raise up a notch or ten. Really adored their chemistry and Sophie Lark really did a superb job in building up the BDSM elements while also building on their relationship in such a profound way. And the way that the hero grovels and what is willing to sacrifice for her in the third act just melted my heart. I do feel like the heroine was dragging out the grovel way too much. Like girl come on the dude made a mistake, just forgive him already. If a grovel is to be dragged out longer, it needs to be super bad. And while he hurts her, she knew he had inner pain and lashes out at people, did she just conveniently forget about that? But despite my issue with how the grovel was did, this still turned out to be a five star read for me just because I loved everything else about the book and it had so much heart that won me over in the end.

Overall I had a blast with these two and am curious to see the pieces of the "spy" to really come together in book 4. ( )