The Dominator

The Dominator #1

by D.D. Prince

I've been ripped from my life & handed over to become property of Tommy Ferrano, a criminal who is beautiful outside but ugly inside. He has 3 rules for me. 1) Obey. 2) Tell no one ANYTHING about him. Rule 3 gives me a peek into just how depraved, alpha and possessive he really is. My life is about to be twisted up in knots. He will hurt me. Love me. Set my body on fire with passion. He will kill for me.
Full & complete story - bit.ly/tommyandtia Free in Kindle Unlimited.
Book 2 - Dario Ferrano - bit.ly/dareandangel
Book 3 - More Tommy & More Dare - bit.ly/dominator3unbound
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And then Saved, a spin-off that's even darker - bit.ly/lexandholly

Genres: Dark, Dark Romance, BDSM, Romance, Erotica, Abuse, Mafia Romance

396 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 22, 2015

About the author

DD Prince -- author of dark, paranormal, contemporary, and mindf*ck romances. Creator of book boyfriends: Tommy Ferrano, Tristan Walker, Dario Ferrano, Deacon Valentine, Daxx Blackstar, Rider Valentine, Spencer Valentine, Alessandro Romero, Aiden Carmichael, Tyson Savage, Killian Coulter, and more.



Loves: alpha male book boyfriends, smutty books with substance, fancy pens, going for sushi, cooking, and cheesy zombie flicks. I have many stories and characters to share and love connecting with book lovers and other authors on social media.


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Reviews

[D.D. Prince · Rating 5 out of 5]

🖤 𝘿𝘼𝙍𝙆 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 🖤

Update:
Please note: Amazon banned The Dominator in February 2023, after it being available for EIGHT years.
It has just been republished in a new edition, now available widely from all major ebook retailers:



Please note: The entire Dominator Series has been republished due to Amazon banning book 1.

New links:
http://books2read.com/thedominator1 - The Dominator
http://books2read.com/thedominator2 - Truth or Dare
http://books2read.com/thedominator3 - Unbound
http://books2read.com/the dominatortnt - TNT

Content warning. Further information available about this series on the author's website at http://ddprince.com

[NiCoLeTa E. {Addicted To Books} · Rating 4 out of 5]

...Actually is 4,5 "Blackjack Berry Thudder" ice cream stars from me...

Really guys, i don't know how to start about this book....

I'm a little bit too emotional right now. Wrong!!! Not just right now... but i was in constantly emotional ride during the whole book...

I think that this book is from that kind of books that you can feel in every possible way... EVERYTHING!!!!


In the beginning, i was like... So what??? A depth to be pay, a hot guy and a girl that finally got her dream man??? So nice, i think this will work out!!! WRONG!!!

As Tia said in some point... She always enjoyed to read novels like that and she was enjoying them and that possibillity turned her on, until she was trap in her own nightmare...
Now, it didn't seem soooo... hot!!!


"Tommy Ferrano was the man of my dreams but he was also the man of my nightmares."

Her dreamy man, it wasn't so dreamy finally!!! He was a control freak, he was giving her false vibes... He was a dominator...
She didn't know how she supposed to feel about him and how to act around him....


"I had strong feelings for him. I felt love, i felt fear, i felt dread, but i also had hope."

i think that book tested my tolerance levels...

Phew!!! I really want to tell you so much about the plot, but at the same time i don't want to say anything...

Tia had plan her life but her father betrayed her and gave her to Ferrano family as a depth payment... In few moments her world shattered around her... She found herself in the pity of Tommy and with the hello, he started to dominated her... She was trying to fight him, but the results was unbearable...

And when he finally managed to show her his other self something draw her to him...

"I...don't wanna fall in love... with you.
But i was pretty sure it was late. He had me. Fucked up as it was, i'd fallen.
And it might very well be the demise of me."

That guy was having serious issues with his control... From the first moment he liked the idea to be with her and with a twisted way he fell deeply in love with Tia... but his love for power was beyond him... He wanted to control her in every possible level and he succeeded it many times, but after the success he wasn't so happy because he couldn't stand the fear and the pain in her eyes...

But after a while something started to change inside of him and he could be a sweet and caring man....
I really liked him then, but i won't lie to you!!!
He did awful things to Tia, sometimes i was so shocked and i wanted to fuckin' kill him for that attitude...

But the good inside of him was lying there, underneath his love of control... and when he was like that you couldn't do anything else than love him...
Even Tia, started to see the good in him...

"Did I love him? I loved elements of him but could I love all of him? Was my emotional outburst really about being relieved that my experiment had seemed to bring about the result I’d hoped for, sort of, that even though it kind of backfired a little, that I’d pulled a reaction out of him that told me that maybe I could get and keep this under control? Me, in control, controlling the control freak by knowing how to handle him, what to give him. Or was I so relieved that I could do this because I did love him, I loved the possibilities of being in love, the moments of sweet, the fierce protection he’d showed me. I didn’t know. I just didn’t fucking know."

I think that Tia loved her dominator and manage to control with her love and patience the beast inside of him and i loved her for that, because Tommy was worthy the trying...
Because deep down inside was kind and generous and caring...
It was like his soul needed to be saved by her...

I know... I'm a very, very sick person!!! But i couldn't help it!!!!


I really loved that story and i didn't love only Tia and Tommy, but i liked that beyong the thing between them was much history... much secrets.... much mob deal... betrayal and kidnapping and gunshots and power and control... At the end i didn't know who i can't trust or why!!! The development of the story was very intrigue...


That book was so...

Sometimes i wanted so bad to drop it, but at the same time i was having an inch to continue it!!!


At this point, i want to thank my "sister by heart" Maria!!!

She was the one who insisted that i should read it and i trusted her... You were right, girl!!!
Because I'm not too much in those kind of books... but i loved it.... How could Ι not???

My only objection and that's why i cut half point is because of the extension of the pages...
It was a little too big... but that's a tiny thing in that sweet and at the same time rough reading...
You should give it a try, guys!!!

[Nazanin · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 Stars

DNF @ 52%

The story started off really really good, if only it continued that way my rating would have been a solid 4 or maybe even more. But unfortunately towards the middle of the book, it dragged A LOT and it became repetitive! And too many sex scenes. But considering all the good reviews, maybe it was just me and not the book hope you enjoy it more than me!

[Val ⚓️ Shameless Handmaiden ⚓️]

DNF @ 53%

I really like this story. It has so many elements I LOVE and the characters and chemistry are great, but the writing is just...not good. It trudges along and just feels very...immature? I don’t know, there is just too much filler to wade through to get to the good stuff and I’m simply not in the mood for it. Huge bummer cause it has so much potential.

[Jan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow! Not too sure about this.

The guy was a bipolar.

Sweet, aggressive, sexy, protective, abusive, you name it.

A roller-coaster of emotions that could be detonated in a blink.

He had the ability to sweep her off her feet in a moment and in the other be an abusive son of a butcher.

What scares me is that I felt involved for his *ahem* charisma too.


It also makes me wonder how thin and fragile is the line that separates a dominant male of an abusive one.

[Roisin · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ugh, where do I begin?

This book was exhausting, and I kind of hated it.

If you don't like swearing, I really wouldn't read this review.

My feelings are mainly because of Tommy. He's a complete arsehole 90% of the time, and I'm pretty sure he has some serious mental health issues. I'm in no way easy to scare book wise, but rape is a massive no-no for me. It's NOT sexy, it's NOT a turn on. It's fucking rape. A really awful depraved act committed by the scum of the earth.

After the major rape scene in this book (yeah this isn't the only one), Tommy makes her come after a little while longer than usual the next time they have sex (ya know, probs cos of the whole RAPE thing???) and thinks to himself 'About fucking time.'



ABOUT FUCKING TIME???!!! Is this prick for fucking real? He's so arrogant that it actually angers me!!! He just RAPED her!
Did he really expect her to immediately explode around what he clearly thinks is his magical, omnipotent fucking tongue?

And then everything is fixed because she loooooooves him so much and finds it in herself to forgive him. This is a massive fucking issue. Girls should not be reading this and thinking it's ok for men to do this to them, it is not.

I wonder, would this entire book be a little different if Tommy looked like this?


Yeah, I think so.

Basically, this book is about a girl with Stockholm syndrome and her psychopath captor.

[Bex (Beckie Bookworm) · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Dominator By D.D. Prince is the book that first introduced me to this wonderfully talented author, there I was trawling through kindle unlimited when I came across this story and thought hey let's give this a whirl, this sounds like my cup of tea, and boy am I so glad I did. From the moment I picked this up, it was glued to my hand, I just couldn't leave this riveting story alone.
The Dominator is one of those stories that grabs you by the throat and won't let go, it's a roller-coaster of a ride where all you can do is hold on tight and prepare to enjoy the turbulent experience this narrative brings.
This was re-read for me, on account of the release of Unbound, book 3 in this enthralling series.
I wanted to dust off the cobwebs and refresh my old memory.
I found it just as compulsive reading as I did the first Read through which in my opinion is a sign of an excellently written piece of fiction.
To summarise This is the story of Tommy and Tia who through much uproar and a very rocky start, against all the odds and Tommy's awful behaviour and mood swings manage to fall obsessively, at least on Tommy's Part, hook line and sinker.
Now before you say aw !!!
The Dominator is far from a pretty hearts and flowers tale.
the Dominator is set in the world of organised crime.
It's dark, depraved and far from romantic.
Tommy is no knight is shining armour, in fact, he's the exact opposite and makes no apologies for this.
Despite this Tia strives to accept all of Tommy The light and the Dark, and at least for me, this Makes This saga a more realistic love story as life is all about shades and nobody is fully good or bad.
Me, I definitely have a major soft spot for Our Tommy, every time he mouths baby girl I melt into a puddle of goo.
So if you want a story that's your going to need therapy for withdrawal after finishing this is the series for you.
Give this a go you won't be disappointed it a first-rate read.

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[Valentina "TinchyB" · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 PURE MINDFCK STARS!

Oh boy,this book took my nerves and stomped on them.
It's so dark and twisted,and sweet in the same time that I couldn't put the damn thing down.



First I was annoyed with both characters. Tia was too scared,and Tommy was...well,he was disturbed in so many levels that I really don't know where to start with explaining. But in strange kind of way,they were perfect for each other.



Tommy was acting hot and cold.Some times he was so sweet and protective that I was swoning all over my reader...but then something changes in him and he was soooo dark that he literally scares the sweet Bejeesus out of me!



Tia is sweet naive girl. She just finished her high school,and her piece of ass father give her away to mob boss as a payment for his dept.She's little too weak for my taste. But till the end she become tougher,thank God!



“I know you didn’t choose this but I can’t give you up. I won’t. Don’t ever, ever ask me to. After things settle down I’ll give you everything, give you a life you’ll want, but with me. But baby, you have to take all of me and there are parts of me you won’t want. Know that other than that, I’ll give you everything you want, everything. Everything except freedom from me.”

Please be warned that this is not some unicorns and rainbows kind of love story. It's hard,dark and disturbed,and in the same time sweet and romantic that I'm glad they have their happy ever after in the end.

[Sonia · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 amazing stars for the dark hotness

How is this my first DD Prince book?

Oh man, what can I say? Tía (Athena) gets told by her deadbeat father- who rarely visits her, because he’s a horrible father, ever since she was put into the foster care system after her mother committed suicide when she was a child- that she is going to be used to clear the debt he has from an enemy of his, Tom. Tom is gifting Tía to his oldest son, Tommy, and feels like it’s time for Tommy to settle down- why not marry Tía then? Tommy is 29 and it’s time for him to settle- and Tia is 19 and extremely beautiful.

A few problems- one, Tía wants to study, have a life, be independent etc. Two, she doesn’t know Tommy and isn’t planning to be his wife. Three, she’s not going to go down without a fight. Oh, and let me tell you, those fights were hooooot 🔥🔥🔥!!!!! I love my romance dark (not too dark), and I love fighting scenes between the H and the h. The way he dominated her was scrumptious!! Plus, the first scene had SOMNOPHILIA 🥵🔥and then there was some dubcon thrown in 🤤😉.

Back to the story- Tommy imposes rules on Tia, rules she doesn’t agree to and if she doesn’t follow them, then there will be consequences. If she does, she’ll be rewarded (I loved both sides of this coin). What helped to add to their attraction was the fact that he actually semi-stalked her before. He visited her when she was working alone at the ice cream shop and their connection was instant. I mean, I felt it down to my bones. She kept thinking about him and, boom, there he was- her new “owner.” They want each other, even if she doesn’t want to admit it and he doesn’t shy away from showing her who’s the boss- as many times as possible 🥵whether she wants him to or not 🔥.

There are SOOO many things that happen in this book. I mean, seriously, this could be a whole show! Sometimes, I felt like some descriptions/scenes were unnecessary, but it helped to allow me to picture it all.

There are so many parts and secrets that need to get unfolded, a lot of it is related to the past of their parents. Tommy and Tia need to navigate a lot, especially if they want to have a future together.

Why not a full 5 stars? There were some grammar/spelling mistakes. Sometimes, I found myself rereading lines out loud to see if they made sense. It didn’t take away from the story but did stump me here and there.

Overall, amazing storyline and characters. I can’t wait to keep reading more of D D Prince.

⚠️safety squad⚠️
-noncon/dubcon- some in the form of punishments
-kidnapping
-the H comes home with lipstick on his collar- ow tried to get on him after a meeting the H had, but he pushed her away
-OM forces himself into the h’s mouth. He gets taken care of 💅
-OM2 forces a kiss on the h
-people die

[Arena♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

well, that was fucked up.

i know i keep writing that in my reviews lately, but, the books i've been reading lately are all messed up and this one certainly comes near the top (nothing can beat Deadly Vows by Haley Stuart)

Though this one certainly does come close. The hero was depraved and sick and maybe i am too for liking it. All throughout the book, he was hot and cold, loving her and pushing her to the edge, showing her love and kindness, only for his dark side to come out to play right after.

"Tommy Ferrano was the man of my dreams but he was also the man of my nightmares."

But even after him hurting her, i couldn't help but fall in love with his character. He really loved Tia (Athena) and showed it in everything he did. He was sick and acted barbaric at times, and he knew that. but what i loved, was the fact the wanted to, tried to, and did change for her.

"I...don't wanna fall in love... with you.
But i was pretty sure it was late. He had me. Fucked up as it was, i'd fallen.
And it might very well be the demise of me."

Tia was an amazing heroine. She took nothing sitting, and while she cried. a lot. I loved that she took everything in stride and wasn't a doormat. I loved how she was ready to embrace Tommy at all times, even after he hurt her, and gave him second chances again and again.

"I had strong feelings for him. I felt love, i felt fear, i felt dread, but i also had hope."

Tommy may have been possessive, but he was also over the top protective and loving and would do anything for Tia.

i loved this book and would definitely recommend it!

tw : dub/non-con, murder, abuse and a lot of devious fucked up shit

[❤️Court - Villains Do It Better❤️ · Rating 2 out of 5]

1.5 Stars

DNF and Skim

Didn't hate it but i was bored AF. The constant POV changes were getting on my nerves and the writing was very juvenile. It was also very wordy with useless and repetitive details and I ended up just skimming most of it🤷

Safety:

No ow drama/very little om drama

Neither are virgins

Hero was a previous manho

Both loyal and no cheating

There is a sex club scene but neither MCs are into sharing

[Jena · Rating 2 out of 5]

2🌟 decided to lower the rating again.

I just didn’t believe in this couples HEA.
This couple didn’t fit. They weren’t soulmates.
He was a sadist, and she was completely vanilla and remained one even at the end. Pain was pain for her, not pleasure.


Days later, still thinking about this couple, I felt like he would eventually find a mistress who would be into his fetish, so the h could have her vanilla love making with the nice, ice cream guy persona he pretended to be for her.
Fidelity is a requirement for HEA for me, and I didn’t think he would be faithful, even if he said he would be.🤷🏻‍♀️


Also even though I have no problems reading about rape in romance(I grew up reading bodice rippers), darker the better, this book felt too much like a story about a poor battered woman with her abusive man -and she stayed with her abuser. Just yuck.

[Snow · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 "it's fucking too much" stars

Dear God!!!! Urrrgghhhh...
It took me forever to finish this...


I don't really know what to say, right now!

This was like such a freaking mash-up it threw me of the grid...or whatever



I can't even tell you the plot in short...go read the blurb!
There's so many things going on - action, crime, sex, action, crime, sex, abuse, dark devious fucked up shit and all that goes with it, deceit, betrayal, more fucked up sex, anger, running, saving, kidnapping, murder, plots, more sex, then love - sex, more plots, more killings, more, more, more....



At times I liked it, then I liked it more, and then I was fed up with it, and by the end I was just...oh, please be over already!

MENTAL NOTE to myself: please, next time you pick a book, pay extra attention to the number of pages!!!

God dammit!!!

I need a drink!

[Maria Bikaki · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,5 brilliant stars from me. When I read books like the dominator I can’t keep myself from wondering why the fuck these kind of books are so addictive and why I turn to fall all these alpha dominant heroes when in real life I would probably kill myself if I had to deal with them,

I really liked this book. And first of all I would like to congratulate the author for not following the new editing mode to split a book in many parts and giving us the opportunity to tia’s and tommy’s story without having to wait for next book. A well written book full of emotions, sexual tension, sweetness. Actually it was kind unbelievable how the author combinated beautifully the darkness and the tenderness in the same time leaving the readers with so many and different emotions. Actually I don’t remember how many times my mind was ready to explode having to deal with all this sentimental mess

But let’s take things from the very beginning.

Tia is a 19 year old girl who founds herself being sold by her own father in order to pay his debts. Until then Tia was like other girls in her age, with big dreams and ready for new life adventures. Tia didn’t actually had an easy life. Her mother committed suicide when she was little, her father had gambling issues and she was grown up by various foster families. She was planning her college life when her asshole father came and announces her that she was sold to mob boss as a payment.

Not exactly the perfect graduation gift isn’t it? Tia kind of frustrated me in the very beginning of the book. What a naïve girl. If I was in her shoes and my dad actually made me suffer this cruelty I would probably cut his neck and slice it into pieces and believe I was always the perfect daughter model. Soon she gets into her dominator’s house. There she gets the biggest surprise of all. Her tormentor, the guy who just blew up with her life was actually her dreamy ice cream parlor guy!!!

Tommy our main hero is a dominant apha male. Sexy, abusive, aggressive but also caring, sweet and protective. Hot combination isn’t ?

I don’t even remember how many times I changed my mind about this guy. Page one I hate you page 2 I love you o no I hate you again, but I love you too. He is bad no he is good and sweet. Tommy never had a serious relationship or felt in love with a woman but when this debt game begins he finds himself in love with the idea of possessing a woman

This possessiveness lead him into different behaviors. Sometimes he was the hot sweet and tender guy and some others the cold dark, abusive monster. He could be two different men in the same time struggling between his own dark and light. Tommy could be so sweet and dreamy vanilla guy that could melt you but he could also be dangerous and dark

Getting knowing to Tia he finds himself being tested by his own emotions. He starts to have feeling that he never had before and he finds it impossible to let her go away of him

Tommy and Tia have a bad start, a very violent start actually but getting to know each other we can witness this change of feelings between them and the development of their relationship. The two strangers suddenly turn into lovers
God the sex. What can I tell about it? No have to wonder why Tia “fell” so soon HOT,HOT, HOT

And then came love. Real love. The two lovers had to deal with many issues. They had to deal with tommy’s issues and changing behavior, they had also had to deal with mafia rules and issues but I liked how they fighted to find their light. The weak and naïve Tia found the strength to believe in love. Ok maybe it wasn’t the kind of fairytale love but tommy and tia for some fucking and maybe sick reason they were good to each other
It was amazing how much tommy fighted to be good to her
I know you didn’t choose this but I can’t give you up. I won’t. Don’t ever, ever ask me to. After things settle down I’ll give you everything, give you a life you’ll want, but with me. But baby, you have to take all of me and there are parts of me you won’t want. Know that other than that, I’ll give you everything you want, everything. Everything except freedom from me.”
Love sometimes hurts but also cures. Life is not a straight line for anyone. It has also many flavors sometimes it is vanilla and sometimes bitter like coffee without sugar. It is up to you to fight and taste your own flavor

A great story full of intense well worth to read it. Without even notice you will find yourselves captivated by tia and tommy ok especially tommy the mafia world which by the way was beautifully portraited by the author. A nice story which will end melt you like vanilla favor ice cream. Can’t wait for Dario’s story

[100sweet · Rating 4 out of 5]

I devoured this book. It was really good. This was a recommendation from a goodreads friend and I can't thank her enough. I will be stalking this author from now on for her next book. This was a story about possession and obsession. The H is about as psycho caveman as I have ever read. Just a warning that there is some dubious consent. The H wants the h and does not let anyone or anything get between them. He wants to know where she is and what she is doing at all times. The sex is frequent and very hot. Sometimes its rough and sometimes its sweet. I was very impressed that the author fleshed out the characters. Everything did not magically get better, the characters worked through their issues and evolved. I found myself thinking about the characters and story whenever I wasn't reading the book. There were a few things that I did not like such as the h drinking a lot even though she is 19, the H and h smoking a blunt, and the h never getting to see her family. I can tell that the author worked really hard on this story and I am excited that Dario is getting his own book. I hope he is just as alpha as Tommy. DD Prince, you are awesome!!

[Lea ★ · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF
I really wanted to like this one but... it was just all over the place.
I was not a big fan of author's writing style and it was too damn long... and just a tad boring.

[Leo (Queen of the Rants and Spoilers)]

Why is this shit so romantic?

POS RAPES THE HEROINE!
Apparently I’m the only stupid one who thinks this shit is not to be romanticized!
Zero should be shot point blank. He should be burned! He should be beaten up to a bloody pulp, burned to a crisp and then only then he should be shot point blank!
He should not be call “HERO”
what the fuck is wrong with people?!

Do I live in another dimension that women think a rapist is worthy of any woman?
Please explain this shit to me. Or better yet, just fucking unfriend me.

[Melluvsbooks · Rating 3 out of 5]

all the right ingredients, but for some reason this one doesn't really do it for me. Maybe it's because he considers whoring the h out first? I dunno... this guy just comes off as trashy and out of control. I prefer my heros with a bit more mystery and authoritative control and stoicism. I think i would have liked it 500% more if we weren't in his head. His POV makes him seem like a real douche-canoe. I can't shake the caricature in my head of velour tracksuits and too much jewelry...

It's fine, but the flavor is off. For me.

[Texas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tommy and Tia
Ice cream parlor guy..dream guy..monster who needs to wear his silver Cross at all times until he looses it and claims Tia to be his Cross..his calming force..oh I am getting ahead of myself here..lets back track cos this is one heck of a GLORIOUS ride..twisted, perveted,
Dark, Deep and Dangerous!!! Filled with Murder, mystery and mayhem.
Tommy Ferrano, Jr 29 yrs of age
Athena O'Conner 19 yrs of age
Family history comes out along the way once Tommy decides to hire a PI
and look into Tia's background which semi explains why Tom Sr decides it's time to GIFT Tommy with Tia and call in a debt owed by Tia's father.
And so the story begins..
I wasn't fond of Tia trying to change herself to please Tommy , well
really to avoid or head off his DARKness/abuse/kink.
Tommy was like 2 people, I think mostly he was trying to integrate
himself..balance light and dark/stress..
I really enjoyed this book, there were dark moments, yes duh tis why I read the durn book!!!.
Tis a story of love, lessons and a HEA.
There will be 2 more books, one about Dario and 3rd book about the people in Vegas and their fetish club!!
Well written, nice and smooth, loved the dual points of view!!

[Lorrie · Rating 3 out of 5]

While the plot kept me interested in this story, I had a little bit of an issue with Tommy. There's a fine line between being an alpha male and being abusive; I think Tommy crossed this line on several occasions. He was older than her, yet he acted younger than her at times - he reminded me of a spoiled little boy who didn't want anyone to touch or hurt his toy, but didn't take care of it himself. His actions kept me from enjoying this as much as I would've if he'd been less of an abusive jerk. I really felt for Tia; she was only 19 and I think she processed everything as well as she could under the circumstances. Towards the very end, Tommy did change his ways, but for me the damage was already been done. Because he crossed those lines, I still saw him as an abuser. Hmm...mixed emotions with this one.

[Ꮗ€♫◗☿ ❤️ ilikebooksbest.com ❤️ · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good Mafia story, very dark romance

There was a lot of intrigue and action in the Mafia storyline in this book which I really enjoyed. The romance between the two main characters started off very dark and a bit disturbing. Though the hero was truly in love from the beginning.

[Dusti Hanrahan]

"I QUIT...DNF. I really pushed through to 68% but I can't take it anymore..."

[Nikki ღ Navareus · Rating 4 out of 5]

This story was different than I thought it was going to be from the description on Amazon. From the description, I was thinking more along the lines of a forced abduction type of story. It was a lot tamer than that, but I really did end up liking it anyway. Tommy was dominant, and hot as hell in bed. Tia cried and cried and cried for far too long, even though she was pretty spoiled rotten by Tommy throughout the entire book. The story got a little long, but the ending picked it back up again. No cheating, no cliffy and a HEA. What more could I want? Definitely looking forward to reading Dare's story when it comes out.

[Ms reads a lot · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 Stars ⭐️

This is my second book by this author. The first one was Wild, and I loved it, so when I read the description for this one I knew I had to read it! This trope — captive/forced marriage with a dose of Stockholm Syndrome — is one of my favourites, so I thought I would LOVE this book, but it was kind of disappointing. These were my main problems with this book:

1. The writing. It looks like this is DD Prince’s first book and it REALLY shows. There were a fair number of grammatical errors, missing words, punctuation mistakes, incomplete sentences, and incorrect tenses. Aside from that the writing style itself was very elementary and basic. Some parts of this were so very immature — like repeatedly referring to Tia’s 🐱 as “down there” or her “girlie parts/bits”… it was SO childish, I didn’t know if I should cringe or laugh.

2. Tia was really annoying. She cried ALL. THE. DAMN. TIME! There was one point when I thought she might be a badass, where she punched Tommy in the face, but that was the only time. Every other time, anything happened to her and she would cry. She got angry? She would cry. She was frustrated? She would cry. She was happy? She would cry. She had great sex? She would cry. It was very annoying.

3. The plot was kind of a mess and I hated the ending.

[Ria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay I am definitely messed up if I liked this book lol. It was so ugh! Raw, sexy but extremely depraved and disturbing.

**4.5 dominating stars**

Full review to come.

[Beeg Panda]

I tried
I really really tried
This book has been recommended to me so often, so I tried.

[DeeReads · Rating 5 out of 5]

"And so you know Tia, obedience is rewarded. Defiance is punished."

Nineteen year old, Athena aka Tia had her life mapped out to the letter! She's graduating from high school, moving into her own bachelorette apartment over the Caruso's garage and getting ready to start college in the Fall! Boom! Dreams defer quickly and in a blink of an eye because poor Tia now belongs to the kingpin's son, Tommy Ferrano! She's just another debt that her lackluster father couldn't pay! To top matters off, her owner was Tommy, the same older 'gentleman' that sweet and innocent Tia had dreams about because he sweet talked her on her former job at the ice cream parlor! Yes Tia, Tommy Ferrano Jr. aka Ice Cream Parlor hottie set up your first meeting!

"The Dominator" by D.D. Prince is all about control, power and following rules! Although Tia is a survival of sorts, Tommy's is about the business of controlling and breaking Tia to submit to his every whim! Tommy is what he is... he might bend but he never changes! He's moody, he's dark and he's very very blunt! There are triggers in this dark read, so read the blurb thoroughly! There are no unicorns or fairies in reading this one... not for the faint at heart. Tommy is ready to lead the
Ferrano's empire and if it means taking Tia and controlling her every move then so be it!

“Rule number 1, I own you.” Shock flashed across her eyes as they finally met mine and I felt it in the groin so I said it again, “This means exactly what it sounds like. I own you. You’re mine. Mine to do what I want with. This means you obey my orders. If not, you face consequences. Being mine means that if I want you marrying me and I choose to give you everything that’s mine, that’s what happens. If it means keeping you in my bedroom and using you however I want, never letting you see the light of day, that’s what it means. If it means shipping you off somewhere and selling you to a pimp in Bangkok or Tijuana who wants to turn you into a five dollar whore that’s what it means. You need to understand the gravity here and come to terms with this as soon as possible.  The sooner, the better. Any privilege or comfort you get is because I allow it. I can take it away. All of it. Do you understand?” -Tommy Jr.

"I swallowed hard. This man was beautiful outside but obviously hideously ugly on the inside.  He smirked like he’d read my mind and let go of my arm. I went upstairs and took a shower. I scrubbed myself for at least 20 minutes, almost frantically. I tried to wash him away but I could swear I still smelled the sex on myself." -Tia

It's dark, gritty and yes, Tommy is a monster, a beast... HE IS WHAT HE IS!
So, "the apple didn't fall too far from the tree."

"Fear flickered in her eyes for a beat but she continued to stare up at me, right into my eyes, trying to be brave. I liked it. I liked it a lot. Yeah, I’m a sick fucker. And the only thing scarier than a sick fucker is a sick fucker with power.  If I was going to have to marry to get all the power I’d damn well get as much pleasure as possible from it. Fear and defiance rolled up in one? She was perfect. Maybe that’s why I’d waited so long. This was coming for me. Her."

“Your fiancé will provide for you, keep you safe, give you a family, an amazing loving family. Maybe you don’t think this is what you want but you will be very blessed.  I know he has dark tendencies but I think the right woman will bring him into the light. He’s had much pain in his life so far. He’s had a lot to prove. He’s beautiful outside; he just needs love to help create some beauty inside where he feels ugly. You’ll see.” -Sarah

Read this one if you love the darkness of the hero who never wavers in his role in the Mafia and the heroine who was not TSTL!

5+++ "The rules apply" stars!!!!!

[Aղցela W. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a pretty good mafia read. Thomas " Tommy " Ferrano Jr is a force to be reckoned with in and out of the boardroom, the boxing ring, the bedroom, and more, and I’d been busy my whole life, proving myself, focused on the business." When his father shows him a picture of a girl he tells him that he can do with her whatever he wants. Athena "Tia" O’Connor is a 19 who just graduated from high school when he father shows up she has been in foster care after her mother died her father has a gambling problem when he shows up and tells her that he needs her help with an old problem her life just got hard. Tia has conflicting feelings about Tommy one minute he is dominating, controlling and violent and other times he is loving and caring. This was a good read but it was a bit long at times. Both of their fathers were dirty and willing to use their kids to get what they want. Tia doesn’t want to give up her dreams so easily so she tries to get away from Tommy but when one of those times she gets in serious trouble it’s Tommy who saves her. This book was dark and violent and I loved it. I have read this author before this book was well written with no errors in grammar or spelling. I am looking forward to reading the next book in this series.

[Ana Oh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow

This is a really intense FULL LENGTH novel worthy of 4.5 stars. I love it. This is at least 1000% better than most any mafia romance. I honestly AM SICK of mafia romances, but this story is really beautiful. DD Prince really wrote a winner here. The only thing keeping it from aa full five stars is the occasional run on sentence. It really is a phenomenal read, don't pass it up!

[Intel Chicky Reads Romance (Kara Merideth) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Holy sheets, that was intense!

Story: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Trope: captive
Angst: 😱😱😱😱
Smexy: 🔥🔥🔥🔥

This book had me sweating, lol. Super dark and complex MMC that will get your panties twisted despite the fact that he's a walking, talking red flag. Tia definitely had a long and difficult journey and I was totally here for it. If noncon freaks you out, its likely this book will not be for you, lol.