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Sons of Lost Souls MC #9

His Twisted Heart

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The Lost Souls enemies are coming from every direction and brothers are watching their backs.
Luca Jackson has a dark soul and he isn’t afraid to act on what he feel needs doing, whether bloody or not, or deadly or not.
In one direction a blast from the past shows up, a blast he’s always wanted. In the other, he has Victoria Simmons.
The girl he lives to hate now.
Some fight the darkness within them, Luca owns it, but there’s only one girl who can handle it, who will step farther into the shadows with him and thrive.
Will Luca patch in or will his dark secrets finally break the brotherhood his dad has spent decades strengthening?

237 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 25, 2021

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Ellie R. Hunter

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Ellie R Hunter is a writer now living in Norfolk having grown up in Cambridge, England. Incurable Hearts was her first novel followed by The Lost Souls MC series. She is an avid reader in her spare time and enjoys spending time with her family.

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Profile Image for Debbie DiFiore.
2,742 reviews317 followers
September 8, 2021
I am doing this to myself - Spoilers below.

Spoilers due to a very extreme personal opinion. No haters please. Just read all the five star reviews and ignore this one!

I hate MC books because they always have cheating and you don't think they will because Fan Girls are always saying this is my book boyfriend and how much he loves the heroine and I fall for it every time. And here we go again. Another douche hero who cheats on her. He says her up so she sees him with another woman, and it was heartbreaking. The chain of events it unleashes is devastating. And then his ex girlfriend shows up and he has her stay with him for a while. They just kiss but he had always wanted her and he was trying to see if they would work again but honestly he was an awful person to me. Luckily the heroine was a tough woman and she definitely tried to move on with another guy. I was rooting for him. She was so strong and the only time she let me down is when she took him back and when she lied to him about and something. I hated the hero. I don't care that he learned signing. If he hadn't been with that OW, her hearing would not be affected all. Just say NO! I hated what he did to her with that other woman and she saw him with her and he wasn't faking it. I had hope he just made it look like that but he didnt. He was cruel. I just can't say how much I hate these type of books but I keep reading them. The writing was great! The author has talent but for once can't someone be faithful?!? I need to go vomit. This book was too angsty. So much violence and hate.
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4,304 reviews639 followers
July 7, 2024
3 ⭐⭐⭐ - OK decent reads
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Reread in August 2023

I'm reading the series in order and re-read this book for that.
He is completely hateful towards our heroine and did not deserve forgiveness at all.
Unforgivable all the acts of humiliation and degradation he did against her. A shot in the middle of his forehead would leave us satisfied and with a sense of justice.
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Reread in January 2022
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“If you want some dick, Victoria, you’d do better to find someone who’s actually interested.”

“If you’re offering, and no one will find out, I’m game. Where are you staying here?”

“After tonight, this never happens again. We don’t even talk about it.”

“I don’t want to say this was a letdown, but I didn’t think you were a two-pump chump.”

“Do you still think of Sara?”

“I think about her every goddamn day,” he finally admits, causing the last remaining fragments of my crush on him to die a hundred deaths.

Last night, he admitted to thinking of Sara every single day.

Not until he rests his cheek against mine and whispers, “I’ll be the one who says when this is done.”

I bided my time with Sara, desperately waiting for the day I could see her be just as carefree, and all I got was one night with her before she ran.

I’ll find her one day, but for now, I’ll use Victoria to help pass the time.

She makes a good point. At least when I’m inside of her, my head isn’t chasing the one girl I do want.

“I don’t do friends. I don’t do heartfelt conversations, and I’m not doing you anymore. Fuck off, Victoria. Go pick your flowers or whatever, just stop acting like you’re more than a fuck to me.”

Pulling my phone out, I hit Sara’s number and press send. Not expecting it to ring, I listen to her voice timidly telling me to leave a message.

He’s never been an open book, but I remember times before Sara left town, I’d see them around school, and he’d talk nonstop with her.

He shakes his head. “Not a chance. I won’t ever be bound to this club.”

He’s no doubt going to track down Sara fucking Lancaster, the girl who got away. For someone who’s a closed book, he’s not all that hard to read sometimes.

“You can go now.” Opening my eyes, I roll my head to the side and meet his eyes. “Excuse me?” “Don’t look at me like that. You’re not my girlfriend. You’re not even my friend.”

“You’re right, you’re not Sara. You’re nowhere near her level.”

“At least when I lay on my back for you, it’s not because I’m using you to protect me from my daddy.”

I wish Sara would’ve looked at me the way Tor does. It wasn’t until our last night together that her eyes darkened with lust, and we took each other’s virginity.

And like a fucking fool, guilt sets in, because I sure as shit know it’s not Victoria I really want.

There’s nothing Victoria can say about Sara that could truly rile me. I was the one who knew her, not Victoria.

“I’m not that kind of girl, Luca Jackson.”
“I think you are. I think you’d try anything for me.”

“Anal is girlfriend material kind of sex,” I tease, working his angle to my advantage. “And since you haven’t claimed me...”
“I’ll just keep you as a booty call, then. Your pussy, it is.”

“My tastes in a girlfriend are quite high, and much different than my lower standards for a fuck. Pussy is pussy, Victoria, and yours is nothing special.”

“I don’t need to love you to have a baby.” The sharp lash of his tongue still has the ability to cut me deep.

“We’re not together, Tor. I don’t have to do that shit.”

Rosie passes my table and I reach out, grabbing her wrist. Flicking my eyes over in Tor’s direction, making sure she’s still watching me, I smile up at Rosie with the red hair. “I’ll see you around, yeah?” Her smile grows.

My hands clam up as I twist the doorknob, and then the world erupts into flames as I see Luca fucking some girl from behind. Her face is in the air as he yanks back on her hair, just like he’s done with me so many times.

He doesn’t even bother stopping, continuing to thrust his hips repeatedly back and forth. The girl didn’t even realise I had come into the room until he spoke.

My life is ruined over a fucking boy. He was my first love. His first love was her.

No matter how long she stays away, he’ll never love anyone else, not ever again.

She’s back.

She hasn’t changed much. She’s still more skinny than slim. Her hair is still long, and more blonde than dirty blonde. She still doesn’t wear much make-up, but her clothes show she has money to buy nice things,

“If I knew this would bring you home, I’d have killed him years ago.”

“Yeah, leaving is what you do best. I tell you I killed your worthless father, and you go to leave like I don’t deserve fucking answers from you.”

Our plan was to run together, leave Willow’s Peak, and never look back. Only, she was the one who left without me.

“She tried to kill herself last night.”

“I’ve seen pain, blood, and death since you’ve been gone, but none of it hit me harder than you running out on me.”

I’m fed up with watching the world pass me by and being left behind.

This is why I hate having contact with him. I’m always the one left hurting, and hating myself for loving a boy who will never love me back.

Luca steps out. Before I can look away, I see Sara stepping out behind him. He brought her here?

So much for Sara leaving town. I knew better, and I fucking knew she wasn’t just going to disappear as fast as she appeared.

“I used to be your only friend. Was she my replacement?”

“Coming for what, though? How do you see this playing out?” “I don’t know. I’m asking for a chance to see where we end up. See what could’ve been if I never ran.”

And like a bad omen, the man himself jogs down the stairs with his perfect Sara close behind him.

I have the woman I’ve always wanted back, and I need to make this work.

“You slept with someone else and planned for me to catch you. I knew you were cruel, but that was an extra level kind of cruel.”
Profile Image for Jac K.
2,527 reviews494 followers
July 5, 2022
2.5-3ish Soapy-Trashy MC Stars
I’m not going to take a ton of time on this because it’ll probably only appeal to a specific audience… and there’re other reviews out there. His Twisted Heart is the ninth (I think) book in the Sons of Lost Souls which is a spinoff of the parent’s/OG’s Lost Souls MC. Now, I didn’t read anything before jumping into this one, and I didn’t feel totally clueless, but I wouldn’t recommend it unless you’re in a “just go with it” type of mood.

Victoria and Luca grew up together at the mc, and she’s loved him forever. Luca had a friendship/crushy love with Sara in HS and is still hung up on her. She left after they had sex with a note when she was 16. The book opens with the club on lockdown and V suggesting they use each other to fill the time. The rest is their ROCKY road to HEA.

The timeline is wonky even for a series. For instance, the first part of the book is “Before” and takes when they’re 17 which overlapped some conflicts from earlier books. (lockdown, Harper kidnapping, etc.) Then, when we shift to the “Now” it appears (I think) to be chronological because the characters that were coupled up last book are now suddenly couples with kids. It was sort of confusing, but honestly, I was chowing down the craptastic drama-llama without even chewing and wasn’t digging deep… like at all.

Bottom Line- This was a wine read that I had saved for a while. I knew what I was getting into, and I was only reading for the hotmess express experience. The drama is high; I was glued to it until 3am anxious to see what would happen next, but I didn’t find it serious and had no real feels or deep connection. I wouldn’t recommend it to safety readers, and if interested… it would be better to start with the beginning of this series to avoid confusion… although this might be frustrating because… I won’t be backtracking because I didn’t care for Harper at all, and it looks like she’s around a lot in the earlier books. I would possibly be open to reading about Leo and his nanny or Angel though.

Safety- Their experience isn’t really discussed other than him losing his virginity to Sara. I don’t recall ever hearing that Luca was known for getting around, and I don’t think V was a virgin. There aren’t any club girls lurking around, and he’s hung up on Sara for much of the book. Him and Victoria never have a relationship, they’re on the DL mostly having sex… and are sort of friends. There’s one scene with an OW…
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661 reviews84 followers
August 25, 2024

3.6 stars

This one was a recommendation oft made on FB groups. For an MC romance, it was not too shabby. There was high drama, unrequited feelings, ugly words, assholish behaviours (inc. revenge sex - but not cheating), loads of push-pull, some OW drama, club business (though thankfully no club bunnies trope) - overall, all decently handled by the author.

The big time angst was there but personally, I believe it could have packed a bigger punch if the writing had had that agonising visceral quality to it. However, I appreciated that the actions and behaviours of the main couple, though highly dramatic in nature, actually made sense for their age (they are both 17 in the first part of the story, and later 19-20 in the second part).

The book was a little too long imho, what with the addition of all sorts of sub-plots linked presumably to other books of the series. For certain events directly linked to the main couple in this book, it unnerved me that the details apparently happened in other books in the series and we only got the super glossed version here. Not cool, and it lent a certain woodeness to the story's pacing and transitions. Also, it bothered me that it took a very long time for the plot to clarify the ages of the leads in the two time periods of the story.

I am not sure I will check out the whole series (because it appears to be a big series with lots of criss-crossing plots) but it was a decent MC book that held my attention.
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1,218 reviews88 followers
December 29, 2024
I liked this but… it’s not a stand alone
I Should have read the whole series first as I got bogged down as to the timeline and characters storylines from other books in the series. I’ll definitely try another book from this author.
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14 reviews
January 22, 2022
What an a**hole the H was. He wasn't redeemable. Zero grovel and doormat h just accepted him back in her life. Wasted my money and time on this shit. I'm so disappointed.
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1,458 reviews73 followers
September 21, 2023
I don't consider this to be a standalone. a lot of information regarding other characters and we get to read about other people drama, probably Main characters from another books. anyway,I got bored and just skip read it. It was boring and exhausting
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215 reviews12 followers
June 4, 2022
3.5 stars!

I’m not gonna lie, there was nothing wrong with this book, it’s just not my cup of tea. There was some good, solid writing, it had drama up the wazzoo, it had romantic speeches (I love those!), and it had a MMC who ended up being obsessed with the FMC.

First of all, I’m not sure how necessary Sara’s POV was here. I feel like those chapters were a waste of time and only expanded on a storyline that us, as readers, have no reason to care about.

Secondly, Luca’s hot and cold act got a little too old WAY too quickly. I feel like the whole Sara storyline was just a vehicle and it shows. His actions really hold No Logic behind them and it was so exasperating to witness! Sometimes he even read as limp fish, just bleh.

Thirdly!! We never even explore Disappointing.

I liked it when he understood the ~power of the brotherhood~, it really came back towards the heart of this series and afterwards we could see his thoughts shift in that direction which is satisfying.

All in all, I feel like we leave on a positive note, even if I would have liked more self-flagellation from Luca because BOY was he IDIOTIC. His angst was not angsty enough for me.


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776 reviews12 followers
December 26, 2024
So I've been holding off reading the rest of this series because the h India from book 1 is killed off here. I really dislike when author's mess with prior HEAs to be honest. I always thought Leo didn't love India enough and I guess the author proved that. I'll definitely be skipping Leo's second book with Holly because I don't want to read about him finding love again and she's actually his soulmate. No thanks. Also, I hate the nanny trope. Not sorry. Anyways, back to this book. It was a mess. Both characters are toxic AF and I dislike the promiscuous herione in my books. Just a preference. And especially when they're only 17. I didn't care for her character and how forward she was with sex because she knew that was the only way to spend time with the H Luca who's hung up over another girl. Lot's of back and forth immature tactics between both characters. Both are liars. By the time I finished the book I was done with both of them. They give you a Bonnie and Clyde feel to be honest. Not my thing.

Overall it was entertaining at times as well as frustrating because the characters were ridiculous. I would definitely say you can't read this book as a standalone like everyone says. There were times I didn't know what was happening because I've skipped around in this series.

Safety: not safe for the safety gang. Luca the H is still pining over the one that got away who comes back. They kissed twice then Luca told her to take a hike. Before that though Luca wants to get back at Victoria for something she lied about sets her up to walk in on him f****** another girl. Both characters are extremely immature, and weren't likeable for me. Luca is a bit psychotic as well. Which I don't mind. I like my red flags, but he also acted like a child.
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288 reviews6 followers
November 18, 2023
This was soap opera'y (don't think that's a word). Now, I love MC romance novels. I'm down for the nitty gritty, the aphla a*hole, and the angst that comes with it. The blurb and teaser I saw for this book had me hooked, and the first two chapters were keeping my interest. However, I can't exactly pinpoint where it all went wrong. Maybe with the fact that he was just an a*hole for no reason, and she just let him walk all over her. I love a good pregnancy trope, but this just didn't do it for me, especially the way this played out and him acting the way he did. I honestly don't agree with the reason for her lying about the miscarriage and saying that she aborted the baby instead. This felt like unnecessary drama. Now, for the MC aspect, this was a joke, I genuinely could not believe everything I was reading it felt like all the MC tropes were put together in this book and just ended up being badly executed. The characters' names were a cliche or just plain ridiculous. I will say that I love the relationship she had with her family, especially her grandfather. I find the book lacking in aspects and an okay read in other aspects. The author had a great premise for the story, but I think it wasn't executed well.
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Profile Image for Maria (Ri).
5,146 reviews16 followers
February 8, 2022
4 stars

Pretty solid MC romance. It didn't sugarcoat the lifestyle and allowed it's members to get dirty. This had some good groveling which I loved and was needed because Luca was not at his best a couple times in this story. I liked Victoria too. Very action filled story.

I hadn't read the previous books in this series but I was not lost. There were a few times that the story transitions were awkward but it wasn't enough to stop me from enjoying the story.
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1,131 reviews15 followers
August 29, 2021
This book oh my.....
So worth the wait even though I wanted to strangle my kindle at times, wishing it was Luca's neck instead. I was up til 3:00 am finishing this book I couldn't put it down. Now I'm sad the book ended. I've waited on this book it seems like forever and it DID NOT disappoint this avid reader and the love for all things Lost Souls MC!! HUGE fan of this series and it's characters.
Now that we have a new enemy will they be swiftly dealt with?
Or will we have lots more books in the series coming?? We do have 3 new members to consider writing books for hint, hint. Wouldn't hurt my feelings if this series went on forever. I'm so attached to it.
I am begging for Leo's book though. He needs his HEA for him and Rayna. I think Holly would be perfect. I so NEED this book. Not so sure about Harper though, she's kind of getting on my nerves to tell the truth. "sorry"
This book, all of Lost Souls MC books I would highly recommend to all MC lovers out there! So it's a YES YES YES YES from this avid reader to read all of Ellie's books. Personal Favorite is "Smile, Alice" and would even love more from that cast of characters. Keep writing them and I'll read them.
thanks jamie nibarger ellis
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1,035 reviews256 followers
April 7, 2024
Wow- there was a lot to unpack in this story, and Luca and Victoria sure go through a-lot. I felt like a few big things that happened needed to be expounded upon for the reader instead of glossed over but spoken about a tad bit here and there. I needed more grief like prior books for the loss in this story. I needed to see Luca’s reaction and him learning sign language. I needed to see Victoria dealing with him in all her grief. I don’t want to read about it real quick or later in the book as it’s brought up.

I loved Angel and want more of a story for him. I didn’t like Sarah but glad for the closure. However, I could have done without his pining over her and her selfishness.

Also, why the heck didn’t Victoria just tell Luca that she tried to tell him the truth about the baby, but he never would listen to her? I felt like this whole subject was a big deal and just glossed over.
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119 reviews
January 10, 2025
Sadly I DNF this one. I didn’t like the characters and didn’t care about a HEA. The story jumped all over the place and was difficult to follow.
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992 reviews4 followers
August 28, 2021
Assholes can be redeemed

His Twisted Heart was so worth the wait. I know authors like reviews on how the book was written but i write mt reviews on how I felt when reading.
Love how Ms. Hunter started the book by going to the beginning of Luca and Victoria relationship. Victoria was determined to have him. It was again sad to revisit Cas cancer, Harper trouble and Leo losing his fiancée. During this time Luca was such a asshole, arrogant little prick. But ine thing was clear his Mom he protector at all cost.
Luca knew deep down he was in love with Victoria it was more than sex but his past love seem to be out front. When Sara came back everyone including Victoria told him it was wrong.

Victoria lied to Luca about how the baby was loss, both still so young. But she never gave up until the night she lost her hearing which Luca blamed himself.
Luca and Victoria journey was not all roses. But with determination Luca when realizing it was Victoria he loved didnt stop. He got his girl.

True love holds no boundaries. Like his father and other brothers their are always new enemies. Luca wasn't going to join the MC but now he will fight along side Cas, Leo and all his brothers to protect his family.
This sorry was beautiful written. Showing all if Luca faults, his ability to so soft side but why he is so mad at the world, Victoria knows the true Luca. Can't wait for the next one because Lost Souls will never die.
338 reviews20 followers
September 12, 2021
I havent read the previous stories so it took me a while to get grasp of some of the character story lines and I am assuming the details of some of the event is mentioned in other stories going in parallel. I liked the story very much. Luca was cruel for the first part of the story but as a reader i could see why he was being that way. I also liked the OW. She was straight forward and didnt cause trouble in paradise per se. And I dont really see her and Luca being together as cheating on our heroine. WIth Rosie maybe but then again they had "broken up" after the revelation of her which of course she lied about. I think if she told the truth Luca wouldnt have believed her because he knew she wanted to abort the baby. At that age and in that frame of mind, he wouldnt have believed it at all. I liked the turn of event, even OW coming back. IT was all must for Luca to really realize his feelings for Victoria. Her brothers were right - her return was necessary for luca to have a closure.

I dont plan to read rest of the books but I am assuming that they events are all interconnected and some of them go n parallel. I wonder if the next book will be about Leo and Holly.

BTW what is the deal with Hannah?
751 reviews9 followers
December 17, 2024
The H and h are very young (18 and 17 I think or maybe they're both 17). The H has not gotten over his first love, the OW. She left him without saying goodbye when he was prepared to leave his family and MC to run away with her so that she could escape her abusive father. The h comes on strong to the H and they hook up. He admits that he thinks of his first love everyday and plans to look for her. Knowing she has no future with the H because of his fixation on the OW, the h is worried when she discovers that she is pregnant. After a violent encounter with a rival gang, the h miscarries but tells the H she aborted to free him from any responsibility. The H is furious and says and does hurtful things to punish her. The OW returns and she and the H try to see if resuming their relationship is a possibility. The h also tries to move despite a disability that results from an accident after the H sets her up to walk in on him with another woman. In this book the events of the MC impact the story of the h and H but don't overtake it
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76 reviews
August 27, 2021
With out words

First thank you for another amazing, wonderful book Ellie, I knew that this book was going to answered many questions and sure did, like Lily, Victoria’s hearing lose, Harper. This book was amazing I was so sad when I realized that I was almost done with it.
Also the club have a new enemy now, Victoria can hear again. I’m guessing that by how thing with Harper are going in this book I think she is going to have another book. Well is not a secret that Harper and JJ and Zach and Nina are my favorite couples.
Thank you again I know that is probably going to be a while for the next book and this series and that is ok I have all the books in this series, to keep me company until the next one.
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1,366 reviews54 followers
February 10, 2025
The thing that makes me crazy about books like this and some of the reviews is that ppl are so upset with him. Yes, he was a ginormous d bag, BUT she was pushy and kept trying to get his attention. Can we please write women who have some self respect? OK he clearly isn't interested... can you just leave him be? Why is it a problem when men can't take no for an answer, yet it's ok for women to continue to harass men? No means no whether you're a woman or a man. Also, I feel like this book dragged on, and I was bored.
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2,928 reviews18 followers
August 30, 2021
Luca& Tor

These two have me whiplash and I don't even care. Revisiting when Cas had cancer was hard. Luca is booked on his ex, but things between him and Victoria are changing. Hot, cold, on, off, there were times I wanted to give Luca a beat down and when Victoria lies to him I wanted to beat her down. It took them seeing each other with other people for everything to fall in place and they got their happily ever after. My best broke for Leo and now I really need his story.
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287 reviews8 followers
August 29, 2021
Worth the wait!!

Loved it!! It didn't disaapoint, I didn't want to put it down but the amount of southern comforts I consumed caused the words to blur and I had no choice if I wanted to remember what I read. I loved Luca and Tor together and want more of them already. This book was a long time coming bit so so worth the wait!!!
1,773 reviews34 followers
April 19, 2023
His Twisted Heart

Well what can I say other than this was a fantastic book to read. I absolutely loved Luc and Victoria’s story ❤️❤️❤️ brilliantly written. They had such a complicated journey together but it was worth everything they went through in the end. The Sons of Lost Souls MC is an epic adventure and it’s not over yet. 100% recommend this book to everyone ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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953 reviews70 followers
November 25, 2025
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Author 30 books105 followers
August 27, 2021
Pure brilliance

I wanted to hate Luca

He's so arrogant & I honestly felt Victoria could do better

By the end I still hate hun a little but not as much I did

The love & connection Luca & Victoria have is great

I need Leo's story now !!!
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1,981 reviews17 followers
January 23, 2022
Luca and Tori!

This was an interesting addition in this growing series. Luca carries a torch for his lost love but still carries on with Tori. Tori has always loved Luca. It gets a little old with Luca bashing Tori over and over. Decent read.
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