Review: Dirty Truths

 

Title: Dirty Truths

Series: Boys of Bellerose

Authors: Tate James & Jaymin Eve

Release Date: Feb 2023

You know that saying, things can’t possibly get worse? They always can.

I thought I’d reached a whole new low the day I ran from Bellerose. The day I was snatched by mafia goons, beaten half to death, and left wishing they’d finish the job.

But then an Angel saved me.

His kind of salvation wasn’t the freedom I’d been hoping for, though. Two months later I’m his prisoner in the gilded cage of his home. His pregnant mistress.

Angelo Ricci--my Angel--holds my life in his hands. He’s both protecting me, and condemning me, and if his father ever discovers our secret deal then death will be a blessing.

I’m tired, and scared, and don’t know who I can trust. All I know is that I miss the boys of Bellerose. Grayson and Rhett still hold parts of my heart, even if I could happily kick Jace in the nu… face. And Flo? She’s dead to me.

Literally.

Like, dead dead.

Wormfood.

Fate takes a turn in my favor when Bellerose gets a new owner, and an unexpected opportunity to reconnect with the band is forced on me. Getting locked in a secluded farmhouse with the guys who think I left them for my abusive ex sounds like a recipe for bloodshed, but I don’t get a choice in the matter.

Except, this time I’m not going alone. Angelo is tagging along, and seems determined to cause drama. Somehow we all need to make it out alive, but that should be easy enough, right? After all, I’m Billie Bellerose.

Dirty Truths is book TWO of FOUR in the Boys Of Bellerose series. This is a mafia/rockstar reverse harem romance series with dark elements and gripping cliffhangers throughout. Content is intended for a mature audience. Please consult the warning at the front of the book if you have any content sensitivity.

So this book picks up where book 1 ended, & you have to read book 1 to know what is going on. 

Angelo saved Billie when she was ran from Bellerose, taken by the Mafia and beaten almost to death. And he came up with a plan to protect her, again. She was a prisoner, caged in Angelo's house. His pregnant mistress, set to produce a heir to the Mafia family. And when Angelo's family buys out the company that owns the record label that owns Bellerose, Angelo, and Billie have to meet with them to make sure they are deep in recording their next album. Billie and her pregnant belly. 

Only, their lives are sent into turmoil- and now they have to figure out whose past has come to collect on their debts. 

Angelo- and his Mafia family has been a target for a new Mafia trying to take over. 

Grey is now back in the debt of his family after requiring their help to keep an eye on Billie. 

Rhett has been battling his dark past, spiraling after Billie left. 

Flo was broke, in debt, and her relationship with Tom was what sent Billie running in the first place. 

The only one who may not have any skeletons in his closet is Jace. 

But everyone thrown together in close quarters, is a result for disaster. 

Will everyone make it out alive? 

Sooo, I'm still unsure how I'm feeling about these books. 

On one hand- there are many tropes at play. Everything from rockstar romance, to Mafia romance to why choose and more, which is a bit overwhelming. 

But it's dark with plenty of twists and turns and drama. And it's addicting. 

I'm invested in these characters, intruiged about their pasts, and dying to know what will happen next. 

4⭐ out of 5⭐. 

3🌶️ out of 5🌶️. - Scenes throughout in detail. 

Tropes: 
→ dark romance 
→ rockstar romance 
→ mafia romance 
→ why choose romance 
→ insta love 
→ second chance 
→ enemies to lovers 

Trigger Warnings