Detonate

Beneath the Mask Series, Book 2

De: Luna Mason

Narrado por: Maxine Mitchell, Robert Hatchet

Grayson

Seven years ago, I left the special forces and my home after a tragic betrayal. I carefully constructed a new life in New York. I thought I had it all. A world-famous boxing trainer by day. A mafia hit man by night. Free to live in the darkness to do what I was trained to do. To kill. I finally felt free.

But one kiss was all it took to shatter life as I knew it. The one woman who hated my guts scaled the walls I built around my black heart. My ray of sunshine.

Just when I believed I could have it all, life blows it up right before my eyes. I know how far I’m willing to go to fight for her. But can she truly love someone who could never give her the fairy tale she so desperately craves?

Maddie

I was sick of being the family disappointment. The one who could never get a man to stick around. So I kissed a lot of frogs to try to find my prince. Instead, I fell in love with the villain. The last man on earth I thought I could ever love.

He might call me sunshine, but I crave his darkness. I wasn’t meant for his world, but he took me anyway, and I never wanted to leave. Sometimes, life doesn’t give you a choice. Can I give up on my search when I have the monster offering me the world? Even if loving me puts us both in danger.

©2023 Luna Mason (P)2023 Blue Nose Publishing

So Emotional, Love It

Maxine and Robert are two of my top 10 performers. They are so emotional, and everything comes with them, tears, laughter, shock, they're they best together. The storyline was good that I got through this book in a day or two, great while driving home.

Mafia with great banter

I just love a mafia romance. Greyson and Maddie are the definition of enemies to lovers. They bicker and love to get under one another’s skin. However, it quickly becomes apparent that the “hate” they feel is in fact fueled by desire. After denying their connection for over a year, one night together makes Greyson realize he will never let Maddie go.

This was a hot and spicy read with a sassy FMC and a possessive, obsessed MMC. Basically everything you want to see in a mafia romance. I also really loved all of the side characters and I cannot wait for book 3!

I lowered my rating slightly because the tension broke so quickly. Greyson went a year denying his feeling for this woman but we didn’t see that struggle in the book. I would have liked a little more struggle and tension. Overall, this was a really fun read.

HAWT 🔥

Ex Marine, Boxing Coach, & Mafia enforcer? Say freaking less, so good. Grayson the man you are✨

Love this couple!

I loved this book! Each story gets better! Loved the voices that brought it to life!

Solid read, nice plot twist!

I definitely liked this follow up to the Keller/Siena storyline. Narration was WAAAAAY BETTER than that first book. Good spice 3/5 🌶 IMO
Solid story & redemption arc

A morally gray fun read

Detonate, the second in the Beneath the Mask series, was a fantastic enemies to lovers, mafia romance that was a fantastic interconnected standalone story. I confess, I haven’t yet read Distance but had no problem following along with the story. There were a few spoilers for Distance because the stories have slight overlaps, but I am not honestly bothered by those things. The story begins long after Grayson and Maddie met and they’ve both long held an attraction between them. Until now, nothing has passed between them except jabs and barbs because Grayson has kept Maddie at arm's length. But as we all know, the longer they hold out the hotter things get. And when things combust between Maddie and Grayson, things really take off and get interesting. Then danger circles closer and their relationship is tested.

Grayson was a fabulous, morally gray hero, perfectly portrayed by Sean Masters, and his reluctance to let Maddie in was both thrilling and frustrating. Maddie was the perfect mix of sass and strength that Maxine Mitchell got so right, that hid her insecurities driven into her by every encounter with her mother. I loved their relationship dynamic and how Grayson treated Maddie like a queen. This wasn’t a mafia romance that was super plot driven with lots of twists and turns, but it was perfectly morally gray and spicy. I was able to sink into the story and enjoy without worrying about losing the plot. My only wish for the story would have been for the author to ellipse some of the hospital scenes since it seemed like some liberties were taken to shorten the lengthy process that any hospital experience entails. The inconsistencies with real life caught my attention. Overall, I really enjoyed this story and plan to continue the series.

very very spicy

if I thought book one was amazing book two delivered big time and it was spicy and hot. can't wait to read book three and four I'm in love with this series so far definitely would recommend

Wow

I absolutely love this book it is funny sad and very hot!!! Excellent read ! Everyone should read it

Amazing Story

Just how I imagined Grayson and Maddie would be! Completely and totally in love and without a doubt beautiful love story!

It’s amazing

Love this book. My second time listening to it and it is so good the second time around.