Hate to Love You

The Antonov Legacy, Book 1

By: Charly Nicole

Narrated by: Grayson Owens, CJ Bloom

Lurking behind his eyes are demons as dark as mine.

Abby
We were always told as children that monsters are the things that go bump in the night, but they were wrong. Monsters are often the ones that warm your bed, poison dripping from their teeth and claws, embedding in your skin.
I hunt them. I end them. Without hesitation.
But…then I hesitated. I stumbled straight into the monster’s den, the biggest and baddest of them all. The king of New York.
Roman Antonov.
I fell in love with him, and his demons.
And I hate him for it.

Roman
Who I am?
I’m the guy parents warn their children about. The name that strikes fear into the heart of this city and brings it to its knees.
I show no mercy. Cross me, and you will die screaming.
And the only thing I ever wanted was her. She was always meant to be mine, I knew that from the start. Even if she didn’t.
But my life, and my family, are not your typical aristocracy.
We’re monsters. Cutthroats. Killers.
But then again…so is she.
A match made in hell.

Whilst this is book one in a series, it can be listened to as a standalone.

©2023 Charly Nicole (P)2023 Blue Nose Publishing

WOW!!!

Grayson Owens and CJ Bloom truly knocked it out of the park for with this book. Grayson truly was phenomenal as Roman Antonov and CJ was the perfect Abigail Wayne. I absolutely love this book from start to finish. I devoured this book in four days and it has become my new addiction. Nicole and Charly you truly outdone yourself with this this book. I’m thinking my favorite character in this book is Pasha Antonov. I seriously would love to find my boyfriend who is just like Pasha. There are certain parts of the story that I laughed because it was so funny. HTLY is a much darker mafia romance I have read in a while and I loved every second of it. I truly loved Abby’s feisty attitude and I have a crush on her. Thank you so much Nicole and Charly for writing a book that totally captured my attention and heart. I cannot wait to your future books. If you love a dark mafia romance that is action packed with a possessed Mafia Don that will do anything to get his girl, you need to buy this book this is very second.

Loved to Love it!

This is a top-notch dark mafia romance that surprisingly, will make you chuckle a few times. The family squabbles and the adorable baby brother were *chef kiss. Charly Nicole does an excellent job at world building and the narrators for the audiobook, CJ Bloom and Greyson Owens, do a fantastic job drawing you in. Their subtle accent work and the soothing tones connect you to their morally grey characters at their first appearance on the page. Dark romance books only work when you can connect to the characters and I connected immediately. If you’re a fan of Nicole Fanning’s Heart of the Inferno world, you’ll love the cameos but you won’t be confused at all if this is your first time in this world. Overall, the writing was lyrical and the audiobook version was so well performed and produced that you’ll wonder where the 17 hours went!

This story is amazing!

Hate to Love You is book #1 in the Antonov Legacy. We first meet Roman in the Heart of the Inferno series of books (Nicole Fanning). I'm so glad we get this story! Abigail lived a lie in her first marriage. Now she hunts down those that do harm to the innocent, mainly women. Roman is the new head of the Russian mafia and only knows Abby as "the brunette". H2LU is what happens when a serial killer and the Bratva leader fall in love. It's explosive, spicy, and so many twists and turns of intrigue and suspense, you are hooked from the PROLOGUE! This writing duo is just phenomenal.

The narration is SO. DANG. GOOD! We get Grayson Owens again (YAY!) as Roman Antonov, and he's even steamier in our ears with a Russian accent! CJ Bloom is the perfect Abby. She gives us the shy, don't be seen version, then BAM! We get the serial killer Abby. And all the voices these two perform? Amazing. 5 freakishly amazing stars!

Possessive Mafia at its best

A fast paced and action packed mafia story with major MMC and FMC alphaholes.

Blow away by CJ Blooms performance- her accent for Roman honestly made me forget she was making a male voice, it just fit and matched his story perfectly.

These Narrators!!

I listened to this and love love love the combo of CJ Bloom and Grayson Owens. The way both narrators nail their Russian accents is incredible and adds a great deal to the story. I adore when narrators don’t just read a story but they bring it to life. I highly recommend listening because of how much Grayson and CJ bring to the table with their emotions, tempers, scoffs, laughs, and sass. It’s a treat.