Toxic Love

Venomous Gods, Book 1

By: Jagger Cole

Narrated by: Walker Williams, Emery Erickson

I tried to outsmart the King of Sin. Now, I'm his.

Brutal, cold, and illegally gorgeous, Dante Sartorre isn't just mafia royalty. He's also the tyrant owner of the infamously deviant and members-only Club Venom.

He's also my new husband.

In my defense, I wasn't supposed to be the bride. But I sealed my fate when I saved my friend by signing the Venom Devil's marriage contract myself.

Now, he owns me. All of me…

Dante thinks I'll play the part of the obedient little bride he needs in order to keep his club. He swears he'll bring me to my knees if I don't.

But little does he know, this marriage has an expiration date. And so do I.

You see, it's not just the simmering heat between us that's toxic. It's my blood and the secret sickness inside of me that's poisonous, too.

So if you choose to know our story, you must know three things: This is not a fairytale. Dante is the Anti-Prince Charming. And my name is Tempest Black, and I die at the end.

Toxic Love is a blisteringly steamy, dark mafia, enemies-to-lovers, marriage of convenience standalone romance by bestselling author, Jagger Cole. It features a smart, untamable heroine, and an ultra-possessive hero with "look at her and I'll unalive you" energy. This is the explosive start to the Venomous Gods mafia series. No cliffhanger. HEA included. For mature listeners.

©2024 Jagger Cole (P)2024 Podium Audio

the twist was 🤌

because I read a lot, some of the things were easy to predict but that final twist was good... I was guessing about that plot point but could not say for sure which is GOOD!

Addictive!

I swear Jagger Cole puts something in his stories because you simply can’t stop! These narrators did a fantastic job. I listened to this in one sitting because they captivated these two so well. Absolutely loved!

⭐️⭐️⭐️.75

⭐️⭐️⭐️.75 but I'm rounding up because I'm interested to read more of Jagger Cole's books.

I enjoyed the read. For a while, I felt like there were too many characters introduced so quickly and early on. I think it would've been easier to keep up with if some of the characters were introduced throughout, but I don't know how that would've changed the storyline - double-edged sword I guess.

With that being said, I really did enjoy the book. Dante and Tempest were great together. I loved her feistiness and how much selfless love she poured into her aunt and brothers. Dante was an ass in the beginning, but that was to be expected with a marriage of convenience.. however, I did grow to love him as his affection and possessiveness towards Tempest grew.

I listened to the audiobook and both narrators were fabulous. The only thing I would change is that I wish it was in duet style because neither of them were the best at portraying the opposite sex, but I can look passed that because I still loved the story.

Impressed

Not often do I feel the need to review, but if you are questioning if you want to experience this book, the answer is YES.

Toxic Love

Great book, loved the narrators, l love Cole’s writings but the audio books makes it even better