C.E. Ricci

Corruption. Secrets. Betrayal. Knowing the number of people I can trust is limited. Not uncommon for an heir to the key of Enclave. I should understand it. Be used to it. Expect it. But somehow I'm still blindsided when I find I've dedicated my life to a lie. To what extent is the proof of our sins buried? I'm not sure. Only as more time passes, I'm worried I'll never learn fact from fiction. It's why I'm taking my place within our brotherhood. Not out of obligation, but as a cover to get what I desperately need. The truth. The only thing standing in my way? A six-foot asshole in Armani with sapphire eyes and a heart of ice and stone. He despises me on principle alone. He's a distraction I crave but can't afford. Yet I doubt the hatred he carries is actually for me. Which makes me want to melt his cold, callous demeanor more. And when I catch a glimpse beneath the surface, I find I'm not the only one searching for answers to unspoken questions. Or keeping secrets. **These Vile Secrets is an enemies-to-lovers MM romance and is the first book of five in the Enclave series. This is a true series and must be read in order. This is Roman's story. This is diving into dark romance and there will be triggering content.

These Vile Secrets

Mary Carmona

“What are you doing next weekend?" I whisper, searching his eyes while my fingers brush a strand of hair from his forehead. 

His brow quirks. "Is the correct answer supposed to be you?”

He pulls back, his teeth rolling over his bottom lip as he looks at me through those goddamn eyelashes. "Well, we already know I terrify you. Do you still think I’m a mistake too?"

I nod once, my hands roaming over his shoulders and ribs. "Yeah, Rome. You are. One of the few I've ever made. By far the best. Always my favorite. You're the one mistake I want to keep making over and over again, praying I never learn my lesson.”

“Everything we talked about earlier?" he says, still staring after Hale, "I take it back. Every damn bit of it."

His eyes flash to Hale, still with a knowing smirk on his damn face.

"The last person to talk to me like that?" he says, his attention moving back to me as he raises a brow. "I got down on one knee for.”

aleksandra

** spoiler alert **
           3.5/5

This book was a big surprise for me because there were so many things I hate about romance books, but here I strangely liked them. I'll say this at the beginning because it's quite important to say that I highly recommend reading River and Rain book before this book. You will look at Roman from a completely different perspective, because he was a little different here than in the duet. 

I really like Hale and Roman dynamic in this book. I love how perfect CR Rici made them for each other. I wasn’t very eager to read Roman’s book, but I liked it even more than River of Rain duet.

There was two things that made me lower the rating. One of them happened during the chapter when they went to the strip club. If you like main characters sharing each other (kinda sharing because they used some guy to made each other mad) you will probably have no problem with that. I hate sharing and if I hear there's a scene like this in a book I immediately delete it from my tbr. In this book that scene surprisingly worked for me, because it totally changed their relationship, and they become really possessive of each other after that. Plus, they both admit that they hated that they did it, and it was their worst $exual experience ever.
The second thing is it was not HEA ending sadly, it’s HFN. The author said that this will change with the next books, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for that.


  
    "Loving you will never be easy. But I’m a fan of complications."

"I'm sick of being cold when all I want is to be lit on fire by him. With him."
  


Overall, it was a great read and I'm glad I decided to read this book. I'm looking forward to more character stories, although now I don't think it's going to be MM, which is weird, but we'll see how the author handles it ( I thought CE Ricci only writes mm stories).

mikee ♡

“𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻, 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻.”


THIS.BOOK.IS.LITERALLY.INTENSE!!!!

This book is the first in the Enclave Series (a secret society) which starred by the one and only cocky, adorable, and playful boy named Roman Mitchell with his love interest Hale Calloway.

If I'm being honest, I was quite surprised by the premise of the book. It started so fast that had me so intrigued that definitely piqued my interests. I adore Roman Mitchelle to every fiber of his fictional being. Cocky, shameless, flirt, playful, sexy, handsome, and genuine - you name it, he's got it all! I have this soft spot for him because of how he sees himself in this book. Meanwhile, there's Hale Calloway, handsomely AF who had me hooked and giddy because of his rules from the beginning! Little did he know, he's slowly breaking it for the pleasure he can't resist. These two characters literally lit up my sleeping inner persona. 

The character's chemistry in this book was so good! Terrific! They had me on edge and their banters were adorable! They are really made for each other! And, for the smut part of this book? BANGER! It got so hotter and steamier all throughout, and I'm lowkey here for that! I was never bored reading this book instead I was literally invested that I don't want to put it down. 

Overall, this by far the most intense book I've read this year. The last part of the story really got me so giddy to read more from this series because I want to meet the rest of the Enclave brotherhood. This book has made me believe that through love, all is possible, we deserve a happy ending even when the world is against you. I swooned, I laughed, and I felt every single word from them! Highly recommended!

Michelle Vasquez

"You feel so much more than you let the world believe."

Roman is stuck inside his head. He’s playing off of the “should’ve-would’ve and why didn’t he,” over the course of the last few years. And now he is warring between what is right and what is expected of him. Ultimately it’s his legacy, and duty - to not only his family, but The Enclave that is slowly clawing away at who he truly is, and what he’s made for.

Hale is emotionally unavailable. Not looking for anything other than to be unattainable, he is quite frankly his namesake. On the surface he’s cold. A force so strong, that if provoked, it will leave scars from the words that escape him.

Together they are fire and ice. Cliche as it may be - it is essentially who they are at their core.“These Vile Secrets,” by CE Ricci is book one in the Enclave Series. It is a forbidden MM romance and it gives us the push and pull that is Roman and Hale. It can be read as a standalone, but I definitely recommend reading the River and Rain Duet in conjunction with this to see the full picture in more of Roman’s backstory. 

Roman needed to feel worthy of being loved, and Hale needed someone to climb the walls he had built up. Together they were the perfect storm; so different in context, but so in sync with one another at the same time. I was so beyond ready for Roman and Hale; not only was it scorching the pages right off, but it was real and raw. I loved being inside both of their heads, and being the observer in their story.

Anna // read.all.night 

4.5 rounded up. 
These Vile Secrets is a secret society super rich super hot MM. Sometimes you just wanna read about skyscrapers and fancy cars and nepotism. This will hit all those buttons and then some. 

CE Ricci knocks it out of the park again with hot hot hot enemies to lovers MM that had me on the edge of my seat. I’m really looking forward to the rest of the series. I need more about that secret society asap!!

These Vile Secrets

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