Name: Shadow Reaper
ISBN: 9780349416489

Christine Feehan

Meet the Chicago crime family that has built its empire in the shadows . . . Billionaire playboy Ricco Ferraro knows no other life. Being a shadow rider is in his blood - but so is a haunting desperation stemming from the secrets of his dark past. His recklessness not only puts his life at risk, but the future of his entire family. To save them all, he must find a woman who can meet his every desire with a heat all her own . . . Just when Ricco has given up hope, he meets her - a mysterious woman whose shadow connects with his. She's someone looking for a safe haven from the danger that has stalked her over the last several months. In Ricco's embrace, she finds one. But the darkness in which they so often find sanctuary can also consume them . . . Find out why readers are OBSESSED with the Shadow Series 'Dark, gritty, edgy, magical . . . will hold you spellbound' Fresh Fiction 'Exciting, nerve-wracking, suspenseful . . . a true page-turner' Long and Short 'Dark and sensual . . . tore my heart apart and pieced it back together again' Harlequin Book Junkie 'The family that Feehan introduces to us is freakin' AWESOME! I loved each and every sibling' Addicted to Romance 'An exciting, action-packed romantic ride' Goodreads reviewer

Shadow Reaper

To save the future of his entire family, billionaire playboy and shadow rider Ricco Ferraro must find the perfect mate whose shadow connects with his and finds her in a mysterious woman who is looking for a safe haven from the danger that has stalked her over the last several months.

Lover of Romance 

This review was originally posted on Addicted To Romance
  


What a wild ride this book was and NOT what I was expecting. I really wasn't sure how this one would compare with book one which I fell in love with. In Shadow Reaper, we have Ricco's book. Ricco is a bit of a mystery, so I was pleased to see that this was his book. At the beginning of this book, Ricco is in big trouble with his siblings. He ends up in a car accident and almost dies from it. So he is slowly recovering from it, but Ricco is also struggling with his past from his training he had to go to in Japan, when he was only 14 years old. And he goes through some life changing events, events that leads him haunted and threatens the life of himself and his family. Our heroine of the story is a fellow rider. Mariko Majo, was lied to growing up and even though she was trained as a rider, she was made to feel by her adopted family weak and incompetent.  When her brother is kidnapped, and she it told to kill Ricco to get her brother back, she goes to investigate Ricco. But posing as a rope model for him, she realizes what a good man Ricco is, and she can't trade his life for her brothers ,especially when she doesn't know if killing Ricco would mean getting her brother back.

 

What I truly liked about this story was seeing a more backstory to the characters. Both Ricco and Mariko, have a strong bond to each other and its just not in the present. They have an important past together, and even though this story was a bit more slow going than book one, I still had a blast with this book and seeing these characters come together. And we get some plenty of fun action between the family members here. We get a bit of a teaser between the sister and Val (I have a feeling that will be a whopper of a read when we get it) and I did love seeing Stefan and Francesca again. And the way they welcome Mariko into the family, despite her not so honorable intentions from the beginning. And I do feel that this book was more exciting in some of the action scenes that are written. I felt as if I was on a roller coaster, and it was very thrilling. The dynamics of the story overall is what really kept me intrigued. It was so wonderful to see this book come together, with the family drama and intrigues, the more complex and depth of characters and the spicy romance. Now I do feel that the romance could have used a bit more juice to it. There was plenty of sex scenes, but I really wanted more of the emotional intimacy between these two, it felt a bit less than book one. Of course, there was quite a bit going on in this book and if you enjoyed book one, I do think you need to pick this one up and fall in love with this fun and thrilling family and I can't wait to see which sibling will be book three. Overall I found Shadow Reaper to be a thrilling adventure of rich Japanese culture, thrills and chills to keep you on the edge and a epic filled romance to give you all the feels!!
 You have to know that I want you with every breath I take 

  


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Amanda J 

The second installment was as good as the first. The world building expanded while not detracting from the romance of the lead couple. Some of the information given in the first book was retconned, but that can be forgiven. Just as enjoyable as the first.