Published by A & A Literary Publication Date: February 9, 2016
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The face that launched a thousand ships...
I grew up knowing my destiny. Daddy pounded it in my head, my brother repeated it every day of my life. I was the only daughter of the Orsi crime syndicate, the pretty prize that would bring peace. My one job was to marry Callum Sheehan, the vicious head of the Irish mob in Chicago.
I never questioned my future–until I saw him.The man who was never meant to love her…
I wasn’t going to the wedding. It’s shit that my brother does, things our father requires of the heir of the Sosa cartel. Not me. I’m the black sheep, the one Mama spoiled, and my father loves, but without the pressure of expectation. But Sheehan is too big a deal for me to blow off.
And then I see her.The love that started a war…
She isn’t mine. She will never be mine. I watch her fall apart when she thinks no one is watching. I watch her marry another man. I watch her bravery. And I don’t care who she belongs to or that it will start a war between our families.
I will damn us both to possess her, and burn down the world to keep her.A modern erotic retelling of Helen of Troy, and the epic love that brought an empire to its knees.
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STARDUST DESTINY is Nazarea Andrews retelling of the story of Helen of Troy. The woman who’s face launched a thousand ships and caused a huge war. Except in this telling, the story involves the mob and not the Greek Gods.
Ileana is the beautiful daughter used as a pawn in an attempt to keep piece among the major crime families across the globe. Paris is the second son of a Mexican drug cartel head. Both are meant to do what their families dictate, but a chance meeting one night leads to Illy and Paris to buck their responsibilities and fight for what they want.
STARDUST DESTINY was different. I liked the mob aspect to this classic story. It played in well in this retelling. It was believable that Illy would be used as a pawn for peace. Basically sold to the highest bidder to not only ensure her family’s standing and increase their power. And then there was Paris. The playboy who’s only role in his family’s drug empire was to do as he was told and look pretty. But the two of them together discover they can only trust each other as they Illy tries to claim her birthright and Paris works to make her his.
If you’re looking for something a little different, this might be one to pick up. This wasn’t my favorite of Nazarea Andrews, but it was still a solid story and has me intrigued as to what comes next for this hero and heroine.
Shannon
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