Big Bad
Big Bad
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In Atlanta's pack, love is the most dangerous act of rebellion.
A dark paranormal romance braided with a serial-killer procedural. Fated mates. Old-world Alpha. An HEA earned through blood.
Atlanta prosecutor Isabella Santos has built her career on evidence, ironclad logic, and never letting anyone get close enough to break her. Then the bodies start turning up — throats torn, drained dry, marked with symbols that echo the cold case that took her mother nineteen years ago.
The pack being framed for the killings is led by Mikhail — an old-world Lycan Alpha who recognizes her as his the moment she walks into his territory, decades before she learns what she actually is. As they tear apart a corruption ring threaded through the DA's office, the police, and Atlanta's oldest blood-money families, Isabella discovers she's Luminari — an ancient line of supernatural judges her mother died trying to hide her from.
Perfect for readers of Patricia Briggs and Nalini Singh's darker work.
You'll devour this if you want:
- A competent Latina prosecutor heroine who doesn't roll over
- A centuries-old Alpha with old-world manners and modern violence
- Fated mates done with stakes, not shortcuts
- Southern Gothic atmosphere and corrupt institutions
- An HEA you have to bleed for
The Savage Court, Book 1. Standalone with HEA; threads forward into Book 2. Open-door explicit. Heat tier 4.
Tropes: dark paranormal romance · werewolf / Lycan · fated mates · prosecutor heroine · serial-killer mystery · chosen-bloodline reveal · old-world Alpha · corrupt institutions · Southern Gothic · ancient prophecy.
Content warnings: on-page violence and body horror, serial murder, institutional corruption, kidnapping, captivity, predatory behavior, references to a parent's murder. Not closed-door; not low-violence; not a cozy small-town shifter book.
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I love reading about shifters. It was, suspenseful intense, spicy,thrilling.I was on the edge of my seat. Excellent story. Its a page turner.
This was truly a fantastic prosecutor vs. criminal book with a twist of shifter, in all the right ways. It gave the trope of fated mates but with a twist. This was a refreshingly sexy take on it all. It is a longer book but you will be so immersed in it, that you wont even notice.This set up for future books that I can not wait to sink my teeth into! This is a must read.
The Big Bad is the first book in the Savage Court series. The title quite fits the story but it is understandable. It provides a perspective of justice from the supernatural and human angle, as that word takes on new meaning to Isabella, a persistent prosecutor, and Mikhail, the Alpha of the Atlanta Pack. Their bond is instantaneous, romantic, and fated. It is not fated in the way you seen in other books, which makes this story more intriguing. The story sets up future books nicely as we see the human and supernatural worlds collide.The characters are very well developed and they keep you engaged in the story. It is easy to imagine them played by actors in a television series.I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Knowing this book was over 500 pages gave me slight pause especially being a new to me author but I decided to give it a chance and I'm glad I did. Isabella and Mikhail are both very strong characters and play their roles well. I like the relationship between the two and all of the political/societal intrigue that they have to navigate. I think this was a very strong first book in a new series and I was entertained throughout. I'm looking forward to continuing this series once released.
Mikhail Volkov: charming, deadly, secretive, broody, wealthy. He sounds like a well-known DC character, but unlike the comics, his intensity is ingrained, his past does have more than one murderous moment and his passion for Isabella, the DA with an acute sense of justice, cannot be denied. I look forward to book 2.
This is an ARC Review ❤️ and may contain spoilers!This book is such an interesting take on the shifter world.Isabella is a D.A. In Atlanta and she is known for her uncompromising pursuit of justice. She is on the hunt for a killer that may have closer personal ties to her than she realizes!What started as Isabella trying to catch a killer, leads to her uncovering a world she could never fathom existed. Mikhail is drawn to her from the start and helps her navigate her new normal.You will love this if you want:⭐️Supernatural beings⭐️Dark themes⭐️A badass MFC who doesn’t take crap from anyone⭐️Suspense
District Attorney vs. The supernatural Big Bad Wolves!Thank you to S.D. maynard and Booksirens for the ARC of this book which i received for free and im leaving this review voluntarily.This book follows Isabella Santos, a district Attorney, on a wild ride to uncover deep corruption and the supernatural world. I was pleasantly surprised to see how well she handled the news of the supernatural world being real. She snapped right into believing what she sees instead of trying to rationalize it like others seemed to do. She has strong instincts that make her really good at her job! She's a strong female main character who can hold her own when necessary.The romance that blossoms in this story is not super fast, but its almost there from the beginning when they meet. It develops faster once they give in to their urges though. I love a good Alpha Wold, protective MMC.The only downside is that I feel there was an overwhelming amount of smell senses that Isabella had. I felt like she was smelling everything that no human could smell. And I half expected her to be a werewolf herself because of her heightened sense of smell. It just felt off to me. Perhaps in the future there will be less smells from Isabella and more from the characters who should have heightened senses towards smells.Overall, I really enjoyed this book and will definitely read the next when it comes out.