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Finding Beauty in the Darkness

A Dark Romance

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Finding Beauty in the Darkness

By: Nikki Ash
Narrated by: Cecily Foster, Christian Leatherman
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Author's note: Finding Beauty in the Darkness was previously published as Bordello by Nikki Ash. This story contains dark themes and situations that may be sensitive to some listeners.

Aria

Giovanni is my savior... But he wants me for himself.

I’ve grown used to men wanting me and taking what’s not theirs to take.

But he’s different.

He wants to keep me, make me part of his dark world, and I would gladly follow him into the darkness.

But his life is trapped in a cage, and his family holds the keys. If forced to choose, we could lose it all.

The danger doesn’t scare me half as much as the thought of living without him.

Giovanni

I didn’t choose this life. It chose me.

Born into a powerful mob family, darkness and danger are all I’ve ever known.

But when I stumble upon Aria being held captive in the basement of a senator's house, everything I've embraced and accepted about my life gets thrown out the window.

I’m drawn to her strength, to her lightness, to her beauty in my dark world.

But she deserves better than trading one cage for another.

Now I’m torn between protecting Aria... And keeping her for myself.

©2021 Nikki Ash (P)2025 Pink Flamingo Productions Romantic Suspense

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This is a book about the strongest survivor. This leading lady is so courageous and shows so much strength. I loved how this couple belong together. A fantastic emotional performance.
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So much strength

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Nikki Ash does it again. She writes gold every time, and I look forward to her books because I know I am in for a treat! This dark romance is spectacular. My favorite kind of listen, she puts in just the right amounts of romance to suspense. Giovanni is the future mafia boss, but right now he is running the escort business. When one of his girls gets roughed up, he pays the offender a visit. What he sees there, he can't forget. Aria has been a prisoner in her stepfather's house since the death of ther mother. Abused in every way, she sees no way out until Gio rescues her. Little did she know, it was from one prison to the next. What happens next? Nikki Ash steps out of her normal contemporary romance zone and creates a world that is a dark and dangerous, pulling me in and wondering if Gio was going to be the one to truly save Aria. Aria is a tough woman, enduring so much torture, she deserves a chance to be happy. Hearing this build and the twists the story takes is so satisfying, it's one not to be missed.

Cecily Foster and Christian Leatherman team up to bring this story to life. Foster is fantastic as Aria. Each layer of her is peeled away as she heals from the past. Leatherman is protective in one scene and deadly in the next. Loved their voices, complimenting each other and keeping me captivated.

WOW! This is fantastic!

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This was such an intense story. It was filled with brutally, darkness, grief & sadness. But Aria is such an incredibly strong & determined woman. She has survived through horrible situations and hasn’t let that change who she is at her core. She is a kind and loving young woman.
I loved the empowerment this story shows.
There was so much passion, chemistry, brutality, love & hope.
Watching their emotions grow and progress from two very different, opposite people was amazing, gripping and intense.

Intense

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I really enjoy this author's books so I was excited to give Finding Beauty in the Darkness a listen. Despite the very dark themes from the get go, I was intrigued and curious where the story would lead. I liked Giovanni's protectiveness and I liked Aria's fight and struggle to be independent and move past everything that happened to her. They had insane chemistry and the book was filled with a lot of spicy scenes.

Having said all that, the part of the book involving the woman scorned was pretty predictible though it didn't take away from the book per se. What I did struggle with was what happened closer to the end of the book that I just didn't really think needed to happen. I don't think it benefited the story at all and I feel like this book could have been executed differently and still had a great outcome. It became less realistic and more over the top.

The audiobook in terms of narration was fantastic. Cecily Foster and Christian Leatherman did a wonderful job bringing these characters to life and bringing all the emotion, especially given the intense and difficult subject matter. While, this wasn't one of my favorites of the author, it was overall still enjoyable and I look forward to what she will bring us next. PinkFlamingoProductions TheFlockVIPReviewTeam

Pretty Dark but Very Spicy Mafia Romance

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I enjoyed this book it had a emotional storyline with sweet moments in between it was done very well I loved the characters definitely recommend this book, the narrators did a good job

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