Tuesday, August 11, 2020

King of Souls (Verona Legacy, Book Two) by L.A. Cotton: Release Blitz + Excerpt + Giveaway + Double Review



Title: King of Souls
Series: Verona Legacy, Book Two
Author: L.A. Cotton
Genre: New Adult Romance
Release Date: August 11, 2020
Review Source: Give Me Books Promotions



Arianne Capizola is living a lie.
Angry. Abandoned. Afraid.
She’d rather spend her days locked away on her father’s estate than with the guy who stole her innocence: her fiancĂ©.

Niccolò Marchetti is living a nightmare.
Broken. Banished. Betrayed.
He’d do anything to save the girl he loves, even if it means paying the ultimate price.

As the truth surround their legacies begins to unravel, everything they thought they knew shatters. But Nicco will do anything to protect the girl who taught him how to love, and she will risk it all to save the guy who stole her heart.

The clock is ticking as old and new enemies close in.

Only this time, their love might not be enough to save them.

**King of Souls is the second book in Nicco and Ari’s duet. Due to mature content that some readers may find distressing, this book is recommended for readers 18+


Be still my heart! This series is EVERYTHING! There’s love, angst, betrayal, drama and everything in between. When you’re a Mafioso that happens to fall in love with the enemy, war is sure to erupt. Add in the fact that you are betrothed to the vilest man of them all and you have King of Souls. One of the best angsty dark romances that you will read.


This is the second installment of the Verona Legacy and my goodness was it worth the wait. It is bittersweet because we get the ending that we have been waiting for, although it does mean that this duet is over. There is so much emotion throughout this book, so grab your tissues and get ready to go on an adventure of a lifetime. You will love each waking minute, trust me!


King of Souls is a modern-day Romeo and Juliet, but will they live to tell the tale? Nico and Ari have sworn to love each other no matter what their families have to say. However, are there people within the ranks of both families willing to go the distance to keep them apart??? With more lies and deceit coming to light, it begs to wonder if they are safe within their own families.

If you love mystery, crime and a whole lot of love and steamy chemistry, this duet is definitely the one for you. L.A. Cotton never disappoints and always brings her characters to life on the pages and let me just say after reading this, you will all want a clone of Nico!!!!!



Audio coming soon!!



 “Nicco!” Arianne clambered off the bed and rushed to my side.

“Wait.” I held up my other hand to stop her. A dark angry storm was raging through me. I wanted to hit something, to hurt and bleed.

I needed it.

Dark rivulets of blood seeped over my hand, but I barely felt it. I was too wired. Too hungry for the kill.

“Let me take a look at it.” Arianne stepped forward and I jerked back, like a caged animal being riled.

“Nicco, it’s me. It’s only me.” She had me cornered with no way out. My body trembled violently as I desperately tried to hold on to my frayed rope of control. 

“Nicco...” Arianne brushed the hair from my face. My head hung low, my shoulders hunched and tight. I wanted to kill him. I wanted to hunt him down and kill him with my bare hands.

“Come back to me.” She gently lifted my busted hand and inspected the damage. “It needs cleaning. Let me see what there is.” Arianne left me and went into the bathroom. When she came back, she had a small first aid kit. “I found it in the cabinet. Sit.” Her gaze went to the bed, but I remained rigid.

“I need to stand.”

“Okay. Hold still.” She worked in silence, cleaning me up and bandaging my hand. My pulse began to slow, the tightness in my chest easing.

It was her.

Her touch, her calmness.

“I’m sorry,” I choked out. 

Arianne took my face in her hands and looked right at me. God, I wanted to drown in the dark pools of honey. “Talk to me.”

“I want to kill him... I should have killed him.”

“So why didn’t you?”

It was the last thing I expected her to say, but I knew this wasn’t about her, it was about me.

“It’s not that simple,” I released a heavy sigh. “If I’d have killed him... it would start something we might not be able to finish. I can’t do that to the Family, to you.”

She nodded, dropping one of her hands to mine and lacing them together. “I hate Scott for what he did to me. I hate him so much that sometimes I wish you had done it.” Arianne took a shuddering breath. “But I want a life with you. I want a future. I can’t have that if you’re behind bars... or worse.”

“If he hurts you again, I can’t promise I won’t do it.”

Something flashed in her eyes, but before I could decipher it, Arianne kissed me. “I don’t want to talk any more, Nicco. I want you to love me. I want you to make me forget about the monsters.”


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Author of over thirty mature young adult and new adult novels, L A is happiest writing the kind of books she loves to read: addictive stories full of teenage angst, tension, twists and turns.

Home is a small town in the middle of England where she currently juggles being a full-time writer with being a mother/referee to two little people. In her spare time (and when she’s not camped out in front of the laptop) you’ll most likely find L A immersed in a book, escaping the chaos that is life.





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