Release Tour & Review: Cartel Queen by Chelsea Camaron

Title: Cartel Queen

Series: Almanza Duet #2

Author: Chelsea Camaron

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: April 19, 2018

Hardened.

Persistent.

I refuse to break at the hands of a man.

I am Mari Belle Dominguez. 

Strong woman.

My situation made me his.

He’ll never really have me.

I’ll never let him hurt me again.

That is … until he claims more than my house, my body, and my life.

When Javier Almanza claims my heart, I’m no longer his cartel bitch.

No, I am the queen.

I thought she wasn’t ready for my world. I thought she needed my protection. I am Javier Almanza, kingpin with a woman who didn’t need a single thing from me, but my love.

The hardest fought wars are the biggest lessons learned. She was my lesson in forgiveness.

*You must read Cartel Bitch before Cartel Queen in order for this book to make sense. Thank you and happy reading. This is book two in the Almanza Crime Family Duet and a full-length romance. This is a dark, edge of your seat romantic suspense featuring an antihero so there is a level of violence inside that may not be suitable for some readers. This is not meant to be an actual depiction of life inside a Cartel but rather a work of fiction meant to entertain.

I received an ARC of this for a honest review.

This definitely is not a standalone and you have to read the first to understand this one.

Cartel Queen picks up from the end of Cartel Bitch to continue the story of Mari Belle and Javier. I definitely enjoyed it and cried quite a bit as well. Revenge is always better served cold. That definitely came across in this story. It was really good but not as good as the first one I believe. I felt this second part had too many steamy scenes that weren’t quite needed. I hardly ever say that but in this case, I felt the book would be stronger without it. However, this came with a satisfactory end. Good job Chelsea! 

Chelsea Camaron is a small town Carolina girl with a big imagination. She is a wife and mom chasing her dreams. She writes contemporary romance, erotic suspense, and psychological thrillers. She loves to write blue-collar men who have real problems with a fictional twist. From mechanics to bikers to oil riggers to smokejumpers, bar owners, and beyond, she loves a strong hero who works hard and plays harder.

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