Until Tomorrow Comes: A Dark Mafia Romance (Beauty in Lies Book 1)

This is how a dark mafia romance is written! If augmented reality existed, I experienced it with this book. One of the most soul-searing mafia love stories I have ever read. Excellent, engaging, colorful writing projecting like a movie in my mind, I could feel the emotions of the characters, smell the salt of the Ibiza sea, feel the trepidation of what happens when a self-restrained monster claims a sheltered young woman.For me this story carried light / mid dark themes; there was some violence. I found it apt to a mafia romance, and accessible to audiences wanting an authentic feel to a mafia read without polarizing triggers (which I actually have no issue with). Just well-balanced.With his striking combination of piercing emerald and sapphire irises, Rafael discovers the young Isa, the woman he believes is his life partner. Isa also feels the pull of this shadowed phantom. Rafe sets plans in motion, distance stalking, monitoring, and tracking, until Isa comes of age and he arranges for them to met again in the enchanting Ibiza where he, El Diablo, is king. Can he charm her, playing the doting lover, to fall love in nine days? The nail-biting tension unfolds in Rafe's coup at love.This is a multi-book series, and the book one was a slow burn giving the reader time to immerse herself into character personalities, their behaviors and interactions, their day-to-day customs, and motivations. The character development in this book is simply phenomenal.Rafael elicits ruthless authority simultaneous sensual alpha male who knows what he wants and is not deterred from getting it. His intense predatory though protective actions made him one of the more intense characters I've come across, definite book boyfriend material. Rafe feels like charm with an undercurrent of sinister. His personality definitely eclipsed Isa's who calls to mind a simple rather unsophisticated, altruistic young woman on a path to self-actualization. I suspect her true nature will blossom from the princess into the queen she is to become as the series evolves.Also diverse in culture, Isa was equally blessed with an atypical eye pattern, equally matched to Rafael striking masculine allure. Great cameos by some favorites from Bellandi mafia series and how strikingly their personalities transcended into this story.A moment to write about the steamy love scenes. Vapor arose from my Kindle while reading -- experiencing -- the chemistry between the main characters. From first piercing sight to Rafe's rising out of an Ibiza pool to first electric touch, the attraction between the two is sweltering. Sweeping, burning gazes and kissing as an art form, as foreplay, simply hedonistic; love scenes were poetically descriptive, passionate, and romantic with just a bit of edge. Well-balance of story and steam.I visited Ibiza without ever setting a foot on the beautiful island, resplendent, vibrant with history and warmth -- but of course it was carefully controlled by Rafael (and orchestrated by the author's unbelievable writing). I fell in love with Rafael, the charmer and lurking monster. And Isa? Black pawn, Knight, Bishop, Queen, Black King: Checkmate! The suspenseful cliffhanger left me restless for book two.

Writing needs a lot of polishing as most of the time the plot is all over the place.I found the directions in this book somewhat strange, considering the author's intention to infuse the scenario with dark themes. In my view, the tone was not bloody enough to justify the book as a dark phantasm. And it has not been proven that the defining characteristics of the male leader prove that he is this scary mafia boss.At most, you could say it’s mention not shown that there Rafael is a tyrannical antagonist and some dark imagery follow suit. However, I have seen nothing to suggest that his characteristic traits were pushed into the realm of this horrible person. On the contrary, I think his story is a watered down version of a man who says he's a leader when realistically he was just a mere stalker who had an inexplicable obsession.Unfortunately, the elements of a realistic vision of the life of a man who governs the world were lacking. Rafael was never that big bad wolf.And Isa was a flat-headed woman, and his sudden feelings for Rafael were far from realistic, and there was no romance.There was not much explanation as to how and why he is so in love with an adolescent. It’s like he just decided I want that girl in an able physical form and everyone should accept that.The author has clearly not taken the time to make the couple fall in love and construct this romance. The book started out with I'm a shy, experienced girl who's good, but let me drop my drawers for the man I know nothing about. The whole thing was an epic failure.I don't think the author has the slightest idea what she's going to do with the story because it's unrealistic. The characters were not likable as they were dull and the characters' choices were meaningless.Maybe the author's intention was to show a grown man's sudden infatuation is a deadly choice, but after reading this book the plot didn’t match up with her description of the book.The second part doesn't interest me, I won't waste my time.Hard pass.

Mafia and MC romances are my favorites. The story description was interesting but the book was a big disappointment. This is not a romance. When Rafael first noticed Isa he saw her from across the street. At that time she was 16. At that moment he became obsessed with her. Never had a conversation with her. He ordered three of his soldiers to stalk her until she graduated from high school at which time he would claim her and move her to his island in Spain. That is not behavior of a sane alpha man. That is behavior of a total psycho. Isa is a 18 yo girl who has never had a serious date or boyfriend. She goes to Spain and chooses to spend her 9 day vacation with an older foreign man. That would be more realistic of a girl with more worldly experiences. I typically enjoy age gap romances. Deuce West met Ava Fox when she was a young girl. Grizz met Ginny Lemon when she was a young girl. Both of those couples are my all time favorite age gap couples. Grizz and Deuce were 1%s. Not nice men. As alpha as they come but not psychos. If you are looking for your next mafia book boyfriend this is not the book for you. No Falcone brothers or Matteo DeLucas in this story. If you’re into Psychos you might find VF Mason’s serial killers more appealing.

OMG OMG OMG!I knew rafe was going to amazing but man was i surprised with this book. Adelaide has told us these books will be dark but in this book you only get a little taste of how dark rafe can be and it will make you crave more!I love isa.She is the shy but strong heroine i love and i can't wait to see what unfolds in book 2 i feel like we only got a glimpse of her darkness also and why her and rafe fit together so well.Get this book!

This book is phenomenal. This book has it all. Its Dark, Intense, Obsessive male, strong heroine, Mafia and romance. The love scenes in this book are on fire. The ending was amazing. I highly recommend this to anyone who likes dark, intense, mafia books.

How much does it take to know that you met The One? For Rafael, one look in the street at Isabel was enough to know that he must make her his own. Life on two different continents? Age difference? Whether Isabel agrees or not to be with Rafa is not something that could stop him from making her his. He’s obsessed with her, all he knows is that they will be together regardless of His Princess’s opinion. He stalks her from afar, preparing for the day to come cos what Rafa wants - Rafa gets. And from the moment Isabel finally arrives in Ibiza, he implements a plan to seduce her before she stays with him permanently.From the moment Rafael first appeared in Shielded Wrongs (Bellandi Crime Syndicate), I knew he would be that dominant, possessive alpha male with darkness in his life & soul that only Isa would be able to put some light into and try to get his softer side out.Until Tomorrow Comes, the first installment of the series Beauty in Lies, is dark mafia romance that ticks all checks for great read. It is intensely on a whole new level, holding on to what comes next. Adelaide Forrest knows how to keep the reader in suspense, and the ending is the best proof of that. you actually feel like shouting out to get a second book right away, to indulge the curiosity of how the events between Rafael and Isa will unfold.

I’m so glad I gave this author another try I’ve read one book previous from them the one with Matteo and Ivory in and it was just ok for me this one totally surpassed that and I enjoyed this a whole lot.This is Raphael and Isa’s story and it was so hot, filled with such explosive chemistry throughout.Raphael is the head of a crime organisation based in Spain Ibiza he’s totally ruthless a stone-cold killer and when he spots Isa on a street in Chicago he knows she is it for him but she’s still too young so in true psycho style he goes about invading every aspect of her life keeping her safe and watched from afar whilst putting certain players in place close to home for her protection and he patiently waits biding his time.Now all bets are off and Isa is finally of age and on a supposed all expenses paid trip to Ibiza with her friends Chloe and Hugo. Raphael wants to try it the easy way first and entice Isa to fall for him whilst he keeps her in the dark over who he actually is and to be fair he does pull out all the stops to accomplish this but when Isa finds out some things and decides to run Raphael has absolutely no Intensions of allowing her to escape him and he will always give chase when it comes to his obsession.Isa Is a bit of a dark horse she has a twin who hates her and there’s some mystery about an event in their shared past that has caused this rift. Her sister is the wild twin while Isa does everything she can to stay good and pure but there is most definitely something lurking and buried deep and Raphael touches upon this particular darkness residing inside her.Raphael is so full-on and has no boundaries when it comes to Isa he is incredibly extreme and dark and inspires such fear in others earning him the name El Diablo, he is certainly no Prince Charming in fact he’s the complete opposite still he tries to do this the easy way first before resorting to his usual extreme methods.His moral compass is very skewed and he’s used to just taking exactly what he wants and this time it’s Isa.This is the first book in a four-part series and this totally captivated and drew me in if you like mafia and extreme obsessed jealous anti-hero’s then this will be your bread and butter. It’s told from dual POV was well written and I’m looking forward to diving into the next book in the series.

Hmm, not sure where to start with this one... The story is brilliant, so I'll start with that, but the author is not afraid to take us to some dark places in this tale. If you've read the Bellandi series, you'll have seen Rafe in those stories and know his repulsion for being ruthless and darn right scary. Again, this is dark, much darker than the original Bellandi series, but if that's your jam, then you are going to eat this up!He first see's Isa just while he's walking down the road in Chicago, decides he wants her and there starts his obsession. He stalks her and arranges his men to integrate in to her life for a long time before he puts his plans in to action, but things really take off once his plans kick in once she is 18. She believes that she's won a holiday to Ibiza, little does she know it's all a set up so that he can meet her. However she does initially find him attractive and they have a lovely time while they are in Ibiza, it starts off nice and romantic and light... But be warned, we don't stay there...I don't want to go in to details, as the way it plays out will REALLY keep you on the edge of your seat, and I promise you if you stick with it, this whole series will have you pulled in and not want to put it down. You won't always like Rafe, and in some places you will probably be shouting at your kindle/book. But the emotional rollercoaster the author takes us on is just breathtaking. The characters are both very deep and the back stories are really explored in a beautiful, if sometimes heartbreaking ways. I trust this author 100% after this series and am really looking forward to reading her further work.

This story had an intriguing beginning. Rafe sees a young Isa across the street. He sets his sights and waits for her to become of age. It had some fun parts, some sexy scenes but this story just didn’t do it for me. The cliffhanger ending in this story had me more excited but I don’t think it will be enough to read book 2 in this series. I think I’d rather read about Isla’s friend Chloe and Hugo.

This book.....this book.....well I'm beyond speechless....its dark, its intense, it has you sitting on the edge of your seat with your heart pounding.....jeeeeee I couldn't put this book down and now I need book 2