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Villains Are Made by Alta Hensley | Blitz

Jan. 17, 2023

Are you ready for a new book from Alta Hensley? Let me tell you this cover alone is enough to make me want to dive into this book. It looks like it is going to be an amazing book. Check it out and see if it needs to be added to your TBR pile!

Villains Are Made

Genres: Contemporary Romance, Dark Romance, Family Saga, Gothic Romance, Romantic Suspense, Erotic Romance

Tropes: Billionaire, Alpha Hero, Dark Romance , Enemies-to-Lovers, Amnesia, Anti-Hero, Boy Obsessed, Mistaken Identity

I know how villains are made.
I’ve watched their secrets rise from the ashes and emerge from the shadows.
As part of a family tree with roots so twisted, I’m strangled by their vine.
Imprisoned in a world of decadence and sin, I’ve seen Gods among men.
And he is one of them.

He is the villain.
He is the enemy who demands to be the lover.
He is the monster who has shown me pleasure but gives so much pain.
But something has changed…
He’s different.
Darker.
Wildly possessive as his obsession with me grows to an inferno that can’t be controlled.

Yes… he is the villain.
And he is the end of my beginning.

 *This is book #1 in the Gods Among Men Series and will end on a cliffhanger.

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  1. Rochelle Haynes says

    January 17, 2023 at 4:16 pm

    Sounds good to me

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  2. heather says

    January 17, 2023 at 4:48 pm

    I am so adding this one to my must read pile. This book sounds so so good and I love the cover too.

    Reply
    • Shelley Schultz says

      February 11, 2023 at 6:32 pm

      This one was really good!

      Reply
  3. Elaine G says

    January 17, 2023 at 5:40 pm

    This sounds really good. I like Enemies-to-Lovers books. I’ll be checking this one out.

    Reply
  4. Nina Lewis says

    January 17, 2023 at 6:32 pm

    I definitely want to read it! Just got my copy! 🙂

    Reply
  5. Aline Azevedo says

    January 17, 2023 at 9:28 pm

    WOW! Already added to my TBR!

    Reply
  6. Bea LaRocca says

    January 17, 2023 at 9:41 pm

    This sounds like a must read for me, thank you for posting

    Reply
  7. xjanelx78 says

    January 18, 2023 at 7:46 am

    The excerpt was intriguing and the cover is wonderful. Can’t wait to read this one!

    Reply
  8. Sandra says

    January 18, 2023 at 10:06 am

    Love the excerpt and cover is amazing.

    Reply
  9. Shelley Schultz says

    January 18, 2023 at 11:07 am

    Just added it to my TBR.

    Reply
  10. Adriane says

    January 18, 2023 at 3:48 pm

    Yes, great cover, and it sounds like a great read!

    Reply
  11. Athena Graeme says

    January 19, 2023 at 3:28 am

    Dark! Somethings are only hot in books, not real life, but man are they hot in books!

    Reply
  12. William Lewis says

    January 19, 2023 at 6:21 am

    thank you for your input, looks interesting!

    Reply
  13. Melanie B says

    January 19, 2023 at 3:24 pm

    Sounds good, love the awesome cover!

    Reply
  14. Betty Curran says

    January 19, 2023 at 9:01 pm

    Just wow! I absolutely have to read this.

    Reply
  15. Elizabeth says

    January 20, 2023 at 10:05 am

    I like the cover!

    Reply
  16. Derek T says

    January 20, 2023 at 11:32 am

    I like the way the title with the author’s byline metafictionally tells us she’s making the villains…

    Reply
  17. K says

    January 20, 2023 at 2:05 pm

    Thanks so much for sharing this! I can’t wait to give it a read!

    Reply
  18. Diana Stanhope says

    January 20, 2023 at 4:59 pm

    I love villains. <3 the cover is beautiful.

    Reply
  19. Jessica Beard says

    January 20, 2023 at 7:48 pm

    I really like the cover and the storyline. I’m adding it to my list!

    Reply
  20. Megan Allen says

    January 21, 2023 at 11:45 am

    I really enjoy this author! Such a pretty cover! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  21. Andrew says

    January 21, 2023 at 4:54 pm

    Excellent!

    Reply
  22. Julie Feldermann says

    January 21, 2023 at 7:54 pm

    Such a beautiful, gorgeous cover.

    Reply
  23. Wendy Browne says

    January 24, 2023 at 8:41 am

    Very intriguing cover art. I’m not a romance reader but this is eye catching.

    Reply
  24. Marisela Zuniga says

    January 24, 2023 at 8:03 pm

    Sounds like my kind of book

    Reply
  25. Antoinette M says

    January 24, 2023 at 9:21 pm

    The summary sounds good.

    Reply
  26. Ed says

    January 25, 2023 at 8:27 pm

    Sounds like an interesting read. Love the cover!

    Reply
  27. Dreaa Drake says

    January 30, 2023 at 7:54 pm

    This sounds like something I’d love to read!

    Reply
  28. Julie Feldermann says

    January 30, 2023 at 8:25 pm

    I love the cover!! Certainly at the top of my list of books to read.

    Reply
  29. bn100 says

    February 2, 2023 at 11:26 pm

    nice cover

    Reply
  30. rita leonard says

    February 3, 2023 at 10:09 am

    I think I would enjoy this one. Will look for it to read

    Reply
  31. Eva Millien says

    February 3, 2023 at 5:39 pm

    Villains are Made sounds like a great book for me! Thanks for sharing it with me!

    Reply
  32. Andrew says

    February 7, 2023 at 6:57 am

    Nice

    Reply
  33. Andrew says

    February 8, 2023 at 6:54 am

    Awesome

    Reply
  34. Shirley O says

    February 10, 2023 at 1:35 pm

    Sounds like an interesting read.

    Reply
  35. sheila ressel says

    February 11, 2023 at 10:14 am

    Sounds like a winner. The cliffhanger will definitely keep me curious as to what comes next.

    Reply
  36. Andrew says

    February 11, 2023 at 11:14 am

    Great review

    Reply
  37. Andrew says

    February 13, 2023 at 6:57 am

    Wonderful. Thank you

    Reply
  38. Wendy Pesce says

    February 14, 2023 at 8:43 pm

    Sounds like a great Winter read

    Reply
  39. Andrew says

    February 15, 2023 at 6:53 am

    Interesting description

    Reply
  40. Natalie says

    February 16, 2023 at 5:57 pm

    The excerpt intrigues me….I wonder what the cliff hanger will be at the end?

    Reply
  41. Derek T says

    March 6, 2023 at 6:55 pm

    Also… villains usually wear suits…

    Reply
  42. Sandy C. says

    March 7, 2023 at 12:43 pm

    I’ve known many true villains in my life. I can’t wait to read this book!

    Reply
  43. Tara Woods says

    March 13, 2023 at 4:35 pm

    I love this title. Two of My favorite tropes are alpha and anti-hero.

    Reply

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