“Boss Daddy has a nice ring to it.”
“They’re playing us in my favorite game… the mental game. And I’m about to go all in.”
“You’re all sick little fucks aren’t you?”
“If you’re nice enough to question if it’s right or wrong, then you’re a good person in my book.”


Second book in the High Stakes syndicate series, picks up right where the previous book, Playing For the Dark ended.

Shorter read compared to the first book but not any less eventful. There was a lot happening both with the plot and the relationships between the characters.

Ellie continued to be a strong FMC, even though she went through some traumatic events with Nash. I enjoyed the relationship development in this book and enjoyed seeing different sides of the characters.

The book is told in multiple POVs and I think that the multi-POV storytelling worked great for the plot, and helped to highlight what the different characters were feeling and going through.

Some family secrets were revealed and there were multiple plot twists I didn’t see coming. I couldn’t put this book down.



I received an ARC of this book and I am voluntarily leaving a review. Receiving ARC didn’t affect my opinion of the book.