Elect

by Rachel Van Dyken Narrated by Douglas Berger

Overview

Would you die for the one you love?

Nixon Abandonato made his choice. And now he has to pay the price. Tracey is the love of his life, but being with him has made her a target of his family's enemies. The only way to keep Trace alive is convince the world she means nothing to him.

Trace Rooks has fallen irrevocably in love with the son of her family's sworn rival, and she knows in her bones nothing can tear them apart. Until Nix suddenly pushes her away and into the arms of his best friend... But Trace isn't ready to give up on a future with Nix--and if he won't fight for them, she will.

In the end, a sacrifice must be made. A life for a life. For what better way to cover a multitude of sins than with the blood of a sinner . . .

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly

07/20/2015
Eagle Elite, a Mafia-owned private college in Chicago, is the unique setting for this overly complicated contemporary new adult romantic thriller. A recently arrived Sicilian family, the Nicolosis, challenges local don Nixon Abandonato, a senior at Eagle Elite, for dominance of his turf. Luca Nicolosi left Sicily to settle a score with the head of an Abandonato ally; his quest for vengeance poses a direct threat to the love of Nixon's life, Tracey Rooks, the granddaughter of a rival don. In order to keep her safe, Nixon assigns his cousin Chase to pose as her boyfriend while actually being her bodyguard. The only problem with that arrangement is that Chase is also crazy about Trace. Whenever Nixon sees any kind of physical contact between the two he's filled with rage, even though he knows it is supposed to be all an act to fool Luca into overlooking the connection between Trace and Nixon. The fairly straightforward retribution story line is pulled down by the weight of multiple additional subplots, but Van Dyken's characterizations and humor pull an otherwise overwrought, overpopulated story out of the dumps. (Dec.)

From the Publisher

"Rachel Van Dyken is an excellent writer and there is never a dull moment with this story... Elect was a fast-paced read, with well-developed characters and lots of surprising plot twists."—The Book Bellas, TheBookBella.com

" Secrets, sacrifices, blood, angst, loyalties...ORGANIZED CRIME! This book has everything I love! FOR REAL! I highly recommend this book! It's so entertaining; I didn't want to put it down!"—Girl + Book Love, GirlBookLove.com

Library Journal

07/01/2014
Billed as new adult angst meets The Godfather, New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Van Dyken's "Eagle Elite" series gets its latest hit with this story about Nixon (called Nix) Abandonato, who steels himself to shove away love-of-his-life Trace when he realizes that she's in the crosshairs of his family's most obdurate enemies. With a 60,000-copy first printing.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940173545596
Publisher:	Hachette Audio
Publication date:	12/02/2014
Series:	Eagle Elite , #2
Edition description:	Unabridged
Sales rank:	1,002,968

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