3.5 This was a quick fun sexy time read. Will give the others a go at some point ( )

I could have been better.

The book was not bad. But I guess how this was going to end within the first few minutes. I wish it was not so predictable. ( )

This was an okay read. From the title and description, I thought it would be a bit darker. Like Ivan would be a little more morally gray or need redemption. There was plenty of smut and it moved along at a decent pace. I did like that we got some of the story from Ivan's point of view as well. I felt bad for Katie that she lost her entire family and was thrust into this awful world of the mob and working to the bone to pay them. I'm happy Ivan came along and rescued her. ( )

I was gifted an ARC for an honest review.

I am a sucker for an anti-hero! You know, the bad guy, someone I am really not supposed to fall in love with. Owned By the Hitman totally nailed it for me. We get Ivan, the hot hitman! Katy our heroine is a strong lead. (LOVE strong females) She inherits her father’s business as well as his problems after his death. Katy the strong independent woman she is tries her hardest to handle everything that has been thrown at her. As luck would have it, or bad luck, she is starting to fall under. Enter, Ivan! He’s like a bad guy prince charming. Seriously, he is a “monster. He's a criminal, and something so much worse.” Yet he is almost soft and sweet, yeah not that I would say that to his face. There is action, Mafia, plot twists, sexy fun with an Alpha and we get to see Katy soften to her “captor”.

“I can't stop the tingling in my body every time I think of how he touched me, and those dark but delicious words rolling off his tongue, tinged with his Russian accent.” YUMMY! I think my favorite part of the book was Ivan’s terms of endearment. As the story goes along, pay attention to the Russian words he calls her. Look them up on google to translate them, it is worth taking the time. For me, that was the progression of the book. Ms. Abbott did it slow and steady. I loved that too. It was a slow burn… and it ended hot!

I will leave you with this; big strong bad guy Ivan, “I have never held such a lovely and delicate creature in my arms.” WHAT?! Swoon. Owned by the Hitman was fantastic!
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