ARC Review: ‘Salvatore’ by Eden Summers
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Salvatore
by Eden SummersSeries: Hunting Her #11
Published by Self-Published on May 29, 2025
SubGenres: Contemporary Romance, Dark Romance
Format: eArc
Pages: 438
Source: the author
Audience: 18+/Adult
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It was meant to be a girls’ night. No guys allowed. Until one blind kiss had me caught in the devil’s web.A monster in Armani.An heir to the underworld.He upends my life, his seduction smooth even as he offers two choices: get in his car or be shoved in his trunk.No, thanks.But when my past comes back to haunt me, there’s only one man ruthless enough to stand between me and the threat.The same man who makes my heart race for reasons that should probably have me medicated.Trusting Salvatore with my life is dangerous. But resisting him? Impossible.Because he doesn’t just want me safe.He wants me to remain by his side. As his queen.And he’s not willing to let anything come between us.Not fate. Not fear. Not even death.
Salvatore is the final book in Eden Summers’s Hunting Her series. As someone who has recently begun to read this series, having read only the first two books and now this one, I regret not reading them sooner. I loved Eden Summers’s Reckless Beat series, and I’m now fully immersed in her Hunting Her series, which offers a darker, more suspenseful read featuring anti-heroes who are undeniably ruthless and scary. However, since they are fictional characters, it’s acceptable to add them to your book boyfriend list. Salvatore is one of those characters I’m adding to mine after reading his story; this man would go to great lengths to protect the heroine, Ivy Diaz, even though she is technically an enemy of his family. He only learns this fact after conducting a more thorough background check on her, but that won’t stop him from pursuing her, even though she’s going to give him a run for his money.
I love heroines like Ivy, who are sassy, tough, and know how to handle someone like Salvatore. Seriously, while reading from her point of view, I developed a girl crush on her and would love to have her as a best friend. She looks out for her friends, especially when they are making questionable choices, but she’s doing the same with Salvatore, so she can’t really get on them. 😉 I enjoyed the banter between her and Salvatore, and I appreciated how she eventually admitted her feelings for him despite her hesitation due to his background. She has every reason to be wary when she meets Salvatore and his family, as it means her past is about to catch up with her.
I found it hard to put this book down and often struggled to return to reality whenever I had to run errands or attend to other tasks because I was eager to find out what happened next with Salvatore and Ivy. This book is filled with dark and suspenseful scenes, as well as action-packed, heart-racing moments. It also includes a great mix of steamy scenes that will leave you wanting a cold shower. Eden Summers keeps you on the edge of your seat right up until the end of the book. I wasn’t sure if Ivy and Salvatore would ever achieve their happy ending, given the hardships they were facing, but thankfully, they did. I give this book five stars and wish I could give it more, but unfortunately, Amazon, Goodreads, etc., won’t let me.
If you enjoy an unhinged, walking red flag of an anti-hero and a rebellious, strong heroine, then you should add this book to your TBR list immediately, especially if you love Dark Mafia Romance stories and the Enemies to Lovers trope. I’m determined more than ever to read the rest of the books I haven’t picked up. It’s my Eden Summers/Hunting Her era, so watch out!
Single/Dual POV: Dual POV.
Standalone or Part of Series: It’s the final book in the Hunting Her series, but could be read as an interconnected standalone.
What to Expect:
✔️Mafia Romance
✔️Forbidden Love
✔️Enemies to Lovers
✔️Touch Her & I’ll ☠️ You
✔️AntiHero/Walking Red Flag MMC
✔️Kickbutt Heroine
About Eden Summers
Eden Summers is a bestselling author of contemporary romance with a side of sizzle and sarcasm.
She lives in Australia with a young family who are well aware she's circling the drain of insanity.
Eden can't resist alpha dominance, dark features and sarcasm in her fictional heroes and loves a strong heroine who knows when to bite her tongue but also serves retribution with a feminine smile on her face.
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