Tormented by the King, the second book in the Murdoch Mafia series by Samantha Barrett is a shock-a-minute thrill ride that is not to be missed. I'll admit to being ambivalent about King after book 1, but this book warmed me to all of his alpha hole glory!

The family dynamics have not improved since the first book. King is still angry with Bishop about some of the decisions that he made internally and externally within the family in order to protect his then-girlfriend. As events unfold in this story, it isn't likely that he is going to feel any different (at least right away) when he finds out that his girlfriend Christine died having his child and that his daughter is now being raised by her aunt, Christine's sister, Allison. But his daughter, Amelia, is just that, his, and King will stop at nothing to get her with him (both to have her under the family protection and well, she's his daughter, she shouldn't be elsewhere). Taking her away from Allison, the only mother she's ever known, might not work either, but soon that decision is removed from them when Allison is kidnapped by forces who know that she is important to the Murdoch family. It's then King realizes the depth of his feelings for Allison and all bets are off.

Tormented by the king starts off right where book 1 left off but this one brings a lot of action and intense moments. Which I am here for!!! I flew through this book! I loved seeing King in the past and present and he is definitely a favorite for sure. Samantha didn’t disappoint with this one! This was easy 5 stars. I can’t wait to see what Knight’s book. Although I think there are discrepancies with the storytelling, but not enough that I couldn’t follow. There are some darker elements but not dark enough as I would have liked, or detailed enough, but the storyline was good and kept my interest