mafia romance

  • Book Review: All I Fear (All’s Fair #2) by Abrianna Denae

    Read my review of the first book in the All’s Fair series, All I Want. Though this is not always true, the found-family nature of some series means that the books are so interconnected that they cannot stand alone. While I think this novel could be read and enjoyed without the broader context of the…

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  • Book Review: All I Want (All’s Fair #1) by Abrianna Denae

    Denae doesn’t waste any time letting readers know what they’re in for with the start of this book. It’s a fairly brutal way to set up a romance, even a dark one. However, launching us straight into the black moment of this story sets up both main characters well, especially since their emotional (and physical)…

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  • Book Review: Rapture by E.M. Lindsey

    I figured out pretty quickly that my reading tastes don’t necessarily run to the typical mafia romance conceits, in which the suave, capable mob guy swoops in to save (in whatever capacity) the other main character. However, I was more than willing to take a chance on this subgenre in the hands of one of…

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  • Book Review: Sins That Define Us (Madly Ever After #3) by E.M. Lindsey

    Read my reviews of the previous books in the Madly Ever After series: Sins That Find Us (#1) | Sins That Bind Us (#2) In another world, more of this trilogy delved deeper into the history of and relationships between the complicated dynamics between Kane, Phoenix, James, and Ari. I will never penalize an author in a…

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  • Book Review: Sins That Bind Us (Madly Ever After #2) by E.M. Lindsey

    Read my review of the first book in the Madly Ever After series, Sins That Find Us. Lindsey doesn’t leave us hanging off the cliff they left us in the previous book for long. However, while Kane’s kidnapping is established, his rescue isn’t quite so straightforward. The guys go through a lot to find him,…

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  • Book Review: Sins That Find Us (Madly Ever After #1) by E.M. Lindsey

    The first installment of this nontraditional fairy tale retelling has a lot of work to do. Multiple characters to introduce, both individually and their previously established dynamics, along with the politics of an underworld to set up. Lindsey pulls no punches by immediately showing how dark and kinky these guys are, already with each other…

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  • Book Review: Attraction (Mobsters + Billionaires #3) by Kelly Fox

    Read my reviews of the previous books in the Mobsters + Billionaires series: This book made me realize why I don’t usually go in for mafia romances – because often, the characters in those don’t realize that they are clichés. Here, Fox makes all of her mobsters (and her billionaires) extremely self-aware of the roles…

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  • Book Review: Extradition (Mobsters + Billionaires #1) by Kelly Fox

    Kelly Fox lulled me into a pattern of books set in Texas only to blow me out of the water with her depiction of New York City. Like it says on the tin, mobsters and billionaires are a departure from her previous works, but this author’s grasp on inherent human nature makes this book with…

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