arc-Bksprt/April 17/ Bound By The Don's Son by Sloane Blackwell

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Luca D'Angelo put a bullet in my brother and now I'm wearing his ring.

My father sold me to settle his debts—an arranged marriage to the D'Angelo heir - also know as ‘The Executioner’.

I walk down the aisle planning his murder.

He watches me with dark, hungry eyes and tells me to fight him.

So I do—with my fists, my words, and then with my mouth on his.

The hate-sex is explosive. The way he kills for me is savage.

The moment he kneels at my brother's grave and apologizes—that's when I realize I'm in too deep.

A rival family puts a target on my back. Luca paints the streets red keeping me alive.

Blood and devotion.

Mine and his.

I'm falling in love with the monster who destroyed my world.

And if the Five Families discover I'm his weakness?

They'll use me to destroy him. Or worse—make him watch while they take me apart first.

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Contemporary Romance Young Adult / New Adult Romance Dark Romance Dark Mafia Enemies to Lovers Forced Proximity Rival Families Arranged Marriage Mafia Princess Enforcer Protector Alpha Male Opposite Attracts

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 my 5 Star Review TITLED:  She's prepared to murder Luca

 Can you imagine being FORCED to marry the man who MURDERED the brother you loved !  Enzo loved her and practically helped raise her. They were so close ! She vowed at his grave site that she would make him pay. Now 2 years later she has to marry Luca !! Here's her chance !! Her father is a coward and she tells him before the announcement of their engagement.   She shows up in black when she HAD to appear to sign the contract. I cheered for her, that was hilarious rebellion !Both Don's already had. signed. Here she stood with a room full of people, the table with The Five heads of the Mafia and couldn't refuse to sign. It would mean the  death of all her father, their soldiers and maybe even herself ! To her the wedding is a farce !To her the wedding is a farce and she slaps his face ! Loved that ! He wants her furious, he loves her fire !!!
She does NOT make things easy for him! She might be attracted to him against her will but she does physically draws blood on him when they have their first night together.   She's ice the next morning making coffee, she's blank like nothing happened the night before ! He lets it go but also seduces her with the words I would never hurt you. Ever. I will protect you even while you hate me.  She does hate him for a very long time. And he does, burning through people and places that try to hurt or take her ! With his father's FULL approval ! And they don't call him The Executioner for nothing ! He is BRUTAL when he has to be. He also wants to change some things for her even when a few people thought he was getting soft and challenged him ! Uh, oh bad mistake. Fatal even for some !Luca slowly wins her over and makes amends where he can with her. Giving her honesty even when it could be tough to hear !  Ends with some really sweet moments ! 

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April 16-booksprout/ ANTONIO: An Age Gap Surprise Pregnancy Mafia Romance Book 5 of The Conti Family Series by Claire Kirby

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Elsa is the Gatekeeper 

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I didn’t plan to fall for him. I only planned to sleep with him.
That was my first mistake.
My second was becoming pregnant with his child.

I arrived late to a black-tie gala at a casino owned by the Contis and ended the night in a private suite with a man I should have feared.

His name was Antonio.
Older. Precise.
The kind of man who doesn’t raise his voice because he never has to.

We exchanged first names.
Nothing more.

He thought I was just another guest.
I thought he was just another powerful executive.

We were both wrong.

Because I’m Elsa Nilsson—head of due diligence for Northstar Hospitality.

And Antonio Conti is the man trying to acquire the company I work for.

He knew the gatekeeper was named Nilsson.

He just never imagined I’d be twenty-five…
or that he’d already had me beneath him in his bed.

Now a rival syndicate has decided I’m the leverage in a billion-dollar war.

Antonio insists on keeping me close.

In his casino.
In his orbit.

Under his protection.
Under his control.

He says it’s strategy.
But the way he watches me feels more like possession.

And just when the acquisition reaches its final stage—

I discover I’m carrying a Conti heir.

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Wow, the trouble the two of these people caused because they didn't know who each of the other truly was. She was just Elsa to him and he was just Antonio to her !!! They were HOT together during that one night stand !! Total shock for both of  them when they finally meet at that very first NorthStar meeting !! She makes the final financial decision and he's furious ! He's played her and she's gonna wreck him ! Don't do it Elsa, he's sweeter than you think !

Antonio is trying to keep his calm but she's beautiful and smart. Later he finds out her mother is a world famous former model and he father is a pretty important handsome man. How could she not be gorgeous !He family needs this legitimate merger and he and his family fear he's blown it !  He has to meet her ice with calm blankness at the meeting and that's how the family members there realize, the charmer is not being very charming. 

Not only is their chemistry hot but it becomes funny too ! Dangers escalate of course and when she finds out she might be pregnant?  Oh, boy. They have to run for it until they can get out of a special Mafia clinic ! I loved the two of the together and how they finally get their HEA. 

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4--16-26bksrt Arc- Claimed by the Mafia Heir: A Mafia Romance by Willa Wilde

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She's Bratva royalty.
I'm an Andretti heir.
I was sent to end her life.
Instead, I took her innocence and made her mine.

I washed up on her beach half-dead with no memory of who I was.
Natalia should have left me there.
Instead, she dragged me inside, patched my wounds, and looked at me like I was worth saving.

I didn't know my own name.
But I knew I wanted her.

Every day, the pull got stronger.
Her laugh. Her kindness.
The way she trembled when I touched her.

She'd been locked away her whole life.
Sheltered. Untouched.
And I was about to ruin her in the best way possible.

I was falling—hard and fast—for a woman I had no right to want.

Then my memory returned.
And I learned the truth.

My family sent me here with one mission:
Kill the Bratva princess and end a bloody war.
Prove my loyalty. Make my family proud.

Now the only blood I want to spill is anyone who tries to take her from me.

My family calls it betrayal. I call it claiming what's mine.

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What a great story!  So well written and emotional and it just kept me rooting for this couple.  I love how the  Natalia helps him so much, saving his life and giving him the name of Johnny. Johnny is suspicious at first about why she would help him; a stranger. But it doesn't take long for her to win him over. The risks she is taking scare her so badly but she just can't let him die.  She's afraid for her old nanny Anna. Someone who has always been like a mother to her and is being held over her head. Her father is the Bratva Pakhan and her brother Nikolai are both brutal.  She's never had any choices in her life, she's just been seen as a chess piece with no feelings to be considered. Until Johnny that is.  I felt so bad for her but also cheered for her as she was studying medicine secretly on her island prison. It sure came in handy when rescuing Johnny/Luca.   As he remembers his name is Luca, things about to get explosive and I just kept wondering how in the world this was going to end !!! The tension revs up and I want Luca and Natalia to win !!! 

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Not in review:  Luis Restrepo is her Columbian intended.  I really liked when Johnny in his amnesia state as he maps his body and scars thinks that people like this don't usually turn out to be accountants !

Apr 14, 2026-bksprt/ Loving Someone Else by Roman Ciere

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Two CIA agents fake a marriage in a distant small town.

Their assignment: infiltrate a notorious, ruthless gang.

She harbors a secret fear; he hides a guilty conscience.

Obeying orders, they disappear without notice.

At first, their personalities conflict.

Time mellows, and their partnership blossoms.

Yet he struggles with a jaded heart, trusting no one.

She shares an unusual wish; he promises to fulfill it.

Meanwhile, a captured agent will die from torture.

In a desperate rescue attempt, she puts her life on the line.

And they discover their deep love.

Then life turns again, and he must honor his promise.

As he confronts the future, his former love returns.

He must accept help or lose everything.

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Reid Rifsdal is an agent from the ground up ! He's used to being alone but he's tired. Bone deep weary and he's lonely. The one perk in his life is his rambunctious, loud, lovable, disobedient  Golden Retriever,  Rutger. I loved that dog !! Reid has also been spending time with a lovely teacher named Silvia who has been bringing laughter and peace into his life. That gets challenged with his CIA handler OG (Oliver Grant) send him a text to meet.  He soon learns that he's going to go undercover for two years or longer. He has to appear married to another agent named Ember.  I felt so bad for Reid and Silvia and didn't like or trust Ember right off the bat !!! Of course, I was all invested with the teacher and although I like strong women main characters I wasn't so sure about bossy, over confident Ember. 

The man that they are after, Owen McNair is one sneaky, dangerous man who has tortured and killed many assets who were sent to  investigate him. He has his fingers in a lot of high level people and information.  He doesn't make it easy for them but Reid and Ember are smart and as prepared as they can be. With some outside help as well. That doesn't eliminate the dangers however ! Rutger ends up being some surprising help too ! I kept thinking I just wish Deputy Ortega would just leave them alone. Too many surprise visits to their home. Reid and Ember already felt he was suspicious of them from the first time he saw them. I ended up really liking Ember. She was funny, and could be tender at time and attracted people to her with her outgoing personality.  Her being outgoing and Reid being more guarded. 

The suspense was off the charts great and the ending was an emotional stunner ! 

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bkfunnel/ The Billionaire's Manny (The Fast Lane Series Prequel)by Fallon Ashby

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He's 6'4", ex-Special Forces, and trained for every threat imaginable.

He was not trained for Emmy King.

When billionaire F1 racing mogul Aiden King's marriage falls apart, his best friend Ben Evans steps in to protect three-year-old Emmy from the fallout — the media, the custody battles, and a mother who keeps forgetting she has a daughter.

The job description is simple: keep her safe.

The reality is dinosaur pyjamas at 6 AM, negotiations with a toddler who argues like a lawyer, and a stuffed T-Rex named Stanley who requires his own seat at the table.

Over three years, Ben becomes the one constant in Emmy's life. He watches her grow up. He watches Aiden shut down. And he watches a family survive on caffeine, loyalty, and one very stubborn woman named Heather who holds everything together.

But surviving isn't living. And no matter how hard Ben tries, he can't fix what's really broken.

Not until a woman in scrubs wanders into a garage and cracks the fortress wide open.

A prequel novella to The Billionaire's Pit Stop (The Fast Lane Series). Read it before Book 1 and fall in love with the family. Read it after and understand why they needed her.

My 4 Star Review TITLED:  Emotional, Tears & Goodness

What a great guy Ben is and he so falls in love with Aiden's daughter. He went from going over whenever he was needed to help with the toddler to becoming paid Security.  He didn't mind because the little girl always reached out to Ben whenever she needed something. She called out for him, when he dad was working and  when she had a nightmare.  Emmy was adorable and too smart for her youth. She knows people always leave.  But she hope Ben won't ! Ben does get worried when his best friend Aiden starts losing himself in his work and begins disappearing from his daughter, Emmy. Heather, his long time family assistant warns Ben that Aiden is in danger of becoming like his father before him, Totally consumed with making money'; for the FAMILY.  Towards the end it looks like Taylor, the nurse just might be softening him up; making him more human !

Taylor and Aiden do they their story in  The Billionaire's Pit Stop. 

4-16-bksprt ARC /Off Limits to the Don: A Brother's Best Friend Italian Mafia Romance by Broxy Hart

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He kidnapped me because my brother got two of his men killed. 

Chicago calls him a monster. I call him Matteo.

Matteo Vitelli backs me into walls and onto silk sheets with the same lethal calm.

Touches me like I'm the only softness he allows himself.

He says I'm temporary.

But he holds me like I'm forever.

He swears he doesn't believe in love.

Then he looks at me like it's already too late.

We burn through every boundary. Every warning. Every rule he built to survive.

And I let him fall.

Because I've been lying from the beginning.

I worked for the same network that destroyed his men.

The one thing that makes every kiss a betrayal.

When Matteo finds out I knew all along, and he will, he won't just break my heart.

He'll remind me exactly why Chicago fears his name.

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Calla is a 29 year old woman  whose brother Sal has gotten her deep into some trouble. She  has been protecting him for years even though he is only a year younger. She always said, It's going to be okay, I'll figure it out ! She's quiet and calm on the  outside as she walks into Matteo's place but she's used to charming people, knowing the rules and mapping the rooms and exits.  She isn't exactly what Matteo was expecting ! He keeps a close eye on her, and her warm ways but doesn't trust it either ! And he shouldn't because she can in with a plan. Always a plan.  She says okay but.... She manages to charm Matteo's housekeeper Rosaria who never warms up much to people.  Luca his guard with the face that is emotionless has been with Matteo  for 11 years and he's her next "victim" 

Although this book has a slower pace at time it is also funny at times. I found as their relationship shorthand develops that's  quite interesting ! Sal and Calla have their own form of shorthand too. Something that Calla and Matteo also have in common is having a way of mentally filling things away until they need it.

Several enemies circle as Calla  waits and waits for the final out come. Which was actually pretty good.

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4-8-26Arc/Bkfunnel -Twins for the Russian Bratva by Alessia Reid

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I stalked her for six months before I bought her to be my forced, pregnant bride.

 I'm the most dangerous man in Los Angeles. I built my empire on violence and blood. I never wanted anything I couldn't have. Especially the forbidden sister of my greatest enemy.

 But one look at her, and I was hooked. 

Dark hair. Pale blue eyes. A woman who tends gardens and teaches children and laughs in bookshops like the world isn't full of men like me.

She was untouchable and utterly forbidden.

 I stalked her anyway.

 When her enemies took her, I didn't hesitate. I paid a million dollars, walked her out of a crumbling estate, and told myself I was solving a strategic problem.

 That was a lie.

 Now she's my wife. Furious, fierce, holding a divorce plan she thinks I don't know about. She tends the garden of a house she insists she's not staying in. She starts the coffee before I come downstairs.

 She is the most stubborn woman I have ever met.

 She is everything.

 When she gets pregnant, I stop pretending this was ever about strategy.

 It was always about her.

 She thinks she married a man who wanted an alliance.

 What she doesn't know yet:

 I would fight a hundred men in the dark just to be the voice on the other side of a door she's waiting to open.

 She's not my strategy.

 She's the only thing I've ever wanted that I actually get to keep.

---My 5 Star Review:  A Patient Obsession 

Anna Kashkin has been on 33 year old,  Nikola Morozov's radar for quite a while.  He has files about her family and 15 pages into her information he knows he's in trouble. He starts traveling 400 miles to just see her.  She's smart, beautiful and has a plan for her life. Getting her teaching certificate and teaching children. She's only 22 years old but she's studying hard,just going abut her life. She wants to build something for herself although she dearly loves her family and their kids !

Nikola has eyes on her and she is under surveillance by his people. Quietly ! His older brother, Sergei was obsessed with Bianca