kindle/ Ruthless Silence A Mute Hero Mafia Romance (The Rosetti Family Chicago Book 1) by Pia Sinclair

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 Book 1 of 5: The Rosetti Family Chicago 

 ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0FRPDWWP1

236 Pages

Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 17, 2025

He speaks in violence and silence. She learned sign language just to tell him how much she hates him.

Ten years ago, Dante Rosetti lost his voice the same night Ana Moretti lost everything. Now Chicago's silent enforcer commands fear with hands that sign death orders as easily as love songs—not that anyone's ever seen the latter. He doesn't need words to make grown men beg. He doesn't need a voice to break bones for the family empire.

He just needs his bride to stop trying to kill him long enough to fall in love with him.

Ana has spent a decade preparing to marry and murder the mute monster who destroyed her family. She learned ASL for one purpose: to make sure he understands exactly why she's going to kill him. But when she tries to strike during their wedding ceremony, he doesn't punish her—he corrects her knife grip. When she attempts poison, he leaves her a note about wearing gloves next time. He's either the most arrogant man in Chicago, or he has a death wish.

Or maybe he just likes the way his bride looks when she's plotting his demise.
In a world where silence speaks louder than screams, Ana and Dante circle each other in a deadly dance of sign language threats and midnight piano confessions. Every assassination attempt brings them closer to something neither expected—the truth.

A dark arranged marriage mafia romance featuring a mute/silent hero, virgin heroine seeking revenge, dual POV, and enough sexual tension to burn Chicago down. Complete standalone with HEA.

Arranged marriage • Mute hero • Virgin heroine • Enemies to lovers • Revenge plot • He falls first • Touch her and die

--My 5 Star Review TITLED: Silent "Torture" 

I was intrigued by the unusual plot information.  And the book didn't disappoint ! Dante has been "stalking" Ana Moretti through surveillance photos and information for 3 weeks.  His future wife.  He's totally obsessed.  Ana has no idea ! She's Judge Whitmore's daughter. A dangerous woman to want and take. More than he even knew.  But he's figuring it out ! He knows she blames him and he's been monitoring her even before he takes her ! 

Dante has a brother named Luca, a very lethal brother. He seemed VERY Cagey ! He is creepy and dangerous.  And now he has his eyes on Ana. Look out, girl !

I really liked Ana, and how clever she was. She was also lethal too.   She'd been being trained for years by others to assassinate Dante.  And boy, was she willing ! The dual points of view were awesome and kept me totally into the story.  As promised, the story was intense and I really enjoyed them getting their HEA. 

 

 

 

 

 

bkfunnel/ Chaos Theory by Meghan Gilmore

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Becca McKinley doesn't do chaos. Her life is data, deadlines, and dissertation defenses—until she rescues a husky who redefines destruction. Enter Dr. Liam Sullivan— an eternally optimistic veterinarian who speaks fluent dog and sees past Becca's defensive walls. As Chaos (yes, that's really his name) brings them together through chewed furniture and midnight training sessions, Becca discovers that sometimes the best theories can't be proven in a lab. But when her past threatens their future, she'll have to decide—is love worth the risk of needing someone again?

A spicy, laugh-out-loud romcom with grumpy/sunshine vibes and one very opinionated husky.

------ my 5 Star Review TITLED:   Funny, Sweet Romance

 I enjoyed this story tremendously !  Becca was such a focused woman who worked hard and never got much credit for her work.  She deserved so much better !  Well, Until...Chaos !  What a great name for this dog she rescued and his unique personality ! Chaos was a hoot and very demanding of his "pack" something Becca didn't understand at first !
Liam was such a caring, calm fun man who was so successful at his vet practice . He had a unique way of interacting with animals. Just what Becca needed !  Her temporary supervisor, Naomi  liked her organizational skills when Becca showed up there.  Naomi was an enjoyable character too !
Becca has "daddy issues" since her father abandoned her and married another and started a new family ! That's going to cause some problems ! Liam is afraid of being left behind. You get the idea. 
I liked the sweet ending and look forward to more by this author !

arc 3-14-Protecting the Heiress: A Fake Engagement Romantic Suspense by Meg Kentman

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I end up fake-engaged to my bodyguard and breaking every rule I swore I wouldn’t cross.

I’m the heiress to a billion-dollar empire. Inheritance makes enemies ruthless enough to kill.
It’s Gabriel Ward’s job to keep me alive.

He’s disciplined, lethal, and infuriatingly controlled.

He touches my wrist only to check my pulse and scans every room like it wants me dead.

Gabriel proposes the lie himself—a fake fiancée as camouflage, the kind no one questions twice.

Now he’s teaching me how to breathe when panic steals my voice and how to stand tall when fear tells me to disappear.

His hand stays steady on my back in crowds.
His presence fills the dark until I forget what it felt like to be alone.

I fall for him.
I need him to choose me when the mission says not to.

Loving him means trusting a man trained to walk away when staying could cost us everything.

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My 5 star Review TITLED: Fight or Die Romance

 

The  story opens with 28 year old, Briar Vale attending her Aunt Rebecca's Memorial Gala.  They were incredibly close. She soon figures that she's the ONLY true mourner there in this glitzy affair. Her aunt has been dead for 3 weeks and Vale Industries was her baby.  A multi-billion business now in the hands of her Uncle Charles; Rebecca's husband. A man that needs to be seriously watched in my humble opinion.  She overhears part of a conversation between her uncle and another man. Sounds like they want her "removed" permanently ! She runs and almost dies.  Gabriel shows up and saves her. He introduces himself as Gabriel Monet (a Frenchman). 

I loved the dual points of view in this story and the ruthless chase as they fight to keep her alive.  The romance is delayed but sweet none the less.  Henri at the chateau was an excellent addition.  The emotional parts of the story were well played out and believable. 

The ending was really satisfying as was their ways to solve some of their problems.   

kindle free/ After The Sirens: Shelter 17 by Atom Balm

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 78 Pages   ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0GQJQH6Z4

 Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 27, 2026

She was engineered to be valuable.
Up here, value gets you killed.

Mara Vance has spent her entire life underground in Shelter 17—monitored, optimized, and measured by Helix Corporation.

Every breath tracked.
Every decision calculated.
Every emotion suppressed.

When she steps onto the surface for the first time, she expects radiation, scavengers, and chaos.

She doesn’t expect him.

Ruthless. Controlled. Unapologetically dominant, he leads a hardened surface faction that answers to no one—least of all the corporation that built her.

But when Mara’s vitals trigger a corporate retrieval protocol, the sky fills with drones and a Helix transport descends with a single command:

Return the asset.

Helix wants their operative back.
The surface wants proof she isn’t a weapon.
And he wants her to choose.

As corporate forces close in and loyalties fracture, Mara must decide who she truly belongs to—the system that engineered her… or the wasteland that teaches her how to fight.

Because once Helix marks you as terminated—

There’s no going home.

--MY 5 STAR REVIEW TITLED:  Wow. Just Wow !

I didn't see this one coming. And I loved it. Yes, it was shorter but it pulled me right in. Mara gets attacked right at the start of the story. This land dweller is kind of scary and overcomes her pretty quickly. She's been training since she was 12years old. Intense training ! Her Helix symbol on her suit gives her away immediately but it doesn't help her with him. The man with no name (yet) knows her moves though and she becomes intrigued with him.  So did I and with the other woman who was also UN-named of yet. 

Surprise ending..for Now. Ends up I want to read more about these stories. How does everything end? I want to know ! 

 

 

kindle/ Ruthless Oath :A Dark Mafia Romance (Cruel Empire Book 1) by Ella Jade

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 Book 1 of 5: Cruel Empire 

 

Kidnapped by a savage enemy...

As heir to the throne in a royal mafia family, it's my job to get the information needed to bring my father home. And that means kidnapping a rival's spoiled mafia princess daughter.

At the time, I don't know the man is in negotiations to marry her off to a brutal arms dealer, but when I discover how difficult of a captive she is, it kind of makes sense. Soon, she foolishly starts to see me as the lesser of evils, but while she seems willing to be my captive, she's mistaken to believe I'm doing her any favors.

I can't allow anything to distract me. Especially not some naïve woman who doesn’t realize we've just set off a mob war. Now the only way to stop what I started and be reunited with my father is to let her go.

Problem is, I've fallen for my hostage, and while I have the guts, power, and resources to keep her as a willing prisoner, if I make the wrong choice, it could cost my family’s empire everything.

If you like dark, steamy romances by Zoe Blake, Maggie Cole, and Nicole Fox, you’ll devour USA Today Bestselling author Ella Jade’s Cruel Empire Series.

Start reading this deliciously dark enemies to lovers mafia series today by scrolling up and one-clicking now.

----My 5 Star review- I liked it even though it's only a HEA for now

Marchello Accetti is the main character and has a brother named Milo.  Their father is in hiding trying to help save him It's not been going very well in that respect. Lissa is Gian Gallanti's daughter.  She's a NYC graduate and Danny Collins is her father's new, closest associate.  She thinks he has his eyes on her and finds him creepy. So did I. Her father seems to just keep pushing them together and she HATES it.   She's kinda silly and clueless and also spoiled, I didn't like her very much in the beginning! I was shaking my head more than once thinking, "How could she be SO stupid?"  Sweet Ricardo is supposed to be watching her because he's sweet and won't be rough with her like some of the men that surround Matchello and his teams.  That's gonna work, right? I could trouble coming a mile away on that score and it does !! She ends up just "stepping away", gets Ricardo in trouble and has everyone tearing their hair out trying to find her. She deserves everything spanking she's going to get when they finally find her !

Everything comes together at the end for a HEA for now ending.  Collins does get away alive,  to continue to cause trouble where he can !  To me this is a mild cliffhanger and the story continues in "Vicious Vows." 

 

March 12th, 2026Bksprout- "Sicilian Vendetta" by Nicolette Chase

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Sicily made him a prince; one night made him a weapon.

Luciano Rossi is the reluctant heir to the island’s most feared famiglia, bound by omertà and

a single oath: avenge what was stolen. When a chance encounter puts him face-to-face

with Isabella Fratelli—the brilliant, untouchable daughter of the man who shattered his

world—his disciplined life fractures.

Their hidden meetings ignite a love powerful enough to challenge a dynasty. But choosing

Isabella could detonate a blood feud, betray the code that raised him, and cost him the

crown—or his life.

As old enemies circle and the island readies for war, Luciano must decide: legacy or love.

Will their bond remake Sicily’s darkest empire—or burn out with the last embers of a

vendetta?

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Death came quickly for Luciano Rossi's father, Salvatore-  in a betrayal death. Luciano quickly became known as El Fantasma "The Ghost" !  The scene moves to Present Day and Luciano is now 25 years old and his cousin and protector Enzo stands with him..always ! No matter what even when he warns he against Fausta Fratelli and their attraction. But Enzo knows to say it and then shut up ! He knows that Luciano is also a strategist, calm and patient.  And warns that he could get them all killed.  Lucano doesn't care, he still wants her. I loved Enzo in this story as well as her driver Marco who covered for her so many times. I was so hoping they didn't end up getting killed ! 

Now, Faffa who is Fausta's brother and he's patient in his OWN Cruel kind of way. Always appearing to taunt and expect a show when he steals or kills. He usually lets other show up to do most of those deeds but he is always there, tossing his dice and grinning. Yuck ! Their father is the worst of bullies though always trying to control others especially his daughter. Well once she meets Luciano, she decides she's had enough of his control and wants to feel alive with Luciano again and again.  Some hot times happen in some cathedrals, of course so do some murders. Not gory but yes, they happen !

 Because of the almost poetic feel to the story and the well described situations and places, I think this is what slowed the story a bit.  It almost turned into a Romeo & Juliet scenario..Almost ! I liked how the story ended with their HEA.

 I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

bookfunnel free/ How to Fix a Broken Billionaire by Maggie Tate

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He came home to fix his past. I taught him how to fix my future.

I run the only auto shop in the small town of Briar Hollow,raise two wild boys, and I've sworn off men—especially ones who leave and billionaires who think money can fix everything.

Then Will Carpenter rolls back into town with a broken sports car and a face that should be illegal. The same boy who shattered my heart when we were young is now a CEO with an apology I'm not ready to accept.

He wants forgiveness. I want him gone.

But when I see him laughing with my sons like he was born for backyard football and looking at me like I'm the most fascinating thing he's ever seen—grease stains and all—I don't stand a chance.

And when he promises he's staying, I start believing that second chances aren't just for broken engines.

Because this man isn't the boy who hurt me. He might be the one to heal me.

My 5 Star Review TITLED:   Who knew ?

What a surprising re-union between Will "Johnny" the bully and  sweet but now that ,"no one messes with her" skilled mechanic, Harper ! It's hilarious when she realized the boy who embarrassed her all through school now has a luxury car towed into her garage !She can hold it hostage as long as she wants ! Decisions, decisions !   His mom is delighted to see him again after him escaping the town and not coming home for so long ! Her sister is warning Big Cautions about Will ! Enough men have hurt Harper before, including her ex. 

I loved how they both started to carefully move around each other like two prize fighters. Lol.  Her young boys are super protective of their mom 

It all ends in the most delightful way and now I want more from this author. It's a shame that I couldn't review on Amazon, Bookbub or Goodreads because I would  have.