Mar 31/Bksprt/ Boss: An Arranged Marriage Mafia Romance (King of the Mafia Book Three) by Ivy Davis

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He was my family’s enemy.

I had to sign my life over to him.

 

For the sake of peace, I have no choice but to marry Enzo Bianchi.

An Italian Mafia man when I grew up with Bratva family members.

I hate him with every fiber of my being.

It doesn’t help that he’s distractingly handsome and is good at getting under my skin.

It’s hard to reconcile with the fact that Enzo was once my enemy and now he’s my husband.

How am I going to survive him when I don’t even understand how I feel for him?

Enzo likes that I’m a challenge.

So I say: challenge accepted. 

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 My 4 Star Review TITLED:   Enzo said he likes pissing people off

  

  Enzo said he likes pissing people off, well then Kira Petrov just might be his perfect match, lol ! She loves to party, get drunk and enjoy what freedom that she can. She ends up slipping out her house to party and when Enzo approaches her she calls him an Old Guy to his face. Then tells him to move on, she's not interested !She doesn't know who he really is, the host of the party and Enzo ! Hilarious.  She finds out that her father Gregor  and her brother, Maxsim have planned her future...with him !! She's not afraid to get up in Enzo's face even if he the older Bravta boss.  Gotta admit, that silly spoiled girl made me roll my eyes more than once!

 

One of my favorite lines is - Let’s not kill each other before then (before the wedding that is). I was actually concerned one of them WAS going to get hurt. But Enzo was way more patient with her than she deserved, most of the time.  Enzo wasnt even sure he wanted to marry her but HIS boss, Nikolai Volkoc, head of the Bratva, needs this marriage for peace. That's gonna be dicey ! Another man, Marco Amato acts like he should be making decisions not Enzo. He's waiting in the wings.

I hated Enzo's Aunt Francesca and  how she treated Kira. She was  one nasty woman. His sister Gianna lives with the aunt and has turned that girl into a shadow. 

 I heard read that  Gianna gets her own story with  someone named Will and it's called, "Hitman". I can hardly wait for that one !

  
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Mar 30, 2026bksprt/ "Sworn to the Mafia Don" Book 3 of Mafia Dons of New York by Sienna Blacke

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I stalk the witness.
Lock her up and fall first like a goddamn amateur.

I watch Emilia Russo on my feed stop an abduction, and my gut knots.
Soft hands, sharp mouth, and a hero complex that'll get her killed.

She’s off-limits because she’s unspoiled.
And because the Bratva now has her scent.

So I take her before they do.
Private estate, guns, cameras: my eyes everywhere, her exits nowhere.

She should hate me.
Instead, she stares down my darkness and reaches for the man under it.

Every touch is a battle. Every kiss tastes like sin.
Sleeps in my bed like she isn’t afraid of what I’ll do to her.

That’s the second I stop pretending I’m in control.
I’m not guarding a witness anymore—I’m guarding the woman who’s already ruined me.

Now my enemies know she’s the one thing I can’t lose.
So the war begins.

If they take her, they won’t watch me kneel.
They’ll watch me burn New York to bedrock… and pile the bodies high enough for her to see me coming.

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My 5 Star Review TITLED: The Monsters are circling

I loved Emilia Russo , the "civilian", a protector of the woman's shelter.  She's worked her fingers to the bone to  help them after they have been abused. Women who are terrified and feel alone. Emilia rescuing Anya starts the whole arena of danger for Emilia, and the center and it's volunteers. Emilia may be small but she's getting tougher and so does her small staff. Mia isn't quite as street smart, she's still a bit soft but Emilia's friend and co-worker Marisol is a different story. She's not easily fooled.  I liked her a lot too. 

Stefano Bellini  has some trusted men which include first of all Luca, then Matteo and Domenico.  His Capo Vitale comes up a question mark, more than once.  Stefan's mother shows up in the story a couple of times and I liked her too. She's honest with Emilia about how life with her son would be like. Not cruel, just honest. 

There are several other "sharks" circling and they are helping or are behind the Bratva selling and trafficking women.  And they have been circling the shelter for quite a while. They even have hooks into one seemingly charming police officer.  Things get pretty intense, especially towards the end ! Very well done as is the ending with all exposed and taken care of and Emilia refusing to be invisible.  I liked how Stefano and Emilia's romance wasn't hot right away but they edge their way to love and intimacy. 

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mar 31- bkfunnel/ Vension Vendetta by Elsie Grey

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When a stranger slips Lily Good a desperate note inside her restaurant, she knows trouble has followed him into Pine Grove.

“I’m being hunted in three days. Find me first… or I die.”

Before Lily can stop him, the man disappears into the night—leaving behind more questions than answers. With time running out, Lily and Detective Lance Phillips race to uncover who is behind the threat.

Their search leads them into the shadowy world of private hunting lands, powerful secrets, and a vendetta someone is willing to kill for.

As the deadline approaches, Lily must rely on the instincts she once used as a homicide detective—before the hunt begins and someone becomes the next target.

Set along the rugged Oregon coast, Venison Vendetta is another deliciously suspenseful installment in The Good Chef Mysteries, where every case comes with a side of danger.

My 4 Star review notes :  TITLED: Lily and Detective Lance Phillips make a great team

 I liked how the story started out with "the man"slipping that note and how she noticed later how he made sure that she got a deliberate, clear view of his face. He seemed to just know that she had surveillance in her restaurant. What a great start. Turns out it was another good story.  

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March 27-Bksprt/ Mafia Enemy's Obsession by Clara Dunn

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I saved my family’s enemy. And now he owns the secret that can ruin me.

Paramedics wheel in a man with three bullets in him, and I recognize Lev Morozov instantly.

The enemy pakhan’s son. The one I should have let bleed out.

Instead, I falsify his name, lock down his room, and keep the police out.

Now his life is in my hands… and my life is in his silence.

He looks at me like he’s been waiting years for this moment, like I’m not a doctor—I’m a claim.

We start with stolen minutes and dangerous truths we don’t say out loud.

Then he drags me into a war I swore I’d never touch… and into hiding under my cousin’s roof.

I tell myself I can quit him.

Right up until I learn the one secret he kept that can destroy me… and the baby I never meant to make with him.

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My 5 Star Review TITLED: Their attraction could get them killed

Lev Morozov might be the pakhan's son but he's the second son. The one the father is not so proud of but plenty ready to send to do the dirty work. When he gets shot up, he DEMANDS that his bodyguard/friend, Ruslan take him to  Moscow General that is further away. He has his reasons ! It because of the very skilled trauma surgeon that he has been obsessing over for 2 years !

Dr. Polina Kozlov treats whoever comes into her E.R. but does the unthinkable and dangerous thing of hiding who he really is. Yep, that really could get them ALL killed even Ruslan for covering for Lev !  I really liked that they were that tight !
Lev and Polina just can't stay away from each other although it keeps getting harder to lie to their families.  It begins as a sweet, secretive romance because Lev refuses to be like his father. He WON'T  just take what isn't offered.  I loved both of them and the intensity of this story.  I will be reading more by this author !

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booksprout March 26/ The Mafia Diplomat's Bride: The Lazaretti Syndicate by Daphne Monroe

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  A Dark Mafia Marriage-of-Convenience Romance 

 She was sent to marry him. Then kill him.

Calla Voss is a weapon disguised as a bride. Trained by her crime family to seduce, manipulate, and eliminate, she's given one final mission: marry Domenico Lazaretti--the calculating diplomat of Chicago's most dangerous syndicate--and destroy him from the inside.
Domenico doesn't trust his new wife. He's seen her file. He knows what she is. But the assassin in his bed is also the only person who makes him feel alive--and that's a problem neither of them expected.  When a shadowy puppetmaster reveals their marriage was engineered to ignite a war between their families, Calla and Domenico face an impossible choice: betray each other to survive, or burn their empires to the ground and build something new from the ashes.
In this world, love isn't a fairytale. It's a loaded gun.

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Calla is a dangerous weapon honed by her father. A killing machine that he has USED as a successful, unseen assassin for years ! It's not something that she's ever had a choice about.  She never felt like a daughter. She was just useful !But she comes in looking for all the line of sights, exits and with a few weapons and communications !  

 Domenico (Domi)  Lazaretti is in Chicago, and he's no ones fool. So he's looking for the time that Calla tries to plant a knife in his back !  They are married adversaries circling each other. Each dangerous in their own ways.  

Turns out that they both have been played by both sides of the family.  It's quite a twist or two and I loved how it all played out and how it ended. They managed to get their HEA. Well, at least for now.  Their not stupid and will enjoy their lives but also keep a sharp eye out too !

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bkfunnel/ His Ring, Her Rules by Poppy Reed

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He faked an engagement to get his mother off his back.
She agreed out of sheer panic at being put on the spot.
Neither of them expected it to feel this real.

Everly Carter knows how small towns work—once a rumor starts in Nicholasville, it never lets go. So when Connor Hayes, her brother’s best friend and a cool, controlled billionaire rancher, claims her as his fiancée to silence his relentless mother, Everly plays along.

What begins as a convenient lie turns into late nights under string lights, lingering looks across barn doors, and a family that treats their “fake” engagement like it’s already forever.

Then the past strikes back. A jilted ex-fiancée tries to destroy Everly’s reputation—and her clinic—while an unexpected pregnancy threatens to shatter the fragile peace they’ve built.

His Ring Her Rules is a small-town, fake engagement romance filled with slow-burn tension, found family, high-stakes drama, and a love that has to survive both scandal and surprise to become real.

Return to Nicholasville for more connected Carter family romances, Black sister bonds, and small-town love stories where legacy, loyalty, and land lead every couple to their happily ever after.

--My 4 star review TITLED:  Small Town Romance 

I really liked both of the main characters. Everly Carter grew up in Nicholasville and then was gone for 8 years studying to be a doctor.  Now that she is, she is ready to practice in her hometown ! She has family and many good memories here !  This town pulls together, big time !

Everly's twin brother, Rowan starts the whole thing causing the delightful chaos with the fake engagement ! He's always been a harmless jokester of their family ! Most of her family is already planning parties and the wedding for them !!! 

Connor Hayes, is a great guy and he grew up with Everly and it takes a short amount of time for him to realize how much he missed her ! Then his ex, Cheryle Harrison shows up stirring up ALL kinds of trouble !  

 Having grown up in a small town I appreciated how real it all was.  I really liked the ending and want to thank the Author for the ARC of this books !

Review by Mar 23, 2026Bkspt/ Nanny for Tempting Mafia Boss by Amanda Mask

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I thought I was just applying to be a nanny.

I didn’t know I was walking into a mafia empire.

Or falling for the most dangerous single dad in the city.

Carlos is forty. Powerful. Controlled. Untouchable.

A feared mafia boss with a cold reputation and two kids who adore him.

I’m twenty. From a small town. Broke enough to need the job.

The plan was simple. Care for six-year-old Nico. Keep up with sharp, observant Ana. Stay out of Carlos’s world.

But staying out of his world is impossible when I’m living in his house.

When I see the way he tucks his son into bed.

The way he listens when his daughter talks about her dreams.

The way his control slips only when he looks at me.

I should be afraid of the danger surrounding him.

Instead, I’m afraid of how much I want him.

Because in his world, weakness gets exploited.

And loving a man like Carlos could make me his greatest vulnerability.

When someone tries to use me—and the mentorship center I built—as leverage against him, I have two choices.

Run from the pressure.

Or stand beside the man everyone fears… and prove I’m not fragile.

He says I’m not temporary.

He says I’m not leverage.

He says I’m permanent.

But can a small-town girl really survive loving a tempting mafia boss?

Or will the heat between us burn everything down?

Nanny for Tempting Mafia Boss is a steamy age-gap single dad romance with high heat, dangerous tension, powerful emotional growth, and a guaranteed happily ever after.

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_______________ my 4 Star review  TITLED:  A Different kind of Mafia Dad

 Tina Moore is a STRONG, 20 year old woman who is in over her head right away ! (I love strong female main characters!)  She is however attracted to 40 year old Carlos Alvarez; the kids father. . The housekeeper, Maria tells Tina to be careful because Carlos likes to test boundaries. She knows !  But she doesn't mind that. 

 Carlos is such a good protective father to his kids, Ana who is 9 and Nico who is 6 years old. Ana is a quiet, slow to warm up child who observes before she decided about Tina the new nanny.  Nico is the opposite, boisterous, out going and flings himself into Tina waist really early.  We get to watch them all grow together as a family and even as the kids become fully rounded adults !

I liked how Carlos learned new ways to be in his "business" because of Tina and became even more successful.

One thing that bothered me a bit was the often repeated phrases of, " 

I’m not fragile.

He says I’m not temporary.

He says I’m not leverage.

He says I’m permanent."  

However I did like how intense the story got at times as they dealt together with problems and solved them.  And that there was closed door intimacy between Tina and Carlos. It was more about the story and relationships !

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

Mar 23, 2026Booksprt/ Bad Boy's Secret Baby Book 3 of Bad Boys Bikers of Small Town Moonrise Series by Mia Amour

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One reckless night with a dangerous ex-fighter in Vegas ruined me for every other man.

Four years later, I’m standing on Knox Wilder’s doorstep…

With the little boy, he doesn’t know is his.

Knox was supposed to be one unforgettable mistake.

Tattooed.
Ruthless.
The kind of man my powerful family warned me never to keep.

The kind of man I never stopped wanting.

Now my family is coming for my son.

And there’s only one place left to run.

Moonrise.

Straight to the most forbidden man I’ve ever loved.

Knox gives us his roof before he even knows the truth.

Lets my little boy follow him through the boxing gym.

Teaches him how to throw a punch.

Protects us like instinct.

Like we already belong to him.

One kiss and four years of distance disappears.

But the secret between us is bigger than either of us.

Because the little boy sleeping down the hall?

He has Knox’s eyes.

And if the ex-MC enforcer discovers I kept his son from him…

The most dangerous man in Moonrise may never forgive me.

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--------------my 5 star Review TITLED:  Secrets Explode

Sloan Carrington is on the run from her brother, Rhett. He plans on taking her 4 year old son, Noah ! Whatever it takes !!!  She's been on the run for 4 years but he's caching up.  I love Dee, who points her to Moonrise and the man Knox Wilder.  Her one night stand that she never forgot and who fathered her son Noah. 

Noah hasn't known a father and Knox didn't know about his son, until it all hit the fan !Understandably he's angry because hes missed 4 years of his son's life ! More trouble follows but so do the men that will burn down everything in order to help Knox, Noah and Sloan.

Such an emotional story that pulled me in HARD. I loved it !!!   I sure hope that there will be more in the series of these brave, got your back men.."brothers" I enjoyed it all even with the occasional tears.   There were plenty of smiles too ! And Noah? Ah, Noah such a great little guy !

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Bksprt/ Bound to my billionaire husband Book 1 of A Dry Creek Valley Series by Ivy Waverly

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I didn’t come back to Dry Creek for him.

I came back for my son—for his health, for stability, for a custody battle I refuse to lose. The last thing I need is Adrian DeLuca—billionaire CEO, vineyard owner, and the man who once broke my heart—looking at me like I still belong to him.

But his grandfather’s will leaves him no choice: marry and live in town for a year, or lose control of his company and the family ranch. I need legal protection. He needs a wife.

So we sign a contract.

We play perfect at wine tastings, school events, and the county fair. We share a house. A name. A bed when the town is watching.

What we don’t fake is the heat. The history. The way he touches me like he never forgot.

Then someone starts digging up dangerous secrets buried on DeLuca land—and I become a target.

Now Adrian isn’t pretending anymore.

And somewhere between the lies and the fire, I realize the only thing more dangerous than our enemies… is falling for my husband again.

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 my 4 star review- titled:  Rules, Boundaries & Cautious Alliances 

I really liked that Emmy was a STRONG, but exhausted woman. Protective of her 6 year old son Noah and trying to protect her son for her ex's manipulations !  Martin Hales is he enemy from Adrian DeLuca's side and of course HER ex is the other !!  So sad, that custody is one of the things weaponized against her. And they are relentless! The pressures were coming from all sides and Adrian was sincerely trying to help but Emmy's also teaching HIM to let go of his control of her situations. He's trying but he does fail a few times. Emmy wants him to stand WITH her not in  front trying to fix things ! Dom works with him as much as Adrian will allow but knows when to back off too ! The enemies start lining up confident that they are about to win ! Problem after problem designed to make them cave in ! Not going to happen but it is tough for quite a while !

Things get really intense before the ending that made me smile. 

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bkfunnel/ To Love a Distant Duke by Elizabeth Everly

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You look at me as though you understand me, Miss Ellington.”

“Only because, Your Grace, I believe you are far lonelier than you allow anyone to see.”

Rose Ellington has never minded standing at the edges of a room. Quiet observation suits her far better than spectacle, and she has long since learned that dignity matters more than attention.

But when an unfortunate fall places her in the arms of the Duke of Carrington, London is quick to assume ambition where there was none.

Henry Lennox is known for his reserve. Controlled, composed, and seemingly untouched by the world around him, he has built his life on careful distance. It is simpler that way.

He did not expect to notice Rose.

He did not expect to understand her.

Yet in the stillness of early mornings, away from watchful eyes and whispered speculation, conversation comes more easily than either of them intended. What begins as courtesy slowly becomes something far more unsettling, and far more precious.

But society does not easily forget a scandal, however innocent. And for a man who has always trusted in restraint, the true risk is not reputation.

It is allowing himself to feel at all.

--- my 5 STAR review notes TITLED: It all started with a fall

 Rose and Henry were two lonely, quiet people afraid to hope for love. I loved them both although people in Society felt that they were out of sync with society's expectations. It was so emotional and so unfair ! Lady Marchmont was the loudest voice of disapproval making sure that Rose and the room could hear her slander and cruel words.  Her sponsor, Lady Whitmore was the exact opposite. She wanted shy Rose to excel and gave her every encouragement and caution when needed ! Few people supported Rose and Henry's decisions but there were a few.

Henry's dead father was often a voice in his head, demanding that he protect the legacy to be proper. To make cold choices.  He would be appalled by Henry's desire for a marriage of love. After all, he was The Spare; all that was left. That was so cruel. He suffered a lot. 

I loved how everything worked out and her mother and sister appeared towards the end of the story and they were so happy for her.  The Epilogue was well deserved !  

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3-21-26Bksprout/ Bound by the Bratva Pact Book 2 of Morikov Bratva Brothers by Sasha Cole

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At seven years old, my father arranged my marriage to his greatest enemy. At twenty-two, I walked into the monster's house and forgot which side I was on.

I arrived with a mission and a hidden phone — steal his secrets and deliver them to my father like the weapon I'd been raised to be.

Then my new husband blindfolded me on our wedding night. And nothing that followed was what I expected.

Anton Morikov was the cold, calculating bratva accountant who ran an empire on spreadsheets and silence. He called me ptichka — little bird — like I was something to cage.

Piece by piece, the cold cracked. He held my hand in the dark when he didn't have to. Told me truths that cost him everything. Looked at me like I'd been his long before the contract made it official.

And I had been. I just didn't know how long.

He was my first. And I will be his last.

Now my father wants his weapon back — and the little bird has just learned to bite.

A standalone Dark Mafia Romance in the Morikov Bratva Brothers series.

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my 5 Star Review Titled : Hatred, Lies & Resolutions !

 

Nadya's father, Ivan Sokolov spent YEARS training her for her mission of vengeance.  He was one COLD man and I didn't trust him.  Nadya did. She was ready for making him and his family pay for killing here mother. That's why she agreed to sign what they called the "Blood Pact." They are forced to marry because of the contract years ago and the Council demands it be fulfilled to make peace between the families. 

 Anton Morikov, hates her and blames her father for the death of HIS mother.  The whole family does. So they don't make it easy for her when she enters the enemies camp.  It's going to be a cold marriage.  Maybe. 

Things don't exactly go as planned for anyone but that's okay because I liked Nadya and Anton together as the story unfolds. Turns out Anton has been getting a picture of Nadya every year ever since he was sixteen or seventeen.  He's fighting HARD against the pull he feels for her. 

Suspense, romance,  fighting against the enemies was done so well, ending with great with a great HEA.

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Bksprout March 19-.The Mafia Kings Wife" by Broxy Hart

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I married my enemy to stay alive, now I'm pregnant with his child and his world is closing in.

Cross Strinati is a billionaire with a body count no one survives.

Cold control. Quiet brutality. The kind of power that doesn't need threats.

I uncover secrets that get people killed, and suddenly there's a bounty on my head and his men locking me inside his penthouse.

A forced marriage. His name. His rules.

I don't trust him. I should hate him.

But he protects me by holding himself back, until the night he doesn't.

His hands grip my thighs. His mouth claims every inch of me. He takes me against the wall like a man starved, whispering filthy promises that unravel me completely.

I fall for the man who loved me first and chose cruelty to keep me alive.

That's when his enemies discover the truth: I'm not just his wife.

I'm his weakness.

And I'm pregnant with his child, the one thing that could destroy us both.

Mafia King / Billionaire CEO 😈

He Fell First 🖤

Forced Marriage for Protection 💍

Grumpy x Sunshine ☀️

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---------------- my 5 Star review TITLED: There's so much more to Cross

 

 First off, I loved the eBook cover and the unusual plot just drew me in and so did the story itself !

Roxanne Wells is a trip and a half !!! And it made me wonder right off the bat if she was a redhead. That girl was full of fire, fierce ! And I loved her a lot   Wow, she got right up in the face of Cross Strinati without flinching ! She was hilarious fire !!! Cross thinks he's made a clever trap. He's been watching her for a year and protecting her too ! He can't understand why, but he takes risks doing it anyway ! She doesn't rally know all the risks he's been in since doing that.  Another powerful mafia guy,  Filippo wants her gone..yesterday !

Aleksei, is the right hand man for Cross and he puts up with a lot from Roxanne. I liked him a lot. Roxanne finally is able to get in contact with her fellow newsman, Dean and I liked him a lot too. I was so hoping nothing bad happened to either of them ! 

Roxanne takes some unnecessary risks though.  

Cross cared deeper for Roxanne than she ever knew and they had a moment when her walls came down. And she saw the pain in him and he was so tender with her. I loved that for them even though now there were both a bit afraid of their emotions for each other.  

 The suspense and the romance kept me locked into the story while I waited, not so patiently for their HEA. 

  
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bookfunnel/ The Conspiracy on the Cruise by L.L. Gray

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Harper Sullivan thought she’d signed up for two blissful weeks of spa days, mist-shrouded castles, and supernatural sightseeing on the world’s most luxurious magical cruise. Instead, as the ship glides through the rugged coasts of Scotland and Ireland, mythical creatures start vanishing without a trace.

Every clue Harper uncovers pulls her deeper into a conspiracy that’s far bigger than the ship itself. Between moonlit deck parties, whispered legends, and one very opinionated rabbit, Harper’s romantic getaway with Gabriel turns into a race to unmask the culprit before the last port of call.

Can she solve the mystery before the anchor drops, or will the cruise of a lifetime become her last voyage?

My 5 Star Review TITLED: Charming, Scary Mystery

Gabriel & Harper are charming together.  I adored the both of them and Harper's unique, charmed "pet family".  Especially Luna, the rabbit who at first I thought might be a cat. And the sweet, tiny dragon Ignatius !!! Luna is spunky and sassy.  Ignatius loves pastries, sleep and curling around Harper's neck.  Harper's place of business, Spellbooks  in Havenwood, is charming and unique with all it's magic in the store. I liked on "they" named themselves the " Team Radish Bacon" !! Gabriel was so supportive and protective of Harper. He still let her do her thing ! He even said that Luna and Ignatius were family ! Gabriel could also be hilariously funny too !

There were plenty of suspects with some unexpected twists.   Great ending. I loved this book and look forward to reading more of their adventure ! This was my first book that I've read in this series of intense mystery, magic and sweet romance. 

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---not included in review was that Vivienne is Gabriel's upscale mom who kinda scares Harper but pulls her into the whole spy undercover thing !  She has confidence in Harper.  I Loved that Gabe called Harper, "amaryn" even though I'm not sure what it means; sounds like something affectionate !

bksprt/Mar19- NICO: A Forced Proximity Surprise Pregnancy Mafia Romance

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I auctioned my v-card to save my dying father—then discovered the highest bidder was my mafia boss.

I'm an entry-level assistant to Atlantic City's most elusive bachelor, Nico Conti.
Sinfully gorgeous enforcer for his family's criminal empire.

 Women line up for the privilege of warming his bed.
I can't afford that distraction.

My terminally ill father needs surgery that costs twenty thousand dollars, which I don't have.

When a friend mentions how she made money auctioning her own innocence,
my stomach turns.
But desperation makes beggars of us all.

Within days, I'm on the auction block, trembling and exposed.

That's when I see him—Nico's smoldering, stormy eyes locked on me, his paddle raised high as he’s declared the auction winner.
Relief floods through me as he reaches up and his hand captures mine, pulling me close.

His grip is firm… commanding… and fear spikes sharp and cold.
He intends to collect exactly what he purchased.
His voice leaves no room for misunderstanding.

I go with him because I have no choice.
I stay because of what happens next.

When he finally takes me to his bed, my terror twists into something hotter, darker… a craving I never expected.
And when sunrise comes, I’m not just ruined.

I’m pregnant with the mafia enforcer’s child—
bound to a man who will never let what’s his walk away.

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----My 4 Star Review Notes TITLED: I liked it with a reservation

 Great main characters and I do say that I did have an initial reservation because of how they met. I went ahead and read it.  I could have done with a bit less of the sexual acts but the book did warn that it was explicit. When away from those scenes the book was REALLY good, emotional and even tender at times. Nico began to really open up to Erica. I really liked when she got to meet the "scary" family ! They were really quite the group ! Also thought that the listing of the family members and how they related to Nico was a nice and necessary touch !

The ending was great and everything that I could have hoped for ! 

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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 

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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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 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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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.

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----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.