Besides, even if he were hers, everyone knows you don’t fall in love with a Made Man. Having already escaped one scandal, however, she can hardly afford to be swept up in another. Elena may be the Sweet Abelli on the outside, but she’s beginning to learn she has a taste for the darkness, for rough hands, cigarettes, and whiskey-colored eyes. Making her feel hotter than any future brother-in-law should. She doesn’t like the man or anything he stands for, though that doesn’t stop her heart from pattering like rain against glass when he’s near, nor the shiver that ghosts down her spine at the sound of his voice. After his and Elena’s first encounter ends with an accidental glare on her part, she realizes he’s just as rude as he is handsome. His reputation stretches far and wide and is darker than his black suits and ties. A made man, a boss, a cheat-even measured against mafia standards. In the murky waters of New York’s underworld, Elena’s sister is arranged to marry Nicolas Russo. They say first impressions are everything. Now, all she can see in the mirror’s reflection is blood staining her hands like crimson paint.
She’s the favored daughter, the perfect mafia principessa. Nicknamed Sweet Abelli for her docile nature, Elena smiles on cue and has a charming response for everything. It was worth it and I have no regrets.☆ NOW A TOP 50 AMAZON BESTSELLER ☆ She’s a romantic at heart, living in the most unromantic of worlds. I’ve neglected my family and ruined a hollandaise over this book today. It’s just the chefs kiss of mafia romance. The Hero and Heroine don’t fall into insta-love but they’re not super in denial about their feelings either.
It takes place on Europe and you’re not assaulted with a million descriptions of how smelly NYC is (we know) or how fucking cold Chicago is (we know). The Heroine has a backbone, isn’t TSTL (too stupid to live), and has legitimate ulterior motives to keep her shit together during this marriage. It has your classic arranged mafia romance but great banter between the Hero and Heroine. Every other mafia romance has been soothing at first but ultimately not doing the job. It’s been like treating the yeastie beasties with coconut oil. I’ve read endless mafia romances trying to scratch that itch Danielle Lori has left me with. I found a mafia romance even better than the aforementioned titles in my post. Black Skies Riviera by Catherine Wiltcher.
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