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Nico Morrelli.
My blackmailer.
A Liar.
I stole from him.
And when he came to collect, the money was gone. I used it to try and save someone I loved, but it still wasn’t enough.
Now Nico Morrelli is blackmailing me for the money I took. He’s ruthless and unyielding.
The Wolf in an Armani suit.
The man makes my body crave submission. Yet he can cost me and my girls everything. When he forced me into the underworld, he destroyed the sacrifices my family made to keep me safe.
I can’t become a tool for his revenge. Because my stakes are much higher. As my secrets unfold, I’m no longer sure who to trust.
If only my heart didn’t want him so much.
My blackmailer.
A Liar.
I stole from him.
And when he came to collect, the money was gone. I used it to try and save someone I loved, but it still wasn’t enough.
Now Nico Morrelli is blackmailing me for the money I took. He’s ruthless and unyielding.
The Wolf in an Armani suit.
The man makes my body crave submission. Yet he can cost me and my girls everything. When he forced me into the underworld, he destroyed the sacrifices my family made to keep me safe.
I can’t become a tool for his revenge. Because my stakes are much higher. As my secrets unfold, I’m no longer sure who to trust.
If only my heart didn’t want him so much.
416 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2022
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Eva Winners
60 books4,103 followersEva released her first novel Second Chance At Love in 2020 and has been writing feverishly ever since. She writes about everlasting romance for every century focusing on characters emotional development and always guarantees an HEA.
She loves yoga, wine and her kiddos. In her spare time, she seeks adventures either hiking through trails or exploring the beaches.
Writing books has always been her passion and she brings real life to the forefront in everything she writes about.
Deeply passionate characters and stories will draw you in and you'll never want to leave.
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She loves yoga, wine and her kiddos. In her spare time, she seeks adventures either hiking through trails or exploring the beaches.
Writing books has always been her passion and she brings real life to the forefront in everything she writes about.
Deeply passionate characters and stories will draw you in and you'll never want to leave.
Follow her on social media to stay up to date with all her new releases!
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August 10, 2023
3 🤔🙄🙄⭐️s
The cover was amazing! 🤩
Interesting plot with twists and turns, suspense, secrets and revelations, with good and (head)strong characters.
I wasn’t excited with Nico secretly messing up with Bianca’s contraception pills and there were a lot of characters to keep track of.
Above all, too many repetitions that nothing could have been made more crystal clear and sex between Bianca and Nico was far beyond fiction that even rabbits were put to shame... 🙄
Grovelling was out of the question...
The cover was amazing! 🤩
Interesting plot with twists and turns, suspense, secrets and revelations, with good and (head)strong characters.
I wasn’t excited with Nico secretly messing up with Bianca’s contraception pills and there were a lot of characters to keep track of.
Above all, too many repetitions that nothing could have been made more crystal clear and sex between Bianca and Nico was far beyond fiction that even rabbits were put to shame... 🙄
Grovelling was out of the question...
January 25, 2024
i can’t even blame him for swapping her pills cs he was on his way to becoming a senior citizen 😩
February 27, 2022
(Update: Lowering to three stars because it’s fair and little menace made me do it 🤡)
Okay, Bianca won me over.
And I don’t want to spoil anything but she’s BADASS and I like her more than Nico, who I also love anyway. There, it had to be said 🤓
Also, pls, swapping birth control pills was PERFECT.
I’ll be leaving now, thank you.
Okay, Bianca won me over.
And I don’t want to spoil anything but she’s BADASS and I like her more than Nico, who I also love anyway. There, it had to be said 🤓
Also, pls, swapping birth control pills was PERFECT.
I’ll be leaving now, thank you.
June 6, 2022
2 stars
This series is just a guilty pleasure at this point. I figured after the first book that I wasn’t gonna get the vibes I usually expect from a mafia book but sometimes I’m fine with some lite mafia entertainment. - and on a side note Those covers! - truthfully I’ve been enticed to read mediocre and downright bad books because of covers before and this series is no exception. Right now I’m contemplating starting the next book just because damn, that cover is fineee.. it’s like a promise which ultimately doesn’t deliver.
Anyway, unfortunately, this book was worse than the first. Whereas the first was absolutely ridiculous plot wise, this one didn’t have a plot for most of the book and towards the end it just put something together which really gave off amateurs vibes.
Also, what really bored me was the fact that for the most part this book was filled with endless and needless descriptions of the MCs which we would get from each other. In an active scene at the beginning of the book it took 3/4 pages for me to actually read the interaction between characters (which is what I was interested in) because the author just kept going on and on and on with useless meandering thoughts that our heroine had. Her absolute shock and attraction to the hero, her overseeing him, her freaking out internally. It was literally pagesssss. And the book continued in the same way for most of it. Sometimes those things are good and welcome, here it was to compensate for the lack of plot and it irked me. I have no patience for this. I’ll take a ridiculously over the top plot over something that seems ripped from the pages of a journal. And it wasn’t just the heroine doing it. The hero would also drown my interest in pages and pages of contemplation of his motives, his attraction to the heroine and his need for her and her beauty. I swear if I had to read one more page of it, I would have thrown my kindle. But I’m also stubborn and I wanted to finish it to get some crumbs for the next book maybe - which I didn’t get.
Also, the plot, as I said before, it was ridiculous and flimsy, and the hero’s so called “revenge” - it was laughable. It was so pathetic that this 40 something years old man came up with the cheesiest and most passive way of “avenging” his sisters death. Where was the revenge exactly?
It just felt like there were no stakes. And the main characters didn’t exactly grow into their love. Again we were told about their all encompassing lust and attraction and whatever but like - yeah, ok, anything else?
Also, NEVER and I mean NEVER would I forgive a man for tampering with my birth control. Not to mention that this wasn’t down the line in their marriage and he wanted to finally have kids (not that it would make it more ok) but literally before they got hitched she told him that they would discuss the matter of kids in a year or two and the bitch that he is switched her birth control before the wedding. But it was all okay because she forgave him and laughed about it in the epilogue like it was such a silly joke. If I could bitch slap some sense into her pea sized-internalised misogynistic brain of her i would.
This series is just a guilty pleasure at this point. I figured after the first book that I wasn’t gonna get the vibes I usually expect from a mafia book but sometimes I’m fine with some lite mafia entertainment. - and on a side note Those covers! - truthfully I’ve been enticed to read mediocre and downright bad books because of covers before and this series is no exception. Right now I’m contemplating starting the next book just because damn, that cover is fineee.. it’s like a promise which ultimately doesn’t deliver.
Anyway, unfortunately, this book was worse than the first. Whereas the first was absolutely ridiculous plot wise, this one didn’t have a plot for most of the book and towards the end it just put something together which really gave off amateurs vibes.
Also, what really bored me was the fact that for the most part this book was filled with endless and needless descriptions of the MCs which we would get from each other. In an active scene at the beginning of the book it took 3/4 pages for me to actually read the interaction between characters (which is what I was interested in) because the author just kept going on and on and on with useless meandering thoughts that our heroine had. Her absolute shock and attraction to the hero, her overseeing him, her freaking out internally. It was literally pagesssss. And the book continued in the same way for most of it. Sometimes those things are good and welcome, here it was to compensate for the lack of plot and it irked me. I have no patience for this. I’ll take a ridiculously over the top plot over something that seems ripped from the pages of a journal. And it wasn’t just the heroine doing it. The hero would also drown my interest in pages and pages of contemplation of his motives, his attraction to the heroine and his need for her and her beauty. I swear if I had to read one more page of it, I would have thrown my kindle. But I’m also stubborn and I wanted to finish it to get some crumbs for the next book maybe - which I didn’t get.
Also, the plot, as I said before, it was ridiculous and flimsy, and the hero’s so called “revenge” - it was laughable. It was so pathetic that this 40 something years old man came up with the cheesiest and most passive way of “avenging” his sisters death. Where was the revenge exactly?
It just felt like there were no stakes. And the main characters didn’t exactly grow into their love. Again we were told about their all encompassing lust and attraction and whatever but like - yeah, ok, anything else?
Also, NEVER and I mean NEVER would I forgive a man for tampering with my birth control. Not to mention that this wasn’t down the line in their marriage and he wanted to finally have kids (not that it would make it more ok) but literally before they got hitched she told him that they would discuss the matter of kids in a year or two and the bitch that he is switched her birth control before the wedding. But it was all okay because she forgave him and laughed about it in the epilogue like it was such a silly joke. If I could bitch slap some sense into her pea sized-internalised misogynistic brain of her i would.
February 3, 2022
Story: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4.5)
Trope: Revenge, forced marriage
Angst: 😱😱😱
Smexy: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
When Bianca's husband stole money from the mob, she knew trouble would catch up to her eventually - she just didn't realize she would be all alone when it did. Nico Morelli knows the identity of Bianca's biological father and her deceased husband's past transgression is the perfect blackmail tool so he can exact his revenge. He doesn't realize he's going to get caught between his need for revenge and his feelings for the widow he's developing feelings for.
Another Eva Winners masterpiece! I just love all her mafia books. Nico is just the best ❤️ . I just love how he claims Bianca's children as his own and goes all caveman about getting her pregnant (for us forced pregnancy fans out there, lol). Bianca is actually one of my favorite Eva heroines so far. I love that she's Ms. Suzy Homemaker and completely owns it, but she's not shy or demure and especially not a push over. The chemistry between the two of them was fantastic and the smexy times super hot - Nico is a super dirty talker and it definitely get's her (and me) going :). I also really enjoyed the fated, "it was meant to be" aspect of the book. It made it really sweet.
Nico is the second book in the Belles and Mobster's series by Eva Winners, but can be read as a standalone. It is told in first person, from dual perspective.
Trope: Revenge, forced marriage
Angst: 😱😱😱
Smexy: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
When Bianca's husband stole money from the mob, she knew trouble would catch up to her eventually - she just didn't realize she would be all alone when it did. Nico Morelli knows the identity of Bianca's biological father and her deceased husband's past transgression is the perfect blackmail tool so he can exact his revenge. He doesn't realize he's going to get caught between his need for revenge and his feelings for the widow he's developing feelings for.
Another Eva Winners masterpiece! I just love all her mafia books. Nico is just the best ❤️ . I just love how he claims Bianca's children as his own and goes all caveman about getting her pregnant (for us forced pregnancy fans out there, lol). Bianca is actually one of my favorite Eva heroines so far. I love that she's Ms. Suzy Homemaker and completely owns it, but she's not shy or demure and especially not a push over. The chemistry between the two of them was fantastic and the smexy times super hot - Nico is a super dirty talker and it definitely get's her (and me) going :). I also really enjoyed the fated, "it was meant to be" aspect of the book. It made it really sweet.
Nico is the second book in the Belles and Mobster's series by Eva Winners, but can be read as a standalone. It is told in first person, from dual perspective.
February 6, 2022
3.25 Stars
Better than the first book but still not great.
Safety:
Both saw each other years before the start of the book. Neither were celibate.
Heroine was married to HS sweetheart that she loved and he dies before h and H get together (start if the book). She has two kids with him.
Cheating- heroines husband had cheated on her and lied about it ending and then he got sick and died. No cheating between h and H.
No ow/om drama
Not really any details of hero's sexual history except he could get anyone he wants basically. Heroine has only been with hero and husband.
Better than the first book but still not great.
Safety:
Both saw each other years before the start of the book. Neither were celibate.
Heroine was married to HS sweetheart that she loved and he dies before h and H get together (start if the book). She has two kids with him.
Cheating- heroines husband had cheated on her and lied about it ending and then he got sick and died. No cheating between h and H.
No ow/om drama
Not really any details of hero's sexual history except he could get anyone he wants basically. Heroine has only been with hero and husband.
February 11, 2022
⭐️ 4.5 Mia Cara stars⭐️
A sizzling hot story, the chemistry between Nico and Bianca exhaling from the pages is a ticking bomb, the build up and angst masterfully interwoven into the plot, by the time these two got together I was ready to blow.
Despite the undeniable desire they have for each other both Nico and Bianca harbour secrets, their pasts collide and play havoc with their future. They have enemies, they may trust their bodies and struggle to fight their hotter than sin attraction but they never lose sight of what’s at stake.
~𝑭𝒖𝒄𝒌, 𝑰'𝒅 𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅. 𝑬𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒐𝒎~
Nico is set on avenging his sister who was brutally murdered. When he sees Bianca is the perfect pawn to play his game of chess, he decides to use her end eventually end this match. Checkmate! What Nico didn’t take into account is how deep under his skin Bianca would get, once the wheels are in motion it will be hard to stop. Nico needs to work hard to get his revenge without risking to lose his woman in the process.
~𝑴𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒓𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒃𝒊𝒈 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒐𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒃𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔~
Bianca is a sweet and fierce woman, I loved her integrity, the fight she puts on when somebody tries to put her into a corner. Her strength and courage make her one hell of a woman and mother. I could totally relate to her need to bake to fend off stress and cooking to decompress. My Italian soul sung in tune with Bianca in various occasions. There is really no hope for this broody hot Mobster, no matter how tough, this Belle will have him kneeling and worship at their alter.
Hats off Ms Winners for making this worshipping extra hot and steamy.
~𝑺𝒊𝒛𝒛𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒔. 𝑨𝒅𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒊𝒙, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓~
I enjoyed this cocktail of lies, betrayal and deceit with a good dose of hot, steamy sexiness. This second instalment, like previous books, is dotted with repetitions, especially within the characters inner musings, however I came to accept this is Eva’s style, it didn’t slow down the narrative pace so it still gave me a nice reading experience. I’m getting so involved into this world and attached to its inhabitants I can’t wait to learn more. To read new stories and revisiting old friends.
December 12, 2025
Meh
Disclosure: skimming occurred
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April 17, 2024
Bianca tiene una deuda enorme con la mafia y lo sabe. El error que cometió su difunto marido hace más de un año algún día la encontrará. Lo que ella no sabe es que ya la encontró en su momento, sólo había estado esperando su oportunidad. Nico sabe que es hora de empezar su plan de venganza y eso empieza por reclamar la vieja deuda de Bianca. Pero todo lo que empezó como venganza pronto se convierte en obsesión y... En mucho más?
Es el segundo libro que intento de Eva que se me hace a poco y flojo. Es que estos mafiosos de Eva me son bastante incongruentes, demasiado blandos e infantiles a veces. No busco un dark en el que él sea un imbécil ya lo he dicho muchas veces pero es que estos personajes no se... No me convence su carácter. Encima el amor es prácticamente en la primera página, ellas caen rápido y duro también como si no hubieran visto hombre en la vida. Prácticamente y se le agarran a la pierna. En fin que los caracteres de los personajes dejan mucho que desear. Aún así la historia para pasar el rato está bien pero yo la gran expectación y amor que todo el mundo tiene por estas historias no lo estoy sintiendo, le doy un aprobado raspado. Será porque ya he leído tanto y me ponen las expectativas tan altas que después llego aquí y me decepciona. En fin, como siempre digo para gustos colores.
Es el segundo libro que intento de Eva que se me hace a poco y flojo. Es que estos mafiosos de Eva me son bastante incongruentes, demasiado blandos e infantiles a veces. No busco un dark en el que él sea un imbécil ya lo he dicho muchas veces pero es que estos personajes no se... No me convence su carácter. Encima el amor es prácticamente en la primera página, ellas caen rápido y duro también como si no hubieran visto hombre en la vida. Prácticamente y se le agarran a la pierna. En fin que los caracteres de los personajes dejan mucho que desear. Aún así la historia para pasar el rato está bien pero yo la gran expectación y amor que todo el mundo tiene por estas historias no lo estoy sintiendo, le doy un aprobado raspado. Será porque ya he leído tanto y me ponen las expectativas tan altas que después llego aquí y me decepciona. En fin, como siempre digo para gustos colores.
January 16, 2022
I have been a fan of Eva Winners' Belles and Mobsters series since Luciano's book. I was introduced to these hardened men in The Den of Sin and was so excited to read more! Nico and Bianca were so delicious. I loved their chemistry and the palpable tension between them. This was a great forced marriage/single-mom story.
Nico was sexy, engaging and full of sexy chemistry between our hero and heroine. They had a connection that could not he denied. But while I loved this (standalone) story and the ongoing storyline from book 1, I did find that there was quite a few missed opportunities where Nico could have bonded with his new step-children. Being a mother is SO important to Bianca so the fact that there wasn't a scene one-on-one with Nico and his new children where readers could see him break from his dark and edgy mafia "boss" persona was disappointing. In addition, the readers saw Nico refer to Bianca's children as his children countless times but we really didn't "see" or "feel" it. The children were mostly off the page. This I felt was a huge missed opportunity by the author as it would have humanized and further endeared Nico to readers.
Overall this was a solid addition to this series and I look forward to reading Cassio's story. 4 stars! ~Ratula
Nico was sexy, engaging and full of sexy chemistry between our hero and heroine. They had a connection that could not he denied. But while I loved this (standalone) story and the ongoing storyline from book 1, I did find that there was quite a few missed opportunities where Nico could have bonded with his new step-children. Being a mother is SO important to Bianca so the fact that there wasn't a scene one-on-one with Nico and his new children where readers could see him break from his dark and edgy mafia "boss" persona was disappointing. In addition, the readers saw Nico refer to Bianca's children as his children countless times but we really didn't "see" or "feel" it. The children were mostly off the page. This I felt was a huge missed opportunity by the author as it would have humanized and further endeared Nico to readers.
Overall this was a solid addition to this series and I look forward to reading Cassio's story. 4 stars! ~Ratula
January 2, 2025
4 - ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
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The series is very interesting and hooks the reader. Recommend.
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The series is very interesting and hooks the reader. Recommend.
September 22, 2024
I'm slowly becoming addicted to this series.
Nico is... perfect for me, i.e. for Bianca.
Nico is... perfect for me, i.e. for Bianca.
February 6, 2022
***4,5 "My destiny!!!" stars***
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"I hoped for a hero in disguise.
I got a deceiver.
A liar."
"LUCIANO" made me fall for this world of Belles and Mobsters and with the second book, the author fed my newly addiction and I just want for the stories of these wonderful mobsters to keep coming to us!!!
"NICO" was an amazing story full of secrets, lies and deceit... Full of lust, hope and love!!!
Bianca and Nico were a beautiful couple and I enjoyed their story very much!!!
"You are going to break me, aren't you?"
Nico is seeking revenge from a man who brought too much devastation into his life...
His only weapon against him is Bianca Carter, soon to be Morelli...
Nico is determined to use Bianca, even though when he is coming closer to her, she keeps surprising him in every turn and he is falling little by little under her spell...
Can he sacrifice his love in the name of revenge???
"She called out to me like a siren's song. I just had to make sure I didn't fall under her spell."
Bianca had lived too many losses in her life... and she is still mourning her husband when Nico is stepping into her path and everything is turning upside down...
Her husband had stolen from him and now, he is coming to collect his debt... There is no money, so she has to pay with body and soul...
She is scared to be pulled into his world when her family had made so many sacrifices to keep her out of it, but now she is forced to enter it and which will be the consequences???
"This man was my fire. The fire quickly became inferno -dangerous and deadly."
Nico and Bianca had incredible chemistry... The pull between them was heavy from the first pages that they met each other... They were always meant to be, but they are both keeping too many secrets and they are lying to each other in order to succeed on their causes.
Will these lies destroy them once and for all???
Or there is still hope where there is love???
"She made me hope for things I never wanted..."
"He would be my sweetest demise. Or my most bitter one."
I loved Bianca and Nico, even though they were so opposite from each other.
Bianca was too domesticated and you could love her so easily... She was a great mother and she had a big heart... Yes, she may appeared as a weak, but she was anything but that!!! She had the ability to bring Nico to his knees and I loved the way that she was doing it...
"Nico Morelli, my master manipulator and my husband, was my gravity."
Nico was a ruthless mobster, but he had a good heart. Yes, he wanted to use Bianca, but honestly, you could see from the first moment that he was very protective of her. He wanted her and he was determined to have her no matter what... I liked that he never thought the twins as anything than his daughters!!! He got too many points into my eyes for that reason!!!
"I will protect you and your girls."
"And who will protect us from you?"
And now, I'm craving more and more of this world... I need to learn everything about these captivating mobsters and their fearless belles!!!
My only objection to this amazing story is that there were too many unnecessary, in my opinion always, repetitive inner monologues....
Still, I wasn't bothered by them and I fully enjoyed this crazy, intense and full of suspense ride!!!
"You are mine for life.
You run, I'll hunt.
You hide, I'll turn every rock until I have you.
There is nowhere you can hide that I won't find you."
**I received an ARC for the exchange of an honest review**
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"I hoped for a hero in disguise.
I got a deceiver.
A liar."
"LUCIANO" made me fall for this world of Belles and Mobsters and with the second book, the author fed my newly addiction and I just want for the stories of these wonderful mobsters to keep coming to us!!!
"NICO" was an amazing story full of secrets, lies and deceit... Full of lust, hope and love!!!
Bianca and Nico were a beautiful couple and I enjoyed their story very much!!!
"You are going to break me, aren't you?"
Nico is seeking revenge from a man who brought too much devastation into his life...
His only weapon against him is Bianca Carter, soon to be Morelli...
Nico is determined to use Bianca, even though when he is coming closer to her, she keeps surprising him in every turn and he is falling little by little under her spell...
Can he sacrifice his love in the name of revenge???
"She called out to me like a siren's song. I just had to make sure I didn't fall under her spell."
Bianca had lived too many losses in her life... and she is still mourning her husband when Nico is stepping into her path and everything is turning upside down...
Her husband had stolen from him and now, he is coming to collect his debt... There is no money, so she has to pay with body and soul...
She is scared to be pulled into his world when her family had made so many sacrifices to keep her out of it, but now she is forced to enter it and which will be the consequences???
"This man was my fire. The fire quickly became inferno -dangerous and deadly."
Nico and Bianca had incredible chemistry... The pull between them was heavy from the first pages that they met each other... They were always meant to be, but they are both keeping too many secrets and they are lying to each other in order to succeed on their causes.
Will these lies destroy them once and for all???
Or there is still hope where there is love???
"She made me hope for things I never wanted..."
"He would be my sweetest demise. Or my most bitter one."
I loved Bianca and Nico, even though they were so opposite from each other.
Bianca was too domesticated and you could love her so easily... She was a great mother and she had a big heart... Yes, she may appeared as a weak, but she was anything but that!!! She had the ability to bring Nico to his knees and I loved the way that she was doing it...
"Nico Morelli, my master manipulator and my husband, was my gravity."
Nico was a ruthless mobster, but he had a good heart. Yes, he wanted to use Bianca, but honestly, you could see from the first moment that he was very protective of her. He wanted her and he was determined to have her no matter what... I liked that he never thought the twins as anything than his daughters!!! He got too many points into my eyes for that reason!!!
"I will protect you and your girls."
"And who will protect us from you?"
And now, I'm craving more and more of this world... I need to learn everything about these captivating mobsters and their fearless belles!!!
My only objection to this amazing story is that there were too many unnecessary, in my opinion always, repetitive inner monologues....
Still, I wasn't bothered by them and I fully enjoyed this crazy, intense and full of suspense ride!!!
"You are mine for life.
You run, I'll hunt.
You hide, I'll turn every rock until I have you.
There is nowhere you can hide that I won't find you."
**I received an ARC for the exchange of an honest review**
June 17, 2024
Me está gustando esta saga de mafiosos ☺️😅
La verdad es que básicamente todos los libros manejan el mismo patrón, es decir, tipos que están buenísimos, con actitudes bastante cuestionables, que son todos malotes con todos menos con su amada. Ya saben, lo típico de esta clase de historias. 😅
Nico y Bianca me gustaron, es cierto que Nico se pasa en varias cosas que le hizo a Bianca, pero en general la historia es entretenida, ideal para pasar el rato, llena de romance, varias escenas spicy y muy rápida de leer y, sobre todo, esa conexión que hay entre los personajes que forman parte de esta saga es muuuuuy buena, en mi opinión, dan ganas de seguir leyendo para seguir conociendo la historia de todos estos mafiosos 🥰
La verdad es que básicamente todos los libros manejan el mismo patrón, es decir, tipos que están buenísimos, con actitudes bastante cuestionables, que son todos malotes con todos menos con su amada. Ya saben, lo típico de esta clase de historias. 😅
Nico y Bianca me gustaron, es cierto que Nico se pasa en varias cosas que le hizo a Bianca, pero en general la historia es entretenida, ideal para pasar el rato, llena de romance, varias escenas spicy y muy rápida de leer y, sobre todo, esa conexión que hay entre los personajes que forman parte de esta saga es muuuuuy buena, en mi opinión, dan ganas de seguir leyendo para seguir conociendo la historia de todos estos mafiosos 🥰
April 19, 2024
Uff, más de lo mismo.
Mucho "mia mia" y poca trama.
Que ser despreciable Nico, manipulador, mentiroso, demasiadas banderas rojas para mi gusto, incluso para este género.
Va a ser que no. 🤷♀️
Mucho "mia mia" y poca trama.
Que ser despreciable Nico, manipulador, mentiroso, demasiadas banderas rojas para mi gusto, incluso para este género.
Va a ser que no. 🤷♀️
June 1, 2025
4,5 en realidad.
No sé qué tiene esta serie, pero cada libro me gusta más que el anterior 🤭. Por el momento, este ha sido mi favorito: he amado a Nico ❤️🔥 y Bianca también se ha convertido en mi personaje femenino favorito. ¡Adoro a esta pareja!
Estos libros de mafia son adictivos, intensos y muy fáciles de leer. No puedo esperar a empezar el siguiente. ¡Necesito más!
No sé qué tiene esta serie, pero cada libro me gusta más que el anterior 🤭. Por el momento, este ha sido mi favorito: he amado a Nico ❤️🔥 y Bianca también se ha convertido en mi personaje femenino favorito. ¡Adoro a esta pareja!
Estos libros de mafia son adictivos, intensos y muy fáciles de leer. No puedo esperar a empezar el siguiente. ¡Necesito más!
January 31, 2025
he just kept irritating the hell outta me
February 28, 2022
After reading Luciano, I've just been obsessing and waiting patiently for the rest of this series. I loved Nico's story. I loved that he wanted to avenge what happened to his sister but at the same time, he fell in love with the one person who he could use for his revenge. And that's Bianca. He knew it was wrong to use her but he was also trying to protect Bianca and her daughters. Which also means, he's never going to let them go. I definitely get his reasons, though I wished he would've just admitted his feelings rather than elaborating a scheme to get her to agree. Their story is a fast-paced one I finished it in just one reading. I can't wait to read the next one.
April 25, 2023
When the book starts the heroine is married, then a widow.
The Hero barrels into her life and bribes her to marry him.
She has twin girls from her first marriage.
The Hero and heroine met years ago though never actually spoke.
He has a love them and leave them attitude, never be tied down but it changes with the heroine.
No intimate scenes other than the Hero and heroine.
Small other woman drama, Hero isnt interested. Heroine did previously love her first husband though things were not a rosy as they seemed.
HEA.
Epilogue.
The Hero barrels into her life and bribes her to marry him.
She has twin girls from her first marriage.
The Hero and heroine met years ago though never actually spoke.
He has a love them and leave them attitude, never be tied down but it changes with the heroine.
No intimate scenes other than the Hero and heroine.
Small other woman drama, Hero isnt interested. Heroine did previously love her first husband though things were not a rosy as they seemed.
HEA.
Epilogue.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 8, 2024
It took me 2 hundred years to finish this audio...
Book and couple were soooo boring!
Book and couple were soooo boring!
February 7, 2025
This is, without a doubt, the worst book I have ever read. It’s not just bad—it’s appalling, offensive, and deeply disturbing. The fact that this book has a four-star rating baffles me to my core. How is it rated alongside genuinely well-crafted stories, or even above books that actually respect their readers and characters? I genuinely question how this manuscript ever made it past an editor, let alone found a publisher. Reading it wasn’t just a waste of time; it felt like a personal assault on my brain cells.
Let’s start with the male protagonist—if you can even call him that. This man is, in no uncertain terms, a predator. He baits a cancer patient with money, fully intending to trap him in debt, and when the man dies, he turns his attention to the grieving widow, forcing her into a marriage she doesn’t want under the threat of harming her children. That’s not dark, complex romance—that’s straight-up abuse. He doesn’t just emotionally manipulate her; he explicitly threatens her family’s safety, reducing her to a hostage in her own life.
Oh, but it gets worse. Because this book has the audacity to try to romanticize this nightmare. Apparently, we’re supposed to swoon over a man who blackmails a woman, coerces her into marriage, and essentially makes her his sex slave. The author wants us to believe this is a “passionate” love story, but here’s the thing—you can’t just tell me there’s chemistry or love without showing why it exists. Fear is not love. Trauma bonding is not romance. And yet, the female lead—who has the personality depth of a soggy piece of toast—suddenly falls head over heels for the very man who is actively ruining her life.
Speaking of the female lead, I’ve never encountered a character so devoid of agency. She exists solely as a prop to justify the male lead’s possessiveness. She has no defining traits beyond her forced proximity to him, and her reactions to his abuse range from inexplicably indifferent to disturbingly accepting. There’s no growth, no spark, no reason for her to feel anything but absolute terror—and yet, she’s “in love” because… why, exactly? The author never bothers to explain.
But here’s the real kicker—the sheer hypocrisy of the plot. The series frames itself as this gritty mafia saga where the protagonists are supposedly “better” than the villains because, oh look, they’re fighting against human traffickers. But how exactly is the male lead any different? He creates a debt trap, coerces a woman into marriage, strips her of autonomy, and demands sexual compliance. That is trafficking. The only difference is the packaging. Just because the book slaps a “romance” label on it doesn’t make it any less horrifying.
What's even more baffling? In the previous book, two female characters were nearly trafficked, forced to get ready for an auction. In this book, those same women help the new protagonist get ready for her forced wedding-doing the exact same thing to her. How do you go through that trauma and then reenact it like it's normal?
And if you thought it couldn’t get any worse—surprise! It does. In a mind-blowingly disgusting twist, it’s revealed that the male lead secretly tampers with the woman’s birth control so she’ll get pregnant. This isn’t just morally bankrupt; it’s literal reproductive abuse. That’s not a “plot twist.” That’s a crime. It’s bodily violation, it’s manipulation on a cellular level, and the fact that the book treats this as just another hurdle on the way to “happily ever after” is sickening.
The most infuriating part? The book tries to sell this monster as a “good guy” because, oh, he doesn’t traffic women—just weapons. Right. Because the guns he sells definitely aren’t used to harm, oppress, or kill people. Apparently, that’s fine as long as he’s got abs and brooding eyes.
In conclusion, this book is not just poorly written—it’s dangerous. It normalizes abuse, romanticizes coercion, and tries to rebrand assault as “passion.” It left me angry, disgusted, and honestly a little heartbroken that stories like this are still being sold as romance. If I could give it zero stars, I would. This wasn’t just the worst book I’ve ever read; it’s the biggest regret of my entire reading life.
Let’s start with the male protagonist—if you can even call him that. This man is, in no uncertain terms, a predator. He baits a cancer patient with money, fully intending to trap him in debt, and when the man dies, he turns his attention to the grieving widow, forcing her into a marriage she doesn’t want under the threat of harming her children. That’s not dark, complex romance—that’s straight-up abuse. He doesn’t just emotionally manipulate her; he explicitly threatens her family’s safety, reducing her to a hostage in her own life.
Oh, but it gets worse. Because this book has the audacity to try to romanticize this nightmare. Apparently, we’re supposed to swoon over a man who blackmails a woman, coerces her into marriage, and essentially makes her his sex slave. The author wants us to believe this is a “passionate” love story, but here’s the thing—you can’t just tell me there’s chemistry or love without showing why it exists. Fear is not love. Trauma bonding is not romance. And yet, the female lead—who has the personality depth of a soggy piece of toast—suddenly falls head over heels for the very man who is actively ruining her life.
Speaking of the female lead, I’ve never encountered a character so devoid of agency. She exists solely as a prop to justify the male lead’s possessiveness. She has no defining traits beyond her forced proximity to him, and her reactions to his abuse range from inexplicably indifferent to disturbingly accepting. There’s no growth, no spark, no reason for her to feel anything but absolute terror—and yet, she’s “in love” because… why, exactly? The author never bothers to explain.
But here’s the real kicker—the sheer hypocrisy of the plot. The series frames itself as this gritty mafia saga where the protagonists are supposedly “better” than the villains because, oh look, they’re fighting against human traffickers. But how exactly is the male lead any different? He creates a debt trap, coerces a woman into marriage, strips her of autonomy, and demands sexual compliance. That is trafficking. The only difference is the packaging. Just because the book slaps a “romance” label on it doesn’t make it any less horrifying.
What's even more baffling? In the previous book, two female characters were nearly trafficked, forced to get ready for an auction. In this book, those same women help the new protagonist get ready for her forced wedding-doing the exact same thing to her. How do you go through that trauma and then reenact it like it's normal?
And if you thought it couldn’t get any worse—surprise! It does. In a mind-blowingly disgusting twist, it’s revealed that the male lead secretly tampers with the woman’s birth control so she’ll get pregnant. This isn’t just morally bankrupt; it’s literal reproductive abuse. That’s not a “plot twist.” That’s a crime. It’s bodily violation, it’s manipulation on a cellular level, and the fact that the book treats this as just another hurdle on the way to “happily ever after” is sickening.
The most infuriating part? The book tries to sell this monster as a “good guy” because, oh, he doesn’t traffic women—just weapons. Right. Because the guns he sells definitely aren’t used to harm, oppress, or kill people. Apparently, that’s fine as long as he’s got abs and brooding eyes.
In conclusion, this book is not just poorly written—it’s dangerous. It normalizes abuse, romanticizes coercion, and tries to rebrand assault as “passion.” It left me angry, disgusted, and honestly a little heartbroken that stories like this are still being sold as romance. If I could give it zero stars, I would. This wasn’t just the worst book I’ve ever read; it’s the biggest regret of my entire reading life.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 18, 2024
Nico & Bianca. Another couple with a lot of potential but not the desired result.
The book was full of repetitions. About her past, about the arrangement, about his plan. It got quite tiring. And the worst part was, that the final steps of his revenge were never actually mentioned. So I wasn’t sure what he tried to achieve tbh.
In the first half, we see a lot more of their thoughts than actual interactions or dialogue with other people. And the end was once more rushed.
Nico was ok for a morally grey MC I guess.
I would have liked him but one specific action of his that completely disrespected Bianca’s rights made me furious. And I wasn’t exactly convinced with his obsession-he didn’t know her!
Bianca was alright, if only she would show some resistance to her body/lust. There were more than enough spicy scenes. And of course, there was 0 grovel. 🫤
The part I liked the most was the wedding. It had fun moments and I especially enjoyed the chemistry and banter between the guys.
-Dual 1st person POV (past tense)
-Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Overall: 3/5 ⭐️ for me.
The book was full of repetitions. About her past, about the arrangement, about his plan. It got quite tiring. And the worst part was, that the final steps of his revenge were never actually mentioned. So I wasn’t sure what he tried to achieve tbh.
In the first half, we see a lot more of their thoughts than actual interactions or dialogue with other people. And the end was once more rushed.
Nico was ok for a morally grey MC I guess.
I would have liked him but one specific action of his that completely disrespected Bianca’s rights made me furious. And I wasn’t exactly convinced with his obsession-he didn’t know her!
Bianca was alright, if only she would show some resistance to her body/lust. There were more than enough spicy scenes. And of course, there was 0 grovel. 🫤
The part I liked the most was the wedding. It had fun moments and I especially enjoyed the chemistry and banter between the guys.
-Dual 1st person POV (past tense)
-Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Overall: 3/5 ⭐️ for me.
February 6, 2022
Εύγε στον Νικόλα 😉....πήγε το honeymoon σε άλλο επίπεδο 😂😉.....τα αστεράκια τα κέρδισε με το "σπαθί" του 😉🔥
March 27, 2022
Este libro me dejó la tanga en Marte omg 🥵🥵🥵🔥🔥🔥
November 12, 2023
4.5 ⭐
Tropes
— Mafia romance
— Single mom
— Age gap
— Touch her and die
— Forced marriage
Bianca es una madre soltera, su esposo falleció debido a una enfermedad, y el cual robó dinero a la mafia dejándola a ella con una gran deuda y que Nico Morrelli se cobrará.
Desde el primer momento amé con toda mi alma a bianca, es una gran madre y es una persona tan maravillosa, ella haría absolutamente todo para proteger a sus niñas y eso incluye casarse con Nico.
El que Nico quisiera a las hijas de Bianca como suyas desde el primer momento lo amé, el es capaz de quemar el mundo por ellas, aunque en algunos momentos era muy posesivo y me sacaba de quicio.
Siento que todo pasó muy rápido pero igual fue muy entretenido leer la historia, la boda fue divertida y más dramática que la boda de Luciano.
Y el adelanto del libro de Cassio no puedo esperar para leerlo.
Gracias a sirenaaudiobooks y a Eva Winners por la copia. 🖤
Tropes
— Mafia romance
— Single mom
— Age gap
— Touch her and die
— Forced marriage
Bianca es una madre soltera, su esposo falleció debido a una enfermedad, y el cual robó dinero a la mafia dejándola a ella con una gran deuda y que Nico Morrelli se cobrará.
Desde el primer momento amé con toda mi alma a bianca, es una gran madre y es una persona tan maravillosa, ella haría absolutamente todo para proteger a sus niñas y eso incluye casarse con Nico.
El que Nico quisiera a las hijas de Bianca como suyas desde el primer momento lo amé, el es capaz de quemar el mundo por ellas, aunque en algunos momentos era muy posesivo y me sacaba de quicio.
Siento que todo pasó muy rápido pero igual fue muy entretenido leer la historia, la boda fue divertida y más dramática que la boda de Luciano.
Y el adelanto del libro de Cassio no puedo esperar para leerlo.
Gracias a sirenaaudiobooks y a Eva Winners por la copia. 🖤
October 9, 2025
A fast-paced mafia romance — really enjoyed it. Loved Bianca’s character!
February 11, 2022
Bianca Carter would be mine.
To own. To possess. To destroy.
After the preview we got at the end of the previous installment in Belles & Mobsters I was expecting Nico to be a much, much darker read than this. Surprisingly though, it had a dozen or so lighthearted moments which made me chuckle to myself.
Not a lot of mobster politics going on here, but the focus is rather on the leads, their families and friends.
The one part I felt let down was when some issues were just skimmed over rather than being addressed in detail. For instance -
• I still have no clue about the whole history of why Bianca's mom's ex-fiance of all people got entrusted with taking care of her. Don't call me out but I would've also liked some flashbacks featuring her grandma and dad. They made the book a lot more warm whenever they were mentioned.
• The flashback to when Bianca was 19 and Nico had first seen her. That moment was only mentioned in passing maybe twice during the read. I'd have loved to know more of the juicy stuff from the past!
• The whole birth control pill swapping saga - Details?!
• This is not me complaining, but this wasn't exactly a revenge trope per day.
July 13, 2022
I have just finished the second book in the series, this is Nico’s book. I am so sad to leave this world.! I need the next book now. Cassio book is next and I have a feeling it is going to be my favourite. I already know just from reading small part at the end of Nico’s book.
Anyway this series is based on Belles and Mobster series. I won't tell you what that means beause it will ruin some of the plots in the books. But both books are completely different plots set it in the same world. The men in these books are best friends while running all there crime businesses. They are brilliant.
Them together is hilarious, sexy, fun you will fall in love without evening knowing there story.
Nico 4 ⭐️
•Forced marriage
•dirty Talk 5/5
•captivating read
•spice 5/5
•the wolf in an armani suit
From the moment you meet Nico you will fall in love. He’s a ruthless man but with the biggest amount of filthiness. He is everything.
He wants revenge for his sister death. The woman he wants to take his revenge out on is married with kids. This book is full of secret and lies. All waiting to unravel.
Absolutely loved it.
Anyway this series is based on Belles and Mobster series. I won't tell you what that means beause it will ruin some of the plots in the books. But both books are completely different plots set it in the same world. The men in these books are best friends while running all there crime businesses. They are brilliant.
Them together is hilarious, sexy, fun you will fall in love without evening knowing there story.
Nico 4 ⭐️
•Forced marriage
•dirty Talk 5/5
•captivating read
•spice 5/5
•the wolf in an armani suit
From the moment you meet Nico you will fall in love. He’s a ruthless man but with the biggest amount of filthiness. He is everything.
He wants revenge for his sister death. The woman he wants to take his revenge out on is married with kids. This book is full of secret and lies. All waiting to unravel.
Absolutely loved it.
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