Cold-Hearted

Vancini Mafia #4

by Jayla Talbot

AlessandraMy life wasn’t my own. I was born the wrong gender in the wrong world. My only value to the family was to be married off. To be a line item in a contract for power. I had no choice, but I never expected my father to sell me to a stranger. A dangerously handsome stranger with piercing hazel eyes. At least if I married him I would leave this house of horrors. They say the enemy you know is better than the enemy you don’t. I don’t know who the hell said that, but they didn’t have my enemies. My monster. I’d do anything to get away from him even if it meant selling myself and my body to a stranger. ColeAll I wanted was their name. The power and influence that came with it. I never wanted a wife. Until I saw her. She was innocence and kindness with sweet doe eyes and chestnut hair. Everything I shouldn’t be allowed to touch. She was a little fawn calling to the monster inside me. So I accepted. Without another word I sealed my future. Hers. We were going to be bound together. Forever. Until death parts us. I just never expected death to come for us so soon.

Cold-Hearted' is a stand-alone book in the Vancini Mafia Series. It can be read alone, but for a better reading experience you may want to start with 'Madness'. It is a dark romance and will not be to everyone's liking. Please check the author's note for content warnings.

Genres: Romance

310 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 10, 2023

About the author

Jayla lives in Southeast Michigan with her husband and young son. She writes steamy romance. When she's not writing you can find her hiding behind her kindle or streaming the latest rom-com.

Reviews

[Kati · Rating 3 out of 5]

Super quick dark Mafia Romance book. Excellent for beginners.

This is by far the least "dark" book in this series. The main characters are both rather sweet.
I usually don't fall for the insta-love trope, but Cole (the MMC) was just so sweet.

And I enjoyed reading and learning more about Alessandra. She is just the sweetest most innocent girl, but not annoying like some other "virgin-heroine" FMCs.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5⭐️

[Kira · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 🌟

[Alina · Rating 3 out of 5]

3⭐

It was okay. I expected a little more