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Costa Family #8
The Woman in the Woods
There’s more than secrets hiding in the woods…
Silvano got the call in the middle of the night.
Another set of bodies he needed to pick up and get rid of.
As the mafia’s one-man crime scene clean-up crew, he was used to the long hours in the woods, digging graves for bodies that would never be found.
What he wasn’t used to was being caught doing it.
But this woman in the woods, she had her own demons she was running from, hiding away in a hunting cabin to stay safe.
Only, she wasn’t safe enough.
When Silvano comes back to investigate the mysterious woman, he finds her brutally beaten at the edge of the woods.
Instincts he didn’t know he possessed kicked in, telling him to pick her up, to take her back to the city with him, to protect her, and to figure out what kind of trouble she’d gotten herself into…
* All books in this series can be read as standalones.
Silvano got the call in the middle of the night.
Another set of bodies he needed to pick up and get rid of.
As the mafia’s one-man crime scene clean-up crew, he was used to the long hours in the woods, digging graves for bodies that would never be found.
What he wasn’t used to was being caught doing it.
But this woman in the woods, she had her own demons she was running from, hiding away in a hunting cabin to stay safe.
Only, she wasn’t safe enough.
When Silvano comes back to investigate the mysterious woman, he finds her brutally beaten at the edge of the woods.
Instincts he didn’t know he possessed kicked in, telling him to pick her up, to take her back to the city with him, to protect her, and to figure out what kind of trouble she’d gotten herself into…
* All books in this series can be read as standalones.
263 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 24, 2024
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163 books5,395 followersJessica Gadziala is a USA Today bestselling author who lives in rural New Jersey with her parrots, dogs, and an ever-growing collection of houseplants. A lifelong dreamer, she’s been writing stories since childhood and published her first book in 2015. When not at her desk, she’s usually feeding backyard birds, rewatching crime dramas, period pieces, and 90s supernatural TV shows, or adding to her towering stacks of unread books.
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September 27, 2024
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Silvano Was constantly reminded by his step father growing up that he isn't a Costa by blood…….. but thankfully that was resolved recently between him and his brother
Over the years Silvano stayed faithful to the Costa family.
Omg the man never seems to wear smile on his Handsome face…… some even say he was born with a scowl on his face… But that didn’t mean that the man didn’t know his job….. his job was cleaning up everyone’s mess and disposing of the bodies…No mistakes…No traces.
Attention to detail was the name of the game.. or so he thought
The Woman in the Woods Is a great addition to this series………. If only JG would give us soon Ant’s book
I could tell you that Costa family’s on-going drama has drawn me into each and every story, But I would be flat out lying to you every single book pretty much that I have read from this author as drawn me in ……
Silvano Was constantly reminded by his step father growing up that he isn't a Costa by blood…….. but thankfully that was resolved recently between him and his brother
Over the years Silvano stayed faithful to the Costa family.
Omg the man never seems to wear smile on his Handsome face…… some even say he was born with a scowl on his face… But that didn’t mean that the man didn’t know his job….. his job was cleaning up everyone’s mess and disposing of the bodies…No mistakes…No traces.
Attention to detail was the name of the game.. or so he thought
The Woman in the Woods Is a great addition to this series………. If only JG would give us soon Ant’s book
I could tell you that Costa family’s on-going drama has drawn me into each and every story, But I would be flat out lying to you every single book pretty much that I have read from this author as drawn me in ……
March 30, 2024
•| ⊱✿⊰ |• 4,7 Stars •| ⊱✿⊰ |•
Gadziala returns with a bang!
I loved this book, the previous ones fell a little and became repetitive.
Silvano is getting rid of the bodies, which is his job at Costa Family.
One stormy night, while he is digging graves in a forest, he is caught by Millie.
Millie is hiding in her uncle's cabin in the woods because her father got involved in obscure business, and now her life is at risk.
She finds a lost puppy, which transforms this into a cute story.
Silvano is not a loving man, but with Millie everything changes.
And he's the one who's going to save Millie…
While they're falling in love with each other.
Anthony continues his streak of bad luck, I'm looking forward to his book.
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March 25, 2024
This is one of those series that can go on forever, and I will always, always love everything that is written in this story.
There are mafia stories and there are mafia stories that have a certain charm.
In Jessica Gadziala's mafia world, the men have principles and rules and, most importantly, they are honorable.
No, that doesn't mean they never murder anyone or blackmail anyone or whatever shady things they do in the world of mafiosi and other criminals.
What they have through is respect for women and children.
Silvano, for example, is the cleaner of the Costa family.
Yes, he cleans up the crime scene.
He gets rid of the bodies and makes sure no DNA can be traced back to the family.
He is not someone you would call sweet or nice.
He is someone who works methodically and with focus and spends most of his time alone.
Until, during one of his assignments, he discovers a woman in the forest, or actually, she discovers him.
I love this action-packed and gripping story.
This is a must-read for all mafia romance readers 😍
There are mafia stories and there are mafia stories that have a certain charm.
In Jessica Gadziala's mafia world, the men have principles and rules and, most importantly, they are honorable.
No, that doesn't mean they never murder anyone or blackmail anyone or whatever shady things they do in the world of mafiosi and other criminals.
What they have through is respect for women and children.
Silvano, for example, is the cleaner of the Costa family.
Yes, he cleans up the crime scene.
He gets rid of the bodies and makes sure no DNA can be traced back to the family.
He is not someone you would call sweet or nice.
He is someone who works methodically and with focus and spends most of his time alone.
Until, during one of his assignments, he discovers a woman in the forest, or actually, she discovers him.
I love this action-packed and gripping story.
This is a must-read for all mafia romance readers 😍
September 16, 2024
3.5
Rounded up for the doggo ♥︎
Liked: The premise, the characters. Insta-lovey, no real push-pull. The danger and heightened emotions due to said danger. 🥰
Didn’t like: The writing style. Lack of focus on milestones. They talk about how much money they’re going to spend on their wedding and their new condo big enough for their future kids. Then it just time skips, no proposal, no engagement, no wedding, no finding out their pregnant,no having their first kid and how the H deals with more meses ( he’s a clean freak)- just time skip straight to the 10-year out epilogue where we FINALLY get an “I love you” and it’s mentioned that they say it to each other every day. 🤦🏻♀️
Loved: Absolutely no OMD/OWD 👏🏻
Minimal information about past but enough that it seemed like it had been a while for both.
I was thinking about reading the others in the series until I got to the end and didn’t see any love declarations, if the rest of the books don’t have them until the epilogue then I’m not gonna read them, I need my cheesy ooey gooey feelings along with my action and steam pls.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 9, 2025
3.75⭐️
While I did feel like them getting together or the “falling in love” part happened more off page and then made it seem like them getting together was rushed with no build up I did overall enjoy the book lol I read it in basically a day. It was a easy fast read for me. I loved the epilogue, so cute and wholesome 🥹 makes me wanna get a dog lmao
While I did feel like them getting together or the “falling in love” part happened more off page and then made it seem like them getting together was rushed with no build up I did overall enjoy the book lol I read it in basically a day. It was a easy fast read for me. I loved the epilogue, so cute and wholesome 🥹 makes me wanna get a dog lmao
March 24, 2024
Jessica gives me a safe mafia, which is hard to come by and even harder to quench the thirst and thrills of. Especially with these over baring domineering men, without taking away from the women or making them seem less than.
Jessica does is to perfection. Every time.
Millie, aka Mills, is not having the time of her life despite being young and having nothing tethering her. She unfortunately fell into a bad situation because of her father and ultimately paid the biggest prize and had to bear the burden. Mills is sweet. The kind that feels too much and hurts too hard. The kind that morns stray pups and doesn't judge a man despite knowing he just buried a body I'm the equivalent of you back yard.
Silvano is a hard man. Hard to love, hard to converse with, and hard to relate to. That is until her met Mills. The one woman who wasn't offended by his gruff tone, his ocd ways, or his short fuse. He had a chip on his shoulder and no room from shenanigans, and yet with Millie, she drew him like a moth to a flame. She softened him a little, and he gave her his patience, his time... sweet caring that did seem was in his relm in previous stories.
These two are the complete opposite. She's messy and chaotic where he is neat and strategic. She feels for everything. He only feels for those he's held close, and that number is teeny. Yet they worked. They balanced one another. Her sweet to his grumpy. She brushed off the gruff, and he soaked up her sunshine. It was freaking sweet, and I loved that silvano finally got the peace he deserved, and it was all his.
Their journey, of course, was not smooth sailing, but it was filled with emotion. I loved how they progressed and the realisations that neither of them where going to let the other go. It gave me all the warm feels.
As always with Jessie, she gives us great side characters, and whilst we didn't get a massive amount of other action from them in here, we had just enough to have me curious about some other pretty faces.
Oh, and the epilogues. Jessica gave me all my hopes and wishes with her polished epilogues. I don't have time to wonder how they're doing because she gives us that, and it was everything.
Jessica does is to perfection. Every time.
Millie, aka Mills, is not having the time of her life despite being young and having nothing tethering her. She unfortunately fell into a bad situation because of her father and ultimately paid the biggest prize and had to bear the burden. Mills is sweet. The kind that feels too much and hurts too hard. The kind that morns stray pups and doesn't judge a man despite knowing he just buried a body I'm the equivalent of you back yard.
Silvano is a hard man. Hard to love, hard to converse with, and hard to relate to. That is until her met Mills. The one woman who wasn't offended by his gruff tone, his ocd ways, or his short fuse. He had a chip on his shoulder and no room from shenanigans, and yet with Millie, she drew him like a moth to a flame. She softened him a little, and he gave her his patience, his time... sweet caring that did seem was in his relm in previous stories.
These two are the complete opposite. She's messy and chaotic where he is neat and strategic. She feels for everything. He only feels for those he's held close, and that number is teeny. Yet they worked. They balanced one another. Her sweet to his grumpy. She brushed off the gruff, and he soaked up her sunshine. It was freaking sweet, and I loved that silvano finally got the peace he deserved, and it was all his.
Their journey, of course, was not smooth sailing, but it was filled with emotion. I loved how they progressed and the realisations that neither of them where going to let the other go. It gave me all the warm feels.
As always with Jessie, she gives us great side characters, and whilst we didn't get a massive amount of other action from them in here, we had just enough to have me curious about some other pretty faces.
Oh, and the epilogues. Jessica gave me all my hopes and wishes with her polished epilogues. I don't have time to wonder how they're doing because she gives us that, and it was everything.
September 22, 2025
I obviously really enjoy reading Jessica Gadziala's books (if you look at my reading history). She's an author I go to when I'm in a reading slump. But as with nearly any author, when you read a LOT of their books, you start noticing their formula for plots...and it starts getting stagnate.
Nothing was totally and fully developed in this book. Now, I'm not saying they were NOT developed...just, not fully developed. The romance aspect of the book was a bit quick, I would have liked some more tension between them before they found each other.
But all in all, a very quick and entertaining read. Nothing too special, but far from being bad.
Nothing was totally and fully developed in this book. Now, I'm not saying they were NOT developed...just, not fully developed. The romance aspect of the book was a bit quick, I would have liked some more tension between them before they found each other.
But all in all, a very quick and entertaining read. Nothing too special, but far from being bad.
March 25, 2024
I love this series. I love the Costas. The sense of family and loyalty make me feel all warm and fuzzy. Silvano and Mills are a really good combination.
I highly recommend the entire series. I also highly recommend all of Jessica Gadziala's books. You will not be disappointed.
I highly recommend the entire series. I also highly recommend all of Jessica Gadziala's books. You will not be disappointed.
March 20, 2024
These Mafia romance books Jessica writes are like guilty little pleasures. Hot mafia men who find themselves women in the most unique ways.
Silvano Costa isn't a Costa by blood, but he is faithful to the family to his core. Yes, he's a bit crabby due his past but he is the best at his job - cleaning up and disposing of the bodies.
Millie's introduction along with finding a puppy who had been dumped in the woods was endearing. She is on the run and after being caught and beaten our unlikely hero Silvano rescues her and a great romance is born.
Silvano Costa isn't a Costa by blood, but he is faithful to the family to his core. Yes, he's a bit crabby due his past but he is the best at his job - cleaning up and disposing of the bodies.
Millie's introduction along with finding a puppy who had been dumped in the woods was endearing. She is on the run and after being caught and beaten our unlikely hero Silvano rescues her and a great romance is born.
January 9, 2025
Another one of those books I’m so confused how it has such a high rating. It’s bland, like milquetoast bland. The story is weak. The relationship development happens off page. I quit 50% in because they barely have conversations, I just have to read about the characters inner monologuing about off-page conversations. Like, can authors please stop writing “we talked all night, I told him about myself, and we fell in love” and actually write some dialogue where their leads get to know each other and have some intimacy that isn’t sex. Sex is great but if you want to build tension and chemistry it takes more than the FMC inner monologuing to us about how she told the MMC about herself.
The characters have almost no personality. The MMC is better but the FMC is just whatever the author wanted for the story at the moment. The MMC seems to think she has spark but she really just acts randomly stupid for no reason. There is a scene where they come across the MC’s cousin and his wife on the street and the FMC decides to start clinging to the MC and petting him and telling his family she’s basically his fiancé, then angrily runs away and catch a cab she doesn’t have money to pay for when she is in a city where she knows no one and has no place to stay. This from an FMC who to this point has acted pretty bland and timid but at least mature. I was like wtf was that nonsense? It was bizarre, even the fmc’s justification was bizarre and out of character.
She’s also supposedly on the run from a bad guy who murdered her father but both MC’s seem pretty unconcerned about it. So she’s basically sitting around his apartment eating food (autor doesn’t really describe her doing anything else) and he’s fetching her food and makeup and taking this random dog she found in the woods out on walks, and that’s about it.
So im just reading this compilation of romance tropes and 50% in looking somewhere for an actual story or romance but not really finding it…so instead im just going to dnf.
The characters have almost no personality. The MMC is better but the FMC is just whatever the author wanted for the story at the moment. The MMC seems to think she has spark but she really just acts randomly stupid for no reason. There is a scene where they come across the MC’s cousin and his wife on the street and the FMC decides to start clinging to the MC and petting him and telling his family she’s basically his fiancé, then angrily runs away and catch a cab she doesn’t have money to pay for when she is in a city where she knows no one and has no place to stay. This from an FMC who to this point has acted pretty bland and timid but at least mature. I was like wtf was that nonsense? It was bizarre, even the fmc’s justification was bizarre and out of character.
She’s also supposedly on the run from a bad guy who murdered her father but both MC’s seem pretty unconcerned about it. So she’s basically sitting around his apartment eating food (autor doesn’t really describe her doing anything else) and he’s fetching her food and makeup and taking this random dog she found in the woods out on walks, and that’s about it.
So im just reading this compilation of romance tropes and 50% in looking somewhere for an actual story or romance but not really finding it…so instead im just going to dnf.
April 14, 2024
This was just pretty ok. The characters weren't that deep and the romance was pretty sudden. I did like both characters, Silvano more that Millie.
Overall, an interesting, spicy, mafia story but not very memorable. I did like that we got to see a 'cleaner' character. There are so many don/crime family leader stories, so this was refreshing.
Overall, an interesting, spicy, mafia story but not very memorable. I did like that we got to see a 'cleaner' character. There are so many don/crime family leader stories, so this was refreshing.
May 12, 2024
Rating: 3.5/5
Honestly, it was a good read. I liked the suspense here. However, my problem was with the chemistry between Silvano and Millie. I felt like a lot of times their relationships were more of telling instead of showing, which made their chemistry kinda lacking in my opinion. I wouldn’t mind the time span if I could at least see their growing feelings.
Honestly, it was a good read. I liked the suspense here. However, my problem was with the chemistry between Silvano and Millie. I felt like a lot of times their relationships were more of telling instead of showing, which made their chemistry kinda lacking in my opinion. I wouldn’t mind the time span if I could at least see their growing feelings.
May 1, 2024
2.5 Fine, a little boring. Chemistry not all there. Not hot. DNF 92%
December 27, 2024
The Woman in the Woods
The MMC is a “cleaner” for the Mafia so he's a total neat freak. She is much less so. She has a broken wrist,
“So she kept little piles of doom wherever she was planted for any length of time.”
They work together well. I liked this example of love - quintessentially the mob,
“Love was a dozen bodies buried in the woods because they dared to even think about touching her.”
The MMC is a “cleaner” for the Mafia so he's a total neat freak. She is much less so. She has a broken wrist,
“So she kept little piles of doom wherever she was planted for any length of time.”
They work together well. I liked this example of love - quintessentially the mob,
“Love was a dozen bodies buried in the woods because they dared to even think about touching her.”
November 25, 2025
4.5 ⭐️ God this was SO good. I need to buy the physical book right now to display front and center.
June 24, 2025
Waste of my goddamn time.
March 27, 2024
5 Silvano Costa Stars
The Woman in the Woods is the eight book in the Costa Family series by Jessica Gadziala.
I loved Silvano and Millie, this series could go on forever and I would still read them all!
This book was exciting, action-packed, and I couldn’t put it down. All the secondary characters also make this series great which is something Jessica is very good at doing!
I can't wait to see where this world goes.
If you like mafia romances, then this series would be perfect for you.
The Woman in the Woods is the eight book in the Costa Family series by Jessica Gadziala.
I loved Silvano and Millie, this series could go on forever and I would still read them all!
This book was exciting, action-packed, and I couldn’t put it down. All the secondary characters also make this series great which is something Jessica is very good at doing!
I can't wait to see where this world goes.
If you like mafia romances, then this series would be perfect for you.
September 2, 2024
READ THIS BOOK
This was one of my favorite books in the series, barring Book 9 which is hands-down my favorite (and the reason I read all the rest). I wouldn’t recommend it as a standalone, because the main character goes through a lot of growth that you can’t fully appreciate unless you go in order- it’ll be worth it. This particular romance also beats the rest because of the depth of his love and personality. The other books show how cold he is, which isn’t necessarily portrayed in this volume. He’s very sweet and gentle to his first and only love, albeit in a blunt way with a lot of swearing that manages to come across endearing - even through the pages of a book.
This was one of my favorite books in the series, barring Book 9 which is hands-down my favorite (and the reason I read all the rest). I wouldn’t recommend it as a standalone, because the main character goes through a lot of growth that you can’t fully appreciate unless you go in order- it’ll be worth it. This particular romance also beats the rest because of the depth of his love and personality. The other books show how cold he is, which isn’t necessarily portrayed in this volume. He’s very sweet and gentle to his first and only love, albeit in a blunt way with a lot of swearing that manages to come across endearing - even through the pages of a book.
March 30, 2024
I love a good cleaner! I don’t mean how I could huff Pinesol on a Saturday where I yell at my entire family to touch nothing once that post-cleaning candle is lit either. I mean the less than legal kind.
Be it fixer firm, motorcycle club, or mafia like Silvano, there’s just something about a crime scene swiper and body disposer that gets me in the feels.
Maybe I need therapy.
Silvano has been in past Costa books portrayed as…less than friendly. Some would even go so far as to say he’s the family asshole. I married a grumpy man with zero gentle bedside manner so I suppose my opinion might be skewed toward the rough and few of words men, but I was really looking forward to his story. Coming from an abusive step-father and being ostracized because of his bloodline not truly being “Family” who can blame him? Silvano has always had a careful attention to detail when doing his work, but lucky for us, and lucky for Millie, he effed up this time.
Millie through some very bad circumstances that were not fault of her own has found herself in the woods spotting Silvano’s activities six feet in the ground when also hiding out from some bad people. She earned my love early as an animal lover, but she earned my book friendship with the way she takes Silvano being such a dick in stride. Don’t you wish you could wave a wand and pull boom characters out into real life to have coffee dates with?
I suppose that also could work for book boyfriends too, you and your dirty mind, I really meant it PG you know. Why’d you have to take it there?
Because it’s a Gadziala novel, we have a list as long as a CVS receipt of people we hope speak to her loudly enough to get their own story. Poor Anthony needs a happy accident to land him his happily ever after. Little Luce marrying herself off to the “bad man” from the other family should show us just how good a bad man can be. Miko has worked to prove himself and I want to see the fruits of his labor…and maybe in his birthday suit.
It’s also not right if you suggest the epilogue was anything less than perfect with a glimpse into the future far enough we know it’s not a happy for now, but a happily ever after.
Be it fixer firm, motorcycle club, or mafia like Silvano, there’s just something about a crime scene swiper and body disposer that gets me in the feels.
Maybe I need therapy.
Silvano has been in past Costa books portrayed as…less than friendly. Some would even go so far as to say he’s the family asshole. I married a grumpy man with zero gentle bedside manner so I suppose my opinion might be skewed toward the rough and few of words men, but I was really looking forward to his story. Coming from an abusive step-father and being ostracized because of his bloodline not truly being “Family” who can blame him? Silvano has always had a careful attention to detail when doing his work, but lucky for us, and lucky for Millie, he effed up this time.
Millie through some very bad circumstances that were not fault of her own has found herself in the woods spotting Silvano’s activities six feet in the ground when also hiding out from some bad people. She earned my love early as an animal lover, but she earned my book friendship with the way she takes Silvano being such a dick in stride. Don’t you wish you could wave a wand and pull boom characters out into real life to have coffee dates with?
I suppose that also could work for book boyfriends too, you and your dirty mind, I really meant it PG you know. Why’d you have to take it there?
Because it’s a Gadziala novel, we have a list as long as a CVS receipt of people we hope speak to her loudly enough to get their own story. Poor Anthony needs a happy accident to land him his happily ever after. Little Luce marrying herself off to the “bad man” from the other family should show us just how good a bad man can be. Miko has worked to prove himself and I want to see the fruits of his labor…and maybe in his birthday suit.
It’s also not right if you suggest the epilogue was anything less than perfect with a glimpse into the future far enough we know it’s not a happy for now, but a happily ever after.
August 19, 2024
Enjoyed. Again, the author doesn’t describe the MMCs appearance at all. How does his hair look? How does he look when grumpy? His eyes? Seeing this in all her books. Otherwise, enjoyed a grumpy mmc
March 31, 2024
The Woman in the Woods is the eighth book in the Costa Family series. This is Silvano’s book.
Silvano is Cosimo’s step brother. He’s the one who takes care of the bodies and cleans up the messes made by the others in the organization. This is exactly what he is doing when Millie sees him in the woods. Millie is hiding and on the run from her father’s killer.
Millie (Mills) and Silvano are a great couple. He’s normally standoffish and surly, but develops a protectiveness for Millie almost immediately. When Silvano is with her, he’s sweet and kind and does thoughtful things that are out of character for him. Millie is a sweetheart and realizes pretty quickly that she can trust and count on Silvano. I adored Storm! What a good puppy!
I enjoyed seeing bits of the old characters and am looking forward to new books on the ones who have not gotten theirs yet. Jessica's stories are always an automatic purchase for me. I love the worlds she has created as well as the wonderful (and very colorful) characters.
Silvano is Cosimo’s step brother. He’s the one who takes care of the bodies and cleans up the messes made by the others in the organization. This is exactly what he is doing when Millie sees him in the woods. Millie is hiding and on the run from her father’s killer.
Millie (Mills) and Silvano are a great couple. He’s normally standoffish and surly, but develops a protectiveness for Millie almost immediately. When Silvano is with her, he’s sweet and kind and does thoughtful things that are out of character for him. Millie is a sweetheart and realizes pretty quickly that she can trust and count on Silvano. I adored Storm! What a good puppy!
I enjoyed seeing bits of the old characters and am looking forward to new books on the ones who have not gotten theirs yet. Jessica's stories are always an automatic purchase for me. I love the worlds she has created as well as the wonderful (and very colorful) characters.
May 8, 2024
The Costa family stories never disappoint!
The Woman in the Woods is the perfect story for Silvano. The cleaner, the person in the family called upon to clean up after a job was completed. He is very neat and detailed but very grumpy.
One night on a job and a glimpse of red led him to a life he couldn't have imagined.
Millie was a normal girl until a situation changed her while life. She is a bit messy, loves animals and thinks Sil's cranky is charming, what a perfect pair!
This story gives spice, love and cuteness 😍
Now it is a mafia story, so of course it comes with a body count and action!
We also get a glimpse into a future book with a meeting at Lorenzo's home. Can't wait for that one!!!
The Woman in the Woods is the perfect story for Silvano. The cleaner, the person in the family called upon to clean up after a job was completed. He is very neat and detailed but very grumpy.
One night on a job and a glimpse of red led him to a life he couldn't have imagined.
Millie was a normal girl until a situation changed her while life. She is a bit messy, loves animals and thinks Sil's cranky is charming, what a perfect pair!
This story gives spice, love and cuteness 😍
Now it is a mafia story, so of course it comes with a body count and action!
We also get a glimpse into a future book with a meeting at Lorenzo's home. Can't wait for that one!!!
April 6, 2024
Always so good
Silvano ... he is a different mmc but in the best ways. I love a grumpy mmc. Each Costa story gave us a small glimpse of who he is. I was so ready for him to have his own book. Millie, what a match for him. I loved these two together. She was his spot of joy in a dark world, and he was her spot of calm control in her messy world. They fit together seamlessly, and I couldn't read them fast enough. I can't wait for Miko to get his own story. I've been loving what we get from him so far. Any time Jess has a new release, I always get it and immediately start reading. Can't wait for the next one!!
Silvano ... he is a different mmc but in the best ways. I love a grumpy mmc. Each Costa story gave us a small glimpse of who he is. I was so ready for him to have his own book. Millie, what a match for him. I loved these two together. She was his spot of joy in a dark world, and he was her spot of calm control in her messy world. They fit together seamlessly, and I couldn't read them fast enough. I can't wait for Miko to get his own story. I've been loving what we get from him so far. Any time Jess has a new release, I always get it and immediately start reading. Can't wait for the next one!!
March 29, 2024
Siilvanos and Millies story
Another great read from Jessica Gadziala, this is the story of Millie and Silvano. Millie is on the run from someone who wants information from her and indeed, wants her dead. She's in the woods at night, after hiding out in her father's cabin after she heard a noise. Silvano's in the woods too, doing work for the family.
It's a great start to the story and it builds up wonderfully from there. I loved it. You can guarantee anything written by the author is good
Another great read from Jessica Gadziala, this is the story of Millie and Silvano. Millie is on the run from someone who wants information from her and indeed, wants her dead. She's in the woods at night, after hiding out in her father's cabin after she heard a noise. Silvano's in the woods too, doing work for the family.
It's a great start to the story and it builds up wonderfully from there. I loved it. You can guarantee anything written by the author is good
April 1, 2024
This book was fine? I feel like if you’ve read other books in this series then you already know what you’re getting into. I like Silvano and his very blunt personality and I also really liked Millie. I did find myself skimming a few parts bc it just felt a little repetitive at times and again it had the same formula as the other books with the usual trope of the woman being kidnapped and the mafia coming to her rescue. Overall enjoyable, I think at this point the woman on the jury is my favriote book in this series
April 1, 2024
GREAT ENTERTAINMENT!
Silvano and Millie were a great couple! Their personalities were completely opposite but worked. There were some memorable situations which were humorous as well like when Silvano and Mille ran into Lorenzo and wife when leaving a restaurant. Mille was offended he didn't introduce her and proceeded to carry on talking about their impending engagement. Silvano was beside himself!
This was a great story fraught with all the mafia suspense we love!
Silvano and Millie were a great couple! Their personalities were completely opposite but worked. There were some memorable situations which were humorous as well like when Silvano and Mille ran into Lorenzo and wife when leaving a restaurant. Mille was offended he didn't introduce her and proceeded to carry on talking about their impending engagement. Silvano was beside himself!
This was a great story fraught with all the mafia suspense we love!
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April 4, 2024Sweet mafia romance
You wouldn't think that a romance that features so many dead bodies could be this sweet but sweet is exactly what it is. I really love how the two main characters interact and bond together. I love how they seem to mold around each other's quirks. I love the dog. Such a great and sweet read with a plot engaging enough to pull you in and keep you there. Really recommend.
You wouldn't think that a romance that features so many dead bodies could be this sweet but sweet is exactly what it is. I really love how the two main characters interact and bond together. I love how they seem to mold around each other's quirks. I love the dog. Such a great and sweet read with a plot engaging enough to pull you in and keep you there. Really recommend.
April 20, 2024
I recently read two books in the Costa Family series by Jessica Gadziala! I have read several books by this author. I gave them both three ⭐️ because they were both quick easy mafia reads. They have a basic plot of a mafia man protecting the heroine due to some unforeseen circumstance mixed in with some insta love romance. If you want a quick but palate cleansing read, I usually pick up one of the authors books!
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