Mistletoe Mafia

Yadili series #7

by Kiru Taye

Recently divorced Nkoli accepts a new job and moves to Italy seeking a fresh start. She is bruised but not broken by her past marriage and cautiously opens her heart again. Enter, Lorenzo a charismatic, enigmatic silver fox man who sweeps her off her feet. Sparks fly and their romance blooms into something beautiful—until Nkoli discovers the shocking truth. She is merely a pawn in a game of chess between ruthless men. Lorenzo is a powerful mafia don who used her to gain the upper hand against his rivals. Infuriated, she walks away from him, but her life becomes threatened. Soon, she must navigate the dangerous underworld and decide if their love can survive the dark shadows that threaten to engulf them both. Will she succumb to the comforting shelter of his dark embrace and the intoxicating pleasure of his toe-curling kisses beneath the mistletoe?

Mistletoe Mafia, the electrifying seventh instalment in the captivating Yadili series, transports readers from the crisp wintry northern Italy to the sultry tropical harmattan of southern Nigeria. Themes include holiday romance, age gap, forced proximity, touch her and die, and the irresistible allure of a mafia romance. A novella. No cliffhanger.

151 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 24, 2024

About the author

As a lover of romance novels, Kiru wanted to read stories about Africans falling in love. When she couldn’t find those books, she decided to write the stories she wanted to read.

Kiru writes sensual stories featuring African characters whether on the continent or in the Diaspora. When she's not writing you can find her either immersed in a good book or catching up with friends and family. She currently lives in the South of England with her husband and three children.

Kiru is a founding member of Romance Writers of West Africa. In 2011, her debut romance novella, His Treasure, won the Book of the Year at the Love Romances Café Awards. She is the 2015 Romance Writer of the Year at the Nigerian Writers Awards and 2017 Author of the Year at the Ufere Awards.

Reviews

[Cherryl]

An interesting mafia story

Nkoli was turned off by the lie of omission Lorenzo with held from her. She loved him but would not bear a liar in her life because of events surrounding her ex. But as unexpected plans would have it, Lorenzo found out that she was guilty of a lie of omission too. To keep her safe prompted him to move her to his home where there was opposition to their relationship. Lorenzo would do anything to keep her safe and root out the enemies that would harm Enkay. He was loving the fact of being a father again even at his age. With his family's enemy taken care of, he and Nkoli can have their HEA.

[Betty]

Good series

I enjoyed the storyline but the grammatical errors made reading it difficult. I have read every book in this series. I wished this book was a little longer. I wasn't ready to be done.

[shelly shells]

Enjoyable

I believe this was my first read by this author and it was phenomenal... Love the characters, especially as it was a mature couple(silver fox)... Great story