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Challenge Night #1

I'll Do Anything

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Katherine’s husband lies dying in a hospital bed beside her and all she can do is let her mind wander to dark places. She can’t lose anyone else, the grief would consume her. It’s too much. So when a shadow of a man creeps into the room on a mission to end her husband's life, she puts hers on the line instead. A dangerous bargain to make with a man she knows nothing about. A man who makes her do something awful to prove herself to him. Katherine’s life changes in a million different ways when he takes her. Memories she stores in the deepest, darkest part of her mind are exposed. She hates the man who broke down her barriers. He made her feel weak again. She wants to make him regret it, but what if it’s more complicated than that? What if he’s not the bad guy in her story?

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Published June 15, 2021

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Profile Image for Nadja.
125 reviews15 followers
February 8, 2022
Kidnapping/Arranged Marriage
Italian Mafia/Organized Crime
Mexican Cartel
Not your typical Mafia dynamic

I LOVED I MEAN LOVEDDDDDDDDDDD Katherine. She's suffered a lot in her life but despite that she is so strong and fierce. The more I found out about her the more I wanted to be best friends with her.

Lorenzo... oh Lorenzo. Why is any Mafia guy named Lorenzo delicious LOL

Lorenzo and Katherine end up together after Lorenzo shows up to take out her husband in the hospital but Katherine agrees to do ANYTHING in order to save her husband and she ends up in Italy with Lorenzo and soon ends up realizing that maybe just maybe there's a reason why it didn't work with the others. The spice was top tier. I devoured this.


Profile Image for Melissa.
236 reviews4 followers
May 16, 2022
This dark mafia romance is spiiicy from front to cover. Kate is a badass who gets stuck in unfortunate amount of events… Lorenzo is a mobster who falls in love!! 🥵 Definitely a page turner & really enjoyed it!

I find the next book intriguing & conflicting because the love interest… but I’m starting it as soon as I finish this review.😉
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284 reviews5 followers
February 11, 2022
I’m currently obsessed with this author and this series! Firstly if you’re in a funk or nothing is catching your interest right now, read this book! I felt like I was hitting a lull in reading and this book pulled me out of it! It has everything! The spice is crazy good 🥵🥵🥵 I’m keeping some of those details for myself because the surprise of it was the best part! Katherine offers herself to the devil and he accepts…. All too easily. Unknowingly she fixes all of his problems while adding a whole bunch to her own plate. This is a mafia romance and you’re well aware of that while reading however the author makes you see the characters and at some points their character and relationship growth is the sole focus and the plot is drowned out for a second. This was my favorite part I don’t think I explained that well so just go read it you’ll know what I mean after.😂

Stash this on the MUST READ shelf and get to it!!!
Profile Image for Hannah.
93 reviews
February 20, 2022
Why did it take so long for me to finish this short book you ask? Because it was the worst thing I've read in a very long time. I would personally pay for an editor to fix all the typos in this book, but 75% of it could be cut out anyway. Really the only parts worth reading were the spicy pages which as least increased in frequency about halfway through. The plot line is wattpad ridiculous and the main character is a pick me girl who is so sexy but loves cheeseburgers and is apparently only tipsy after 17 shots. How many times do we need a description of every article of clothing she wears? Why is she using vanilla BODY MIST she's like 27!! I really should have judged this book by the cover which is just the title written in Arial font. I only made myself finish because I heard the second book is good and I had bought it already, but I don't think I'll be trying the second one for a while.
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687 reviews48 followers
June 23, 2023
"𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒚𝒆𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆, 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒏."

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Spice: 🔥🔥🔥🔥.5
Relationship: MW is the primary relationship, MWM spicy scene only, WMMM spicy scene only, WWM spicy scene only
Tropes/content: Dark romance, mafia, kidnapping, marriage of convenience, breath play, belt play, knife play, restraints (rope), 🔫 play, 🍑 play, spitting, mirror action, DP, bondage, BDSM, bi-heroine, strong heroine
Series: Challenge Night #1

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Katherine's life changes the day her husband ends up in a hospital bed with a strange man on a mission to end his life. Katherine cannot lose another person she cares about, so she offers herself up instead. He accepts and takes her to Italy. It's there that Katherine learns she's been brought to Italy by Lorenzo Vitale, a high-ranking mafia member. He tells her they're going to get married within the month. Katherine agrees and falls perfectly into her role as a blissful fianceé. Their relationship is one of convenience until they start to fall for one another and become so much more.

Mafia is a genre that I so desperately want to love, but struggle to find books that I like. This book is the exception. I really enjoyed this one. The plot was different, the heroine is strong, and the spice was SO good. I liked that Lorenzo wasn't a typical mafia guy. He was protective, but he let Katherine be her unhinged self and never tried to change her. Katherine is unhinged and I couldn't love her anymore. I love that she spoke her mind.

The spice was perfection. There were over ten scenes, different kinks, multiple partners, etc. I loved all of the scenes with multiple partners, but my favorite was when Lorenzo watched and when he joined 🥵

This would've been a 4/4.5 star read if it had been edited more. There were many misspelled words, grammatical errors, and an over use of exclamation points. I also thought Lorenzo's backstory wasn't explored enough and I wanted it to be a little more clear they were falling in love before they said, "I love you." I believe this was the authors debut novel, so I would say this is pretty good considering it's a debut.

I'm definitely reading book two because it's Lorenzo's sister and his two best friends 👀
706 reviews55 followers
January 28, 2022
WATTPAD IN A BOOK *drools*

I cannot get over this book! So so good that once I started reading it I couldn’t stop! Lorenzo and Katherine are such a hot, sweet couple. They start off rocky and under less than ideal circumstances for Katherine, but quickly turn into an irresistible couple. There is A LOT of hot hot smut, MFM/MMFM/FMF/MF scenes, that’ll have you literally like 🐱🦋. Not only was the smut *chefs kiss but the storyline was really good as well! This is definitely a dark romance with mafia themes, breath play, knife play, and sadism. So good! Such a sweet and wonderful author too!
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102 reviews3 followers
May 19, 2022
Chef’s kiss to this dark mafia romance read. If there is one thing this author will do it’s know how to write some badass & attractive af male & female characters! When I tell you I wish I could join these two main leads in that mile high club 😂👌🏼 the smut is so dang hot 🥵👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I mean yeah Lorenzo sexy with his touch her & you’ll die vibes but lord Katherine babyyyyy I’m on my knees for her 😍 on top of that she’s a latina mami 😎 I was hooked on this story & love how it kept me on my toes. Also bless the playlist we were given at the beginning of the book I love when authors include those. 🥰 definitely will be reading the next book in this series.

Look into the TWs before starting this one.. to name a few for example: knife play, child loss, & kidnapping.
For 18+ of course.
Profile Image for Sharleen ♡.
507 reviews18 followers
February 13, 2022
Ahhh I’m so in love with the Vitale’s it’s not even funny 😩
Katherine is such a bad👏🏽ass👏🏽bitch! Definitely one of my new favourite heroines! She’s been through so much and as unconventional as her coping mechanisms are she’s a survivor. She so quick on her feet and able to adapt to whatever situation she’s put in. Despite how broken she feels, she’s able to put it aside and have fun and help everyone around her have fun too. Her relationships with Marco and Arianna are so precious, they both needed her in their own ways 🥺
Mr Lorenzo… sir… I would gladly beg for you and wear your belt as a necklace 🥵 I thought my heart was set with Gio and Luca but how could I possibly leave you out! I can see why the Vitale women couldn’t settle for just one of you 😮‍💨

I’m soooo excited for Marco’s book now, I’m counting down the days! 😍
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494 reviews11 followers
October 25, 2021
Holy hotness

May contain spoilers

I really liked Katherine and Lorenzo. Lots of trauma for both but we really only learn about Katherine's for the most part. Gio and Luca were something else.. There was a slight twist at the end with one of her ex's that I didn't see coming. Lots of spicy scenes. Some of which weren't really my favorite but didn't stop me from liking or finishing the book.

Triggers: OW/OM, but not cheating. Bl0od play, light BDSM.

Overall I really liked the book and can't wait to read Arianna's story next.
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170 reviews1 follower
October 14, 2024
I trully enjoyed this.
Good drama and mystery filled mafia romance.

Spicyy scenes were spicyyy🔥🔥🔥😍. Like I did not expect the last scene to be that 🤣

Loved that the fmc was so forward with her desires and thoughts.

I need more of these type of couples in dark/mafia romance 😩😩😩❤️. Like not always does the fmc need to be a damsel in distress gosh!

Was going to give this 4 starts but then I was like F flaws in the books I rated for the vibes and this was 5✨️👌🏾
Profile Image for Penelope Scorn.
25 reviews
October 12, 2021
Spice was insane. 🔪&🔫 play, breath play, group scenes, FFM scene, badass bi FMC. Storyline was good, fast paced and dark. Could have used more editing but overall 😊 loved it
Profile Image for Becks.
6 reviews1 follower
October 5, 2021
THE BELT😮‍💨

Okay so this is closer to a 3.5-4 star in terms of the editing needing some work. But gahhhh the story!? Perfect. Loved Lorenzo with my whole soul. Reading book two rn!!!
Profile Image for Mary Curtis .
215 reviews
October 24, 2021
New York, Mexico and Italy!!!!

This book was on a whole different level! The spicy was perfect the story line was so well written. The plot oh boy the plot! I can’t wait to dive into book 2!
Profile Image for Stacey.
897 reviews
May 16, 2022
I loved this book! I wasn't expecting the multiple sexual partners in a mafia story though, I prefer my men possessive (those "touch her and die" types lol). Lorenzo was amazing though, and Kate was such a bad ass, they deserved that ending.
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12 reviews4 followers
May 10, 2023
INTRO: This was my first K.L. Mann novel. I fell in love with her novellas and now I just want to read any word she’s ever written. *sigh. You already know what the book is about or you can read the blurb. Keep reading if you wanna know what I thought…

STORY/WRITING: K.L. Mann’s character development is superb. There are so many layers to dig beneath and arcs to climb. I love that the characters are not “fixed” by the end of the book. They’re flawed and damaged and love guides them through. They don’t need to be repaired or changed, only taken off the shelf as-is and loved anyway. I kept waiting for the FMC to be repaired somehow and it never happened, thankfully. The story had a very nice flow that allowed the love story to evolve at a reasonable pace. I’m not a fan of insta-love so this was perfect for me. There was a moment when it felt like the main characters knew each other for a year but it had only been a matter of weeks. There was a perfect pace to their growth that just plain worked!


SPICE/SMUT: Oh there is plenty of smutty smut. There is a moment when I think to myself…oh no K.L. isn’t going there aaaaaaand she ABSOLUTELY goes there. She (the writer) is fearless in her pursuit of smuttiness and is so bold about it. She doesn’t asterisk character’s choices; she just lets them be who they are without apologies or preface. I’ve come to now expect a high level of taboo smut from K.L. So, if you want to take it easy and read about missionary simplicity, you’re reading the wrong review. Prepare to drop your jaw and slow your own heartrate over and over again.

CONCLUSION: Mafia…yum, shameless smut…yas…topped off with excellent character development.
1 review
March 9, 2022
Idk why but I feel like people lie during these reviews. 1. Google translate is not you friends authors. The translation to Italian and Spanish were so off I was cringing 70% of this book. Not only that was this book has so many spelling errors to be a published book. Someone needs to get this author an editor and I’d she already has one, she needs a new one. The plot of this book is sex. Yea I love my smut too but not if the sorry telling is completely trash. The whole part with her son was a mess, as well as the epilogue. I loved how Katherine was a strong women, there very little mafia books like this. BUT, home girl was trying to set up Gio and Arianna knowing damn well she fucked him twice and didn’t tell her sister in law anything. I finished reading the book because once I start I don’t stop but there’s WAY better books out there. A 14 year old Wattpad writer could do better and so could you. Don’t read this. I really hope her re-write is better cus the books needs to.
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Profile Image for Books Over People.
258 reviews10 followers
May 1, 2024
HMMM.. It starts off so strong. Katherine is at her husbands beside when a mysterious stranger walks in. When he pulls out his weapon to end her husband, Katherine makes hes promises to go with him and basically sacrifices herself in order to save him. Just within the first chapter or two, there's mystery and excitement that you know its gonna be a good read. What bothered me and kind of took some wind out of my sails was that some things that could have been revealed later in the story to create build up, was told in the very beginning. Then Katherine is saying she's been kidnapped but you literally told him to take you! Another pet peeve i have is if its gonna be a dual pov, please don't have 80% of the book told by one person.
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222 reviews1 follower
May 20, 2022
3.5 / 5

gasps. gasps. want a smutty kink-fulled romance? this book is for you.

it didn't had much of a plot, what it did had was very basic and cliche mafia story. The most life-marking things in this book was definitely the smut scenes.. I was like *gasping emoji*

It felt a little boring from time to time and the characters annoyed me a tiny bit.
Profile Image for Ashley.
79 reviews1 follower
March 16, 2024
This could’ve been a good story but the amount of mistakes this had kept me from really enjoying it. It seemed like this was written, never proofed and immediately published. The amount of missing words, wrong words and spelling/grammatical errors was crazy. I’ve read plenty of KU books with mistakes, but this was the most I’ve ever seen
38 reviews
July 26, 2022
Was about to read..thanks god found out its about mafia romance... I can't understand how people can be so dumb or just disgusting romanticizing something like mafia. You all can write about random criminal etc no MAFIA ROMANCE ... People didn't and don't die for you all to write and romantize it..
560 reviews
April 27, 2023
I love Kay & Enzo

I accidentally read book 2 first and knew about the 4some and wasn't too happy but then reading Kay's story just loved her and her survival mode and her love with Enzo is freaking hot!! Really enjoyed her story.
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191 reviews
May 11, 2022
sexual harassment 12 pages in? no thanks
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61 reviews
October 30, 2024
3.5 ⭐ 🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️
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181 reviews17 followers
October 21, 2021
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Dark Mafia Romance...... THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING... The scene's in this book are *chefs kiss* I love all the characters, and I can't wait to see some of the characters in the books in the series. LET ME JUST SAY the group activities AHHHHHH. There is a little bit of everything in the book, so check it out and see what parts you like. I first came across the author on Tiktok and can't wait to see her journey in her writing!!
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Katherine’s husband lies dying in a hospital bed beside her and all she can do is let her mind wander to dark places. She can’t lose anyone else, the grief would consume her. It’s too much. So when a shadow of a man creeps into the room on a mission to end her husband's life, she puts hers on the line instead. A dangerous bargain to make with a man she knows nothing about. A man who makes her do something awful to prove herself to him. Katherine’s life changes in a million different ways when he takes her. Memories she stores in the deepest, darkest part of her mind are exposed. She hates the man who broke down her barriers. He made her feel weak again. She wants to make him regret it, but what if it’s more complicated than that? What if he’s not the bad guy in her story?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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151 reviews
November 8, 2021
This was another book that I didn't know I needed! I couldn't put this book down!

Katherine is living this humble life in NY with her husband when she gets a call he has been in an accident. Little did she know w surprise visitor was on his way to the hospital as well. She strikes a deal with the stranger to spare her husband's life.

I didn't expect Katherine to be as tough as she is but you get to see it gradually reveal more and more as her back story progresses. You get to sympathize with what she has gone through in order to make who into the person she is.

Lorenzo is this brooding, closed off hottie that just does not want to give in to Katherine and reveal anything about himself.

I loved that Katherine was so smart and calculating, as well as tough as nails despite her past. I loved that Lorenzo was accidentally becoming soft only for her.

These characters are fantastic, each so very different. The plot was well rounded and gave you the world building as you go along with the story which I love. The smut was so top notch 🥵🔥🤌 I did not expect some of the scenes but oh my were they so needed!

I loved this book so much and I cannot wait to dive into the next one! Such an amazing read 👏
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60 reviews1 follower
January 14, 2023
Katherine is feisty and isn’t afraid to back down from Lorenzo. He definitely would be bored if he didn’t have someone like Katherine in his life. Omg that scene with Lorenzo’s best friends and Katherine. I really didn’t think it was going to happen. That was really hot aha. I didn’t think I could handle anymore scenes but OMG again?!!! I love the way how she pushes his buttons during smex. This book was good but it was missing something. I still felt that we hardly knew anything about Lorenzo & he’s still mysterious in a way. I was waiting to hear more about Gustavo & her relationship as well.
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114 reviews1 follower
August 28, 2021
Couldn't put it down

Came across the author on tiktok on my fyp. She made one for this book. Once I started, I couldnt put it down! Its a stand alone, so no worry of cliffhangers. The main characters are Katherine and Lorenzo. There are a few 4 ways, and a 3 way. Some FF at the very end. I really loved everyone in the book. The main characters, the family members, the ones you are meant to dislike, etc. I loved the dark parts as well. Cant wait for the next book! Its going to be of a different couple.
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