"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 👀