Review: Loved Loved this Book!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 8, 2014
Loved loved this book. If you want to read about a ruthless man wanting to become an active member of the mafia but who shows softness for the heroine, this is the book for you. I was skeptical that I would enjoy this story due to the characters' young ages but the characters had depth and were very mature. Elle, the heroine, had been bullied her whole high school years and worked hard to keep attending this elite prep school. Why is the question the reader will ask? She works nights at a diner to help pay for school and one night witnesses a murder. This murder is a mafia murder and now Elle's life may be in danger. The reader learns about Elle's family and her friend Chloe from school. Elle is Chloe's protector and the reader knows that something bad had happened to Chloe but not exactly what happened. Lots of unknowns about Chloe. Hope she is given her own story in book 2. Now for the hero, Nero. He is a son of the boss of the mafia family and is given a job to do... Get close to Elle and find out what she knows. He doesn't expect to have to work so hard to gain her trust or to develop true feelings for her. It was so nice to see a relationship develop before anything physical happens... Lots of sexual tension. Loved how ruthless Nero was but really loved it when he showed his protective side for Elle. I liked the supporting characters ... Nero's friends and also Nero's scary older brother Lucca. I hope he gets his own story... He was scary but in a bad boy sexy way. I will admit some of the bullying was over the top and WHERE were the teachers and administration??? But hey this is is romance land so will forgive some of the implausibility of the story. No cliffhanger and a satisfying happily ever after. I really enjoyed this story and was in a reading slump. Glad I took a chance. I will be looking forward to more by this author!