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After losing his wife, Cassio is left to take care of two small children while trying to establish his rule over Philadelphia. Now he needs a mother for his children, and someone who can warm his bed at night.
But in a traditional world as his, choosing your wife is duty not pleasure.
Rules have to be followed. Traditions heeded.
That’s how he ends up with a woman—a girl barely of age. She might not be what he and his children need, but she’s wicked lovely and a sweet temptation he can’t resist.
Giulia always knew she’d marry a man her father chose for her. Only she never expected to be given to someone much older.
Suddenly she’s supposed to be a mother to two small children when she hasn’t even held a baby in her life.
Giulia quickly realizes that Cassio isn’t interested in a relationship on equal footing. Her mother always warned her that men of power like Cassio don’t tolerate insolence; yet, tired of being treated as a nanny and clueless child-bride, Giulia decides to fight for her vision of a happy family.
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Whether it's the dangerous attraction, vengeance, or just seeing a bad boy hold that much power and rule his own world, there’s no denying that Mafia romance calls to us. Add in an age gap romance with a single parent, and you’re practically salivating at the thought of getting this book in your hands!!!
For the past four months Underboss Cassio Moretti has been through a change in his family dynamic that has sent his world upside down. Now a single parent, the first order of business for this well known ruthless boss is to get back some normalcy into his kids lives and that includes having a mother figure around. But little does Cassio knows that his future wife is not only going to reshape his kid’s lives, she’s about to change his own as well.
Eighteen year old Guiliana never expected that she was going to be the wife of Cassio Moretti. There’s a reason why he’s an underboss and it’s not because of his ability to be a leader. He gets stuff done whether it’s cruelty or power and he’s a very feared man. Not only will she be stepping into the role of a dutiful wife, Guiliana will also be taking on her biggest challenge yet: becoming a mother.
I think that the premise of the book was a really good attention grabber in a sense and I loved that it had this booming forbidden sexual appeal to it. I did struggle a bit with Cassio decisions because I felt like he was being a tool when it came to certain things and that did take away some of the likeness I had for him.
What made this book really stand out for me was the heroine. She was a complete bad a** and it showed in everything that she did. This was an eighteen year old teenager who knew nothing about being an adult and she was literally thrown into this grown up world and let me just say, she conquered the heck out of it. She didn’t whine, she stood up for herself, and she held her own in a male dominating world. I loved her strength, determination, her fierceness and I loved how the kids meant more to her than anything else.
If you’re looking for a mafia romance forbidden romance, you can give this one a try.
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Cassio stiffened, but the look on his face became even more intense than before. “What was that?” His voice was a low rasp that I could feel everywhere.
“A kiss?” I didn’t have much experience, but I doubted anyone could mess up a simple kiss.
“Are you trying to influence me with your body?”
My eyes grew wide. “No. I could smell the liquor on your breath, and I was curious how it tastes.”
Cassio chuckled. “You are a strange girl.” His mouth twisted. “Woman.”
He looked down at the dog in my arms. It was snuggled against me peacefully. Without a word, Cassio turned around and returned to his glass of whisky on the table. I stepped inside and closed the door. Stroking the dog, I followed my husband.
“What’s its name?”
“Loulou,” Cassio said, a strange note to his voice. I stopped beside him.
“Can I have a sip of your whisky?”
Cassio’s eyes bored into me. “You’ve never had whisky before?”
“No. My father didn’t allow me to drink alcohol. I had my first glass at our wedding.”
“Many firsts for one day.” A small shiver passed down my spine at the contemplative growl. “You aren’t old enough for hard liquor.”
My lips parted in indignation. Was he serious?
He downed the remains of his drink, and before I could say something snarky, he cupped the back of my head and pressed his lips to mine. Gently at first, his eyes searching mine. I grasped his bicep and stood on my tiptoes—his permission. Then he really kissed me, his tongue stroking mine, discovering my mouth. The taste of whisky swirled in my mouth, intoxicating—not as much as the kiss though. God, his kiss set me aflame.
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Cora Reilly is the author of the Born in Blood Mafia Series, The Camorra Chronicles and many other books, most of them featuring dangerously sexy bad boys. Before she found her passion in romance books, she was a traditionally published author of young adult literature.
Cora lives in Germany with a cute but crazy Bearded Collie, as well as the cute but crazy man at her side. When she doesn't spend her days dreaming up sexy books, she plans her next travel adventure or cooks too spicy dishes from all over the world.
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