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Book : The Maddest Obsession (Made #2) Author : Danielle Lori Type : Standalone Genre : Mafia Romance, Contemporary Romance, Steamy Romance Pages: 376 pages Published Date : April 13, 2019 Rating : ★★★★ Review: * Unrequited Love * Ravishing Romance * Sassy Female lead * Steamy Hatred turned HEA She was the mafia Queen turned widow (Twice) longing for love. He was the shady (Russian) CIA agent, never to be double crossed. "Opposite personalities, Opposite Preferences" Even staying apart for years did not reduce their fatal attraction. She is all he never knew he wanted and he gives her what she longed without hesitation. What started with hatred turned friends with benefits and what not! My Favorite Lines by Christian and Giana: "Moya zvezdochka , My star" ------------------------------------------------------------- "I'm an … entrepreneur." "You're a gambler, Giana," ------------------------------------------------------------- "It means, to live with wolves, you have to howl like a wolf." ------------------------------------------------------------- "Ty samaya krasivaya zhenshchina kotoruyu ya kogda-libo videl (You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen)" ------------------------------------------------------------- "What do I taste like? , "Kak moya" (Like mine)" ------------------------------------------------------------- "Haven’t you heard? Love is an obsession. Some would even say... The maddest obsession" ------------------------------------------------------------- Blurb: She fears the dark. He rules it. Her dresses are too tight, her heels too tall. She laughs too loudly, eats without decorum, and mixes up most sayings in the book. Little do most know it’s just a sparkly disguise, there to hide one panic attack at a time. Nobody can crack Gianna’s facade . . . no one anyway, until he comes along. Most see a paragon of morality; a special agent upholding the law. In the New York underworld, others know him as a hustler, a killer, his nature as cold as the heart of ice in his chest. Christian Allister has always followed the life plan he’d envisioned in his youth, beneath the harsh lights of a frigid, damp cell. With a proclivity for order and the number three, he’s never been tempted to veer off course. But perhaps one should never say never . . . One winter night and their lives intertwine. She hates him—his stone-cold demeanor, his arrogance and too-perceptive eye—but over the years, even as their games consist of insulting each other’s looks and intelligence, she begins to live to play with him. Nowhere in Christian’s plans had he ever prepared for Gianna. She’s chaos embodied, not his type, and married, but none of that can stop his eyes from following her wherever she goes. All along, she doesn’t even know that she’s his—his frustration, his fascination. His maddest obsession. *Can be read as a standalone, though it is recommended you read The Sweetest Oblivion first to avoid spoilers from Book #1

The Maddest Obsession (Made Book 2)

recommended a book about 3 years ago

about 3 years ago

Book : The Sweetest Oblivion (Made #1) Author : Danielle Lori Type : Standalone Genre : Mafia Romance, Contemporary Romance, Arranged Marriage, Forbidden Romance Pages: 384 pages Published Date : June 20, 2018 Rating : ★★★★★ Review: * Instant Crackling Attraction * Interesting Buildup and Monologue * Sweet Entertainer * Forbidden Delight * Not Dark, yet twisted She was the mafia princess with a secret, Elena Abelli. He was the Mafia Don, Nicolas Russo and was promised to her sister. The attraction was instant but forbidden, so they named it 'Platonic'. She was deemed unfit for him, But her sister had other plans leaving everyone in a shock. He did what he always did every time he wanted something, He owned with pure possession. With racy events, they became inseparable. My Favorite Lines by Nico: "Assuming will only get you killed" ------------------------------------------------------------- “I did act the perfect gentleman.” ------------------------------------------------------------- “You want me to stop, you say Platonic.” ------------------------------------------------------------- “And I’m afraid you’ve just created a monster.” ------------------------------------------------------------- “Hit a woman in front of me and you won’t be alive to do it again,” ------------------------------------------------------------- “He had something I wanted.” ------------------------------------------------------------- Blurb: She’s a romantic at heart, living in the most unromantic of worlds . . . Nicknamed Sweet Abelli for her docile nature, Elena smiles on cue and has a charming response for everything. She’s the favored daughter, the perfect mafia principessa . . . or was. Now, all she can see in the mirror’s reflection is blood staining her hands like crimson paint. They say first impressions are everything . . . In the murky waters of New York’s underworld, Elena’s sister is arranged to marry Nicolas Russo. A Made Man, a boss, a cheat—even measured against mafia standards. His reputation stretches far and wide and is darker than his black suits and ties. After his and Elena’s first encounter ends with an accidental glare on her part, she realizes he’s just as rude as he is handsome. She doesn’t like the man or anything he stands for, though that doesn’t stop her heart from pattering like rain against glass when he’s near, nor the shiver that ghosts down her spine at the sound of his voice. And he’s always near. Telling her what to do. Making her feel hotter than any future brother-in-law should. Elena may be the Sweet Abelli on the outside, but she’s beginning to learn she has a taste for the darkness, for rough hands, cigarettes, and whiskey-colored eyes. Having already escaped one scandal, however, she can hardly afford to be swept up in another. Besides, even if he were hers, everyone knows you don’t fall in love with a Made Man . . . right? This is a standalone forbidden romance.

The Sweetest Oblivion

She’s a romantic at heart, living in the most unromantic of worlds . . . Nicknamed Sweet Abelli for ...