This isn’t how fairy tales typically begin, but it’s where mine starts…No money, no phone, and abandoned on the streets of Chicago. With my baby in my arms, I wander into a bar in a shady neighborhood and ask to use their phone.When my father turns us away and completely disowns me, the bar owner, and total hottie, offers us a place to stay…no strings attached.I’m leery at first.Hot alpha … attached.
I’m leery at first.
Hot alpha guy.
Down on her luck single mother.
I mean, who wouldn’t be?
Lucio Gallo isn’t like most men, though. He’s fiercely protective, loyal, and did I mention he’s covered in nothing but muscle?
Above all else, he’s everything I need but never knew I wanted.
Men of Inked Southside Series:
Book 1 – Maneuver
Book 2 – Flow
Book 3 – Hook
Book 4 – Hustle
Book 5 – Love
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This was a hot sexy beautiful love story about Lucio and Delilah and her sweet daughter Lulu. This story had all the feels, hurt, disappointment, hope, acceptance, strength and love. Lucio and Delilah are so amazing together. I couldn’t stop reading until I finished this sweet, sexy awesome story. The sexy times were super hot. Lucio Gallo is my new book boyfriend! Loved this amazing story and I can’t wait to meet the rest of this wonderful Gallo family
OMG!! The Gallos are back and hotter than ever! Luciano is the epitome of the Italian playboy with a heart of gold inside! He loves his family, his Ma and can;t get the delectable Delilah and her daughter out of his mind. Delilah finds herself with her daughter, late at night and penniless, outside of Lucian’s bar. One look at her and he immediately feels the need to protect them. Their story is full of a dirt bag ex, a jerk of a father, his crazy family, and a chemistry between them that won’t quit. No spoilers…you just need to read this right now!!!! I LOVED this!!!
Love me some Gallo family!
Delilah has never experienced true love and kindness. Determined to protect her daughter, she walks into a bar to use the phone. What she wasn’t expecting was Lucio and his crazy family.
What a beautiful read. I was utterly captivated from the first chapter. Delilah is sweet and spunky. Lucio is protective and kind. The two of them together make for a fantastic story full of passion, kindness, understanding, and love. This is an absolute must read!
Ms. Bliss has a talent in writing stories about close knit loyal families, and protective, hot, muscled Alpha men. In this story, we not only meet Lucio but his sister, two brothers and mother. They tease, they argue, and the mom is busy feeding everyone.
When Delilah and her baby are left on the road in a questionable part of town at night, she doesn’t have her purse, phone or anything for the baby. As she walks trying to find a safe place to make a call, she fortunately stops at Gallo’s Hook and Hustle Southside bar where she meets the Gallo family.
Lucio is the sweetest, most caring man and he goes out of his way to take care of Delilah and Lulu and his family falls in love with them also. Delilah, while growing up with money, didn’t have a close family and she’s amazed to see how the Gallo’s interact with each other and her. She is amazed at how quickly Lucio takes care of Lulu and his patience with the baby. There’s something so sweet about seeing a large, muscled, tattooed man holding and taking care of a tiny baby!
The smoking hot cover seems to be an accurate portrayal of Lucio especially as you learn more about him. This was an almost insta-love quick read but filled full of sweetness, love, family, and red-hot sexy times. I loved the dual POV which helps to understand more about the main characters.
I love all of the characters in the original Gallo Men of Inked stories and this is a great introduction to more Gallo’s to love. I would have liked more of this story but I look forward to additional stories of the family and how things work out with the criminal father.
Welcome to another branch of the Gallo family…. and they didn’t disappoint!! They have the same family togetherness, spunk, sassiness, and lovable characters. But they are different as well, there’s more trouble following these guys. This was Lucio and single mom Delilah’s story. They were so adorable but also very sexy together. This was a terrific beginning to a new series!
More Gallos?
Um hell yes please.
I found the author through the first Men of Inked series and fell in love.
If you’ve read the series then you are familiar with the loud, protective family the Gallo’s are, well now it’s time to meet the Chicago cousins, an let me tell you it was like coming home.
You have Mama Gallo who everyone respects, loud siblings who can’t keep their noses out of each others business and the same fierce protectiveness I adored in the previous series.
This is Lucio’s book an lord did he take me back to everything I loved about the Gallo’s, what made me pray the author released just one more book about them. His and Delilah’s story starts off with a familiar ring to it (I’m not telling but if you’ve read the other series and remember the beginning you’ll see the small similarity) She’s on her own and Lucio steps in to help. Only the more he helps the less he wants to let her go…
There is so much I could say about this book but most importantly this book while being the start of a new series with all new characters and a new town it felt like home. Even though the original series characters aren’t mentioned I still felt like they could pop through the door any second an fit right in. I didn’t think I’d love them as much as the first Gallo’s but I was wrong, I see this series being just as addictive!
Maneuver once again reminded me just how much I love that Gallo clan. Chelle Bliss created a truly sweet story featuring Lucio Gallo, his crazy arse family and a woman who somehow finds her way into his life when he least expects it.
There is complete and utter joy as the Gallos take in Delilah and her infant daughter Lulu after she finds herself homeless and without a dime to her name. Which is something she never expected to truly happen since she’s rich but has an abusive father who can’t hold his liquor. This big, beautiful Italian family didn’t even hesitate when Delilah needed a hand and I was thrilled that they claimed her for their own the minute they laid eyes on her and her adorable daughter.
I had no doubt Lucio would fall for Delilah just as much as she fell for him but their journey is clearly filled with doubt and situations out of their control. I loved that Bliss once again uses that unmistakable Gallo charm and honesty we’ve all experienced before in prior books to make things happen. Dee’s transformation to becoming one of the family was great fun to watch.
I love that the author has expanded into a new series with the completely lovable, brash but very loyal extended Gallo family. Sure to put a smile on your face, Maneuver is the perfect summer read.
4 huge stars!
Loved it!
The Gallos are back! Lucio and Delilah’s story is terrific. I can’t wait for more. Definitely recommend this book. This author knows how to bring on the hot, hunky heroes and the ladies who love them.
The Gallos are back and I couldn’t be more happier to be back in their world!!!! Maneuver is book one is the new series about the Gallo family set in the southside of Chicago. What an excellent way to start off this series. When I read Maneuver it literally felt like I was coming home. It’s a different city but the same loud, hilarious, noisy and alpha Gallos.
Lucio is my new favorite Gallo man. He is so sexy and down to earth yet still has a strong and protective alpha male personality. Delilah is a kind hearted and spirited single mother of a young baby who comes from a very different world and lives in the more affluent part of town. The story begins with Delilah’s drunk father dumping her and the baby in the street at night on the southside of town leaving her with only the clothes on her back and nothing else. Delilah stumbles into the Gallos’ bar and Lucio and Delilah’s mutual attraction is immediate. Of course, Lucio is more than willing to help by providing her with a job and a place to live. I loved the way their relationship develops, their connection is amazing and their sexual chemistry is packed with so much heat!!! And reading how Lucio takes care of Delilah’s baby is so swoon-worthy and made my ovaries explode. I don’t want to spoil it but there are two distinct things about Lucio that will have your tongue wagging and panties melting!!!
Maneuver is a fun, fast-paced, easy-read with a consistent and engaging plot. Ms. Bliss did a fantastic job with writing a light hearted and entertaining book. Mrs. Gallo and the Gallo siblings are without a doubt the best secondary characters and their antics are hysterical!!!! I absolutely cannot wait to read more books in this series.
Yea the Gallo’s are back!
I loved The Men of Ink Series so I was thrilled that the Gallo family from Chicago are getting their stories!
Lucio Gallo is everything you could want in a man.
He’s sexy,successful,loyal,loves his family and mama and rides a motorcycle!
Omg what more can a girl want!
Maybe one other thing he loves babies!
Lucio and his siblings own their own bar. Which is successful and prosperous.
He also owns a couple of homes. But chooses to stay on the southside of Chicago.
Which is the rougher part of town. Not the baddest but also the the greatest.
Delilah is a beautiful young lady who grew up in the ritzier wealthier part of Chicago.
She’s used to finer things in life. Yet even with growing up with money she had no stability in her family life. Her parents are both losers and selfish.
She has a baby,Lulu,who’s only a few months old. But she’s determined that Lulu will feel nothing but love and warmth in her life which Delilah never had.
When one horrible frightful night she finds herself and her baby in a part of town she isn’t familiar with with no money or phone she terrified.
But fate intervenes and she finds herself in the Hook and Hustle Bar. Where she meets the Gallos.
Lucio is immediately attracted to her and she too him.
But both have their personal demons and struggles that they need to overcome and deal with.
While Delilah and Lucio are dealing with their feelings for one another.
Delilah will experience what a real family is like.
She’ll know that the emptiness in her soul,that hole in her heart needs love,laughter,loyalty and family to thrive and shine,not her daddy’s money.
She will get to witness first hand how the Gallos come together for each other and the people they care about.
The dynamics between her,Lucio and the family was so wonderful to get to experience.
Especially the love they showered on Lulu.
The saying that family isn’t always blood is exactly fitting for the Gallos and how they rally around Delilah and Lulu and take them in expecting nothing in return.
Also the chemistry between Delilah and Lucio was both sexy and sweet.
The sexual tension was sizzling.
I loved everything about this book!
I can’t wait to read about the other Gallo siblings!
Well this author has done it again. I just loved this story.
Delilah had a lot of responsibility. She had a daughter to think about her her father was not making it any easier. Right off the bat we get to see what kind of man her father really was. I can not imagine what it would of been like to have been raised in a home with no love. I love that she did not want that for her daughter.
Lucio was the kind of guy that could melt your panties. He was also a kind soul. He was a type of person that could not just look the other way when someone needed him and maybe that is one of the reasons he helped Delilah. He saw this scared woman that needed help.
I just loved Lucio mom. She was so funny. I love how she was trying to push Lucio and Delilah together. I could also see how much she really loved her kids. I love that motherly love that she shown Delilah. It was just what Delilah needed.
There are plenty of steamy parts and truly me when I say the author does not disappoint. I truly loved seeing in the story how Delilah blossomed and really came out of shell. I also loved how she discovered that family was not always blood.
Delilah and Lucio are bring us back to the realm of Gallos and the Windy City never seemed so appealing. The very last thing you expect your father to do to you and your infant daughter is throw you out of the car in the middle of the night with no money, phone, or resources. Delilah knew her father’s drinking was out of control, but to really get to this is unthinkable. Needing help she finds herself inside Hook & Hustle and tongue tied by the handsome and seeming kindhearted owner Lucio Gallo. The minute Lucio lays his eyes on Delilah and her little girl Lulu he is overcome with desire to protect them at all cost. He knows they need him and he is more than happy to he their knight and shining armor. Delilah and Lulu are looking for a family and Lucio is ready to be that for them he just needs to take the leap.
I voluntarily read an advance reader copy of this book
Omg I’m so happy to be back with the Gallo’s and I was so excited that the part of the family from Chicago are getting their own series and let me tell you Chelle Bliss did not disappoint with book one in her new Men of Inked: Southside series if this book is anything to go by this series is shaping up to blow our minds………
Lucio Gallo meets Delilah when she stumbles into his bar with her baby and nothing but the clothes she is standing in and like all the Gallo’s we have meet before this is where Lucio steps up and shows Delilah that there are men out there who will help in anyway they can.
Delilah’s ex left her when he found out she was pregnant and up til now she has been living with her acholic father but the night she stumbles into the Gallo’s bar is the night her life is about to change for the better…..
I love this family in fact with every book I read I feel closer and closer to the family where loyalty is the number one rule they all live by. The characters have charisma and every couple has sizzling chemistry, this book has everything you can want in a story, love, passion, family loyalty and a few laughs along the way what a great start to a new series.
My new favorite Chelle Bliss book. I devoured this book in one sitting. I loved Lucio (and his whole family). I can’t wait for more visits to the Southside.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC.
One of my favorite series ever (many many re-reads) is Men of Inked, with their crazy tight loving family (and uber hot men). So I can’t even explain how ecstatic I was to hear that the Gallo’s were back, but this time the Chicago family. It starts off with an oh my gosh moment, and just takes off running from there. Delilah is a pillar of strength, even when put in a situation no mother ever wants to find herself in. Strong and brave and loving. She meets Lucio who is generous and caring and protective (let’s not forget hot & yummy!) A moment of kindness turns into a world of more. You can’t help but fall in love with this family, with Lucio and his amazing self, Delilah and her incredible strength, Lulu with all her adorableness, and of course Betty. Ya gotta love Betty. I completely loved this book. I’m so happy it’s the first of many (lots & lots, right Chelle? 😉 ), and that we’ll get to know the Chicago Gallos as well as the Florida Gallos. I can’t wait to read more!! Hurry up and get started!!!
When the book contains a Gallo you know it is going to totally melt your heart and have you all hot and bothered. Lucio Gallo is no exception to this rule. The man is a player but all it takes is Delilah Miles to come cautiously walking into his bar with something precious to have him reconsidering his single ways. Delilah is out of her element and with no where else to turn is surprised at how this Gallo family support her and take her under their wing. Their story is about growth, love and discovering that family isn’t always blood related. This first book in the Men Of Inked Southside will have your heart racing, falling in love and swooning over the Gallo men all over again. Bring on the next book because you can never have too much of the Gallo’s.
The Gallo family is back! I absolutely loved this book!! It is such a good love story! As always, just like the Men of Inked series, these Southside Gallo’s have a big wonderful family with so much love to give. They have fun sure but they are also always there for each other through thick and thin as well as willing to help others outside their family. Lucio Gallo is hot, sexy and very protective. In fact from the instant Delilah walks into his bar one night carrying baby Lulu, he decides he needs to help and protect them. What he didn’t plan on was falling for them. The three of them are adorable together and make such a sweet little family. Things do get a little dicey when someone from Delilah’s past shows up but Lucio takes care of that situation like a pro. Although Delilah is no slouch when it comes to protecting herself and Lulu. I love Lucio and Delilah as a couple so much; they are perfect for each other! Lucio’s mom Betty is the bomb!!! She is a true matriarch and I just love her.
This family rocks! I can’t wait for more!!
Oh my!! If you love the Men of Ink this is for you. If you enjoy hot panty melting men this story is for you. It’s hard not to like a man who is sexy, smart, considerate and can handle a baby. Lucio Gallo is that man. As soon as he and Delilah meet all bets are off. He is an alpha male with just enough sweetness to knock Delilah off her feet. This family is the kind everyone wants to be a part of . I loved this story so will you !!!
Maneuver was amazing! I love the original Gallo family but the Chicago southside Gallo’s are just as great! Lucio and Delilah were perfect together! They had amazing chemistry and scorching sexy scenes! I love love Lucio, he was sexy and swoony. Delilah was sweet! Lulu was so adorable! Lucio was pretty amazing with Lulu from the beginning! I loved how Betty treated those girls as family! The Gallo’s are a great family! Looking forward to reading in this new series!
5 star Review Maneuver by Chelle Bliss
Well I never thought I could or would fall for another Gallo man but Lucio Gallo hits all my buttons and is totally swoon worthy. There is nothing that I did not like about this man, he just does it for me. Although a ladies man, when the right woman comes along and in this case it is single mum Delilah Miles, he knows his is a goner in more ways than one.
From the first page until the last I was captivated by their story and truth be told I didn’t want it to end. This was a smoking hot read that ticked all the boxes for me and in my opinion Chelle Bliss has another winner on her hands.
The Chicago Gallos are just as family orientated as their southern cousins and just as inked, tempting and hot. They love, play and are loyal to a fault and for me if they would adopt me I would be so happy.
When Delilah and her daughter fall on tough times, thanks to her horrible father, she has no idea how walking through the door into the Gallo’s Hook & Hustle South Side bar will change her life. Lucio and his mother Betty immediately offer her unconditional assistance and it is this that shows Delilah what family is meant to be.
Betty was such a great character that I cannot wait to see what mischief she gets up to in future books. I love that at the heart of these books is the love of family and what they will do for each other and for those in need.
Chelle Bliss writes with a depth of character that at times comes right out of no-where and knocks your socks off and this book was no exception.