She knows I would die for her. Even if her father is the one who wants me dead.A call I don’t expect. A job I don’t want. A hassle I don’t need. I’d protected his wife a long time ago, and now the notorious mob boss wants me to keep his daughter safe. I resist the tempting and troublesome mafia princess for as long as I can, but once I take her, there’s no going back, no giving her back. She … going back, no giving her back. She thinks what we have between us is just a fling, but I know we’re forever. Regardless of what she says or her dad orders.
Another Round is a friends-to-lovers, older man/younger woman mafia romance and touches on sensitive topics. Reader discretion advised. No cheating or cliffhanger.
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Another Round – Nikki Belaire
I loved reading the Surviving Absolution series. The first book by this author I read was Wine and Whiskey. Which I fell in love with. I really enjoyed getting a chance to see how the story ends with Nick and Shae’s daughter Evie.
Evie was strong, determined and bullheaded. The mafia princess wanted to take over the family business after Nick stepped down. Nick wanted so much more for her then that life. He made arrangements to have a Shae’s old bodyguard, Andy step in to protect Evie while she took on an internship in a new city.
Little did Andy, Evie or Nick know that Evie and Andy would find more then any of them ever bargained for.
Andy found a second chance at love. While Evie found out that the life she thought she once wanted wasn’t really that at all. She found the love of her life. She found pure happiness and acceptance.
I was sure Nick was going to kill Andy for stepping in and becoming more then his babies body guard. Thank God, Shae stepped in to remind her husband of the struggle they had when they came together.
I loved how this book didn’t have just a bonus epilogue, but it had an extra bonus epilogue. You were able to see how Andy and Evie got married and not only that but how their family grows in size.
Wow! Evie and Andy are so cute!
A mafia princess and a mercenary, he has a job to do and she is just supposed to get away from the life and make one of her own and learn along the way.
A dark and painful past meets a bright and vibrant future. She brings him out of his shell and he falls in love while doing it. Bring in picnics, strawberry picking, and a baseball game witha dog adoption its amazingly sweet and warm hearted. I absolutely loved this story, my first of nikki’s and now I need to go back and read nick’s story!
Where do I even begin with how amazing this story is?! After reading about Andy in the Wine & Whiskey series, I was hoping for a book about him. And what a book it is! When Nick, Andy’s former boss, decides Evie, his daughter, needs to become somewhat independent, he sends her away to an internship with Andy as her protector. But when Andy sees her, he knows this will be a difficult job, because he wants her and she is forbidden. As you read, their interactions are sweet and steamy. Both dancing around the forbidden. Can a relationship be possible with so many outside forces wanting them apart? These two characters will dig themselves into your very heart and soul. I loved every word of this book and so will you! Truly brilliant!
She did it again!!! This author never fails to suck me in with her story telling and Another Round gave my heart lots of love, especially when I realized who Evie was.
Andy gets a call from an old boss with a job he doesn’t really wants but takes anyway. When we are introduced to Evie we can see why she is probably giving her dad grey hair! LOVED how she defended her friend. Neither knew how much they would come to mean to each other….and Gus. But can they be more than a summer fling?
I loved these characters and enjoyed taking their journey with with them. The are kick a$$ epilogues that left a smile on my face.
What a surprising and exciting must read! I loved Evie and Andy’s story! Possessive, compassionate, determined and funny, these two will melt your heart. You’ll fall in love with Gus just like I did and if you’re an avid reader of Nikki Belaire’s, you’ll be pleasantly surprised at who Evie is. I won’t say more than this as I’m not one to give spoilers.
This is a first time read for me of Nikki Belaire and it was a good read. This is a short story which focuses on Andy a former bodyguard and a man wracked with guilt over the death of his family. He is given the job of looking after Mafia princess Evie who needs to see what life is like on the outside of her Mafia family.
Things seem to go well for the pair as they go from acquaintances to friends and then eventually onto lovers. We delve into what makes Andy the person he is as well as the sweetness which is Evie. Even though she has a tough exterior and is quite sassy, she is generally a nice person who looks after her friends and family. The story is pretty much looking at how their relationship develops, age-gaps and circumstances. It is a short read with some sexy scenes and a sweet HEA and definitely a book you’ll want to pick up.
ARC received for a fair and honest review.
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I don’t have a single thing to say about this story that is not positive!! My first read by Nikki and I’ve already downloaded most of her back-list because of it!!
The story is short but not lacking. I was attracted to the age-gap trope and it delivered. I’m also a sucker for bodyguard/protection romances so double win for me! I was hooked on Andy and Evie from the very start. Evie was smart about her protection and upfront about her desires. She may be a mafia princess but she didn’t play the princess card. That was refreshing and gets mad props from me! I was expecting a lot of immaturity and barely got any! Andy’s past is heartbreaking, and I am super glad that the book was (mainly) in his POV. It allowed me, as the reader, to be fully immersed and informed of his past as well as his triumph overcoming it/moving past it.
I loved this story and I can’t wait to go back and read about Nick and Shae & Gina and Max!
Another Round is a quick and steamy read that checks all sorts of romance trope boxes, friends to lovers, mafia, older man younger woman, and more. This story tops out at 144 pages and is definitely on the short and sweet side of romance books. I loved Andy! He is a great main character that is a good blend of Alpha, Protector, Friend and Lover. The vast majority of the book takes place from his POV and you really get an appreciation of his past struggles and how his feelings for Evie feel like a fresh start and second chance at life for him.
I would have liked to see a few more POVs from Evie’s perspective, just to get a little bit more info on her character. Overall though I enjoyed reading things from Andy’s POV, it was a nice change since most romances are from the female POV. Nikki Belaire is a new favorite for me!
*KU Read
** New to me author
I absolutely enjoyed this story. The age gap wasn’t so horrific where you want to know what the he** is going on. This book is different because we are getting Andy’s voice, which is nice. I love him, and he is a beautiful character. The past he has is heartbreaking, and Evie is mature enough to handle it. Nikki did an excellent job bringing this book together, and the story flows seamlessly. I highly recommend this story.
There is something to say about Nikki Belaire’s “Another Round” and that is: AMAZING!
Another Round is a sweet read between a beautiful young lady and an older man who’s been around the block a time or two.
Andy used to be her mother’s bodyguard when a rebellion against the new Mafia Dom broke out. Andy was hired to watch over Evie as she moved across the nation to work as an intern.
Evie is the daughter of said Dom. She is an innocent about what her father is or does; or so her family believes. Andy thinks Evie is convinced he is her neighbor not her bodyguard. Or does she?
I loved every moment I spent reading Another Round. It was so riveting I couldn’t set it down.
This is the book I have been dying to read. This book is about Eviw who is Nick and Shae’s daughter from Wine and Whiskey and Andy who was Shae’s bodyguard. I LOVE the younger heroine and older hero books and this book did NOT disappoint. I love how protective Andy is of Evie but I also love how strong Evie is in this book. I feel like this the perfect happily ever after for all of them. Loved this book!!!
I could not get enough of this book or the characters. The chemistry was amazing in every way. I wanted this book to go on forever because it was written so well I felt like I was there in the story.
This was an enjoyable book from beginning to end. Evie is quite the feisty woman. She will do whatever it takes for her friends until one day when she goes a little to far. She ends up getting sent away to prove to her father that she can be a better person. Her father calls a buddy of his Andy to be her bodyguard but Andy doesn’t expect feisty sexy Evie. Evie doesn’t know what to expect when she arrives but she never expected things to happen the way that they do. Will Evie and Andy find happiness or will fate have something else in store for them? I absolutely loved these two. Some very hot sexy chemistry that was well written. An enjoyable storyline that you can get hooked into. I absolutely loved reading this one.
Such an amazing book!!! These two are meant for each other even when everything in the world tells them they aren’t. It’s a somewhat coming of age story, with hot sexy times and an amazing storyline. Nikki did an amazing job with the imagery and the palpable feelings that were in this book. You’ll read this book so quickly and then be sad you’re done. Cannot wait to see what’s next!!
When it comes to Alpha males Nick is the epitome of one, well at least until you count Andy. He was Shay’s bodyguard a while back and now we get reintroduced to him with Nick and Shay’s baby girl all grown up. She isn’t a sweet little lady like her mom, more like the pistol and stubborn daddy she adores and wants to emulate. I love when authors take us through the bloodlines and bring old friends back so we know the characters. It’s like saying hello to old family members or friends. In this case finding out all that has happened to Andy in his absence will just break your heart. Knowing it’s Nick’s baby girl won’t soften the blow. Old fears and new loves, breaking the ties that bind you, growing up, it’s all a part of the journey. This author does it all and sucks you right in. It’s not as violent as some of her previous books but that’s not always a bad thing cos she makes up for it with this emotional passionate read as she breathes life back into Andy. Great read.
Absolutely loved this book. This is Evie and Andy’s story. Andy’s past is tragic but with Evie he comes back to the land of the living. But how long will he be alive after her father Nick DeMarco finds out about them? Yes that Nick from Wine and Whiskey. Nick and Shae’s daughter is Evie.
This is an older man/younger woman romance.
Andy is assigned to protect his boss daughter Evie. He’s older than her but he knows she’s the one for him. He wants to claim her but has to take things slower than he’d like to go. Evie is a mafia princess and is so much younger than Andy. I loved these characters and how they interact with each other. A good read.
Andy and Evie’s story squeezed my heart, gave me a lump in my throat, and made me shed a few tears. It’s a second chance at happiness for Andy who is lost in a world of the demons that haunt him and a new beginning for Evie, the mafia princess searching for her rightful place in the family business. A compelling read!