I didn’t know his secrets when he knocked me up… by and that I need a man in my life.
Me, though? I’m happy on my own. I have a good job and my life is fine. A little boring sometimes. Maybe just a little depressing and lonely here and there, but it’s comfortable.
But that one little blind date turns my life upside down.
All I gave him was a single night, just a few hours of recklessness. A few moments of release. For just a night, I was someone else.
The scary part?
I’m starting to like the person I am with him, and my comfortable, easy life seems a whole lot less appealing now.
Enzo
I’ve always done my job. My duty. I’ve sacrificed my life for the Luciani crime family, so what difference does it make if I have to kidnap some girl?
Her father is on the verge of cracking a case against my father and our family wide open, so using his daughter as leverage is our best shot.
My job is simple. Meet the girl for a “date”. Tempt her back to my place and hold her until her dad cooperates.
It should have been simple.
But then I saw her. Those wide, innocent eyes and that mischievous little smile. Those curves barely hidden under her dress that practically begged to be explored and worshipped.
She was a goddess. Sexy innocence made flesh.
In a single moment, I knew this girl was going to ruin everything. I’d break promises for her. I’d forsake my duty for her. I’d start a war for her if I had to.
I’ll make her mine, no matter the cost.
As always, this is a totally SAFE, full-length book with a happily ever after, no cheating, and plenty of steam.
A free copy of my books, Knocked Up and Punished, and His: A Bad Boy Mafia Romance are included with Baby for the Beast. Baby for the Beast is approximately 47,000 words and ends at about 32% on your Kindle.
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Great read
I enjoyed to read Baby for the Beast by Penelope Bloom. It was a whirlwind of mafia romance.
I liked Enzo’s character, the bad boy who wants to steer the family business and himself to a straighter road to have a more secure future. Who falls for this lovely vet , Neela – I loved the name by the way.
I liked the transformation Neela went through after she met Enzo. His feelings made her open up, be more confident, less afraid of her desires.
The story was fast paced, kept my interest, I read it in one sitting. I liked the writing style, the alternating POVs and the epilogues.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This is my honest and voluntary review to this ARC
If you take one very hot/handsome man with a dark past and add a woman who is kind hearted and true, mix in a blind date that ends with a bit of sex and a kidnapping – you would have Enzo and Neela.
Enzo is the son of a mafia father in the middle of a mafia family. There is one agenda for Enzo at the moment. He has to get to this person, and the only way to do it is through the family. So he has a “friend” set him up for the blind date. This isn’t a typical blind date, nothing can come from this. There is a specific reason why Neela was the chosen one, and it has nothing to do with her.
Neela has gone to school, become a veterinarian, and that is her life. She has no time to be in the dating scene. Between her sister, her father (who really isn’t in the girl’s lives much) and her work, there just isn’t time. It takes a friend of her sister, along with the friend’s boyfriend, to hook Neela up on this blind date. Warning signs go off, but nothing that would lead her to believe her “date” will end up the way it does.
When Enzo decides to be up front and very blunt about his feelings, at least when it comes to Neela and taking this date a bit further. Neela isn’t that kind of person, she wants to enjoy the getting to know one another. The date is coming to an end, and Enzo has to do something to draw Neela away from the public to put his plan into play. He has thought of the perfect way. Enzo gives her an order, and she follows it. Neela seems to have lost control of her body and mind because she can’t seem to NOT follow his order. That is all they both need to take this to a whole new level of oh em gee!
Neela has been given a pass by Enzo, though it was not in the original plan at all. Then months go by. A purchase made, but on the wrong credit card, will reignite Neela and Enzo and this time there will be no more running from each other. The truth comes out, there is a traitor among them. Enzo goes to get Neela, to protect her. It is then that Enzo’s two brothers and Neela’s sister enter the picture, and help out during the impending battle. This time a huge twist is thrown, Enzo make a final decision, a dangerous one, one that could even cause him to go down as well, but it is the right thing to do, the only thing to do.
There are still a few more twists that take place, and from those twists come yummy things for not only Enzo and Neela but also his two brothers and Neela’s sister.
Penelope Bloom is quickly becoming a favorite author of mine, like I wonder if can binge read her books all Summer long. Lol. And this new book was not a let down. She brings so much action and energy to her mafia series. And the chemistry with Enzo and Neela was AMazing. I mean I would love to meet a guy who loves me enough to start a freaking mob war over me!!!!! I cannot wait to see what else comes from this crime family
** spoiler alert ** Enzo was ordered to kidnap her. Neela is the good girl, who wants to be bad for one night. Instantly neither can resist. Will Enzo be able to keep her safe? Will Neela give him a chance, despite his past?
LOVED this story! Loved the steam between Neela and Enzo and the instant chemistry. I loved the fact that while Enzo was this big, bad mafia man, he was so protective of her. I loved how Neela saw other sides to Enzo and his men. Great read!
Amazing read from Penelope. I received this last night and wasn’t going to read it until today but I’m glad I did. This book was hot. Well written and great chemistry from the characters. This is definitely a must read.