Anthony BianciSince I was a kid all I ever wanted to be was a gangster. I wanted to be feared, to be respected, and for everyone to know my name.And then she came into my life.I never planned on falling in love with the mob boss’ daughter. She was forbidden but somehow she became mine. She made me crave things I didn’t even know existed and made me forget about the things I thought I wanted. My … thought I wanted. My quest for power faded away and was replaced by my undying love for her.
Until reality bit me in the ass and I was sent to prison for three years, doing time for a crime I didn’t commit.
Now I’m out and she is creating a life for herself, just like I always wanted for her. Only I’m not a part of that life. I won’t ruin her any more than I already have with my poisonous lifestyle.
No matter how tempted I am.
Adrianna Pastore
I wanted him from the very first time I laid eyes on him.
He was everything to me, my first love and probably my last.
Then my father ruined our perfect little life, and he walked away from me.
I tried to fight for him, for our love, but he pushed me away.
When the love you crave is beautiful, yet forbidden, you can’t help being tempted.
So I’ll fight for him. For us.
Even if I’m the only one fighting.
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Forbidden Temptations
Lord did this couple make me sad Anthony sacrificed his love, happiness thinking he’s doing the right thing. But not once did he think it would be this hard to stay away from the love of his life. They’ve mourn more than just their love, just when you think they won’t make it, a miracle happened. This time they’re putting themselves first, I don’t know how author Janine Infante Bosco does it but I’m sold
Forbidden Temptation is book 2 in the Tempted series and it is an amazing read. There is so much mystery and intrigue throughout the book. I didn’t know who was good and who was bad because the characters are all different. This is focused on Anthony and Mob boss’s daughter Adrianne. They were forbidden to eachother but that didn’t stop them from falling in love with eachother. I couldn’t put it down.
Totally fell in love with Anthony with this one. I felt so bad for Anthony & Adrianna & what they went through to be together. You can’t help but just fall in love with their characters & them as a couple. This is a story & series that should not be missed.
I really love Anthony and Adrianna story. Very emotional and I found myself crying at how much they loves each other and everything that keeped getting in their way to be the family they both wanted.
Anthony went to prison for his head mob boss Vic all he wants it to be part of that life no matter what it takes BUT losing the girl he’s only loved Adrianna is killing him. Anthony finally gets out after 3 years and all the drama begins. Adrianna forbids to give up she knows deep down inside Anthony still loves her Will Anthony finally see that she’s worth fighting for? Will Vic finally accept him? This book blew me away!! What Adrianna and Anthony go threw I wanted to scream at my kindle and help them! Suspense,drama, at your seat wanting more and more! Can’t wait to hear Vic’s story!! This is a must read! 5/5 stars Reviewed for Sweet & Spicy Reads – ARC provided for a honest review ***
For as long as he remembered all Anthony Bianci ever wanted was to belong. He wanted to be a part of something that mattered. In his young mind, nothing would be more thrilling than working for the legendary mobsters in his Brooklyn neighborhood. By the time, Anthony was twenty years old he thought he was on his way up the ranks in the Pastore family. Then he came face to face with the one person who changed it all— the mobster’s daughter Adrianna Pastore.
She was off limits, too young for him, too innocent; he wasn’t good enough for her. Too bad, he couldn’t convince Adrianna to stay away, she was a persistent little thing, and that’s what he grew to love about her the most. Their young love burned hot and furious. Victor Pastore extinguished that love. His quest for revenge proved to be more important than his daughter’s happiness.
Anthony is sent to prison for a crime he didn’t commit. He loses the love of his life, the only family he ever wanted, all thanks to the man he thought he wanted to be just like. Has he lost too much? Is it too late for a second chance at a real life with the woman of his dreams? Can Adrianna’s undying love save him from himself?
Anthony and Adrianna’s story drew me in from the first time I read about them in book one of the Tempted Series Illicit Temptations. Janine gives us small glimpses of the struggle these two lovers go through. I was excited to read their love story as it unfolds. I loved the past and present movement of the story as it goes back to how they first fell in love. How they lost it all in the blink of an eye and how they fight in the present to get it all back.
“Shut up,” I growl, taking her chin in my hand and forcing her to stare straight into my eyes. “You’ll always be mine even when you’re temporarily someone else’s.”
Everything about Anthony screams alpha male, sexiness. I loved his dirty mouth and his tough guy attitude. He could be sensual with Adrianna, a loving brother to his sister and a respectful son with his mother. Though he played the self-confident mob enforcer, he was a damaged soul and only Adrianna’s love had the power to pull him back from the edge.
Adrianna is a female character that you can relate too. She has endure so much heartbreak in her young life. Her fighting spirit never diminished in the face of incredible losses. She is determined to make Anthony realize he can be more than a criminal. Her strength was inspiring.
“ “He stared at me for a moment before tightening his hold on both me and my baby, hanging on as if he’d never let go.”
Janine’s storytelling is so authentic, her stories unique and engaging capturing you from the first words of the book.
“I had eight months and six days left of sleeping on this piece of shit bunk bed, in this piece of shit jail cell with an annoying little fuck for a cellmate. To say my life had turned to shit was an understatement.”
Anthony and Adrianna could easily be a couple in the real world. The realities of the obstacles they face to be together are overwhelming and emotional to say the least. The secondary characters have a life of their own as well. The friendship that builds between Jack Parrish and Anthony was fun to read I enjoyed their little “bromance”.
I am sure we can expect beautiful stories from a writer who has a knack for bringing real life into every word she writes.