Roman Mashir was the man that stepped out of shadowed corners wearing a smile. Cruelty and laughter were synonymous in his world. Roman was the devil who caught your gaze and grinned back at you in your nightmares. Fear was what he liked to see, expected even—bright eyed infatuation was not. Rahina Chopra was persistent, annoying, naïve, and beyond foolish. While she danced happily in moonlight … happily in moonlight he was the devil who aimed his sights and pulled triggers.
She had no business fluttering carelessly into his world, he had made too many enemies, laughed in the face of one too many dying men to be allowed the luxury of her beauty.
But she recklessly fell in love with the madman, despite everyone’s warnings–despite his warnings.
So, she stepped closer. Further into the psychopath’s hands sliding around her throat and closed her eyes to his grip fastening tightly close. Rahina didn’t want Roman’s status, his power, or his wealth the only thing she wanted was—his smile.
Warning: Very steamy, hot scenes.
No cheating, HEA, Slightly dark themes, WOC
Keywords: psychotic grinning gangster, ballerina, mafia romance, love hate relationship,
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Loved the book, the story was well written and the characters were intriguing. Once I started I could not get enough, from the start till the end I was engrossed I was even on the edge of my seat with twists and turns, lust and raw passion, strength, happiness with a happily ever after. Erotic was a major turn on. Do yourself a favor and buy the book you want be disappointed.
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I felt like I was genuinely rooting for a bad guy and that made me question myself. I liked that, I didn’t know where it would all go. I also learned some new cultural things which is always a pleasant surprise.
Absolutely amazing. Definitely recommending this book as it was fantastic. The author has done an amazing job of writing this book.
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This is my first time reading this author. I liked this book; I thought the author did a great job with the characters and gave them just the right amount of depth. I wasn’t hindered by not having read the previous 2 books. I’ll look out for this author in the future.
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His Smile is a dark mafia romance featuring Roman Mashir, a wealthy psychopath Russian Mafia leader, and Rahina Chopra, a ballerina who meets Roman when he was doing a business deal with her father. At first Rahina pursues him but eventually the roles reverse with Roman pursuing her. I recommend this read with a its unique plot and interesting characters.
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This is the 3rd book I’ve read written by Katerina Winters; she has done a great job at writing a good book; I can’t wait to read more of her books.
The story line caught my attention at the very beginning and kept me interested throughout the entire book.
I loved the chemistry between the characters.
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This is my first read by this author’s mafia book and can honestly say it’s well written and the characters are well developed and have chemistry. The storyline has an easy flow keeping me entertained.
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Fantastic book. Lots of drama and suspense. Well detailed storyline and interesting characters made for a one sitting read. Enjoyed every page.
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What a fantastic story, excellent characters and a really well written storyline!, I would definitely recommend this book 5*+ read.
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Rahina was persistent, flirty, and thick skinned when it came to Roman’s disinterest in her. His continued rejection did not dim her childlike enthusiasm as she chased him relentlessly.
The reality of Roman’s interest however was more than Rahina anticipated, especially as her family pushed her onto another man and marriage prospect.
Their chemistry and scenes were filled with intensity as Roman did a complete turnaround and pursued Rahina. A bit of brutal Mafia drama when Roman staked his claim on Rahina and refused to budge.
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Does the devil smile, answer he doesn’t, until a girl serves him tea and trys to make a deal with him as if that’s not enough she stalks him, Roman a Bratva boss, rahina a ballet dancer and daughter of a business man doing deals with the Bratva, this is how heartbreak is made. Cracking story hooked from the start, the softness of Rahina is the perfect foil to Roman hard man and no taker of prisoners.
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This is a mafia romance. Roman is a hitman for the mafia. Rahina is a dancer. She falls for Roman against all the warnings.
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This book hooked me from the get go I just couldn’t put it down I fell in love with these characters and omg what a story just a perfect
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I read this book when it came out last year and for some reason I could not place the title until I read the first sentence of the book, then it all came back to me. I do not know why I did not write a review once I read it because this is the third book in the series and I have read them all, and let me tell you they are all great. Drama, and more drama will be found in this book. But most of all true love has a chance of healing the heart of a broken man.
But just reading this book and the way it was described about his smile was really chilling, and I know I would not want to be the one to receive that smile, it lead to death!
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Complex. Twisted. Intense desires. This story takes you to the extreme emotional peaks and you either coast thru or stutter and stop along the way down. Rahina is fierce in her love and from her white sack lunch dates to her concern over Roman’s physical welfare she wears her heart on her sleeve.
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Im a sucker for mafia romance so when Katerina Winters kindly sent me this arc I couldn’t resist dropping what I was reading to pick this up.
I liked the quirky character of the heroine. She knew what she wanted and wasnt afraid to chase the hero persistently until he gave in. The hero was cold in the beginning, and oftentimes went over the top with the tough guy possessiveness. But who doesnt love an alpha hero.
As someone who is asian, I felt the description of south asian wear and cultural traditions were realistic.
This was my first i/r romance where the heroine is a bangladeshi ballerina, and the hero is a russian mob boss. It was refreshing to read a romance with asian influences, and would love to read more romances such as this in the future. I loved the diversity of it.
If your looking for a mafia romance with a unique flare you wont be disappointed with this book.
4 Stars
Received ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed are my own and have not been influenced in any way …
I was excited to read this ARC & the author ( new for me ) Katerina Winter’s work …. I have recently become quite a fan of being taken away into a Mafia setting
I loved the cover as it seems to beautifully depict both Roman & Rahina … the black & white is beautifully done as well as the ballet dancer in pose. Cover & cover blurbs for His Smile get a big thumbs up from me !!
Roman Mashir doesn’t smile – period !! No reason to – as no one is allowed to get close to him . Rahina Chopra meets Roman by chance as he pays her family a visit he has a business deal in place with her father. Associates of the mob & their business dealings are called into question – certainly a potentially dangerous situation for Rahina ….
Rahina is immediately attracted to Roman (he describes her as persistent , annoying , naive & foolish – she has no business dancing into his world ) I loved the pull & push between these (2) characters as Roman tries to resist his major attraction. Rahina just won’t take “no interest” from Roman for an answer – when these two eventually get together it’s like
Great read – loved the characters & storyline !!
I will be checking out more work by this author !!
This book was an OK read but nothing more than that and I’m giving it a 3.5*.
I was expecting a bit more darkness to this because we are talking about Russian Mafia but didn’t get it as one would expect when dealing with mafia. There were a few moments where I was NOW WE’RE TALKING but they were over really fast so I was left unsatisfied.
Now to the good parts; I did like the determination of Rahina who just didn’t want to take NO for an answer even when he was being a bastard. The way their relationship (if you can call it that) progressed was an interesting journey but I just wished for that WOW factor. Here’s to hoping I’ll have better luck with next book.
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