Rule One: Do not say no to Luciano Salvatore. Rule Two: See rule one.Carmen never knew she had boundaries, but when the young prostitute is called to Salvatore, the infamous mob boss, she learns that even a whore can be violated: mind, body, and soul. Lucas dreamt of a mobster’s life. He wanted the cool suit, the expensive car, and the respect. His dreams take a pounding when he picks up the … dreams take a pounding when he picks up the badly bruised Carmen from Salvatore’s mansion. He starts visiting the injured woman, and despite the gruesome circumstances, the chemistry between them grows into something neither of them can resist.
Then Salvatore calls for her again.
How do you conquer the monsters under your bed? Especially when you’ve let them crawl up and share it?
This is a prequel to the Russo Saga but can be enjoyed as a standalone.
Publisher’s Note: This is a dark, steamy Mafia romance that is not for the faint of heart! It may contain triggers for some readers. There are harsh scenes and elements of power exchange.
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So did not see that twist!!!
I just entered this series so everyone is a bit of an unknown for me. Despite arriving late I had no trouble following the story line.
I wasn’t sure in the beginning if I was going to be able to click with Luca. He seemed a bit soft to be dreaming of playing with the big boys, but his personality was spot on for his role in Carmen’s life.
Luciano is just plain psychotic. I would think after clawing his way out of he’ll there would be a softer side for those who were also repressed or suffering. Nope! It actually gets his rocks off to stamp out what little spark of hope they may have left in them.
I truly doubt a man that consumed by his hatred could ever be redeemable.
Then we have Carmen our heroine. She straddles the razor’s edge between hope and surrender. Her resistance is like a siren’s call to Luciano’s inner sickness.
This is one twisted tale
I’m not sure about the relationship between Luca and Carmen – it’s a beautiful love story but as I came to the final pages I just felt like I missed something.
You ever feel like the HEA is really just an HFN and everything is about to go back arsewards? That is how this feels. Just too easy…
Be prepared – the author holds nothing back – this is a dark tale with a twisted story line.
Don’t enter if you have trouble playing in the darkness
Never Say No
Like most mobster movies or books its a situation, you do not want to be involved. But unfortunately for Carmen, she thought she had little choice. Not realizing though that the people who took her in and helped her were under Luciano Salvatore, the infamous brutal mobster.
Salvatore was a beast and enjoyed getting off on hurting women, damaging, raping, and breaking them to use how he pleased. He is demanding their submission.
Lucas had been Salvatore’s driver for two years always minding his own business. He never breaks the rules until he picks Carmen back up from Salvatore’s mansion.
She is vigorously beaten, bruised, raped, terrorized, shattering her entire being. Something is different from the others. This one had fire in eyes fire proven Salvatore hadn’t broken her yet.
Lucas can not help himself; he breaks the rules and risks everything to save Carmen. She feels the same way about him. Together they devise a plan for both of them to stay alive.
What will happen in the end? Will they both be caught and destroyed? Or will they find a way to stay together forever and live happily ever after?
This is the third installment in the Russo Saga. How do you break free from a life you never thought you’d live? How do you see yourself as a worthy person when you’ve let yourself become embroiled in a world that is so dark and so painful and so just plain scary that you don’t know what to do? When you find someone who is loving and can make you the person you see in your mind, is it possible to love? This story is about two people who find them selves in the mob, a whore and a wannabe soldier. Can they ever break free? Harsh at some points.
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I love this story. it does have a trigger for some so be warned. This is a dark and twisted ride through many emotions but well worth the read. this is a standalone with a HEA (eventually )
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Carmen and Lucas’ story was a good mafia read. She’s full of feisty fire, and Lucas, who has only ever wanted to be a mafioso, is sweet with a good heart. This was an exciting read with some good twists, particularly in the form of Salvatore, who knows just how to slide that knife in and turn it to get what he wants.