From USA TODAY BEST-SELLING AUTHOR RENEE ROSE…
The Don’s brother.
The girl who swore off all mafia ties.
Sophie steered clear of the mafia after her father’s involvement ended with his murder. Fifteen years later, Joey La Torre, the Don’s brother himself, shows up unannounced at her massage studio and wheedles his way into a date. She has no interest in aggressive, macho men like Joey, or so … date. She has no interest in aggressive, macho men like Joey, or so she tries to tell herself, but her body just doesn’t get the message. When Joey takes her in hand with a firm bare-bottomed spanking, she ought to be furious, instead, she’s aroused. As she explores her physical desires to be dominated, she tries to keep Joey at arm’s length emotionally.
Joey knows he wants Sophie for keeps from the moment he walks into her life. She is hot, classy and full of fire, even though submission turns her on. But his involvement in the mafia is a hard limit for her, bringing to conflict his own dedication to the Family, the code of silence and his relationship with his older brother. Can he reconcile his duty to the organization and his growing need for Sophie to remain in his life permanently?
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This is absolutely a great read. Joey and Sophia are just delicious characters. There was a point where I did want to slap her, but got over it. I will take Joey any day. The writing and flow of this book is done well. I do recommend this book.
When Joey shows up at Sophie’s massage clinic she feels the need to clarify the difference between a masseuse and a massage therapist. Sophie was an enigma to Joey. She wanted nothing to do with him because of his mafia connections but Joey had a way with things. They had a tumultuous relationship but in the end things settled just a bit. They found a way to be together that would work for them both and Joey found she liked being spanked and he liked to do it. So things will always be exciting
I always love a good Mafia romance. There is just something about those dangerous take charge alpha men that are not scared of anything. At least not scared of anything until they meet that one woman that can bring them to their knees with love. The back and forth between these two is awesome. You never know what these two will be up to.
I’ve been wanting to read this one for a long time and I now that I have I’m kicking myself for not digging in sooner!
Sophie is against everything mob related. It took her father away from her during a time when she needed his guidance the most and then it took his life. When Joey shows up in her life again she fights against the attraction she feels for him. But Joey is one sneaky, charming hero and he finangles her into one date after another and then surprisingly into a hot as heck spanking. What should have felt humiliating actually turns Sophie on and soon she’s craving his complete dominance.
I loved reading how this couple both come to explore how punishment can add a deeper dimension to a relationship. For Sophie it is a means of letting go and finding a safe place to land. Joey finds an intense enjoyment out of knowing he’s providing her with what she needs emotionally as well as physically and sexually.
This is a fast paced read that is so steamy I’m sure my glasses fogged up a time or two. The mafia angle was well done, although I must admit I haven’t read a lot of mafia romances. The secondary characters were okay and the ending was pretty perfect.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book provided by NetGalley and Riverdale Avenue Books. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I just loved this book like I do all of the rest of the books I have read by Renee Rose. This particular book has a mob boss who has a sugar baby that he becomes quite close to. This book has spankings, including with a belt and hot sex scenes including anal play and anal sex. I recommend this book highly, I think it is one of Renee’s better ones.
Renee Rose writes these wonderful mafia stories with strong Alpha men and women brave enough to take them on.
I recommend this book!
This book like all of this author’s books is steamy AF! You have to read this book! Well, you have to read all of this author’s books. You will not regret reading books by this author.
Joey was sent to get a massage from Sophie. She held a grudge against the Family, but she’ll do it. He managed to get a date. She didn’t want a relationship with a mob boss shed lived that life as a kid. But neither Joey or her could resist. When his brother was in a comma thus is when she realized she cared even more than she wanted. Will it work this time or will she back out again?
Boring.
I actually liked this one, and I don’t usually enjoy gangster novels. So that’s saying a lot. I wasn’t even pleased with the idea of the hero going straight. Read it. It’s great.
I had a difficult time getting through this book. The characters were too unrealistic.
A good read
I love Renee Rose and will read anything she writes. This was not my favorite but still really good
If I didn’t have a personal issue with couples that have extreme chemistry but someone has to change to make it work, I would probably like this book more. I did enjoy it. But they know one of them has to change. It just rubs me wrong that a life threatening event has to happen for them to realize they want to be together more and so one of them changes.
Great escape read
This is an amusing role reversal.
Normally it is the dominant male that initiates the “Spanking-Cure”. But this time the reluctant non-girlfriend is the one asking for it.
Though this story follows along the time honored, mob connected problems with relationships, it also has a rather “enlightened” big brother, a larger than life, bossy-sweet little brother, and a mouthy young woman afraid to follow her heart. But not the heat that constantly ignites wildfires between her and the latter.
A genuine love story set in a classical Mafia environment.