From New York Times Bestselling Author Kristen Proby comes an all new family in her With Me In Seattle world! Hold onto your seat as we introduce you to Kristen’s new MAFIA FAMILY!As the eldest son of Seattle’s current mob boss, Carmine Martinelli’s life has never really been his own. But he doesn’t mind because his family means more to him than his life. Which is why he’s determined to make … to make those responsible for the death of his aunt and uncle pay—in inventive and gruesome ways. And what better way to do that than to infiltrate the Russian mafia from the inside? It’s a good thing the bratva’s princess is stunning and seemingly willing to do whatever he asks. This vengeance could be the perfect mix of business and pleasure.
Nadia Tarenkov has several things stacked against her: she’s a woman, and she’s not the eldest child in her family. But it doesn’t matter. She has her sights set on ruling the syndicate, and she always gets what she wants. When the heir to one of the States’ most powerful crime families comes knocking, Nadia sees it for the gift it is. He thinks he has her fooled, but she’s smarter, more cunning, and always two steps ahead. She’ll beat the gorgeous mobster at his own game, and secure her place in the fold.
What neither of them takes into consideration, however, is that they aren’t the only ones with deadly plans in motion. To survive, they’ll have to come clean and work together—and acknowledge that the growing love they’ve been pretending isn’t there, is very real.
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Sexy, entertaining romance! It starts out hot and doesn’t quit. But what can you expect from a couple of mafia hotties like ball buster Nadia and “high maintenance” Carmine. I love these two as they burn up the sheets and put their heads together to solve a crime against their families. This is a page turner with tons of intrigue, mystery and whodunnit all the way to the end along with a steamy romance that’s supposed to be anything but love. Can they trust each other? While these families are mafia this didn’t read like a brutal mafia story to me. Sure there was violence and dead bodies but some elements didn’t match up to my expectations of mafia customs and rules. And what was up with a person being beaten almost to death and three days later they’re up and about. Didn’t ring true. There was a lot of roaming the world and shopping and sight seeing with this couple. Even if Nadia was a fierce mafia boss in training Carmine treated her to a few ‘Pretty Woman’ moments. A little strange but tiny hearts were circling my head and melting my heart. A lovely romantic element to the story. Loads of good family for the continuation of this series. Hot Martinelli brothers! Terrific start and I look forward to the next installment.
What a start to this new series. Everything I love; suspense, action and romance. Kristen weaved a story that got my blood pumping and had me intrigued with each new page.
Nadia is a boss. She’s confident and head strong and bada$$. Carmine is all alpha. He’s arrogant, sexy and bada$$ too. Together these two are a perfect match. The chemistry is off the charts and the connection is unstoppable.
This was fast paced with loads of action. It was a great start to a intense new series. Damn and the epilogue. I need book 2 now.
Love a good mafia book! This one didn’t disappoint! Nadia and Carmine are perfect for each other. They are fire and ice! The beginning of their relationship may have been both of them playing each other, but when these two team up to figure out who is after their families, their is no faking it! From Miami, Seattle, Denver, New York or Paris, these two are unstoppable. I absolutely loved reading their story and all their chemistry!
First, this cover is surreal! So beautiful…
This book is a spinoff of the famous series With Me in Seattle. However, it is a mafia love story with lots of suspense and sexy scenes. Nadia is not your ordinary heroine and neither is Carmine, they are mob children raised in the business and respecting their ways. But something has changed, the rules were broken and it is up to them to discover who is threatening their families.
The story is suspenseful and just like any Kristen Proby’s book you can find wonderful characters with the most mobiest features you can imagine.
I just loved it!
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Let’s talk about “Underboss by Kristen Proby”, first book in the “A With Me in Seattle Mafia” series.
Yep, that’s it. That’s the book that made me fall in love with Kristen’s books. There’s a lot of going on here, deceive, love, hurt, war, fun, suspense, scorching hot and with a touch of mystery. Carmine Martinelli is the eldest son of Seattle’s mob boss, he and his brothers are set to rule the city and they have some not so friendly with the other mafia family, the Tarenkov’s. Nadia Tarenkov has a lot going on against her when comes to the mafia, she is a woman and is younger than her brother. But while he is weak and pathetic, she is strong, fierce, an ice Princess that one day she would prove to her father her place.
Carmine and Nadia’s relation start as enemies, they were trying to figuring out their secrets while fake dating each other. Their pretend game was so damn funny and steamy, they really thought they were deceiving one another. But when a series of deadly and painful events start to happen, especially with Nadia, they are forced by their parents to work together and find what’s going on. That’s when things start to shift between them. They had to finally get to know each other and formed a unbreakable bond and love.
One of the things I loved the most in this type of stories is that they usually leave me trying to guess what’s going on, who’s at fault or the villain, and I always try to predict what will happen. I had two good theories and I had base for them. I was so shocked that for the first time ever I was so wrong! Well, I got right half of a theory, but still. Don’t you love when an author surprises the shit out of you?
That ending was electrifying and I want to read all over again. This book is a must read and I’m so anxious to put my hands on the next two books of this series, featuring Carmine’s brothers. “What is it about the Martinelli brothers?”
Love knows no bounds here between the mafia families and I love the comfort, trust and easiness you get between Carmine and Nadia! #relationshipgoals #CarminetheCaveman
The families (swoon!) – I love the connection between the Montgomery’s and Martinellis, a clever tie in that probably isn’t to far off the mark and believable as families go.
And just when I thought I had things figured out , nope didn’t see that coming! So many littles details here she didn’t forget about making it authentic.
Kristen takes you on this journey with Carmine and Nadia from Denver to Paris to NYC and does not disappoint even with a new “out of her comfort zone” genre! (insert eye roll- she makes it look easy).
I love Kristen Proby books, and although this was more of the mafia type book, once I got used to it, it was pure Proby story. Still about love, romance, family-pure Kristen Proby. I am going to re-read it again to make sure I didn’t miss anything. Can’t wait for the next book in the series.
Look out mafia world here comes Kristen Proby!!!
Carmine and Nadia light the pages on fire!! They find out the hard way they need to work together to find out who is trying to hurt Nadia.
Can these two find a way to work together?
Underboss is my first read by Kristen Proby. This is a light hearted mafia read with enough suspense to keep you guessing.
Nadia is a Bratva princess. So, she is off limits to Carmine Martinelli. When his dad sends him to spy on her, he finds her vacationing in Miami. As they end up spending time together road tripping across the state, Carmine believes he has her right where he wants her. And, when he finds out her home is being remodeled, he jumps at the chance to keep up the charade by inviting her to his home in Seattle. They spend three months being completely inseparable.
When they head to Denver to attend Nadia’s cousin, Annika’s, wedding they each discover that they both have been playing each other. But, now their father’s have thrown them together and find the person who has it out for their two families.
Nadia is out to prove herself and rebuffs Carmine’s help until she is attacked and he steps up for her. They agree to trust one another, no pretenses, lies or games- oh and no more sex.
As they go across the country looking for answers- they let each other in. And, just when they think they have solved the mystery behind the attacks on their families, a new enemy emerges.
These are two headstrong and passionate people. To them family is everything. Nadia is everything Carmine has ever wanted. They are equal and complete opposites. Their passion runs very hot. And, watching them fight against falling in love and finally come to their senses was a sweet trip.
The epilogue sets us up for the next book in the series.
Oh my ! How I love the enemies to lovers genre and Carmine and Nadia brought their A game !
This is the first in the With Me in Seattle Mafia series and we have two rival families represented here. This couple has taken keep your friends close and your enemies closer to a new level as they end up getting in to bed with the enemy and it has never been so satisfying.
What begins as a means to keep an eye on one another and gather secret intel soon becomes more than either one could have ever anticipated. This couple soon finds themselves in the thick of murder, drug dealings and traitors within their family ranks. It soon becomes apparent that working together and using their talents is far better than not trusting one another. Who can you trust, watch your back and always dig deeper to find the truth but the more you dig you may not like what you uncover !
~~Michele McMullen ~~
I’ve been telling myself for years now that I need to start reading Kristen’s work seriously but somehow, I never get around to doing it. SO MANY BOOKS, SO LITTLE TIME! Well, it finally happened. Two weeks ago, when this title landed on my kindle, I started with reading You Belong With Me, then dove right into this story and now I’m on the second book in the With Me series and can’t stop! LOL But let’s chat about Underboss … WOW
I love that Kristen began this series by combining or rather putting together two strong leaders in the world of organized crime. Carmine Martinelli and Nadia Tarenkov exploded off the pages from the word go! Every interaction had a spark to it and their journey had me glued to my kindle. I was invested in the outcome of this story not just because I really liked them both as individuals, but as a couple they were power & fire! Stories with strong characters from the get-go are my crack. It adds an edge to the journey that I just gravitate to!
Underboss started high and just kept rising as the story unfolded. The suspense and danger factor to their journey just kept peaking and I was on pins and needles at times! Add in their spectacular chemistry even before their hate turned to love and this was a perfect storm reading experience. I want to devour everyone’s story now. Is it April yet?!?!?
Sidebar: LOOK AT THAT COVER! #winning
Amazing story and characters, I was a little skeptical because I’ve never read this kind of books from this author, but she did amazing, I can’t wait for book 2!
I cannot express my happiness at Kristen Proby’s decision to write a mafia story. In each world that I have ventured to in the Proby book world, I have found wonderful stories with exceptional characters that I fall in love with and always draw me in. Underboss is the beginning of a new series for this author and she has, once again, shown to us that she has a magical way with words.
In the mafia world, it’s all about the family. And when you come from opposing families like Carmine and Nadia, it makes things difficult. Together the two of them overcome distrust to find the truth. Along the way, we get a smoking hot story of love. With intriguing plot twist, Underboss is a fascinating read from start to finish.
New side to Kristen. From fake love to real love. What a ride. Excited to see where these Mafiso’s take me. Carmine and Nadia were perfect together, from their backgrounds to their love of shopping. Super excited for Shane.
I’m a long-time Kristen Proby fan. Her With Me in Seattle series hooked me from book one way back in late 2012, and I’ve devoured each book since. So when we got a small taste of what she could do with a mafia spinoff in Archer’s story (You Belong With Me), I was quite intrigued. Being a long-time mafia romance fan, as well, seeing her dip her toes into that genre made me fairly giddy.
I’m a character girl, so let’s talk characters for a minute or two. Carmine is a true-to-form Italian mafia leader. He can make hard decisions and not have any regrets. But he also has kind of a soft heart, especially for his family, and he loses it to Nadia long before he ever wants to admit it to himself…or to her. Nadia is also true-to-form Russian mafia, but she’s not willing to be just someone’s arm candy. She has brains, beauty, and brawn, and she’s not afraid to use them as weapons. With her sights set on leading her family’s business, she doesn’t allow the sturdy walls around her heart to fall so easily. These two are quite stubborn, as you can imagine, but they work well together when they finally get around to it, and they fit each other perfectly. Like the yin to each other’s yang.
Underboss is the first book in her With Me in Seattle Mafia series, and what a great start it is! Full of mystery and suspense, Carmine and Nadia’s story will have you turning the pages as fast as you can. And their chemistry all but incinerates the pages. What happens when the Italian and Russian mafias join forces? You get an explosive love story full of twists and turns that will leave you on the edge of your seat until the final scene. If you like fast-paced romantic suspense mafia-style with a lot of heat, this is one book you do not want to miss.
NICUnurse’s Rating: I give Underboss by Kristen Proby 4.5 out of 5 stars!
Holy Batman Underboss was one sexy, flaming hot read! If I could give it more than 5 stars I would and it will definitely be in my top reads for 2021.
Nadia and Carmine are sworn enemies who seem to find themselves thrown together a lot lately. Being they each come from well-known Mob families – from an early age, the two were groomed to be major players in their families. Nadia is strikingly gorgeous and Carmine looks as if he could grace the covers of GQ – they each have had minor crushes on each other over the years – but due to their place in their families knew nothing could ever come of it. So it’s easier to hate than to love and not be able to hold onto it Right?
The two are thrown together, after an attempted assignation on one of their fathers, to investigate who was behind the plot and why.
As secrets are revealed, sparks start to fly between these two hot-headed enemies. And boy does the flames rage high between these two!
I think this has to be one of the sexiest books from Kristen! The chemistry between these two had me smiling at times and blushing at other times. I can not wait for more With Me Mafia!!
HOLY. EFFING. WOW!!! Kristen Proby is a freaking goddess and blew my mind with her novel and take on mafia romance, UNDERBOSS!!
To say I loved it is putting it mildly! It’s mafia, yes, but with Kristen’s perfect infusion of swoony romance and sizzling chemistry. Carmine and Nadia are perfection together and separately and in classic Proby form, after finishing their story I’m absolutely in love with them! I swear to everything that there’s nothing this author cannot write perfectly. 5 stars!
Underboss is book one in the new With Me in Seattle Mafia series by the oh so talented Kristen Proby. Whenever she releases a new book I’m giddy with excitement. If you love mafia this is the book for you and if you love enemies to lovers then this is Really the book for you! Nadia and Carmine met when they were children. Their distain for one another is next level. They’re perfect for each other both no-nonsense and cut throat. Their chemistry was out of this world!! Proby’s new series is edgy, fresh and exciting, I for one am dying for more!!!
Fast paced, mind racing, scorching hot… All words I would use to describe Underboss. Keeping you on your toes from the first page to the last, Kristen Proby combines her classic writing style and the mafia underworld together to create magic that I just can’t get enough of. She continues to outdo herself with each book she writes, and I. AM. HERE. FOR. IT!
I’ve been a HUGE Kristen Proby fan since Comw Away With Me. I wasn’t sure how the Mafia storyline would work into the Seattle group. But of course, the mafia works really well in Seattle! I was blown away!
I literally fell in love with this new group of people! Nadia, freaking rocks! She’s bad ass and I love her! Carmine totally surprised me! He made me fall for him! (Typical though bc I fall for all of Proby’s men) lol
Start of a great series and can’t wait for more! They just get better and better!