When it comes to mafia romance, I want the suspensefulness, the sexy characters, the push and pull, the banter. 𝙻𝚞𝚗𝚊 𝙼𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚗, in my opinion, is the queen of blending those things in her books! I adored 𝑪𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆 so very much! 

Alexei has been one of my favorites through the series, so far. He has a comedic timing about him and it always lent the best to the stories! Now, we are getting to see his story unfold, see just why he has been so fascinated with his friend's sister, who happens to be his best friend,  and why these two were meant to be! 

Alexei is the epitome of protector. He will let nothing stand in his way when it comes to protecting Lara. And, when that side shows? Oh, how the swooning commences! He is seriously one of my all time favorite book boyfriends. Read it. You'll see.

Lara is a beautiful FMC. I loved the mental health rep 𝙻𝚞𝚗𝚜 𝙼𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚗 weaved into the story! Seeing Lara overcome her obstacles, watching her cross the line on her feelings for Alexei....it was *chef's kiss*! 

The narrators.....oh, the narrators. 𝐽𝑜𝑒 𝐴𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑛 did an absolutely phenomenal job with Alexei. He brought perfect comedic timing, utterly raw emotions and the best accent! There was no one else for the job of voicing Alexei! 𝐴𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑎 𝑅𝑜𝑐𝑐𝑎 matched that energy, breathing life into the Russian female who stole our hearts. She had the best accent! You could feel these two narrators 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 the characters and it was the best time! 

𝙻𝚞𝚗𝚊 𝙼𝚊𝚜𝚘𝚗 truly delivered with this one. Intense, full of spice, banter, twists and turns, this mafia romance story will have you 𝓬𝓻𝓪𝓿𝓲𝓷𝓰 more! Don't miss it!