Vicious Protector is the fourth book in the Mafia Wars series and I was more than ready to get back into this series. I have really enjoyed the first three books and its really the next two I was super eager to explore. If you love the mafia, and if you haven’t read this series yet, its a definite must. Maggie Cole is brilliant in her world-building and it works so well that even non mafia fans can get behind it and enjoy it especially if you love aspects of suspense and mystery. In this story we basically have the setup of where our hero Adrian and our heroine Skyler, and seeing when they first met and where tensions really started to build for them. I have been wanting Adrian’s story from the very beginning. I do like that the first six books are all surrounded by similar events and you can jump in if you like. So we do get to see similar events from the past few books but see it from Adrian and Skyler’s perspectives. Their romance is fiery hot and that is all I can say. haha They definitely are both stubborn and opinionated individuals which cause both good and bad in their relationship. I really admired the way that they work through their issues and don’t give up on each other.

This book I will be honest was a bit of a struggle for me in the first half. I don’t know if it was just me or what, but I had the most difficult time getting into it and I just wanted more from this one. I also felt that these two needed to get their heads together, because while their story is beautiful; it could have been way less stressful if they had just admitted what they were feeling for one another and not let ego get in the way as it often does with these two, I did admire Adrian even if he was too stubborn at times. I didn’t like the way he kept pushing Skler away, it just got too much at times and I just wanted to shake him. But I did love that Skyler keeps pushing and standing her ground even when it hurts. So while this won’t be a favorite of the series, I found it to be a solid addition to the series and it definitely had me eager for his brother’s book!!