Twice is still a coincidence - but if I stumble upon (and enjoy)a 3rd Mafia in Space style book, I'm going to take it to mean I do actually like Mafia Romance - they just need to be in zero gravity or far flung planet.
It caught me and hooked me and as voracious recovering speed reader - that's what gets me staying up all night reading instead of sleeping. Pity it was barely a novella.

After this though, Clean Sweep.

Plot/Storyline/Themes:
Oh man rejection and revenge make for something that leaves me wanting a whole lot more.

Two Sentences, A Scene or less - Characters:
“Why are you here?” she asked.
“You have my heart. Where would I go without it?”
“Home, Celino.”
“Not without what is mine.”

Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Scene: :
For some reason the two food-related tete-a-tete, mind-tango scenes really got me.
✔️Passion Cones and pink wine in a bakery
Or
✔️Delicious soup out in the garden
Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Quotes:
🖤 “Love was a rebellious emotion, it defied constraints of reason. She no longer cared about the twenty-two year old who, in his rush to freedom, trampled her. She discarded him long ago, except as fuel for revenge. His temple lay in ruin, his statue shattered, his hymnals burned. She would never again worship him or any other.” (Welp. Also 💔)
Favorite/Curious/Ludicrous/Unique Concepts:
■Melders
■ The lethal kiss of Ene-Ribbons
■diaphanous indigo veil

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