I am in love with this couple. I am in love with this book. Hell, I might be in love witht his author even though this is my first book from her because ma'am, thank you SO MUCH for writing this. I think this book may have actually healed something inside of me. 

Amazing tropes include:
⭐ Disability & chronic illness rep
⭐ Found family
⭐ Arranged marriage 
⭐ Age Gap
⭐ Grumpy x Sunshine

I am so so so glad the author didn't make Sofiya transform into some cold strong girlboss as the story progressed because so many mafia romances do that. Like yes, we love a girlboss, we love a woman who can fight and we love a woman who takes down her enemies coldly and mercilessly. But there's a beauty and strength in being gentle, tenderhearted and kind. I feel like with the rise of "woke" and "strong, independent" FMCs, many authors have forgotten this. I've had enough of girlboss FMCs who kill with a roll of an eye and I'm so glad this book gave us someone new and real.

Sofiya is nurturing, sweet and compassionate and Matteo needed someone like this. She won everyone over with her kindness and I wish we see more of this in books. And I just KNOW some readers would be mad and annoyed with her, calling her a "pick me" or childish or weak. But I highly disagree. She has been isolated, neglected and abused her WHOLE LIFE. She struggles with her disability and crippling pain all the time but still has room in her heart to be nice. If I were in pain all the time, I'd be cranky and mean and bitter as fuck. Mind you, I do struggle with chronic pain as well (though not to Sofiya's extent or severity) and when I am in that much pain, I can be a bitch. So yes, Sofiya IS strong. Maybe not physically but definitely mentally and emotionally. Also she's better with a gun than all the mafia men combined - THAT'S badass as fuck. Lowkey feel like I should take up shooting lessons because I'm so damn inspired by her. I don't think I've been so in love with an FMC before.

Docked a star because I got mad at Matteo. He is truly so stupid to not see his henchman's betrayal and, my dear author, why did you not make him grovel even just a bit?! I desperately NEEDED and was WAITING to see the grovelling for what he did!!! How could you rob us of his grovelling!!!

Also can we have a book for Ronan because despite the small amount of scenes we had with him, I immediately fell in love with his dramatical theatrics!

All in all, a great fluffy mafia romance! One of the best I've read in a while. Can't wait to check out more books from this author.