Her father's running for mayor under a zero-crime-family tolerance platform.
He's the son of the soon-to-be-mayor's targeted Don.
And they can't seem to stay away from each other.

A forbidden romance mafia story à la Romeo and Juliet? Yes please! Throw in a down bad MMC who can't quite grasp his feelings enough to know why he's obsessed, but that's not going to stop him from pursuing her. He even uses one of my favourite tricks, the "let's just do it once to get it out of our system" 🙂‍↕️.

I think this story does a great job balancing out the romance and the plot surrounding their families, to a point where there was less spicy scenes than I was expecting (not in a bad way, but for some reason it did stand out to me). Both our main characters are extremely love starved, and exceptionally unaware about it. Although the root cause of their issues definitely differ, in the end they meet in the same place of being open to receiving love and accepting they are deserving of it in return.

I would consider this on the lighter side of mafia romances. It still deals with some difficult topics, and he is still a crime baddie, but this is definitely not a "dark" romance. A nice light palette cleanser for those familiar with the genre, and I'd say a great starting book for those who may looking to dip their toes into it.

This was my first Gabrielle Sands book, and I will definitely be coming back to read her backlog. However, not to be dramatic but I am gnawing at the bars of my enclosure for Fabi & Cosimo’s story… it’s gonna keep me up at night. My talent is picking up on the best future relationship potential, despite only showing up on a few pages, and I think I've nailed it with this one.

Disclaimer: I received an ARC of this book via the author.