Mob Boss (Marchesi Family)

Here's Silvia Violet's "Mob Boss." It's a companion novel in the Marchesi Family series, which is the start of the Marchesi Family universe (in which I'm apparently reading in whatever order I want). This short story is available through #ProlificWorks via Silvia's website. 

["I let Vinnie seduce me. I was an easy mark. I would have granted him anything, but I didn't know who he was. I didn't know I was setting a man up for death. But even now I still want him, and he has no intention of letting me go."]

This was a perfectly adorable little story (with all of the appropriate violence, over-the-top protectiveness, and mafia-like obsession/ownership) for Vinnie (and Tom). It takes place after Lucien's story and in the middle of Angelo's story.

I hope (when I finally get to it/them) we get to see more of the men loyal to the Marchesi's get their HEAs in the Marchesi Loan Sharks series. 

Trigger Warnings: violence, murder, mentions of child/human trafficking, and more.

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A Devilish Christmas (Marchesi Family #3.5)

Here's Silvia Violet's "A Devilish Christmas." It's the next novel in the Marchesi Family series, which is the start of the Marchesi Family universe (in which I'm apparently reading in whatever order I want). 

["Devil, my beast of a man, seduces me into eloping, then kidnaps me for a honeymoon in Christmastown, Vermont.

A lot of men would be furious. I simply planned revenge involving handcuffs.

My annoyance doesn’t last long. Devil rents my dream cottage and manages to draw me out of my Scrooge-like ways. But I’ve been keeping a secret, and it follows me all the way to Christmastown.

Can Devil and I enjoy each other, find our Christmas spirit, and keep ourselves safe from a vicious killer?"]

Of course Devil would use the term "lumbersexual" and mean it (and think it would appropriately help him blend in to a Hallmark Christmas village). Then again, he also didn't think to give Joe an option for marriage (just engagement) or their honeymoon so... Then again (x2), this big bad scary mafia man is a sucker for all things Christmas (and his husband) and all of his plotting was well-meaning...

Trigger Warnings: violence, murder, stalking, and more. 

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Devil (Marchesi Family #3)

Here's Silvia Violet's "Devil." It's the third novel in the Marchesi Family series, which is the start of the Marchesi Family universe (in which I'm apparently reading in whatever order I want). 

["Devil is a mobster with a dangerous secret...

There's a cop who hates him.

A cop he caught and released.

A cop he can't get out of his mind after the one forbidden night they shared."]

Fucking Devil. Of cooouuurse he falls for a cop. A cop who thinks (knows) the illegal shit you get up to. 

I'm not the biggest fan of mafia/cop romances; I can't always handle that level of angst in this kinda of forbidden romance. The MCs are also usually both very..broken. It's painful. This one was painful. But it was also worth it. 

So worth it. There wasn’t nearly as much angst as I had thought. There wasn’t so much protectiveness and confused obsession and pure fluffy feelings. They were so fucking devoted and so fucking gone for each other. 

Honestly, these two were my favorite couple in this series. I’m sooo glad they have their own novella.  

Trigger Warnings: violence, murder, gun play, mentions of human trafficking, SC with past domestic violence, and more.

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Angelo (Marchesi Family #2)

Here's Silvia Violet's "Angelo." It's the second novel in the Marchesi Family series, which is the start of the Marchesi Family universe (in which I'm apparently reading in whatever order I want). 

["Cameron didn’t realize how much he loved his grandparents’ bakery until Angelo Marchesi, a man he’s hated since high school, threatened to take it away.

But Cameron owes Angelo a debt.

A debt he can’t pay…

Unless he accepts Angelo’s indecent proposal and risks finding out how thin the line between love and hate really is."]

I struggled whether or not to put "past bullying" as a trigger for this because...it was almost just poorly disguised flirting. Cameron didn't think so, hence the trigger anyway, but Angelo didn't necessarily mean to come across as an ass (just as Cameron didn't mean to come across as stuck-up).

Though, it's hard to communication when you're baking (and eating) so many delicious creations. 

These two were also a struggle. They fell fast into bed but didn't allow themselves to really think about how fast they were falling in love until it was too late to go back. It was spicy and kinky, but it was also fluffy and protective. 

Devil's book...is going to be a rollercoaster from hell. I'm almost sure of it. 

Trigger Warnings: violence, murder, stalking, past bullying..ish, and more.

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Lucien (Marchesi Family #1)

Here's Silvia Violet's "Lucien." It's the first novel in the Marchesi Family series, which is the start of the Marchesi Family universe (in which I'm apparently reading in whatever order I want). 

["I never imagined the protector I longed for would be a mob boss who demanded complete control.

I shouldn’t have gone to Lucien’s office.

Once I looked into his eyes, I couldn’t leave.

He commanded me to kneel.

Beg.

Obey.

I couldn’t help myself.

One taste, and I craved more.

Lucien vowed to protect me from his enemies…

But who’s going to protect my heart from him."]

This was...harsher than the other books in the universe I've read so far. A lot darker. A lot less..overly and outwardly fluffy. It was still sweet in it's own ways, but Lucien was nothing like Remington. This family was nothing like the Theriots (apart from the whole mafia thing).

I still appreciated this book though. The darkness was still so very tempting. The possession and obsession and protection was still so very strong. The falling-in-love timeline was similar but slightly slower, at least admitting said falling-in-love. 

It will be interesting (that's for damn sure) watching Angelo and Devil fall in love. 

Trigger Warnings: violence, murder, gun use, torture, kidnapping, mentions of domestic abuse between SCs, brief mention of child/human trafficking, and more.

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Ambrose (The Theriot Family #5)

Here's Silvia Violet's "Ambrose." It's the fifth and final novel in the Theriot Family series...which incidentally a spin-off series from the Marchesi Family series (and after that is the Vigilance series) (I'll catch up eventually). 

["I thought I was the one straight Theriot cousin...
But I was wrong.

Because when Sheriff Eric Winston demanded my help in ridding his territory of pure evil, I couldn’t say no.

The man’s infuriating—a clean-cut do-gooder—and my family’s never exactly been friends with the law.
But I couldn’t deny I owed the man a favor…
And I can’t deny the things he makes me feel either.

I want to protect him. To kiss him. To possess him.
To save him from the enemy that threatens to take him away from me.
To break down every obstacle that could keep us apart…
Even the ones in my own mind.

Because I thought I was the one Theriot cousin who could never fall in love…
But I might have been wrong about that, too."]

Well..that was both sweeter and more dramatic than I had anticipated. I knew it would be tense and filled with personal and emotional baggage. Neither of these men had an easy life. The way the collided (and then just full-on went with it) was glorious. 

Looove that we got to offically meet Gerald. And the additional Tony cameos (fucking love that monkey).

CanNOT wait to continue this universe...even if I plan to continue to read the serieses in whatever order I want. ;)

Trigger Warnings: violence, murder, mentions of past blackmail, PTSD, and more.

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Dax (The Theriot Family #4)

Here's Silvia Violet's "Dax." It's the fourth novel in the Theriot Family series...which incidentally a spin-off series from the Marchesi Family series (and after that is the Vigilance series) (I'll catch up eventually). 

["Travis is my friend's little brother.

I'm supposed to keep him safe. To be a man he can trust. But I haven't seen him in years.

When he turns up hurt and needing a place to stay, protection is only one of the things I want to offer him.

Because Travis isn’t a kid anymore. He’s all grown up now. And the way he looks at me tells me he feels the heat rising between us.

He deserves a lot better than me — a man who can walk with him in the light, instead of pulling him down into the darkness. But every instinct in my body is screaming at me to hold him close…

And there’s no way I’m letting him go."]

This is one of the books with the longest timelines. Then again, these Theriot boys don't take all that long to fall in love in the first place. Most of the main brothers averaged one week, max; Dax took a month, maybe two, to fully come to terms with his feelings and embrace them (as seen in below quote). 

Dax: "To make things even worse, my cousin Lancelot had jumped on the fall-in-love-with-someone-completely-unsuited-for-you bandwagon like his brothers." ....like you're not already there, my guy?

These two were adorable! Best friends little brother meets childhood friends meets second chance meets kismet. Loved watching them succumb to their true feelings, all the while dodging bullets and brothers. And a very gossipy Corbin.  

Trigger Warnings: violence, murder, past drug use, past abusive ex, and more.

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