Synopsis
The first time Cassio met his fiancée, she called him ‘Sir’.
After losing his wife, Cassio is left to take care of two small children while trying to establish his rule over Philadelphia. Now he needs a mother for his children, and someone who can warm his bed at night.
But in a traditional world as his, choosing your wife is duty not pleasure.
Rules have to be followed. Traditions heeded.
That’s how he ends up with a woman—a girl barely of age. She might not be what he and his children need, but she’s wicked lovely and a sweet temptation he can’t resist.
Giulia always knew she’d marry a man her father chose for her. Only she never expected to be given to someone much older.
Suddenly she’s supposed to be a mother to two small children when she hasn’t even held a baby in her life.
Giulia quickly realizes that Cassio isn’t interested in a relationship on equal footing. Her mother always warned her that men of power like Cassio don’t tolerate insolence; yet, tired of being treated as a nanny and clueless child-bride, Giulia decides to fight for her vision of a happy family.
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Review
Sweet Temptation was a quick Mafia romance read. I have read other books set in this universe before, so I was already familiar with some of the players here.
As mafia romances go, this one is pretty tame, there is minimal killing and it is really more of a true romance. I really liked Giulia, she was a strong character, and though she was young, she was remarkably strong. Cassio was probably the least scary mafia hero I’ve ever read. He was much more tortured than scary.
While I enjoyed the characters, the story seemed incomplete. It seemed more like a novella or a side story than a full blown novel. All in all I found it a little boring. There wasn’t much action or story. Perhaps if I had read more of the books in this universe the story would have meant more to be, but it’s own, this book is well a little disappointing.
The characters are what really made this book for me, and I would certainly read more in this universe.
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