To the outside world, they look like American Royalty, giving to charities, feeding the homeless, rebuilding the city. But behind closed doors is a constant battle for dominance between two Bosses, cultures, and hearts. Set in modern day Chicago, Melody Giovanni and Liam Callahan—rivals by blood and leaders through fear are stuck in an arranged marriage by their fathers in hopes to end years of bloodshed between the Irish and the Italians. Liam believes he’s getting a simple-minded wife, one he can control, one who bends to his every need . . . the complete opposite of Melody. She would rather die than give up the power she has spent her life building. The Mafia of the past has evolved, and with rival bosses gunning for them, Melody and Liam will have to learn to work as one to take down those who stand in their way.
Before this book, I thought I was starting to develop some reading problems because recently, it's been taking me longer and longer to read books. Turns out the answer wasn't that I was becoming a worst reader but more like I wasn't reading any good books--and it takes me forever to read a book that I don't like but hey, perks of being a book blogger. Anyways back to my review, I thought this book was highly enjoyable. It was filled with action. Mel was soooo kick ass and bitchy with people that think that she's weak. She's a complicated character and stands up to Liam when he expects her to be a nice housewife. She definitely proved him wrong. I also really liked Liam because he has his own imperfections and sometimes he makes very bad decisions like a normal human being. He falls in love with her slowly and their relationship doesn't always go well. He fights for her and is a tad bit possessive but you just know that he really loves her. They're so wrong yet so right for each other. Most of the characters got their own POV and the writing style was quite well written despite the several typos.
What I didn't like was the improbability of anything in this book happening. I honestly doubt that the mafia would get married Kim Kardashian style with the media poking in all the time. With the number of times that Liam and Mel are stabbing people, wouldn't the paparazzi catch them at least once? And the even more obvious things: the 19 million$ check donation to the police that was everywhere on the news. Subtlety mafia level 0. There was also a large amount of sex in this book. Even though it was very hot, it was a little repetitive after a while.
Other than that, I really liked it.
4 stars