Faking It With the Mafia Protector (Vegas Vows & Vendettas #4) by Willa Wilde-review

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I agreed to a fake marriage with a mafia enforcer.Falling for him was never supposed to happen.One spilled coffee turned my world upside down. Rushing to work, I collided with Matteo Rossi.

His strong, tattooed hands caught me before I fell. His gun caught my eye before I could breathe. I ran. But men like Matteo don’t let go that easily.

He noticed me. The bruises on my arm. The fear in my eyes. The mark left by my violent Bratva ex, his enemy.

That night he’s waiting at the bar where I work. And his solution is as ruthless as it is protective: marry him. Fake vows, real protection, and a way for him to get revenge on his rival.

Matteo’s hatred is cold and consuming. But the moment he touches me, it’s clear revenge isn’t the only thing he craves. His grip is possessive. His control is absolute. I should be terrified. Instead, I’m unraveling.

My Bratva ex won’t back down. What started as protection has painted a target on everyone I love. Now Matteo is ready to start a war. And once a man like him decides you’re his…

There’s no escape without blood.

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REVIEW: Mafia romances will always hold a special place in my heart, why? No idea, but when they are done right, they turn out like this book did. Faking it with the Mafia Protector by Willa Wilde is a steamy, dark(ish) romance with an anti-hero at the heart of it. Trigger warnings are posted, check before reading.

Matteo is an enforcer for the Mafia, he is hired muscle and he can keep a secret. Secrets are what keep the mafia world from falling into chaos. A chance encounter with Sierra, the ex to his and his boss number one enemy, literally crashes into him, he knows he must move fast. Sierra is just trying to live her life, get it back on track after leaving her abusive ex-boyfriend Viktor. Viktor who works for the Bratva. Sierra has sworn off men, especially men that have anything to do with the mafia, she learned her lessons in the form of hurtful words and bruises. Matteo is then ordered by his Don, Lorenzo to use Sierra, marry her and do whatever it takes to bring Viktor down.

The book starts off slow, but quickly builds in plot and drama as things progress. Sierra and Matteo slowly start to learn to trust one another, even though they both have trust issues. When Sierra first agrees to marry Matteo, I thought the book was going in a different direction, but I am happy to have been wrong. The more time the pair spend together the more they want their relationship to be real, even if it leads them to more danger in the long run. Matteo is everything you expect an alpha enforcer for the mafia to be, morally grey and willing to do just about anything for those he is loyal to. What more could you ask for in a mafia romance, there is drama there is spice, there are kidnappings and torture, but through it all Sierra and Matteo make it through to the end.

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Reviewed by Sarah