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Family meant everything.
Good, bad, right, wrong, legal, illegal—none of that mattered when it came to family. Family was and always would be number one.
Catarina Lambardoni stayed on the legal side of the family businesses by running Lambardoni Enterprises. Professionally, she was beyond successful. In her personal life, however, she was not, having just walked in on her boyfriend cheating on her.
Jag Maratelli, the boss’s right hand, worked extremely hard to sustain his position in the family and honored it with his life. When he was summoned to the East Coast for an unexpected meeting, a chance encounter with Catarina and one look into the fire within her made him a very determined man.
The chemistry between the two scorched hot, and Jag had been with enough women to know Catarina was something special, something he couldn’t allow himself to walk away from. Life had other ideas, though, when a betrayal in the family sent him two thousand miles away from her while danger lurked closer than anyone realized.
Would their connection be strong enough for both of them to pursue more?
Or would people and events from the past and present make that choice for them?
5 stars
Family is everything. The Lambardonis are no exception. With a father who loves his children more than his own life and protects them as such; honors his wife of so many years, Catarina is surrounded by a life of shelter but love. Catarina has stayed on the right side of the law with her cousin Kiera. Lambardoni Enterprises is their baby making them money and securing a future keeping the girls sheltered from the not so lawful side of the family.
With a loving family and brutally over protective brothers, Val and Dominic, life should be better than good but not so. Catarina’s personal life is a mess. She just watched her boyfriend Antonio cheat with a blonde hot mess at the club. Now she is stuck beating the crap out of him while her full time bodyguard Scraper and her “Ghost” stand back allowing her to say her peace. Knowing Val will soon arrive spoiling her fun, Catarina continues to pound the man while explaining to Kiera what just happened.
Jag Maratelli knows he is going with Val to clean up a mess that involves his sister but has no idea what he is walking into until he sees the most beautiful woman he has ever laid eyes on. Jag is tired of the fake women in California but is honored sitting in the position he is for the family. He worked hard to earn his spot after the murder of his father. His summons to the East Coast for an unexpected meeting has just taken a huge turn as he watches this fired filled woman take on her brother after listening to his reprimand. Not only had Val warned his sister about Antonio but he is a member of another family; no one as powerful as the Lambardonis but still a member.
From the first meeting Catarina and Jag are bound just by a look. Val warns Jag to steer clear as he has no ties to the area and his place is in California. However with betrayal hitting the family directly and ties that are shattered, Jag and Catarina are catapulted into a string of murder and plot twist that will send you into a tail spin.
This is a standalone but I hope that we will have some more books gifted to us by Ryan centered around this family and the supporting characters. There are so many players! Lawd it's exciting! I have a lot of need to know with Rex and Kiera. And Val … Man is a freaking hot ass angry man. Dang! Rex .. Well .. Haha .. Ladies ladies …. Um um um …
I absolutely love these stories. The men are badass and completely smitten with their women. Who doesn't want that fantasy? This is a five star read on all accounts. The characters are fantastic the wham bam in your face players will make you yell what!?!?!? .. Give me more Ryan! Give me more!
I was gifted an ARC for an honest review. Review to post on Ramblings From Beneath the Sheets. Thank you Ryan!
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