Without going into too much detail, Nico and Elena’s sister’s engagement is broken. And while this arrangement is clearly the wrong choice to everyone around them, it does begin the ‘battle of wills’ dance between Nico and Elena. Elena’s father, unwilling to give Elena up, decides Nico will marry the other sister. Nico has a very tempestuous relationship with the Abellis and has agreed to wed one of the daughters. As a result, she’s brought a reputation upon herself and has reduced her chances of being allowed an opinion to whom her father decides to marry her off. She thinks she can temporarily take off from her mafia upbringing to enjoy a taste of freedom not realising there are serious consequences to her actions.

This is book one in the Made series, and focuses on heroine, Elena (aka The Sweet Abelli) and hero, Nico. I love the dark depths, intrigue, seduction and steamy relationships that occur between the two leading characters and that is exactly what I got in The Sweetest Oblivion by Danielle Lori. The Sweetest Oblivion is the first book I’ve read by Danielle Lori and quite simply, amazing! Anyone who knows me or has followed along with my reviews for a while now will know that I absolutely ADORE mafia romance. Having already escaped one scandal, however, she can hardly afford to be swept up in another.īesides, even if he were hers, everyone knows you don’t fall in love with a Made Man. Elena may be the Sweet Abelli on the outside, but she’s beginning to learn she has a taste for the darkness, for rough hands, cigarettes, and whiskey-colored eyes. Making her feel hotter than any future brother-in-law should. She doesn’t like the man or anything he stands for, though that doesn’t stop her heart from pattering like rain against glass when he’s near, nor the shiver that ghosts down her spine at the sound of his voice.Īnd he’s always near. After his and Elena’s first encounter ends with an accidental glare on her part, she realizes he’s just as rude as he is handsome. His reputation stretches far and wide and is darker than his black suits and ties. A Made Man, a boss, a cheat-even measured against mafia standards. In the murky waters of New York’s underworld, Elena’s sister is arranged to marry Nicolas Russo. They say first impressions are everything.

Now, all she can see in the mirror’s reflection is blood staining her hands like crimson paint. She’s the favored daughter, the perfect mafia principessa. Nicknamed Sweet Abelli for her docile nature, Elena smiles on cue and has a charming response for everything. She’s a romantic at heart, living in the most unromantic of worlds.

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