Luca
Author: Sarah Castille
Reviewer: VampBard
Rating: A-
What I’m Talking About:
Sarah Castille has done it again. I have a secret love for mafia stuff, and romantic suspense is the perfect outlet for me to feed my need. We met Luca in Nico’s book, and I loved that one, too. Part of the reason I loved Nico so much was because I needed to know more about Luca.
One of the most awesome things we get in Luca is that we get kick-ass Gabrielle. She is definitely no shrinking flower, and doesn’t need a man to take care of her. What I love the most about Gabrielle’s character is that she ALLOWS Luca to be a Mr. Bossypants.
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the way to write an Alpha male.
Pull out your stereotypes about mafia dudes. Got ‘em? Okay. They’re all supposed to be full of themselves and their heritage. That is a thing in this series, but I love the way that Ms. Castille has managed the over-the-topness with Luca. Because there’s no way Gaby is going to put up with a chest-thumping, hard-headed Italian going all Caveman on her.
Dear Gaby has a ton-o-crap going on, too. Through all of it, she believed in herself and her ability to do what needed to be done.
Um. The end? I did NOT see that coming. Not until the end. Maybe I should’ve picked up hints earlier, but I was too engrossed in Luca and Gaby. They’re a wonderful couple, and I hope you fall as hard for them as I have. And…I can’t wait until the next title. According to Ms. Castille’s GR profile, Frankie’s book is next. **fangirls**
My Rating: A- Enjoyed A Lot
About the Book:
Luca Rizzoli was nearly destroyed by a brutal betrayal that cost him his family. Now a ruthless crime boss in the city of sin, he lets nothing touch his frozen heart–until a smoldering encounter with a beautiful stranger ignites his passion. One night isn’t enough for a man who takes what he wants, but his mysterious temptress has slipped away.
For two years police detective Gabrielle Fawkes has lived for revenge. But a night of indulgence with a sexy stranger changes everything. Powerful, charming, and deliciously dangerous Luca, has his own private reasons for offering to help her pursue the drug lord who killed her husband. There’s a lot Luca isn’t telling her and the more she finds out the less she wants to know.
When Gabrielle becomes the target of the drug lord she has vowed to hunt down, she must do the unimaginable: place her life in a mobster’s hands. To save her, Luca must break his Mafia ties–or risk losing Gabrielle forever.
Release Date: June 27, 2017
Publisher: St. Martin’s
Series: Ruin & Revenge #2
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Format(s): paperback (350 pages), e-book, audiobook
Book Source: Publisher/NetGalley
Purchase Info:
Amazon
Reviews in the Series:
Nico by Sarah Castille (Ruin & Revenge #1)