I was a little hesitant at first because there are some weird time gaps at the start of this story (hookup to hero finding out heroine is 6 months pregnant to wedding day) that felt like there was something missing. However, once I got into this story, I was hooked.

Lissa was such a fun heroine to read about. She didn’t take shit from anyone, she gave as good as she got, and she broke through a lot of stereotypes about heroines in dark romances. She really made this book for me and kept me wanting to read more. I often find myself intrigued by mafia romances, but then not really enjoying them and not continuing with the rest of the author’s backlist, but I’ve already added several of this author’s other books to my TBR list. Which is honestly saying something because I usually stay away from accidental pregnancy tropes with a ten-foot pole and I had a grand old time with this.

The only reason why I couldn’t rate this higher is the random time jumps. There will be dramatic scenes and then it will jump forward in time. It seems a bit disjointed and takes the reader away from what’s happening.

4*
Danny has no idea who Melissa is but he's drawn to her so much.
Melissa knows who Danny is but she deserves a night of fun right?
Only Danny's not so happy when he discovers the truth, but sometimes good comes from bad.
I thought lissa was a great match for Danny.
I'm looking forward to reading Holly & Romero story in "Fragile union" the next book in the made series.

So I went about this all wrong. I haven’t read the first book, but I dove into Melissa and Danny’s story. And you know what? I wasn’t lost at all. Instead, I’m going to go back for the first book simply because I think it’s got to be as good as this one was. Danny, Lis, the tangled web of deceit and familial bonds among the UK and US underworlds, and a love that neither of them expected grabbed me from the very first chapter. I adored Lis and her absolute confidence in herself and had to laugh at each new secret that Danny discovered about her. She was no wallflower or weak little thing. Oh, no. She’s a bonafide badass and is the absolute perfect match for Danny. Their story was low on angst and high on proof of what love can bring to the table.

This author had me enthralled with this book and I’m incredibly interested in seeing how Holly and Romero fare once their story comes out. Until then, I’ve at least got book one of this series to entertain me for a short while, since I’d bet I won’t want to put that one down either.