Luciano: Belles & Mobsters

This one surprised me. The whole Belles and Mobsters story was interesting. I liked Luciano and Grace, great chemistry. My fave had to be Luciano and his friends. The banter was great. I was first introduced to this author with Sasha sister and her hero and then saw this series. So I was glad I saw some familiar names but looking forward to getting to know all these men with their stories. Great start with Luciano.

Good story. Kept you interested from beginning to end. One thing this author did was to much repeating, sometimes in th same paragraph but definitely throughout the story. I would recommend this book and will read the next...

This story was amazing❤️ Grace showed so much courage and strength. She was sick and tired and she wasn’t gonna take their crap anymore! I was girl crushing on her and her best friend Ella so hard 🥰. Her husband Luciano is where my review title comes in, SMH 🤦🏾‍♀️ I ultimately grew to like him but he didn’t grovel enough! For what he did I needed an entire chapter of groveling. But overall great read 😋

Although the beginning was a little off paste, it finally settled down in the next chapter.Even though I feel that we were missing the beginning, and started in the middle of their story.Other than that the plot was really good and tense. Nice and spicy.Would recommend if you like Mafia Romances, but there is some trigger warnings doing with SA and trafficking.

This was a good dark romance. It had action, juicy scenes, and memorable moments. I gave it three stars because the constant reminder of the age gap in the beginning was a little weird.I also loved Grace's roll in the book. She wasn't your typical constant damsel in distress. She would do anything to protect the ones she loves.Luciano was a good character as well. He had his stupid moments but it didn't make me like him any less.Overall this book was a good read. I enjoyed it and finished it in three days!

📚🎧The narrated is so good Lilly Drake and Walker Williams are so good together their voice beautiful bringing out the emotion of the characters.Luciano marry Grace for revenge and Grace need a escaped from her family. Until their is manipulation and which Luciano believe and betrayed Grace and she disappear for three years and with a secret that changes her life until Luciano find her but what he doesn't know it I'll bring danger to Grace for a deal that her family made years ago.Luciano and GraceThey met on a night club no mistake Luciano wanted revenge because grace uncle killed Luciano mom and sister so he kidnapped Grace and married her but three month into their marriage and Luciano accuse grace of betrayal which was false and point a gun at her and she runaway after three years he find her and bring her back to the statesLuciano and it introduces to the follower players Luca Cassio Nico Raphael Sasha ALessio VItali AlexisThat when the real drama start grace and Ella her best friend make planned to kill her grandma and uncle because they are trying to sell to the higher bidder belles for the mobsters.Luciano kills grace uncle and grace kill her grandmother but before their HEA the two girls are taken and auction off then Roberto grace secret cousin try to rape her and Luciano save her.

From the Book Cover to the Book , ALL OF IT WAS FIRE !!🔥🔥👏.THERE ARE" TOP TIER AUTHORS" whose work & writing skillset leaves NO ROOM🙅 for fault nor dissatisfaction 💯. Unless a reader is a "hater" 👈🤷💯.Then their are those who ( new to the 🖊 pen game or " vets with the creditials" )are deserving of "OTHER LEVEL, SNATCH YO' WIG & THE EDGES OFF"👈😲🤦 KUDOS + RESPECT 😒💅.( IT IS WHAT IT IS 👈😒) .EVA WINNERS ?!?!, is OTHER LEVEL 💯. Any reader who enjoys & savors a Mafioso Dark Romance, with POV ( to sweeten the dessert),Main Characters that MUTUALLY bring it !!, and a Storyline that can have you TALKING BACK TO YOUR SCREEN !!!?👏👏🤦; Winners did that 👈💯💯.PLEASE 🎁 GIFT YOURSELF with this book & author. DISAPPOINTING don't live here🙅😒.Ever had that ONE guy that was the" IT FACTOR" PERSONIFIED to the hilt. And can get it 🙄🔥🔥, when you KNOW you said NO🤦💯 Luciano Vitale !!. Now ADD IN that Boss Swagger, TOUCH NOTHING THAT'S MINE !!, & gives verbal orgasms. RUN THE TOWN is an understatement. Loyal HOT🔥🔥friends about " That Life", makes Luciano Vitale 👉YES !!.GRACE ROMANO !!??, (I can walk into a room & SHUT IT DOWN, not even knowing it😎💅)For all her wealth & pedigree, was so down to earth , so ride or die LOYAL to those she loved. But, her heart & compassion for others was there to see as well. Her strength, resilience, intelligence, "Grown Woman" ; was EVERYTHING. She was 5'4" but handled her business & Luciano, like 6'4".PLEASE FEEL FREE to HATE on her WHOLE family ( except her parents) 😤😤👏💯. Have a nice wine to TOAST their demise. 😒💅.Ella ( Grabriella ) is the EPITOME of a friend who's GOT YOUR BACK 💯💯👑 . Twists and Surprises were fun too 😲🤦

Luciano by Eva Winners is the first book in the Belle & Mobsters series and it was captivating! Luciano and Grace are dynamic and intriguing and divine.Luciano is dark, intense, surly, driven. His focus and attitude is simultaneously attractive and frustrating. Grace is charming, resilient, strong, yet has the capacity for so much love, if she feels safe to give it, and they're deserving of it.There's a lot of drama, intrigue, tension, chemistry, and mystery! The mafia vibes are addictive; the loyalty, the trust, the misinformation, the honor, all of it is mesmerizing.So if you're looking for a new world to be immersed in, with lots of action, and undeniable love and passion, look no further than this story about a belle and her mobster!

Luciano Vitale married Grace Romano in a bid for revenge against her uncle not realising she was as much a victim of her family’s cruelty as he was. When he thinks she has betrayed him he does an unforgivable thing leading to Grace’s disappearance. Three years later he finds her again but she’s not the child bride he abandoned in a such brutal fashion. Circumstances have forced Grace to do whatever it took to survive while keeping out of her uncle’s clutches. With Luciano dragging her back to the US she realises that there’s no lengths she won’t go to if she’s to protect the ones she loves.Eva Winners is a new to me author but what a book to start with. Luciano is a fantastic mafia romance including forced marriage, enemies to lovers, age gap romance, feuding families and an enemy who’s evil machinations involving first born daughters would have put Machiavelli to shame.The story is told in alternating chapters from the perspectives of the hero and heroine which I really enjoyed. The plot itself is fast paced, full of drama, secrets and suspense as Grace fights against centuries of warped mafia traditions where daughters are bartered like cattle. Luciano is the ultimate antihero. He’s cruel and unforgiving, protective and possessive but somehow the author has managed to humanise him especially in his interactions with his father and his friends. It’s obvious from his behaviour over the three years without Grace that he did love her even if he hadn’t said it, making her perceived betrayal all the worse. Grace was the perfect match for him. She might have been a pushover when they first married but life experiences had given her a spine of steel making her the perfect mafia belle for him.In my eyes this was everything a mafia love story should be and I can’t wait to read the next book in the Belles and Mobsters series.

Started off good, but honestly it went a tad downhill, this is an OK mafia book but thats it, just OK. There were too many things I picked up on that bugged me. I will say the beginning was great, had me hooked and set what I hoped would be a president for the rest of it but sadly it did not. My first niggling thought which deepened as the book went on, was that if this so called ruthless King was aware of who killed his mum and sister, why were they not dealt with and killed when everyone knew it and they had 'cause' as they say they need to go ahead with these things, it just wouldn't happen, especially with the Romano family supposedly being ostracised from a lot of mafia families etc it just didn't compute. Also it was so disappointing to see this supposedly headstrong woman who had a hatred for her husband survive 3 years without him, blaming him for the position she was in come so far, only to apparantly not have the ability to resist him, I understand this is what we want as a reader, the tension, the inevitable dropping of walls etc but this wasn't that. No, apparantly it was out of her control and she hated herself for it, as a woman I know it's not that difficult so please spare me the angst of her not being able to control her libido within the first two days when she did it for 3 years. I think that's enough but I would be remiss to not mention the fact that even as this story slowly moves along, there's not much happening other than their repetitive thoughts of each other as well as mentions and scenes with about 30 other characters that just gets annoying. I understand these people are part of a connected series, the thing with that though, is you need to keep it somewhat simple to each book otherwise we'll end up reading over and over again about parts of other people's past, for instance this is Luciano and graces story, but the amount of times it gets mentioned that vasislis wife almost got kidnapped and the amount of times the brothers looks were described just wasn't necessary and I found myself skim reading a portion because it got more annoying as the book went on, again I understand we're supposed to get somewhat of a picture of these people but there was just too many scenes of it. Again I wanna point out that with the knowledge of the other characters and their stories, it makes me wonder why the bad people in this book weren't already dealt with if say, someone like Alexei really does have a penchant for offing people. Finally I'd like to point out the ridiculousness of Luciano, there were never any in depth moments between him and his wife other then their past and what happens near the end, yet he is so sure she betrayed him and still keeps talking like he's in love with her and she should be his no matter what. I know as the book goes on its made out they looked for her for 3 years but come on, early in the book when there's mention she might be alive, even then he's hardly sure how he feels, it's not like he regretted his choice straight away, infagt he seems like regret is a distant vague pang so it makes me wanna roll my eyes when authors try to fit into the book at the end that this was some long awaited reunion

This book had glimmers of brilliance spread across but was let down majorly by the incessant repetitiveness of emotions, explanations and reasons for events . Plus the influx of characters at the beginning made me feel disoriented and completely confused .Both Luciano and Grace were good characters and I liked that the heroine was shown to be courageous and decisive . Luciano fitted in with his alpha mafia vibes and the plot was well developed .I just wish that it was edited better as I literally was skimming paragraphs at times .

Luciano stole my heart he definitely made some mistakes but think it just showed so well hie much he loved Grace. Miscommunication definitely caused a lot of issues with the couple so it was written so well that I could see it and engross my self with the couple. This may be related to Mafia and organised crime but it isn't of the dark variety so could be enjoyed by many send definitely be on my recommend list.Can't wait for the next Mobsters book or more from this author either.

When Luciano doubts Grace’s loyalty, it leads to her return to the Romano family where her fate is sealed … with no option but to run, she escapes with her best friend and a secret only they know.3 years later, they are found, but by who? Will they end up Belles to Mobsters or can they survive once more? A must read!!Roll on the next book in the series.