Keeping My Girl: A Dark Mafia Second Chance Romance (Keeping What's Mine Book 2)

I adored this story, the characters, the storyline, the fight and attitude of the lead female.I love how its connected and we see characters from book one hereThis is a definite read again for me. And i would recommend it for someone looking for a day read.But read book 1 first. As the plot is all connecting even as a stand alone

A mafia romance with a dark storyline. I have to say I like the Vitale family!Nico is part of the Vitale family, he is a sweet man but only fair to say he has a dark side!Selina/Lina is a girl that caught Nico's heart years ago when his family was helping her.The story could have triggers for some people, it deals with trafficking and abuse. I'm glad the author took the time to include therapy for Lina. It's a book so she does move forward quicker than a real abuse survivor would.This book is more than the dark side, the romance, it's sweet, and Nico is caring and thoughtful. There's chemistry between them and you know it's only a matter of time until it gets hotter.I enjoyed this mafia romance and look forward to more in this series.4 stars

Enjoyed this more than book 1. Selina such a strong woman facing all the trauma she been through and still being able to love. Nico was amazing with her and I really felt their love. Wish Constantine was wiped off rather than just arrested. Could have been explained a little more why he was so obsessed with Selina more than anyone else too. Aria is annoying and can see why she needs to be monitored. She would of known the dangers surround Selina and decided to go out unprotected anyway. I’m glad nico and Selina got their HEA it’s much deserved

Big time jump with this one moving on to Luca and Verona's son Nico and his long lost friend Lina

I was totally absorbed in this story. The characters were well written and the storyline flowed. I read it in one sitting.I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

This is proving to be a great series! Dark mafia romance is my go to genre and this did not disappoint! Selina and Nico were fantastic characters, i loved the darkness of the plot but i loved the romance even more! This is one intense read, written really well and once you start you wont be able to put down! Cant wait for more from this author!.I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Constantine Carbone had been trafficking people for years unitl the Vitale family managed to provide enough evidence. Unfortunately he had the money to be released on a technicality.When he was 14 years old, two horrible things had happened to Nicholas, (Nico). The first was Carbone’s release. The second was losing Selina. She was a young girl his family had been looking after until her family had been located. But they had grown so close in that time and looking back later, he was mature enough to accept he’d fallen in love with her.Selina’s last words to Nico had been, “My mother isn’t who you think she is.”Alberto Berlusconi throws the most extravagant parties and he just happens to be great friends with Constantine, sharing mutual tastes.As it’s a masquerade party Nico is able to slip in and move around undetected. But Constantine played safe by sending his son Gino instead. When Nico saw Gino abusing a woman he intervened. Imagine his surprise when he came face to face with a strung out Selina.Constantine, his son and whoever else had been abusing her for the ten years, while they’d been searching for both her and Constantine.Nico brought her home.Once clean again, Selina and Nico get closer with movie nights and eventually their relationship moves to the next level after a few misunderstandings. It’s passionate and loving and theyre sharing the type of lifetime love. But Constantine is after his revenge….This was a well written, riveting and thoroughly enjoyable read. It kept you on your toes throughout. One minute you’re at the edge of your seat and then the next minute you’re going through plenty of tissues. Absolutely superb.

What an absolute delight to read, was hooked from the first page and Selina and Nico story unravelled and I was silently screaming don’t let her go but to no avail the unspeakable happened.One cant just help but fall in love with this mafia family as they truly make a difference to those that need it the most, I guess that good karma hints at what book 3 in the series is all about.Need to read book one now as I feel I missed a whole and considering next one is not due until next year.I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

I really enjoyed this story line, Nico was an angel. I felt so bad for Selina, she had a shitty life handed to her. I felt like the author did a goo job addressing abuse and trauma, those things do not instantly heal. She did not just move straight into instalove/lust but allowed us to see character building. The plot was really good, and I like how it led into the next book of the series but still had an epilogue.

I loved the 1st book and so I started this book. I liked the first 80% of the book…but I hate that their family just forgot Aria and celebrated as if nothing happened to her , I mean how could they ? Renata cares about Aria more than her own family. I hated that Verona was arranging the party for Lina when her own daughter has been suffering by god knows what. I’m happy that Nico and Lina got their HEA.. but it would’ve been better if they cared about Aria a little more.

I have mixed feelings about this book. I loved book 1 in this series and have picked it up several times since reading it when it was released, but this one has left me in a state of question. I had so much hope for it get better, but I felt as if it just dragged on. But I definitely could be biased considering I work with human trafficking victims as my day job, but it just didn't feel real almost.But giving this a 4 star because i love a love story and a HEA and this book gave me that.

This is the second book in the Keeping What’s Mine series. It’s so good! I was not able to put it down till I finished it. The story flows well, the writing is great, and the characters are awesome.This book does deal with how girls feel after being abducted and sold into human trafficking. So there are emotions and thoughts that are tied to that theme.There is also chemistry and steamy scenes. This book ends leaving you waiting for the next one to come out as you want the story to continue.

A recommendation from booktok. Its a decent book. No cheating and a hfn took a few hours to get through