NEW RELEASE! Giovanni by Natasha Knight + My Review

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Title: Giovanni
Author: Natasha Knight
Genre: Dark Mafia Romance
Release Date: July 17, 2018
Blurb
I’m the right-hand man of the mafia king.
She’s a girl with a past she’s desperate to hide.
But I need something from her.
And I know she won’t help me. Not willingly.
She’ll need some persuading.
Lucky for her, I can do that.
Something about this girl makes me curious, though, and it’s more than
the scars that line her back. She’s on the edge of something.  Something bad. She’s like a perfect,
beautiful doll coming apart at the seams. And the last string is about to snap.
She thinks I’ll hurt her. Break her.
But thing is, she’s already broken. And she and I, we’re two peas in a
pod. She’s my match, the perfect opponent. She’ll fight me to the finish, but
I’ll win. I always do.
Because I’m a man used to getting what I want. And what I want is
her. 
Author’s
Note: Giovanni is a STANDALONE dark mafia romance set in the Benedetti
Brothers Mafia World. It’s an emotionally gripping enemies-to-lovers romance
with a hard-earned HEA.
Purchase Links
AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU
B&N / KOBO / iBOOKS

❤️My Review:

Giovanni is certainly a mafia bad boy. He’s brutal, aggressive, dominant and he wants Emilia and he gets what he wants even if he has to take it. So take he does. Emilia is a mystery. A cartel princess with a tragic past who runs afoul of Giovanni because of her twin. They both have family issues and drama that goes into really dark territory. Emilia is a survivor and strong and she tries to hold her own against Giovanni. The struggles and maneuvering between these two were the highlight of the story. I thought this story would be right up my alley but it fell short for me which is not my usual experience with this author. The great writing is there and the story hooked me from the beginning with the questions about Emilia. I just didn’t feel the connection between her and Giovanni and the romance was just okay. The story was intriguing and dark and had all the elements for a great Mafia story. I just couldn’t get on board with Giovanni and some of his antics.

Author Bio
USA Today
bestselling author of contemporary romance, Natasha Knight specializes in dark,
tortured heroes. Happily-Ever-Afters are almost always guaranteed, but she
likes to put her characters through hell to get them there. She’s evil like
that.
Author Links
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