{Broken Protector by Amber Warden} just released this weekend! It's book 1 of my new Gentle Sinners Mafia series. Each book will feature a different couple and ends in an HEA. Available in KU.
CR, MF, virgin Mafia hero, linked pasts, hurt/comfort scenes, he falls harder, he says "I'm Yours"
TW: street shootings, child kidnapping, death of parents, abusive childhood, domestic violence between parents
Nera never wants to be a burden.
After an accident she can’t remember leaves her partially blind, Nera struggles against her sheltered life. Acceptance to culinary school is an opportunity to test her limits. Her only regret is that she’ll no longer catch glimpses of the man she’s loved ever since she was a child. Giovanni is dangerous and gorgeous and out of her league.
Giovanni always watches over her.
During the shared dark incident in their past, Giovanni vowed to protect Nera as she once protected him. Someone sweet and kind like her was never meant to be touched by the Mafia world he was born into. Soon she’ll be out of reach and safe from his failures. Only when he goes to her family’s bakery one last time, she does the unthinkable and saves him yet again, despite the painful consequences.
Hiding her at his estate brings a comfort that Giovanni has never known, but Nera pushes for more: a life at his side. Soon he spirals into an obsession for the less than innocent woman his savior has become.
But when they survive another Mafia hit, Giovanni realizes that Nera has been the one targeted all along. A hidden enemy wants Giovanni to feel the devastating pain of losing the one he loves.
Nera isn’t afraid. She revels in his need to kill anyone that might threaten her. She’ll even strike first if it will keep them together even a moment longer.