Run Posy Run by Cate C. Wells

 

I'm kind of kicking myself for not reading this sooner. This was everything I love in a mafia romance: complex characters, just the right amount of "realism," and excellent banter. The story begins with Posy getting called into her mafia fiance's office. He looks displeased with her: someone has circulated a video of her having sex with another man to every single one of his associates. Despite her protests that this is from when she was in her late teens, Dario kicks her out of his office and tells her to leave town, or he'll make sure her life is ended.

Almost immediately after she leaves, though, Dario realizes that letting her walk was a mistake. He craves control like nothing else, and letting her slip free only to have her potentially be killed by one of his rivals isn't exactly his idea of tying off all loose threads. He hunts her down, she taunts him: who knows what will happen when he finally gets her back?

Posy was just the right blend of vulnerable and funny. Dario was the perfect morally black character, holding back just enough to make it feel like he really did care about Posy at least a little. I'd rank this on a level with Danielle Lori's books, although I think I actually liked this one a little better. The only thing I didn't like was the use of the word cream in the sex scenes. It's, like, literally my least fave.

Apart from that, RUN POSY RUN was a surprising success! I can't wait to read NICKY THE DRIVER.

4 to 4.5 out of 5 stars