[BLURB]DeLuca Duet, Part One
Ask anyone and they will all say the same thing about just who Dino DeLuca is. A criminal, the son of a traitor, and a mafia Capo who can’t be trusted. His past has shaped his life, creating demons he can’t escape from that live in his mind day and night.
He is all too aware of just how people see him.
Closed off.
Cold.
Different.
He doesn’t care—keeping people out means no one can get close enough to hurt him again, and he already has one too many monsters with their claws stuck in his back that he’s still fighting off. His walls are so high, no one is climbing over them. Or so he thinks …
Karen came into his life like a spring shower, her light shining through the darkness and making him see something other than the hell that surrounded him for so long. She doesn’t know who he is or what he has done to become the man he is today. If he can help it, she’ll never know, and his monsters will never hurt her.
She sees his differences as beauty.
She never asks for more.
She is perfect.
The problem with happiness for Dino DeLuca is that his monsters don’t mind taking away what makes him happy. After all, what isn’t given cannot be kept.
These lessons will be the hardest he has ever learned.
AUTHOR’S NOTE: The DeLuca Duet is a two book tale following the same couple through their journey. It is a standalone Duet that can be read independently with a HEA ending.
[MY THOUGHTS]
4 out of 5 stars
This duet can be read as a standalone
After reading The Chicago War series, I couldn't wait to read about Dino's history. I loved diving into his mind and following his thought process.
As a made man, he knows his life is dangerous. His innocent mother was murdered, and the last thing he wants to do is getting involved with an angel. She'll get hurt or end up dead too.
When Karen auditions as a stripper at Dino's club for some extra cash, Dino steps in to give her a different job that doesn't involve taking her close off. The attraction between them is steamy and explosive.
Karen is the light in Dino's dark life, and their relationship is something he can't give up even though there are dangerous obstacles in the way. This romantic story is full of mafia drama, and I can't wait to read book 2 to see what happens with Karen and Dino.
