Forever Lies (The Five Families, #1)

by Jill Ramsower

• ISBN10: 1733072136
• ISBN13: 9781733072137
• Publish Date: 3 October 2019
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Jill Ramsower, LLC
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 250
• Language: English

Reviews

[starbell]

I love this book! It features Alessia, a young associate marketing director working for her father's company in NYC. She has an asshole for a boss who is a real piece of work. She meets Luca in an elevator and he pursues her. He makes it clear that she should never lie to him no matter what and he always knows when she does. Luca is hot, controlling, possessive, and a real bad boy.

I loved this book. I love how persuasive and demanding Luca is when going after Alessia, even when she's hesitant. I love how her attraction to him was described throughout the book. The switching narrative between the two characters really added to the story as well. I really liked reading Luca's parts, especially about his mom and his past which made me somewhat sympathetic toward him and made me appreciate how deep his story was.

There were really no negatives to this book for me aside from one particularly graphic scene but that's to be expected in a mafia romance. I think anyone who likes mafia romances will enjoy this book greatly.

"One minute, life is black and white, and the next thing you know, there are only shades of grey. Sometimes, that change occurs slowly—the death of one stage in your life setting in like an insidious virus. Other times, change comes about dizzyingly quick like the sudden drop of a guillotine—blinding and altering reality until life is unrecognizable."

[Eve1972]

It is no secret I've been in a HUGE book slump recently. Nothing in the romance genre has been blowing me away. So it goes without saying I was nervous to start this one. Jill Ramsower is a new "to me" author, so I wasn't sure what to expect. However, I love a good mafia book, so I strapped myself in to enjoy the ride...

 
And you know what? I enjoyed this book a lot. The hero was decent. He wasn't a manwhore. There was no OW drama. The heroine wasn't a virgin. She maybe came across a little naive at times, but overall I really liked her. The writing was good. It moved along at a good pace. The plot was interesting and held my interest. There was a great cast of secondary characters. And it ended in a happy for now with a loose end that I assume will be picked up in the next book. All in all, yours truly will give this one, two solid thumbs up. 

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[anastasia]

Full Review on my blog!

This was so freaking good, I literally read it in one sitting. I was hooked from page one.
I’ve never really read mafia romances, but I had high hopes for this one since I loved Jill’s Fae Games series. I was not disappointed.

Alessia works for her father’s company, and while she might be the bosses daughter, she doesn’t use that to her advantage. She’s looking to make her life her own, with success in her career, and hopefully making her family proud of her, while doing what makes her happy. Luca Romano is a man who knows what he wants and doesn’t let anyone or anything get in his way. When he meets Alessia it’s not by chance but he never expects the affect she would have on him and he knows that she would be his no matter the consequence. Their chemistry is HOT and intense.

There are lots of twists, lies and betrayal that you won’t see coming
Forever Lies is one of my favourite starts to a new series. I’m so looking forward to seeing what Jill, has in store for the rest of the series! I can’t wait.