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Cover of Joey: A Brother's Best Friend, Standalone Dark Mafia Romance

Joey: A Brother's Best Friend, Standalone Dark Mafia Romance

Sadie Kincaid (2023-06-27)

Subgenre
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingHard R
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesChicago Ruthless #
Setting
CSM age18+

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentExplicit
LanguageStrong

Trigger warnings

ViolencePower ImbalanceAge GapPossessive RelationshipOrganized CrimeDeception

Positive tags

happy endingHigh AngstHurt/ComfortProtectorSwoony

Tropes

Age GapAlpha HeroBrother's Best FriendContemporaryDark RomanceForbidden LoveHEA (Happy Ever After)JealousyMafiaOverprotective HeroPossessive HeroSuspense RomanceTouch Her and DieVirgin Heroine

Themes

Dark SecretsFamily ConflictForbidden LoveLove & RedemptionLoyalty vs LovePower DynamicsSecret Relationships

Synopsis

Notorious Mafia enforcer and right hand of the Cosa Nostra, Maximo DiMarco has always looked out for me. He's my protector. My brothers' best friend. My crush-with the body of a god and the mind of a devil. And I am just a spoiled Mafia princess. At least that's who most people think I am. They don't look at me long enough to see the real me. But he sees... He is dark and dangerous and lethal, but he's the only man who makes me feel like I'm alive. It's a pity he's too loyal to my brothers to ever act on the sparks that constantly fly between us... Or is he...? Because when he finally loses control, it's even more than I ever dreamed it could be. And even though he tells me that the two of us aren't an option, I see the look in his eyes every time we're together. He's only ever a breath away from losing that control again. But Max is a man with a dark past and secrets that he can't escape. When that past catches up with us, it threatens what might be our only shot at happiness. Because I would give up everything I've ever known for a life with him. And when my brothers find out about us, I just might have to. This book is a standalone, brother's best friend romance. It features *A jealous, possessive MC *Age gap *Praise/ punishment *Pierced MC *Inexperienced FMC *Touch her and die vibes *No cheating *A HEA