![]() ![]() ![]() Having already escaped one scandal, however, she can hardly afford to be swept up in another.Besides, even if he were hers, everyone knows you don't fall in love with a Made Man. Elena may be the Sweet Abelli on the outside, but she's beginning to learn she has a taste for the darkness, for rough hands, cigarettes, and whiskey-colored eyes. ![]() Making her feel hotter than any future brother-in-law should. After his and Elena's first encounter ends with an accidental glare on her part, she realizes he's just as rude as he is handsome.She doesn't like the man or anything he stands for, though that doesn't stop her heart from pattering like rain against glass when he's near, nor the shiver that ghosts down her spine at the sound of his voice.And he's always near. His reputation stretches far and wide and is darker than his black suits and ties. A Made Man, a boss, a cheat-even measured against mafia standards. In the murky waters of New York's underworld, Elena's sister is arranged to marry Nicolas Russo. or was.Now, all she can see in the mirror's reflection is blood staining her hands like crimson paint.They say first impressions are everything. She's the favored daughter, the perfect mafia principessa. Nicknamed Sweet Abelli for her docile nature, Elena smiles on cue and has a charming response for everything. She's a romantic at heart, living in the most unromantic of worlds. ![]()
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Being a member of a low-income family, Zuri’s personality is affected by living in such conditions. The family, especially Zuri’s sister Janae, tries to persuade the girl that the prejudices against black people should be eliminated. Zuri, coming from a low-income family, hates rich people since they mostly proclaim gentrification as a positive change. The novel depicts several families who have different wealth and personal relationships. ![]() ![]() ![]() Now the airmen’s slack ways are finally working on him and he’s learning to have fun. He was such an uptight stick in the mud that he wasn’t much fun in the first book. Laurence has finally learned to loosen up. But I mostly accepted it and just read this for a good yarn. Don’t ask me why I’m willing to believe that a dragon can fly around with a crew of something like 15-20 men running around on his back, but I draw the line at this. It’s not supposed to be funny, but I find the whole idea so ludicrous that it’s funny to me. 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