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that can’t be bent or broken. It is my duty to my family to stay innocent and
pure. To marry an Italian man. The stars are already aligned.
re-writes my destiny with five simple words.
now.
A thief. A skilled liar with no moral boundaries. He is everything I have
been taught to hate. A man who stands for nothing. A man who takes what he
wants without a second thought.
was me.
controls my fate, but what he doesn’t know is, sometimes it’s the good girls
you have to watch out for.
The Vory code. It is my duty to my family to protect the brotherhood. To
destroy anyone who threatens what we stand for, including her.
beautiful little doll. My prisoner, and my new favorite puppet. This mafia
princess thinks she has me under her spell, but in the end, she is simply
collateral.
destroy precious things.
men do.
posture. I was raised to believe that good posture conveys good manners, as
well as respect for those around you. Nikolai carries his posture like a casual
‘f#ck you’ to everyone around him. There is no decorum in his leather jacket,
jeans, or his haphazardly laced motorcycle boots. Everything he wears is black,
but the small glimpse of skin beneath is a riot of colors. Tattoos cover every
inch of his exposed skin, including his throat.
hawk atop his head. This is not the way you attend a ballet, nor is he the type
of man I expect my father to keep company with.
few men would ever dare to do in my father’s presence. “You dance beautifully.”
struggling to maintain my composure while making sense of this situation. My
father has always been protective of me. His own men know better than to speak
to me or look at me, but for this stranger, somehow, it’s okay.My manners, at least, are still intact, so I reply as I should. “You’ve seen me
dance?”
Nikolai flashes a boyish smile in contrast to the deepness
of his blue-green eyes. “I like to invest my time in the arts.”
author.She likes all things chocolate, books that come with warnings, and putting her
characters through hell. Her tales have been known to flirt with darkness and
sometimes court it unabashedly altogether. Revenge themes and tortured souls
are her favorites to write and this gives her an excuse to watch bizarre and
twisted documentaries in her spare time.
She currently lives in the Northwest with her lumberjack and an entire brood of
fur babies.
My Review…
Boston Underworld #5
Wow! I fell in love with this series when I stumbled across Crow. (And what a fabulous stumble that was!) I devoured Crow and the rest of the series in a week and was hoping for more!
Well Ms. Zavarelli delivered and delivered brilliantly! Thief is the story of Nikolai and Tanaka.
What a gritty, dark and deep story! Nikolai has the weight of the Vory world on his shoulders and when he comes across Tanaka it’s a thin line between love and hate. I wanted to hate Nikolai when I was reading but then he redeemed himself beautifully. His love for Tanaka is dangerous and scary but it’s worth it!
Tanaka, oh my girl. What a horrible way to grow up, but when you don’t know any better, you believe it’s normal. Her disease (yes, it’s a disease) is her way to cope and unfortunately, she is only hurting herself more. She is shown a true but tough love from Nikolai and it made him even more redeeming in my eyes!
If you loved the previous books in this series, get your hands on this! This story grabbed my by the throat and didn’t let go until the very end. I hope to see more from this series, there are quite a few secondary characters I would love to know more about and it was fantastic to see previous main characters in this series make an appearance, it’s like having a bit of a mini reunion with old friends!
Thank you for your stories A. Zavarelli, I cannot wait to read what is next from you!
Bibliophile Chloe 