As all the “Monsters” in this series, he is a damaged hero that has suffered great loss. And we finally learn why his name is Spider. It was fun to get Spider’s story, he has been lurking around the edges for awhile. They have a great push and pull that really does make them better. As enjoyable as it is for both of them, they both know it is way more than physical attraction.

Once the tension between these two breaks, it is explosive. At the last moment the situation changes and Spider and Reyna find their way to the altar together. There is a palpable tension between the two from the start. She meets “Spider” Quinn as he has arranged to be married to Lillian Caruso, Reyna’s niece. She has learned to adapt and use her circumstances to her advantage. Life as a Mob woman has not been kind to her but she is persistent and determined. Reyna Caruso is the definition of a warrior.

Because nothing good can come of what I’m feeling for a woman who’s not the one in the wedding contract I signed.Ī woman who killed her own husband in cold blood.Ī woman I want so much, I think I just might be reckless enough to start a Mafia war over.Rating: 4/5 PoP: 50% Monsters and Queens #4 The sooner this wedding is over and I can move back to Boston with my new wife, the better. Reyna with the guts of a Viking, the body of a fertility goddess, and the attitude of a feral cat. So why can’t I stop thinking about her swamp witch of an aunt?

A wife who won’t distract me, which is exactly what I want. Sweet, naive Lili, who’ll make a fine wife. There’s a damn good reason people call me the Black Widow. I won’t allow my eighteen-year-old niece to be sold into slavery the same way I was.īut if she is, I’ll remedy the situation. I especially don’t care that the Irishman is the most handsome man I’ve ever seen. I don’t care how much money, territory, or power it will gain us. I don’t care if this match with the Mob will make Gianni capo of the Five Families and permanently secure our place among the Italian crime syndicate of New York. If this arrogant Irish mobster my brother is trying to sell my innocent niece to thinks I’m going to play nice over this whole arranged marriage BS they’ve concocted, he should think again. Two enemy empires joined in sacred marriage vows. An Italian mafia princess with a dark secret.

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