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beccabenson's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
jackie_of_all_books's review
4.0
Grace (my princess) and Gio
Gios dad has lived his life on the outskirts of the Romano familia, always wishing he could be a part of them. The romanos are ringing a bell I’m trying to remember which book they’re in. Graces father is the don of the Rossi familia which I also believe has been mentioned. He wants to use her as a pawn for the romanos to pick her up and she can collect info from them. She agrees to whatever he father asks. But before she leaves she stuffs her bra with heroine she stole, enough to overdose. So she can have a way out. Gio is at dinner at the green parrot he mentions Marco Romano coming in followed by Alex and Angelo. These names sound so familiar. The romanos want Gio and his father to kill Graces uncle and then keep her as a prize and break her in. Gios father used to be a sex trafficker so he knows exactly what Marco means by break her in. His dad agrees before he can butt in. So now he needs to abduct Grace and kill her uncle. Graces dad has her leave the restaurant as bait. She is attacked by 3 men and tries to get away and they beat her until someone else steps in and it all goes black. Gio got her, drugged her. And beat the men who hurt her. He then set up her prison in his gun room. And put the bear cage in as her safe place. She wakes up in the cage but realizes the door is open. He tells her as long as she’s inside the cage he won’t harm her. She refused to eat the food he brings her. She fears leaving the cage to go to the bathroom. He brings her a peach and it’s the first thing she’s ate but she realizes it’s not enough. She shuts down again on him. But finally he gets her to come out. He holds her and feeds her and then tells her she needs a bath. He gives her set hours she can leave her cage and he won’t touch her. When he bathes her she realizes how bad she wants him so she decides to poison him. She dumps the heroine into the tea and asks him to try it to prove its not poisoned but she realizes what she’s doing and knocks the tea out of his hands and burns him and she darts to her cage and realizes what she just did. He rewinds the camera footage and sees she was actually saving him. But she’s scared of him again and won’t come out of her cage. He sees her take the chalkboard one day and she’s drawing. His dad shows up and flips out when he sees her drawing. They have a meeting with Marco and gio suggests killing the Don graces father instead of her uncle. Her uncle never leaves his house and he’ll have to leave to take over as don and then they can get him too. Marco likes the idea. Gio realizes he needs to get her to cave soon. He hardwires a tv to play porn for her. He realizes she’s fingering herself and storms in. She won’t come out so he jacks off and cums on her thigh and she comes up at the same time. She is getting so turned on by gio. He comes in her room and tells her to crawl to him and turn around. She does and he fingers her while she’s still in the cage and then he teases her with his tip and then he’s ducking her while she’s inside the cage. When he realizes she’s all the way out he Carrie’s her to the bed. They have sex and after he gives her after care. He finally breaks down her walls and has began training with her and she likes it. He knows he wants to keep her. He gets a call of someone saying they can cut off his fingers and he worries his dad ratted him out. It’s time for the night of the hit on the Don. His dad has made the plan. As he’s waiting on the roof and his dad should have set the fire by now he begins to question what’s wrong and then a helicopter comes in. His dad set him up. And then everything goes black. Grace is waiting for gio to come home but the footsteps she hears aren’t his. She waits prepared with wood and stabs the first shadow but it’s her uncle Toni. He tells her that the bad man is dead and she is crushed. Gio can’t be dead. She won’t make it. She is lead into the room she knows her dad takes people to and they don’t return. She thinks it’s for her but then she sees that Gio is still alive. He has been beaten and cut up badly but he’s alive. Her father attacks her and calls her a rat and she takes a knife and stabs it through his neck. She kills him. Gio begs toni to let her go and says he’ll do anything. Toni asks him why the Romanos wanted war with them and he tells him it’s over territory. He is let free and him and Grace go home. He takes her to a safe house while he disposed of his dad. He kills his dad and takes his head to Marco. He then gets Grace and Duke and they travel the world together until they get fake passports and travel the other countries. Got married in Spain and now they’re settled down in France. She’s pregnant and they’re gonna raise perfect little french babies. He’s done killing people and has plenty of money for them to survive off of for a while. I really liked Grace and Gio. Although I know I recognize their names but can’t remember what from. I think it was from the merciless world. I’m so happy they worked out. Willow is definitely big on the mafia keeping woman in a locked room trope
Gios dad has lived his life on the outskirts of the Romano familia, always wishing he could be a part of them. The romanos are ringing a bell I’m trying to remember which book they’re in. Graces father is the don of the Rossi familia which I also believe has been mentioned. He wants to use her as a pawn for the romanos to pick her up and she can collect info from them. She agrees to whatever he father asks. But before she leaves she stuffs her bra with heroine she stole, enough to overdose. So she can have a way out. Gio is at dinner at the green parrot he mentions Marco Romano coming in followed by Alex and Angelo. These names sound so familiar. The romanos want Gio and his father to kill Graces uncle and then keep her as a prize and break her in. Gios father used to be a sex trafficker so he knows exactly what Marco means by break her in. His dad agrees before he can butt in. So now he needs to abduct Grace and kill her uncle. Graces dad has her leave the restaurant as bait. She is attacked by 3 men and tries to get away and they beat her until someone else steps in and it all goes black. Gio got her, drugged her. And beat the men who hurt her. He then set up her prison in his gun room. And put the bear cage in as her safe place. She wakes up in the cage but realizes the door is open. He tells her as long as she’s inside the cage he won’t harm her. She refused to eat the food he brings her. She fears leaving the cage to go to the bathroom. He brings her a peach and it’s the first thing she’s ate but she realizes it’s not enough. She shuts down again on him. But finally he gets her to come out. He holds her and feeds her and then tells her she needs a bath. He gives her set hours she can leave her cage and he won’t touch her. When he bathes her she realizes how bad she wants him so she decides to poison him. She dumps the heroine into the tea and asks him to try it to prove its not poisoned but she realizes what she’s doing and knocks the tea out of his hands and burns him and she darts to her cage and realizes what she just did. He rewinds the camera footage and sees she was actually saving him. But she’s scared of him again and won’t come out of her cage. He sees her take the chalkboard one day and she’s drawing. His dad shows up and flips out when he sees her drawing. They have a meeting with Marco and gio suggests killing the Don graces father instead of her uncle. Her uncle never leaves his house and he’ll have to leave to take over as don and then they can get him too. Marco likes the idea. Gio realizes he needs to get her to cave soon. He hardwires a tv to play porn for her. He realizes she’s fingering herself and storms in. She won’t come out so he jacks off and cums on her thigh and she comes up at the same time. She is getting so turned on by gio. He comes in her room and tells her to crawl to him and turn around. She does and he fingers her while she’s still in the cage and then he teases her with his tip and then he’s ducking her while she’s inside the cage. When he realizes she’s all the way out he Carrie’s her to the bed. They have sex and after he gives her after care. He finally breaks down her walls and has began training with her and she likes it. He knows he wants to keep her. He gets a call of someone saying they can cut off his fingers and he worries his dad ratted him out. It’s time for the night of the hit on the Don. His dad has made the plan. As he’s waiting on the roof and his dad should have set the fire by now he begins to question what’s wrong and then a helicopter comes in. His dad set him up. And then everything goes black. Grace is waiting for gio to come home but the footsteps she hears aren’t his. She waits prepared with wood and stabs the first shadow but it’s her uncle Toni. He tells her that the bad man is dead and she is crushed. Gio can’t be dead. She won’t make it. She is lead into the room she knows her dad takes people to and they don’t return. She thinks it’s for her but then she sees that Gio is still alive. He has been beaten and cut up badly but he’s alive. Her father attacks her and calls her a rat and she takes a knife and stabs it through his neck. She kills him. Gio begs toni to let her go and says he’ll do anything. Toni asks him why the Romanos wanted war with them and he tells him it’s over territory. He is let free and him and Grace go home. He takes her to a safe house while he disposed of his dad. He kills his dad and takes his head to Marco. He then gets Grace and Duke and they travel the world together until they get fake passports and travel the other countries. Got married in Spain and now they’re settled down in France. She’s pregnant and they’re gonna raise perfect little french babies. He’s done killing people and has plenty of money for them to survive off of for a while. I really liked Grace and Gio. Although I know I recognize their names but can’t remember what from. I think it was from the merciless world. I’m so happy they worked out. Willow is definitely big on the mafia keeping woman in a locked room trope
nicki_theoverflowingbookcase's review
4.0
Hold on to something while reading, this emotional page turned gets into your head real quick. Gio needs to make Grace a proper sex slave, but little does he know he falls in love with her and will not let her go. With ties to the mafia and trained as an assassin, Gio will stop at nothing to make the girl he has left in a cage his. This book brings dark romance to a new level. It was a great read that I highly recommend.
carobcbg's review
I have to say that I love me some dark erotica, but I just could not get into this one. I've decided to leave it here for this year and see if i can revisit it in future.
katrina_8505's review
5.0
Wow, just wow.. I was not able to put this book down once I started.. It had me from beginning to end. I love Gio.. Must read
lzw's review
5.0
Another amazing read!
Willow Winters, you are a goddess! How do you keep writing such fresh amazing, dark & twisty tales?!? This one was so sweet and satisfying. Gio, such a gentleman for a boy brought up to kill. Grace truly lives up to her name, strong & submissive. Can't wait to devour the rest of your books!
Willow Winters, you are a goddess! How do you keep writing such fresh amazing, dark & twisty tales?!? This one was so sweet and satisfying. Gio, such a gentleman for a boy brought up to kill. Grace truly lives up to her name, strong & submissive. Can't wait to devour the rest of your books!