A review by debrichmond
Alexei by Eva Winners

5.0

Alexei: Broken Hero Enemies-to-Lovers Mafia Romance is book for in the Belles & Mobsters series by Eva Winners. This one had me up all night because I could not stop reading.

Alexei Nikolaev is a broken man. His soul is black, and he’s beyond redemption. Still, he wants to do one good thing - bring down Ivan Petrov, the man responsible for trafficking young boys whom he uses and abuses. Alexei was in of those boys. Before he escaped, Alexei helped Ivan lure two children for capture. The little boy was captured, but Alexei helped the little girl get home.

Aurora is an FBI agent with one case on her mind - capture the man responsible for stealing her brother 20 years ago. When told she will work with the Nikolaev, a notorious crime family, she hesitates then goes along when she realizes this is the only way.

The attraction between Aurora and Alexei is instant. Going undercover at a sex club, they give in to their primal urges and start a passionate affair. Will Aurora be able to see past the tattoos that cover Alexei’s body and love him? Will Alexei be able to get past his abuse and let Aurora love him. When Aurora finds out the part Alexei played in the disappearance of her brother, will she forgive him?

This book hooked me! Alexei is such a great character who evolves over the course of the book. Aurora is a smart, take no prisoners heroine despite being a bit smothered by her I overprotective brothers. When Alexei and Aurora come together, it is fire!

Alexei is a great book. It can be read as a stand-alone, but I think it’s best read as part of the series. Let me know what you think!