A review by totallybookeduk
Beauty and the Beast by Georgia Le Carre

5.0

When Skye's father became ill she used up all her savings and options to pay for his treatment. However, when the cancer returned she didn't know where to turn. Gaining a loan from a loan shark who offered to let her pay it off by being his mistress for a month, but it's been over two months and it doesn't look like she'll be off the hook anytime soon.

Hiding away from the party Luca spots Skye as she wanders over to the greenhouse for a moment of solitude. Watching her crumble following a call about her father and cringing as Salvatore comes to bring her back to the party. Capturing his attention he looks to how to make her his. Striking a deal with Salvatore who is looking to get in with the Mafia Don. Whilst offering Skye all the help she needs for her father in exchange for 30 days with him.

A steamy modern-day twist on the beauty and the beast story with a mafia twist. Having been hurt in the past Luca is closed off to the world around him. Using women as playthings and nothing more. But there is something about Skye that feels different as he tests her throughout her stay with him. Are they able to find a way to be together? Or is this just an arrangement?