kgagnon3 's review for:

Asher Black by Parker S. Huntington

3.0

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This steamy mafia romance is witty, and charming with a bit of suspense. Lucy had a heartrending childhood that has made her smart, independent, and brave. She is a college student at a prestigious college when she meets the dangerous, sexy Asher Black. Due to a misunderstanding, she calls the police on him and his club. She is able to hide her identity so they don't know it was her. It took awhile but Asher was able to find her. Asher is not only a mafia fixer, he is a brilliant entrepreneur. After all his searching for Lucy, he realizes she is the only person he can trust to be his fake fiance to protect his company. Asher was an enigma that was hard to pin down. He worked for the mafia, was an expert at intimidation, yet he was so sweet and swoony. Lucy thought he was going to kill her at the beginning, but the more she learned of him, the safer she felt. They were great together when they could let loose and be young together. I really cracked up at Lucy's inner rambling dialog.
Narrator, Lacy Laurel, does a terrific job capturing each characters personality. Her voice changes were distinct and her intonations make you feel the full range of Asher and Lucy's emotions.
I enjoyed this was heart pounding, funny, and sexy romance.