A review by sami_leigh
Tempted By The Devil by Michelle Heard

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

“From this moment, I live for you, my precious wife.”

🖤 First person dual POV
🖤 First in a series that can be read as stand alone
🖤 Italian Mafia leader MMC
🖤 Devoutly religious, innocent FMC 
🖤 Forced marriage — her step-brother makes a deal…
🖤 Age gap 
🖤 He’s only gentle for her 
🖤 Found family
🖤 Protective/ Possessive MMC 
🖤 ‘Touch her and 💀’…literally  
🖤 Nicknames
🖤 ‘My wife!’
🖤 He falls first — absolutely gone for her! 
🖤 Spice 🔥
🖤 Well established secondary characters: Tiny, Big Ricky, Rita, Vitale (Book 2), Torrisi (Book 3), La Rosa (Book 4), Falco (Book 5).
🖤 MC growth: overcoming trauma, toxic family members, communication, risking love.
🖤 Epilogue 

⚠️ Death (explicit), death of a parent (past), gun violence/violence (explicit), torture (explicit).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Death of parent