Luca and Gabrielle are a mismatch made in heaven. Starting out in two different worlds and ending up so perfect together. I loved the story.

I was given a copy of this book to read and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.

Luca is a crime boss in Las Vegas. After his father betrayed "the family" Luca spends his days trying to prove he is loyal, unlike his father. Luca's day job is an Italian restaurant he owns. He has a 6 year old son that lives with his mother, sister and brother; whom he also supports. He has women but they are usually one night stands, he wants no commitments due to the betrayal of his late wife.

Gabrielle is a police detective who lost her husband David a few years ago. He was brutally murdered by a drug lord they were investigating. Gabrielle lives for getting revenge for her husband, she thinks about it day and night. When her team thinks they may finally have the drug lord, something goes wrong....

She meets Luca when they are both hospitalized with gunshot wounds to the chest, non-fatal thankfully. Though it was brief, they made impressions on each other. Luca leaves her with his business card for his restaurant and invites her to come for a meal.

One night Gabrielle and her 2 friends decide to go out for a night out on the town. They are going to a new club that has opened...right across the street from Luca's restaurant. The ladies go into the restaurant and are in the process of being turned away when she shows Luca's business card.

Luca is happy when he sees Gabbie, who is soon to become Mio Angelo...his angel. She and her friends are treated to a wonderful meal and wine but Luca is attending to "business" at another table so he cannot spend too much time with her. He never takes his eyes off her though...

What will happen when they find out what the other does for a living? How can they be together?

This couple is HOT together! They are so drawn to each other, it's the first time in a long time that either has felt alive. Luca is very dominant to begin with and it definitely seeps into his sex life. Gabbie doesn't mind at all, she has no problem expressing her opinion, wants and needs.

Gabbie isn't like Luca's normal woman. If she doesn't agree she tells him and doesn't bow down to him which causes some friction between them. He comes from a culture where he has a Italian wife to bear his heir and remains faithful while he is allowed to have a "goomah", a mistress. The other cause of friction is Jeff, Gabbie's co-worker and a good friend to her and her now-deceased husband. Jeff is like a brother to her but he wants more...

As the drug lord continues to reek havoc, introducing more drugs to the area, Luca's family becomes involved as drugs are not allowed, no excuses. Luca and Gabbie continue to become more seriously involved with each other and the hunting of the drug lord, but will they survive?

I always look forward to a book by this author but when I started reading this I couldn't put it down! I was just happy it was a weekend where I didn't have to go to work and could forego sleep, LOL.

This couple were seriously made for one another, the caring and support toward one another just melted my heart. This is definitely a goodread!! Now I have to go back and read the first book in the series! I look forward to more....

Wow! Sexy and hot - I almost feel like I need a cigarette and I don't even smoke!

Gabrielle is a police detective searching for the man that killed her husband when she is shot in the line of duty. She encounters a sexy as sin Italian man at the hospital, Luca, who is also recovering from a gunshot. Before long they have a sexy encounter that could jeopardize her career, however, once is not enough and soon they are both smitten. Too bad Gabrielle doesn't know his a mafia capo and that Luca doesn't know that she's a cop. The police department has rules and so does the mafia - at the top of the mafia list is no consorting with cops.

This novel has it all - a compelling story, a great mystery, and sexiness so hot my kindle was sizzling. If you enjoy the genre, you will LOVE this book! Just we warned, this is not for younger readers as it contains naughty and explicit sexual scenes. While this is part of a series, this is a stand alone book.

Luca by Sarah Castille is a mafia book. Let me start this review by saying, my moral compass points so far toward law and order I avoid reading mafia, mc or any other type book that glorifies criminals. I probably had no business agreeing to read and review this book. That being said, Ms Castille has delivered a book that is well written and even if you don't care for this type book, it will suck you in like dust through your vacuum cleaner. The characters in this book are phenomenal. Luca and Gabrielle's story is loaded with drama, action, suspense and sizzle. There are hints of humor that make this a lighter story than it could have been. I enjoyed reading Luca and look forward to reading more from Sarah Castille, hopefully, something not mob/gang related. Luca is book 2 of the Ruin & Revenge Series but can be read as a standalone. This is a complete book, not a cliff-hanger.

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book that I received from NetGalley.

After reading Nico, I couldn't wait to read Luca. Luca just had to get involved with a police officer. Gabrielle all she wanted was revenge on her husband's death. But Luca came into her life and made her feel again. A MUST READ SERIES.

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They met in the hospital both suffering from bullet wounds. They were not suppose to fall for each each other since he is in the mafia and she is police detective and the two do not mix.

Luca Rizzoli is a crime boss whose wife betrayal almost destroyed him as he has become distant from his young son. He is trying to make up from his father’s betrayal of giving evidence on the mafia to the cops for a lesser sentence. He owns an Italian restaurant which he tries to keep clean.

Detective Gabrielle Fawkes is out for revenge for the past two years. She is after the killer of her husband and fellow police officer. So when Luca offers to help her to take down the drug lord, she agrees to his help but does not offer any explanations. As she unravels some answers, she realizes she does not want to know why.

How far will they each go to get revenge? Will they be able to move past their past? Can they find love together or will they worlds tear them up? Hot forbidden love with a surprising twist.

OMG!!! I don't even know what to write. I read it in one day. It is absolutely awesome. You have a sexy cop plus gorgeous mobster equals smoking hot sex! Fast paced, suspense, a little bloody, and so freaking hot.

Gabrielle is a cop after the drug lord that killed her husband. She jumps the gun on a raid to catch him and gets shot. She ends up in the same hospital room as Luca Rizzoli, Mafia capo.

Luca is a widower and was betrayed by his wife, so love is not in his future. He took the bullet meant for his best friend, The Don Toscani. Now he meets Gabrielle and thinks she's an angel. He invites her to his restaurant and she shows up with her two girlfriends. He is attracted to her and figures a one night stand couldn't hurt. But Luca becomes infatuated and doesn't want to let her go.

Now she has a drug dealer after her and she's trying to get revenge for her husbands death but she becomes a different woman with Luca. She realizes there is more to life than revenge maybe even love again. Only a cop and mobster cannot be together. So after the drug lord is captured he'll have to give her up unless he can find a way to keep her.

I hope I didn't give anything away but this is one story you do not want to miss.