Wow! This book was absolutely addicting. I had read neon gods by her and loved it, so figured I'd try another one of her books and I was not disappointed. I did not know this book was part of a series originally, and while some characters seem to be mentioned in other books of the series, I felt you didn't have to read any of the others to understand what was going on which was good. The romance between the two main characters was every girl's dream and it kept me on the edge of my seat with the threats coming at them from both sides. Really enjoyed

Twisted Secrets by Katee Robert is the third book in The O’Malleys series and was previously published under the title An Indecent Proposal. This is a mafia romance following Cillian O’Malley and Olivia, who has ties to the Russian mafia. I didn’t read these books when they were originally coming out so my only experience with this series is the rereleases that I believe have been polished up a bit.

I read the first two books in this series and while I enjoyed them well enough, they didn’t feel like Katee Robert books to me. This book felt like a Katee Robert book. Spicy but with characters that still had flaws. Olivia being a single mother trying to do what is best for her kid was really interesting side to read from. Cillian is dealing with some grief and I think that was handled well considering his lifestyle. This is my favorite book in this series by far and I think it will be hard to top. I know there are a few more books left so I’m interested to see where the story goes.

There were a few things that bothered me. The first being I could not take Cillian seriously anytime he ordered an apple juice from the bar that Olivia worked at. I’m sure there are a lot of people trying to stay sober that drink apple juice at a bar but trying to picture a mafia man doing it took me out of the story. Also, Olivia’s daughter is supposed to be 14 months old. It says it several times but she seemed to behave more like a 2 or 2 and a half year old child. Something they always pulls me out of a story is a child not acting their age. And lastly, a gripe I have had with this whole series is I wish it was written in first person. I just find the third person narrative for these books makes it a little hard to connect with the characters.

But even with the nitpicks, I still really enjoyed this installment and I am looking forward to the next one!

I will never have any complaints about a Katee Robert book ever. Stunning show stopping glamorous beautiful intriguing exciting etc etc.

I feel like this book is a classic Katee Robert book!

You get everything you ask for and anticipate in the most unproblematic yet compelling, filled with tension, story and characters.

Thank you Netgalley and Katee Robert for the e-book. Book three in the O’Malley series is about Cillian. With book one and two I preferred the FMC to the MMC but in this one I was all about Cillian. Give me a sexy tattooed tortured soul with a soft heart and I’m a goner.
The way that Cillian valued consent and respected her choices was such a welcome turn from the usual mafia romance trope. I think it’s important in changing the narrative around men and consent; you can still be a brooding alpha bad boy and respect a partners right to say no and to change their mind at any point.
I didn’t love the whole “bastard daughter” storyline but Olivia and Hadley were pretty cute (even if Hadley seemed more like 24 months than 14 months). I hope Hadley makes an appearance in the next books.
If you like:
• mafia romance
• forbidden love
• touch her and die vibes
• single mom
• forced proximity
• smut from the start
you’ll love this one.
I’m giving it 3.5 stars because as much as I liked Cillian and enjoyed the story, I found myself a bit bored with Olivia’s story.

Thank you so much to Netgalley and Forever publishing for an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is so far my favorite of the O'Malleys series. Both the main characters were likeable and reasonable and the drama was just the right amount of stress inducing. These two fought hard for their HEA and I'm so glad they got it.

3/5 ⭐️

The book was fine. I didn’t love it. Although I did like reading it. I enjoyed the characters I just couldn’t completely invest myself into the characters.

This is probably my least favorite book written by the author but it wasn’t terrible.

Another installment of my favorite mafia family, the O'Malleys.

While well written with compelling stories and characters, this one is not my favorite in this series, but mostly because of how heart-wrenching this story is. This is one of those books that pulled out my heart and beat it up (but it does give a HEA and general hope that these characters and family will work it all out in the end).

It is a beautifully written book, and like with all Katee Roberts' books the characters, their experiences, and in this case trauma are all handled just as well as the romance. The overarching plot moves forward a lot in this book, and there is a large lead up for the next book(s) so I wouldn't necessarily recommend this as a standalone. If you are looking for a mafia romance (or a darker romance) that has a more depth here is the perfect book (and series).

I saw Katee Robert, clicked request, and didn’t even notice the “mafia romance” label. That’s on me. Stopped after chapter 1, as it does seem to lean heavily into the mafia aspect, but can confirm that the writing style aligns well with her other books and that those who like her other books (and also mafia romance) should enjoy this one.

Thanks to NetGalley and Forever for the ARC.

“𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐨 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦.”

Twisted Secrets is book 3 in The O’Malley Series and follows Cillian O’Malley and Olivia Rashidi. Cillian was the perfect blend of cocky, protective, and vulnerable and Olivia was such a strong heroine with a bit of mystery surrounding her. These two were absolute ❤️‍🔥🥵❤️‍🔥 together. Overall, a great addition to the series and it perfectly sets up the next book for Sloan’s story, which I’m looking forward to. 4⭐️

𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕋𝕠 𝔼𝕩𝕡𝕖𝕔𝕥:
💋Mafia romance
💋Single mom
💋No strings attached
💋Multi POV
💋HEA

“𝐈’𝐦 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭. 𝐈’𝐦 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐱- 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐲 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝- 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐜𝐤 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝. 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞. 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝.”

“𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞, 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨’𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞. 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. 𝐅𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐍𝐨𝐰.”

“𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐤𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮.”

I’m loving this series! I needed to know more about Cillian O’Malley since I first read about him! He just seemed so sad and misunderstood. I want to yell at his family for him. I love Olivia. She is sweet and spunky, just what he needed. I highly recommend this series. Thank you to NetGalley and Forever(Grand Central Publishing) for the arc in exchange for my honest review.

This is the third book in the O'Malley mafia series and I was excited to find out about Cillian's story.

Read this one for:
- Single mom romance
- Just a hookup
- Forbidden romance
- Instant lust

Cillian O'Malley is still lost after the death of his younger brother. He is determined to change his ways when he meets the new bar tender at his favorite bar Olivia Rashidi. Olivia comes from a dark past. She has fled her mafia family in order to make a new life with her daughter. She doesn't want any distractions. She's unable to avoid the draw to Cillian.

The two come together and realize there is something even deeper there between them. As Cillian steps up to support Olivia, their bond grows even stronger. They are determined to be together and not let Olivia's Russian mafia family stand in their way. Of course the chemistry between them is off the charts and the just a hookup turns into so much more!

Thank you to Forever publishing and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I've been a fan of Katee Robert for a while now and while this was an enjoyable read, this wasn't my favorite work from her or my favorite installment in the O'Malley series. I found Olivia a bit annoying throughout the story, and this one feels a bit forgettable for me. I can see this being a hit for bigger fans of the mafia romance genera than me though.

Once again we explore the underbelly of Boston where the O’Malleys are on the biggest players in the game. We are introduced to Olivia Rashidi - a young mother who's trying to start over and escape from her mob family connections. A broken and damaged Cillian O'Malley, is immediately drawn to Olivia, he makes her an offer and the sexual tension between them is too much for her to resist, but when they both start to develop feelings and the dangers of Olivia's past come back to haunt, they must decide what they are willing to risk for each other.

Katee Robert delivers a nonstop story filled with action, sexual tension, and enough family drama to make mine seem normal. I would highly recommend this book, like right now!

I'm not a super fast reader, but the level of how fast I read this.... Katee Roberts makes me a speed reader, or the fact that I literally cannot put her books down,,, I love the way she writes her characters and sets the scenes. Its's just enough detail without going on and on about it. Its perfect. 10/10 always recommend!

Love the second installment for the O'Malley Brothers series. The new covers are absolutely gorgeous and I loved this so much. Spicy, broody, and oh so sweet, Katee Robert hits it out of the park with this one. I can't wait to see the new cover for the next one!

I was convinced that in the other 2 books that I would not like Cillian’s story, but boy was I wrong! I loved Cillian and Olivia’s relationship! I loved how he cared about her but also her daughter! I am here for Olivia’s strength and her desire to do what is best for her daughter! I love this cute little family that they have made together!

So good! I was not all that excited about Cillian's book but it might be my favorite so far. I liked that we got to see a bit more of Dimitri in this one and how he interacted with his family. I also like how much Cillian seemed to change from where he was at when the book started to were he got to at the end.

Greed. Ambition. Violence. Those are the lessons Olivia Rashidi learned from her mafia family—and she’s determined her young daughter won’t grow up the same way.

This whole series was fantastic. The underlying family drama throughout the series kept me interested and hooked on every book.

To be honest, I was nervous about reading a story centered on Cillian. In other books he came off as unlikable and not a main character I could root for (let alone a love interest I could swoon over). I'm so glad I was proved wrong. The two main characters have explosive chemistry and really balance each other out.

Often times books of this genre lack substance and plot. Katee Robert never disappoints. The character development and plot were both impeccable. The spice was HOT. This was everything I needed in the O'Malley series.

Note: Previously published as Indecent Proposal

Thank you Netgalley and Katee Robert for giving me a change to review this book!!

I personally didn't know this was the third of the series, but i loved it all the same. It was perfect for me to understand everything so I want to say you can totally read this as a stand alone, not that much reference that has you lost. It is the typical each sibling of the mafia family has a book, this is one of the brothers.

I WAS HOOKED since chapter 1 -- i read it all in one day I was obsessed. The chemistry between Cillian and Olivia is insane and the guy falls harder for the girl which is trope I LOVE. It's very simple plot and a ton of spice scenes.

Do you like direct to the point mafia romances? This is the book for you!