Reviewed by Jen
TITLE: Desperately Delicate Viper
SERIES: Mafia Bound
AUTHOR: K.M. Neuhold
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 203 pages
RELEASE DATE: June 6, 2025
BLURB:
That Feeling when the man you just robbed and left tied up and blindfolded turns out to be in the mafia…
I’m not proud of the things I’ve had to do for money to pay off my dad’s debts and put my younger brother through college. But I’ll never regret it.
What I do regret is accidentally robbing a Moretti.
Having to look over my shoulder and ducking every time a car backfires is bad enough, but when the man in question starts costing me business? Yeah, I think we’re going to have a problem.
I never knew I could feel the way I do when Luca Moretti gets on his knees for me, but I don’t have time to be romanced by this obsessed, submissive, mafioso.
No one has ever made me feel as strong and capable as he does. Can I really be the viper he sees me as? If I learn how to bite, can I finally make my life my own with Luca Moretti at my side?
REVIEW:
I am always up for a new installment of as the mafia turns with this crew. Luca is one of the lower Morettis, so while he is part of the family, he is more of a soldier than one of the inner circle. He reports to Uncle Sal. He is similar to the other Morettis in that he is a bad ass mafia guy in public who longs to have someone trustworthy to submit to in private. Which is a bit ironic when that person turns out to be someone who stole from him.
Anders is someone with a number of his own issues. They all primarily revolve around his father. To keep his younger brother safe, Anders is basically pimped out by his father. To keep his brother off his father’s radar, Anders continues to pay his father by pimping himself out. He didn’t realize who Luca was when he accepted Luca’s advances and made a deal only to then steal and run from him at the end of their session. Luca was smitten from the start though and was determined to woo Anders, despite the theft.
The Morettis all have this undeniable calm and collectedness about them as though very little rattles them. When it comes to business, they are solid, respected and feared. But, they all seem to need to give up that control behind the scenes, and Luca is no different. Once he determined Anders was the one for him, it was gloves off.
While I loved these two together, I was a bit disappointed that the actual story didn’t advance much. You could probably get away reading this as a stand alone, which, on the flip side, wouldn’t make too much of a difference to the overall story if you missed reading it. However, you will have a better understanding of who the other family members and their partners are by reading this whole series and their stories are all worthwhile. There seems to be so much lined up and going on with the original storyline, and I am still looking for more action in that regard. What is happening with the Irish? Will Enzo have to deal with Declan at some point? I don’t recall seeing any hints as to what may be next, but I will be ready to jump back in as soon as it’s there.
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