Montesi is a killer disguised as a refined lawyer.
loyal member of the notorious mafia – the Chicago Syndicate – and the boss just
happens to be his brother.
wealth, influence, and sinful looks and is rejected by no woman.
moment feisty Eva ruins his New Year’s Eve, when one heated encounter starts an
illicit underworld game, placing them on opposite sides.
is an escort.
working to make the money she desperately needs to pay an outstanding debt.
That is, until he gets her fired.
ass.
enemy.
each other from the first time they meet.
only supposed to be her assignment.
the one woman he isn’t allowed to fall for.
neither of them can sleep with the enemy and make it out alive…
standalone novel from the Chicago Syndicate world.
Naomi, International Bestselling Author of For
Fallon and For Luca.
Grounds Semi Annual Literary Awards 2014 winner of Best Breakout Novel For Fallon (Chicago Syndicate, #1).
Soraya Naomi not only knows how to write a damn great story, but she truly knows how to write a great mafia story; she’s the master of this genre.
You do not need to read any of the previous books in this series to read this book. Previous characters do make appearances; Soraya does a phenomenal job of explaining what those characters roles are within in this mafia world and she does it without any confusion.
Now for those who have never read any of her mafia books before, I will let you know that this one is probably the least suspenseful when it comes to the mafia drama and suspense and it should be. This is Carmine’s book – he is the Consigliere (counselor/lawyer) for the Chicago Syndicate, fourth in command. While he is there for the majority of the meetings, it’s rare that he would be involved in anyof the ugly parts of the mafia.
Carmine never saw himself as a guy that would settle down and be a family man. He’s always been ok with just needing a woman to pacify he needs at that time and then going about his business. He never anticipated a woman from the escort side of Club 7 to entice him; especially after their first two encounters within the club had him feeling nothing but annoyed by her.
Eva becomes Carmine’s assignment while he is on mafia business. And unknowingly, Eva finds herself admits a mafia showdown when she is asked to snoop on Carmine during their interactions. I have to say that Soraya plays this out very well. Eva has no idea what she’s really doing and uses her gut instincts on who to trust. For the first time ever, Carmine has a difficult time on how to handle Eva and what he’s feeling.
I really like Eva. She’s just trying to make money to pay for her brother’s care and be able to live a normal life. And when she’s thrust into this mafia world, she holds herself up very well. I love that she doesn’t back to Carmine either; she challenges him at every angle.
Carmine – he’s more than I expected. He was more ruthless and cunning that I thought. He was just more than I ever anticipated. Soraya shocked me in a very awesome way with Carmine. And I really enjoyed learning every bit about him and then watching Eva turn that upside down. These two couldn’t have been more opposite if they tried; but they also brought out new sides to each other.
Soraya wrote an amazing suspenseful and emotional story. I love that The Lawyer and the Tramp was about two individual who couldn’t be any more different, especially in the mafia world. Her words will have you begging to know what happens and how things pan out; how these two interact and not kill one another every time they are together. I love it!!
Another great mafia story from Soraya!!
See? Soooo glad I finally subscribed to your blog because, otherwise, I may have missed this review. I love all things mafia the way Jillian feeds off of all her spooky stuff – so getting introduced to this author is right up my alley (I know, I know – where have I BEEN. Embarassed!). Anyway, thank you for the review and helping me find a new mafia princess to love 😉
Awesome review court!!! On my gr tbr list!!! Shared on all my socials!!