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Gunmetal Lily by Rebecca Royce

 

Gunmetal Lily, (Mafia Wars)
Rebecca Royce
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Blurb:
I was sold to my enemies. There was a deal made to keep the peace. War wasn’t good for business. But deals were broken all the time. What did these powerful families have as collateral? Their daughters. A decade earlier, they decided that we were expendable, that we could be sold in marriage to keep their dealings honest. I didn’t matter more than the security I could bring to the marketplace. I was twelve when they decided that, in ten years, I’d belong to the Hernandez family. Everyone knew what was coming for me. Everyone…except me. I have no choices. The daughter of mobsters, I now belong to the Mexican Cartel. But even the terrible images those words evoke are nothing compared to what is coming for me. My new family will discover I am more than just a pawn in their chess game. I'm named after a flower, but I don't wilt. I am determined to come out ahead in their Mafia Wars. *Gunmetal Lily is a full-length reverse harem novel in the dark and twisted Mafia Wars world * Recommended 18+ due to mature language, adult situations, and sensitive content


Mafia Wars Series:
Binding Rose~ Ivy Fox
Gunmetal Lily  ~Rebecca Royce 
Ruining Dahlia~ C. R. Jane 2/4
Wilted Orchid~ Loxley Savage 2/18
Forget-Me-Not Bombshell~ Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti 3/4
Blade of Iris~ K.A. Knight 3/18

Gunmetal Lily is the second book in the Mafia Wars shared world series. In this book we have Lily Moretti, Italian mafia. She is sent off to marry into the Mexican Cartel, Alejandro from the Hernandez family. While Alejandro has had 10 years to come to terms with what his future will be, poor Lily finds out when her brothers throw her on a plane and send her off to be married. What a shock right? Lily handles it with grace though. How else should a mafia princess react? She knows what she has to do for her family. 

Alejandro is the eldest brother in the Hernandez family and why he is chosen to be married to Lily. He has known this was coming for ten years and has prepared as much as he could. He truly is a good man and he wants to be fair to Lily. Even if that means he can't let her have the freedom to live her old life like she wants. He has two brothers who live with him, Francisco and Javier. They have their own roles to play in the cartel business. They also have their duties when it comes to Lily. However, they quickly realize what a special person she is and don't mind spending the time with her. 

Now as I said before in my review of the first book in this shared world, I actually read Gunmetal Lily first. I was hooked into the story and actually stayed up late into the night to finish. I adored the characters and how the guys, even in such a dark world, could be so caring and compassionate. The past that the Hernandez family has gone through breaks your heart. I love how Lily can come and help them heal. Lily is exactly what you would expect from a Rebecca heroine. She's a little feisty, a little unsure but wants to be able to stand on her own and handle things. I think she does a great job of that. So far this is my favorite of the series and I can't wait to read the rest of the stories. 


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