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I knew one thing. He was the boss.
He walked like one, like he owned the ground his feet stepped on. Like he owned the air that we all breathed in. Like he could eat up the universe, if he wanted to.
Someone killed Rumi, the Russian Mafia's top washer in New York. Kazimir, the head of the Bratva, has come to NY to find the murderer. They call him The Russian Lion, known for having over two hundred kills. By the age of twenty, the FBI placed him ten steps away from Usama Bin Laden on the Most Wanted List. To kill his washer begins a dark and deadly war.
Unfortunately, Emily falls on Kazimir's radar. Her brother is suspected of being involved in the murder. To save her brother, she is forced to launder Kazimir's money; but she's a perfect fit for the job. Known as a con to others, called a hustler by many, she's the best washer in Harlem, keeping low-key gangsters on their toes.
At first, Kazimir and Emily have a tricky arrangement based on fear and danger. Her working for him is like balancing on a tight rope. He's a monster wrapped in a gorgeous package. Still, there's an air of sensuality around him that makes her forget sometimes how terrifying he can be. Sexual tension heats up between the two, but one violent night changes everything, pitting everyone against each other--Russians, Jamaicans...anyone in Harlem with a gun. Kazimir and Emily must somehow learn to trust each other before they end up being one of the dozens of dead bodies left on the streets of New York.
But there are hidden secrets and twists intertwined with Rumi's murders. When the truth comes to light, Kazimir's money won't be the only thing that's dirty. And, unfortunately, their rising attraction may not survive.
From the Erotica Bestselling Author of No Ordinary Love, Filthy Lies, and Power. Steamy sex and mind-blowing suspense collide in this BWWM Romance of a Russian mafia boss and the one street smart woman he can't control.
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2 primary booksThe Lion and the Mouse is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2018 with contributions by Kenya Wright.
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I really enjoyed this book so much! If you want mafia that is what you will get in this book including all the dark nitty-gritty bits which I really loved. I also liked how this incorporated a serial killer element because anytime a serial killer is in a book I love it lmao.
The main character, Emily, was very relatable for me because she was so closed off and put up walls from trauma. I also feel like the main male protagonist, Kazimir, was basically like an ‘alphamellow'. He's obviously an extremely dangerous man, being the leader in the mafia, but he is sweet with Emily which was really cute. This is also hella steamy which we stannnnn!
The plot twists in here also kinda had me shook and I never try to guess twists in books but these did really surprise me. I wish I got see it a bit more of the inner workings of the actual Russian Mafia but I think that will come in the next installments in the series.
Overall I really really did enjoy this and it's really up there on my favorite romances list!