Valentina Rossi is the youngest of the promised daughters. Abducted-napped on her 18th birthday, Valentina is taken to The Outfit and delivered to a man who hates her simply for the blood running through her veins. Her dreams of freedom and college are dashed when she learns of her impending marriage. Definitely, not the birthday she was expecting.

The author can write an engaging story, but I just felt like the pacing for the relationship growth of these characters was off and I had a really hard time connecting to any of the characters. I felt there were too many side dramas/stories and not enough focus on her relationships with the guys. And their relationships with each other. This did not end with the strong cohesive bond between all parties in the reverse harem that I have grown accustomed to in these books, they all felt like individual units connecting with the same woman (I hope her other RH books are not like this). Overall I just felt frustrated while reading this. And I did want to give up multiple times, but the author can write well and I have a couple of other books of hers on my TBR list so I wanted to finish this. The rivalry between the Italians of the Outfit and the Cosa Nostra has been ongoing for decades. So imagine my terror when I find myself, the daughter of the Cosa Nostra's boss, at the bitter end of a raw deal with the heirs of the Outfit.My life was never mine. And now, if I don’t figure a way out of this, I’ll become the next victim of the Mafia Wars. Unfortunately I wasn't able to finish this book. I think this is only the fifth book I've ever DNF'd, out of thousands, before & after GoodReads!😔

When the male leads aren't purposely trying to terrify and gaslight her, which happens about as often as the crumbs of kindness they show her, they overall treat her like garbage. The author needs to get it together and realize that readers aren't going to be softened by pretty words when almost all of the ACTIONS contradict the few sympathetic statements they very occasionally make to her, especially since their actions are are so incredibly repulsive. The way these thirty year-old men are treating a teenage girl, they're filth. Dahlia, is a young refined woman from England she is being sent to the US, as she's told she's getting married. She meets a charismatic American on the flight over and they have intense chemistry. Dahlia has never had any control of her life and she decides to take control of one aspect of her life. She gives him a piece of herself that is supposed to be meant for her intended mafia husband.YEP she gives away her virginity...........However she later discovers that the man she was with is actually her future brother in law. drama ensues! Also one of the things I disliked about this was when Lucien told Dahlia “he doesn’t love you he just has OCD” about Gabriel (I’m paraphrasing). I didn’t like that scene, I know OCD is different for everyone, in his case he was obsessed with women and loved them until he becomes obsessed with someone else. Honestly, I wasn’t a fan of that, especially because now she’s the love of his life and he thinks of no one else, lol ok. Anyways

There were a couple of inconsistencies throughout the book too. Like, Fausto talks about him seeking out pain by fighting in NY slums under the fake name Dominic. But when it comes to the underground fighting scene he’s in Chicago using the name Tony? It utterly confused me. And yea Val was young and sometimes acted like it but I was expecting that so I was not surprised nor was I upset about it. She was sheltered her whole life and you could blatantly tell when she was around these dangerous men A dahlia has always bloomed best in the light, and even though everything about this place and these men is shrouded in darkness, I’m determined to thrive…to win. I have very mixed feelings about this book and a big part of me thinks this book should have been a duet.