– It focuses more on the character / family drama. I find it mild unlike the other ones I’ve read. – Trigger warning: there is an abuse but it’s less graphic/violent. I think this is a perfect book to start when you’re going to dive in to Mafia themed books for the following reasons: What a beautiful story between a slave and a mafia prince (a hot-damn- colpo di fulmine-worthy- mafia – prince). It took me a while to write something and organize my thoughts. Sempre is simply a gem and it gave me a bad case of book hangover. So many things happened and everything has put them into a test. They’re both longing for someone and understand each other’s feelings despite of being flawed. He has this bad boy image and he has a strained relationship with his father because of what happened in the past.

Also she met his sons, Dominic DeMarco and Carmine DeMarco. She still works hard for doing household chores and has yet to earn Dr. Vincent DeMarco- a Mafia member– took her, she’s adjusting to a new rich life that she never had. She lived her whole life being afraid because of it and never lose hope that one day, she’ll be free. Haven Antonelli grew up as a slave with her mother and they’re both abused for years. Just the perfect timing I’m still on the mood for Mafia/Assassin themed books (currently obsessing with it). ❤ This book has been on my TBR for ages and I finally get to pick this book up. Many thanks to my book girlfriend, Camille, for recommending this book to me. But how much will they have to sacrifice? Can they escape their pasts? And, most of all, what does it mean to be free?

Murder and betrayal are a way of life, and nothing comes without a price-especially not freedom. In a world full of chaos, where money and power rule, Haven and Carmine yearn to break free, but a string of events that began before either of them were born threatens to destroy them instead. Entangled in a web of secrets and lies, they learn that while different on the surface, they have more in common than anyone would think. Now, a twist of fate causes their worlds to collide. Carmine, born into a wealthy Mafia family, lived a life of privilege and excess. Haven, a second-generation slave, was isolated in the middle of the desert, her days full of hard work and terrifying abuse. Haven Antonelli and Carmine DeMarco grew up under vastly different circumstances. THIS IS A STORY ABOUT SACRIFICE… DEATH… LOVE… FREEDOM. Genre:Young Adult / New Adult, Contemporary Romance, Suspense, Dark

Sempre by J.M. Darhower