Ruthless Heir (Mafia Elite Book 5) by Amy McKinley – Review by Shea Gilkerson 4/1/22
Ruthless Heir: An Enemies to Lovers Mafia Romance by Amy McKinley
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This isn’t the first ME series book I have read, and it definitely won’t be the last. There’s some violence, being a mafia book. There’s some steamy scenes. I enjoy the prose and relationship/world building. Pretty quick read, mostly because I can’t put it down.
Summer was born into a world where her mother was an addict and she had to always be on her guard. She is a survivor, world weary, and finally feels like she is working her way out of that world. She and her best friend, Lauralee, have been working a lot of long hours and sharing an apartment in order to save up some funds. In between shifts, Lauralee spends time with her mafia boyfriend, Ben. One night, Lauralee brings home a secret she overheard and shares a plan with Summer to blackmail him and have her ticket out!
Her plan for blackmail ends with a target on Summer’s back and her fleeing to California with a temp job. After a night with a hot stranger, she heads to work in the morning to find that hot stranger is her new boss! A series of odd coincidences leads to Luc dragging her along while he meets the Five Families of the Chicago Mafia. Will they be able to work together? Will they be able to resist eachother? What have they gotten into?
There are so many layers in this book, and series. It can be read as a standalone, but is obviously better when you have the background of the previous 4 books in the series. Fun reads, nothing too deep but still a well written, fun, steamy read, and I can see myself reading them again when I’m looking for something familiar and easy to enjoy.
