Blood Always

The Five Families, Book 3

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Blood Always

By: Jill Ramsower

Narrated by: Jo Raylan, Jason Clarke

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#1 Bestseller in Organized Crime!

Maria

The first time I met my fiancé, I put him in a chokehold.

I wanted nothing to do with the man whose family tore my life to pieces.

Matteo De Luca was vicious claws sheathed in refinement and class.

He saw my untamed independence as a challenge.

I saw his alluring authority as a threat.

The worst part? I wanted to experience whatever it was Matteo had to offer, and I hated myself for it.

I wanted to launch myself at him.

To kiss him. To kill him.

To end the debilitating torture of the unknown.

The moment our paths collided, our lives were altered irrevocably.

Taking us from enemies allied by a strategic marriage to something dark and consuming.

Something that tasted like obsession.

What to know about Blood Always:

-Mafia arranged marriage

-Enemies to lovers

-Badass FMC

-Who hurt you?

-Jealous/possessive MMC

-Unexpected pregnancy

-Has an HEA

-Can be read as a standalone

-Dual POV

-Content warnings listed on my website

A Note from the Author: For those of you who are new to me, I write what I'd call "mafia lite." My heroes are hardened criminals with soft spots for their heroines. There may be violence and cruelty in my books, but never between the main characters. Enjoy!

Contemporary

Contemporary Romance

Romance

Romantic Suspense

Suspense

Marriage

Mafia

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This is book 3, and as good as book 1. A business arrangement between Maria and Matteo, develops into much more.

Beautifully narrated, well written, well crafted creating a tantalizing tempestuous tale. Jo Raylan inserts such tension and drama into her character.

If you enjoyed this book, you may like Killian by Natasha Knight or Wicked Beautiful by G T Geisinger (the whole series is excellent).

Married to the Mob

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What a rollercoaster! If I enjoyed the first book of the series, this one was even better. Sometimes hard because it deals with tough subjects–tougher than the first one–sometimes almost romcom material, but always with deep emotions going through. This book sinks its claws into your heart and you have a tough time getting it out.

I really enjoy this author’s writing style. The images are evocative, the words strangely poetic. In the mouth of the narrators–both excellent–they become even stronger. The female narrator gave a sarcastic voice to Maria, who’s a badass woman with deep scars, and the male narrator exuded sexiness and power for Matteo’s voice. The combination of the two was perfect.

As for the story, it follows some of the subplots started in the first book–probably continued in book 2–to bring a satisfying conclusion, and to offer more politics of the mafia world. And we get Maria’s story, which is both beautiful and heartwrenching. I wanted to hug her the whole time. And she probably would have killed me.

I highly recommend the whole series, and it’s an author I’m gonna follow seriously.

This book sinks its claws into your heart

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so anyone who knows.me knows I rave about this series, especially this book! it was amazing, and the narrators were perfect!
I loved hearing this story come to life 🔥

Just Amazing 🖤

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Jill Ramsower has become an author I love and she did not disappoint with this novel. Blood Always is the 3rd book in The Five Families series and I loved it. This novel included arranged marriage, enemies to lovers, age gap and Mafia romance tropes all into one engrossing story. From the start I was hooked and could not put it down as the story was well-paced and flowed smoothly. The main characters were perfect together, I could not get enough of them and enjoyed their back and forth banter. Matteo and Maria had such chemistry and their every scene together was sizzling and intense. I loved that they were both two strong characters and I enjoyed going on this journey with these two and seeing their relationship blossom.
Blood Always was a gritty, emotional page-turner with just the right amount of action, suspense, violence, steam, swoon and some unexpected revelations. So far this is the best book in the series and I would highly recommend it to all mafia-romance lovers.
I listened to the audiobook version of this novel which was narrated by Jo Raylan and Jason Clarke. These two were were absolutely the best choices to narrate these characters. They embodied the characters perfectly, adding the right emotions as needed. Their voices were clear and understandable and they brought this story to life. It was a pleasure listening to them narrate this novel.

Best book in this series

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When we (the reader) were introduced to Matteo in the earlier books in the series I had a feeling I was going to love him and now after reading/listening to his story I know I love him. He's a strong and powerful man that has an enormous capacity to love and in return be loved. He thrives on a challenge and Maria is that for him. She's the female version of himself - strong, powerful and extremely protective. The drama that followed the three sisters in the series was tied up in a neat bow in this book - I felt everything was answered so I walked away happy with the conclusion to the book.The narration was perfect both narrators bringing their characters to life.

Awesome narration

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