Stolen Touches by Neva Altaj is an arranged marriage mafia romance. Milene grew up in a mafia family but has wanted to escape that kind of life. So she went to New York and was working as a nurse at a hospital, without her family knowing. Salvatore is the leader of the mafia in New York City and meets Milene by chance. When he does a little digging into who she is, he finds out that she is living in his city which is forbidden. At first Salvatore doesn't do anything about it and he keeps finding ways to bump into her. When Salvatore believes that Milene's life becomes in danger, he's forced to show his hand and finds a way that Milene is forced to marry him. I really enjoyed this book, it's the first time I've read a book by this author but I really am intrigued to read some of the other books in this series. I loved how addicted Salvatore was to Milene and how he would get anxiety when he wasn't around her. I would give this book 4 stars.
Tropes:
*Mafia Romance*
*Arranged Marriage*
*Forced Proximity*
*Age Gap*
*Possessive*
Favorite Excerpt:
“I have . . . a problem,” he bites out the words. I already figured Salvatore didn’t tolerate weakness, and it seems very hard for him to be confessing one now.
“Do you think I’m cheating on you when you’re not around?”
“No. It doesn’t have anything to do with that.” He places the tip of his finger onto my forearm, stroking my skin lightly. “When I was in the office today, even knowing you were here, I felt compelled to call and confirm. I can’t control it, Milene. I’ve tried.”
“Is it like some kind of anxiety?”
“Yes, but ten times worse.”
“Do you have this . . . compulsion with anyone else? Your employees?”
“Just you.”
I blink at him in confusion. “Why? And why so suddenly? Have I done anything to trigger this?”
“It’s not sudden, Milene. I’ve barely managed to control it for these past weeks.” He reaches out with his other hand and strokes my cheek. “You will call me every hour. Please.”
“Will it go away?” I ask. “This compulsion.”
“I don’t think so.” His face is grim, and I see he doesn’t enjoy asking this of me. He’s right, I don’t understand.
★★★★☆
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