Corrupting the Innocent by P. Rayne Published by Avon on December 10, 2024
Genres: Contemporary Romance
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The second installment of The Mafia Academy Series—a forbidden romance set at a boarding school for the sons and daughters of the most powerful mafia lords.
Sofia Moretti
For years, I’ve harbored a secret love for my best friend’s older brother. Yet, he’s never shown any sign of sharing my feelings.
My fantasies will remain just that—fantasies. For two reasons. First, he’s arranged to marry the cunning and cold-hearted Aurora Salucci. Second, Antonio always does what his duty demands, and if his father wants him married to Aurora, he’ll marry her.
Forced to watch her parade him all over Sicuro Academy, I do my best to push Antonio from my mind and hope I can move on from someone who will never be mine…
Antonio La Rosa
My life has been a series of duties—to the mafia, to my father, but never to myself. Aurora and I are a good match as far as mafia politics go, but she’s nothing I’ve ever wanted in a wife with her hard edges and being about as malleable as granite.
Then there’s Sofia Moretti, my little sister’s best friend. I never looked at her with anything other than sisterly affection, until recently. Now she consumes my every thought. My every desire. Her innocence beckons me, and I yearn to be the one who taints it.
But I have a duty. And right now, the family needs me to uncover the traitor plotting against us… and that traitor may be closer than I ever imagined.
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This series is so fun, it revolves around the Sicuro Academy, where mafia lords send their children to learn all the skills they would need to be part of their family’s legacy. I love that it has different main characters in each book and tells their love story.
This time around Mira’s best friend, Sofia Moretti is the leading lady. Sofia has been in love with her best friend’s brother for who knows how long. Antonio La Rosa has no idea about her secret crush, but he sure starts to notice her when they are thrown together, then he can think of nothing else. He is supposed to be getting married to Aurora, another girl at Sicuro Academy. Their fathers have agreed, but he cannot get Sofia out of his mind. Add in they need to uncover a traitor in their ranks, and you have one heck of an interesting book. If you are a fan of romance books with a bit of spice, you should try this series out. I am excited to read book 3 next.
