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Gorgeous Monster

By: Charity Ferrell
Narrated by: Kylie Stewart, Tor Thom
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I should’ve known better than to make a deal with a monster.

When my ex-boyfriend puts a hit out on me, there's only one man I can run to for protection.

Cristian Marchetti.

The head of the Marchetti Mafia family.

My best friend's father.

My last resort.

But Cristian's protection doesn't come for free.

What he wants might cost me my life.

He's the Mafia king, and I'm his sacrifice.

And now, I must become his wife.

©2022 Charity Ferrell (P)2022 Charity Ferrell

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Cristian is so hot

After breaking up with her ex, a mafia prince, he puts a hit on her. So she runs to the only person she feels can save her, her best friend's dad, who also happens to be a mafia king. The only way for him to offer total protection is to marry her. Cristian is RUTHLESS AF!!

This book on audio is even hotter than just reader it. The narrators did an excellent job portraying the characters and bringing them to life in my ears.

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Mafia Arranged Marriage

5/5 Stars 3/5 Spice

Tropes:
• Mafia Romance
• Arranged Marriage
• Best Friend’s Dad
• Forced Proximity
• Age Gap
• Touch Her & ☠️

*Narration - the pace for this was perfect. it was just as enjoyable sped up as it was at normal speed. the narrators absolutely nailed it. the male narrators voice was perfectly cool & detached. it gave perfect mafia don vibes. the female narrator did an excellent job portraying all of natalia’s range of emotions.

i am feral for an arranged mafia marriage. this was an interesting take on that - with natalia being cristian’s daughters best friend seeking protection. it had enemies to lovers level tension without them actually hating each other & i loved that. it gave them such great chemistry. && the mouth on Cristian 🥵🥵 holy hotness this man. the story was really entertaining & had me completely sucked in the whole book. i binged it all in a day because i just couldn’t walk away. the hea was so sweet & i love when a morally grey man is so dedicated to his woman. overall this was excellent & i loved it.

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Natalia and Cristian

This is my first Charity Ferrell book and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Natalia's best friend's father, Cristian, plans to marry her to keep her safe from an ex who was part of another mafia family. Her ex did not want to let her go. Unfortunately, Cristian had some people working against him on the inside. Natalia could be a tough cookie, especially after she is kidnapped. Initially, Cristian could be really ruthless to the point that I wanted to b!tch slap him for some of the things he said to Natalia. This book was really good! Kylie Stewart did a good job but Tor Thom was outstanding.

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Gorgeous Monster

My first book from this author and it had a surprisingly good storyline it’s just too bad the narration was just ok. In my humble opinion when you’re listening🎧to a audiobook the narration needs to envelop you all up! This is definitely an age gap MF relationship and it does have a HEA. Is it worth the credit? Yes, just give it a try and listen for yourself!

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LOVED Christian and Natalia’s story!

I finished this book in one sitting! I absolutely loved it. In the beginning I thought Christian was a heartless jerk, but as the story continued he became possessive of Natalia and though he wouldn’t admit it, he grew to have true feelings for her. While she didn’t take any sh%t from him and give him a hard time at certain points, she was 100% loyal, 100% of the time. I thoroughly enjoyed this read.

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Narrator could have been better

It was a good book but the heroine’s narration feels like she’s just reading it for the sake of it. No emotions and so monotone she ruined the book for me. Tor did a good job with Christian’s part. All in all the story is good.

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SADLY DISAPPOINTING

I had high hopes for this age-gap Mafia story.. however my unease grew very early on in this tale of a young girl desperate for protection against her obsessed dangerous ex boyfriend Vinny Lombardi.. heir to the Lombardi crime family. Natalia was friends with the daughter of the Head of the Marchetti Mafia.. so she went to Cristian Marchetti for help but he was cold and really didn’t care.. until she implied she may have Lombardi secrets. The thought of the rival family’s secrets was too tempting for this ruthless Don so he was going to marry her off to one of his soldiers.. then things went wrong. He was bad tempered, bossy, uncaring and I disliked him from the start.. however, unlike the other ruthless, bad tempered, alpha anti-heroes I love love love, I just didn’t connect or warm to Cristian. Whether it was Tor’s narration or what I really don’t know.. and I didn’t feel ANY chemistry, character growth, swoons, romance or passion either.

Worth a credit? Nope sorry, but this is just my opinion.. you may love it ;D

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Amazing

I wasn’t sure if I was going to enjoy this type of story but, wow!!! Simply amazing! I couldn’t stop!

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Suspenseful, Steamy, and Action Packed!

This is the first book in the Marchetti Mafia Series, a Mafia Romance. Cristian and Natalia's story is suspenseful, steamy, and action packed., filled with danger, and drama. Cristian is handsome, ruthless, dominant, and powerful. Natalia is a wonderful character, smart, strong, and determined. This is also an excellent and sizzling age-gap romance. I liked the mystery, the twists and turns, and the beautiful ending. The supporting characters are great. Tor Thom and Kylie Stewart did a great job bringing these characters and this story to life. I enjoyed it. Looking forward for more in the series! If you like Mafia Romance / Romantic Suspense, this one is for you. Charity Ferrell never disappoints.

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I just have one complaint...

I love this mafia story!!! Cristian was pure perfection!!! Everything you want in the head of the mafia! and Natalia was the prefect match for him! The narrators did an awesome job too especially Tor Thom. BUT WHY IN THE WORLD DOES THE FMC NARRATE ALL THE SEX SCENES!! i could cry! Tor Thom has one of THE sexiest mafia voices alive and he doesn't narrate not ONE sex scene. i could cry!!! Don't get me wrong, The female narrator does a good job. But what a missed opportunity to make the sex secenes even more erotic.

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