Extradition

Mobsters + Billionaires, Book 1

By: Kelly Fox

Narrated by: Blake Lockheart

Length: 9 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

On your knees, billionaire.

Is there anything more satisfying than putting a powerful man in his place? I just told off my billionaire CEO in front of the entire company, and it was totally worth it. Do I care that a viral video of our exchange sent his stocks into freefall? Nope. Am I going to help Rand Wolfe rehab his company’s reputation? Not a chance in hell.

There’s just one problem: I’m the bastard son of a mafia don, a fact Wolfe finds out the hard way when he tracks me down at the docks. Saving his life puts a mafia-style extradition order on my head, and the only place to hide is his high-rise penthouse. Could be worse, I suppose.

Now that I’m forced to spend time with him, I discover a seductively kind man who, like me, wants to be a better person than his father. As things heat up between us, I find that he rather enjoys being put in his place, and "eat the rich" takes on a whole new meaning.

But with danger around every corner, can I protect the man I’m falling for?

Extradition is a Manhattan romance that features an ex-mobster with a heart of gold, a billionaire who likes to take direction, plus a snarky cast of criminals, reprobates, and other corporate types. The books in this series are stand-alones, and the HEA is always guaranteed.

©2022 Kelly Fox (P)2022 Kelly Fox

Outstanding!

Blake Lockheart does a wonderful job of bringing this story to life.
Extradition is the first book in the new Mobsters + Billionaires series and I am here for it!
I loved the dynamics between Rand and Joe. The balance of their give and take is perfection.
Each brings something unique to the relationship and I really enjoyed seeing them grow into the person they truly are meant to be. Seeing Rand come into his own is amazing. Joe has pulled himself out of the place he least wanted to be and will fight to the literal death to keep what he and Rand have.
The story flowed so well that I kept turning page after page, unable to stop reading.
Kelly Fox writes characters that are so multi dimensional they come alive on the page.
I know I am hooked and can't wait to see what comes next.

Yooooo this was something else

this book was action-packed. highly recommend
Joe and Rand are a super couple.

I'll be honest I did not care for this book at first but I got back in and it blew me away.

the narration is perfect Joe's voice was excellent
Rand was sweet. please check it out you won't be disappointed.

Great!

I was unsure about starting this book, but I'm so glad I did. It was paced nicely, had a solid plot that kept my interest, and even background characters I felt invested in.

Narration was perfect. All of the voices were distinct, which made keeping track of the characters easier. I was thoroughly impressed that a single narrator was able to accomplish so much, so well.

5 stars

Kelly Fox lulled me into a pattern of books set in Texas only to blow me out of the water with her depiction of New York City. Like it says on the tin, mobsters and billionaires are a departure from her previous works, but this author’s grasp on inherent human nature makes this book with all-new characters as compelling as anything previously released by her. I adored Joe from the beginning, of course, because who hasn’t wanted to rage-quit out of a useless work meeting? I was prepared for a much more fraught enemies-to-lovers sort of romance arc based on Rand’s portrayal in said work meeting. However, Fox immediately upends expectations with his character (and character development) from the very next chapter.

The way Rand and Joe are thrown together leans a bit into the comedy of errors side at the beginning, but the forced proximity aspect of this novel does an excellent job of increasing the tension on multiple internal and external levels for the storyline. At one point, I actually thought that the main pivotal moment of the book arrived too soon until I quickly realized that Fox attends to every point of tension in appropriately dramatic and warranted resolutions.

The relationship that develops between the two men is fascinating, adorable, and sexy AF all at the same time, each element not precluding the others. I especially enjoyed the significant emotional power exchange on both sides that starts from a place of physical attraction and slips seamlessly into affection and then outright love. There’s been lots of discourse in Fox’s social media about categorizing the dynamic between Joe and Rand, but honestly, it boils down to this: Each interaction between them, once they realize they are on the same side, stems from a place of respect and care.

Every bit of this book is fun to read, from the private moments between the main heroes to the more public moments where we meet fascinating secondary characters (for whom I’m already looking forward to meeting as the stars of their own novels). It might not be Texas, but I loved this book as much or more than everything else I’ve read by this author. This story is completely unconnected from other projects by Fox, but it still feels like the same world due to the care the author puts into her writing. This book says some important things about the function of contemporary work, which I enjoyed (#greatresignation). Overall, I hope readers join me in NYC for these delicious doses of mobsters and billionaires and their happily ever afters.

Awesome

It was awesome from start to finish- no boring moments! Can’t wait for the next ones. The narrator was excellent- gave life to the story. I look forward to listening to his voice in the upcoming series.

Absolutely Delightful!

Mobsters and billionaires are honestly 2 of my least favorite tropes, but after listening to Goodnight (also by Kelly Fox and narrated by Blake Lockheart), I decided to give this a try. Other than Goodnight, I had not read any other books by Kelly Fox, but the plot of this was intriguing. I was enthralled from the start! I adored the posturing and banter between the main characters, and the fact that a little kink was thrown in made it even better. Blake's dry delivery at times was perfection. The danger and action were fascinating in the way a good action film is and not in a dark, disturbing way. Overall, I loved this book and will absolutely listen to it again.

I’ve read this series previously.

After reading this series I was looking forward to them coming to audible. Not disappointed. These two were hot and a little bit kinky. Love it.

Good book!!!

Good book to start the new series! I'm glad that Joe and Rand got their HEA! The humiliation kink wasn't for me so it made it hard for me to get into the book but by the end I was really rooting for them.

I look foward to reading more books in this series!

I love the narrator!!!

What a surprise!

While I’ve heard of Kelly Fox before, I can’t ever recall reading one of her books. While I can be picky about mafia books (some are just too much), the blurb on this sounded interesting. I have to say, I’m a bit impressed. Good storyline, great characters, adequate smexy times and a relationship with no direct angst….win, win. I might have skipped it if I had known there was so much humiliation kink as that’s not something I’m interested in. Tbh, I doubt there are as many people out there that enjoy degradation kink as authors would have us believe. However, I’m super duper crossing my fingers that book two is between Mads and Edgerton because bodyguard/stalker IS right up my alley. Props to Blake Lockheart on an excellent narration. He is also new-to-me but did a top notch job.

Blake Lockheart, you rock!!!

I didn't think I could love this book any more than I already did, but I was wrong!!! This audio version was AMAZING! The character's voices were spot on. Usually when I listen to a book that I've already read, the voices don't ever seem to match up to the characters, in this narration they did. Blake Lockheart, you rock!!!

#murderswoon for the win!!!

This is the first book of a mobsters-with-hearts-of-gold series (Mobsters + billionaires). After reading this, I'm so excited for the next book. Can Kelly top this!?! We will have to wait and see... my fingers are crossed that she's up to the task! The supporting cast of characters have got me wanting more.

Rand, the billionaire, CEO, and son of a homophobic father.

Joe, the illegitimate son of a mafia boss, with a MBA and righteous indignation.

I was surprised by how much I loved this since I usually steer clear of mafia themed books.

Enemies to lovers, opposites attract, good boy/bad boy