Lorenzo: Chicago Ruthless

Book 3

By: Sadie Kincaid

Narrated by: Michelle Sparks, Aaron Shedlock

Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins

Publisher's summary

Grief is the price we pay for love....



A promise I kept until her....

She sauntered into my life wearing a dress the color of sunshine and with nothing else but an old Mustang and a smile. Beaten and bruised and seeking refuge behind my family’s walls. But I’m no white knight looking for redemption, and she’s sure no damsel in distress.

She’s annoying as hell. With no filter and an eternally sunny disposition. She says whatever’s on her mind, no matter how poorly judged it might be.

She’s everything I don’t want.

But she might just be everything I need.

And I don’t know how much longer I can resist her sweet smile and her sinful curves....

Because there’s only so long you can stand in the sun before giving in to its heat.

©2023 Sadie Kincaid (P)2023 Sadie Kincaid

Not My Favorite Honestly

Of the 3 novels of this series this Iis my least favorite. Lorenzo was on some BS and I wish Mia had chosen almost anyone else. Here we go.

Mia is Kat's (Dante's wife, from the first book) cousin and the most optimistic person I've ever heard of. She's been in an abusive marriage with a Boston PD cop for a decade and today is her last day taking it. She taught herself to
fix a car to get away and now she is heading to Kat for safety until she can make a new life somewhere. Sweet, talkative, and traumatized she runs up against the angry, silent, and grief striken rabid dog that is Lorenzo. She's sunshine and he's the darkest cloud and he can't resist. The female narrator has a great voice, like honey, and she is perfect conveying her emotions.

Lorenzo, the oldest of the family is a broken man. Since his wife and sub Anya passed away from cancer 2 years ago, he has been ruthless. A man who is usually dangerous made more so by the weight of his grief, asking him which way the bathroom is could end with you missing a few teeth. His last shred of humanity is left for his family ONLY. So, when Mia shows up with her annoying optimism, naive curiosity, and open heart with the rare ability to tolerate his demeanor, he's conflicted. Even after the letter from his wife he struggles to accept the happiness she offers-until she literally brings him to his knees. The male narrator was great as well.

This story hit a bit close to home for me. Mia is a survivor, growing up in a house with an abusive father she met a man just like him and married him. So, it makes sense why she was drawn to Lorenzo with his hair trigger temper and biting insults. It's what she's used to. Lorenzo is deep in grief even as he loves her he can't help but hurt her while pushing and pulling her. It seems cruel. Esp the scene after the Gala when he said that messed up sh*t to her. She didn't go back easily after but she still did take him back. If the author was going to do it she could have made him work harder, Mia deserved at least that.

Either way the series is definitely worth the credits. 🥰

Great story

I truly enjoyed the story. The only thing I didn’t like was all the sex scenes. Don’t get me wrong I do enjoy the steamy scenes but this one had a bit way too much for my liking.

Oh Lorenzo you lovely man

The story line is great I have never read or listening to a series by Sadie Kincaid I didn’t like!!!

omg

I cried I laughed I screamed at the book I felt every bit of this book and more this is such a good book I wish it was longer I wish all three books were longer please make more books like this in this series

Love 💗

Another great book in this series! Enjoyed every second of it! Their relationship was definitely electric all throughout this book and I just couldn't stop listening!!

Definitely enjoyed!

If you listened to the first two (which I recommend) this book is very much as you would expect. Lorenzo lost his beloved wife to a long bout with cancer. He is very tortured by life without her, and his relationship with Mia is tumultuous because of it. However Mia’s past with her abusive husband plays a big role as well, and add suspense to the story. There are also some surprises along the way which make this book very much worth listening to. There is plenty of steamy sex, and some decent bdsm as well.

The writing and dialogue are excellent, and the narration is the best of the three books for sure.

BEST BOOK

Sooo Good !! I loved the story and lorenzo and mia ❤️ I cried way too much 😭. it was really good.

Yummy

This made for a fanny fluttering listen! The narrators were impeccable! The storyline was good. I wanted more mafia mayhem but I can see this plot too.

Moving forward after death

Great falling in love again story for a grieving spouse. It was wonderful to read about a life moving forward after the death of a spouse with a terminal illness.

Lorenzo and Mia!!

The two narrators Michelle Sparks and Aaron Shedlock did an amazing job on this audiobook!! They really brought Lorenzo and Mia to life. I felt every emotion from grief and sadness to hope and love. Words I didn’t expect to say: I was in tears listening to this dark mafia romance! They did a wonderful job with the other characters as well. There are some super steamy scenes too!

I absolutely loved Lorenzo’s story. We all knew where this series was headed and that Lorenzo was in for a really difficult time. Anya’s passing deeply affected the whole Moretti family. When Mia shows up running from her abusive husband it really shocks Lorenzo to start to have feelings other than grief and anger.

Mia is also going through a tough time, but she puts on a happy face. She has no filter at all, and I loved that about her!! Her mouth leads to some great banter and one liners. As she starts to fall for Lorenzo she recognizes that maybe he isn’t quite ready yet. When Max deliver’s Anya’s letter to Loz I lost it. It was beautiful and heartbreaking and the kick in the ass Loz needed to start to consider living again. Mia also had a lot to work through and Lorenzo was very caring and sweet (in his mafia/dom way) and helped her start to love herself again.