ALESSIO by Bethany-Kris

Guzzi Legacy Duet, #2

Publication Date: August 5, 2019
Genres: Adult, Romantic Suspense, Organized Crime, Erotic Romance, MMF

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SYNOPSIS

The son of a prominent Cosa Nostra Don, Corrado Guzzi’s life should have been all mapped out. He would be what every other Guzzi man was, too—made, mafia. It’s their way. But when given another choice, the chance to be something more, he takes it. Even if it comes with strings.

It’s there that he might find where he belongs, and Alessio Sorrento. The man who could change his whole life.

This love thing? It should have been easy, but they made it hard. Nothing about a relationship like theirs is simple. Dictated by rules, weighed down with things left unsaid, and already hanging by a frayed thread.

This is what love looks like before, and after. Before she came along. And after she was there.

It takes one woman to change everything.

Ginevra Calabrese wasn’t ready for this—for them.

So, what happens now?

NOTE: Corrado (book one) and Alessio (book two) are a duet within The Guzzi Legacy series, and should be read in order. All other titles in the series are standalone.

This is NOT a love triangle.

This is such a different story than what Bethany-Kris normally writes. Honestly, I like that… I like when an author stretches their boundaries. I like when they write outside of their comfort zone. I feel like that shows the true talent of an author when they can write beyond a normal limit. I give mad props to Bethany-Kris for this. She gave us a story still full of strong and willful characters but people who slowly fell in love and developed a truly unique love story… a story that was all their own.

Carrado had some strong groveling to do this book. While Les and Ginny forge something deeper together, the three of them really unite. There are some hurdles but it wasn’t as explosive as I was thinking we would see here. Kris really explored a deep and meaningful relationship… I love the way it was developed and the way we get some deep thoughts and some serious love. It you thought the love of two people could be strong and intense… you should read this story because we got a love story so strong that it was too much for just two… so this story has three. I loved the sexy, eroticness of the story.

I received an ARC of this book with the hope that I would leave an Unbiased Opinion. I was not required to leave a review, positive or otherwise, and my opinions are just that... my opinions.

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Woah... I did NOT see that coming! Let me just tell you all something... for the last 2 to 3 years I have been reading and listening to Bethany Kris's books... every single one of her books. There isn't a single one that I have rated below 4 stars; most of them have hit on 5 star ratings. So, I have stopped reading her synopsis's before I get the books, it just doesn’t seem necessary anymore. I just one-click and devour. Image my surprise when I cracked open Corrado and realize I was reading a MM romance, which is fine but I can't recall Mrs. Kris writing this genre previously. But, oh my Lordy! She crushed it like I've never seen her do before. Here is where I feel like a late night infomercial… but wait, there’s more! And that is how the rest of this book goes down!

So the beginning half of this book is exactly what I expected from Bethany Kris. The story is developed, the relationship between Corrado and Alessio is intense and strong. They have this relationship where everything just clicked in place, like it was always meant to be. They are there for each other and have a deep belief in the other. I loved the aspect of a same sex relationship where they openly engage with the opposite sex… together. The latter half of the book isn’t as in-depth as I expect from Mrs. Kris but this book doesn’t follow any of her previous formats so I really can’t base it on that. I have to mention that Bethany Kris’s words are completely magical… the way she describes the love and chemistry between the characters gives them life. Toward the end, Corrado and Ginevra meet and sparks fly. Then Ginny is introduced to Les and I’m on my TOES waiting on the second book of this duet.

I received an ARC of this book with the hope that I would leave an Unbiased Opinion. I was not required to leave a review, positive or otherwise, and my opinions are just that... my opinions.

EXCERPT:

“A happy birthday,” Dare said.

Alessio almost smiled, but pain was a fucking bitch. Twenty-three years old today, and he’d forgotten. Someone else had to remind him. Appropriate for it to be Dare. At the darkest points in his life, Dare always remembered his birthday for whatever reason.

“Is it, though?” he asked.

“What?”

“A happy day.”

Dare made a noise under his breath as Gian Guzzi came to sit next to Alessio in the wicker chair beside his. Corrado’s father said nothing, dressed in his night clothes with a black robe tightened at his middle, he stared over the back property, and rested his hand along his jaw as he waited for Alessio to finish his conversation. It was late for the man to still be awake.

“Les.”

“Ignore me,” he muttered. “Thinking out loud.”

But also not a lie.

This wasn’t a happy day.

And tomorrow didn’t look good, either.

Welcome to his life, lately.

“Why don’t you take a break, come back here for a bit, and reset—”

“That’s Alessio?”

Cree.

In the call's background, Dare confirmed what Cree asked. A shuffle of the phone sounded before more movement echoed through the speakers. Alessio heard the slam of a door before Cree came onto the phone.

“Where are you?” Cree demanded.

Alessio arched a brow over at Gian. The man didn’t even glance his way. “Away.”

“Doing what?”

“Thinking.”

Cree let out a harsh sound. “You don’t call people?”

“I’m a grown man, I can—”

“Tell the people who give a fuck that you’re safe, Les.”

His throat jumped as he swallowed back a biting retort that would have only saved his pride but hurt someone else. “I’m safe.”

A second passed. Cree sighed. “Good.” Then, after a brief pause, he added, “Corrado called two days ago looking for you. You should at least tell him where you are, Les. You don’t have to go back—I understand things are going on that hurt you, but he’s worried.”

Good for him.

Because he hadn’t given a shit about Alessio before.

As fast as the seed of doubt drifted through his mind, the pain following behind just as fast, Alessio tipped his head down, and shook it away. It wasn’t true, and a huge part of why this happened was because Corrado hadn’t wanted to hurt him.

Yet, here they stood.

The same result.

Alessio didn’t do well with pain, and especially not if someone he loved caused it. He had a handle on this shit—this thing between them. He assumed they were comfortable, but this had taught him he had been lying to himself.

Complacent.

It took nothing to be ruined.

Nothing but a woman.

“I’m not calling him,” Alessio said, “there’s nothing for me to say.”

Hadn’t he said enough when he showed up to the penthouse over a week ago? He believed so. His words had cut with each one said—landing like knives against the man he loved to the ends of the earth and back. Alessio didn’t need Corrado to tell him how much he hurt him with the things he said. He was aware.

But that was good, too.

Partly.

Why should Alessio be the only one to hurt?

He wouldn’t be alone.

He needed to get his shit figured out before he went back for a second round. He didn’t want to keep cutting into Corrado. As much as he hurt, it wasn’t fair he continued hurting Corrado, too.

Because he loved.

He gave a shit.

He would have never done this to Corrado.

Ever.

ABOUT BETHANY-KRIS

Bethany-Kris is a Canadian author, lover of much, and mother to four young sons, one cat, and two dogs. A small town in Eastern Canada where she was born and raised is where she has always called home. With her boys under her feet, snuggling cat, barking dogs, and a hubby calling over his shoulder, she is nearly always writing something … when she can find the time.

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