Because You're Mine: A Forbidden Romance (Sins & Deceit)

I really loved the story line.. fell in love with Lorenzo who falls deeply in love with catalina .. the characters are intense and simply awesome...

Pathetic storyline. It's like the author couldn't decide what to do with the characters. And if the heroine cried one more time I would have slapped her.

I am Very disappointed with this purchase. Didn't like the book one bit. Writing is below avergae. Bad reading experience overall.

My Rating 5/5My Thoughts: This book was so good from start to finish. Claire Contreras does an excellent job with a spicy suspenseful romance book. Catalina is a principal ballet dancer, who's forced to take her sister’s place at the university while her sister is away. She reluctantly agrees and meets Loren. Lorenzo is domineering, swoon-worthy, and blunt with Cat from the very beginning. There is so much chemistry and tension between these two at first sight. Once again, Cat finds herself involved in crime and her family's history despite her attempts to stay away, as she reluctantly agrees to meet Lorenzo. As the story unfolds, the reader gradually learns about secrets and betrayals. Cat and Loren must decide if what they have is worth fighting for or if the past trumps everything they have together. I thought the ending was perfect for these two and once again loved how persistent Loren was. This is a standalone mafia romance book set in a series of other characters. It’s filled with some extra spicy scenes, violence, and twists. I really enjoyed reading this book and can’t wait to continue reading the other’s stories.

A touching story with a little twist that you don’t see coming. Always love Claire Contreras’ stories and can’t wait to read the next one in the series.

Catalina is from a mob family but after her mother disappeared she stayed well away from her father and took her mothers maiden name. Lorenzo is a mob lawyer who has been looking for her and her sister. When they meet its a battle of wills and there is no doubt an attraction is there. Cat is a prima ballerina and she tries to stay well away from the very handsome, very alpha male. The story is fast paced with lots of twists and danger with Lorenzo falling for Cat. He is going to protect the woman he considers his at all costs.

This was a great read, and an example of a small world. What started as revenge soon turned to the greatest love.Narration was awesome.

I always love a mafia story and am also a fan of Claire Contreras so I was excited to dive into the Sins & Deceit series. I loved how the story unfolded and though it’s not a dark romance, it has steam and grit. There were so many delightful twists and turns to this story that even after the characters got their HEA, I wanted more from this mafia world. This opposites attract, age-gap, and forbidden romance sucked me in and surprised me several times as the story unfolded. In audio, Scarlet Chase and Stephen Dexter were enjoyable for these roles making the story hard to put down.Cat had no idea what she was getting into when her sister asked her to sit in a course while she goes out of town for work. She never counted on a jaw-droppingly hot professor who tests her patience at every turn. Lorenzo is irresistible and infuriating and their chemistry is absolutely undeniable. Not knowing he’s from a mafia family who is looking for the sisters, she finds herself bumping into him outside of class more and more. Loren knows he shouldn’t fall for her with the secrets he hides, but one kiss leaves them both only wanting more.Loren and Cat had amazing banter and their story is full of surprises and plot twists that made me binge all the way to the end. I loved how Cat was a fairly straight laced ballet dancer and Loren was a very gray character bad boy. As she falls for him, we see their worlds collide and Cat begins to realize that she wasn’t as far from the mafia world as she thought. The ending was a fantastic, fast paced ride all the way to the last page. I dove right into book 2 of the series.