STEEL PROMISE (Rossi Crime Family 3) by BB Hamel-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 13, 2024

I stole his watch. He got me pregnant.

I met Saul Rossi at my lowest. Desperate to pay for my brother’s medicine, I followed Saul home thinking I could rob the spoiled mafia prince and make a quick buck.

Turns out, I was right, except he left me with one more surprise:

I’m pregnant. And Saul’s not walking away.

He’s a dangerous beast with a jawline straight out of a Marvel movie and the physique to match.

The second I tell him what happened, he gets all possessive and controlling. He thinks he can storm into my life and start making demands, but I’m not here for that.

I don’t need this stress. I have a Nana and a sick brother to take care of—Saul Rossi’s just a gorgeous distraction.

Except he grabs me by the waist and says: I’m going to take care of you, whether you like it or not.

I’m about to find out how far he’ll go to keep what’s his.

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REVIEW: STEEL PROMISE is the third instalment in BB Hamel’s contemporary, adult ROSSI CRIME FAMILY erotic, Mafia romance series focusing on the Rossi Family. This is second in command/underboss Saul Rossi, and twenty-five years old, waitress Molly ‘s story line. STEEL PROMISE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers

Told from dual first person perspectives (Molly and Saul) STEEL PROMISE follows in the wake of a one-night stand between our story line couple. Molly is a waitress, in need of money, and she believes she has found a mark in our story line hero. One night together, and Molly will ghost the second in command of the Rossi Crime Family but several weeks later our heroine will discover she is carrying his child. Letting Saul Rossi know he is going to be a father is much easier than Molly expected especially when Saul is willing to claim Molly as his own but all does not go according to plan when a war between the Italian and the Irish mobs forces Saul to keep Molly a secret, a secret that will put into question Saul’s allegiance to the man in charge. What ensues is the building relationship between Saul and Molly, and the potential fall-out when the truth is revealed.

The world building focuses on the perceived betrayal of Saul Rossi, and his allegiance to the Rossi family. Molly’s family is struggling and Saul is willing to help with everyone concerned buy Molly continues to battle between head and heart knowing her relationship with Saul is causing a huge Rossi rift.

The relationship between Saul and Molly begins as a one-night stand that results in a surprise pregnancy. Molly refuses to force Saul into something he may not want, but Saul wants a family of his own, and is ready to settle down with the woman that calls to his heart. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

All of the previous story line couples returns including Saul’s siblings Maddie and Renzo, Gian and Allegra, Carlo, Stefania; Renzo’s right hand man Dante, as well as the introduction of Molly’s brother Jason, and their chain-smoking grandmother.

STEEL PROMISE is a story of power and control, secrets and lies, family and misunderstanding, forgiveness and acceptance. The fast paced premise is engaging and entertaining; the romance is seductive; the characters are determined and captivating .

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Reviewed by Sandy