Wicked Sanctuary: A Dark Irish Mafia Stalker Romance (The McCarthy Family Legacy)

Jane Henry is the Queen of mafia stories, she writes ruthless, dark, ruggedly handsome male characters and beautiful, strong and feisty female characters, the passion screams from the pages, in mafia families loyalty is mandatory but sometimes it is a hard rule to follow. Ashland McCarthy is the enforcer for the McCarthy, Irish mafia family, a ruthless, menacing, feared killer and a champion bare knuckle ring fighter. On his way home from a successful fight Ashland comes across a beautiful, eighteen year old girl, that girl was Bianca White and she was being attacked by two men, furious Ashland springs to her rescue, she was obviously cautious of the giant of a man, bald headed, scared and tattooed, but strangely gentle with her. This was the beginning of Ashland's obsession with Bianca who was thirteen years his junior, for years he secretly knew her every move, ready to rescue her if ever she needed him, she was always his Bianca to protect even though she didn't even know that he existed. A few years later, Bianca has gained her degree in history, a degree she will never be allowed to use, her mother had arrange her marriage to wealthy Marcus Crowning. Marcus, on the surface was a dapper gentleman but underneath a ruthless manipulator, a man who wanted to control the spirited Bianca , he humiliated her, he body shamed her but she didn't know how to escape this marriage until......... His Bianca would never marry that man, she needed to be loved and protected, Ashfield sprang into action, he kidnapped the terrified Bianca, Ashfield knew the consequences, Bianca belonged to a rival mafia family, deadly enemies, the McCarthy family were very close knit and loyal to one another. Ashfield knew that his actions would start a gang war, a war that his family didn't want but he knew that he couldn't give Bianca up, he had to gain her trust and love but how would his family react, would he have to pay the ultimate price ? This story is action packed, suspenseful, and emotional, the passion is palpable, the love of the family is all consuming, a well deserved five stars I received a free copy of this book and my review is totally voluntary