Danielle Lori

The sweetest oblivion

   She's a romantic at heart, living in the most unromantic of worlds . . . Nicknamed Sweet Abelli for her docile nature, Elena smiles on cue and has a charming response for everything. She's the favored daughter, the perfect mafia principessa . . . or was. Now, all she can see in the mirror's reflection is blood staining her hands like crimson paint. They say first impressions are everything . . . In the murky waters of New York's underworld, Elena's sister is arranged to marry Nicolas Russo. A Made Man, a boss, a cheat-even measured against mafia standards. His reputation stretches far and wide and is darker than his black suits and ties. After his and Elena's first encounter ends with an accidental glare on her part, she realizes he's just as rude as he is handsome. She doesn't like the man or anything he stands for, though that doesn't stop her heart from pattering like rain against glass when he's near, nor the shiver that ghosts down her spine at the sound of his voice. And he's always near. Telling her what to do. Making her feel hotter than any future brother-in-law should. Elena may be the Sweet Abelli on the outside, but she's beginning to learn she has a taste for the darkness, for rough hands, cigarettes, and whiskey-colored eyes. Having already escaped one scandal, however, she can hardly afford to be swept up in another. Besides, even if he were hers, everyone knows you don't fall in love with a Made Man . . . right? This is a standalone forbidden romance.

Made, #1

The Sweetest Oblivion

Hana 

"give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world" 

"Behind every great fortune there is a crime"

Sophia

He nipped my bottom lip. “You make me fucking crazy.”

“Don’t blame me for your psychosis.”

grayson gruber

“Whiskey and flame. Sleepless nights. Tattooed skin, white t shirts, and rough hands. Love and lust and happiness. He was everything.”

Regardless of what I was born into, I'd always thought of myself as a moral and honest person. Maybe my roots were too deep, or maybe love gave a woman a reason to let her dark colors shine, because I suddenly knew I would lie, cheat, and steal for this man.

Omg I hate her so much right now. I hope the money is at least for the family of the man she got killed.

She had no idea how goddamn crazy I could be.

I'd give Christian an hour before I started tearing the city apart piece by piece.

Ugh I hate these foreshadowing sentences so much. Now I'm having even more anxiety than usually.

What he didn't know was that soon I would ruin everything to the point he'd never trust me again.

I almost didn't hear him over how shirtless he was.

"I said I'll never hurt you, Elena, but if I find out you've touched another man, there is nothing in this world that could save him."

Lmao he didn't☠️😂 finally there's some real action haha

When a familiar face appeared on the screen, my puls stilled. And when the words "Oscar Perez" followed by "found shot execution style in front of his apartment," passed the reporter's ruby red lips, I chocked on my cereal.

Not ten seconds had gone by, before "SON OF A BITCH!" came from my papà's office.

Sof 

Elena Abelli was my vice, and fuck if I'd let it kill me.

Laura Nagel

Sometimes the cheapest things are the most valuable.

sarina

Whiskey and flame. Sleepless nights. Tattooed skin, white t-shirts, and rough hands. Love and lust and happiness. He was everything.

“I don’t think many Abellis do.” “I do,” she whispered. F*ck. “Yeah?” “Yeah.”

“Tell me,” Sebastian said, “why did you do it?” A heavy silence took over, and my chest tightened at Nico’s cavalier tone. “He had something I wanted.”

“Do you honestly think for a second I would let someone kill you?”

“I said I’ll never hurt you, Elena, but if I find out you’ve touched another man, there is nothing in this world that could save him.”

I liked how while the world it was set in was violent, the protagonist's didn't have that violence between each other; he even protected her from it.

I can read dark romance, but I like the guy to not be violent towards the female; so 

Sarah Campbell

What a surprisingly cute read.
I liked how while the world it was set in was violent, the protagonist's didn't have that violence between each other; he even protected her from it.
I can read dark romance, but I like the guy to not be violent towards the female; so clap clap!

rlly good but it was missing something idk

jenna

took me a while to finish, but i'm always catching myself reminiscing scenes of the book. a sweet addiction.

Ellie M.

** spoiler alert **
           Let me just say I went into this headfirst not reading any reviews. I actually choked when Elena started recalling about how this man she slept with was murdered by her uncle.

aileeeeeeen

4.3 ⭐️ — this book is funny when it comes to Nico's pov, I may need longer chapters from his perspective. definitely love him to be a big simp for Elena, a matchmaker (bc I have already read the second book), he is uniquely dramatic and #1 Elena's defender.

aleksandra

4/5

Iconic. 


  
    “I hated when someone told me to smile, as if a smile of mine belonged to them and not to me.”

“He was comfort, security, and need, all in one. It had a name. Home”

Isabella 

I wasn't hooked until the latter part. The only thing that kept me interested was the relationship of the main characters, but I wasn't a huge fan of their relationship. I read more books with much more chemistry. It was kinda enjoyable, but not really incredible. I would have rated this lower if I didn't enjoy the latter part, but if you are in it for the spice, then I would recommend this. However, the ending wasn't as strong as I hoped it would. It isn't a bad book, just not a big fan of this, but it is a nice read if you like mafia books or you want something spicy.

Sidney Schaffner

A good quick read. Good spice.

The more I think about these books- the more they grow on me.

Sandrin

And thats what you get when you lack basic communication skills boys, girls, and nbs - 200+ pages of foreplay. 

It was still fun tho, not something really spectacular but fun.

Ana Luiza

Não sei onde estava com a cabeça mas me diverti super com isso aqui kkkkkkkkkkkkkk

ezmeralda 

** spoiler alert **
           Absolutely LOVED this book. Nico raised my standards even more and learned a lot of new perspectives when it comes to love. It was very well written and I really enjoyed how Nico and Elena genuinely go to know each other and see a different side of one another. Sure they did spicy things consistently but they were truly infatuated with each other's presence. Love slowly bloomed for them and even a cold hearted man like Nico can love a beautiful woman like sweet Elena who made him feel so much warmth <3

Berta

it was really good, i loved it so much 😭

entertaining but that's all. i liked nico but that joke nico said to adriana Isn't It and that took away 1 star.

shai💌

Maylén Diurno 

Cada cual con su guilty pleasure favorito.

kyra

1/5. their relationship’s about as good as a rat’s ass. this is worse than wattpad and ao3 combined. I sincerely dislike both of them.

garnet

when women are written like this…. i can’t

marta 

disclaimer; la aurora es racista y no apoyo sus obras
it was supposed to give... but it did not give what needed to be gave...

Renata

pls i love my sweet abelli sm and ace agh i’ve read this twice and i will never get tired of nicoelena <33333 

- "The cashier groped her," he said indifferently. "So I burned down his place of business . .. and maybe him.”

- "I said I'll never hurt you, Elena, but if I find out you've touched another man, there is nothing in this world that could save him.” 

- "You got a coffeemaker?"
"Can't have you turning into anything nonhuman."

- "Nico, I'm so sore” His hands gentled on me. 
 "Fuck, baby, I'm sorry." He leaned forward and captured my top lip between his, kissing me with a sweet pull. We both realized what had happened the second his mouth left mine.”

- “He was becoming a drug, an addiction I would have to feed every day. From the recent hit, euphoria filled my veins and relaxed my limbs. He was an infatuation, a craving, a need, and I was sure it was unrequited. But as my fingers ran down his tie and rested on his chest; Bu-bum. Bu-bum. Bu-bum. His heartbeats raced for me.” 

- "You make me fucking crazy.” 
"Don't blame me for your psychosis.”
"You are my psychosis.”

- “I wanted her. Her genuine smiles. Her loyalty. Every fucking piece of her. I'd been testing the waters earlier, but as tense as she got I realized she was nowhere near where I was. Not by a long shot. I gave my head a small shake. The worst had happened. I loved the fucking woman. And now my biggest weakness walked outside my body, with soft brown eyes and long black hair.”

- “(..)because I suddenly knew I would lie, cheat, and steal for this man. I would burn the world for him. He was King of the Cosa Nostra. And he was all mine.” 

- “Nico...." I swallowed. "I really am sorry about the money-“ 
"Don't be. I'm impressed, he said. amusement coating his voice. "There might be a little Russo in you yet"

- “Amongst cracked pavement, the fading sound of sirens, and the taste of urban air, the yellow lights of carousel blinked bright beneath the overcast sky. It sat static, alone and beautiful.”

honya

4.2 WTF. THIS WAS NOT WHAT I EXPECTED (in a good way) im absolutely OBSESSEDDDDD with nico fucking russo and my only complain is that there were so many characters i genuinely couldn’t keep track, therefore i was confused a lot lol. ANWAYS ELENA & NICO STAN FOR LIFE🙌

Kareena Suneja

I’m just gonna start with OH MY GOD. Like oh my god.
what was this? Because I just fell in love? 
This book was perfect. It was my first read of Danielle Lori and I fell in love with it.
Looks like I just explored another trope which just became my favourite: marriage of convenience 😭🫶🏻
the slow burn was so so so good, the moment I finished this book, it took a second for me to jump to Pinterest to find the edits of this😭
Nico Russo, favourite favourite favourite. So many scenes were so cute and just straight up adorable. It made me so happy like it was just damn.
After such a long time I have a book 5 stars, and especially a mafia romance and this book deserved it.

The sweetest oblivion

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