The Maddest Obsession
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The Maddest Obsession

Danielle Lori2019
She fears the dark.He rules it.Her dresses are too tight, her heels too tall. She laughs too loudly, eats without decorum, and mixes up most sayings in the book. Little do most know it's just a sparkly disguise, there to hide one panic attack at a time.Nobody can crack Gianna's facade . . . no one anyway, until he comes along.Most see a paragon of morality; a special agent upholding the law. In the New York underworld, others know him as a hustler, a killer, his nature as cold as the heart of ice in his chest. Christian Allister has always followed the life plan he'd envisioned in his youth, beneath the harsh lights of a frigid, damp cell. With a proclivity for order and the number three, he's never been tempted to veer off course. But perhaps one should never say never . . .One winter night and their lives intertwine. She hates him--his stone-cold demeanor, his arrogance and too-perceptive eye--but over the years, even as their games consist of insulting each other's looks and intelligence, she begins to live to play with him.Nowhere in Christian's plans had he ever prepared for Gianna. She's chaos embodied, not his type, and married, but none of that can stop his eyes from following her wherever she goes.All along, she doesn't even know that she's his--his frustration, his fascination.His maddest obsession.*Can be read as a standalone
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Reviews

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<3@rubiy
5 stars
Mar 15, 2025

christian allister's the hottest man ever

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millena@versionsofmi
3 stars
Aug 3, 2024

3,5 ⭐️ it was exactly what I was expecting to be (not too good and not too bad)

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jenna@jennaissexy
3.5 stars
Jul 7, 2024

really good but lost points for fmc getting preg 😒

+2
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Anjorin Molayo @bookishtems
5 stars
Jun 1, 2024

i love it so muchhhhhhh 🥺. Christian Allister>>>>>>>

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aly@yubinhong
3 stars
May 30, 2024

3.50

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arwen@corienrielle
5 stars
May 5, 2024

sometimes misogyny is what you need

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Ellie M.@arthieshelved
1 star
May 5, 2024

Christian fucking Allister. Need I say more? Kneel or bend over, most probably. If he doesn’t go to therapy because he’s obsessed with me, then I don’t want him.

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Tiana holt@holttia
5 stars
May 4, 2024

Christian Alister the man that you are

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luiza@siriusblack
5 stars
Apr 21, 2024

i'm completely obsessed with christian cllister

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clare@christasiagreys
5 stars
Apr 5, 2024

REREAD!!

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aleksandra@aleksandrareading
5 stars
Apr 2, 2024

5/5 Christian and Gianna, you will always be my favorite. I need the third reread soon. Most importantly, they are men and there’s Christian Allister. "When you’re obsessed with something for so long and finally obtain it? It feels like coming home to God. And nobody gives up their fucking spot in Heaven.” "He and I were polar opposites. We didn’t make much sense. But, suddenly, nothing felt right without him either."

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madreadz⟢@madreadz
5 stars
Mar 25, 2024

I am obsessed with this book as much as Christian is madly obsessed with Gianna. There’s something so satisfying about an arrogant, cold, beautiful man pining for the woman he can’t have and he surely didn’t disappoint. They were MADE for each other—the constant push and pull, the angst, the little games they play between their encounters, the perfect blend of spice, frivolousness and the emotional layers unfolding with each encounter, giving life to the characters as I got to read more about their past. It’s so addicting, can’t get enough! 😮‍💨🤌🏻

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Sandrin@sandrin
4 stars
Mar 9, 2024

This would have been a different story if the main guy wasnt fuckin hot and our girl wasnt into his controlling behavior ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

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alya adlina@leyabrary
4 stars
Jan 30, 2024

okay wow….i literally finished this book in one day….okay this book is just okay i really enjoyed reading it like obviously i am, i couldn’t stop reading i’m obsessed with christian and gianna. i love the plot but i think the first book is much better…this was just an okay read for me but still i gave it 4 stars bcs the spicy, the characters and also the romance are just everything. love how allister keep calling gianna, “malyshka” like that’s cute…but overall i really love how this book starts and ends….also, i love how i could see my babies, nico and elena i missed them so much. and the relationship between elena and gianna literally the best thing ever. the ending is just okay i mean it’s kinda a lil bit rushed but i think it ends well for this kind of plot. okay that’s it from me….bts let me say something christian allister is so hot for this. i love him and gianna so much.

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rhegan🧋@rheganj
5 stars
Jan 30, 2024

christian allister the man that you are..

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Kaylin Paige@brattybookworm
5 stars
Jan 20, 2024

I cannot stress how much I love this book. I’m a sucker for intense slow burns and this is right up my alley. The timing makes the book a little confusing but once you understand then you’ll be fine. The smut is great, Gianna is iconic and Christian is SOOOO sexy. I’m also a sucker for guys who radiate dominate energy (and Gianna kinda gives of brat vibes a little) lol. I’m not even a huge mafia book fan but honestly the story between those two made me look past it. In my opinion it’s better than the first book and definitely one of my all time favorite reads.

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Berta@tolubooks
5 stars
Jan 17, 2024

I breathed against his lips. "Tell me you love me again." "I love you, malyshka." "I love you, too, you know?" "I'm never letting you go now." that epilogue 😭😭😭 im in tears, i love them so much omg

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shai💌@chreshaire
3 stars
Jan 11, 2024

3.75 ⭐

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marta @mmartta
3 stars
Dec 22, 2023

aviso; la escritora es racista y no apoyo sus obras.

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Renata@renata_library
5 stars
Dec 15, 2023

pls- this is the 3rd time i read this and it's so good like the 1st time i love christiangianna sm gianna pls marry me pls christian has me in a leash pls- everything in this book is perfect to me - "Andromeda was boasted to be one of the most beautiful goddesses." "She was sacrificed for her beauty, tied to a rock by the sea." "Did she survive?" "She did." Andromeda. "Ask me what her name means." "Wait," "What does her name mean?" "It means ruler of men." - “You have such a handsome face. Does it get you everything you want?” “Almost.” - “Say something in Russian.” “Ty samaya krasivaya zhenshchina kotoruyu ya kogda-libo videl.” - “I’m going to die,” “Never, malyshka.” - "What are you afraid of?" "Everything," "You're not afraid of me." "And, baby, I'm worse than the dark." - "We have a saying in Russia. S volkami zhit', povolch'i vyt, Say it." "It means, to live with wolves, you have to howl like a wolf." "You've got to learn how to howl, malyshka. To tell your demons to fuck off. We all know you have it in you; you tell me to enough. And unlike your demons" "I can actually bite you." - "Why do you kiss me?" "I wanted to know what you tasted like." “What do I taste like?” “Kak moya.” - "I had every intention of coming back for you three years ago, Gianna." "I was in Moscow those two weeks. But if I had known, I would've stopped it. Your marriage." - "If anyone can do it, it would be you..." "Moya zvezdochka." - "The woman had no idea. She thought I liked her. I'd gone out of my way and followed her around for goddamn years just to look at her. I'd insulted her just to hear her smoky voice and witty response." - "You don't even notice the way women act in front of you, do you?" "I notice everything you do, malyshka." - "Voy kak volk, malyshka." Howl like a wolf. "Voy kak volk," She'd said it right. And I suddenly knew I was going to keep her." - "I'd asked him if he had a weird hair fetish. His reply was, "Only for yours." "Why?" "I love your hair, malyshka. It's the first part of you I saw- the back of your head at your wedding. And then you turned around and looked right at me. But you weren't looking at me you were looking past me, toward your new husband, with this infatuated glow in vour eves. The first woman I wanted to look at me was too busy staring at another man. That was when I started to hate him and I still do, even though he is dead" "because he got that look from you, and I never have." - “You called me flighty,” I breathed. “I meant perfect.” - "Say they told you to kill me.' "I'd have to decline." "Because I'm too much fun?" "Because you're mine." - "What if someone arrests me while you're in the bathroom?" "I'd bail you out." "If you couldn't?" "I'd be locked up beside you." - "There are plenty of women who could make you happier, Christian." "You're the only one I want." - “Would you visit my grave if I died?” “I’d die before you were ever in a grave, malyshka.” - ""You're not even Catholic!" "I'm whatever you are." - "Why do you kiss me?" "Because you're the only woman who's ever tempted me." "Because you love it." "Because every part of you is mine." - “How about because I love you, Gianna? Because I think I have since the moment I saw you? Because if you weren’t in this world anymore, I would find a way to take myself out of it?” - "You don't think I'm only here now because I'm pregnant?" "I don't care why. Just that you're here, with me." "That sounds like an unhealthy mindset." "You have no idea." - "I wasn't sure how I'd gotten here. How the next few years would play out, let alone days. Or the problems we might face. But one thing was for sure. As I walked down the street, with a bag of bread and a hoard of vitamins, holding the hand of one of the most morally questionable men in the city... I knew I loved him."

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honya@honbon
5 stars
Nov 4, 2023

4.8 okay. GIANNA AND MF CHRISTIAN. 1st of all i wanna say they’re my fav couple in the series. THE WAY HE WAS OBSESSEDDD😩 and 2nd of all, the moments they shared in the last book too, AHH! cutest fam ever. this book didn’t necessarily have a plot, therefore no 5 stars for me, and it did take me a while to get through cuz sometimes i just didn’t want to pick it up. ALSO, this book was surprisingly sad so do with that info what you will

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Kareena Suneja@kareenasuneja
5 stars
Oct 28, 2023

** spoiler alert ** oh my god where do I start? The bookstagram was right that Christian allister will make you weak in your knees. Someone get me a Russian fed rn. But Gianna, that girl has just become my favourite ever FMC. I loved her so much, her character, her attitude. She’s a badass. The whole book was just so good from the starting, and the way it was written with the pre and present thing. I loved it so much. You really gotta leave your feminism aside if you read these made men series 😩😩 And okay *spoiler* When he says this for his daughter “She looks like my wife.” That was the only thing I needed to see to know she was MINE. The whole epilogue had my heart

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Hana @han31
2.5 stars
Sep 5, 2023

Erm so this book was ok unlike the other books I've read before it was a bit too much stalker for me the romance was cute. I didn't enjoy it that much but managed to finish it in a day.

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Jordan@thebabebookclub
4 stars
Aug 9, 2023

3.5 ⭐️ // I’d been excited to read Gianna and Christian’s story and boy did this hit the mark. The only reason it’s a lesser rating is because this is a slow 👏🏼 burn 👏🏼 and I’m impatient. Also some of the stalker parts got a little too stalker-y for me.

Highlights

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yxna@yxna

"kak moya"

likE MINE ?????!!!!!! IM scREAmING

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yxna@yxna

"You wont fucking touch her."

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Noémi@dxstiny

He always noticed when I did something with my hair. I hated that it made me feel special.

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Levi-Mae @leebilou20

“Would you visit my grave if I died?”

“I’d die before you were ever in a grave, malyshka.”

Page 335

🥺

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Elise Fonteyn@elisefonteyn

How about because I love you, Gianna? Because I think I have since the moment I saw you? Because if you weren't in this world anymore, I would find a way to take myself out of it?

AHHHHHH screaming during this

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Anissa Juppont @anissa16

“You’re the only woman I’ve ever kissed, malyshka.”

😩😭😭

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Anissa Juppont @anissa16

What do I taste like? Kak moya.

i’m going feral over this book😩

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Leonie@morallyblack

"We have a saying in Russia. С волками жить по волчьи выть. Say it."

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Leonie@morallyblack

Darkness loved him - I knew without a doubt they were on good terms.

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Leonie@morallyblack

"Go to hell, Allister." "Been there, Russo, and I'm not impressed."

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Anastasia Vogl@anxstasia

Love is an obsession. Some would even say... the maddest obsession.

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Keira 💫@dirtyhandssidechick

“I stole someone else’s fate, Sasha.” I twisted the knob and opened the door. “And I’m not going to give it back.” She raised a brow. “And if someone comes looking for it?” A smile pulled on the corner of my lips. “Let them come.” And then I shut the door behind me.

Page 298

MARRY ME CHRISTIAN.

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bibibubu@bibiana

"Why does it sound like you want to drag this little Italian down the aisle?"

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Emma Ouellet@emma1230

“Fine.” He shook his head, his eyes flashing with darkness. “How about because I love you, Gianna? Because I think I have since the moment I saw you? Because if you weren’t in this world anymore, I would find a way to take myself out of it?”

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Emma Ouellet@emma1230

“Would you visit my grave if I died?” His eyes grew dark. “I’d die before you were ever in a grave, malyshka.” I loved his possessive side. And I loved his dark side, too

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Emma Ouellet@emma1230

“We’ll figure the rest out. But I’m not letting you go.” His jaw clenched, eyes fierce. “I can’t.

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Emma Ouellet@emma1230

“What if someone arrests me while you’re in the bathroom?” “I’d bail you out.” “If you couldn’t?” “I’d be locked up beside you.

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Emma Ouellet@emma1230

“It’s delicious, malyshka. Thank you for making it for me.”

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Emma Ouellet@emma1230

“The pressure building in my lungs released with my next breath, and I forced a small smile to my lips. “Because I’m too much fun?” “Because you’re mine

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Emma Ouellet@emma1230

“Don’t tell me no, malyshka.” His voice was so deep and almost desperate, like he wouldn’t know what to do with himself if I denied him.”

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Emma Ouellet@emma1230

“Last night, as his hands had been working shampoo through my hair, I’d asked him if he had a weird hair fetish. His reply was, “Only for yours.” “Why?” I’d asked breathlessly. “I love your hair, malyshka. It’s the first part of you I saw—the back of your head at your wedding. And then you turned around and looked right at me.

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Emma Ouellet@emma1230

“I’m going to ruin every part of your body for any other man, malyshka, and you’re going to thank me when I’m done.”

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Emma Ouellet@emma1230

“He pulled me closer, until I stood between his legs. “We landed ten minutes ago.” “We did?” I frowned. “How did I miss that?” Something sexy played in his eyes. “You were too busy calling out for God.” I wished it didn’t happen, but I couldn’t stop it. I flushed

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Emma Ouellet@emma1230

“A darkly amused noise came from him. “I was going to give it to you nice and easy, malyshka.” His lips trailed down my neck, voice nothing but a rumble. “Now, I’m going to make you scream.”