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His: Dominic by Fiona Murphy

Jan. 04, 2021

His: Dominic by Fiona Murphy


His: Dominic by Fiona Murphyfour-half-stars
His: Dominic by Fiona Murphy
Series: Sabatini Family #1
Genres: Mafia Romance

Any minute I’m going to wake up from this nightmare. Being tied up and thrown in the trunk of a car doesn’t happen in real life. Except the silk tie around my wrists feels very real. And my father, Johnny Conti, the head of the Outfit, is telling me to be a good girl—that I’m to be the wife of the man who tied me up and has me over his wide shoulder.

Some women might swoon over gorgeous Dominic Sabatini with his blue eyes, dimples, and muscled body in a silk suit. Not me. Those are just distractions from who, what he really is: a ruthless killer with blood on his hands and ice in his veins.
There is no way Dominic could actually want to marry me. A virgin, curvy, buried in an all-girls Catholic boarding school for most of my life and seventeen years younger than him. He’s marrying so far beneath him it’s absurd.

No to all of it. Tomorrow I’m going to marry the man of my dreams, a nice, kind accountant. I’m going to have the safe, boring life I’ve always longed for. I have to escape this nightmare. But Dominic growls I belong to him and he keeps what is his.

This a mafia romance with dark elements.

While this is the first book in a series it is a standalone and does not end in a cliffhanger.

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This is my first book from Fiona Murphy and I must say I enjoyed this so much! Dominic was such a great character and loved learned all about him. He’s a Capo in The Outfit and son of Anthony Sabatini. He is, for all purposes, the quintessential mafia guy. He has women whenever he wants them but has also done things to help “the family”.

while Regina’s father is Johnny Conti, now the Don of The Outfit. She is the mafia princess who feels as though she doesn’t belong. She was sent to Italy as a child and didn’t return until her father sent for her once he is dying.

These two have very different lives within the same group of people and family for the most part. Watching them figure out how to love one another and be together was a joy.

It hits me. I’m not getting out of this. I won’t be able to get away from Dominic Sabatini. Not today, a month, or even a year from now. If somehow, some way I got away, he’d find me. I have no idea why instead of scaring me, the realization thrills me.
 
No, no. Fear shakes me out of my reverie. I can’t just give up. There has to be a way. There is always a way, isn’t there?
 
I startle at the knock on the bathroom door. 
 
“Regina, get moving. I’m starving. I want to grab something to eat then get back on the road.” 
 
Looking down at the dress, anger at Dominic and myself fuels me. Today was supposed to be my wedding day, this is my wedding dress. I refuse to make this easy, for either of us.
 
Hands shaking, I put on the pretty white lace bra and plain cotton white briefs. Forcing my fear down, I slip into the white dress.  
 
When I open the door, Dominic is standing by the door leading out of the room, carrying his leather duffle. His eyes go cold. “Change.”
 
“No.” I’m defiant, refusing to back down from the dark energy vibrating around him. 
 
He drops the duffle and crosses the room in all of three steps. A hand goes around my throat and my stupid body betrays me, going instantly limp against him. “Take it off or I will.” 
 
I shake my head as much as I can. I blink and holy fucking crap, his other hand finds the neckline and tears it from my body. We’re both breathing hard and fast. The hand around my neck lets me go and fucking shit, I stumble into him. His hands wrap around my arms as he catches me close, his mouth at my ear. Hot air is sliding down the skin of my neck and I can’t fucking breathe. 
 
“You are mine. You belong to me. I can make you tremble in ecstasy or fear. The decision is yours.”

four-half-stars

About Fiona Murphy

Due to commitment issues I have lived in many different cities and my favorite is Chicago but I have managed to settle into Austin and perhaps my commitment issues are behind me.

I have enjoyed reading from a very young age and it wasn’t long before the children books bored me and I read the books my mother enjoyed Stephen King and Dean Koontz and I didn’t sleep without the light on until I was about ten.

I came across my first Harlequin by accident and it was love at first read, no one died and happy endings? It was a whole new world and I loved it.

I wrote my first story at eight and everyone died, of course. Since then I would like to think I’ve gotten better and now I’m writing the happily ever afters I first fell in love with, with some hot sex thrown in along the way.

As a plus size woman myself, I have started writing the stories I always wanted to see myself in but never did. And now I’m ecstatic to give BBWs the happily ever afters with hot Alphas I want to read.

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Comments

  1. Victoria Alexander says

    January 4, 2021 at 10:31 pm

    Can’t wait to check this one out!

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  2. Sandra Dufoe says

    January 5, 2021 at 10:44 am

    I love a good mafia romance this sounds like a great read.

    Reply
  3. Kelly Kimmell says

    January 5, 2021 at 2:41 pm

    I will have to tell my sister about this one.

    Reply
  4. Monica McConnell says

    January 5, 2021 at 6:08 pm

    WOW i cant wait to read this. It sounds very steamy and good

    Reply
  5. heather says

    January 6, 2021 at 3:02 pm

    I would love to read this one sounds good.

    Reply
  6. bn100 says

    January 6, 2021 at 4:23 pm

    looks interesting

    Reply
  7. Barrie says

    January 7, 2021 at 1:40 am

    I’ve recently been reading a lot of mafia reads. This is one I will definitely add to my list!

    Reply
  8. Phyllis Huebbe says

    January 7, 2021 at 10:06 am

    This sounds like a book that you can’t put down.

    Reply
  9. Veronica Lee says

    January 9, 2021 at 6:58 am

    Sounds like a terrific read! I enjoyed the excerpt!

    Reply
  10. Shellie Clark says

    January 9, 2021 at 10:32 am

    Sounds like a great read!

    Reply
  11. Jenn says

    January 9, 2021 at 10:19 pm

    Oh to be being swept away from a normal boring life to a thrilling one with a hunk who has eyes only for you!

    Reply
  12. Erin says

    January 10, 2021 at 2:39 pm

    This looks so good! I am excited to read it. Thank you 🙂

    Reply
  13. megan allen says

    January 19, 2021 at 5:56 pm

    Yessss give me that bad boy! Blue eyes and dimples..check and check. I’m going to love this hero and story based on this review!!

    Reply
  14. Judy Thomas says

    June 23, 2021 at 9:16 am

    I love the sound of this book. Bad boys make great love interests!

    Reply
  15. Eva Millien says

    January 24, 2022 at 6:14 pm

    Sounds like a great book, thanks for sharing your review and have an awesome week!

    Reply
  16. Bea LaRocca says

    February 17, 2023 at 8:59 pm

    Thank you for sharing your review of His: Dominic, this story souds like a great start to an exciting series, a must read for me

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