Playing with Fire by Ria Wilde #Review

 

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Playing with Fire

Ria Wilde

BLURB:

Olivia

Dear future ex-husband, I loathe you.

Malakai Farrow needs a wife, and I would have done anything to save the last piece of my family.
Now I'm here, in his house, seeing firsthand how dangerous this man is.
He's merciless.
Brutal and cold.
And my new husband.

He tossed my life into the air and then watched it fall and shatter.
So now, I'm going to make his life hell.

Playing with fire has never been this much fun. And if I get burned in the process?
Well, I'll be sure to take him down with me.

Malakai

Dear wife, your claws are out early today. I like it.

Olivia Lauder is the ticket to keeping my throne.
In this organization, there are rules every leader must follow and taking a wife is one of them.

It's only supposed to be a business transaction, a signed contract to satisfy old traditions.
That was until she stormed into my house like a little hell cat, and I simply couldn't resist.
Playing with Olivia is just too much fun when the rest of my life is so organized.
But then the games start to feel a little bit too real.

And with every day that passes, she climbs further beneath my skin.
Olivia and I were only ever meant to be on paper, but now that I have her, I'm finding I want her in every way possible.

Even if that means we both go up in flames.

REVIEW: 4*

Playing with Fire by Ria Wilde has great enemies banter. Both characters could hold their own in the war of their relationship. It was entertaining to see them fight but felt more like flirting.

Olivia agrees to marry Malakai to save her family. She never expects to catch feelings for a man known to be a mafia boss. But Malakai is all kinds of special. He’s a softie at heart and plans to win his girl the right way.

One thing that was different about this book was the main character got married, but there was no expectation for the honeymoon night. It made Malakai a little sweeter and honestly I didn’t mind. When he finally claimed her it felt right.

This was tame for a mafia/dark romance but still enjoyable.

✅Forced Marriage
✅ Enemies to lovers
✅ Mafia Boss
✅Forced Proximity
✅ Touch her and you die vibes
Morally grey RARE challenge.