Asher Black…Love Mafia Romances…Loved this Novella
This is the story of Asher Aaron Black and Lucy Ives. This is a romantic mafia novel and I just love Mafia stories. This story has a lot of romance and drama in this story. I actually like this story because it starts out with these two young people meeting at a nightclub and it goes from there. We find out that Lucy doesn’t even know who her parents are, she is a product of the Foster Care system and Asher is raised by this man named Vincent Romano who is a capo with the Romano family. He is the product of a junkie mother and a pimp father and so Vincent took him in and raised him as his own because he did not have children. He helped to save Vincent’s life when there was a hit put out on him. No one knew he lived with Vincent and so Asher actually took out the people who plotted to kill Vince that night. I love this type of story; it deals with mafia characters with a twist. He is the owner of a night club called Rouge and Lucy and her roommate go out to dance and have fun right before their classes started at Wilton College. Luch and Aimee are transfers from another school. Lucy is there on scholarship. So, they decided to go out and party before classes started and she runs into Asher when she is standing out the back of the club because she thought she was having a panic attack because it was crowded in the club. Their meeting that evening led to other situations, and this sets out with Asher trying to find her because he thinks she knows something that she really doesn’t, and she finds out that Asher is a billionaire. I really enjoyed this story of intrigue, sex and drama, so much drama. I loved this novella, and I would recommend this book because I am definitely ready to read some more books in this the Five Syndicates series. I really loved this story and would highly recommend this Parker S. Huntington book.

A must read first novel
This is the first book in the Five Syndicates series, as well as a first novel for Parker S. Huntington, and a must read for fans of fake engagement, mafia enemies to lovers romance novels. We meet Lucy Ives, a college student who gets into hot water on her first day back in college, after spending two years volunteering abroad. She calls 911 because of her concern for a woman in the club where she and her roommate have gone to celebrate their first day back at Wilton University, a prestigious Ivy League school in New York. She believes the woman is being threatened by a thug, who turns out to be security for the club’s owner, Asher Black, a notorious “fixer” for the Romano crime family. Asher finds her after searching for the mysterious 911 caller, intending to “deal” with her. He changes his opinion of her after spending a day attending lectures with her, and makes her an offer she can’t refuse: become his fake fiance so he can show the Board of Directors of Black Enterprises that he is “settling down” and should remain CEO. Lucy agrees, and from that moment on, her life changes drastically as she and Asher attempt to fool the board members trying to oust him from his company. There is plenty of excitement and twists and turns throughout the book, making it a book you won’t want to put down. Lucy is sassy and smart, and quickly became one of my favorite FMCs. Asher is a gorgeous man, a genius and a billionaire, on a mission to save his company from his enemies. Don’t miss this first book in the Five Syndicates series. I’m looking forward to reading the entire series!

This is so well written – a writer who is clearly in love with words. I found myself diving into the dictionary on more than one occasion… the quotes at the start of each chapter are inspiring and from a wide and interesting source.The characters are intelligent, interesting and develop through the story.This is the 2nd book I’ve read from this author and definitely won’t be the last.

I loved this book! I loved the story and the message, which is one of bravery, courage, and empowerment. I liked it so much that I’m gonna binge on the rest of the books already published in this series, I just purchased them all.In the story, the heroine, Lucy, struggles with bravery. She feels she always runs away from all of her problems and then she meets the hero, Asher, and he becomes one of the problems she’s determined not to run away from. This is her first time fighting through her problems, and by being a spectator (reader) of her struggle we get all the messages about courage and the things that are worth fighting for. Very well written. I really enjoyed this read.Also, I need to mention the marvelous printing of the book, wow, great job, the book is full of quality photography, stylish bicolor pages, wonderful quotes at the beginning of each chapter, all tied up together so nicely that it just completes the amazing experience that reading this was, no doubt this was worth every penny. I really appreciate that extra care that was put into the publishing of this book, you can tell she put a lot of effort and care into this. And guess what, this is her first released novel.I definitely recommend this author!