Title: Morelli Family(series) [A Love Most Fatal, A Love Most Brutal]
Author: Kath Richards
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Mafia Romance, Dark Romance
Format Available: paperback(ALMF), audio-book(ALM), paperback(ALMB), audio-book(ALMB)
Review:
- A Love Most Fatal
This book is what happens when you take a mafia romance and flip the entire script. Vanessa Morelli isn’t your typical mob princess, she’s the boss. The woman running both her family’s construction empire and their criminal operations, all while being told she needs to settle down and produce an heir. Enter Nate: a math teacher with zero business being anywhere near her world… and yet, he somehow fits.
What I loved: the power dynamics are completely reversed, but it never feels gimmicky. Vanessa’s strength doesn’t come from being ruthless, it’s from being human, and watching her balance control with vulnerability? Yeah, I ate that up. Nate isn’t the usual macho savior either; he’s calm, grounded, and absolutely smitten in the quietest, most devastating ways.
Now I’ll be honest, the book started off strong (like, immediate intrigue and tension levels at 100), but somewhere around the middle, the pacing dipped a bit and I lost that initial spark. Thankfully, the second half swooped in like a dramatic plot twist and pulled everything back together. The emotional payoff? Totally worth sticking around for.
And listen… when I found out who was actually behind all the things going wrong in Ness and Nate's lives? I literally sat there, staring at my wall, with my mouth wide open for five full minutes trying to process. Like, jaw on the floor, brain buffering, heart in shambles, felt like throwing up. Did not see that coming at all.
The writing? Addictively smooth. The tension? Immaculate. The slow-burn chemistry? It’s giving danger, desire, and a little bit of doom.
It’s the perfect balance of dark and sunshine, it’s emotional, and it somehow makes you root for love even when every sign screams don’t.
- A Love Most Brutal
Kath Richards really said “mafia romance but make it actually fun.” A Love Most Brutal gave me chaos, banter, longing, and a marriage of convenience that turned into something way more intense than either of them signed up for. Mary Morelli might just be my new favorite FMC, she’s fierce, loyal, and unapologetically sharp around the edges, the kind of woman who doesn’t need saving. Maxim, on the other hand, is a broody crime boss with a soft spot a mile wide for her… which, let’s be honest, I ate that up. Ngl, I loved this book way more than book one, not that book one wasn't good or anything, but because Mary and Maxim's story was slowly building up since book one, and all of that was totally worth it.
The book started off strong with all the tension and clever dialogue. The action in the book was once again, awesome just like book one. Kath really knows how to twist the knife.
If you’re into mafia stories with powerhouse women, complicated family loyalty, betrayal and action with a slow-burn love that sneaks up on you when you least expect it, this one’s for you.
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