Nicole WAS looking for this one, but she found it on her own, and emailed me the answer! SO YAY US!!! In case anyone was also wanting to read this (or something like this description), we have the it SOLVED!

She asked:

I’m here…..again,

To ask: About a book that I know I have I just cannot find it.

Mother is basically a drunk takes money from daughter puts her back from going back to school. Mothers also takes drugs and money from bosses job. The boss a Mafia ? The cosa nostra?

Not sure but he takes mother and college aged daughter which in all honesty the book follows the daughter and the head guy who takes them to his home to work off the debt. Mom cleans toilet, daughter cooks…

the man and daughter start to fall for each other…..

thank you.

And, she SOLVED it!!

Nicole: Blood and beauty Callie Vincent <— I probably yesterday or the day before asked you another missing book title info… the mothers drugs and booze put college student to be taken… to pay a debt with the mafia man. Mother and daughter taken daughter cooks mother cleans toilets. Thank you anyway. I haven’t seen the question posted so I wanted to catch you before you did… that you really I appreciate it.

Maryse: I’ll post it anyway WITH the answer from you in case it catches someone’s fancy. 😉 Thank you so much for letting me know.

MAFIA ROMANCE!!

Blood and Beauty: A Dark Mafia, Enemies to Lovers Romance (Owned by The Don Book 1)

MAFIA ROMANCE!! SHE HAS TO WORK OFF HER MOM’S DEBT IN HIS HOME…

“Esmeralda is just one semester away from graduating college and on her way to opening the restaurant of her dreams. Dante is a ruthless mafia monster that walks in the daylight. Neither of them would’ve ever crossed paths until Esmeralda’s mother makes a dire mistake that leaves them both merciless to the cartel and the whims of it’s captivating leader.

Blood and Beauty is a dark, modern-day, mafia spin on Beauty and the Beast. This is the first book in the new ‘Owned by The Don’ Trilogy from author Callie Vincent.”

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