This Day
A Novel
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4.1 • 42 Ratings
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
The steamy and thrilling story of Laura and Massimo continues in this unputdownable sequel to the international bestseller 365 Days—the inspiration behind Netflix’s blockbuster movie.
Laura Biel’s new life in Sicily looks like the perfect fairy tale: a grand wedding, a wealthy and devoted husband, a baby on the way, and lavish luxury complete with servants, extravagant cars, and seaside palazzos. Yes, all of this would be perfect, except for the fact that Laura is constantly surrounded by gangsters as the threat of her kidnapping looms large. Laura is about finally discover what it means to be married to the most dangerous man in Italy.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Lipińska spins a tantalizing dark erotic romance between a volatile pair with this sequel to 365 Days. After Laura Biel marries don Massimo Torricelli, the Sicilian mob boss who abducted her in book one, her life looks like a fairy tale: she has a loving husband, a beautiful home, and a baby on the way. But Massimo has many enemies, and they know that the best way to cause him pain is to hurt the ones he loves. After a marital misunderstanding, Laura and her best friend, Olga, flee Sicily for their native Poland. But without her husband's protection, Laura is kidnapped and spirited off to the Canary Islands by the Spanish mafia. Now Massimo will move any mountain to rescue her. Fast-paced, suspenseful, and loaded with twists and turns, this edgy romance will entice fans enamored by complicated, dangerous heroes, though the violence may be triggering for some. The tale ends on a life-or-death cliffhanger, which will leave readers on the edges of their seats but will likely frustrate many in its lack of resolution. New readers will be able to get by on mentions of prior events, but this is best suited for returning fans. It's a flawed but addictive thrill ride.
Customer Reviews
3.75stars-power, obsession & control
3.75stars- THIS DAY is the second instalment in the contemporary, adult 365 DAYS erotic, dark romance series by Blanka Lipinska focusing on twenty-nine year old, Polish born Laura Biel, and thirty-two year old, Sicilian Don Massimo Torricelli. THIS DAY should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events of book one 365 DAYS.
WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.
SOME BACKGROUND: Several months earlier Laura Biel was kidnapped and held as a virtual prisoner in a gilded cage, learning he was to become Sicilian Don Massimo Torricelli’s captive for the next 365 days, 365 days wherein she will either fall in love or walk away at the end of the year. With several threats looming over her head, her family, and those of her friends, Laura reluctantly agrees to Massimo’s terms, terms that find our heroine falling for a man who will control every aspect of her life.
Told from first person perspective (Laura) with a final few paragraphs from Massimo, THIS DAY continues to follow the building relationship between Laura Biel, and Sicilian Don Massimo Torricelli. Massimo Torricelli is a powerful man in the criminal underworld, a Mafia Don who is often at odds with the woman with whom he is falling in love but the threats against Laura no longer come from Massimo himself, but from enemies and other power hungry men at the top. As Massimo’s brother Domenico falls for Laura’s best friend Olga, several other players enter the game, a game in which someone is going to lose. Ever the protector, with a need to control, Massimo will eventually meet his match when he is unable to protect the woman he loves.
The relationship between Laura and Massimo is erotically charged; highly sexual in nature wherein Massimo demands total submission from the woman he loves. Over protective to the point of obsession, Massimo never expected to fall hard, a fall that will place Laura in danger from Massimo’s competition and underworld powers. The $ex scenes are provocative, dominating and intense.
We are reintroduced to Massimo’s brothers Domenico and Adriano; Laura’s best friend Olga, as well as several Spanish Mafia executioner Marcelo ‘Nacho’ Matos, and his sister Amelia Matos; security specialists, MMA fighters including Laura’s ex Damian, and several members of Massimo’s staff and Mafia men. The requisite evil has many faces.
THIS DAY is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, obsession and envy, friends and family, love and acceptance. The premise is captivating and riveting; the romance is aggressive and impassioned; the characters are determined, charismatic and desperate-there is a true Stockholm Syndrome relationship between captor and captive. THIS DAY ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.
My only complaint is the choppy-nature of the presentation
Best book!
Love this author. Her books are so pure. I’m hooked can’t wait until the third one!!
A M A Z I N G
What a read…….i loved the first book and now this is by far is my favourite. I couldn’t have imagined her writing another book and being better than the first.
The story was absolutely beautiful it kept me on my feet and tense. Every chapter was something new. I loved that she didn’t repeat anything like other authors. Her creativity in writing is astonishing.
This story has me wanting to read more. I hope this writer never stops writing.
Reading that was so entertaining and i felt like i was watching a movie.