Joker's Wild: A Dark Mafia Romance (Vegas Underground Book 5)

I must say this was a surprising read ,after reading what Junior was like in the previous books in this series, I have to say that I didn’t like the character very much , but now my opinion has been changed and although he’s still the ruthless boss man of the Tacone crime family he certainly showed us he had a softer side . As head of the family whilst his father is in prison , there are troublesome times waiting around the corner for the Tacones when it’s clear that the Russian mafia have tried to muscle into their territory . A meeting at a local cafe is arranged where a Junior is intending to put the Russians straight on a few things . As soon as they get there Junior realises it’s clearly a trap and all hell breaks out . During the hail of bullets Gio, who’s another Tarcone brother, gets shot and it’s up to Junior to save the day and get them away from danger . The head of the Russian Mafia is not in the meeting prompting them to ask the question just who put the order out to wipe out the Tacones ? . After killing all the Russians there , a hospital is out of the question for Gio so instead they take him to Junior’s place where Junior sends for Desiree the nurse who took care of his mother when she recently had a hip replacement . Desiree being an excellent nurse instantly takes charge of the situation ,and fires off a list of things that she’ll need . Obviously she knows Junior and what he is and she certainly has had an interaction with him when she nursed his mother . Although not very happy that she’s been practically kidnapped she realises there’s not much she can do but take care of Gio . As she takes care of her patient, the interactions between her and Junior heat up quite quickly and it’s not long before they’re getting hot and sweaty at every opportunity . Although Junior comes across as a hard mafia boss throughout this story his sensitive side comes to the surface , we also get a glimpse into his tragic back story . Desiree also has a troubled past when after getting a divorce and sole custody of their son , her no good ex husband took off taking their little boy with him , now Desiree spends most of her hard earned money on a PI who’s supposed to be trying to find them . With practically non stop hot sexy action between these two unlikely characters it would seem that are some surprising revelations and decisions to be made by both of them towards the end .

Junior is the effective leader of the Tacone family while his father is in prison. At the beginning of the story, without giving too much away, he is caught in an ambush arranged by one of the Russian Mafia and one of Junior's team, Gio, gets shot. He wants this to be dealt with privately and effectively captures a nurse, Desiree, who had shown herself competent when looking after his mother, to look after Gio. While she is doing this, and despite the fact that Desiree considers herself a prisoner, the inevitable attraction occurs between the two.Although this story can be read as a standalone, it is better if you read the other books in the series as then you have more of the family background. I think this was the best of the books in this series so far because there was more in the story and you learn more about Junior through this. It was a good read.

Reading Junior story was good you got more in-depth about his life.Desree came into his life and all things changed in his manner which took him by surprise.People can change no matter how old and that's what happened to Junior.Great characters in this book looking forward to the next one.

Excellent books thoroughly enjoyed reading them. Recommendations to my friends and family. Can't wait to read more from this author.

I wasn't sure if I would like Junior's book. Having experienced what he was already like in previous books I didn't have a high opinion of him. He's currently standing in for his monster sad and likes to throw his weight around even on family. Having now read his book my opinion had definitely changed for the better. We got an insight into what he's been dealing with and that his heart isn't really into this kind of life. Desiree shows him there is other options. This was an interesting read that ends well. Alessia's book is next and don't know much about her so should hopefully be good.

This was every thing I hoped it would be. Junior was the toughest and scariest of the brothers so far, so to see him fall in love and seeing his softer side was amazing!! Of course the sex scenes were rougher and dirtier!! I loved the chemistry between him and Desiree!Can't wait for the next book in the series!

The hardest of the Tacone men has been a fascination to read. Balancing family business, conflict with the Russian mafia, and his relationship with the nurse he kidnapped to tend to his wounded brother made for an excellent story.

I've been waiting patiently on juniors book and I'm pleased to say I wasn't disappointed.I've loved all the books in this series but junior was my favourite. I think because he popped up in the other books and was made out to be an ass who we hate. This shows the many wonderful sides of him and you won't be disappointed when you read it.