ARC Book Review - Wicked Ruin: A Dark Irish Mafia Forbidden Love Romance (The McCarthy Family Legacy) by Jane Henry

 



Book Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Book Tropes: Accidental pregnancy, Surprise baby, Secret hookups, Forbidden love, Found family, Friends to lovers, Hurt/comfort, Irish hero, Virgin heroine, secret hookups. 

Bridget Kavanagh, is Erin’s sister who is engaged to Calvin. Bridget has sick, has Aplastic anemia. She is currently working with experimental treatments that are somewhat helping. She gets bad flare up and winds up in the hospital a lot. 

Declan McCarthy is best friends with Calvin. He likes being around Bridget. They start being text message buddies. Calvin did tell Declan to watch over Bridget, he is being a good friend. They text a lot and he usually goes to the hospital when she isn't feeling well to cheer her up. Declan gets moved to the US, has to go to Boston for a few months, and they still text but not as often. 

Bridget has moved into the same house with her sister, Erin and Calvin. But, since Erin is now pregnant she knows she needs to leave soon and find her own place. Erin likes having Bridget there so she can watch over her. But, Bridget feels like a third wheel when they start making out. Bridget works with Erin looking over the books for Calvin's family business. They are both great at the spreadsheets and the numbers. But, the money coming in from American - Boston isn't adding up. Both Bridget and Erin are trying to track down the money and the path that it has come in from. 

Declan comes back to Ireland and finds he still has a strong attraction to Bridget even though he shouldn't. He keeps telling himself that she's off limits, he can't see her, and he keeps denying his feelings. But, after one night they spend together Declan knows he can't stop seeing her, even after he gets engaged. 

Quotes: 
Gaelic: 
“Is ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine,”

“It means—we live in each other's shadow. In each other's shelter.”

Book Pages: 410

I did receive a free ARC copy from this book. I am freely leaving a honest book review.

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