Rob's Struggle (The Famiglia #2)
Leah Merrill
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
4.25
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 4 ratings · 418 pages · Published: 30 Apr 2025

Rob
My father was hauled off to prison for a triple murder he didn’t commit. Now it’s on me to secure his freedom at any cost.
Only one person could have tampered with the evidence to this degree and, lucky for me, he has a daughter in college who won’t see me coming. She’s the perfect leverage to force him to come clean. After all, what father wouldn’t move mountains to ensure his little girl is returned safe, sound, and untouched?
Except that he doesn’t.
Not at all.
In fact, it’s beginning to seem like the only one trying to protect Tessa is me.
Tessa
Until recently, the most stressful things in my life were my upcoming midterms and trying to convince my boyfriend that ‘good girls’ absolutely do not have to wait until they’re married.
But now, I’m being held hostage by the son of a notorious crime boss who’s using me to blackmail my dad. It won’t work—his dad’s the criminal and mine is the chief of police!
And if Rob thinks I’ll be a good little hostage and behave, he’s got another thing coming to him.
Then again, if he keeps walking around without a shirt on, I might be willing to do whatever he says.
Picking up where Damiano’s Rescue left off, Book Two in The Famiglia series follows the heir apparent to the Galliano syndicate as he grapples with an impossible choice: He can save his dad or he can protect the girl, but he can’t do both.
95K words, spicy romance. Forced proximity, enemies to lovers. Rob’s Struggle is the second installment in the Famiglia Series of interconnected standalone books. It is not necessary to read Book 1, but feel free to grab Damiano's Rescue on KU.
Tagged as:
- mafia 4
- age gap 3
- enemies to lovers 3
- contemporary 3
- m-f romance 3
- abduction 3
- virgin heroine 3
- rich hero 3
- dark romance 2
- new adult 2
- sweet/gentle heroine 2
- slow burn 2
- bad boys 2
- cheerful/happy heroine 1
- sassy heroine 1
- independent heroine 1
- possessive hero 1
- sweet/gentle hero 1
- other man/woman 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- body betrayal 2
- non-consent between mcs 1
- geography
- illinois 3
- north america 2
- usa 2
- Format
- dual pov 3
- first person pov 3
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The 'The Famiglia' series
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