Collateral

by Raisa Greywood

She’s the most priceless collateral of all.

Adriano Costa always calls in his debts, but when he comes to collect, he decides to take something even more valuable.

Lauren Johansen is a chef on a mission. She wants to turn her family restaurant into a world-class steakhouse, but her dreams fall apart when a too handsome to be true loan shark comes to take what he’s owed.

And he wants…her.

Published in Dark Vows: A Mafia Bride Anthology.

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First published January 1, 2021

About the author

USA Today bestselling author Raisa Greywood loves to write stories that make her readers wonder if they should laugh or cry. Or even better, do both at the same time! She takes special delight in turning traditional romance tropes upside down and shaking them until something fun falls out.

Raisa lives in the midwestern United States with two cats who share one brain cell, and her husband, who taught her how to write great enemies to lovers stories over thirty years ago, and who still brings her flowers.

Reviews

[Jan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Adriano Costa was just coming to collect on a debt owed by Richard Johansen. He certainly didn’t expect the chef to be Lauren Johansen, Richard’s daughter. Her cute stutter draws him in and he cares nothing for about the debt, but wants her. Lauren doesn’t know what it is about Adriano that makes her weak in the knees. He is sexy, stubborn, and so not right for her. I love that for one, Lauren isn’t “perfect.” There is always the pretty model like woman. Lauren is curvy and a bit more with a stutter. It only goes away when Adriano riles her up. And it is so cute. He sees it as such as well. At first you think he is just a user but he isn’t. He actually is a really good guy. He knows what he wants and see Lauren as the puzzle piece missing in his life. I loved this story.