Is It True: Privilege by Tina Donahue @tinadonahue #RLFblog #DarkMafiaRomance

A young woman’s quest for revenge turns deadly when the FBI agent sworn to protect her may also be her killer.

Welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Let’s play Is It True with today’s guest, Tina Donahue. This is a game with yes and no questions. Writers can elaborate on answers as much as they choose.

Privilege by Tina Donahue

Genre Dark mafia romance

Book heat level (based on movie ratings): MA (Mature Audience Only) or NC-17 Adults Only

She’ll destroy the mobsters who murdered her brother… unless they kill her first.

District cop Lia Blosky warned her twin brother not to get involved with the Valesky Crime Family. He didn’t listen. Now, he’s dead, tortured horribly before mobsters murdered him. Out for blood, she’ll do anything to see these monsters dead.

FBI Special Agent Adrian Kalin is connected to the Valesky Family in a way he loathes and doesn’t want. His stepfather rules the syndicate and is tired of Lia threatening to kill him and others responsible for her brother’s death. To shut her up for good, he orders Adrian to murder her. Who better than an FBI agent who has no connection to her and knows how to hide evidence?

Adrian resists, but if it comes down to saving Lia or his brothers and mother from Dimitri’s rage, he’ll have to choose family.

In a deadly game between each other and the mob, Lia and Adrian fight to survive… while also surrendering to their undeniable attraction to each other.

This is book two in the Valesky Crime Family series, can be enjoyed independently and has an HEA.

Publisher’s Note: This contemporary dark mafia romance contains elements of mystery, suspense, action, adventure, adult themes, and possible triggers for some readers.

Is it true:

this is your first book?

LOL – absolutely not. I have close to 100 books under my belt. Whew!

this book is part of a series?

It is. Privilege is book 2 in The Valesky Crime Family series…dark mafia romances.

you lost sleep while writing this book?

Nope. The book was so intense, and fun to write, that I was pleasantly exhausted after each day’s work and conked out.

you did research for this book?

Totally. Since I knew zip about the FBI, mafia, and the Washington DC area, I had to research like crazy in order to make the story and characters believable. But then, I do that will all my novels.

some characters in this book are not human? (pets for example)

Well, some might say Dimitri, the murderous head of the crime family, isn’t human, but technically he is. I guess my answer would have to be ‘no’ here.

this book has more than one genre?

Mmm, maybe. It’s romance and crime, plus suspense, technically a dark mafia romance.

you speak more than one language?

I wish! I took Spanish all through high school and college and none of it stuck. *sigh*

you grew up where you live now?

Uh-uh. I’m 2,000 miles away from where I grew up – left as soon as I was able and couldn’t be happier. Where I live now has always felt like home. Where I grew up never did.

you love to read?

You can’t imagine. As a kid, I read everything. Even at breakfast, I’d read the cereal boxes. Got my first library card as soon as I could.

you are never late?

Never. Grew up in a household where being on time wasn’t a thing, which meant I was often late. Drove me nuts.

you love pizza?

Is this even a real question? LOL. I live for pizza.

you love sushi?

Ew, no. I love fish, but not raw. I can’t even stand cottage cheese…too slimy.

you have a pet?

Used to. A tuxedo cat. Damn, I loved my fur baby. Since she’s passed, I just can’t seem to replace her.

Where to buy Privilege

Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Privilege-Tina-Donahue-ebook/dp/B09QLBZ89H

Tina Donahue Social Media

Tina’s an Amazon and international bestselling novelist who writes passionate romance for every taste – ‘heat with heart’ – for traditional publishers and indie. Booklist, Publisher’s Weekly, Romantic Times and numerous online sites have praised her work. She’s won Readers’ Choice Awards, was named a finalist in the EPIC competition, received a Book of the Year award, The Golden Nib Award, awards of merit in the RWA Holt Medallion competitions, and second place in the NEC RWA contests. She’s featured in the Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market. Before penning romances, she worked at a major Hollywood production company in Story Direction.
On a less serious note, she’s an admitted and unrepentant chocoholic, brakes for Mexican restaurants, and has been known to moan like Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally while wolfing down tostadas. She’s flown a single-engine airplane (freaking scary), rewired an old house using an ‘electricity for dummies’ book, and is horribly shy despite the hot romances she writes.
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