Title: Forced Proximity
Series: Content Advisory #7
Author: Lani Lynn Vale
Genre: Mafia Romance
Tropes: Forced Proximity, Other Woman Drama
Reverse Grumpy/Sunshine
Release Date: November 4, 2025
Series: Content Advisory #7
Author: Lani Lynn Vale
Genre: Mafia Romance
Tropes: Forced Proximity, Other Woman Drama
Reverse Grumpy/Sunshine
Release Date: November 4, 2025
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Finnian “Apollo” Reins met Dru Noel Rossi at his lowest.
She was a bright ray of sunshine in his darkest, cloudiest night.
He had no clue that he needed her. He was just struggling to keep his head above water, going from day to day, waiting for it to be his time to go.
But then she catches his eye in the swankiest restaurant in Washington DC. She’s wearing all black and sticks out like a sore thumb among the elitists’ otherwise dressiest affairs. She may have been severely underdressed, but that didn’t stop Finnian from following her every move and becoming obsessed.
So of course, when she leaves, he follows her. And wouldn’t you know it, she goes right back to his hometown.
But that’s not the first coincidence between the otherwise complete opposites. It’s just a long line of chance encounters that force them together, time and time again, and show them what they’re missing.
She’s the sweetest thing he’s ever met, and understandably, is hesitant to get anywhere near a Truth Teller like him.
The Truth Tellers MC got their hard, terrifying reputations for a reason.
But Finnian wears her down with his charm, while showing her what it’s like to be with someone that won’t hesitate to take out the entire world as long as it makes her smile.
He has to have her in his life, and he’ll do just about anything to make that happen. A little light stalking, financial blackmail and forced proximity never hurt anybody.
She was a bright ray of sunshine in his darkest, cloudiest night.
He had no clue that he needed her. He was just struggling to keep his head above water, going from day to day, waiting for it to be his time to go.
But then she catches his eye in the swankiest restaurant in Washington DC. She’s wearing all black and sticks out like a sore thumb among the elitists’ otherwise dressiest affairs. She may have been severely underdressed, but that didn’t stop Finnian from following her every move and becoming obsessed.
So of course, when she leaves, he follows her. And wouldn’t you know it, she goes right back to his hometown.
But that’s not the first coincidence between the otherwise complete opposites. It’s just a long line of chance encounters that force them together, time and time again, and show them what they’re missing.
She’s the sweetest thing he’s ever met, and understandably, is hesitant to get anywhere near a Truth Teller like him.
The Truth Tellers MC got their hard, terrifying reputations for a reason.
But Finnian wears her down with his charm, while showing her what it’s like to be with someone that won’t hesitate to take out the entire world as long as it makes her smile.
He has to have her in his life, and he’ll do just about anything to make that happen. A little light stalking, financial blackmail and forced proximity never hurt anybody.
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MY REVIEW
When Dru (Drusilla) and Apollo meet on a plane, it's fate. Then the plane goes down and their fates become entwined. She doesn't know it, but he's been fascinated with her before they officially met on that plane. She has a problematic family, he has a family he's grieving and a found family he belongs to. Their issues fit together, they fit together. He has a hole in his heart that will never completely heal, shaped in the form of his son; but Dru's compassion, her willingness to stand by him are going a long way to getting his heart to beat again.
I love it when people's crazy fit perfectly with someone else's crazy. Finnian took one look at Dru and knew she was the one. His particular skillset made it easy to feed his fascination with her, then through even more crazy chain of events, they end up meeting in person and from there it's a short trip to forever. But I said short, not easy, because these two go through more in that short time than most couples go through in many lifetimes. Thank God they had each other - I'm not sure they would have made it through intact without being able to lean on each other. I've read a lot of Lani's writing, though this is the first of this series for me, so I'm well versed in her morally gray, complicated characters, and Apollo is the perfect embodiment of both these things. It's why Dru's his perfect partner. I love this crazy meets and falls for crazy couple who couldn't have been more perfect for each other.
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AUTHOR BIO
Lani Lynn Vale is an American author of humorous romantic suspense novels. Born in the Great State of Texas, she has lived the majority of her adult life in East Texas where most of her novels are based. She’s married to her high school sweetheart whom her readers refer to as “LLV’s Bearded Half.” She published her first novel, Boomtown in the summer of 2013 after the birth of her third child. She’s gone on to publish over 100 novels, with most of them going on to become USA Today Bestsellers.
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