Dangerous Innocence is the first book in a brand new series by this author. I really went into this with a open mind. Sometimes her books can work for me but sometimes they dont. Normally my issues lie with the heroines, rarely is it with the heroes. But I did try to maintain my objectivity on this one. This was quite an interesting one and it did have a different taste to it from other books I have read from this author. I quite enjoyed this one, don't get me wrong. It was addictive, strong alpha vibes, some taboo sexy times in a Church, and lots of mafia presence. But there was one aspect to the story that I struggled with and it was the heroine. Her character I really struggled with. I am not sure if this is just how Cora Reilly tends to write her heroines in the first book of a series or what, but I tried to like her I really really did. At first I did but when she betrayed the hero, yeah not for me and quite frankly he forgave her way too quickly. She never seemed to do a grovel and didn't even seem sorry about what she had done to him. Personally I didn't get where she was coming from, there wasn't much nuance to the situation. I know some readers may have issue with the hero but come on he is a alpha mafia hero, he was very a typical in how he treated her, I wasn't really having issues with him that much. I just didn't understand the heroine and from the beginning was looking for anything to betray him. Not once did she have any integrity towards him or their vows and I will be honest it rubbed me the wrong way. I did try to keep an open mind with her and try to be understanding but she kept making up excuses for her behavior and never willing to be accountable for it. She got off way too easy in my opinion and its a cycle I get really tired of with heroines. I am very eager to see what the author does with future books for sure as I love the family and if you are a mafia fan or have enjoyed Cora Reilly in the past, I highly recommend this one. ( )