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10/5/2021

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Target
The Valesky Crime Family Book 1
by Tina Donahue
Genre: Dark Mafia Romance

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A Russian kingpin wants her dead… the only one who can stop it is the man sent to murder her.

Toni Flores loved her dream job working for a respected US senator until he raped her. She’s determined to bring him to justice, no matter the cost.

For years, Dimitri Valesky, head of a Russian crime family in America, has bought off those in government. Just like the senator responsible for Toni’s assault. When she won’t keep quiet about it and risks Dimitri’s business, he orders his stepson Michael to kill her.

Michael’s a lobbyist not a mafia enforcer. He refuses the insane demand, but Dimitri insists. The power he holds over Michael and his brothers is absolute… or so he believes.

Rather than murder Toni, Michael intends to romance her. Once he convinces her to keep quiet about the Senator, she won’t be a target any longer and Dimitri will back off on the hit. The plan falls apart and now they are dodging mafia enforcers, bullets, and Dimitri’s outrage.

Michael and Toni fight to stay alive and save those dearest to them as they also fall hopelessly in love.

This is book one in the Valesky Crime Family series 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.


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​Once outside the capitol, my phone buzzes. The display shows my mother’s picture and name. Worried, I answer. “Mama, are you all right?”
“It’s me,” Dimitri says.
I squeeze the phone, wishing it were his throat. If Mama hadn’t married him… If she hadn’t been desperate about feeding and housing her boys when we were little…
Too late now for regrets. The SOB’s tentacles surround each of us. Unless, or until, I kill him, nothing will change. Before I speak, I make certain to mask my disgust. If I piss him off, he’ll take out his rage on my mother, his nearest and weakest target. “He’s voting your way. This time, he won’t change his mind.”
“Khorosho.” Russian for good. “I knew you’d come through for me, Mikhail.”
Only because he has the proverbial gun to my head. There isn’t one thing I don’t detest about Dimitri, including his guttural voice. Despite having lived in the States since he was fifteen, he still has a thick accent.
Wanting to end this as quickly as possible, I lie. “I have another appointment. When I’m through with it, I’ll send you details of what Cyrus and I discussed.”
“That’s not why I’m calling.”
Despite the warmish spring weather, my skin goes clammy. “Is Mama all—”
“She’s fine, and will stay that way, as long you do what you’re told.”
I long to call him every vile thing imaginable but keep my tongue. Something I learned as a kid. His beatings were always worse if I cried or cursed him. If I was silent, that enraged him further, but he wore himself out faster. A win for me.
He clears his throat, but still coughs, thanks to his three-pack a day cigarette habit. Innocent kids get cancer, but not him. What a screwed-up world.
“I have another project for you, Mikhail.”
Damn. “What bill is it this time?”
“Not a bill. A woman. Toni Flores.”
I’m crossing the street when he says the name. My step pauses. Someone from behind bumps into me.
“She’s causing trouble,” Dimitri says. “You need to get rid of her.”
“What?”
A different person bumps into me. I cross to the other side. “What are you talking about?”
“She’s causing problems for Stowe.”
Lucian Stowe is another senator Dimitri owns. “What kind of problems?”
“She’s been claiming to the police and anyone else she can that he sexually assaulted her. It’s not true, but she won’t stop lying about it and she never shuts her mouth.”
I hurry down the street to a less crowded area. “How do you know she’s lying?”
“Because I said so!”
In Dimitri’s world that makes perfect sense. “That’s no damn proof.”
“Even if she is telling the truth, it doesn’t matter!” He’s shouting louder than I did. “I need Stowe in my pocket! She has to be eliminated! I want you to do it.”
My stomach falls. “No. I don’t do that kind of work. Ever. Especially to a woman who’s—”
“I don’t care what she is or how you found out about her. I want it done. No arguments.”
Before I can speak, he ends the call.


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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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48 Comments
Kari B
10/5/2021 06:22:00 am

Sounds like it will be a dark and steamy read.

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Tina Donahue link
10/5/2021 06:51:11 pm

It is Kari! Thanks for dropping by. :)

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Michele Soyer
10/5/2021 06:50:14 am

Really like family sagas - crime family or not...

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Tina Donahue link
10/5/2021 06:51:43 pm

Me, too, Michele! Thanks for dropping by. :)

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Marcy Meyer
10/5/2021 07:04:14 am

I like the cover. Looks great.

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Tina Donahue link
10/5/2021 06:52:28 pm

I want that guy as my Christmas gift, Marcy! Thanks for dropping by. :)

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Dreadrake
10/5/2021 07:52:57 am

Sounds awesome! Love books like this! Thanks for sharing!

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Tina Donahue link
10/5/2021 06:52:59 pm

Thanks for dropping by, Dreadrake! :)

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Rita Wray
10/5/2021 09:32:17 am

Sounds like a good read.

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Tina Donahue link
10/5/2021 06:53:25 pm

Thanks, Rita! I had fun writing it. :)

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Beyond Comps
10/5/2021 10:45:28 am

Great cover!

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Tina Donahue link
10/5/2021 06:54:03 pm

I know - he is so hawt! Thanks for dropping by, Beyond Comps. :)

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Wendy Jensen
10/5/2021 11:48:15 am

The book details sound like an action packed read.

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Tina Donahue link
10/5/2021 06:54:31 pm

It is, Wendy! Thanks for dropping by! :)

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Colleen C.
10/5/2021 12:19:14 pm

Enjoyed the snippet you shared... want to read more!

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Tina Donahue link
10/5/2021 06:54:56 pm

Thanks, Colleen! :)

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Sherry
10/5/2021 01:44:10 pm

The book sound good and I love the cover.

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Tina Donahue link
10/5/2021 06:55:26 pm

Thanks, Sherry. I had fun writing it. I love the cover, too! :)

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wendy hutton
10/5/2021 01:59:40 pm

this sounds like a wonderful book

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Tina Donahue link
10/5/2021 06:55:51 pm

Thanks, Wendy! I enjoyed writing it. :)

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Jon Heil
10/5/2021 04:06:51 pm

Hope they get their victim

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Tina Donahue link
10/5/2021 06:56:21 pm

Thanks for dropping by, Jon! :)

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Tina Donahue link
10/5/2021 06:49:58 pm

Thanks for all the great work you did on my tour, Maia - you are the best! :)

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Terri Quick
10/5/2021 06:56:17 pm

Sexy cover

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bn100
10/5/2021 10:19:47 pm

nice excerpt

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David Basile
10/6/2021 12:39:28 pm

Looks like a good book.

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Susan Smith
10/6/2021 01:28:42 pm

I like stories about crime families. Great cover!

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Thomas Gibson
10/6/2021 02:50:18 pm

Cover looks awesome! Excerpt is intriguing. Great work!

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Bea LaRocca
10/6/2021 02:57:37 pm

The cover and teasers are gorgeous, the synopsis and excerpt intriguing, this sounds like a great start to an exciting new series. Thank you for sharing your bio and book details and for offering a giveaway, I am really looking forward to reading this one

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Amy F
10/6/2021 03:58:26 pm

Love the sexy cover for a mafia romance!

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Abigail Gibson
10/6/2021 06:04:57 pm

This book looks so cool keep up the amazing work!

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Jamie Martin link
10/6/2021 08:16:38 pm

Ever been to jail?

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Peggy Salkill
10/7/2021 02:46:12 am

Love the cover!

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Debbie P
10/7/2021 08:32:30 am

This sounds like a very intriguing read.

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Barbara Montag
10/9/2021 02:59:07 pm

Dark Mafia Romance - I like this & the sexy cover!
Thank you for sharing this with us.

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Latifa Morrisette
10/10/2021 07:47:44 pm

Sounds like a good read.

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beth shepherd
10/11/2021 01:16:59 pm

This looks like a great read! I like the cover!

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Ann Fantom
10/12/2021 07:42:11 pm

This sounds like an interesting book and I also like the cover.

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Eva Millien
10/14/2021 08:31:48 pm

Congrats on your new release, Tina! I can't wait to read this one, the excerpt and the teasers sounds great! Thanks for sharing them with me and good luck with the tour and your book!

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Diana Hardt
10/20/2021 10:19:26 pm

It sounds like a really interesting book. Thank you for sharing.

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Christina Boronkas
10/24/2021 01:31:39 am

Sounds good

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Christina Gould
10/29/2021 09:22:28 am

I love the beautiful cover and the excerpt. Thanks for the giveaway!

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Diane Eral
11/4/2021 10:48:07 pm

Congratulations on your book! I love romance books to read, like what you stated ‘heat with heart’!

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Renata
11/5/2021 12:14:15 am

Nice cover!

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latisha depoortere
11/5/2021 12:30:41 pm

This sounds so good thanks for sharing!

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Jennifer Mckelvey-Galindo
11/5/2021 03:38:24 pm

Nothing like a Mafia romance...where you from?

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Anita Jude
11/5/2021 07:29:05 pm

Love the book details and the cover

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Sand
11/5/2021 10:35:42 pm

Sounds like a great book!

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