Shifting Ties

I am deeply, madly in love with the proverbial “child” these authors created, combining the characters of their respective series. The sheer genial insanity in executing such kind of idea is a Checkmate. It's only the second book, but I know that there isn't another mafia centered world building that can ever dethrone them from my reading pedestal.
The two Mafia bosses - Alessandro and Christian - are still missing and while they battle for their mental survival, they have no idea how much is changing in their own families, not only because the war against them is brutal and the borders between friends, foes and allies are crumbling and morphing into a great Unknown. The changes in the hearts, the shifting ties between the two families are beyond salvageable. The world building is like always outstanding, the story fast paced and gritty but the most impressive is the character development. It's like I have never met these characters. The chameleon effect,in the way they show unknown sides of themselves, is riveting and mind twisting.
Reading the second book was like finding my way in a swamp - the moment you think the path is clear, you sink. Because as always, this incredibly talented duet, has a hidden Ace or two... or a whole battalion of them.