Hustle (Men of Inked: Southside #4)

The best by far in this Men of Inked: Southside series, Chelle Bliss turns up the heat in this truly tender kind of love story with Hustle. It was hard NOT to love Vincent Gallo and his sexy ways and there was no way Bianca Hernandez could have ever resisted the self-assured rookie football player. From the very first pages, as these two meet and realize they are the only two apartments on the 11th floor, there was a definite spark between them.

The newly-professional quarterback and the romance novelist are pure gold together as they start to spend some time together, even as Bianca tries her hardest to keep Vinnie at arm’s length. The fiesty latina and the Mama’s boy have a fiery chemistry that cannot be ignored. Together with some wildly steamy and dare I say, erotic trysts, these two had me fanning myself as they find themselves falling for the other when that was truly the last thing on either of their minds.

Bliss creates the perfect setting for why Vinnie and Bianca have to become closer and it’s a battle of wills to see just how fast he can break down her defenses and be able to claim her for his own. Theirs is a surprising kind of romance but was clearly predestined prodded along with the sweet help of a few well-meaning and endearing characters.

The Gallo clan together with the Hernandez crew is one helluva boisterous group and I found myself smiling as they are not all that different, just wanting what is best for one of their own. They all provide a ton of comic relief as their protective sides come out to play more than once.

I loved every minute of their journey and succumbed to the Vinnie Gallo effect right along with Bianca. You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who could resist that incredible man. He is clearly the book boyfriend his girl could only dream about and write about and she deserves nothing less.

With the right amount of angst and true feeling, Hustle is a winner from beginning to end. It deserves 5 stars all the way!