A Pole and a Gun
ɴᴏᴠᴇʟʟᴀ(+18) After a few poor life choices, Patricia 'Trixie' Gray ends up in Vegas working as a stripper. Just when life was already low for her, she witnesses a murder and everything is turned upside down. Kidnapped by a handsome stranger who has his own agenda, she wonders whether her luck has run out in Sin City. Dimitri Bendorova is next in line, taking his father's place on the mob throne. A heist is the last thing he needs when the chips are on the table. Only he can piece everything together. That is, until he has to keep the most infuriating woman he has ever met, safe and alive.Romantic mafia comedy with action, satire and humor. Tropes:~ Forced proximity.~ Grumpy/Sunshine~ Bodyguard.~ Touch her and die.Trigger and content warnings:~ Violence and Death~ Adult language~ Mature scenes~ SatireHighest rankings:#1 Adultthemes#1 Satirical#1 Mafiaromance#2 Mafia (out of 147k stories)#2 Humor (out of 215k stories)#2 Standalone#2 Steamyromance#3 Romantic-suspense#5 Love (out of 2M stories)#6 Comedy (out of 187k stories)#6 Novella#9 SatireAwards:@theambys 2023 ~ 3rd round qualifier@Romance ~ Romance Reads contest (qualifier)Featured:@dangerouslove ~ Mafia Romance ~ Oct '23@afterdark ~ Criminal Romance ~ May '24@romance ~ Romantic Suspense ~ June '24…