Heart of a Jester

SECOND PART OF THE PENTALOGY “THE HEART OF THE MAFIA” BY KATHERINE BOLFINCH!

“I’m supposed to get beaten so you’ll come?” Jorge tore the silence.
“Why didn’t you come yourself?”
“I was coming,” he said mysteriously. “But I tripped over someone’s fist, and now I’m here.” Jorge then looked at me seriously, like a scanner.
“I’m just kidding—I know it’s hard to go anywhere after something like that. Better not get involved with him. He’s a loyal dog of a powerful mafia. The one who solves problems quickly and effectively. Blood and pain are frequent companions of his.”

Jorge Muňos grew up by the rules of a merciless world. And his only desire is to understand who he is. A clown with a cruel smile—or a wounded soul craving love? And she… has been broken for a long time. A girl who ended up in the wrong time, in the wrong place. She’s tied to the mafia forever.

Anabel Quesada looks death in the eyes, hiding despair. She will find the strength to keep fighting—but what is she willing to do to protect what she holds dear? And maybe she won’t have to do it alone. What if the person everyone fears is afraid of losing only her?

Katherine Bolfinch is an emerging star of sentimental prose. Her books have long captured readers’ hearts. She writes stories, revealing all the facets of human love and passion.

Her cycle “The Heart of the Mafia” has long gained recognition with the audience. “The Heart of the Jester” is the second part of the pentalogy about Spanish mafiosi: love on the edge of a dagger, unstoppable passion, and family intrigues bordering on Shakespearean tragedies.

“Katherine Bolfinch found my kryptonite and my new favorite trope. The touching, though painful, love between Jorge and Anabel grows in the wrong place and—definitely—not at the right time. They go through such a difficult path that you’re ready to take even the lady Bolfinch hostage and keep her in a basement, just so these heroes get their deserved “happily ever after.” By the way, the plot twists made me break a couple of plates… I recommend switching to plastic dishes while you read!” — Summer Holland, author (summerholland)

“An incredible emotional storm that reaches the very heart. The story of Jorge and Anabel—two scarred souls seeking healing—pulls you in from the very first lines, leading you down winding paths of feelings filled with trials, overcoming difficulties, and moral choices. It’s surprising how, against the backdrop of criminal breakdowns, human relationships unfold, making you feel tender sympathy and genuinely worry about the heroes.” — Ksenia Khorny, book blogger (kseni_horny)

“This book isn’t only about how to survive in a criminal mafia world full of betrayal and endless intrigues. It will plunge you into such an emotional whirlwind that you won’t be able to go back to being the same afterward. Once again, the main characters will prove how important it is to say your feelings out loud at the right moment and not lose yourself for real, before it’s too late. Because in the mafia world, only the most resilient have a place, right?” — Polina Reznikova, book blogger (your_dream_in_books)

The edition includes an exclusive additional chapter. For fans of Ana Sherry, Penelope Douglas, and Emma Ryce.

Reading-friendly paper, colorful endpapers, cover illustration by the well-known youth artist Mori.