4.5 Every King needs a Queen Stars 
 This was my second read from A. Zavarelli. And I absolutely loved Crow. Why? Well for starts, Mobsters, Action, Alpha-Male, Kick Ass Heroine, and it all worked beautifully. How much more could ye want? 
 Mackenzie "Mack" Wilder has set upon herself to find out what happened to her friend Talia. Going to the cops doesn't seem to help her and knowing that some of these people are in the pockets of the Irish syndicate isn't helping at all. So she decides to go into the lion's den to find out what happened. 
 "I'm doing this for you, Tal... whatever it takes." 
 Being the daughter of a famous Irish boxer that was one thing her father taught her well... protect herself. 
 "Now it's up to me to continue the legacy...We're Irish. This shit is in our DNA. We love to fight. We love to brawl." 
 So she uses that as a way to get the attention of the one man the boss, but had to settle for his captain instead hoping that he would be the ticket into reaching the truth. She just didn't know she would be caught in the middle of figuring out what to continue fighting for. 
 "The crow symbolizes many things in different cultures... A physical representation of the space between heaven and earth... the crow symbolizes death." 
 Lachlan Crow is more than meets the eye. He keeps his cool, never letting the face he wears show any emotion he feels. All he knows is the code he follows--"Family, loyalty, honor, and blood." Trying to continue with the code and working his way to the top, he never imagined the trouble one girl could bring. He knows she has an agenda. All women do around his line of work; he has a difficult time trusting them. But this one captures his attention no matter how hard he tries to shake her and blaring his focus. 
 "Ye're trouble. A wild card, Mack. But maybe I like having ye here." 
 But he sees so much more inside Mack beside the things she hides. 
 "Inside, I see her for the fragile girl she really is, and that's a weakness." 
 But Mack fights him every step of the way. Getting herself deeper and deeper. Not in finding out what happened to Talia. Though that still plagues her mind at every turn, but now she's falling deeper into Lachlan. 
 "I don't do intimacy in any form. But that isn't even what's bothering me about this. What's bothering me is that I'm not bothered by his touch. His kiss. I should be. I should be very bothered. I cannot let my defenses down against this guy." 
 I really enjoyed the chemistry and story between Crow and Mack. It was an easy smooth read that went by quickly. I got into everything that was happening around them and couldn't put it down. I'm ready to continue the journey with Ronan and Sasha. But the one I'm anxiously waiting for is Alexei story.