Series: The Partners #4
Author: Tori Fox
Version: Ebook (ARC)
Release date: 4 September 2025
Rating: ★★★.5
Synopsis
The Partners are back, and they have a new enemy…
Eleven years ago I faked my own death to save my family.
And it cost me everything.
Now I'm a wanted criminal.
The Partners have me back in their grasp but it’s not them I am afraid of.
I have new enemies now.
Ones that wouldn’t think twice to put a bullet through my head.
To make matters worse, my kids hate me.
And my wife won’t forgive me.
But I will fight like hell to make it right, no matter who I have to take out in the process.
There’s only one way this ends, only one goal, to get my wife and kids back.
And make it out alive.
Review
This book was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review. Thank you Tori Fox!
Retribution is the fourth standalone book set in The Partners series and tells the story of Ainslie and Tiago. Although this is the fourth standalone book in the series, I recommend reading the other three books in the series because Retribution mentions characters from the previous books.
It's been awhile since I read the third book, Redemption, in The Partners series so it took a bit to get into the story. I also didn't remember if Ainslee or Thiago were ever mentioned in one of the previous books. But I'm a big fan of Mafia Romance and I really enjoyed reading the first three books in The Partners series, so I was excited to start reading Retribution.
The Partners series is a book series with each book about a different couple, and in Retribution we get to read about Ainslee and Thiago. Ainslee and Thiago are wife and husband, and they have 3 children together, but... Thiago is supposed to be dead. Or is he? Retribution tells the story of how Thiago tried to save his family by pretending to be dead, and now almost eleven years later he wants to return to his family. But that's not an easy feat...
It took me almost a week to finish Retribution. Mainly because I have a 3-month-old I need to care for, but also because this book didn't really grab my attention. I mean, I liked the story in general, and I wanted to know how this book was going to end, but I also didn't feel like picking up this book and reading it. Which is sad because I really liked the previous books. Maybe it was just my mood because my 3-month-old had a bad week, or maybe this book lacked something for me? Who knows...