This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.

Introduction
Illicit Captor is the second book in the "Mafia Wars Ireland" series and this series is connected to her other Mafia Wars books so I do recommend reading those if you can before reading these here. Illicit Captor was NOT the book that I was expecting, and I was delightfully surprised it wasn't as inner relationship angsty as I was expecting. This story was so endearing and heartfelt in both aspects as I was hoping for and in moments I never expected and all the laughs that was evoked within this story was brilliantly conveyed. If you are a fan of this author, you will absolutely LOVE everything about Illicit Captor.

The Main Protagonists
The Hero: Aidan
Second to Brody in the command structure, but goes his own path for vengeance. He has a strong sense of forging his own ways, but respects family above all else but has a attentive caring side for those he loves.

The Heroine: Scarlet
She is the baby sister to the heroine from book one, forced into a marriage against her consent, abused and treated like a prisoner by her husband. Once full of life, now reduced to a fraction of who she used to be.

Summary
Aidan is determined to get his revenge and he plans on doing it by kidnapping his wife, who also happens to be the sister of Alaina. But when he finds her, its worse than he could have ever imagined and brings Scarlet to a house hidden away in the countryside, where he provides safety and cover from her husband and the man he is hunting. But through exchanging her prison, Scarlet sees a big difference that while Aidan is controlling, he cares for her and is kind in a way she has never experienced from anyone apart from her sister. But through a turn of events, they will have to face their families and find common ground before their enemy gets the justice he deserves...

My Outlook
Illicit Captor was simply delightful! I absolutely loved everything about this one here. It was everything that the first book wasn't. It just had the most endearing characters and from the beginning I was invested in their story from their first meeting and I just wanted to cheer these two on. And loved every step of the way that we see them work through and the challenges that they work on overcoming together as a team. I really adored how that even though the heroine, Scarlet, has been abused, she still has fire within her and seeing her come back into herself in the safe haven that Aidan provides, was a sight to witness. The relationship that develops between Aidan and Scarlet was delectable and their chemistry was just right for them. And seriously I thought Alaina was worse in this one than the first book. And I found it badass in that Scarlet was able to keep her sister in line when she needed someone firm that could stand up to her. And is there a romance that could happen with the Dad???? Like serioiusly I need that story to be told.

Overall View
I found Illicit Captor to be a wonderful win of a read, Maggie Cole definitely works her magic within Aidan's story and left us with a bit of a twist for the serial plot that I am intrigued by. August just can't come fast enough. Illicit Captor is a story that won my heart and kept me entertained from beginning to end.

Rating Evaluation:
Plot: 5
World Building: 5
Cover:5
Hero: 5
Heroine: 5
Steam: 5
Heart & Feels:5
Ending:5
Overall View: 5 ( )