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Our Thing: An Australian Mafia Romance (Our Thing Collection Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Nicci Harris (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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The city's golden girl falls heart-first into a dark underworld.

I want two things in life: to be the leading ballerina in my academy—
And Max Butcher…

A massive, tattooed boxer, and renowned thug.
And my very first crush...

I may be a silly little girl to him, but he's intent on protecting, possessing, and claiming me in every way—his little piece of purity.

But there is more to Max Butcher than the cold, cruel facade he wears like armour. I know; I saw the broken boy inside him one day when we were only children.

So, even as I stand in the shadows with him, as people get hurt... as people die… I refuse to let him believe he's nothing more than a piece in his Family's corrupt empire.

There is good inside Max Butcher, and I refuse to let him live in the dark forever.

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Author notes: Our Thing is book one in The Kids of The District series and has a happily for now with part two live. Part two has a happily ever after. This book features a powerful and grumpy hero and an endearing, sunshine -like heroine. Both main characters are possessive and fight for each other. It is a love story, with spice, steam, violence, and drama. Enjoy.

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  3. Language
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    November 25, 2020
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MEET THE BUTCHER BOYS
SONS OF THE LEGENDARY BOXER
MAX BUCTHER

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08GG7L3SN
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Inki Publishing (November 25, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 25, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.3 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 372 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1922492027
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Customers enjoy this mafia romance for its drama and action-packed plot, with one review noting it's thrilling from start to finish. The book features well-developed characters, with one customer particularly appreciating Max's grumpy/alpha-hole personality, and the writing is praised for its descriptive style. Customers find the book fast-paced and steamy, with one review highlighting the electric chemistry between the characters. They love Max and Cassidy, and consider it a great start to the series.

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61 customers mention "Story quality"55 positive6 negative

Customers enjoy the story quality of the book, describing it as a good mafia love story with plenty of drama, and one customer notes it's thrilling from start to finish.

"...Nicki Harris’s writing completely draws me in, it’s emotional, gripping, and so vivid that it feels like I’m living every moment with the..." Read more

"...This is an Australian, slow burn dark romance with a bad boy heir to the criminal organization and a sweet, protected innocent ballerina trope...." Read more

"...He's made her promises that he shouldn't. This is an intense love story, spicy, hot, and alot of holy crap. Can't wait to read more." Read more

"...The spice: HOT. That’s what this book has going for it. The spicy scenes are creative and hot...." Read more

25 customers mention "Character development"22 positive3 negative

Customers enjoy the characters in the book, with one customer particularly appreciating Max's grumpy/alpha-hole personality.

"...Every character feels so well-developed and unforgettable, it’s impossible not to love them all...." Read more

"...I love how this book is written. I love the interaction between characters. This plot is not about action. It is about relationship...." Read more

"...The writing: Actually pretty good (not cheesy and unbelievable, well-rounded, good word choice, etc.) The spice: HOT...." Read more

"...Audio is FANTASTIC.. The Narrators makes a great book epic...." Read more

21 customers mention "Writing quality"15 positive6 negative

Customers praise the writing quality of the book, with one customer noting the author's effective use of descriptive words and another highlighting the electric chemistry between characters.

"...Their chemistry is electric, and their bond feels so real and natural. Every twist and turn kept me locked to my Kindle, unable to put it down...." Read more

"...I love Nicci’s style of writing. I highly recommend this book but keep in mind it will be a tad different than the American or British books we read...." Read more

"...The dialogue doesn’t flow like a normal conversation would. I thought it was just because I’m American so I bought the audible version and no...." Read more

"...(not cheesy and unbelievable, well-rounded, good word choice, etc.) The spice: HOT...." Read more

10 customers mention "Spice content"10 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the spice content of the book, with one mentioning particularly spicy scenes.

"...It has the perfect balance of spice, romance, drama, and emotion...." Read more

"...⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Spice factor is off the charts. Again I’m not talking about the act of sex itself. I’m talking about the slow burn buildup. Holy spice gods!..." Read more

"...This is an intense love story, spicy, hot, and alot of holy crap. Can't wait to read more." Read more

"...I will cross post my review as it stands for them all. Spicy, Brutal, Honest and just overall next level story telling." Read more

9 customers mention "Steam content"9 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the steamy content of the book.

"...This is an intense love story, spicy, hot, and alot of holy crap. Can't wait to read more." Read more

"...The spicy scenes are creative and hot. Realistic elements: Let me preface this by saying that I’m from the United States...." Read more

"...The steam in this book is ok. It’s not omg!..." Read more

"I could not put this book down. Gritty, romantic and hot. The character development was great...." Read more

6 customers mention "Pacing"6 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the pacing of the book, finding it fast-paced, with one customer describing it as a slow burn.

"...Very well written. I like the author, which is very descriptive. Moved quickly. This is not a stand-alone. But not mad about that...." Read more

"...It started innocently and went really fast to higher level. I like what they have and how normal they were despite Max’s “mafia thing”...." Read more

"Amazing! Fast paced and so detailed. A ballerinas dream and a mafia sons worst nightmare! Recommended if you liked ritual" Read more

"I was definitely hooked, read it in one day, and I will definitely be reading it again in the near future because I doubt another book can compare!" Read more

5 customers mention "Romance"5 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the romance in the book, particularly loving the characters Max and Cassidy.

"Loving Max and Cassidy so much as well as the unraveling of the secrets from the prologue!..." Read more

"I loved this story. Max and Cassidy are great. I love how sweet Max is with Cassidy. I also love that there's no 3rd act break up." Read more

"...Not a big fan of the weak main character, she was funny though. Loved Max, don't regret reading." Read more

"I loved every minute of this romance novel. Cassidy and Max are so great together!..." Read more

5 customers mention "Start"5 positive0 negative

Customers like how the book starts the series, with one mentioning it begins innocently.

"...Great start to this series." Read more

"An amazing start to a series that has stolen my heart...." Read more

"3/5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I do like Cassidy and Max’s story. It started innocently and went really fast to higher level...." Read more

"...Excellent writing. Just feel in love with book, a great beginning of the series...." Read more

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  • Krystal Briese
    5.0 out of 5 stars 5⭐️
    Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2025
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    I can confidently say Our Thing by Nicki Harris has become my absolute obsession. I’ve read this book at least once a month for the past year, and somehow, it just keeps getting better every time. Nicki Harris’s writing completely draws me in, it’s emotional, gripping, and so vivid that it feels like I’m living every moment with the characters.

    Cassidy and Max have completely stolen my heart. Watching their relationship grow throughout the story is one of the most satisfying experiences I’ve had as a reader. Their chemistry is electric, and their bond feels so real and natural. Every twist and turn kept me locked to my Kindle, unable to put it down. I was constantly surprised by where the story went, and I loved every second of it.

    Whenever I need a pick-me-up or a comfort read, I always turn back to this series. It has the perfect balance of spice, romance, drama, and emotion. Every character feels so well-developed and unforgettable, it’s impossible not to love them all.

    Our Thing isn’t just a book to me, it’s a full experience. I’m beyond thankful to have found it and I know it’s a story I’ll treasure for a long time.
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  • Kim P
    4.0 out of 5 stars The Golden Girl Ballerina & Bad Boy Butcher
    Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2023
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    4.5 ⭐️’s for Our Thing by Nicci Harris from Kids of the District series. This is an Australian, slow burn dark romance with a bad boy heir to the criminal organization and a sweet, protected innocent ballerina trope. There have been many mixed reviews about this book and I wanted to put my 2 cents into the reading jar.

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for character development. I loved the characters in this book, even the ones which annoy me. I did not read the prequel so I read this book knowing absolutely nothing about the characters. Many people reviewing find they dislike the fmc because she was written with the attitude of a 15 yr old instead of her 18 yr old self. This makes PERFECT sense as she is a ballerina who worked out and danced 3-4 hours every single day. She should be socially immature. He’s the typical bad boy criminal alphahole.

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ for plot/storyline. I love how this book is written. I love the interaction between characters. This plot is not about action. It is about relationship.

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ grammar/spelling/word choice. Many reviewers have issue with the authors writing style. Personally, I didn’t see it. The only noticeable difference is the book is written about a group of people in Australia. There is always an odd adjustment to minute cultural differences when reading books from another country.

    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Spice factor is off the charts. Again I’m not talking about the act of sex itself. I’m talking about the slow burn buildup. Holy spice gods! When the two main characters do get together I thought I’d have a coronary. I don’t know why Nicci Harris can do this, but the spice she writes is art to me.

    Now that I’ve finally read the book I can say I’m going to devour the next one. I love Nicci’s style of writing. I highly recommend this book but keep in mind it will be a tad different than the American or British books we read. You won’t even know what the difference is but you will feel it.
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  • Ivy Blacke
    5.0 out of 5 stars The bad boy love
    Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2024
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    I love the innocence of Cassidy. But I love, love, love the clash of innocence with the bad boy. Max is the ultimate bad boy, but can hold some softness with his " little one". The life Max lives is so much harsher than Cassidy had ever lived.

    Cassidy is a ballerina. It's what she knows. Hard work training and balancing her love for dance with her love for her family, but Max Butcher caught her eye and she's been infatuated with him ever since. But that infatuation will soon show her things she never imagined existed.

    Max is hard. He protects himself from the emotional scars and from emotions in general. However Cassidy gets past his walls and he's not prepared. He's made her promises that he shouldn't. This is an intense love story, spicy, hot, and alot of holy crap. Can't wait to read more.
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  • DunkieJunkie
    3.0 out of 5 stars (SPOILERS) Good idea, underdeveloped
    Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2024
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    I found this book because I saw a BookTok for a later book in this series and I always start at the beginning. I’ll give it this - I didn’t bail halfway like I do whenever the writing isn’t good.

    The writing: Actually pretty good (not cheesy and unbelievable, well-rounded, good word choice, etc.)

    The spice: HOT. That’s what this book has going for it. The spicy scenes are creative and hot.

    Realistic elements: Let me preface this by saying that I’m from the United States. I watch plenty of foreign shows/movies, but rarely read foreign literary works. Understand that my perspective on this might be more negative because I’m basing it off of what I know as an American.
    1) The sports references throughout the book are weird. Maybe it’s different in Australia, but in the States, I’d you’re a college athlete, you are 1,000% committed. If you aren’t, there’s an unbelievable number of athletes waiting to take your spot. I can’t fathom being at the university level and basically picking and choosing when you want to play for the team. Unless it’s intramural, then that would make sense.
    2) This is probably also because I’m an American, but owning/possessing a firearm isn’t such a big deal. Again, maybe it’s because we have the second amendment, but I can’t believe being so afraid of a gun and having so much content about the FMC basically rationalizing how the MMC can be a good person yet carry a gun.
    3) One of the biggest problems with the development of the story is that the WHOLE book there is person after person after person who comes up to Cassidy and warn her away from Max. The whole book is spent spinning the notion that “Max is into dangerous stuff,” “Max us so dangerous,” “you don’t understand, this world is HORRIBLE,” etc. However, there never seems to really be proof of it. He carries a gun (which I suppose in Australia makes him a criminal, but that’s actually not a bad thing to carry a gun). He gets randomly called away. His mother is abusive. His dad is kind of cold (again, more talked about than shown). Everyone, including family friends, seem scared of him… but why? He pops off and then apologizes just as quickly. It’s just not really realistic. It’s like how when someone has to tell everyone how “bad” they are, they probably aren’t (exhibit A: JoJo Siwa).
    4) The names. Again, maybe it’s an Australian thing, but I’ve never heard “Flicker” and “Blesk”… “Flicker is I guess a nickname (which isn’t even explained, you just find out half way through because someone calls her Felicity). Blesk has zero explanation. Maybe cultural, but it doesn’t translate well.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Big Grump wins your heart
    Reviewed in Canada on January 4, 2024
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    Honestly People! I am surprised at the negative reviews this book has gotten. I love Max and Cassidy, The small sweet girl and the Bad boy Max. She has pinned after max for years and then he finally gives her his attention and Max is in the Mafia life whether he wants be or not. He definitely falls hard for Cassidy and i think that their love is sweet. He is a big ol' grump and she is a ray of sunshine. I love how this book along with the other kids of the district are very family oriented and in Max's case....Some times good people do bad things. There are triggers so read with caution but i think this book is sweet and builds a story of the district for us
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  • Leyendo Forever
    4.0 out of 5 stars Addicting story
    Reviewed in Mexico on June 1, 2021
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    ESP ::

    Me gustaron muchas cosas. Los gráficos y las fotos que me ayudaban a visualizar perfecto a Max y Cassidy. La historia desarrollada en Australia, la onda de mafia..

    Ella es una bailarina que en teoría es naive, pero a veces me desesperaba mucho. Él es un patán. Evoluciona pero en esencia no es encantador. Sin embargo, me gusta mucho su lealtad, su familia, la relación con sus hermanos.

    Me intrigó mucho y definitivo, voy al segundo libro.

    ENG ::

    I enjoyed many things. The drawings for each chapter and the pictures that helped me visualize Max and Cassidy perfectly. I also enjoyed that the story has an original setting (Australia) and the mafia context.

    She’s a ballerina. She’s somewhat naive but sometimes she really make me roll my eyes. He’s a jerk. Yes, he likes her, loves her eventually but he’s a jerk. However, he becomes better... but I loved his relationship with his brothers, his sense of loyalty, his family.

    Definitely, going into the second part of the duet!
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  • Ves_Pringle_Melb
    5.0 out of 5 stars Epic love story for the ages: The sweet Ballerina Girl and her Butcher Boy
    Reviewed in Australia on May 7, 2023
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    Our Thing & Cosa Nostra Duet is a Grumpy Sunshine Australian Mafia Romance that took my heart on this deliciously suspenseful and steamy journey of the epic love story that is the Sweet Ballerina Girl and her Butcher Boy Menace and hooked me on from beginning to end and I just could not get enough!

    Max Butcher and Cassidy Slater’s pulse-pounding and heart racing love story features:
    ❤️Sweet ballerina heroine
    ❤️Mafia Heir
    ❤️Sweet & Spicy
    ❤️Man of few words
    ❤️Only has a smile for her
    ❤️ Disrespect her and die
    ❤️ He enjoys EVERY part of her
    ❤️He calls her little one
    ❤️She's a good girl with the whole world at her feet.
    ❤️He's a bad boy with his foot on the world.

    From the very first Chapter, I absolutely loved Cassidy: her sweet and selfless nature.
    I loved her relationship with her sister, and especially her best mate Tony: Oh my giddy Aunt: Tony had the best lines and banter I really loved their friendship.

    These 2 are total opposites Cassidy the sweet, petite Ballerina and Max the tough possessive Alpha Mafia Heir. Their worlds are poles apart, but the more they fall for one another, the more Cassidy gets pulled into Max’s world. The more Max tries to protect Cassidy from being pulled deeper in his
    world, the more she pushes back.

    Oh Max, (in a Cassidy voice), the tough mafia heir, who was born into a life he didn’t choose, growing up in the face of brutality, learning and experiencing first hand, from a very young age the darkness and evil that lurks in humanity.
    The playboy, never looking to settle, who met his match in Cassidy: who melted his heart and in doing so, Max melted mine into a puddle…he’s such a swoonfest with her, so possessive and all consuming, which is how I would describe this duet: This story will reach into your chest and rip out your heart, but Nicci will delicately stitch it back together, owning a piece of your heart forever.
    Max totally broke me though: in the best way: his all-consuming love for Cassidy: chapter 34 of Cosa Nostra absolutely destroyed me…and like Cassidy: I love Max Butcher: Menace.

    Nicci gave us an epic love story full of passion, and super steamy, spicy but not without the angst: it seems like many of my unicorn authors, Nicci likes to torture you, in the best way: she’s given us this gritty Australian Mafia Romance that is so dark and delicious that you never want to leave.
    Cassidy and Max’s journey to HEA was full of emotion, steam and spicy and had me reaching for the fan and blushing! Take note tho: this is a gritty dark romance, so check your triggers.

    Georgia Hart and Rupert Channing narrate this audiobook and I really enjoyed their performances and were fantastic in bringing the Ballerina and the Butcher Boy to life!
    Georgia’s portrayal of Cassidy was kind, pure, driven and determined to get her man and I fell hard for her sweet and gentle disposition.

    Rupert really turned up the grumpy and bossy in his performance and really showcased Max’s possessive and protective side so perfectly in this performance. But Georgia’s Cassidy wasn’t having any of that, she portrayed Cassidy’s determination to stand with Max and be part of his world and I couldn’t help but fall hard for her feistiness wrapped in her sunshine persona. Both narrators really turned up the intensity in their performance and Max & Cassidy’s chemistry: oooft!

    I loved this duet: If you’re a fan of a Hot Australian Dark Mafia Romance with a Grumpy possessive Mafia heir with a penchant for sweet Sunshine Ballerina’s, then you will love this Duet! This is a deliciously dark and emotional story from an absolute genius author, performed by wonderful voice actors: All the menacing & giddy stars!
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  • María Fernández
    5.0 out of 5 stars Really good
    Reviewed in Spain on December 3, 2024
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    I really loved the banter, especially between Cassidy and her bff and I love Max as well, even though I could have hit him at the beginning
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  • Metzireadsromance
    5.0 out of 5 stars Max and Cassidy
    Reviewed in Germany on December 16, 2023
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    New mafia author I adore.
    I like an old school feel to my mafia romance and this book delivers on it, while making it new and exciting. Love the Butcher boys!

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    ⭐⭐ Meh...bored or annoyed
    ⭐ What did I just read?!
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