Kindle Unlimited
Unlimited reading. Over 4 million titles. Learn more
Read for Free
OR
Kindle Price: $4.99

Save $10.00 (67%)

Promotions apply when you purchase

These promotions will be applied to this item:

Some promotions may be combined; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers. For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions.

Read with our free app
You've subscribed to ! We will preorder your items within 24 hours of when they become available. When new books are released, we'll charge your default payment method for the lowest price available during the pre-order period.
Update your device or payment method, cancel individual pre-orders or your subscription at
Your Memberships & Subscriptions

Buy for others

Give as a gift or purchase for a team or group.
Learn more

Buying and sending eBooks to others

  1. Select quantity
  2. Buy and send eBooks
  3. Recipients can read on any device

These ebooks can only be redeemed by recipients in the US. Redemption links and eBooks cannot be resold.
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Amazon book clubs early access
Loading your book clubs
There was a problem loading your book clubs. Please try again.
Not in a club? Learn more
Amazon book clubs early access

Join or create book clubs

Choose books together

Track your books
Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free.
Explore Amazon Book Clubs

Follow the author

Kelly Ilebode
+ Follow
More books from this author
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

The Corner Booth (A Carras Enterprise Novel Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Kelly Ilebode (Author), Anita B. Carroll (Illustrator), Faith Williams (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 190 ratings
See all formats and editions
Cassandra Oliver, a small town girl with big dreams, left Vermont with nothing but hope for a better future and a job waiting for her as a nanny in Boston. She knew this move would be life changing in so many ways. Having spent her childhood shuttled from one family to another; every decision made for her - Cassie made a promise to herself, that when she was on her own, she would be the one in control and she would allow no one to make her think differently.

“My happiness does not come from how much is in my bank account; it is the arms that hold me at night that make me far richer than anyone I know.”

For Sakis Carras, one of the most powerful, wealthiest and dangerous men on the East Coast, the words spoken by his friend haunted him. His successful business empire, which he started from the ground up, was everything he had worked so hard for and he was living the American Dream. Sakis controlled his empire with no apologies or regrets - until he met Cassandra. Letting her into his life, Sakis realized quickly that he had met his match in every way and he learned the hard way that she could not be so easily controlled.
Read more Read less
Previous page
  1. Book 1 of 3
    A Carras Enterprise Novel
  2. Print length
    321 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  5. Publication date
    April 19, 2015
  6. File size
    816 KB
  7. Page Flip
    Enabled
  8. Word Wise
    Enabled
  9. Enhanced typesetting
    Enabled
  10. See all details
Next page
Hard Rock apparel
Outerwear, tees, and accessories. Discover the rock shop.
All 3 for you in this series See full series
See included books
Total Price: $14.97
By clicking on above button, you agree to the Kindle Store Terms of Use
More like The Corner Booth (A Carras Enterprise Novel Book 1)
Page 1 of 1Start overPage 1 of 1
Previous page
  4. A Carras Enterprise Novel    3 book series
Next page
Loading...

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00WF9GMXI
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 19, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 816 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 321 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1511680350
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 190 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Kelly Ilebode

Kelly Ilebode

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Kelly Ilebode, a self-published author, currently lives in Massachusetts. Born in Skowhegan, Maine, she is the seventh child out of ten. At the age of five, she was placed in the first of four foster homes. Despite her turbulent childhood, she always believed life would get better. The very morning after she graduated from Carrabec High School, Kelly hopped on a Grey Hound bus and headed to Boston, Massachusetts. She was seventeen. Kelly was able to use her writing as an escape from the real world.

Her first self-published book was a leap of faith on her abilities as a writer. Staying true to who she is, she writes from the heart and has a devoted following to her books.

In Search of Grace (August 2012), her first published work, tells the story of how one woman was faced with not only confronting her past, but accepting it. With the help of friends, she learned that she did not have to face the world alone. In Search of Grace hit number 5 on the free downloads one month after publication and gave Kelly the much needed confidence to keep writing.

April 2015, The Corner Booth, Kelly's first Mafia Romance was published, quickly rising to reach #23 on Amazon's Bestselling list for that genre.

Customer reviews

4.1 out of 5 stars
4.1 out of 5
190 global ratings

Top reviews from the United States

Avid book reader
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved her character Cassandra Oliver
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2015
Verified Purchase
Kelly Ilebode is a new author to me, but as soon as I finished reading this book, I instantly bought another one of hers.

I was intrigued as Kelly lives near me and I wanted to gain some insight into her writing style and development of characters. I loved her character Cassandra Oliver, a small town girl from Vermont with big dreams. Her first job in Boston is as a nanny and it doesn't turn out quite as she expected. Lonely and without many options, she befriends a local man who owns a pizza place where her life takes a dramatic turn. Enter Sakis, a powerful and handsome man, but being in control of an empire that isn't quite legitimate his life and those around him are under constant surveillance and threat.Sakis is definitely an alpha male and Cassandra is no wilting flower. I enjoyed the clashes and battles between the two tremendously. I will definitel'y be reading more of Kelly IIebode' books.
Helpful
 Report
Racaim
4.0 out of 5 stars Worth the read
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2015
Verified Purchase
This was a new author to me and I was actually quite surprised by the book. There are various opinions in the reviews but I thought I would just go for it and purchase. I really enjoyed the book to be honest. The sex is very low key. It is not hard core at all. The book is has some twists that keep you interested. I loved Cassie & Sakis. I enjoyed the fact that the hero was not a typically CEO and in fact deals in some very unusual business dealings. It was also enjoyable that Sakis came from a Greek background as opposed to an American or English background. I really really liked his bodyguard Stephen and would love to read a book about his life. I want him to get his HEA.
The reason why I do not give the full 5 stars on this book is while there is a HEA, I found the ending to be a bit rushed to be honest. Whilst I love my books to be in 1 book only, I really felt that the couple could have done with a novella to help round off their time or even have the book split into two. I just felt that there could have been more "padding" to their story together. Overall a good read and I will certainly look into other books from this same author.
2 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
denise bailey
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfection in Motion!!!
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2015
Verified Purchase
HOLY COW...this is one of THE BEST books I have EVER read. It was astonishing! I can only hope, beg, plead that this book becomes part of a series and is not a standalone. Please, please, pretty please. We have the bodyguard, her new friend, the ATF agent. Holy cow she has a wonderful array of characters to draw from. How this couple REALLY navigates the honest word. This was a solid and creative story. The characters were incredibly interesting. I know that in the epilogue the author seemed to wrap everything up in a neat little bow but I am begging Ms. Kelly to seriously consider a sequel. This was an absolutely wonderful story...perfection.
3 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
CJ
3.0 out of 5 stars Issues with the hero
Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2015
Verified Purchase
I just picked this book up since I was in the mood for a mob story. I love stories about the poor girl with no family who moves to a new town and captures the eye of a mobster.

Cassie moves to Boston. She visits a pizzeria frequently where she catches the eye of a man Sakis. Sakis is part of the Greek mob. Cassie is innocent and really does not know much about Sakis and his business, but she is not stupid either. She speaks her mind and that is what catches Sakis's eye.

What did not work for me.

SPOILERS AHEAD

I loved the first half of this book. I loved Sakis and his right hand man, Stephan. But there were times then that I wanted Cassie to be with Stephan more than Sakis. On her birthday he had Stephan, his bodyguard, spend the day with her. Stephan was the one that would have to tell Sakis to go after Cassie when she was upset. Sakis may have been alpha at his job but he was not an alpha when it came to Cassie. There were times when I thought Cassie would open her eyes and be with Stephan instead of Sakis, but Cassie only had eyes for Sakis. This is not a love triangle. At no time in the story did Cassie even hint of liking another man. I just felt for a mobster love story, Sakis was pretty weak when it came to their relationship. There were also times where Cassie acted a little immature like with her friendship with Emily who tended to annoy me.<
6 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Surprise!!
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2015
Verified Purchase
This book was an accident for me and I'm so glad I made the mistake. This book was well written from beginning to end It had my attention. It was some twist and turns in there that kept it interesting you will enjoy this book. Awesome..
Helpful
 Report
Lynn
4.0 out of 5 stars Crazy reader
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2015
Verified Purchase
It was pretty good. Not sure how I feel about all the men being in love with her that was the only weird thing. I liked all the characters.
Helpful
 Report
Megan O'Meara
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2015
Verified Purchase
This is the second book I read from Kelly and I can honestly say I'm addicted!!! I cannot wait for the next one!!!
Helpful
 Report
Kindle Customer
2.0 out of 5 stars Uh no..
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2016
Verified Purchase
It was off to a good start until it was hard to understand who was talking in the book it would jump from one character to the next. And did everybody love cassie?! Every guy wanted her it was annoying. And Sakis..what kind of man is he. He was barely around! Stephen was there for her more then anyone else. She should of been with him! He was so sweet. This book could of been better if I actually felt the love story and maybe got more of there background, and It didn't jump back and forth
2 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report

Top reviews from other countries

Kindle Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars A Treat of a Read!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 17, 2016
Verified Purchase
What a treat of a read this book was. I thought I had grown tired of the romance genre but this has rekindled my interest.
The plot follows the traditional romance pattern of a male/female attraction with something getting in the way of their romance. In this story about Cassie and Sakis, it’s his secret life as a Greek Mafia gangster that gets in the way. Sakis is arrogant and controlling, expecting Cassie to follow his every whim. Cassie is a strong minded individual, determined to live life on her terms. She’s not impressed by his obvious wealth and doesn’t like the way he treats her. She seems to get on better with his more sensitive and caring bodyguard but it is Sakis who stirs her emotions. Nothing runs smoothly though as another Mafia family arrives on the scene and issue threats. Sakis eventually learns to take her feelings into account. He has to if he doesn’t want to lose her.
Trying to analyze what it is about this book that made it so enjoyable, I came to the conclusion it’s partly due to the clever way the author slowly uncovers each layer of her characters, giving them a depth not always seen. Also, the detailed sex scenes were not unnecessarily smutty, which is often the case, but written with taste. It’s a well written book with nothing to pull me out of the story. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and look forward to seeing more of Kelly Ilbode’s work.
Report
Dave
4.0 out of 5 stars Loved It !
Reviewed in Australia on July 8, 2015
Verified Purchase
What a great book. As an avid reader, sometimes writing styles & storylines just lack originality. This is the first time I have read a story by this author & will be looking for more. This story just flows and the female lead is wonderfully strong. Highly recommend.
Report
Mspraise1
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 20, 2015
Verified Purchase
This is my first book by this author. This is not an interracial romance.

This is Cassandra and Sakis story. Cassandra is a 20 something young innocent leaving her past behind to start a new life. Sakis is a Greek Mafia Boss who is attracted to Cassandra. Even though she is young and innocent she is a strong woman and can hold her own.

Stephan is the enforcer who also loves her and tries to keep her safe whilst not revealing that both he and his boss are in the Mafia.

I really enjoyed every bit of the story. I know it felt like the story was more about Stephan and Cassandra than Sakis but I see them as joined at the hip. Stephan wants to keep his boss and his lady safe because he respects her. He knows there will never be anything between them.

Great story, great read, loved it!
Report
jewel
2.0 out of 5 stars Not great
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 19, 2016
Verified Purchase
Not impressed with this book at all. The author has to make lots of improvements to her writing style. The actual storyline is not bad but it didn't flow well at all. I couldn't connect at all with anyone in this book as I felt like it jumped from place to place too quickly without any depth. Not enough background about any of the characters especially the 2 main ones.
Report
sasspot
5.0 out of 5 stars I really enjoyed this story, but....
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 26, 2016
Verified Purchase
... I get annoyed with how increasingly graphic sex scenes are in books these days. This book wasn't too bad, but honestly, I'd rather leave something to my own imagination! However, great story, and beguiling characters.
Report
Report an issue

Does this item contain inappropriate content?
Report
Do you believe that this item violates a copyright?
Report
Does this item contain quality or formatting issues?
Report