Is A Bride for the Viper spicy?

A Bride for the Viper (ABFTV) has mild spice (2/5)—there are some intimate scenes but they're not the focus.

Does A Bride for the Viper have a happy ending?

Yes, A Bride for the Viper (ABFTV) has a Happily Ever After (HEA) ending.

What tropes are in A Bride for the Viper?

A Bride for the Viper (ABFTV) features several romance tropes including captive romance, arranged marriage, dark romance, forbidden love, assassin romance, forced proximity.

What are the content warnings for A Bride for the Viper?

Content warnings for A Bride for the Viper (ABFTV) include: kidnapping, violence, mafia/organized crime, weapons, captivity, dark themes.

Is A Bride for the Viper a standalone or part of a series?

A Bride for the Viper (ABFTV) is book 1 in the Queens of New York series.

Is A Bride for the Viper dual POV?

A Bride for the Viper (ABFTV) is told in first person.

What is the setting of A Bride for the Viper?

A Bride for the Viper (ABFTV) is set in New York City, USA—contemporary.

How long is A Bride for the Viper?

A Bride for the Viper (ABFTV) is 224 pages, which takes roughly 7 hours to read at an average pace.

What is the mood of A Bride for the Viper?

A Bride for the Viper (ABFTV) has a dark, intense, steamy, tense, seductive feel to it.

Is A Bride for the Viper on Kindle Unlimited?

Yes, A Bride for the Viper (ABFTV) is available on Kindle Unlimited.

What order should I read the Queens of New York series?

A Bride for the Viper (ABFTV) is book 1 in the Queens of New York series.

A Bride for the Viper

by Kat Lionne

🌶️🌶️mild·Queens of New York #1·Ongoing Series

4.2 on Goodreads (42)

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A sapphic dark mafia romance. Violet, a family assassin, kidnaps Nina Bianco as part of a strategic marriage arrangement, but an unexpected attraction develops between them amid feuding mafia families and New York's criminal underworld.

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4.19 ★ (42)

Page Count

224 pages

Published

2025

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Dark Romance

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🌶️🌶️mild

224

2025

4.19 ★ (42)

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Queens of New York #1

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