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Bound by Honor

by Cora Reilly

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy·spoiler·Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles #1
Available on Kindle Unlimited

Why Read This?

A gripping journey from forced marriage to fierce connection that delivers intense emotional payoff and possessive romance.

Synopsis

A modern mafia fairytale. Born into one of the leading mob families in Chicago, Aria Scuderi is a mafia princess known for her beauty. What many consider a gift means her doom when she’s forced to marry Luca Vitiello to bring peace between two mafia dynasties. Luca is the future Capo of the New York Famiglia, a man known for his brutality—and for crushing his cousin’s throat with his bare hands. Aria is terrified of marrying a monster like him. He may be one of the most sought-after bachelors in New York, thanks to his good looks, wealth and predator-like charisma. But Aria knows the bad boy aura isn’t just a game; blood and death lurk beneath Luca’s striking gray eyes and arrogant smile. In her world a handsome exterior often hides the monster within; a monster who can just as easily kill as kiss you. Yet, there’s no escaping the arranged bond, much less a man like Luca. He’d follow her to the end of the world. Her only chance to survive in a marriage with Luca is to gain his affection and work her way into his heart—even when rumor has it that Luca doesn’t have a heart to begin with. A mafia princess known for her beauty given to a monstrous man. Even monsters have a heart. She has every intention of working her way into his.

At a Glance

3.75 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️steamy
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

age gap romancearranged marriageforced to marry

Mood

emotionalintensedarkbroodingtense

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.75 ★

Page Count

273 pages

Published

2014

Primary Genre

Dark Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

Dual POV

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Savannah Peachwood

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

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Characters

FMC: heiress / aristocrat sign in to unlock

Spice Details 🌶️

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domestic violencehuman traffickingdeathemotional abusegraphic violencemurderviolencetraumaPTSDsexual traumakidnappinggun violencesubstance abusetortureattempted murderabusegaslightinggriefdubious consentstalkingforced institutionalizationalcoholism

World & Setting

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Reading Context

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