How could I marry the granddaughter of the monster who murdered my entire family?
After I took my revenge on the patriarch of the O'Connell mob, there was only one choice. Marry Aisling O'Connell and solidify my new empire. Even if I have to drag her kicking and screaming to the altar. And after seeing the rage and hate in her green eyes, I know that's exactly how this is going to turn out.
She has every reason to hate me. But she's still going to be mine.
If you love stories from Neva Altaj, Jagger Cole, and Sophie Lark, Hellion is perfect for you.
Hellion - An Arranged Marriage Mafia Romance can be read as a stand-alone with a HEA and no cheating. It contains dark themes and is for 18+ readers only.
Part of The Morozov Bratva Saga 😊 as usual hang on and double check that you are buckled up, dangerous men, alpha’s personified, possessive, oh, gorgeous, brooding all the makings of a story consisting with three D’s (dark, delicious, and dirty) 😊. There will be suspense, betrayal, death, darkness, secrets reveled, violence, hope, forgiveness, and maybe even love (ALL THINGS TO EXPECT FROM THE MAFIA WORLD). By the time you’ve figured out who is who and what is what, you’re already hooked, and you may as well give up the fight and prepare yourself for an all-nighter! CAN’T SAY YOU WEREN’T WARNED!!!!! Aisling is part of the mafia family with no worth she is a commodity to be bargain when the men or head man of the family deems it necessary, but fate threw her another curve ball that left her homeless and alone not sure where she was headed but one sexy guy just as controlling comes to her rescue so to speak but she isn’t too happy about it. Patrick sexy as all get out bratva has had it out for the Conolly family what better way than to marry the granddaughter of the man who he destroy …I mean she is in need of protection but seeing she is the only one left leaving her with the mafia destiny who better to run it then their very enemy and so he proposes marriage knowing she will accept with no other option in need of protection but she isn’t going to make it easy for him. Aisling is fighting it tooth and nail unsure of who to trust knowing that they are after what her family had so marrying her enemy for protection only is what they say about each other until they have to spend time around each other the attraction grows stronger he finds himself intrigued with his wife, she isn’t who he thought she was and the same goes for her with her husband but is it enough, will she ever fully trust her husband, will he give her reason to trust him, will he be there to protect her when needed proving his loyalty to her, will she understand why her family had to die, will they come to some type of agreement to let it all got to be husband /wife and is there some form of happiness for the two of them?.
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Book 3 is just as exciting as the other 2 phenomenal books in The Morozov Bratva Saga. This story is entertaining, sexy, sinful, dangerous, and full of amazing characters that will leave a lasting impression! Patrick Doyle is an irish alpha hole but he is hella sexy when he shows his bride to be Aisling how controlling and endearing he can be when they can longer fight the tensions between them. Aisling has always been treated like a commodity an item an object and she is not surprised that she one day would be arranged. However, through terrible events Aisling is left homeless and alone. She doesn't know what her future will hold until Patrick Doyle swoops in and claims her. She wants nothing to do with the Doyle Mob they have been her families enemies forever. She doesn't know who to trust and she is worried if she doesn't go through with the marriage she might be killed.
Patrick Doyle is on top with his recent destruction and elimination of another mob family and he has been accepted by the council and now he has claimed his bride. He knows getting married is the last thing he wants to do but to soldify his place of power he has to do it quick! However, being aroudn Aisling he is starting to see her for more than her last name. She frustrates him to no end but she also ignites passion and lust within himself that he has never felt before.
Can he really fall for his new wife or is she playing him?
She used to be his enemy but can he trust her because she wears his ring?
Will she be his downfall?
Can he make sure he keeps everyone he loves safe?
You will devour this story. It is fast paced, full of action, adventure, and a lot of spice that will leave you fully satisfied. This book is a 5 star read. Don't miss out on this next amazing book in this fabulous series. Happy Reading!!.l
I love a good arraigned marriage book and this one didn’t disappoint. Aisling is arranged to be married to another Irish mafia clan when her father and grandfather are killed, and the man who did it takes her as his bride instead. Aisling has never been allowed to make any of her own decisions and was raised to be seen and not heard. The men in her family were truly horrible. Patrick Doyle, her new husband and ceann fine of the Doyle clan, was top tier book boyfriend material once they come to an understanding and start to respect and love each other. This book started off fast and heavy and stayed that way till the end.
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Arianna did it again! I always fall hard for her soft dark characters and Patrick is no different. I was a huge fan in Yuri's book and it just grew with his own. (I believe I volunteered to give him kids if he so wanted them, lol) Aisling was a spicy sweetness in this story. It was such a delight to see her temper bleed through when someone needed to be called out as well asherto.find her voice, wants and desires that she simply wasn't allowed to have before. Loved it, absolutely adored this roller coaster of a ride.
Disappointing. Didn't like either of the lead characters. She was just childish always shrieking but not actually thinking rationally, as for him - he was pretty similar to her tbh. It's VERY hard to belive he can lead anyone let alone a whole organisation.
Patrick had waited years for his revenge on the O'Connells family, even working his way up the bratva ranks till finally he was ready, and he would make them pay by marrying Aisling, and running her grandfathers mafia as his own. well written steamy arranged forced marriage, desires action and more a great addition to the series.
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Loved the story of these two, Aisling’s growing confidence and discovery of being loved, was incredible sweetly written. I think the hard edge she had could have been explored more than it was, quick enjoyable read.
Now that I've read all of this saga, this is my favorite!!! Patrick was always my favorite but I got worried there for a while. Not to give anything away, but I'm glad Patrick got his "family" back. Great story, well written, action filled, romantic and funny!
I would actually award this book 3.5 stars if we could give half stars.
This is the first of Arianna Fraser’s bratva series that I’ve read, and it didn’t grab me the way some of her other books have. The reason it didn’t grab me was that Patrick was not the sort of deliciously twisted MMC I expect from this author, so that Patrick and Aisling’s interactions lacked the frisson of menace I so enjoy in her other books. However, It’s an interesting story, well written, with a sympathetic MMC and FMC. Although it uses the enemies to lovers trope, Patrick and Aisling’s enmity is based on false expectations. He assumes she’s a spoiled Irish crime lord’s daughter, when actually she despises the men of her family and only wishes to be independent from them, and she assumes he’s as nasty and callous as the men of her family, while he’s actually a pretty decent man for a gangster, and totally opposed to the human trafficking her family was involved in and that she abhors. So the romance develops through them gaining a better understanding of who each of them really is. The ups and downs of this romance provide complications, as do intrigues within the Six Families, the Irish crime organisation, and between them and the Bratva and a Chinese Triad. The books ends with a satisfying HEA. So it’s not a bad book, and has a lot going for it. It’s just, for me, not up there with some of her other books. Maybe the bratva series as a whole shows a different side of Fraser’s writing - I would have to read others of this series to find out. But I’m much more inclined to reread some of her other books, which have more sinister MMCs.
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This was an advanced copy, before editing was complete. But I feel like Arianna has done it again. Book 3 of this series, is a wild ride on the Irish side of things. Patrick and Aisling have a rough go of coming together as they come enemy families. Watch as they grow closer. Characters from the first two books, are included in this story. The book comes out on May 26, 2023. I will give this a re-read and update my review then. I do highly recommend all of her books.
Be sure to read all three books. You will love the characters. Sorry to say that someone should really proofread to catch the silly mistakes. Good books.
Book 3 and part of the Morozov Bratva series, Hellion is just as captivating as the first 2 books. Arianna has a special skill set... That is... She can write a funny as f#ck FMC and a hot as f#ck MMC, making this girl fall in love...... REPEATEDLY. You can always expect, action, betrayal, more than a few deaths, (sometimes entire lineages) and of course as in all Ariannas books, there's sex.....lots of steamy, toe curling, back breaking, mind blowing sex. Hellion is an arranged marriage Bratva romance and revolves around Patrick Doyle, former Obshchak, of the Morozov brothers Maksim and Yuri. After defeating the O' Connells, Patrick can now reclaim his families legacy. Securing his position as one of the "SIX" families in Irish organized crime he has to marry the granddaughter of the former head of the O'Connell family.....the same man responsible for taking out the entire Doyle family...well most of them anyway. Aisling O'Connell is no Mafia princess, if anything, I suspect the name of this book may be based on her character. Dragged to the alter like a hell hound.... She has little choice but to accept her fate as the new Mrs Doyle. Time however, would prove to soothe open wounds and very obvious animosity but an unexpected turn of events would lead to suspicions, fear, doubt and ultimately betrayal. Fighting against their very human instincts to be the best version of themselves to forgive, trust and most importantly give in to an all consuming love...proves difficult but not impossible for these 2 guarded hearts.
Ariannas vocabulary is extensive and unsurprisingly vast....which had this reader reading Hellion in my head, in an Irish accent 🤣
As with a few Mafia books, most can be read as stand-alones, however they are interconnected so I would highly recommend following the series. I personally love when a character from a previous book makes an appearance in the current book.
I've said this before and I'll say it again....Arianna Fraser is the gift that keeps on giving. ♥️
Arianna, Thank you for your amazing books, for the humour the heartbreak and the hot MMCs☺️ You are my "GO-TO" Mafia Romance author.
Aisling & Patrick love story is a complex one. Both families have a history and we learn how long he been planning his revenge.
Now back to the love birds it is very enemies to lovers but she does start to see that Patrick is NOTHING like her family and he sees she nothing like her family either. The pace of their love story is perfect and love that she plays pranks on him that made me laugh so hard.
Patrick starts falling for her too and learns she is nothing like her family. When they have a heart to heart about the O'Connell illegal business she really sees that he doesn't approve of the illegal business. He sees how disgusted she is about that illegal business. Both sees eye to eye and see beyond the past of families
""I hate you!" Aisling shouted after me. Chuckling unkindly, I assured her, "The feeling is mutual."
Bridget is sister in law to Aisling and they are best friends. Both seen how cruel the Family O'Connell are and they did not lose a tear because the family were cruel and their illegal business is...no spoilers Bridget is team Patrick & Aisling and she is also getting Aisling to calm down and think about Patrick's actions that has been kindness to them
Yes Aisling has been fighting her feelings for him BUT there is a 3rd person that is trying to confuse her and control her...no spoilers. She does know he is a creep but when he sends her some photos it changes her mind...no spoilers
"That fecking gobshite." My new fav swear word 🤣
I want Bridget & Yevgeniy love story NEXT !! Please please the teases of the together and the kids bonding to Yevgeniy is sweet. She finally gets a man that adores her and the kids have a positive male role model
"Life is short, and I want to squeeze every second of happiness from this moment that I can."
Action, suspense, witty banter and brilliant one liners and a firey love story that will burn you
A full read with a exciting cast and what a plot. I loved how they are with one another and the fact that they have some ups and downs is exciting! This author knows how to deliver on romance and action and a plot that will keep you guessing. Right from the start I was loving this couple! Oh the chemistry, I love how she doesn't back down from him and he accepted her.
He was the new deal in her life, he would be marrying her to protect her not the man her grandfather set out for her. Bit this was by no means a simple translation, they were bound to clash...and make up...
This was fantastic!! Apologies for the late review, my job is at an ER and it's been crazy! This was soooo good. I love how they are back and forth and how she gets so riled up by him. Her family was terrible, well the males, and he didn't let her feel less as a woman. What an explosive pair!! The chemistry and the crazy ride to their HEA was awesome and I cannot wait for more!
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MMC/FMC- Patrick and Aisling POV- 1st person dual Genre- Mafia Romance Sub Genre- Irish Mob Heat- scorching Series? Y Cliffhanger? Y HEA/HFN? Y Triggers- Domestic Violence, explicit erotic scenes, waste of good whiskey, trafficking, violence, language Tropes- Guest Starring the Bratva, Arranged Marriage, Virgin Heroine Bonus- link to extended epilogue What I liked- Cameo by Flogging Molly! Also, the tenderness that developed between the MMC and FMC. Lots of action interspersed with romance and steam. The comeuppance of a certain character. What I would have liked better- not much, maybe a bit more depth, but that’s not what this book is about. The amount of whiskey wasted offends me in the Irish part of my soul. Verdict- despite some of the subject matter, this book delivers a light but satisfying story.
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I have been waiting on tenterhooks for the next instalment of the The Morozov Bratva Saga.
And the wait was well worth it.
This story didn’t disappoint. Aisling is arranged to be married to another Irish mafia clan when her father and grandfather are killed, and the man who did it takes her as his bride instead.
Aisling has never been allowed to make any of her own decisions and was raised to be seen and not heard. The men in her family were truly horrible.
Her new husband, Patrick Doyle, and ceann fine of the Doyle clan, were enemies at first. But not long after they come to an understanding and start to respect and love each other.
This is book three and I am reading the series. I have enjoyed all the books so far. Please read the author’s pre-word for triggers. This is the story of Patrick and Aisling. It’s not an easy road for these two to come together. There was a battle and many lives lost on both sides, and still there are other mafia families that do not want change or peace. Patrick has to show strength now as a leader and fight for his birthright. Aisling, the poor thing, had dreams of freedom but still has to become the bride of the new leader to prevent any more wars. Can Patrick and Aisling survive? Read On!
This is the 3rd book in the series. This is Patrick’s story, he is in a position to take back his family’s rightful place in Irish mafia. He has killed all the men who killed his family. He marries the h to solidify the Union. The h is feisty, beautiful and kind but she doesn’t want to marry him. She has been mistreated by the men in her family. The plot and characters were very well written and developed. There is hot sex scenes, mistrust, betrayal and violence. It is delightful. I couldn’t put it down. The h and H got their HEA. Great epilogue.
It's Patrick's turn and boy do we go on a ride. Not only is this an arranged marriage story but in the meantime Patrick needs to prove himself, build his Clan, clean up the businesses, find out who he can trust and get married to a woman who should hate him and he should hate for having her family's blood run in her.
A few grammar and spelling errors; better editing and again we are missing the translation page. It is VERY annoying having to revert to Google Translate all the time.
I loved this story! I loved Aisling’s & Patrick’s enemies to lovers story
The stolen bride/marriages never get old!!!
But, I can’t stop laughing 😆
Nolan O’Rourke is one of those side characters that stands out so well in this entire series. When he shows up I never know if I’m gonna wanna punch him or hug him
The Blaze at the end was so iconic and I’m so happy someone got it on video 😂
Now about Cian, our J3 operative! This dude needs his own romance story!! Talk about a total bad a💲s!! I’d love to learn more about him …and maybe Nolan too!!
My oh my - what a ripper of a story! All the fire and ice you could ask for - because what does that create when they come together? STEAM and boy do the mirrors steam up with these two. For those that didn't know (like me) - a Hellion is a naughty child - and that's what Aisling is very much in her fight against marrying Patrick. But oh, oh, oh I love this couple. 10 stars, and more of the Morozov Bratva series!!!!.
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After years of playing and planning, what can possibly go wrong? While revenge often tastes sweet, the after affects can be somewhat surprising. Patrick has finally paid back the pain that his family suffered but the life of the mafia is never that simple. Can he now capture a happily ever after with his new bride before this new life tries to kill him? Between Rats (of both varieties) and hidden enemies you love this emotional rollercoaster.
I really enjoyed reading this 3rd book in the Morozov Bratva saga. I’m still smiling! I loved Patrick’s character and how he made Aisling fall for him. How they fell for each other, regardless of the twists and turns in the plot. Arianna knows exactly how to weave a story to give us all exactly what we want. A little mystery, a little cautionary tale, a little drama and warfare and a whole lot of love and heated love scenes!
Extended epilogue requires you signing up for e-mails
I would have given 4 stars, except for the fact that you have to sign up to e-mails to read an extended epilogue. I find this grossly unfair. A reader should get the whole package from beginning to end with no enticements. On principle I will not bother to read any more by this author.
Devoured this book, started on one flight finished on the next would’ve easily done in one sitting if I had more time! Loved the characters and how their relationship grew and how their hatred and mistrust was so unjustified! Communication is key but the story was really good and the development was real thoroughly enjoyed
HELLION, Book 3 of The Morozov Bratva Saga by Arianna Fraser
Troupe: enemies-to-lovers, arranged marriage, granddaughter of the O'Connell clan, Obshchak of the Morozov Bratva AND new leader of the Doyle Irish Mob, revenge, evil Irish mobsters, human trafficking, betrayal, distrust, whiskey—Fraser’s HELLION is entertaining, sexy, sinful, dangerous, and full of amazing characters.
I loved Patrick and Aisling's story. It had a Romeo and Juliet quality to it that was very romantic. I love it when authors can write two strong lead characters and still manage to give them chemistry, spice, and a fast-paced storyline.
Wow! So much to think about with this one. I liked Patrick in the other ones and it was well worth the wait for his story but Aisling, she is smart and fierce. I love her and they are a perfect match for each other.
This story is another in the line of wonderful tales. It’s nice to see how the next couple comes together while still having glimpses of the previous couples/characters. A great read.
This concluded a brilliant series, it had drama, humour, relatable emotions, an amazing storyline. No pointless chapters of nothing. I loved it. Now going to find another one to start from this author, love their style of writing