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Let Vengeance Be Mine
Aria
He took me against my will.
Keeps me like a prisoner.
Yet, something about him won’t let me hate him.
I like his touch.
I crave it.
And now I’m a slave to his mercy.
Matteo Romano wants my submission.
He wants my obedience,
And he wants his child inside me. Matteo
She’s here to feed my need for vengeance.
Her purpose? To give me what her father took from me.
But, Aria Fucchini is under my skin.
She feeds desires inside me that, up to now, I never knew existed.
Men like me are closed off to emotion.
We do not seek love,
So why does this girl threaten my chance to let vengeance be mine?
Let Vengeance Be Mine is a dark, mafia, breeding romance full of steamy scenes that is i ntended for readers 18+
He took me against my will.
Keeps me like a prisoner.
Yet, something about him won’t let me hate him.
I like his touch.
I crave it.
And now I’m a slave to his mercy.
Matteo Romano wants my submission.
He wants my obedience,
And he wants his child inside me. Matteo
She’s here to feed my need for vengeance.
Her purpose? To give me what her father took from me.
But, Aria Fucchini is under my skin.
She feeds desires inside me that, up to now, I never knew existed.
Men like me are closed off to emotion.
We do not seek love,
So why does this girl threaten my chance to let vengeance be mine?
Let Vengeance Be Mine is a dark, mafia, breeding romance full of steamy scenes that is i ntended for readers 18+
228 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 28, 2023
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August 11, 2023
5/5 pure p0rn but I loved it
TROPES:
~breeding
~pregnancy throughout
~enemies to lovers
~kidnap/captivity
~forced proximity
~mafia
GUYS. I absolutely loved this!! It's literally pure p0rn but just what I needed as a palate cleanser. Matteo's family are enemies against Aria's. He kidnaps her, breeds the sh1t out of her, impregnates her, and keeps her. Loved it!
SAFETY:
Virgin/celibate: virgin heroine, kinda manwhore-ish hero
OM/OW drama: slight OW, nothing serious
Cheating/sharing: none
Triggers: death of unborn child
Kinks: BREEDING, BREEDING, BREEDING, BREEDING, BREEDING
HEA?: yes!
TROPES:
~breeding
~pregnancy throughout
~enemies to lovers
~kidnap/captivity
~forced proximity
~mafia
GUYS. I absolutely loved this!! It's literally pure p0rn but just what I needed as a palate cleanser. Matteo's family are enemies against Aria's. He kidnaps her, breeds the sh1t out of her, impregnates her, and keeps her. Loved it!
SAFETY:
Virgin/celibate: virgin heroine, kinda manwhore-ish hero
OM/OW drama: slight OW, nothing serious
Cheating/sharing: none
Triggers: death of unborn child
Kinks: BREEDING, BREEDING, BREEDING, BREEDING, BREEDING
HEA?: yes!
September 20, 2025
This story is just fine!
Another the same thing!
Another the same thing!
August 10, 2023
Star Rating:⭐️⭐️
Spice Rating:🌶🌶🌶
HEA
❗️Safety & Small Spoilers Below❗️
📌 Thoughts: This book is 95% sex & 5% plot. So it got boring. But it's a short read.
📌 Triggers: Death of an unborn child (on-page) Violence (on-page) Death of a family member (off-page)
📌 No Cheating/Sharing
📌 No OMD: FMC is a virgin
📌 No OWD: MMC had an ex that was pregnant, but both her & the baby died. He never loved or cared for ex. Another past hookup makes an appearance but doesn't cause drama.
📌 No Third-Act Breakup
📌 Physical Separation: FMC is kidnapped for a couple of hours.
Spice Rating:🌶🌶🌶
HEA
❗️Safety & Small Spoilers Below❗️
📌 Thoughts: This book is 95% sex & 5% plot. So it got boring. But it's a short read.
📌 Triggers: Death of an unborn child (on-page) Violence (on-page) Death of a family member (off-page)
📌 No Cheating/Sharing
📌 No OMD: FMC is a virgin
📌 No OWD: MMC had an ex that was pregnant, but both her & the baby died. He never loved or cared for ex. Another past hookup makes an appearance but doesn't cause drama.
📌 No Third-Act Breakup
📌 Physical Separation: FMC is kidnapped for a couple of hours.
September 13, 2025
"Whatever happened to you, Matteo Romano?"*+:｡.｡｡.｡:+*
"I found the girl who ruined me."
I did not expect to like this book this much 😭- I was kind of put off by the rating/reviews and avoided reading this one, but I finally decided to read something off my tbr for once, and I'm so happy that I did.
The story was really simple in the sense that it only revolved around the pregnancy, and not much else. Overall, it read like an extended novella, and I just really enjoyed it 😋.
August 12, 2023
Because I skimmed it to the end, it’s 2 stars.
August 9, 2023
It had potential but everything revolves around breeding. There was barely any plot and whatever was there, it was about getting the girl pregnant. She was into it too. Was it just lust? Insta-love? No clue, it was sex after sex scene with the goal of getting her pregnant.
A man kidnaps you and wants to impregnate and you don’t find that odd?
After awhile it became boring so I’m putting it away.
A man kidnaps you and wants to impregnate and you don’t find that odd?
After awhile it became boring so I’m putting it away.
December 9, 2025
The book's writing was not strong enough for that title
❖ This is erotica, so complaining about the plot would be ridiculous, but the non-erotic part still have to be bearable at least.
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dnf-nope
November 9, 2024This one was the first book i actually DNF from this author, at 40%
At first i was interested but then it went all flat, i didn't enjoy how collaborative she was, how willing.. i needed more build up, more chemistry lol. This was really plain and boring at some point, it didn't pick my interest :(. I lost interest in this couple and i don't care how this will turn out, their connection wasn't genuine
At first i was interested but then it went all flat, i didn't enjoy how collaborative she was, how willing.. i needed more build up, more chemistry lol. This was really plain and boring at some point, it didn't pick my interest :(. I lost interest in this couple and i don't care how this will turn out, their connection wasn't genuine
August 6, 2023
- heavy breeding from the start
- h kidnapped
- pregnancy throughout
- slight mafia vibes
- h kidnapped
- pregnancy throughout
- slight mafia vibes
January 3, 2025
hmmm
I didn’t like this one as much as the other book by this author. I didn’t care for the fact that the hero had knocked up another woman and his whole Motive of vengeance was based off the fact she was killed shortly after he finds out she’s pregnant. He didn’t love her, so this book had that going for it, but I’m not a fan of heroes having babies with OW. I want that experience to belong only to the heroine.
But otherwise it’s a good book; the hero starts off ruthless and vicious, keeping the heroine chained up and he slowly melts for her. I absolutely love a cruel ruthless hero who starts out hating the heroine and ends up all twisted and turned upside down for her.
I loved the heroine; her resilience, her kindness, her courage, her innocence.
Safe-ish. Hero’s past is mentioned, he was a manwhore and knocked up a sleazy OW. Heroine is a virgin and belongs only to her hero. No om. No cheating or sharing. HEA with epilogue
I didn’t like this one as much as the other book by this author. I didn’t care for the fact that the hero had knocked up another woman and his whole Motive of vengeance was based off the fact she was killed shortly after he finds out she’s pregnant. He didn’t love her, so this book had that going for it, but I’m not a fan of heroes having babies with OW. I want that experience to belong only to the heroine.
But otherwise it’s a good book; the hero starts off ruthless and vicious, keeping the heroine chained up and he slowly melts for her. I absolutely love a cruel ruthless hero who starts out hating the heroine and ends up all twisted and turned upside down for her.
I loved the heroine; her resilience, her kindness, her courage, her innocence.
Safe-ish. Hero’s past is mentioned, he was a manwhore and knocked up a sleazy OW. Heroine is a virgin and belongs only to her hero. No om. No cheating or sharing. HEA with epilogue
July 6, 2024
~ BBS, Stockholm
~ revenge plot
I didn’t think this one was anywhere near the quality of Bad Duke, in fact I probably wouldn’t have read Bad Duke had I read this one first. There’s overuse of commas and massive body betrayal that takes any angst away. There’s breeding but I didn’t find it interesting. But it seems like there’s improvement so I would give her next book a try, just pass on this one.
~ revenge plot
I didn’t think this one was anywhere near the quality of Bad Duke, in fact I probably wouldn’t have read Bad Duke had I read this one first. There’s overuse of commas and massive body betrayal that takes any angst away. There’s breeding but I didn’t find it interesting. But it seems like there’s improvement so I would give her next book a try, just pass on this one.
September 9, 2024
This deserves a higher rating than a 3.7 in my opinion.
Then again I’m a sucker for a good Stockholm Syndrome book 🖤
•Virgin h
•age gap (19h/??H)
•Stockholm Syndrome
•enemies to lovers
•breeding
•Cruel hero
•Mafia
•Forced proximity
Then again I’m a sucker for a good Stockholm Syndrome book 🖤
•Virgin h
•age gap (19h/??H)
•Stockholm Syndrome
•enemies to lovers
•breeding
•Cruel hero
•Mafia
•Forced proximity
May 28, 2024
“I shouldn’t want all this, what you did, what we’re doing here is wrong. You took me against my will, and yet
No and yet he kidnapped her and keeps her in the cold basement in her underwear
She is a pathetic doormat who because he is hot she is ok with being kidnapped and just accepts her fate and falls in love with him even though he keeps her in the basement in her underwear she still falls in love with him she is messed up
No resistance whatsoever
No and yet he kidnapped her and keeps her in the cold basement in her underwear
She is a pathetic doormat who because he is hot she is ok with being kidnapped and just accepts her fate and falls in love with him even though he keeps her in the basement in her underwear she still falls in love with him she is messed up
No resistance whatsoever
November 16, 2024
2.75 stars rounded up to 3 for this mafia (kinda) breeding age gap romance. There’s a plot in here somewhere. But tbh it’s a little hard to find underneath all the smutty breeding scenes. Which, yes we love our spice to be spicy 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️, but at a certain point chapter after chapter without a break becomes redundant.
TLDR;
With a little more plot and a little less smut this would’ve been a 3.5 star read.
TLDR;
With a little more plot and a little less smut this would’ve been a 3.5 star read.
December 24, 2024
2.5 stars… this book is full of grammatical errors. So many stray commas that make zero sense. So you kinda have to accept that. The story itself is not as shallow as I anticipated. It actually flowed quite nicely. It was relatively short which I appreciated, although honestly another 30ish pages could have been cut. All that being said, I find mindless trash to actually be difficult to get right and this one did it pretty well! I was entertained throughout and honestly for what it was, I had a pretty good time.
August 1, 2023
Loved it
This guy was right up my alley. Possessive and obsessed with a breeding kink and pregnancy kink. When his enemy takes away something important to him he takes the enemy’s daughter . I really didn’t want this one to end!
This guy was right up my alley. Possessive and obsessed with a breeding kink and pregnancy kink. When his enemy takes away something important to him he takes the enemy’s daughter . I really didn’t want this one to end!
July 29, 2023
5 hot and spicy stars!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I have found a new author to stalk!
Let Vengeance Be Mine is a great debut from the pen of Lilah Raine and I look forward to reading more from this author.
I thoroughly enjoyed Matteo and Aria’s story. I was hooked from the first page and read it in one go, I couldn’t put it down.
The plot was fast-paced and filled with seriously hot, steamy scenes, tension to make your heart race and a twist to make your jaw drop. (I didn’t see it coming!)
If you're after a quick, spicy read with a plot that will keep you hooked from beginning to end, and leave you feeling hot under the collar, then this is the book for you.
I have found a new author to stalk!
Let Vengeance Be Mine is a great debut from the pen of Lilah Raine and I look forward to reading more from this author.
I thoroughly enjoyed Matteo and Aria’s story. I was hooked from the first page and read it in one go, I couldn’t put it down.
The plot was fast-paced and filled with seriously hot, steamy scenes, tension to make your heart race and a twist to make your jaw drop. (I didn’t see it coming!)
If you're after a quick, spicy read with a plot that will keep you hooked from beginning to end, and leave you feeling hot under the collar, then this is the book for you.
August 4, 2023
Nope. This girl has no backbone at all. She's kidnapped chained to a wall an when the mmc comes in an feels her up she gets wet and wants more. Also he uses her for sex takes her to a room does the deed an then chains her back up in the basement and she's getting feelings. Jesus I'm done
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 9, 2024
Ow pregnant with H’s child is an absolute ick for me and H being happy about is even bigger. Even if the said people have passed on.
So
There is only so
Much I could enjoy
So
There is only so
Much I could enjoy
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 9, 2023
Matteo suffered a traumatic tragedy, and of course, he wants justice, even in the form of vengeance. Aria is the daughter of his enemy, the one he holds responsible for what he lost. So he decides to use Aria. Now the idea he had I didn't agree with, but to an extent, Aria wasn't as opposed as she seemed. Aria and Matteo's relationship starts off very unconventional, but pretty quickly on develops into a very spicy relationship because man the chemistry is good and the intimate scenes are very hot, but once they both admit their feelings for each other, it becomes something more. Something that Matteo will do whatever to protect and keep. I love a hot spicy book with a awesome storyline and a HEA, and this book delivered that. I would have liked a additional or extended epilogue maybe 5 or 10 years later, just because i want more and am greedy to read more from these characters and see how their life pans out. Very good read. My first time reading something by this author, I would read more of their work. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily
September 7, 2024
So I read bad duke first. Absolutely loved it!
Read this one which was like a a copy and paste version of bad duke but not as good. Then i realized she wrote this book first, which actually made me happy meaning her writing including building tension, world building and character development only got better
. So ultimately Bad Duke was a new improved version of this story. I’ve only read two by her and I’m not super thrilled with how similar the stories are
. Of course they have different characters and different stories but the formula is the same.
One powerful man forces a weaker female into an arrangement that focuses around getting her pregnant .
Not to spoil the rest but it’s the exact same scenarios happening just to different people. Like even the mysterious villain is the same person (not like same character but same character position meaning like it’s either the dad/boss/friend/bodyguard etc I added a bunch so you can’t consider this a spoiler)
Like same exact scenario . I’ll try one other book but if it’s the same format I’ll ultimately have to give this author up. Nobody wants to read the same story over and over in different font.
Read this one which was like a a copy and paste version of bad duke but not as good. Then i realized she wrote this book first, which actually made me happy meaning her writing including building tension, world building and character development only got better
. So ultimately Bad Duke was a new improved version of this story. I’ve only read two by her and I’m not super thrilled with how similar the stories are
. Of course they have different characters and different stories but the formula is the same.
One powerful man forces a weaker female into an arrangement that focuses around getting her pregnant .
Not to spoil the rest but it’s the exact same scenarios happening just to different people. Like even the mysterious villain is the same person (not like same character but same character position meaning like it’s either the dad/boss/friend/bodyguard etc I added a bunch so you can’t consider this a spoiler)
Like same exact scenario . I’ll try one other book but if it’s the same format I’ll ultimately have to give this author up. Nobody wants to read the same story over and over in different font.
June 10, 2025
3.75 stars
Honestly, given how the story started, it was hard to like our male lead. I mean, at what point do you actually draw the line? He was downright awful before he was sweet.
And after... it was just disgustingly sweet.
Plus, with the fact that this book has my favourite kink, I mean, how can I not enjoy this? But, kinky aside, I do wish for more plot. The bedroom stuff is fantastic, but outside, not much was happening. So, that brings the rating down for me. But as a pure smut, if you're like me, this was really nice.
Honestly, given how the story started, it was hard to like our male lead. I mean, at what point do you actually draw the line? He was downright awful before he was sweet.
And after... it was just disgustingly sweet.
Plus, with the fact that this book has my favourite kink, I mean, how can I not enjoy this? But, kinky aside, I do wish for more plot. The bedroom stuff is fantastic, but outside, not much was happening. So, that brings the rating down for me. But as a pure smut, if you're like me, this was really nice.
July 2, 2024
this was definitely too insta-lovey in the beginning but turned out pretty good in the end. and i also couldn’t put the book which is definitely a good sign☝🏼
if you love insta love, mafia romance & pregnancy trope this is perfect for you!
if you love insta love, mafia romance & pregnancy trope this is perfect for you!
September 25, 2024
Mmc thought mfcs father killed his wife. Kidnaps mfc and wants to impregnate her. She is running away from arranged marriage and falls for mmc. Turns out his best friend arranged the bomb that killed wife.
Too much bbs in my opinion.
Too much bbs in my opinion.
October 19, 2025
I wasn’t sure I was going to like this but the story & plot was pretty good.
✨ T r o p e s + T r i g g e r s ✨
Bound by Chains
Forced Breeding | Pregnancy
Kidnapping | Captivity
Virgin FMC
Forced Proximity
Mafia
Stockholm Vibes
✨ T r o p e s + T r i g g e r s ✨
Bound by Chains
Forced Breeding | Pregnancy
Kidnapping | Captivity
Virgin FMC
Forced Proximity
Mafia
Stockholm Vibes
August 2, 2023
“I found the girl who ruined me.”
What a way to start out a book! Wow🤯. Dark romance will forever have my heart. I devoured this book!🔥🔥
⚠️CW: Please check the warnings as the book may not be suitable for all readers. As always, protect your mental health.💛
Tropes, Topics & Themes:
✨Dark Romance
✨Forced proximity
✨Revenge
✨Spicy🌶️
Even though the situation wasn’t exactly what Matteo wanted. What happened was truly horrible. I guess that’s why vengeance is in the title.
We jump to one year later after what happened.
Matteo’s plan for vengeance is a way that the feud can be over and an alliance can be made between them and the Fucchini’s.
Later on, we find out what really happened. This was definitely a ride🎢 with lots of twists! Going to check out more books by this author!
Thank you booksprout for the EARC! As always, my review is my opinion and thoughts. This review will be shared on my Instagram (@Alexandriavwilliams_) shortly.
What a way to start out a book! Wow🤯. Dark romance will forever have my heart. I devoured this book!🔥🔥
⚠️CW: Please check the warnings as the book may not be suitable for all readers. As always, protect your mental health.💛
Tropes, Topics & Themes:
✨Dark Romance
✨Forced proximity
✨Revenge
✨Spicy🌶️
Even though the situation wasn’t exactly what Matteo wanted. What happened was truly horrible. I guess that’s why vengeance is in the title.
We jump to one year later after what happened.
Matteo’s plan for vengeance is a way that the feud can be over and an alliance can be made between them and the Fucchini’s.
Later on, we find out what really happened. This was definitely a ride🎢 with lots of twists! Going to check out more books by this author!
Thank you booksprout for the EARC! As always, my review is my opinion and thoughts. This review will be shared on my Instagram (@Alexandriavwilliams_) shortly.
August 1, 2023
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
OMG! Wow, this was an absolute astonishing book to read, this story was definitely a page turner it was mesmerising and the characters were absolutely captivating. This story was about Matteo and Aria, Matteo is born into the Mafia he has kidnapped a female for revenge, she is kept into the basement in chains. Aria went to her father's Island with friends to party before her life changes, her father has arranged a marriage for her to a man twice her age. There was so much going on with twist and turns, action, suspense, danger, violence, killings, enemies, trauma, anger, kidnapping, revenge, betrayal, secrets, lies, hate, lust, pleasure, passion, rough, intense, sizzling, pleasures, pregnancy, and maybe even love.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
OMG! Wow, this was an absolute astonishing book to read, this story was definitely a page turner it was mesmerising and the characters were absolutely captivating. This story was about Matteo and Aria, Matteo is born into the Mafia he has kidnapped a female for revenge, she is kept into the basement in chains. Aria went to her father's Island with friends to party before her life changes, her father has arranged a marriage for her to a man twice her age. There was so much going on with twist and turns, action, suspense, danger, violence, killings, enemies, trauma, anger, kidnapping, revenge, betrayal, secrets, lies, hate, lust, pleasure, passion, rough, intense, sizzling, pleasures, pregnancy, and maybe even love.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
June 14, 2024
Great
This was intense for sure I never guessed that the bad guy was who it was but I'm glad they got happiness they both deserved it was a nice book a little naughty between the pages but good
This was intense for sure I never guessed that the bad guy was who it was but I'm glad they got happiness they both deserved it was a nice book a little naughty between the pages but good
August 2, 2024
2 stars. I didn't care for his one. I was a whole lot of....he captures her, sex, stay in the house, sex, stay in the house, baby crazy x100, more sex and staying in the house....idk she eats some weird pickle combos. Then right near the end a small plot emerges with some subterfuge.
Ima be honest and I got so bored mid-way that I skipped a lot of the book to the end.
*yawn*
Spice was ok at first...then you're like yah yah-*flips to next chapter*
Plot...not much until like %80 of the way in.
Ima be honest and I got so bored mid-way that I skipped a lot of the book to the end.
*yawn*
Spice was ok at first...then you're like yah yah-*flips to next chapter*
Plot...not much until like %80 of the way in.
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