Wicked Rebel

by Nessa Graye

He saved my life eleven years ago.
Now, he demands my submission… And my hand in marriage. I grew up in the Bratva. A princess in that dark world. That ended one terrible night when my parents were murdered. Now, I’m searching all of Brooklyn for the missing daughter of the kindly family that took me in when I had nowhere else to go. Viktor Yezerov is a vicious, hulking gangster. Tatted and scarred. Handsome as sin. Chiseled like a statue. Just arrived from London to take his revenge on the people who betrayed the Bratva. I need him to help me find my best friend. He needs me and my connection to the Bratva to take his rightful place as the prince of the Brooklyn Bratva. But that’s not all he craves. He hungers for my body. For my heart. My very soul. His dark words and deviant desires horrify me at first. But fire is catching. Before I know it, I burn with passion for him. How far will I go for this Bratva beast? Will I be his queen—or his captive? Wicked Rebel is a Dark Mafia Age Gap Arranged Marriage Romance with Mature Themes and a Happily Ever After. It is the first book in the Brooklyn Bratva series and can be read as a stand-alone novel.

Genres: Dark Romance, Romance

225 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 30, 2023

Reviews

[probably reading smut - safety reviews]

5/5 "How can pain feel so good?"

TROPES:
~bratva/mafia
~arranged marriage
~age gap

This book blew me away. From the suspense and mystery to the funny moments and then the SPICE, I loved every minute of reading it!

Eleven years ago, Viktor was a thief by trade in the Bratva. He was young but excited to start in the business. During a party, he found young little Diana, daughter of the pakhan, lost with no clue where to go to find her parents. He ended up saving Diana's life that night and imprinted on her. Her parents were gone, as well as most of the Brooklyn chapter of the Bratva, but because of the way Viktor saved her... her childhood was happy. Safe. She wasn't scarred with images of massacred people. She was just a normal, non-Bratva girl growing up without her parents.

When Diana's life was saved many years ago, she went to live with her best friend, Jessica. They had a happy childhood/adolescence and grew up as sisters. Sadly Jessica got addicted to drugs and led a life much different than Diana. When Jessica goes missing, Diana will do anything to get her back. That includes going back into the Bratva spotlight.

Eleven years later, Viktor is back in Brooklyn. He wants to build the Bratva back into what it used to be years ago, into what Diana's father built. And to do that... he'll need Diana.

Y'all, they meet and sparks literally fly.

"You let me fuck your face within minutes of meeting you." AHHH.

The chemistry, the sex scenes, all of it was perfection.

"I love seeing you nice and swollen for me after taking me like a good girl last night."

I recommend this dark mafia romance to anyone and everyone. It had my attention for several hours and I finished it in one sitting. I really enjoyed it!!

SAFETY:
Ages: 22h, 30H
Virgin/celibate: virgin heroine, bit of a manwhore hero
OM/OW drama: none
Cheating/sharing: none
Triggers: violence
Kinks: public sex (BJ in a club), anal, rough sex, choking/breathplay, breeding, praise, degradation, spanking
HEA?: yes

[Lauren]

Viktor Yezerov saves a young Diana Belova from a mafia massacre that eliminated the Bratva line as another crime family took over. Viktor returns over a decade later to seek vengeance and serendipitously reconnects with a grown Diana. They need each other — Viktor needs a wife with Bratva ties to prove his legitimacy as a criminal boss and Diana needs a powerful individual to locate her adopted sister after she has gone missing.

This was a fast-paced, exciting, and intense mafia romance. High steam and a swoon-worthy couple that shared great chemistry. Viktor is a lethal, dangerous, and powerful criminal but he was never cruel toward Diana. He may have been rough with her in the bedroom but he treated her like the princess she truly is. Great story with really likable characters. Such a great book!

Tropes: Mafia romance, dark romance, arranged marriage, virgin heroine, age gap, happily-ever-after
Heat: 4/5.

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[Kazza]

I really enjoyed this book, I loved the back story of when Diana was 11 years old and how sad that time was. Bless her, It was a time she will never forgot especially Victor who saved her life. The back story was well written and it just continued to be great although the book. I loved Diana she had a great head on her shoulders even after all she went through. She used her past to help work harder to get through school and college. I loved that Vitoria and Diana found each other again and the storyline that followed was just perfect. Poor Jessica who was Diana sister getting herself in to trouble she couldn’t get out of. I loved how good Diana and Vitkor were such a great team and the chemistry was hot between them. At the end of the book, there was no mention of what was going on with building the Brooklyn Bratva or what happen to the guys that helped Jessica at the end. It would have been nice to have an update. Highly recommend Excellent Book.

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[Jessica]

What a wonderful read! Normally I am not a huge fan of age-gap however this one is seems perfect, and you almost forget, other then the fact that we know right off the bat that Viktor is the one that saves Diana all those years ago. It seems like their relationship was always meant to be. Bound together by the events of what happened the two are perfectly paired. Starting in the past revealing the events before jumping to the present and the Dianas need to find her friend to a perfect reunion with Viktor as returns to rebuild. His love for Diana as they get to know each other is perfect and the spice is nice as well, in mind he is very hot. This is my first time with this author so I did not know what to expect but I liked it so much. I enjoyed the ride, wondering when/ if they were going to find her friend and in what condition. It was an easy and enjoyable ebb and flow. I look forward to discovering more of this world

[Readiculous 📚🖤👱🏼‍♀️]

I’ve had this one on my TBR for almost three years and decided to give it a go! Unfortunately it wasn’t as good as I was hoping. The writing style was not for me (and SO many spelling errors) and I also didn’t really feel the chemistry between the MCs. It was a lot of tell, not a lot of show. There was definitely lust there though! The spice was spicing! I did have a difficult time putting this one down though (flipping the pages hoping for the story to pick up?), hence still 3 stars. But I will not be continuing the series.

Safety:
- No OW/OM
- No cheating
- Third act break up (with the most stupid reason. He’d rather upset his wife and let her think he is cheating than upsetting her friend??).
- Deals with drug abuse, rape, SA.

[Jenni]

Bratva Princess Diana's life changed when her parents were killed, but she was saved, now years on her savior Viktor is back and ready to claim his place as Bratva don and get revenge on those who betrayed them and marrying Diana will get him closer to that goal, but she has her own, she needs his help, can they come to an agreement? Will that be all it is between them. Well written engaging action  desires and steamy scenes a great read that held my attention through out.

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[Wendy Livingstone]

This is the first in a new series, and this is Viktor and Diana’s journey. Viktor is a tattooed vicious mobster, who saved Bratva princess Diana’s life, and now a decade later he is back seeking vengeance. Diana needs Viktor’s help to locate her missing adoptive sister. This is a well written story which is a dark mafia romance, with an arranged marriage, an age gap, family, friendships, emotions, intrigue, vengeance, and love, which leads to a thrilling and addictive page turner.
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[Nate]

She grew up in the Bratva. A princess in that dark world. Which ended one terrible night when her parents were murdered. Now, she’s searching all of Brooklyn for the missing daughter of the kindly family that took her in when she had nowhere else to go. This was an intriguing read. Loved it. And voluntarily leaving my review.

[Debbie Bolay]

❤️‍🔥♥️❤️‍🔥 Viktor and Diana ❤️‍🔥♥️❤️‍🔥They met when she was a child and Viktor, a young Bratva soldier, saved her life! They meet again when she needs to rescue a person she loves! This is a really good book! It's definitely a must read! Nessa Gray did a great job! I didn't want to put it down!.

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[Meluvbooks2]

He saved her 11 years prior. Now she’s 22 with a young girls crush annd will do annything to find her and sister. Absolutely loved Viktor and Diana bond. Great mafia romance. Fast pace, hot and heavy, lies and betrayal.

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[___anonymouse___]

I don’t like Diana as a character.

-1 star

No Epilogue/ weak plot

-1 star