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The Billionaire Mafia #1
Knocked Up by the Mafia
He’s the handsome, dominant stranger I picked to take my V-card… And then everything went to hell.
Here’s the thing about being a mafia I don’t make my own decisions. My powerful father has picked a man for me to marry, but I can’t give myself to someone fully without experiencing something first…
That something happens to become Lee, a gorgeous, darkly twisted man I meet in a bar, and give my cherry too.
When I disappear the next day, I don’t think of the consequences. But soon enough, my belly starts showing, and I quickly realize one reckless night left me pregnant with the enemy .
Because my mysterious, hot hookup’s name isn’t Lee at all…
His name is Liam O’Shea, and he’s a mafia billionaire my father wants dead .
Knocked Up by the Mafia is the first full-length novel in The Billionaire Mafia dark romance series. One-click for your dose of naughty, forbidden mafia men!
Here’s the thing about being a mafia I don’t make my own decisions. My powerful father has picked a man for me to marry, but I can’t give myself to someone fully without experiencing something first…
That something happens to become Lee, a gorgeous, darkly twisted man I meet in a bar, and give my cherry too.
When I disappear the next day, I don’t think of the consequences. But soon enough, my belly starts showing, and I quickly realize one reckless night left me pregnant with the enemy .
Because my mysterious, hot hookup’s name isn’t Lee at all…
His name is Liam O’Shea, and he’s a mafia billionaire my father wants dead .
Knocked Up by the Mafia is the first full-length novel in The Billionaire Mafia dark romance series. One-click for your dose of naughty, forbidden mafia men!
236 pages, Paperback
Published July 12, 2023
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January 22, 2025
De las peores lecturas y debí imaginármelo por el título, pero preferí no abandonarlo. Él tipo ni siquiera estaba bien en sus sentidos, pero lo que más me da cosa es como la tipa permitió que estuviera ese man en su vida.
Yo no entiendo en qué momento se dieron las cosas porque es realmente malísimo.
Yo no entiendo en qué momento se dieron las cosas porque es realmente malísimo.
August 8, 2023
Author needs more extensive research on mafia politics and security. This book is unrealistic and boring unless you’re a preteen. Cringy and stupid at times.
July 9, 2024
¿Para que le ponen mafioso si el pana no dura ni 5 minutos siéndolo? 🫥😶
July 21, 2024
Quick read with little substance. Everyone acts out of character. Your top enforcer can’t shoot? You fire an entire group of mafia men because they don’t like your girlfriend? No one questions that the baby’s yours? Ever? Liam’s entire family welcomes your rival girlfriend without a second thought even though they just killed your dad?
September 20, 2023
This is basically a toned down mafia version of Romeo and Juliet and like, that's fine, but it was very unrealistic idk
December 19, 2024
I actually really enjoyed this. I’m glad I didn’t let the lower ratings sway me. This was a romance. That was the focus of the story, the mafia plot was in the background and I thought it was woven into the romance perfectly.
Peep that I said romance twenty times. Because that’s what this is. It isn’t a “mafia education course”
It is very similar to Romeo and Juliet and I’m not mad about it. If you’re looking for a steamy spicy romance with a side scoop of mafia then look no further. If you want to read a mafia book and the romance is either on the back burner or non existent then grab you a copy of The Godfather.
Happy reading!!
Peep that I said romance twenty times. Because that’s what this is. It isn’t a “mafia education course”
It is very similar to Romeo and Juliet and I’m not mad about it. If you’re looking for a steamy spicy romance with a side scoop of mafia then look no further. If you want to read a mafia book and the romance is either on the back burner or non existent then grab you a copy of The Godfather.
Happy reading!!
August 24, 2023
Was more on the cute side but still meh.
July 23, 2023
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐.5
Spice: 🌶️.5
Chemistry: 🧪🧪🧪🧪🧪
Plot: 2/5
Series: The Billionaire Mafia #1
Place: Chicago, IL
Tropes: Mafia, Bratva, Dark Romance, Secret Baby, Billionaire, Forbidden Romance, Taboo, Enemies To Lovers, Arranged Marriage
TW: Gun Violence, Death, Domestic Violence, Blood
Main Characters: Rory & Liam
There is so much that could be said about this book.
Lets start with the positive, the romance aspect of the book was great. Unbridled love and passion by someone who can totally understand your place in your family is unprecedented. I loved how they found each other and were what each one wasnt necessarily looking for, but needed more than they realized. I enjoyed how in sync with each other's needs even if they werent spoken. The relationship between Rory & Liam had such a great beginning foundation. They were able to love each other jusg for who they were. Not their last names and familial ties.
I love a good mafia book like the best of them. But this one went from what i like to call medium mafia to nonexistent mafia. I say medium because it wasnt showing the dynamic as hard core mafia as most. There wasnt enough involvement from Liam for him to be able to take anything over at any point. He wasnt involved enough to know the day to day much less gain the respect of his "enforcers."
Not knowing enough much less not wanting the helm of the O'Shea family was only going to be doom from the beginning. Which made for a less than enthusiastic takeover, and running of said family. With lack of knowledge comes lack of being able to handle a brutal lifestyle and businesses. Liam was in no way prepared to take over for his father at any point.
Even though both families had been made aware from toddlerhood that the other family was their enemy there is nothing other than rivalry to show why. Liam had no other valid reason other than him not liking it and his encounter with Marino Sr, to want to break down the family.
If this were a true mafia novel this would have been completely different. There would ahve been more brutal scenes, less unpreparedness and more loyalty. Just so much wasnt mafia. And i strongly emplore you to check out Kristen Luciani and Nicole Fox if you want a truer mafia storyline. This just was not it. Not by a longshot.
I received a complimentary copy via the author and Booksprout. All opinions are my own, honest and voluntary.
Spice: 🌶️.5
Chemistry: 🧪🧪🧪🧪🧪
Plot: 2/5
Series: The Billionaire Mafia #1
Place: Chicago, IL
Tropes: Mafia, Bratva, Dark Romance, Secret Baby, Billionaire, Forbidden Romance, Taboo, Enemies To Lovers, Arranged Marriage
TW: Gun Violence, Death, Domestic Violence, Blood
Main Characters: Rory & Liam
There is so much that could be said about this book.
Lets start with the positive, the romance aspect of the book was great. Unbridled love and passion by someone who can totally understand your place in your family is unprecedented. I loved how they found each other and were what each one wasnt necessarily looking for, but needed more than they realized. I enjoyed how in sync with each other's needs even if they werent spoken. The relationship between Rory & Liam had such a great beginning foundation. They were able to love each other jusg for who they were. Not their last names and familial ties.
I love a good mafia book like the best of them. But this one went from what i like to call medium mafia to nonexistent mafia. I say medium because it wasnt showing the dynamic as hard core mafia as most. There wasnt enough involvement from Liam for him to be able to take anything over at any point. He wasnt involved enough to know the day to day much less gain the respect of his "enforcers."
Not knowing enough much less not wanting the helm of the O'Shea family was only going to be doom from the beginning. Which made for a less than enthusiastic takeover, and running of said family. With lack of knowledge comes lack of being able to handle a brutal lifestyle and businesses. Liam was in no way prepared to take over for his father at any point.
Even though both families had been made aware from toddlerhood that the other family was their enemy there is nothing other than rivalry to show why. Liam had no other valid reason other than him not liking it and his encounter with Marino Sr, to want to break down the family.
If this were a true mafia novel this would have been completely different. There would ahve been more brutal scenes, less unpreparedness and more loyalty. Just so much wasnt mafia. And i strongly emplore you to check out Kristen Luciani and Nicole Fox if you want a truer mafia storyline. This just was not it. Not by a longshot.
I received a complimentary copy via the author and Booksprout. All opinions are my own, honest and voluntary.
January 1, 2024
awful
worst writing and storytelling I read in a long time
worst writing and storytelling I read in a long time
July 30, 2023
Love That Defeats the Evil of the Past
The Italian Marino’s and the Irish O’Shea’s are Chicago’s version of the Montague’s and the Capulet’s—two warring families bound in a generational competition that endangers what should be each family’s treasure—their children. Beautiful 24-year-old Aurora—Rory—Marino, with her big brown eyes, long, thick dark hair and sweet nature, has been guarded and hidden from the world like a priceless treasure by her manipulative father who recognizes his daughter’s value in the role she can play in binding the loyalty of the family’s enforcer, Dante Rivera through marriage. Unfortunately, Rory sees her life’s purpose as more than being her father’s reward for a loyal and important employee. And, when she witnesses Dante’s brutal beating of an unknown man whom she suspects to be an O’Shea, she knows that she while will not be able to deny her dad’s will to require her marry the family’s hired gun, she doesn’t need to give him the gift of her innocence. Her innocence is hers to share with the man of her choice.
But, because of the protective world in which she lives, Rory at 24 has no real knowledge of males outside of her narrow family circle. Her father has manipulated the education—boarding schools followed by University in Europe as well as the acceptable courses of study—and the limited public exposure—only church and appropriate social gatherings—of Rory, and now of younger sister Sofia, so that neither girl has had the opportunity to meet any male beyond the family’s community.
So, taking her future into her own hands, Rory slips out determined to find a man whom she deems worthy to introduce her to sex—someone to whom she can “give” her innocence, and more importantly, to deny Dante “taking” her innocence as a trophy of his power over her.
And so, Rory slips out of her house, hails an Uber and travels out of her neighborhood to an unexplored community across town, into the unknown world of the O’Shea’s as evidenced by the Guinness on tap as opposed to the red wine offered in the local bars in her home Italian community. And there, in the depths of the Irish neighborhood, in an Irish bar, she has to confront the very thing she feared—the aggressions of a drunk—until a tall, leanly muscled, beautiful man with blonde hair and bright, cobalt blue eyes steps in, saving her from the unwelcome advances of the drunk.
And as she thanks her hero for his intervention, she accepts his offer to leave the pub and to join him at his apartment—a less boisterous setting. And there, in his small but upscale and obviously rarely used apartment, she shares that she is inexperienced, but welcomes him to introduce her to the world of sex. After they refresh and snuggle, sleep comes. And when he awakens, the woman whom he had called ghrá—love—is gone.
Ava Gray creates a modern tale of family rivalry, secrets, and love, which ultimately leads to reconciliation. I received this romance through BookSprout, but also bought a copy for my Kindle collection. I would encourage the author to hire an editor who will proof for typos and grammar issues related to pronoun usage.
The Italian Marino’s and the Irish O’Shea’s are Chicago’s version of the Montague’s and the Capulet’s—two warring families bound in a generational competition that endangers what should be each family’s treasure—their children. Beautiful 24-year-old Aurora—Rory—Marino, with her big brown eyes, long, thick dark hair and sweet nature, has been guarded and hidden from the world like a priceless treasure by her manipulative father who recognizes his daughter’s value in the role she can play in binding the loyalty of the family’s enforcer, Dante Rivera through marriage. Unfortunately, Rory sees her life’s purpose as more than being her father’s reward for a loyal and important employee. And, when she witnesses Dante’s brutal beating of an unknown man whom she suspects to be an O’Shea, she knows that she while will not be able to deny her dad’s will to require her marry the family’s hired gun, she doesn’t need to give him the gift of her innocence. Her innocence is hers to share with the man of her choice.
But, because of the protective world in which she lives, Rory at 24 has no real knowledge of males outside of her narrow family circle. Her father has manipulated the education—boarding schools followed by University in Europe as well as the acceptable courses of study—and the limited public exposure—only church and appropriate social gatherings—of Rory, and now of younger sister Sofia, so that neither girl has had the opportunity to meet any male beyond the family’s community.
So, taking her future into her own hands, Rory slips out determined to find a man whom she deems worthy to introduce her to sex—someone to whom she can “give” her innocence, and more importantly, to deny Dante “taking” her innocence as a trophy of his power over her.
And so, Rory slips out of her house, hails an Uber and travels out of her neighborhood to an unexplored community across town, into the unknown world of the O’Shea’s as evidenced by the Guinness on tap as opposed to the red wine offered in the local bars in her home Italian community. And there, in the depths of the Irish neighborhood, in an Irish bar, she has to confront the very thing she feared—the aggressions of a drunk—until a tall, leanly muscled, beautiful man with blonde hair and bright, cobalt blue eyes steps in, saving her from the unwelcome advances of the drunk.
And as she thanks her hero for his intervention, she accepts his offer to leave the pub and to join him at his apartment—a less boisterous setting. And there, in his small but upscale and obviously rarely used apartment, she shares that she is inexperienced, but welcomes him to introduce her to the world of sex. After they refresh and snuggle, sleep comes. And when he awakens, the woman whom he had called ghrá—love—is gone.
Ava Gray creates a modern tale of family rivalry, secrets, and love, which ultimately leads to reconciliation. I received this romance through BookSprout, but also bought a copy for my Kindle collection. I would encourage the author to hire an editor who will proof for typos and grammar issues related to pronoun usage.
October 22, 2023
This is the first story in a new mafia series by Ava Gray. I loved the storyline and universe, plus the chemistry between Lee / Liam and Rory / Aurora was 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥! Do the mafia families in this series act like they would irl (if they existed 😉😉)? No, but they don’t have to abide by common sense, that is part of the magic of reading. I read this with a sense of suspended belief and just took it at face value.
** If you have not read this story, the following may contain spoilers. I will do my best not to provide any, just enough information to explain my rating and opinion. **
⛔️ There are quite a few potential triggers for sensitive readers, including adult language; derogatory terms about, and treatment of, women; steamy detailed intimate scenes between a dirty talking alpha and virgin female, with dominance and submission, etc.; violence stereotypical of the mafia genre such as fighting, threats, subterfuge, blackmail, coercion, murder, kidnapping, torture, illegal: gambling, gun-running, drug manufacture, drug distribution, etc.
I loved Lee and Rory! The way their characters are written, the interactions / dialogue between them, and the angst built into their storyline … all of these could have been easily overdone, but Ava Gray brought them right to the brink.
I am a ‘visual reader’, meaning that I basically watch a movie in my mind as I read. Therefore, I hardly ever have enough descriptions for the characters or story universe, but I didn’t feel like I was missing anything concerning these as I read through this story.
This is a dark story, with a fast pace. I read it faster than I thought I would, just because it was hard to stop when I started. I am apparently really dark as well, because I really liked the storyline and the natural anxiety built into everything with Rory and Liam’s respective fathers.
There were still a couple of places where I had questions, or wanted more information, but nothing that made me want to lower the rating. These were inconsistent data mentioned in the excerpt of book two, and a scenario involving Dante, Rory’s involuntary fiancé, when he was captured and released.
There were also some grammatical errors. I mention them because they can be frustrating, disrupt the flow and cause the reader to disengage from the story. These included: typos, incorrect word tenses, missing words, incorrect punctuation (commas, periods, quotation marks), missing spaces before and after ellipsis, incorrect capitalization of honorifics, incorrect word choice, etc. I have a copy of my notes available for anyone interested.
** If you have not read this story, the following may contain spoilers. I will do my best not to provide any, just enough information to explain my rating and opinion. **
⛔️ There are quite a few potential triggers for sensitive readers, including adult language; derogatory terms about, and treatment of, women; steamy detailed intimate scenes between a dirty talking alpha and virgin female, with dominance and submission, etc.; violence stereotypical of the mafia genre such as fighting, threats, subterfuge, blackmail, coercion, murder, kidnapping, torture, illegal: gambling, gun-running, drug manufacture, drug distribution, etc.
I loved Lee and Rory! The way their characters are written, the interactions / dialogue between them, and the angst built into their storyline … all of these could have been easily overdone, but Ava Gray brought them right to the brink.
I am a ‘visual reader’, meaning that I basically watch a movie in my mind as I read. Therefore, I hardly ever have enough descriptions for the characters or story universe, but I didn’t feel like I was missing anything concerning these as I read through this story.
This is a dark story, with a fast pace. I read it faster than I thought I would, just because it was hard to stop when I started. I am apparently really dark as well, because I really liked the storyline and the natural anxiety built into everything with Rory and Liam’s respective fathers.
There were still a couple of places where I had questions, or wanted more information, but nothing that made me want to lower the rating. These were inconsistent data mentioned in the excerpt of book two, and a scenario involving Dante, Rory’s involuntary fiancé, when he was captured and released.
There were also some grammatical errors. I mention them because they can be frustrating, disrupt the flow and cause the reader to disengage from the story. These included: typos, incorrect word tenses, missing words, incorrect punctuation (commas, periods, quotation marks), missing spaces before and after ellipsis, incorrect capitalization of honorifics, incorrect word choice, etc. I have a copy of my notes available for anyone interested.
August 9, 2023
Knocked Up by the Mafia is book one in The Billionaire Mafia dark romance series. A steamy full-length standalone novel with no cheating or cliffhanger and complete with a happily-ever-after. A brilliantly written story with extraordinary characters and a storyline that captures the audience attention from beginning and keeps you hooked and turning pages with it's non-stop twists and turns and suspense. One-click for your dose of naughty, forbidden mafia men! This is Aurora and Liam story. Aurora Marino a.k.a Rory is mafia princess of the Mariano Mafia Family who lived a shelter life.
As the daughter of a mafia family the father rules with a iron fist and daughters are used as tool are bargaining chip to help their organization. As a mafia princess she doesn't make decisions on her own. Rory is an obedient young woman and typically does everything that her dad tells her to do. But when he informs her that she was getting married to his second in command she was livid because not only did she despite Dante but she knows that she could not defy her father request. Dante is a vicious, brutal and savage man. She witnessed him in action one night after he savagely beaten an unknown assailant to an inch of his life.
She decided that before she could go forward with the act she needs something for herself that his experience the passion of a man of her choosing. Rory sneak out and ended up on the other side of town at a Irish bar where she meets the most gorgeous, dominant stranger. He tells her that his name was Lee They were drawn together, she pick him to take her V-card. They sent a beautiful passion filled one night stand in his apartment and she sneak out while he was asleep and went back home. She learned that her mysterious hookup name was not Lee after all. But in fact billionaire Liam O'Shea the heir of the O'Shea Irish Mafia family, and her father wanted him dead. She had messed up slept with the enemy in wanting a piece of free will for herself.
Fast forward a couple months later Rory found out that her mysterious hookup will not be just her and Liam secret because he left a gift and her belly will start showing soon. The O'Shea and the Mariano had been rivals for years and when her dad finds out about this she knows that he's going to blow a gasket. Liam had never stopped thinking about her since their night together, and when he finds out that they're having a baby he will do anything for his family. An insta-love story, forbidden relationship, force marriage, arranged marriage, surprise pregnancy, fear, rivalry, violence, hatred, virgin heroine, threats, power and control, manipulation, suspense, twists and turns, revelations, action, pawn, emotions, tension, mob war, lust at first sight, mystery, surprises, enemies-to-lovers, murder, passion and love.
I received an free advance copy of this book via Booksprout and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
As the daughter of a mafia family the father rules with a iron fist and daughters are used as tool are bargaining chip to help their organization. As a mafia princess she doesn't make decisions on her own. Rory is an obedient young woman and typically does everything that her dad tells her to do. But when he informs her that she was getting married to his second in command she was livid because not only did she despite Dante but she knows that she could not defy her father request. Dante is a vicious, brutal and savage man. She witnessed him in action one night after he savagely beaten an unknown assailant to an inch of his life.
She decided that before she could go forward with the act she needs something for herself that his experience the passion of a man of her choosing. Rory sneak out and ended up on the other side of town at a Irish bar where she meets the most gorgeous, dominant stranger. He tells her that his name was Lee They were drawn together, she pick him to take her V-card. They sent a beautiful passion filled one night stand in his apartment and she sneak out while he was asleep and went back home. She learned that her mysterious hookup name was not Lee after all. But in fact billionaire Liam O'Shea the heir of the O'Shea Irish Mafia family, and her father wanted him dead. She had messed up slept with the enemy in wanting a piece of free will for herself.
Fast forward a couple months later Rory found out that her mysterious hookup will not be just her and Liam secret because he left a gift and her belly will start showing soon. The O'Shea and the Mariano had been rivals for years and when her dad finds out about this she knows that he's going to blow a gasket. Liam had never stopped thinking about her since their night together, and when he finds out that they're having a baby he will do anything for his family. An insta-love story, forbidden relationship, force marriage, arranged marriage, surprise pregnancy, fear, rivalry, violence, hatred, virgin heroine, threats, power and control, manipulation, suspense, twists and turns, revelations, action, pawn, emotions, tension, mob war, lust at first sight, mystery, surprises, enemies-to-lovers, murder, passion and love.
I received an free advance copy of this book via Booksprout and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 31, 2023
You know that old saying about don't judge a book by its cover. Well don't expect this book to be anything like the cover, including the title. This is on my top 10 worst books ever and I have been reading for decades and read at least 4-5 books a week. I leave reviews when a book is truly outstanding or bad. First time and last time I will be reading this Author's work, I will admit I only finished the book because I wanted to see if it will keep getting worse as it goes on and it didn't disappoint. Since both characters are from two mafia families who are billionaires, yep the kind that takes Uber, travels without security, walks to venues out in the open, live in homes that are "cosy" no other description, oh and a dusty bachelor pad. The hero who is the Head of the O'Shea Mafia (after his father was gunned down), claims his family owns billions of dollars worth of Tech Companies, yet he never went to work once or visited one. They are probably located in the Phantom Realm. As for the mafia part it was so bad that you had to laugh. Damn he managed to get one of the guys who put some bullets in his father and at the same time he had to prove himself to his mafia (I think there might have been a total of 10-15 men), so he did the only thing a Mafia Don would do to take revenge on the shooter, he cut off the tip of his pinky finger...lmao, never mind his Dad was in a coma. And if that wasn't bad enough, he travels without security, manages to sneak into his enemy mafia house. Guess they couldn't afford cameras. Heck I could write a whole book about how bad this was...lol. Btw do we really need the line that says something like "he pulled the trigger of the gun and bullets were firing shots", damn I thought it would have shot out little stuffed toys...lol. Honestly this author should really read some good mafia novels before attempting to delve into that genre. Here are some Authors I recommend, Kylie Kent, Eva Winners, Suzanne Steele, Catherine Wiltcher, Lylah James, Alexi Ferreira, Adelaide Forrest.
July 27, 2023
The start of The Billionaire Mafia series once you start you won’t stop until the last page has been turned so 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!!!!! Rory is a sweetheart born into a mafia family knowing all girls are just pawns to be used by their father to gain more power like she has no feelings, no choice so deciding to make one choice on her own giving up her vcard in a one stand after learning that she is to marry Dante but that one night stand end up being with a family rival and she ended up with a gift that would arrive in just a few months thus their story begins. Liam sexy as all get rival meets the one girl that rocks his world for one night, he isn’t going to allow her to marry another, and it didn’t matter who what her last name was she belonged to him. The attraction was instant, it was intense, and the magnetic pull between them couldn’t be ignored long after they walked away from one another but their families where will it lead war maybe, lies will be uncovered, truths will be revealed, will our two be together, will they be accepted, and is there happiness for them and their little one?
May 22, 2024
3.5
"Se c'è una cosa che so per certo è che Rory mi ama proprio come io amo lei. Lo so nel mio cuore e tutte queste stronzate tra le nostre famiglie non ci separeranno. Né ora né mai. Questa cosa finirà e passeremo il resto della nostra vita insieme. Mi riprenderò la donna che amo e tutti dovranno accettarlo e farsene una ragione. Un O'Shea si è innamorato perdutamente di una Marino e non c'è nulla in questo maledetto mondo che mi farà stare lontano dalla donna che amo. Di certo non un maledetto cognome o una rivalità che va avanti da troppo tempo."
Una storia di mafia alla romeo e giulietta, con una bella gravidanza tanto per aggiungere un po' di pepe (a quanto pare questo trope è molto amato dall'autrice perché l'ho visto in quasi tutti i suoi libri... e devo dire che se ben gestito non dispiace nemmeno a me ;D). Rory e Liam si conoscono e scatta subito il colpo di fulmine (inizialmente più carnale che altro ammettiamolo XD) senza nemmeno sapere le loro vere identità. Nonostante la rivalità familiare entrambi sono inarrestabili nei loro sentimenti, Liam più di Rory, sebbene i rispettivi doveri e l'amore che portano per i loro familiari sembrino inizialmente una barriera insormontabile. Di dark non ci ho visto nulla, e la parte strettamente mafiosa rimane abbastanza soft (probabilmente anche troppo... diciamo che ne ho letti mooolti più realistici, Liam ci prova a fare il boss spietato ma non ci crede nemmeno lui XD) ma per me che sono più interessata alla storia d'amore il fatto che sia rimasta sullo sfondo mi è andata più che bene.
"Se c'è una cosa che so per certo è che Rory mi ama proprio come io amo lei. Lo so nel mio cuore e tutte queste stronzate tra le nostre famiglie non ci separeranno. Né ora né mai. Questa cosa finirà e passeremo il resto della nostra vita insieme. Mi riprenderò la donna che amo e tutti dovranno accettarlo e farsene una ragione. Un O'Shea si è innamorato perdutamente di una Marino e non c'è nulla in questo maledetto mondo che mi farà stare lontano dalla donna che amo. Di certo non un maledetto cognome o una rivalità che va avanti da troppo tempo."
Una storia di mafia alla romeo e giulietta, con una bella gravidanza tanto per aggiungere un po' di pepe (a quanto pare questo trope è molto amato dall'autrice perché l'ho visto in quasi tutti i suoi libri... e devo dire che se ben gestito non dispiace nemmeno a me ;D). Rory e Liam si conoscono e scatta subito il colpo di fulmine (inizialmente più carnale che altro ammettiamolo XD) senza nemmeno sapere le loro vere identità. Nonostante la rivalità familiare entrambi sono inarrestabili nei loro sentimenti, Liam più di Rory, sebbene i rispettivi doveri e l'amore che portano per i loro familiari sembrino inizialmente una barriera insormontabile. Di dark non ci ho visto nulla, e la parte strettamente mafiosa rimane abbastanza soft (probabilmente anche troppo... diciamo che ne ho letti mooolti più realistici, Liam ci prova a fare il boss spietato ma non ci crede nemmeno lui XD) ma per me che sono più interessata alla storia d'amore il fatto che sia rimasta sullo sfondo mi è andata più che bene.
July 28, 2023
This is the 1st story in The Billionaire Mafia Series where we see the journey of the Italian and the Irish Mafia families find love against the Italians Don’s wishes. Rory is a Mafia Princess and Liam the next Irish leader. Rory has always followed her fathers demands without hesitation so when told she will marry a man picked by him Rory decides to sneak out and find another man to take her virginity. While at an Irish bar downtown Rory meets a handsome intriguing man, Lee and they have an amazing night together at his place with Rory sneaking out. Liam is disappointed, moving forward with the family business only to see each other at a business event. Rory discovers Lee is Liam and their families are enemies. It’s beautiful to see how Liam shows Rory they have something worth fighting for especially with Rory carrying their baby. Once her father makes contact he threatens death if she doesn’t return home. Their lives go from Liam’s father being shot, barely living, finding happiness living together at Liam’s family compound to Rory returning home being forced to marry a man out to control her their family one day. Liam does what’s needed to rescue Rory with the help of his twin Conor only to be challenged again by a man on a mission for revenge. These two show how hard and revenge can become a loving family! I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
July 27, 2023
MMC/FMC- Liam and Rory
POV- 1st person dual
Genre- Mafia Romance
Sub Genre- Irish Mob
Heat- they do the thing and name the parts. The P word is used in this book, both as an anatomical term and as an insult.
Series? Y
Cliffhanger? N
Safety: N, Cheating/Sharing? N, OM/OW Drama? Y
Virginity/Celibacy? Y
HEA/HFN? Y
Triggers- Language, violence, explicit erotic content
Tropes- Romeo and Juliet, Forced Marriage (Averted), Do-Si-Do With the Mafioso, When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, Daddy Issues
What I liked- The main characters, their siblings, and their mothers were likable. I particularly liked Liam’s sister.
What I didn’t- I found the main characters to be very naive. When Liam and Rory went to a family funeral together, they didn’t expect the level of pushback they received. Yet the families had been enemies for generations. It was also disingenuous of them to think that her people would accept them leaving together or that her father would accept them getting married. Also, neither family home has decent security. I don’t want to give spoilers, but Liam takes an action and thinks that everything will be okay, with the temporary help of security.
Verdict- I can’t recommend this book, but you might like it.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
POV- 1st person dual
Genre- Mafia Romance
Sub Genre- Irish Mob
Heat- they do the thing and name the parts. The P word is used in this book, both as an anatomical term and as an insult.
Series? Y
Cliffhanger? N
Safety: N, Cheating/Sharing? N, OM/OW Drama? Y
Virginity/Celibacy? Y
HEA/HFN? Y
Triggers- Language, violence, explicit erotic content
Tropes- Romeo and Juliet, Forced Marriage (Averted), Do-Si-Do With the Mafioso, When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, Daddy Issues
What I liked- The main characters, their siblings, and their mothers were likable. I particularly liked Liam’s sister.
What I didn’t- I found the main characters to be very naive. When Liam and Rory went to a family funeral together, they didn’t expect the level of pushback they received. Yet the families had been enemies for generations. It was also disingenuous of them to think that her people would accept them leaving together or that her father would accept them getting married. Also, neither family home has decent security. I don’t want to give spoilers, but Liam takes an action and thinks that everything will be okay, with the temporary help of security.
Verdict- I can’t recommend this book, but you might like it.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
December 18, 2023
Rory Marino’s father has ordered her to marry a man she doesn’t love, so she decides to go out and have a one night stand with a man she chooses for her first time. That first time leaves her pregnant. What’s worse is that her one night stand is Liam O’Shea, head of the Marino crime family’s enemy family. Will Rory and Liam get to be together, or will they both wind up dead?
This is a good, fast-paced mob story with lots of action and romance. The history between the Marino and O’Shea families is long and treacherous, and it’s going to take more than a baby to end the years of fighting. I love that there’s going to be more to this story and these two families. What’s interesting is that with Liam taking over as head of his family, he’s got to learn the ropes - enemies are going to be coming for him and his family, and things won’t be easy for him. He doesn’t have the ruthless nature that his father had, and he’s already angered many by trying to take the O’Sheas business legit. It also seems like some of Rory’s family might be on her side, but not all of them.
If you like mob romance, then Knocked Up by the Mafia is for you. Read and let me know what you think - I’d love to discuss!
This is a good, fast-paced mob story with lots of action and romance. The history between the Marino and O’Shea families is long and treacherous, and it’s going to take more than a baby to end the years of fighting. I love that there’s going to be more to this story and these two families. What’s interesting is that with Liam taking over as head of his family, he’s got to learn the ropes - enemies are going to be coming for him and his family, and things won’t be easy for him. He doesn’t have the ruthless nature that his father had, and he’s already angered many by trying to take the O’Sheas business legit. It also seems like some of Rory’s family might be on her side, but not all of them.
If you like mob romance, then Knocked Up by the Mafia is for you. Read and let me know what you think - I’d love to discuss!
August 17, 2023
Have you ever read a TV movie book? Well this is one. I really need to stop falling for those instagram blurbs.
Rory is a virgin mafia princess promised to her father’s enforcer. Rory has always done with what her father wants but doesn’t want to marry Dante. So she decides to have a one night stand and lose her virginity.
Liam is the oldest son of the rival mafia gang. He’s unsettled about taking over the family. He meets Rory and becomes her one night stand. After she tells him she a virgin, he makes the experience wonderful for her. Then 2 months later she finds out she’s pregnant.
So my challenges with the book:
- Not enough details and very little character development. Everything is very surface and cliched
- They fall in love so fast. They know nothing about each other
- How each family sneaks into each others homes is unrealistic. Seriously where are the guards and security?
- Lame backstory that’s shared in the last 20 pages of the book
I read this book during my lunch break and a couple of hours after work. That’s how quick a read it is. So glad I read this on my Kindle app from Kindle Unlimited cause I wouldn’t hated to have paid for this book.
Rory is a virgin mafia princess promised to her father’s enforcer. Rory has always done with what her father wants but doesn’t want to marry Dante. So she decides to have a one night stand and lose her virginity.
Liam is the oldest son of the rival mafia gang. He’s unsettled about taking over the family. He meets Rory and becomes her one night stand. After she tells him she a virgin, he makes the experience wonderful for her. Then 2 months later she finds out she’s pregnant.
So my challenges with the book:
- Not enough details and very little character development. Everything is very surface and cliched
- They fall in love so fast. They know nothing about each other
- How each family sneaks into each others homes is unrealistic. Seriously where are the guards and security?
- Lame backstory that’s shared in the last 20 pages of the book
I read this book during my lunch break and a couple of hours after work. That’s how quick a read it is. So glad I read this on my Kindle app from Kindle Unlimited cause I wouldn’t hated to have paid for this book.
July 28, 2023
4⭐️ 5🌶
This is a verison of Romeo and Juliet mafia style. Unlike the Shakespears's verison, the two lovers do not die. But they do have a lot of battles to fight to be with each other.
The story opens up with Rory Marino's father telling her she is to marry Dante soon. She does not want this marriage. Dante is too oldshe's doesn't like the feeling she gets around him, and she doesn't love him. She decides that she will give her virginity over to a stranger.
Liam O'Shea is the next in-line to be the boss for the Irish mafia. He is envious of his twin brother, Conor, who gets to do what he wants in his life. He doesn't like the illegal side of the family business. Every day, he hears from his about how soft he is. He decides he needs a night out away from his family's drama.
Rory and Liam meet in a pub, and instantly, the heat between them is off the charts. Rory decides he is the man for her. They have no idea that they are enemies.
Liam treats her like a queen for the night. He is sad to wake up and find Rory gone. Little do both of them know that one night of hot untamed sex would create a little life of it's own.
Read to find out what happens when they both find out who each other is. How can their love keep them together and the dangers that lie ahead for them.
This is a verison of Romeo and Juliet mafia style. Unlike the Shakespears's verison, the two lovers do not die. But they do have a lot of battles to fight to be with each other.
The story opens up with Rory Marino's father telling her she is to marry Dante soon. She does not want this marriage. Dante is too oldshe's doesn't like the feeling she gets around him, and she doesn't love him. She decides that she will give her virginity over to a stranger.
Liam O'Shea is the next in-line to be the boss for the Irish mafia. He is envious of his twin brother, Conor, who gets to do what he wants in his life. He doesn't like the illegal side of the family business. Every day, he hears from his about how soft he is. He decides he needs a night out away from his family's drama.
Rory and Liam meet in a pub, and instantly, the heat between them is off the charts. Rory decides he is the man for her. They have no idea that they are enemies.
Liam treats her like a queen for the night. He is sad to wake up and find Rory gone. Little do both of them know that one night of hot untamed sex would create a little life of it's own.
Read to find out what happens when they both find out who each other is. How can their love keep them together and the dangers that lie ahead for them.
September 3, 2023
I'm only currently on page 119 of 234 but i gotta get my feelings our. This book isn't written like a person who actually looked up any info about the situation they're writing about. The fact that the girl didn't know what happens or how brutal the life can be is straight up stupid there's no way a person grows up around that kinda life style even if it's only visiting 2 times a year doesn't know the basics of the life style. Idk this book is annoying the crap out of me but at this point I'm in deep. Also another annoying point this girl is a ditz and the guy is just as bad. URGH IM SO FRUSTRATED I CANT EVEN GET OUT THE WORDS ON HOW ANNOYED I AMMMMM!!!! But the show must go on but I can tell you I'm finished after this one.
There's already an inconsistency she got her looks from her dad apparently when we were on like page 90 now at 136 she looks like her mom -.-
I finished and it didn't get any better it kinda got worse in the sense that the characters got more annoying with there wishy washy-ness.
There's already an inconsistency she got her looks from her dad apparently when we were on like page 90 now at 136 she looks like her mom -.-
I finished and it didn't get any better it kinda got worse in the sense that the characters got more annoying with there wishy washy-ness.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 21, 2023
When Rory is informed that she is marrying a man of her father's choosing she isn't happy. So, she decides to sneak out and find a man to be with for her first time. She is at a bar when she meets a sexy stranger and goes home with him. When Liam wakes up, she is gone, and he is upset. Its not long after their night that Rory learns two things one being who she was with that night and second being that she is pregnant from their time together. Liam fins her again at a function and manages to get her number and first name but has no clue she is his family's rival's daughter. When he realizes who she is he thinks he has been played. Will he give her a chance to explain? Can they find a way to be together?
This is an amazing story that will captivate you from beginning to end. This is a well written and very entertaining story. Its a book that any book lover would enjoy it.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This is an amazing story that will captivate you from beginning to end. This is a well written and very entertaining story. Its a book that any book lover would enjoy it.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
December 17, 2023
I finished it.
It isn’t really Mafia. Or Billionaires.
It’s juvenile wholesomeness with a slight Romeo & Juliet filter. Which makes sense since Romeo and Juliet were ridiculous teenagers. Same same.
Rory might be 25 but she has a teenager brain. Zero back bone. She’s a wet mop. But. Liam loves her.
Rival families? It’s ok we’ll fix it! With minimal bloodshed. Zero confrontations. And positivity! Also. Let’s just fire all the Mafia guys…but like, that’s not how the Mafia works???
There’s no background on why the rivalry exists and IDK about you, but I don’t want to read about a Mafia family leaving the Mafia and being all…law abiding citizens.
This is great if you’re a teenager reading stuff your parents don’t approve of while hiding under the covers with a flashlight.
It’s light. It’s fluffy. No angst. No drama. The spice is… there, I guess, but not in a filthy way.
Also it’s formatted like it’s fanfiction.
It isn’t really Mafia. Or Billionaires.
It’s juvenile wholesomeness with a slight Romeo & Juliet filter. Which makes sense since Romeo and Juliet were ridiculous teenagers. Same same.
Rory might be 25 but she has a teenager brain. Zero back bone. She’s a wet mop. But. Liam loves her.
Rival families? It’s ok we’ll fix it! With minimal bloodshed. Zero confrontations. And positivity! Also. Let’s just fire all the Mafia guys…but like, that’s not how the Mafia works???
There’s no background on why the rivalry exists and IDK about you, but I don’t want to read about a Mafia family leaving the Mafia and being all…law abiding citizens.
This is great if you’re a teenager reading stuff your parents don’t approve of while hiding under the covers with a flashlight.
It’s light. It’s fluffy. No angst. No drama. The spice is… there, I guess, but not in a filthy way.
Also it’s formatted like it’s fanfiction.
July 30, 2023
Rory's father is forcing her to marry one of his enforcers, there is something she does not want to give him, her v-card. She sneaks out and goes to a bar, she meets him, Lee. The have glorious night but she ducks out before he wakes. When she finds out she is pregnant, she is not sure what she is going to do, as the stranger in the bar was the son of her dad's enemy.
Liam O'Shea is heir apparent to their mafia family, his twin wants nothing to do with it. He wishes there was someone else to lay this on. When someone tries to take out Rory, Liam will do what ever necessary to keep her safe, it does not matter she is a Marino.
I really liked this, Liam is not your typical mafia man, he actually has a heart of gold, and would do anything for his love.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Liam O'Shea is heir apparent to their mafia family, his twin wants nothing to do with it. He wishes there was someone else to lay this on. When someone tries to take out Rory, Liam will do what ever necessary to keep her safe, it does not matter she is a Marino.
I really liked this, Liam is not your typical mafia man, he actually has a heart of gold, and would do anything for his love.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 7, 2023
Knocked by the Mafia is a fast-paced excellent writing of a Mafia romance story!! I couldn't put it down!
Aurora "Rory" Marino is the eldest daughter of the Don of the Marino Mafia family. Her father has order her to marry is top enforcer Dante Rivera. Rory hate Dante. She decides she will give up her V Card to a man of her choosing. Which happens to be Liam O'Shea from the rival Mafia family.
Enter Liam O'Shea who meets Rory at a bar and they have an unforgettable one-night stand. But the problem is their families hate each other and are deadly enemies. Liams father is the Don of the O'Shea Mafia family.
When they find out who each other really are there two worlds collide.!!
If you like Mafia Romance this is a really good one!! Great characters and very well written!! Fast Paced!
Aurora "Rory" Marino is the eldest daughter of the Don of the Marino Mafia family. Her father has order her to marry is top enforcer Dante Rivera. Rory hate Dante. She decides she will give up her V Card to a man of her choosing. Which happens to be Liam O'Shea from the rival Mafia family.
Enter Liam O'Shea who meets Rory at a bar and they have an unforgettable one-night stand. But the problem is their families hate each other and are deadly enemies. Liams father is the Don of the O'Shea Mafia family.
When they find out who each other really are there two worlds collide.!!
If you like Mafia Romance this is a really good one!! Great characters and very well written!! Fast Paced!
August 6, 2023
The O’Sheas and Marinos are sworn enemies, fighting against each other for decades upon decades. Only Liam and Rory don’t known who the other is when they meet at a pub and spend one amazing and fruitful night together. Liam is a serious catch—gorgeous and not wanting to keep business things the way they have been. I loved how he put the guys in their place and dealt with the problems. Rory is used to going along and doesn’t til she is told she is getting married and who it will be. I love how accepting his family is even if his men are awful. Bad guys at every turn and betrayal makes their start much harder. Really liked the story. We’ll done.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 13, 2023
Rory is the daughter of the Marino mafia family. She is betrothed to one of her father's henchman and the pairing has nothing to do with love and all to do with power.
Lee is the son of the O'Shea mafia family that is enemies with the Marino's. He is not looking forward to taking over for his father.
Lee and Rory meet and connect instantly. Rory tells him she is a virgin wants to lose herself in the moment. Lee handles the situation with finesse and is very gentle with Rory. However the next morning she is gone and they did not exchange numbers.
Rory finds herself pregnant with the enemies child and has no idea how to explain anything.
Great story.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Lee is the son of the O'Shea mafia family that is enemies with the Marino's. He is not looking forward to taking over for his father.
Lee and Rory meet and connect instantly. Rory tells him she is a virgin wants to lose herself in the moment. Lee handles the situation with finesse and is very gentle with Rory. However the next morning she is gone and they did not exchange numbers.
Rory finds herself pregnant with the enemies child and has no idea how to explain anything.
Great story.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
July 28, 2023
Where to start, generally this is a good stable Mafia book. Its any easy read that fills the blanks in as you go. Characters develop during the book and it definitely leads you to want to know what happens with siblings etc.
Its not a dark Mafia and there are no real triggers (mild violence as expected) but nothing that would really offend.
It follows a typical Romeo and Juliette trope, so a reassuring read.
The spice level is probably a 1/2 chilli in my humble opinion.
A nice quick read that i enjoyed. 3 Stars for me is a book/author that I would read again but not search out.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Its not a dark Mafia and there are no real triggers (mild violence as expected) but nothing that would really offend.
It follows a typical Romeo and Juliette trope, so a reassuring read.
The spice level is probably a 1/2 chilli in my humble opinion.
A nice quick read that i enjoyed. 3 Stars for me is a book/author that I would read again but not search out.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 2, 2023
Rory's father has promised her hand in marriage to Dante, a man she can't stand. She goes out one night and spends it with a stranger. She leaves the next morning and a few months later she finds that she's pregnant with a rival family's baby. Liam isn't going to let her marry someone else, especially the girl that made his night special. They have an intense attraction and won't let their families dictate who they can marry. There are lies that are discovered, suspense, action, revenge, mystery, truths told, surprises, and passion. Loved the story.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
August 7, 2023
I so wish I had my V-card still as I would so be all over Liam! lol
Liam is all the perfect elements of a dangerous, forbidden, desirable and addictive bad guy - and Ava Gray nails his character to be that perfect blend of every woman's dirty dream. I mean, they meet at a bar, they get laughing and touchy-feely and then boom.
Little do either of them know there's a reminder of their adventure growing inside her and even though life is about to make some ugly reveals, this story just keeps delivering all these fabulous moments of panty-melting indulgence.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Liam is all the perfect elements of a dangerous, forbidden, desirable and addictive bad guy - and Ava Gray nails his character to be that perfect blend of every woman's dirty dream. I mean, they meet at a bar, they get laughing and touchy-feely and then boom.
Little do either of them know there's a reminder of their adventure growing inside her and even though life is about to make some ugly reveals, this story just keeps delivering all these fabulous moments of panty-melting indulgence.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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