Vows of Sin

by Lilah Raine

For decades my family has ruled the New York Underground,
Keeping all the factions running takes strong leadership.
The decisions we make are ruthless.
Weakness isn’t an option.
Our future success depends on me taking a wife and ensuring our bloodline remains strong.

Madalina Conte doesn’t want to be the one standing beside me at the altar.
There’s hate in her eyes and enough sass in the smile she fakes to warn that she’ll be trouble.
What my new wife doesn’t know, is that nothing is as it seems.

Madalina will learn to be a good wife.
She will take what I give her and provide me with heirs.
Even if she hates me.

Vows Of Sin is a mafia, arranged marriage, breeding romance and is a complete standalone

You can expect the following....

🔴HEA

🔴Alpha obsessed with breeding

🔴Pregnancy (not just in the epilogue)

🔴Arranged Marriage

🔴Enemies to Lovers

🔴Forced Proximity

🔴Over Protective Hero

🔴Plot Twists

🔴Dirty talking Hero

🔴Praise

Genres: Enemies To Lovers, Dark Romance, Mafia Romance, Forced Proximity, Romance, Contemporary, Dark

280 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 30, 2024

Reviews

[Freya · Rating 4 out of 5]

4⭐️ 3.5🌶️

📝 REVIEW & THOUGHTS:

Damn, the way Dario was so obsessed with getting Madalina pregnant and getting turned on by her pregnant body was so beautiful to read 🤣

This was fun and pretty hot. Absolutely loved Dario and Madalina too!

🏷️ TROPES & TAGS (possible spoilers):

Genre/subgenre: contemporary dark romance (Mafia)
Pairing: MF
POV: 1st person, dual
Angst: low to medium
Burn: fast
Vibe/mood: hot, darkish, kinda sweet (not in the beginning)
Pet names: darling, little wife, pretty girl, baby girl, baby, sweetheart
Characters’ ages: 19F/25M
HEA: yes
Series structure: standalone

Arranged marriage
Virgin FMC
OTT jealous, possessive, obsessed, protective, dominant and controlling MMC
“Mine”
Mafia
Stubborn but likable FMC
He falls first and harder
Touch her and die

🌶️ SPICE & K!NKS (possible spoilers):

Heat: 13 scenes, medium to high heat
Domination
Mild choking/hand necklace
Punishments/spanking
Breeding kįnk
Pregnancy kįnk
Praise/Mild degradation combo
Edging
Some c0ckwarming

⚠️ CONTENT WARNINGS (possible spoilers):

Dubcon: yes
Noncon: no
OM/OW: side character forced a kiss on the FMC at gunpoint
3rd act breakup: no
Violence
Guns
Forced pregnancy (via fake birth control pills)
Mentions of dead parents
Birth control manipulation
Dear of parent (murder)
Grief
Pregnancy scare
Murder of bodyguard (on page)
Kidnapping of pregnant FMC (not by MMC)
Attack on pregnant FMC
Suicide of side character (on page)
Birth on page
Alcohol consumption
Smoking
References to past stalking


* Fyi about 🌶️ levels: I rate spice on a combination of quantity, quality, length, intensity and explicitness of the scenes. K!nks are listed separately and generally do not directly affect the steam level to keep it fair for non k!nky books.

[Leigh · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF@45% I'm not enjoying this book at all. I love a Marriage of Convenience, and the breeding was fun, but other than that, the book is boring. I'm not enjoying either character and I think the h is annoying. I think she's supposed to be sassy, but she comes across as a naive brat.

[Nicole Greene · Rating 5 out of 5]

❤️Thoughts❤️

"Madalina, I wanted this more than I've ever wanted anything in my life."

If you're a fan of mafia stories featuring an intense MC who will stop at nothing to claim what’s his, who will go to any lengths to claim you as his own and never second-guesses his decisions, then you need to read Vows Of Sin!

From the moment Dario lays eyes on Madalina, he’s captivated. He can’t understand how this girl stirs up emotions in him when no one else ever has. Determined to make her his, Dario does what any impatient man would—he forces her hand.

Madalina is stubborn and feisty, determined to resist any feelings for Dario. She has no idea that Dario is secretly obsessed with her in the most intense and unhinged ways. But when she finally discovers the truth, she realizes she’s completely head over heels for him too!

I won’t spoil the rest, but this story is packed with plot twists, action-packed scenes, and so much more. Don’t wait—read it now!

🖤Virgin Heroine
🖤Enemies to Lovers
🖤Mafia
🖤Breeding
🖤Pregnancy (not just in epilogue)
🖤Touch her and ☠️
🖤Stalking
🖤HEA

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐⭐⭐
Steamy:🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
POV: Dual
Warning⚠️: Check the TWs.
Type📣: Standalone
Recommend: Yes!!

📌I received an Arc copy for my honest review

[BelleLovesRomance · Rating 4 out of 5]

⭐️ 4.5/5 🌶 4/5 — Obsessed. Possessive. Absolutely unhinged breeding galore. 🍆💦🤰🏼

Vows of Sin by Lilah Raine is an MF mafia forced marriage breeding romance that made me hate the MMC at first… but then had me eating out of his palm by the end. 😡😍

Meet Dario DeMarco—the definition of a cold, ruthless, unhinged mafia alpha… at least up to the 18% mark. I almost DNF’d his ass. He was such a cold, cruel jerk to Madalina that I legit wanted to throw hands. But then… plot twist, baby. His layers started peeling back and underneath that brutal exterior was a man so deeply obsessed with Madalina, it was almost insane—in the best way. 😤💢💘

Once Dario’s mask slipped, we got to see how vulnerable and utterly gone he was for Madalina. His possessiveness? Obsession? Protectiveness? Off the charts. I swear this man was one emotional meltdown away from pissing on her to mark his territory. 🐕💦💀

Madalina was a queen in her own right—strong, smart, composed. She handled being forced into marriage like a damn warrior and stood her ground. Her forgiveness felt earned, and I admired how she held Dario accountable before giving him her heart. 💅🏻👑

Now, what didn’t quite work for me? The first 18% felt like Dario Version A and the rest like Dario Version B—almost like two different men. The angst and misunderstanding felt a bit forced and dragged on because of pride and silence, which is a classic MF mafia trope, but still frustrating. 🙄😮‍💨

And honestly? The vibes were straight-up Omegaverse without the knotting and the shifters. The over-the-top protectiveness, the breeding obsession, the way Dario acted like her pregnant belly was a damn religious artifact—this man was feral over her being full of his babies. 🐺❤️‍🔥👶🏻

I loved the ending where Madalina flips the script and surprises him with another pregnancy. Watching him panic and spiral like a sleep-deprived, overbearing daddy-to-be? Pure gold. 😂

So if you’re in the mood for:
✔️ An MMC who’ll kill a man for just looking at his girl ☠️
✔️ Breeding kink cranked to a thousand 💦📈
✔️ A mafia alpha who treats pregnancy like a holy mission ✝️⚔️
✔️ A heroine with a spine of steel 👸🏼
✔️ Gets wildly turned on by seeing the FMC’s belly full and round with his babies—the bigger she gets, the harder he gets. 🤰🏼👀

Then baby, pick this one up. Just be ready for the rough start before the obsession hits full throttle. 🔫🩸✨️

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Quotes:

“I hope you’re still wearing that fake smile for me tonight when I’m fucking all the sass out of your virgin cunt.“
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“I am going to stretch your tight, little pussy so it fits me perfectly, and then I’m going to fill it to the brim with my cum until your womb holds the next DeMarco heir.“
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“First, I’m going make you come all over this table, and then I’m going to come inside you…” I lean into her ear. “Again,” I whisper spitefully.
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I lie on top of her with my cock still deep inside her pussy, even after she’s drifted off to sleep from the exhaustion of trying to deny me her pleasure.

What I’m feeling is borderline obsession, and I don’t like the idea of all that cum I’ve just given her, running down her thighs and going to waste.
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I’ve been shot at, I’ve been stabbed, but it feels as if I never had a real sense of pain until her.
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I move carefully as I drag myself away, then standing back I watch my cum drip out of her. Scooping it up with my finger, I force it back inside her gently so I don’t wake her and she stirs a little, as I plug her pussy with two fingers.
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“You called my wife a whore,” I remind him as I apply the pressure of my full body and crush the life out of him.
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“Do you hate me?” I ask, knowing that her answer has the power to hurt me.
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I want her knocked up and carrying my heir more than I want to take my next breath.
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“I am obsessed with having my cum inside you. You like to toy with me, You like to irritate me and I like you to be reminded of who owns you."
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“I don’t appreciate other men being friendly toward my wife. Attempt to touch my wife again, and her kindness won't be able to save you."
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It’s hard to keep my hands off her now I know for sure that she’s pregnant. I knew it would turn me the fuck on, but I could never have predicted the territorial urges I feel toward her now. I don’t want to let the girl out of my sight for a second.
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I want her to need me. I want to be the person she depends on and I don’t care how fucked up that sounds.
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“You're going to get so fucking big for me, these babies are going to stretch you to the limit and it's going to make me fucking crazy for you."
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“Next time I fuck you, I’m going to do it in front of a mirror so you can see how pretty you look.”
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“Madalina, I wanted this more than I’ve ever wanted anything in my life.” I place my hand over the place where she’s growing my two healthy girls and smile.

“I wanted it so much that I threatened to walk away from my family if my father didn’t convince yours to give you to me.”

“You could have caused a war,” she whispers.
“You’d have been worth it.” I kiss her lips.
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At first, I thought Dario said all the nice things about my changing body to make me feel better, but I know now that he really is obsessed with it. His hands are continually on me, especially my bump. Sometimes I catch him just staring at it.
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“Why? Why, Madalina? Why am I still having to explain this to you? I’m in love with you. I want you to be happy. I needed to make sure you had nothing to stress over.”
“You really do love me, don’t you?”
“With all my black, twisted heart.”
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“You're not fat. You're just very pregnant, and very pregnant happens to be a massive turn-on for me.”

“You look so fucking hot like this, and knowing that you’re going to get even bigger makes me so fucking hard.”
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“You want me to fuck you nice and slow. You want me to come on this pretty belly you’ve grown for me, don’t you?”
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⚠️ Detailed spoiler below ⛔️

RC and MCs:
🔫🤰🏼 MF
🔫🤰🏼 Dario DeMarco 25yo and Madalina Conte 19yo
🔫🤰🏼 Dario: The enforcer. Thadeo DeMarco's son, the most powerful man on the East Coast.
🔫🤰🏼 Madalina: Alfeo Conte's daughter
🔫🤰🏼 Dario: Handsome, chiseled jaw, muscular
🔫🤰🏼 Madalina: Pretty, blue eyes, blonde hair

Genre and tropes:
🔫🤰🏼 MF mafia dark contemporary romance
🔫🤰🏼 Forced marriage
🔫🤰🏼 Breeding kink (with pregnancies and babies)
🔫🤰🏼 Forced pregnancy (MMC tricked FMC with fake bc pills)
🔫🤰🏼 Pregnancy kink/ maiesiophilia (the bigger the belly, the more turned on Dario gets) 💀
🔫🤰🏼 Enemies-to-lovers
🔫🤰🏼 Love/obsession at first sight (Dario)
🔫🤰🏼 MMC falls first and falls harder
🔫🤰🏼 OTT J/P obsessive, protective MMC
🔫🤰🏼 Overbearing, sweet, swoony MMC
🔫🤰🏼 Virgin FMC
🔫🤰🏼 Smart, strong FMC (not a doormat)
🔫🤰🏼 Touch her and die (literally) (someone called Madalina a whore and Dario crushed the man's windpipe with his barehands)
🔫🤰🏼 Pet names: Baby girl, pretty girl, baby, princess

Safety info:
🔫🤰🏼 Angst: High
🔫🤰🏼 OW/OM drama: Cassio (Dario’s step-brother) forced a kiss on Madalina at gunpoint
🔫🤰🏼 Cheating/sharing: No
🔫🤰🏼 Third act breakup: No
🔫🤰🏼 Ending: HEA
🔫🤰🏼 Epilogue: Yes
🔫🤰🏼 POV: Dual, 1st person
🔫🤰🏼 Series structure: Standalone

Spice and kinks:
Breeding kink, pregnancy kink (maiesiophilia), forced pregnancy, forced impregnation, dirty talk, praise (good girl), fingerfucking, no condom, rough sex, semi-public sex (on the breakfast table, on the grand piano, at a private room during a party), impact play (ass spanking with hands and a belt, one scene of pussy slapping with a belt, tits slapping), power play, cunnilingus, brief cockwarming, pushes cum back in (pussy, mouth), cum on tongue, public sex (in the garden), voyeuristic tension, pregnant sex, light degradation, shower sex, light nursing breastfeeding kink

CW/TW:
Violence, guns, death, manipulation, forced pregnancy (fake bc pills), alcohol consumption, stalking, suicide (gunshot to the head)

[Colleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Started it when I seen it on KU and it was short so gave it a go.

It was an ok read, he was very obsessed and possessive with Madalina since he first saw her. It was insta love for Dario and he forced everything to tie her to him permanently as fast as he could.
Some pushback from her, some twists and a HEA

Dual pov
Arranged marriage
Mafia
Breeding/forced pregnancy
No owd (he was in an arranged engagement by his father but he had no relationship with ow at all, he ended it to arrange marriage with h. Ow isn’t an issue at all whatsoever)
Hea happily married with twins
Epilogue 14 months later, getting ready to renew vows and pregnant again.

[Danielle's · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading for Rare.
KU read.

✅ Mafia romance
✅ Marriage of convenience
✅Alpha Male
✅ Breeding

Madalina is given the opportunity to help her family. She’s to marry a man in exchange for her father’s gain in the mafia.

Dario is the guy Madalina is to marry. He’s got a dirty mouth, a caring side and a mafia family.

Madalina isn’t ready to start a family but that’s not going to stop Dario. Can these two find some common ground and learn to agree on the important things in life.

I enjoy the first half of this book more than the second. The chase between these two was really fun. Once Madalina got pregnant I felt the conflict was solely based on the fact he wanted a baby and she wasn’t ready. The fun was overshadowed by their conflict.

There was some great twists in this story and Dario’s alpha side was pretty hot. The chemistry between these two was off the chart.

[theFictionfreak]

DNF

Mediocre writing.

[wolfiebella · Rating 4 out of 5]

The birth control tampering was crazy, he really was a wolf in sheep’s clothing during her pregnancy 😭💀

[thebeespot72 · Rating 5 out of 5]

How can I not like this book with all the listed tropes?! If you’re the type of reader drawn to that way over-the-top, intense mafia alpha guy who does many questionable things to the FMC—then this book is it.

Dario is the epitome of everything one wouldn’t want, but this is fiction, and I loved every moment. He wants Madalina and wants to make sure she never leaves him. There are so many memorable, spicy scenes. And those questionable moments—ultimately, Madalina forgives him, so it’s all good, right?

But I enjoyed the underlying plot of “Vows of Sin.” Yes, there was one. Madlina’s father is unalived, and she wants Dario to do something about it, but in doing so, he becomes very protective for a good reason. Madalina, of course, is in danger, but the culprit is a mystery. I loved the plot twist and how it all tied together.

Spice, action, and a plot twist? What more can I ask for?

Note: as stated on the cover this is heavy on the ßr33d¡ng but there is slight talk on the shmilky shmink too.

[lucialeelibros · Rating 1 out of 5]

dnf 45%

esto ha sido horrible, lo escribió una niña de 13 años que apenas está empezando a saber el mundo de Wattpad?

[Milica's Bookshelf · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm giving this story 4 stars just for sheer enjoyment. This is smut. I devoured it.

[Tabatha Reed · Rating 2 out of 5]

The premise sounds pretty good but I found the execution lacking. I thinks it’s supposed to be some dramatic reveal but to me it was obvious that he was obsessed with her since they met two years earlier.

Neither of the main characters is remotely likable. He’s a jerk because he’s mad she doesn’t want him and she’s a giant doormat who falls for him despite him treating her like dirt.

I love a breeding book but him wanting to “burden” her with a pregnancy was repugnant. He literally wanted to see her suffer as the baby “feasted on her energy”. That really put me off and made him extremely undesirable.

No cheating or OW drama. I’d call this safe but it’s not good.

[*CJ* · Rating 2 out of 5]

“Vows of Sin” is the story of Madalina and Dario.

It’s a marriage of convenience between two people who hate each other, filled with loads of sex, BC tampering and breeding mixed with some drama.

All I can say is I found it boring.

SWE
2/5

[J E N N A · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️
This book was high in 🍞-ing (forced pregnancy). It was good, but there was just something missing from it and I can’t put my finger on exactly what it is.

[Siham · Rating 4 out of 5]

The cruel H who turns out to be obsessed from the start and manipulated the situation to force her to marry him, OH Boy I feel the feminist in me evaporate
When I tell you I live for this trope 😭😭😭😭😭
Overall 🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌
4 stars cos I don't see myself rereading it even tho I loved it so....

[Sam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rating: 5⭐️
Would Recommend: Hell yeah! 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

My Review:
This book was amazing! It had all the tropes that I absolutely adore – enemies-to-lovers Mafia romance, a grumpy hero, a sassy heroine, and yes...babies! 💖

Dario was everything you want in a brooding, grumpy mafia boss, but Madalina? She was not having it! As the perfect mafia princess, she brought the heat – fiery yet sweet in all the right ways. Their love story is a wild mix of sassiness, possessiveness, obsession, and spice. 🔥

And just when I thought I had everything figured out, that plot twist came out of nowhere and I loved every second of it.

Lilah has quickly become one of my fave authors. I can't wait to see what she writes next! 📚
Tropes:
Age gap
Virgin h
Mafia
Feisty heroine
Forced marriage
Breeding kink

[Vee · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars

Tropes : arranged marriage, J/P H, touch her and 💀, forced proximity, mafia romance
Ending : HEA
Triggers : forced pregnancy, dub con, violence, kidnapping, 💀
Spice : 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️ /5
Angst : 🔥 🔥 /5
OM/OW drama : none
Celibate while separated : yes
Intimacy details : virgin h, rough sex, breeding, no condom, BC tempering, oral, cum jammer
Standalone / Series : standalone

Hero : Dario De Marco (20s)
Heroine : Madalina Conte/De Marco (17/19)

This one was a ‘light’ quick read for me. The angst was about Dario forcing Madalina to get pregnant by giving her fake BC pills when it was actually a fertility booster.

If it was happening in real life I would kill him slowly but as it was purely fictional I was okay about it.

The mafia aspect was there but not explored enough.

[Lolina ⋆ · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm so disappointed with how this one turned out because I lovedddd 'Let Vengence Be Mine' by this author- and thought I would love this too 🫥.

I felt like the drama in this wasn't necessary and just felt OTT in an obvious way, which took away from the story as a whole. I also wasn't too big on the characters 🤷‍♀️.

[Montana · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was such a good read, highly anticipated and I devoured every word. I literally couldn't stop reading, I don't even think I took a break to eat. These new characters that we've been introduced to you can already tell are going to take us on a ride. The story is familiar yet different which keeps it interesting. Seeing the male characters fall hard for the women in Lilah’s books is highly satisfying and this one is no different.

I honestly shouldn't even be surprised at this point in how hot Lilah’s books are and this one again just solidified that. I think all the freaking fans in my house get broken from being turned allllll the way the hell up every time one of her books releases. It's simply not fair!

The spice in this book is off the charts I think I had all the fans turned on high and pointed at me in my house when I was reading this. It is so spicy and you can feel the love between the two characters when they're just going at it and even before the true feelings get revealed to both MCs. The unspoken trust between these two just makes the spice even better!!

No one is perfect and people are hypocrites but it's written so well! I think I devoured this story in like 4 hours and that's only because I had to work and couldn't finish it faster.

I think we were all looking forward to seeing more male main characters like this in the future, because let be honest, he is straight up sexy as fuck. We deal with it. I love her MMCs because they seem to be deep and I'm interested to see how this evolves right up until the end, and I'm already sooooo ready for the next book Lilah decides to come up with!

[Jess • bestiebookshelf_ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐️ // ok I really enjoyed some, hmm maybe most aspects of this. It was a little all over the show. I feel like the plot definitely took a back seat to the breeding side of things. It didn’t really kick off till like 85%.

The breeding was hot though; I’m not sure how I feel
About him manipulating her but anyway. It’s a book, right? His mouth was so hot, and I wish I was as willing to have s3x as she was heavily pregnant lol.

I did like how Madalina stood up to Dario, and seeing them soften for each other was pretty sweet. That man definitely gave “obsessive and possessive” a whole different meaning.

Read if you like:
- mafia romance
- enemies to lovers
- arranged marriage
- bre3ding
- birth control tampering

[Mar-Mar bookaholic]

DNF 24%

I think I am not a target audience for this book. If you loved Adelaide Forrest Beauty in Lies series then you will love this book.

h had immediately betraying body syndrome and H was taking her first time brutally and she had an orgasm. You know, books don’t have to be realistic BUT I want some things to be realistic and ramming a donkey dick into virgin and said virgin orgasms is beyond da fuck for me. Nothing triggers me more than betraying body syndrome.

🔸 h is 19y
🔸 H is 25
🔸 h is virgin
🔸 no ow/om drama
🔸 no cheating
🔸 tricked/ forced pregnancy ( H gives her fake contraceptives)
🔸 arranged marriage
🔸betraying body syndrome

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved how sassy she was and always speaks her mind.
I did not like how he treated her up until he talks to her and gives her the pills he seemed mad or indifferent to the arrangement. But then it got good and I loved him and all of his alpha take charge ways. I loved how she didn’t instantly give in to him after finding out what he did. How she justifiably so is scared of his reactions but he is just the best. I only took away a star because the flow felt slightly off and I did not like who died in this book I feel like the deaths that happened didn’t need to. But overall a wonderful sexy mafia romance.

[Krishika ( Dramatic Booknerd ) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This hit just right to the mark! Some of my favourite tropes and it was so swoony!
I was here for Dario and his possessiveness and his over the top need to breed Madalina! It was wrong but so hot!
I love books with a good storyline, plot twists and such a sizzling romance. Loved every aspect of the book! The banter in the start, the spice, the sweet romance and the twists.

Rating: 4.75 ⭐

[Shelby Ticknor · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading Madaline and Dario’s story. The forced marriage, to the deceiving of forced pregnancy. The obsession from her brother in law to the death of her father. Madaline went through so much growing up in a short amount of time. She comes into her own and proves to be the perfect Mafia wife!

[Canadianmombooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5⭐️ enemies(soft enemies) to lovers, arranged marriage, breeding kink, age gap, praise kink. Overall I ate this book up. There was a good presence of mafia and spice and the storyline kept my attention. I did find a few loops were not closed with the MMC dad and I thought Cassio’s end was abrupt also. Really loving the work from this author and I plan to read the rest of her catalogue!

[Morgan Kuhn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super fun read. The beginning of the story was very choppy and all over the place, but I enjoyed the plot, the smut, and the characters.

[Rachel Way · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.85⭐️ (review coming soon)

[Lara · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[❁ lilyreadsromance ❁ · Rating 2 out of 5]

uhhh... kinks aside (almost to the point of fetishism or probably it is fetish), it was fine. okay. nothing to report.

[Trishh_Reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

A mafia arranged marriage breeding romance… SIGN 👏🏼 ME 👏🏼 UP 👏🏼
Damn I absolutely loved this book. It was just what I needed to get me out of a reading slump! The banter between Dario and Madalina was everything! I really enjoyed their character development through the book! There were so many secrets and plot twists!!! I hope we are getting another book from this series 🤞🏼🤞🏼

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