Bound By Honor: A Dark Mafia Brother's Best Friend Romance

by Tori Stone

She’s my Don’s little sister.
Off-limits. Untouchable. Mine.
And some hungers? They’re worth burning for.

Aurora Salvatore is forbidden in every way that matters.
The mafia princess I’m sworn to protect, not crave.
But I watch her anyway. Want her like sin.
Every look she gives me feels like a dare,
like she knows I’m one breath away from breaking every vow I’ve ever made.

Now she’s being promised to our enemy,
and I’ve been ordered to guard her until the wedding.
I’m her shadow. Her shield.
But all I think about is what it would feel like to ruin her.

She thinks I saved her because I’m loyal.
But loyalty died the second I tasted her.
Now there’s nothing I won’t burn to keep her mine.

151 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 6, 2025

Reviews

[Korkoi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Risking Everything for Love -
Aurora and Luciano had been dancing around their attraction for each other for a while because of his past and her family. However, everything changes after a threat in made on Aurora’s life and Luciano escalates his protectiveness over, which led them to acknowledge their feelings for each other. Unfortunately, Aurora’s brothers didn’t take kindly to discovering their union, which led to a situation where her life was put in danger.

Even though Luciano was hurt, he did everything possible to not only save Aurora, which brought all of them closer, but it helped them work together to try and deal with the threats against the family, so they could get the happy future together they deserved. This fantastic, steamy and heartbreaking action-packed romance story, took me on one heck of an emotional rollercoaster ride, but left me wanting to reading the next book in the series immediately. Grab a copy of this book now and enjoy yourself for a few hours.

I received an advanced copy of this book and I am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Maria · Rating 3 out of 5]

Arc review

Dark Mafia, violence, family betrayal, medical trauma. Recommended for 18+

This is quoted by the author.

Aurora & Luciano’s. 14 yrs age differences. What’s a number nowadays 🤔.

Rules: there are always rules when it comes to Mafia families. Secrets are in abundance and here it is no different . Per usual, theirs is always the dominant older sibling, who lords themselves over the female family member.

Sadly, and no disrespect to Tori, I felt a repeat within the storyline. Common mafia family name - Rossi.
It was a good read with drama.
Typical issues - death
- leadership
- expectations
- rebellion
- age difference
- & yes : secrets

Unfortunately not quite there for me

[Frani Zumwalt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Aurora is the little sister to the Don She has a high crush on her brother’s head of security and consigliere LUCIANO. When her brother Dominic informs her she is to wed into another mafia family she gets really pissed off. Saying she has a right to love whom ever she wants.
When the family finds out that the Rossi family has been spying on her Luciano is set to protect. He takes aurora and his son to a summer cottage to be safe. His son Luca leaves after a couple of days to go back to school. They are left alone. Aurora walks up to Luciano knowing he has feelings for her. She can feel the heat coming off of him whenever she is close. She reaches up a kisses him. He tells her no but his eyes say differently.
They get caught in bed by the Don. He shoots luciano
Aurora collapses.
Excellent book. Characters are awesome as is the storyline. A must read

[Niki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Luciano has been friends with Aurora's brothers for years and also has a huge crush on her. When he is in charge of keeping her safe his feelings for her come to the surface. What will happen when her brothers find out about how they feel about each other.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Sammye · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the first book in the Bound By Blood series. Luciano is Aurora’s brother's consigliere and best friend. He has had a crush on her for a long time, although he is fourteen years older. This is an action packed, age gap, forbidden romance with twists and Lots of chemistry and steam. It’s fantastic and well written. I really enjoyed it.

[Jamie Jacobs · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 ☆'s! For a short dark & spicy Italian mafia romance, this really had me hooked! I love Tori Stones writing! To me, she has a poetic vibe in her writing, and because of that I just couldn't put it down. I loved the story line and the connection between the fmc and mmc. Make sure to check your Trigger Warnings. This was my first Tori Stone book and this will not be my last! ♡

[Shelly Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

Luciano and Aurora are the main couple in this book. Add her brothers and his brother and you have an interesting recipe. There's twists and mysteries. Luciano goes above and beyond for Aurora. I received a free copy of this book from Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Amy Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it!!
Loved reading Bound By Honor. I’m so happy that I stumbled upon this book because it was a great one. Aurora and Luciano’s story was action packed, the chemistry between them was super HOT and loved their story. Hope to read more from this author!!

[Narelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Luciano is her eldest brother's best friend and consigliere, but he and Aurora can't fight their attraction any longer. A steamy read with mafia themes and some violence.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[AICHA · Rating 2 out of 5]

don't waste your time.