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The Bratva's Enemy Bride
Enemies to Lovers. Arranged Marriage.
Leonid Bugrov was part of the Bratva—until they betrayed him. He came back for revenge and took their empire. Now he wants the one thing still out of Natasha.
Natasha: One night, no names. That’s all it was supposed to be... Now I wear his ring. Sleep in his bed. I know he has blood on his hands, maybe even my father’s. But the way he takes me—slow, then savage—makes me forget why I ever resisted.
Leonid: One night, no names. Then I learned that she was Karamazov’s daughter. I married her to settle the score. But now, every time she moans my name, I know—no one will ever take her from me.
Dark mafia romance books have never been this explicit
“The Bratva’s Enemy Bride” is a dark mafia arranged marriage novel with a haunting enemies-to-lovers twist. One of those bratva mafia romance books that feels a little too real, a little too close—and that’s exactly why you can’t stop turning the pages.
Part of the “Nikitin Bratva” Russian mafia books series by Eva Lush.
Leonid Bugrov was part of the Bratva—until they betrayed him. He came back for revenge and took their empire. Now he wants the one thing still out of Natasha.
Natasha: One night, no names. That’s all it was supposed to be... Now I wear his ring. Sleep in his bed. I know he has blood on his hands, maybe even my father’s. But the way he takes me—slow, then savage—makes me forget why I ever resisted.
Leonid: One night, no names. Then I learned that she was Karamazov’s daughter. I married her to settle the score. But now, every time she moans my name, I know—no one will ever take her from me.
Dark mafia romance books have never been this explicit
“The Bratva’s Enemy Bride” is a dark mafia arranged marriage novel with a haunting enemies-to-lovers twist. One of those bratva mafia romance books that feels a little too real, a little too close—and that’s exactly why you can’t stop turning the pages.
Part of the “Nikitin Bratva” Russian mafia books series by Eva Lush.
207 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 28, 2025
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June 27, 2025
She did it again with her signature style. Vivian Flame is the master of the mafia romance genre. This is a stand alone enemies to lovers, arranged/forced marriage Bratva romance.
This book has a little of everything thrown in it, revenge, a coup, arranged/forced marriage, murder, family feuds, burn the world down to find her, reluctant love, over bearing parents, stupid wealth, retaliation, and a history of dark pasts.
Welcome to the world of the Bratva. Where one son fights for control over what he believes to be his and one daughter fights for control over the life she wants and not the one being forced on her.
Natasha is the daughter of a Sasha Karmamazova, mob boss who has taken, killed and slept her way to the top. Natasha doesn’t want to have anything to do with her mother’s world. She rebels at every turn but like all Bratva daughters she is a pawn, a piece to be played and leverage for more power, and sold off to Egor Nitikin the future Pakhan for the Nitikin Family.
During their engagement party, as a twisted turn of events Egor’s brother Leonid comes in gun blazing and kills his parents and anyone else who might talk. He announces he is taking what’s rightfully his including Egor’s new fiancé. The woman he had a one night stand with and can’t stop thinking about.
And so the battle of wills begins. Leo is a strong, hard man. Not one for romance, love or being soft. He fights the feelings he starts to have for Natasha because men in his world don’t get to have love. Love is a weakness. Love can become a liability.
This story is a quick read at only 235 pages. I was hooked from the start and couldn’t put it down! If you’ve never read anything by Vivian Flame and you love a mafia romance run don’t walk and grab her books!
Please read the trigger warnings, as with all mafia/dark romance novels this one has moments where it could possibly trigger an unwelcome response. She is a graphic writer.
I can’t speak highly enough about Vivian’s books. She is a phenomenal writer and you’ll love being dragged into the bratva world. You really feel like part of the familia.
I would love to see a second book about Andrey, Leonids second in command. He is another dark, brooding type who needs a woman to soften him up. Just food for thought.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This book has a little of everything thrown in it, revenge, a coup, arranged/forced marriage, murder, family feuds, burn the world down to find her, reluctant love, over bearing parents, stupid wealth, retaliation, and a history of dark pasts.
Welcome to the world of the Bratva. Where one son fights for control over what he believes to be his and one daughter fights for control over the life she wants and not the one being forced on her.
Natasha is the daughter of a Sasha Karmamazova, mob boss who has taken, killed and slept her way to the top. Natasha doesn’t want to have anything to do with her mother’s world. She rebels at every turn but like all Bratva daughters she is a pawn, a piece to be played and leverage for more power, and sold off to Egor Nitikin the future Pakhan for the Nitikin Family.
During their engagement party, as a twisted turn of events Egor’s brother Leonid comes in gun blazing and kills his parents and anyone else who might talk. He announces he is taking what’s rightfully his including Egor’s new fiancé. The woman he had a one night stand with and can’t stop thinking about.
And so the battle of wills begins. Leo is a strong, hard man. Not one for romance, love or being soft. He fights the feelings he starts to have for Natasha because men in his world don’t get to have love. Love is a weakness. Love can become a liability.
This story is a quick read at only 235 pages. I was hooked from the start and couldn’t put it down! If you’ve never read anything by Vivian Flame and you love a mafia romance run don’t walk and grab her books!
Please read the trigger warnings, as with all mafia/dark romance novels this one has moments where it could possibly trigger an unwelcome response. She is a graphic writer.
I can’t speak highly enough about Vivian’s books. She is a phenomenal writer and you’ll love being dragged into the bratva world. You really feel like part of the familia.
I would love to see a second book about Andrey, Leonids second in command. He is another dark, brooding type who needs a woman to soften him up. Just food for thought.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
September 6, 2025
Two broken souls find love. - Trapped in a world neither of them chose, Leonid and Natasha find themselves drawn to each other even as their circumstances would tear them apart. His hands are stained red with the blood of his victims and he revels in his victories. She wants no part of the Bratva world, the violence it brings or the "choices" she is forced to concede to. Their connection is powerful, their desire strong. She'll bend to his will or be crushed under his boot. This is a gritty romance, teeming with violence and rough desire. The author takes readers into a dark world, the only light Natasha's untainted heart. She isn't a monster and digs (often to her detriment) under Leonid's hard surface to find some semblance of the man who saved her from harassment at their first encounter. A riveting read from a relatively new author. It needs a little polish but I would read this author's work again.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
November 24, 2025
★ “every single thing about her feels like…” ★
“…. a dangerous indulgence.” Staging a coup after years of careful planning to take over the Nikitin Bratva from his brother Egor was not enough, Leonid also made his brother’s fiancée his as well, Natasha Karamazov.
Knowing that her mother was the one who had pushed for and brokered the Karamazov-Nikitin alliance made Natasha realize she was always just going to be a pawn and that running was futile/ But she was not going to make it easy for Leonid after he crashes her engagement party with guns blazing and takes her, whom she recognizes as the man she had had an unforgettable “first-names-only” club encounter with.
“I’m not yours.”
“You were that night in the hotel.” His words slice deep. “Now you’ll be mine permanently.”
When they finally let their walls down that protect their hearts, they found that what they had might be something worth fighting for.
“…. a dangerous indulgence.” Staging a coup after years of careful planning to take over the Nikitin Bratva from his brother Egor was not enough, Leonid also made his brother’s fiancée his as well, Natasha Karamazov.
Knowing that her mother was the one who had pushed for and brokered the Karamazov-Nikitin alliance made Natasha realize she was always just going to be a pawn and that running was futile/ But she was not going to make it easy for Leonid after he crashes her engagement party with guns blazing and takes her, whom she recognizes as the man she had had an unforgettable “first-names-only” club encounter with.
“I’m not yours.”
“You were that night in the hotel.” His words slice deep. “Now you’ll be mine permanently.”
When they finally let their walls down that protect their hearts, they found that what they had might be something worth fighting for.
July 29, 2025
The Bratva’s Enemy Bride is a fantastic, fast-paced, intense, enemies to lovers, arranged marriage story that pulls you in from page 1. This is Natasha and Leonids steamy journey and it's packed full of excitement, danger, chaos and drama. Everything we all love in a great Mafia/Bratva read. Leonid is determined to have what he feels is his to start with. It's just icing on the cake when his brothers fiancé is the one woman he had a one night stand with and can't get out of his mind. This author has done nothing but bring fantastic story after fantastic story since I discovered her. I absolutely recommend The Bratva’s Enemy Bride as well as all of her other work!
September 9, 2025
Pick two people who first meet in a bar, then have a screaming one night with just first names. Fast forward to “that night” and everything changes. Leonid is not just a man and Natasha is not just a woman. They are all consuming and everything to each other, though this takes time to fully mature (like most good things). Their story is about them, not so much about the mafia drama around them, even though it is there of course. A sizzling read with two who somehow manage to wrangle their way under the others skin, staying for the long term. Loved it.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
September 15, 2025
Lovely Dark Mafia Romance
A great dark mafia romance, full of action, trust issues, revenge, suspense, forced proximity, danger and steam with strong characters, some great twists and a HEA.
When Natasha escapes her life for a night she runs into a stranger and the sparks fly between them, but she's in an arranged marriage to the golden son of an brava family.
Leonid is the foster son of the family and has been planning his revenge for years. But stealing his brother's bride is even better. But in spending more time with her he soon realises that no matter how much she might deny it, she's his.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
A great dark mafia romance, full of action, trust issues, revenge, suspense, forced proximity, danger and steam with strong characters, some great twists and a HEA.
When Natasha escapes her life for a night she runs into a stranger and the sparks fly between them, but she's in an arranged marriage to the golden son of an brava family.
Leonid is the foster son of the family and has been planning his revenge for years. But stealing his brother's bride is even better. But in spending more time with her he soon realises that no matter how much she might deny it, she's his.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
June 28, 2025
Natasha always knew she was a pawn in her families criminal world, but one night of defiance, no names exchanged just pleasure changes everything when shes engaged to Egor for an aliance their engagement party gets ended by Leonid, Egors brother and her one night stand who's back to claim his empire and her. Well written engaging steamy desires drama action and more
August 14, 2025
Love Leonid and Natasha!
Leonid just wants what's his, revenge and the throne. Natasha just wants her freedom. When the two meet it's fireworks, but she's promised to someone else.
Vivian Flame did a wonderful job with these characters! I couldn't put the book down! Leonid and Natasha are explosive, in all the right ways.
Leonid just wants what's his, revenge and the throne. Natasha just wants her freedom. When the two meet it's fireworks, but she's promised to someone else.
Vivian Flame did a wonderful job with these characters! I couldn't put the book down! Leonid and Natasha are explosive, in all the right ways.
August 28, 2025
Natasha & Leonid - Enemies to Lovers Bratva Romance
This was a fun read. I like how the conflict they have with themselves makes the characters vulnerable and human in a world where neither of those attributes are a good thing, in fact, it gets you killed. It isn’t heavy with plot, it’s all about them.
This was a fun read. I like how the conflict they have with themselves makes the characters vulnerable and human in a world where neither of those attributes are a good thing, in fact, it gets you killed. It isn’t heavy with plot, it’s all about them.
August 27, 2025
Kotyonok (Kitten)
Leonid and Natasha. When they come together it is cataclysmic! He takes her in a coup after a night she can’t forget and neither can he. What happens when what they have turns into a depraved and mutual devotion? It makes them feel alive!
Leonid and Natasha. When they come together it is cataclysmic! He takes her in a coup after a night she can’t forget and neither can he. What happens when what they have turns into a depraved and mutual devotion? It makes them feel alive!
September 12, 2025
Misrepresentation
How can it be enemies to lovers the first time they met they had sex. The MMC in this book was terrible the scene with the waitress was disgusting. Are there any authors out there who actually know how to write a romance?
How can it be enemies to lovers the first time they met they had sex. The MMC in this book was terrible the scene with the waitress was disgusting. Are there any authors out there who actually know how to write a romance?
October 7, 2025
Great
Leonid and Natasha
I enjoyed reading this book in the Nikitin Bratva series.
I loved the characters, plot and storyline.
It has drama, danger, murders, sex, love and so much more.
Read it
Leonid and Natasha
I enjoyed reading this book in the Nikitin Bratva series.
I loved the characters, plot and storyline.
It has drama, danger, murders, sex, love and so much more.
Read it
July 16, 2025
Intriguing, dangerous, steamy storyline. Characters with in-depth background to fully understand why they are so terribly broken. She has a mother from hades.
September 19, 2025
So I enjoyed the characters and the roughness of them. Liked how the relationship played out between them. Felt like something was missing though. Overall enjoyed the dark Mafia romance.
August 28, 2025
Vivian Falme does it again!
Leonid and Natasha had a steamy night together. Just when you think that they might make it more than that, Leonid makes his escape. He's nothing without control.
Natasha has Bratva connections and wants nothing more than to get away from that world. That being said, her mother sets up her engagement to Egor, and they will have a public announcement when something goes terribly wrong.
The story goes from there, and you see how our lovely couple goes from a one-night stand to a Bratva couple made in heaven.
Leonid and Natasha had a steamy night together. Just when you think that they might make it more than that, Leonid makes his escape. He's nothing without control.
Natasha has Bratva connections and wants nothing more than to get away from that world. That being said, her mother sets up her engagement to Egor, and they will have a public announcement when something goes terribly wrong.
The story goes from there, and you see how our lovely couple goes from a one-night stand to a Bratva couple made in heaven.
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