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Dangerous Royals #2
Wicked Mafia Prince
“My brothers think I’m obsessed. Imagining ghosts. But I’ll always know you.” ~Viktor
Who is the nun who never shows her face?
Ever since killing the love of his life, the beautiful and fierce mafia assassin named Tanechka, Viktor has lived in utter torment.
Now, years later, he comes upon a nun who will never show her face.
Viktor is sure this is Tanechka herself — that she has improbably, impossibly survived. Is it obsession? A figment of a guilty conscience? Or is this their second chance?
Who is the nun who never shows her face?
Ever since killing the love of his life, the beautiful and fierce mafia assassin named Tanechka, Viktor has lived in utter torment.
Now, years later, he comes upon a nun who will never show her face.
Viktor is sure this is Tanechka herself — that she has improbably, impossibly survived. Is it obsession? A figment of a guilty conscience? Or is this their second chance?
317 pages, ebook
First published July 26, 2016
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February 10, 2017
3 - 3.5 Stars!!
'Wicked Mafia Prince' is the second installment in Annika Martin’s 'A Dangerous Royals Romance' series and while it features another Dragusha brother’s story it can’t be read as a standalone. However, in order to understand the story line and all the characters’ backgrounds I highly recommend reading the previous book in the series. Once again Annika Martin delivers an intriguing story filled with action, suspense and steam that I found more interesting and gripping than the first one.
In the previous installment we met Viktor, the tough and quiet Dragusha brother who grew up in a Russian orphanage after he tragically lost his parents. He was taken by Bratva at a young age and he was prepared to be an assassin. There he met Tanechka, the woman who never forget, the woman who still holds a place in his heart after everything that happened between them. Tanechka was an assassin like Viktor, his best friend and his lover until she betrayed Bratva and Viktor. Viktor became another man from the moment he was forced by some unpleasant circumstances to kill the only woman he’d ever loved. Finding out that Tanechka was innocent, that she never betrayed him destroyed Viktor completely. He feels guilty, regretting every day what happened years ago knowing that he should have believed the woman who was everything to him.
When Viktor comes upon a nun who will never show her face on a live feed on a human trafficking site he becomes convinced that he found Tanechka. He doesn’t know how she survived, but he knows the nun is her, he simply feels it in his heart.
Like I mentioned above, the story was a little better than the first one…at least in my opinion. To be honest I wasn’t really at the edge of my seat reading Viktor’s story, not like I would have liked, but I enjoyed the action and the suspense aspects and of course the hunt for Kiro, the third Dragusha brother. Viktor was well portrayed here. His character is pretty well developed as the story unfolds and I have to say I liked his new side, caring and protective. My heart broke for him and for what happened with him and the woman who loved years ago. As for Tanechka’s character, well….I would have liked a better character development. Both main characters’ backgrounds were well done, but I felt our heroine’s portrayal was not done well enough.
I liked the connection between the two main characters, but the romantic aspect was barely there. Personally I would have preferred more romance than suspense. To be honest I didn’t feel too much love and passion between these two main characters.
Overall, “Wicked Mafia Prince” was a great addition to the series and while I didn’t fully enjoyed it, I’m looking forward to read the third and final installment, Kiro’s story.
'Wicked Mafia Prince' is the second installment in Annika Martin’s 'A Dangerous Royals Romance' series and while it features another Dragusha brother’s story it can’t be read as a standalone. However, in order to understand the story line and all the characters’ backgrounds I highly recommend reading the previous book in the series. Once again Annika Martin delivers an intriguing story filled with action, suspense and steam that I found more interesting and gripping than the first one.
“You’re not a terrible person, you’re just a man who feels deeply. You want to be loved. To be forgiven.”
In the previous installment we met Viktor, the tough and quiet Dragusha brother who grew up in a Russian orphanage after he tragically lost his parents. He was taken by Bratva at a young age and he was prepared to be an assassin. There he met Tanechka, the woman who never forget, the woman who still holds a place in his heart after everything that happened between them. Tanechka was an assassin like Viktor, his best friend and his lover until she betrayed Bratva and Viktor. Viktor became another man from the moment he was forced by some unpleasant circumstances to kill the only woman he’d ever loved. Finding out that Tanechka was innocent, that she never betrayed him destroyed Viktor completely. He feels guilty, regretting every day what happened years ago knowing that he should have believed the woman who was everything to him.
When Viktor comes upon a nun who will never show her face on a live feed on a human trafficking site he becomes convinced that he found Tanechka. He doesn’t know how she survived, but he knows the nun is her, he simply feels it in his heart.
“I know it’s her. I’ll always know moya Tanechka – my Tanechka.”
Like I mentioned above, the story was a little better than the first one…at least in my opinion. To be honest I wasn’t really at the edge of my seat reading Viktor’s story, not like I would have liked, but I enjoyed the action and the suspense aspects and of course the hunt for Kiro, the third Dragusha brother. Viktor was well portrayed here. His character is pretty well developed as the story unfolds and I have to say I liked his new side, caring and protective. My heart broke for him and for what happened with him and the woman who loved years ago. As for Tanechka’s character, well….I would have liked a better character development. Both main characters’ backgrounds were well done, but I felt our heroine’s portrayal was not done well enough.
I liked the connection between the two main characters, but the romantic aspect was barely there. Personally I would have preferred more romance than suspense. To be honest I didn’t feel too much love and passion between these two main characters.
Overall, “Wicked Mafia Prince” was a great addition to the series and while I didn’t fully enjoyed it, I’m looking forward to read the third and final installment, Kiro’s story.
“When I touch you, I want you. And I feel lost.”
“You’re never lost when I’m in the world.”
October 3, 2016
This was a wonderful
contemporary
romance, though I'm thankful that it had much more action than the first book.
Viktor was heartbroken. He killed the love of his life, Tanechka, because she had betrayed their people. It was only after her death that the truth was revealed: there was no betrayal. Deeply remorseful and battling survivor's guilt, Viktor is grateful to have his brother, Aleksio, and puts everything he's got into finding their baby brother, Kiro.
This story centers around taking down Valhalla, a significant source of Lazarus's money. Viktor becomes fixated on a nun that is being held because she bears a striking resemblance to his lost love. Turns out she really is Tanechka. With amnesia. After rescuing her, he tries to help her recover her lost memories while he attempts to forgive himself for what he did to her.
A great story about love, loss and absolution!
Viktor was heartbroken. He killed the love of his life, Tanechka, because she had betrayed their people. It was only after her death that the truth was revealed: there was no betrayal. Deeply remorseful and battling survivor's guilt, Viktor is grateful to have his brother, Aleksio, and puts everything he's got into finding their baby brother, Kiro.
This story centers around taking down Valhalla, a significant source of Lazarus's money. Viktor becomes fixated on a nun that is being held because she bears a striking resemblance to his lost love. Turns out she really is Tanechka. With amnesia. After rescuing her, he tries to help her recover her lost memories while he attempts to forgive himself for what he did to her.
A great story about love, loss and absolution!
July 25, 2016
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"Annika Martin" in exchange for an honest review..Thank you!!
TITLE: Wicked Mafia Prince
SERIES: (A Dangerous Royals Romance, #2)
AUTHOR: Annika Martin
GENRE: Contemporary Romance
CHAPTERS: 27
RELEASE DATE: July 26th, 2016
MY RATING: 4 STARS
This is going to be a boring assed review only because whichever way I go to write it up reveals spoilers and I don't want to wreck it for anyone. So please forgive this small write up..
WICKED MAFIA PRINCE: Told in Multiple POV'S
The love of his life, Tatiana, but we all called her Tanechka.
Until she betrayed his mafiya family.
Two years ago Viktor threw Tanechka over a steep treacherous rocky gorge.
Never expecting her to survive.
Ever since killing the love of his life—beautiful mafiya assassin Tanechka Stepanov—Viktor has lived in utter torment. Now, years later, he comes upon a nun on one of his surveillance feeds who never shows her face to the cameras, always on her knees, always praying to a god he doesn't believe in.
I pray, kneeling, sometimes crying
not in self pity, but in gratitude
This hardship is a gift for which I am grateful.
Every day this hardship makes me stronger.
I pray until my knees scream
Then I pray more.
But he knows deep down that it is his love Tanechka, held captive in a brothel to be sold to the highest bidder.
A race against time Viktor and his brother Aleksio are putting plans in place to take down the brothel and save the virgin girls that are held captive within.
And still the hunt commences for their long lost brother Kiro aged twenty, split up from his brothers when he was only a baby. Leads that suggest that he is a savage, uncivilised, another lead, led them to Stillwater, a prison with a psych wing.
Russian allies turning on them, becoming dangerous enemies.
Everything in my world changed when I met Tanechka
She showed me someone could love me
And then she betrayed me
betrayed the gang.
Or seemed to.
I killed her.
I loved Viktors ferocious determination, determined to never give up determined to make her remember what they used to be like..
It wasn't until I had a few chapters to go until the end where it started to pick up for me, got my heart pumping, my adrenaline racing, the anticipation was killing me.. I can't wait to read the next instalment.
"Annika Martin" in exchange for an honest review..Thank you!!
TITLE: Wicked Mafia Prince
SERIES: (A Dangerous Royals Romance, #2)
AUTHOR: Annika Martin
GENRE: Contemporary Romance
CHAPTERS: 27
RELEASE DATE: July 26th, 2016
MY RATING: 4 STARS
This is going to be a boring assed review only because whichever way I go to write it up reveals spoilers and I don't want to wreck it for anyone. So please forgive this small write up..
WICKED MAFIA PRINCE: Told in Multiple POV'S
The love of his life, Tatiana, but we all called her Tanechka.
Until she betrayed his mafiya family.
Two years ago Viktor threw Tanechka over a steep treacherous rocky gorge.
Never expecting her to survive.
Ever since killing the love of his life—beautiful mafiya assassin Tanechka Stepanov—Viktor has lived in utter torment. Now, years later, he comes upon a nun on one of his surveillance feeds who never shows her face to the cameras, always on her knees, always praying to a god he doesn't believe in.
I pray, kneeling, sometimes cryingnot in self pity, but in gratitude
This hardship is a gift for which I am grateful.
Every day this hardship makes me stronger.
I pray until my knees scream
Then I pray more.
But he knows deep down that it is his love Tanechka, held captive in a brothel to be sold to the highest bidder.
A race against time Viktor and his brother Aleksio are putting plans in place to take down the brothel and save the virgin girls that are held captive within.
And still the hunt commences for their long lost brother Kiro aged twenty, split up from his brothers when he was only a baby. Leads that suggest that he is a savage, uncivilised, another lead, led them to Stillwater, a prison with a psych wing.
Russian allies turning on them, becoming dangerous enemies.
Everything in my world changed when I met TanechkaShe showed me someone could love me
And then she betrayed me
betrayed the gang.
Or seemed to.
I killed her.
I loved Viktors ferocious determination, determined to never give up determined to make her remember what they used to be like..
It wasn't until I had a few chapters to go until the end where it started to pick up for me, got my heart pumping, my adrenaline racing, the anticipation was killing me.. I can't wait to read the next instalment.
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August 2, 2016DNF 35% no rating
December 4, 2019
I loved this book until I realized there would be no grovel.
If the grovel would've been here it would've been 5 stars for me. I loved it until then. 3 Stars is harsh because it was a good book but the missing grovel disappointed me a lot.
If the grovel would've been here it would've been 5 stars for me. I loved it until then. 3 Stars is harsh because it was a good book but the missing grovel disappointed me a lot.
July 27, 2016
3 Stars
What I liked:
1. Viktor - I really enjoyed him in the previous book and this book as well. I love how he is with Tanechka, and his loyalty to his family.
2. The brothers - I am ALL over books that have brothers. I have probably have latent fantasies of getting caught in between all of them at the same time. :)
3. Mafia - I have a wet spot for all things Mafia.
What gave me pause:
1. Tanechka - The turn of events for her character just wasn't my thing. This is a personal preference issue. I think I would have enjoyed her character more if the turn of events had not happened to her (sorry for being so vague. I'm trying not to spoil.
2. The lack of sexy times. I'm a dirty bird, and I just need more, even if it was just a tease of more sexy times.
3. Overall, I thought the story was a little slow for me. Even as I was reading, I was hoping for MORE FEELS. And I think there was potential for more feels, but I just didn't get to that place. I constantly felt that there was something missing or something that wasn't happening for me.
I am probably in the minority for my opinions. I truly believe most people will love this book.
My Viktor:
My Tanechka:
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What I liked:
1. Viktor - I really enjoyed him in the previous book and this book as well. I love how he is with Tanechka, and his loyalty to his family.
2. The brothers - I am ALL over books that have brothers. I have probably have latent fantasies of getting caught in between all of them at the same time. :)
3. Mafia - I have a wet spot for all things Mafia.
What gave me pause:
1. Tanechka - The turn of events for her character just wasn't my thing. This is a personal preference issue. I think I would have enjoyed her character more if the turn of events had not happened to her (sorry for being so vague. I'm trying not to spoil.
2. The lack of sexy times. I'm a dirty bird, and I just need more, even if it was just a tease of more sexy times.
3. Overall, I thought the story was a little slow for me. Even as I was reading, I was hoping for MORE FEELS. And I think there was potential for more feels, but I just didn't get to that place. I constantly felt that there was something missing or something that wasn't happening for me.
I am probably in the minority for my opinions. I truly believe most people will love this book.
My Viktor:
My Tanechka:
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August 1, 2016
Wicked Mafia Prince
(A Dangerous Royals Romance #2)
By Annika Martin
This book is told in multiple POVs … I really love when the author does that
Tanechka Stepanov - is killer from Russia who was tragically killed 2 years ago
Tanya – is Nun who suffers from amnesia. She has three goals that she wishes to complete as soon as possible.
1. Being able to save the girls in the Virgin brothel, where she was also being held
2. Being able to stay as far away as possible from Viktor. He temps her too much from her keeping her chastity..
3 Being Ultimate goal to return to Ukraine to her convent & to the other Nuns
When love has brought you to your knees, and you know what must be done, can you follow the ethical imperative reserved for those who are their own moral compass?
Viktor the middle brother, and his long lost love, Tanechka.
With Vickor & Aleksio nothing has changed. Their goals They are still the same, save their brother from being kill, take down his enemies to regain their Empire..
Viktor is assigned bid on one the girls in the brothel, but in the process he see thinks that recognizes one of the girls from his homeland of Russia. Viktor can't get out of his head her tragic end & the last thing she said to him before he push her over the cliff.. She was his love his everything. Now he's torn between loyalty to his brother & the love of his life once again
This has it all- Revenge - vengeance-Suspense - betrayal-Hot Sex7 Plenty of violence …. Everything a Mafia book should have
1- Viktor-Dark Mafia Prince -6-28-16
2- Viktor- Wicked Mafia Prince -7-26-16
3- Kiro- Savage Mafia Prince -10-11-16
“Only the three Dragusha brother together can win this fight”
Viktor’s book making us desperate for the next book as the search to fulfil their prophecy continues. I am Desprate to get my hand on Kiro- Savage Mafia Prince book , but at the same time I don’t want this series to end
**ARC **
.**Generously provided by author in exchange for an honest review.**
(A Dangerous Royals Romance #2)
By Annika Martin
This book is told in multiple POVs … I really love when the author does that
Tanechka Stepanov - is killer from Russia who was tragically killed 2 years ago
Tanya – is Nun who suffers from amnesia. She has three goals that she wishes to complete as soon as possible.
1. Being able to save the girls in the Virgin brothel, where she was also being held
2. Being able to stay as far away as possible from Viktor. He temps her too much from her keeping her chastity..
3 Being Ultimate goal to return to Ukraine to her convent & to the other Nuns
When love has brought you to your knees, and you know what must be done, can you follow the ethical imperative reserved for those who are their own moral compass?
Viktor the middle brother, and his long lost love, Tanechka.
With Vickor & Aleksio nothing has changed. Their goals They are still the same, save their brother from being kill, take down his enemies to regain their Empire..
Viktor is assigned bid on one the girls in the brothel, but in the process he see thinks that recognizes one of the girls from his homeland of Russia. Viktor can't get out of his head her tragic end & the last thing she said to him before he push her over the cliff.. She was his love his everything. Now he's torn between loyalty to his brother & the love of his life once again
This has it all- Revenge - vengeance-Suspense - betrayal-Hot Sex7 Plenty of violence …. Everything a Mafia book should have
1- Viktor-Dark Mafia Prince -6-28-16
2- Viktor- Wicked Mafia Prince -7-26-16
3- Kiro- Savage Mafia Prince -10-11-16
“Only the three Dragusha brother together can win this fight”
Viktor’s book making us desperate for the next book as the search to fulfil their prophecy continues. I am Desprate to get my hand on Kiro- Savage Mafia Prince book , but at the same time I don’t want this series to end
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.**Generously provided by author in exchange for an honest review.**
July 27, 2016
Having loved 'Dark Mafia Prince' I couldn't wait for this book to come but I have to be honest and say I didn't like this anywhere near as much as the previous book.
Viktor has one regret, a huge regret, he threw the love of his life Tanechka to her death years ago but now he's sure he sees her she's the nun in Valhalla, it's not possible he knows this no one could survive that fall but the nun it has to be her, doesn't it?
Meanwhile they still search for their brother Kiro and Bloody Lazarus is transforming with the help of Valerie.
While I love all the characters and I can't wait for Kiro's book this kind of fell a little flat for me, too much time spend in the past, too much tell not show and while I liked the idea behind this it was missing something.
So now I'm waiting for Kiro's book which is due out in November.
October 31, 2017
Hated the hero
The hero was no hero. He threw the love of his life over a cliff to kill her. He loved her so much and yet he still believed she betrayed him. After that the total premise of the story became whacked to me. She found God and he didnt like that and tried to corrupt her and turn her back into the killing machine she was. I never warmed up to him. The rest of the book was engaging but it wasn't as good as the first one. I barely want to read the last book in the series but I will. Hopefully it's better.
The hero was no hero. He threw the love of his life over a cliff to kill her. He loved her so much and yet he still believed she betrayed him. After that the total premise of the story became whacked to me. She found God and he didnt like that and tried to corrupt her and turn her back into the killing machine she was. I never warmed up to him. The rest of the book was engaging but it wasn't as good as the first one. I barely want to read the last book in the series but I will. Hopefully it's better.
July 27, 2016
4.5 Stars
“When I touch you, I want you. And I feel lost.”
“You’re never lost when I’m in the world.”
What a fabulously enthralling and gripping second book in the Dangerous Royals Romance series. Each book has taken us on a suspense filled journey with Viktor’s book making us desperate for the next book as the search to fulfil their prophecy continues. We can’t get enough of this romantic, passionate, suspenseful and addictive series as Annika Martin takes us into her world with hearts pounding and fingers eagerly turning the page as the story races towards its crescendo.
‘Fighting men didn’t scare me; it was my dark past I was frightened of.’
And don’t get us started on those Dragusha brothers and the women who own their hearts!! It’s passionate, raw and all consuming, the bond and love between these brothers who will stop at nothing to be reunited keeps us riveted and urging them on!
We garnered snippets about Viktor in Aleksio’s book, Dark Mafia Prince. He was the tough quiet brooding brother who grew up in a Russian orphanage after a tragedy had taken him from his family when he was only a toddler. His story is as equally tragic as Aleksio’s and possibly even more so as Viktor carries the guilt and suffering deep in his heart for a decision that haunts him to his core.
“You see a ghost. You see this woman with your eyes, but I see her with my heart.”
Viktor was taken by the Bratva, the Russian Mafia at a young age and groomed to be an Assassin. It is there he meets Tanechka Stepanov, a woman who would completely and utterly steals his heart. Viktor deeply loved this woman who was such a contradiction. Tanechka loved warmth and sunflowers, but could cold bloodedly kill a man without blinking an eye. She fiercely loves Viktor, he owns her heart until an act of betrayal rips them apart.
“You’re not a terrible person, you’re just a man who feels deeply. You want to be loved. To be forgiven.”
We remember Viktor, constantly watching a streaming of a live slave auction at a brother called Valhalla that is run by their sworn enemy, Bloody Lazarus. What was it that had Viktor so consumed, watching these feeds night and day, never taking his eyes off one of the women. Viktor has struggled to live with the pain of losing Tanechka and has had to live with the aftermath of his actions, of his betrayal. Could it be her? Is Tanechka back in his life? Is she undercover or is it even really her and if so…how?
‘I know it’s her. I’ll always know moya Tanechka – my Tanechka.’
Well, you’ll have to see for yourselves how it unfolds, as Annika Martin once again crafted a deliciously engrossing story of love, loss, violence and revenge that had our pounding as we once again took a walk, or rather a high speed chase, through her gripping and exciting Mafiya world.
“Have I ever told you fucking Russians are way too fucking dramatic?”
The story of the Dragusha brothers and their quest has captured our imagination and kept us on our toes, yet beneath all the suspense, violence and mayhem lies the beautiful story of soul searing second chance love that gripped our hearts. OMG! We need the next book now! A definite recommendation of what is becoming one of our favourite Mafia romance series.
“Together the Dragusha brother will rain fire on Bloody Lazarus. And we’ll have our empire back.”
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April 18, 2020
I am seriously in love with this series. The danger, the excitement, the anticipation, the writing; everything keeps me glued to the characters and the storyline.
After getting a tiny peek into Viktor’s past in Dark Mafia Prince, I couldn’t wait to read more about his life in Russia and see what made him the way he is.
Viktor was such a mystery in Dark Mafia Prince. He’s quiet, but he has a presence about him and you know he can turn dangerous at any moment. He’s also tortured by having to kill his girlfriend and then finding out the truth after she died.
Watching Viktor suffer so much emotional turmoil after finding Tanechka again is heartbreaking. You feel every bit of his struggle and desperation.
Tanechka is also a mystery, both her past and her present, which makes her perfect for Viktor. She isn’t the same person she was before she was ‘killed’ and it is so interesting to see how her old and new life merge.
I loved the memories of their past and how they interact with one another. Considering that she is an apprentice nun, it went at a great pace and it worked for me.
As much as I love this series, I need more answers! I need to know how and when they are going to find Kiro, I need to know how they are going to defeat Bloody Lazarus, and so much more.
I am waiting with bated breath until October when Savage Mafia Prince is released.
After getting a tiny peek into Viktor’s past in Dark Mafia Prince, I couldn’t wait to read more about his life in Russia and see what made him the way he is.
Viktor was such a mystery in Dark Mafia Prince. He’s quiet, but he has a presence about him and you know he can turn dangerous at any moment. He’s also tortured by having to kill his girlfriend and then finding out the truth after she died.
Watching Viktor suffer so much emotional turmoil after finding Tanechka again is heartbreaking. You feel every bit of his struggle and desperation.
Tanechka is also a mystery, both her past and her present, which makes her perfect for Viktor. She isn’t the same person she was before she was ‘killed’ and it is so interesting to see how her old and new life merge.
I loved the memories of their past and how they interact with one another. Considering that she is an apprentice nun, it went at a great pace and it worked for me.
As much as I love this series, I need more answers! I need to know how and when they are going to find Kiro, I need to know how they are going to defeat Bloody Lazarus, and so much more.
I am waiting with bated breath until October when Savage Mafia Prince is released.
July 20, 2016
I love this series!
July 26, 2016
“When I touch you, I want you. And I feel lost.”
“You’re never lost when I’m in the world.”
What a fabulously enthralling and gripping second book in the Dangerous Royals Romance series. Each book has taken us on a suspense filled journey with Viktor’s book making us desperate for the next book as the search to fulfil their prophecy continues. We can’t get enough of this romantic, passionate, suspenseful and addictive series as Annika Martin takes us into her world with hearts pounding and fingers eagerly turning the page as the story races towards its crescendo.
‘Fighting men didn’t scare me; it was my dark past I was frightened of.’
And don’t get us started on those Dragusha brothers and the women who own their hearts!! It’s passionate, raw and all consuming, the bond and love between these brothers who will stop at nothing to be reunited keeps us riveted and urging them on!
We garnered snippets about Viktor in Aleksio’s book, Dark Mafia Prince. He was the tough quiet brooding brother who grew up in a Russian orphanage after a tragedy had taken him from his family when he was only a toddler. His story is as equally tragic as Aleksio’s and possibly even more so as Viktor carries the guilt and suffering deep in his heart for a decision that haunts him to his core.
“You see a ghost. You see this woman with your eyes, but I see her with my heart.”
Viktor was taken by the Bratva, the Russian Mafia at a young age and groomed to be an Assassin. It is there he meets Tanechka Stepanov, a woman who would completely and utterly steals his heart. Viktor deeply loved this woman who was such a contradiction. Tanechka loved warmth and sunflowers, but could cold bloodedly kill a man without blinking an eye. She fiercely loves Viktor, he owns her heart until an act of betrayal rips them apart.
“You’re not a terrible person, you’re just a man who feels deeply. You want to be loved. To be forgiven.”
We remember Viktor, constantly watching a streaming of a live slave auction at a brother called Valhalla that is run by their sworn enemy, Bloody Lazarus. What was it that had Viktor so consumed, watching these feeds night and day, never taking his eyes off one of the women. Viktor has struggled to live with the pain of losing Tanechka and has had to live with the aftermath of his actions, of his betrayal. Could it be her? Is Tanechka back in his life? Is she undercover or is it even really her and if so…how?
‘I know it’s her. I’ll always know moya Tanechka – my Tanechka.’
Well, you’ll have to see for yourselves how it unfolds, as Annika Martin once again crafted a deliciously engrossing story of love, loss, violence and revenge that had our pounding as we once again took a walk, or rather a high speed chase, through her gripping and exciting Mafiya world.
“Have I ever told you fucking Russians are way too fucking dramatic?”
The story of the Dragusha brothers and their quest has captured our imagination and kept us on our toes, yet beneath all the suspense, violence and mayhem lies the beautiful story of soul searing second chance love that gripped our hearts. OMG! We need the next book now! A definite recommendation of what is becoming one of our favourite Mafia romance series.
“Together the Dragusha brother will rain fire on Bloody Lazarus. And we’ll have our empire back.”
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July 26, 2016
Wicked Mafia Prince (A Dangerous Royals Romance #2) by Annika Martin
4.5 stars!!!
Annika Martin delivers once again with Viktor’s story. While each book centres around one particular brother the continuing storyline throughout this series has me totally hooked. I love a good Mafia romance and with three extremely different and intriguing brothers this series is certainly a winner in my eyes.
In Dark Mafia Prince Viktor was the quiet one, he had that air of silent but deadly about him, was a man of few words and seemed more reactionary than a plotter and schemer, but that was where his brother, Aleksio levelled the playing field. While Aleksio could fight with the best of them, he had the head on his shoulders while Viktor was more the brawn and this certainly becomes apparent in Wicked Mafia Prince.
Viktor keeps himself to himself but those closest to him know that he is the way he is due to the loss of his long-time girlfriend, Tanechka. Viktor had to make the hardest decision of his life when it became apparent that the one person he thought he could trust with his life betrayed him. Tanechka was a turn coat and committed the ultimate betrayal. She was a trained assassin too, she was Viktor’s partner in crime, best friend, confidante and the love of his life. Having to kill Tanechka, killed a part of Viktor too and the guilt has been all-consuming ever since.
So when Viktor thinks he sees Tanechka on a live feed on a human trafficking site, his friends are quick to dismiss it as a guilt induced ghost, but has Tanechka really come back from the dead?
Annika Martin once again delivers a story that has you constantly on the edge of your seat. With the hunt for Kiro continuing and the Mafia families still competing for supremacy will the brothers rise against what is turning out to be a formidable opponent?
I loved that we really got to see Viktor as a person rather than an assassin, his guilt with regards to the woman he loved and lost was palpable and his hurt bled off every page. Recounting their relationship through flashbacks tugged at every heart string, especially knowing how their story ended. Their bond was impenetrable; their love was endless but trust once broken in their line of work was always certainly a death sentence.
Lazarus is still their deadly foe and while the hunt for Kiro is still open ended the net is closing in. I had to chuckle at Lazarus’s newest leadership guru, this gave some light entertainment in what was an intense read.
Annika Martin, I cannot wait for Savage Mafia Prince, this series has certainly become one of my favourite Mafia reads and I cannot wait to read the conclusion to the brother’s story. Kiro is definitely a character we know absolutely nothing about but the little background we have is certainly going to lead to another tense and intriguing read. Bring on September!!
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4.5 stars!!!
“It starts with the stare. Ends in blood…”
Annika Martin delivers once again with Viktor’s story. While each book centres around one particular brother the continuing storyline throughout this series has me totally hooked. I love a good Mafia romance and with three extremely different and intriguing brothers this series is certainly a winner in my eyes.
In Dark Mafia Prince Viktor was the quiet one, he had that air of silent but deadly about him, was a man of few words and seemed more reactionary than a plotter and schemer, but that was where his brother, Aleksio levelled the playing field. While Aleksio could fight with the best of them, he had the head on his shoulders while Viktor was more the brawn and this certainly becomes apparent in Wicked Mafia Prince.
Viktor keeps himself to himself but those closest to him know that he is the way he is due to the loss of his long-time girlfriend, Tanechka. Viktor had to make the hardest decision of his life when it became apparent that the one person he thought he could trust with his life betrayed him. Tanechka was a turn coat and committed the ultimate betrayal. She was a trained assassin too, she was Viktor’s partner in crime, best friend, confidante and the love of his life. Having to kill Tanechka, killed a part of Viktor too and the guilt has been all-consuming ever since.
“I’m the man who will keep you from your god until you remember you’re a devil.”
So when Viktor thinks he sees Tanechka on a live feed on a human trafficking site, his friends are quick to dismiss it as a guilt induced ghost, but has Tanechka really come back from the dead?
Annika Martin once again delivers a story that has you constantly on the edge of your seat. With the hunt for Kiro continuing and the Mafia families still competing for supremacy will the brothers rise against what is turning out to be a formidable opponent?
I loved that we really got to see Viktor as a person rather than an assassin, his guilt with regards to the woman he loved and lost was palpable and his hurt bled off every page. Recounting their relationship through flashbacks tugged at every heart string, especially knowing how their story ended. Their bond was impenetrable; their love was endless but trust once broken in their line of work was always certainly a death sentence.
“It’s true – everything in my world changed when I met Tanechka. She showed me somebody could love me. And then she betrayed me, betrayed the gang. Or seemed to. I felt so wild when I thought she’d turned traitor…yet deep down it felt inevitable, too. I didn’t know she was innocent. And I killed her.”
Lazarus is still their deadly foe and while the hunt for Kiro is still open ended the net is closing in. I had to chuckle at Lazarus’s newest leadership guru, this gave some light entertainment in what was an intense read.
Annika Martin, I cannot wait for Savage Mafia Prince, this series has certainly become one of my favourite Mafia reads and I cannot wait to read the conclusion to the brother’s story. Kiro is definitely a character we know absolutely nothing about but the little background we have is certainly going to lead to another tense and intriguing read. Bring on September!!
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July 26, 2016
4.25 Stars
Wicked Mafia Prince continues the overall story arc that began in Dark Mafia Prince, a tale of three brothers violently ripped from their mafia throne as children. But this time the romantic angle focuses on Viktor, the middle brother, and his long lost love, Tanechka.
This is quite an original pairing. Points for crafting a romantic dilemma I haven’t read before. Viktor and Tanechka were partners in crime in Russia till her perceived betrayal brought Viktor to end her life. Or so he thought. Till she shows up as a nun on the video feed of a virgin sex slave brothel he’s monitoring in order to take down. Is Viktor seeing ghosts from his guilt? Or is this the real Tanechka?
The later question is a struggle or perhaps a journey that unfolds throughout the course of the book. I’ll leave it at that to keep the intrigue aspect of the story in tact although I will say as far as the Tanechka’s character goes, she drove me crazy with her tenacity, and I was right there with Viktor in my desire to see the person he once knew. Once again I was rooting for the hero to bring our heroine over to the dark side. I’ve struggled a little with the heroines so far in this series and if Mira’s resolve to live on the right side of the law annoyed me in the previous book, Tanechka’s righteousness grated me to no end in this one till… well till the end or till the climax, and then I wanted more of her and more of their story together.
“‘I would fuck the alertness right out of your eyes so all your world was only my cock. You loved when I drugged you with the harsh pole of my cock.’”
Viktor totally won me over in this one. In the first book I found him a little cold and distant, but in his own story he becomes a fully developed character, longing to be part of a family and a place to belong as he attempts to rebuild the Dragusha empire all the while tormented by the big mistake of his past—the mistake he might finally get the chance to atone for. There’s no denying his love for the real Tanechka (ah the nesting! *swooning*) or the lengths he’ll go to secure her back, which made for a compelling dark hero.
“‘I’m the man who will keep you from your god until you remember you’re a devil.’”
Wicked Mafia Prince is told via Viktor and Tanechka’s first person point of view along with a chapter by Aleksio as well as chapters by Bloody Lazarus! Yep, even the big bad gets a voice and though initially I groaned upon seeing the goon’s name at the top of the chapter (what can I say, I wanted him dead in the last book), it surprisingly turned out to be quite humorous. Poor psycho has so much on his plate—a prophesy he must stop to stay on top, a brothel manager obsessed with nuns, and a hot executive coach who he himself is becoming obsessed with.
The series is definitely picking up and this installment is quite the page turner. Sprinkled between the unfolding love story and struggle of Viktor and Tanechka is Lazarus’s mafia management woes and, of course, the princes’ quest to find and rescue baby brother, Kiro—the savage mafia prince. Speaking of which, I’m just as anxious to meet him as his brothers and hope I’m right on who I suspect his love interest is going to be. I’m ready for his book like… yesterday! October suddenly seems a long way off.
*ARC Received in exchange for an honest review/blog tour
Wicked Mafia Prince continues the overall story arc that began in Dark Mafia Prince, a tale of three brothers violently ripped from their mafia throne as children. But this time the romantic angle focuses on Viktor, the middle brother, and his long lost love, Tanechka.
This is quite an original pairing. Points for crafting a romantic dilemma I haven’t read before. Viktor and Tanechka were partners in crime in Russia till her perceived betrayal brought Viktor to end her life. Or so he thought. Till she shows up as a nun on the video feed of a virgin sex slave brothel he’s monitoring in order to take down. Is Viktor seeing ghosts from his guilt? Or is this the real Tanechka?
The later question is a struggle or perhaps a journey that unfolds throughout the course of the book. I’ll leave it at that to keep the intrigue aspect of the story in tact although I will say as far as the Tanechka’s character goes, she drove me crazy with her tenacity, and I was right there with Viktor in my desire to see the person he once knew. Once again I was rooting for the hero to bring our heroine over to the dark side. I’ve struggled a little with the heroines so far in this series and if Mira’s resolve to live on the right side of the law annoyed me in the previous book, Tanechka’s righteousness grated me to no end in this one till… well till the end or till the climax, and then I wanted more of her and more of their story together.
“‘I would fuck the alertness right out of your eyes so all your world was only my cock. You loved when I drugged you with the harsh pole of my cock.’”
Viktor totally won me over in this one. In the first book I found him a little cold and distant, but in his own story he becomes a fully developed character, longing to be part of a family and a place to belong as he attempts to rebuild the Dragusha empire all the while tormented by the big mistake of his past—the mistake he might finally get the chance to atone for. There’s no denying his love for the real Tanechka (ah the nesting! *swooning*) or the lengths he’ll go to secure her back, which made for a compelling dark hero.
“‘I’m the man who will keep you from your god until you remember you’re a devil.’”
Wicked Mafia Prince is told via Viktor and Tanechka’s first person point of view along with a chapter by Aleksio as well as chapters by Bloody Lazarus! Yep, even the big bad gets a voice and though initially I groaned upon seeing the goon’s name at the top of the chapter (what can I say, I wanted him dead in the last book), it surprisingly turned out to be quite humorous. Poor psycho has so much on his plate—a prophesy he must stop to stay on top, a brothel manager obsessed with nuns, and a hot executive coach who he himself is becoming obsessed with.
The series is definitely picking up and this installment is quite the page turner. Sprinkled between the unfolding love story and struggle of Viktor and Tanechka is Lazarus’s mafia management woes and, of course, the princes’ quest to find and rescue baby brother, Kiro—the savage mafia prince. Speaking of which, I’m just as anxious to meet him as his brothers and hope I’m right on who I suspect his love interest is going to be. I’m ready for his book like… yesterday! October suddenly seems a long way off.
*ARC Received in exchange for an honest review/blog tour
January 17, 2018
I think this book was a little better than the first one. it still has lacked the character development, But because of the last book way of the story I didn't expect more in this one :P
It was a really sad story, in my opinion; my heart broke for Viktor and Tanechka for the way that they were and loved each other and the way they didn't get each other after what happened with them.
His guilt for the woman he loved and lost was palpable and the peace and redemption that Tanechka found in her new life and the way she grabs on it was understandable.
Finally, I have to say I really enjoyed reading this book and I can't wait for reading Kiro's book :D
It was a really sad story, in my opinion; my heart broke for Viktor and Tanechka for the way that they were and loved each other and the way they didn't get each other after what happened with them.
His guilt for the woman he loved and lost was palpable and the peace and redemption that Tanechka found in her new life and the way she grabs on it was understandable.
Finally, I have to say I really enjoyed reading this book and I can't wait for reading Kiro's book :D
July 26, 2016
5 REMEMBER ME CROWNS
I am just in love with this series! Wicked Mafia Prince continues the story of Viktor and Aleksio, as they try to locate their brother, Kiro, reclaim their empire, all while navigating love. To be fair, I knew I was going to love this story, even as I read Dark Mafia Prince. The reader meets Viktor, and it is clear that he is damaged and volatile, which only makes him more intriguing. From the time I put down Aleksio’s story, I was eagerly awaiting Viktor’s.
I freaking love these characters so hard! I was drawn to Viktor in the first book of the series. He clearly has some demons he is fighting, and he was incredibly emotional and volatile. While that may not be appealing to some, I love a good darker romance that has a hero similar to Viktor. And, let me tell you, Annika Martin did not disappoint with this character. His desperation to get back his love is almost heart wrenching. The scenes where they talk about the past are sweet but also extremely sad. Even though he has some demons, he still has some of the best characteristics of a hero: loyal, honorable, and dedicated. I just love him! The heroine of the story, Tanechka, is just as fantastic, and I found her to be an equal in every way to Viktor. She is fiercely independent, protective of innocents, and loyal. She is completely bada**, and her skills with fighting are unparalleled. Her character seems very authentic, and I enjoy how the author integrates her old life with her current one. Some may not like what she is doing for a “job”, but it completely fits with the growth of her characters, as well as the progression of plot. Annika Martin expertly uses who she is now as a way to show that the old Tanechka is still alive and well inside of herself. Not only were these two characters great apart, but they are simply irresistible together. The memories and the actions between them expertly show the love they once had for each other, and Annika Martin did an amazing job at making their relationship develop at an appropriate pace while also showcasing what Viktor did in the past and allowing the reader to better understand this complicated character. This book is truly filled with great, well-written, and well-developed characters.
Although I love Viktor, this plot is what continues to draw me back into the story. I just cannot help myself! I need to know how everything plays out. What is going to happen with Lazarus? How will they find Kiro? What will he be like? How will Viktor and Tanechka make a life together? What is the revenge going to look like? This book answered so many questions but left me with a so many more. Annika Martin’s ability to blend suspense and romance is done so well. The reader gets just enough of each, and I cannot wait until Savage Mafia Prince comes out so I can see how their story will end.
Annika Martin’s Dangerous Royals Romance series is just simply fantastic. There is suspense, love, betrayal, atonement, love, loss, and revenge. Really, how does a book get better than that?
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I am just in love with this series! Wicked Mafia Prince continues the story of Viktor and Aleksio, as they try to locate their brother, Kiro, reclaim their empire, all while navigating love. To be fair, I knew I was going to love this story, even as I read Dark Mafia Prince. The reader meets Viktor, and it is clear that he is damaged and volatile, which only makes him more intriguing. From the time I put down Aleksio’s story, I was eagerly awaiting Viktor’s.
I freaking love these characters so hard! I was drawn to Viktor in the first book of the series. He clearly has some demons he is fighting, and he was incredibly emotional and volatile. While that may not be appealing to some, I love a good darker romance that has a hero similar to Viktor. And, let me tell you, Annika Martin did not disappoint with this character. His desperation to get back his love is almost heart wrenching. The scenes where they talk about the past are sweet but also extremely sad. Even though he has some demons, he still has some of the best characteristics of a hero: loyal, honorable, and dedicated. I just love him! The heroine of the story, Tanechka, is just as fantastic, and I found her to be an equal in every way to Viktor. She is fiercely independent, protective of innocents, and loyal. She is completely bada**, and her skills with fighting are unparalleled. Her character seems very authentic, and I enjoy how the author integrates her old life with her current one. Some may not like what she is doing for a “job”, but it completely fits with the growth of her characters, as well as the progression of plot. Annika Martin expertly uses who she is now as a way to show that the old Tanechka is still alive and well inside of herself. Not only were these two characters great apart, but they are simply irresistible together. The memories and the actions between them expertly show the love they once had for each other, and Annika Martin did an amazing job at making their relationship develop at an appropriate pace while also showcasing what Viktor did in the past and allowing the reader to better understand this complicated character. This book is truly filled with great, well-written, and well-developed characters.
Although I love Viktor, this plot is what continues to draw me back into the story. I just cannot help myself! I need to know how everything plays out. What is going to happen with Lazarus? How will they find Kiro? What will he be like? How will Viktor and Tanechka make a life together? What is the revenge going to look like? This book answered so many questions but left me with a so many more. Annika Martin’s ability to blend suspense and romance is done so well. The reader gets just enough of each, and I cannot wait until Savage Mafia Prince comes out so I can see how their story will end.
Annika Martin’s Dangerous Royals Romance series is just simply fantastic. There is suspense, love, betrayal, atonement, love, loss, and revenge. Really, how does a book get better than that?
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November 13, 2016
2.5 stars
The first book in this series was so good. It was dark and very intense. This was boring. I had a hard time getting into it. More of the background story was needed. Viktor tried to kill Tanechka, but the explanation for it was vague. She was the love of his life. I wanted more details about why he attempted to kill her. I liked Viktor, but he's no where near book boyfriend material. Tanechka ruined the book for me. She was so damn saintly. All of the prayer and guilt was irritating. Forgiveness came way too easily. I would have liked her if she was the person she was before the memory loss.
The first book in this series was so good. It was dark and very intense. This was boring. I had a hard time getting into it. More of the background story was needed. Viktor tried to kill Tanechka, but the explanation for it was vague. She was the love of his life. I wanted more details about why he attempted to kill her. I liked Viktor, but he's no where near book boyfriend material. Tanechka ruined the book for me. She was so damn saintly. All of the prayer and guilt was irritating. Forgiveness came way too easily. I would have liked her if she was the person she was before the memory loss.
October 16, 2016
Ok read. Didn't enjoy it as much as book 1.
August 28, 2023
Well... I was REALLY disappointed in this book. It was too long and there was no sex. Ok they had sex ONE time, but it wasn't even good sex. AND they did something that was SO FREAKING STUPID that I can't even forgive it.
Viktor (mafia dude, Aleksio's brother) killed the love of his life, Tanechka (mafia girl, assassin, nun), by throwing her off a cliff when he was shown evidence that she betrayed him and their gang. He's been haunted by that pain forever, believing she's dead. Aleksio and Viktor continue to look for their baby brother, Kiro, and try to take down Bloody Lazarus. BL has a brothel where people bid on virgins. While Viktor is monitoring the feeds, he's drawn to a woman dressed as a nun. He knows it's Tanechka. She doesn't remember her life before she woke up on that cliff. She lived as a nun until she was kidnapped and put in the brothel. Yadda yadda yadda.....
The entire book consists of them trying to find Kiro and Viktor trying to force Tanechka to remember their life together. It repeats over and over. It was around page 240-ish when they finally kissed. Something like that. They had sex one time, which was interrupted by gunfire.
This was not the sexy, passionate book I signed up for. I got REALLY bored and it was as struggle to make it through the whole thing. All they did was argue back and forth. Him trying to convince her they were in love and her only wanting to be a nun.
I still want to read the next book because I do actually like the characters and the idea that they're searching for their baby brother. It's an interesting plot, but way too long and not enough romance.
I do absolutely LOVE Viktor and that's why I gave it two stars.
POTENTIAL SPOILER AHEAD
So.... they find Bloody Lazarus and Viktor has his gun on him and could kill him and they'd be out of danger and could safely find Kiro...... but freaking Tanechka is a nun and therefore can't kill. Stupid Viktor does what she wants. THIS MAN LITERALLY IS TRYING TO KILL YOU AND YOU JUST LET HIM GO. Let's just say that in the next book, Bloody Lazarus is still trying to kill people and somewhat successful. I can't forgive this.
Viktor (mafia dude, Aleksio's brother) killed the love of his life, Tanechka (mafia girl, assassin, nun), by throwing her off a cliff when he was shown evidence that she betrayed him and their gang. He's been haunted by that pain forever, believing she's dead. Aleksio and Viktor continue to look for their baby brother, Kiro, and try to take down Bloody Lazarus. BL has a brothel where people bid on virgins. While Viktor is monitoring the feeds, he's drawn to a woman dressed as a nun. He knows it's Tanechka. She doesn't remember her life before she woke up on that cliff. She lived as a nun until she was kidnapped and put in the brothel. Yadda yadda yadda.....
The entire book consists of them trying to find Kiro and Viktor trying to force Tanechka to remember their life together. It repeats over and over. It was around page 240-ish when they finally kissed. Something like that. They had sex one time, which was interrupted by gunfire.
This was not the sexy, passionate book I signed up for. I got REALLY bored and it was as struggle to make it through the whole thing. All they did was argue back and forth. Him trying to convince her they were in love and her only wanting to be a nun.
I still want to read the next book because I do actually like the characters and the idea that they're searching for their baby brother. It's an interesting plot, but way too long and not enough romance.
I do absolutely LOVE Viktor and that's why I gave it two stars.
POTENTIAL SPOILER AHEAD
So.... they find Bloody Lazarus and Viktor has his gun on him and could kill him and they'd be out of danger and could safely find Kiro...... but freaking Tanechka is a nun and therefore can't kill. Stupid Viktor does what she wants. THIS MAN LITERALLY IS TRYING TO KILL YOU AND YOU JUST LET HIM GO. Let's just say that in the next book, Bloody Lazarus is still trying to kill people and somewhat successful. I can't forgive this.
October 30, 2020
5+++ Stars
Simply flawless and an absolute pleasure to read and revere.
I was uncertain about Viktor’s character when introduced to him in Dark Mafia Prince. Edgy and a man of few words, there was nothing to endear him to me apart from the mystery surrounding the girl he watched continually on the auction site feed. But oh how my opinion has changed after finishing Wicked Mafia Prince; Viktor has just become one of my all-time favourite characters!. Whilst a seasoned killer his pain and suffering was beautifully portrayed as was his re-connection with the girl he loved and presumed lost, Tanechka. His words to her made me breathless as he recounted their story to us, and Tanechka.
Having survived what should have been a certain death, Tanechka was saved by nuns and has spent her time since her rescue at a convent but she is missing a large part of herself: her memory.
With Aleksio and Viktor still trying to bring down the auction site responsible for selling off the virginity of innocent girls, Viktor is torn between completing his mission and rescuing Tanechka. Once he finds out that she has no memory of their past though, he knows that he must free her, immediately.
Once back in Viktor’s arms, Tanechka is torn between her belief and her heart as Viktor’s words repeatedly try to break through her resolve. And oh those words…. Their sexual re-connection was one of the most perfectly penned scenes I have ever read. It wasn't crude, it wasn't overtly sexual but it was tender, sweet, and simply perfect. Through words and gentle touches, Viktor reawakened Tanechka’s desires and their once fiery relationship. Despite Tanechka’s quiet ways, there is a still a killer lurking within her and flashes of memories and experiences soon re-enter her subconscious.
The story of the missing brother continues and by the end of this book Kiro is still elusive but the brothers are closer to finding him. Lazarus is determined to find Kiro first though to ensure the prophecy is never realised and in doing so starts a war that neither brother anticipated.
This is definitely a series to relish. This book does end on a cliffie though and there is a long-ish wait now until November for the next instalment. However, this is certainly a story that I will enjoy re-reading a time or two between now and then!
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Simply flawless and an absolute pleasure to read and revere.
I was uncertain about Viktor’s character when introduced to him in Dark Mafia Prince. Edgy and a man of few words, there was nothing to endear him to me apart from the mystery surrounding the girl he watched continually on the auction site feed. But oh how my opinion has changed after finishing Wicked Mafia Prince; Viktor has just become one of my all-time favourite characters!. Whilst a seasoned killer his pain and suffering was beautifully portrayed as was his re-connection with the girl he loved and presumed lost, Tanechka. His words to her made me breathless as he recounted their story to us, and Tanechka.
Having survived what should have been a certain death, Tanechka was saved by nuns and has spent her time since her rescue at a convent but she is missing a large part of herself: her memory.
With Aleksio and Viktor still trying to bring down the auction site responsible for selling off the virginity of innocent girls, Viktor is torn between completing his mission and rescuing Tanechka. Once he finds out that she has no memory of their past though, he knows that he must free her, immediately.
Once back in Viktor’s arms, Tanechka is torn between her belief and her heart as Viktor’s words repeatedly try to break through her resolve. And oh those words…. Their sexual re-connection was one of the most perfectly penned scenes I have ever read. It wasn't crude, it wasn't overtly sexual but it was tender, sweet, and simply perfect. Through words and gentle touches, Viktor reawakened Tanechka’s desires and their once fiery relationship. Despite Tanechka’s quiet ways, there is a still a killer lurking within her and flashes of memories and experiences soon re-enter her subconscious.
The story of the missing brother continues and by the end of this book Kiro is still elusive but the brothers are closer to finding him. Lazarus is determined to find Kiro first though to ensure the prophecy is never realised and in doing so starts a war that neither brother anticipated.
This is definitely a series to relish. This book does end on a cliffie though and there is a long-ish wait now until November for the next instalment. However, this is certainly a story that I will enjoy re-reading a time or two between now and then!
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June 23, 2017
Nachdem ich Band I (Dark Mafia Prince) dieser Reihe von Annika Martin gelesen du für unterhaltsam empfunden hatte, war ich gespannt wie es weiter geht mit den drei Brüdern. In dieser Geschichte lag so viel Potential, so viele Dinge, die vielversprechend klangen – bodenlose Schuld, ein Mord, eine knallharte Mafia Killerin, alles verwoben in einer Liebesgeschichte. Puh, waren meine Hoffnungen hoch angesetzt. Das Buch konnte sie definitiv nicht erfüllen.
Zuerst mal war es unglaublich vorhersehbar und Spannung kaum vorhanden. Dem Namen „Mafia Prince“ wird es in keinem Fall gerecht. Bereits im ersten Band fiel mir die langsamen Entwicklungen auf, die Langatmigkeit, jedoch wurde es für mich durch die Lovestory und den Plot etwas wettgemacht. Wicked Mafia Prince hat mich über große Strecken hinweg einfach nur gelangweilt – wenn es mich nicht genervt hat. Denn alter Schwede, ist mir die Nonnen-Protagonist auf den Keks gegangen. Die Crew redet die ganze Zeit davon wie cool, taff und zäh Tanechka einmal war und ich BRANNTE darauf diese selbstbewusste Wahnsinnsfrau kennenzulernen … und bekomme stattdessen fast das ganze Buch über eine Nonne, die nur davon schwafelt, wie eine Jesus Erleuchtung ihre Ziegen erhellt hat. Ich hab’s nicht gepackt, ehrlich mir war die Tante so tierisch unsympathisch, selbst mit einem guten Plot dazu hätte ich das wohl nicht genießen können.
Keine einzige der wirklich interessanten Aspekte wurde richtig ausgeschöpft – der draufgängerische Charakter der alten Tanechka, die mehr als komplizierte Beziehung zwischen ihr und Viktor, die Lösung dieser verflucht komplizierten Beziehung (ehrlich, wie schnell war das denn bitte vorbei) und schließlich ein für mich mehr als enttäuschendes Ende. Denn als wir die alte Tanechka endlich zu Gesicht bekommen ist das blitzschnell vorbei und für mich nicht zufriedenstellend.
Auch sprachlich war das ganze wenig eingängig, ständige Wiederholungen und ungelenke Sätze verschlimmerte mein Leseerlebnis noch zusätzlich. Letztendlich war ich dann froh, als ich am Ende angelangt war.
Ich hoffe sehr, dass der dritte Band, bei dem es sich um Kiro drehen wird, den verschollenen der Brüder, deutlich besser wird. Denn alles was man bis jetzt über den „wilden“ der drei Brüder gehört hat, fand ich ziemlich spannend.
Zuerst mal war es unglaublich vorhersehbar und Spannung kaum vorhanden. Dem Namen „Mafia Prince“ wird es in keinem Fall gerecht. Bereits im ersten Band fiel mir die langsamen Entwicklungen auf, die Langatmigkeit, jedoch wurde es für mich durch die Lovestory und den Plot etwas wettgemacht. Wicked Mafia Prince hat mich über große Strecken hinweg einfach nur gelangweilt – wenn es mich nicht genervt hat. Denn alter Schwede, ist mir die Nonnen-Protagonist auf den Keks gegangen. Die Crew redet die ganze Zeit davon wie cool, taff und zäh Tanechka einmal war und ich BRANNTE darauf diese selbstbewusste Wahnsinnsfrau kennenzulernen … und bekomme stattdessen fast das ganze Buch über eine Nonne, die nur davon schwafelt, wie eine Jesus Erleuchtung ihre Ziegen erhellt hat. Ich hab’s nicht gepackt, ehrlich mir war die Tante so tierisch unsympathisch, selbst mit einem guten Plot dazu hätte ich das wohl nicht genießen können.
Keine einzige der wirklich interessanten Aspekte wurde richtig ausgeschöpft – der draufgängerische Charakter der alten Tanechka, die mehr als komplizierte Beziehung zwischen ihr und Viktor, die Lösung dieser verflucht komplizierten Beziehung (ehrlich, wie schnell war das denn bitte vorbei) und schließlich ein für mich mehr als enttäuschendes Ende. Denn als wir die alte Tanechka endlich zu Gesicht bekommen ist das blitzschnell vorbei und für mich nicht zufriedenstellend.
Auch sprachlich war das ganze wenig eingängig, ständige Wiederholungen und ungelenke Sätze verschlimmerte mein Leseerlebnis noch zusätzlich. Letztendlich war ich dann froh, als ich am Ende angelangt war.
Ich hoffe sehr, dass der dritte Band, bei dem es sich um Kiro drehen wird, den verschollenen der Brüder, deutlich besser wird. Denn alles was man bis jetzt über den „wilden“ der drei Brüder gehört hat, fand ich ziemlich spannend.
July 26, 2016
Well that's the first time I've read practically an entire book with a Russian accent in my head. But despite the fact that I was amused, this book (the second in the Dangerous Royals Romance series) had a much darker element to it than the first.
Victor and Tanechka's backstory is such a tragic one that I almost thought it would be impossible for them ever to find a happy ever after.
As far as adult romance stories goes, this one didn't really have very much sex going on, but when one of the characters is a nun, that has to be expected to a degree. I mean come on, big, hot, burly Russian/Albanian with a beautiful nun has the makings for a scorcher.
Personally I preferred the dynamics of the first book, but it was the emotion in this book that made me like it a lot and my only criticism is that Tanechka and Viktor's story didn't quite feel complete and whilst I know there's at least two books to come, I'm not sure that their love story will be revisited as each book focuses on a different couple.
Finally I have to say I'm super excited what is to become of this series, especially that I now know who will feature in these books. And for fans of the mafia/gangster/mob type books, this is one I highly recommend you add to your to be read list.
Victor and Tanechka's backstory is such a tragic one that I almost thought it would be impossible for them ever to find a happy ever after.
As far as adult romance stories goes, this one didn't really have very much sex going on, but when one of the characters is a nun, that has to be expected to a degree. I mean come on, big, hot, burly Russian/Albanian with a beautiful nun has the makings for a scorcher.
Personally I preferred the dynamics of the first book, but it was the emotion in this book that made me like it a lot and my only criticism is that Tanechka and Viktor's story didn't quite feel complete and whilst I know there's at least two books to come, I'm not sure that their love story will be revisited as each book focuses on a different couple.
Finally I have to say I'm super excited what is to become of this series, especially that I now know who will feature in these books. And for fans of the mafia/gangster/mob type books, this is one I highly recommend you add to your to be read list.
July 27, 2016
I loved this book so much. My heart was pounding the whole time for my Viktor. This is going to be a very small review because I don't want to spoil the plot for you guys.
Viktor killed the one woman he ever loved, thinking she was a traitor. Her death has tormented him for years. One day he comes upon a nun and his obsession with her ensues. She never shows her face but Viktor knows in his heart that she is Tanechka. Thinking this is his second chance, Viktor plans to set every wrong right. But maybe this is one problem that he cannot solve.
AHHHHH!! Viktor, my love! <3 You guys don't read my review. Read these books. I swear to God, my love for them increases everyday. The dark elements, the passion, the craziness of the Russians I love it all. I am seriously counting days till October. Shit is going to get real. You know it! #TeamViktor ~Sonal
Viktor killed the one woman he ever loved, thinking she was a traitor. Her death has tormented him for years. One day he comes upon a nun and his obsession with her ensues. She never shows her face but Viktor knows in his heart that she is Tanechka. Thinking this is his second chance, Viktor plans to set every wrong right. But maybe this is one problem that he cannot solve.
AHHHHH!! Viktor, my love! <3 You guys don't read my review. Read these books. I swear to God, my love for them increases everyday. The dark elements, the passion, the craziness of the Russians I love it all. I am seriously counting days till October. Shit is going to get real. You know it! #TeamViktor ~Sonal
October 5, 2016
Ah, I loved Viktor’s story!
Can’t wait to get my hands on book 3 and read about Kiro and how the brothers reunite and take back their mafia empire!
Can’t wait to get my hands on book 3 and read about Kiro and how the brothers reunite and take back their mafia empire!
August 1, 2016
3.5 stars.
July 14, 2024
You know you're reading a bonkers mafia romance when the premise is that Viktor thought Tanechka was dead (because he killed her after she was framed as a traitor to the Bratva) but then he sees her on screen while investigating a sex trafficking ring and not only is she alive, she’s a novice...and she has amnesia. And that's only the start! Many of their actions didn’t make sense to me, particularly Tanechka’s risk-taking when she doesn’t have a plan of getting the other captive girls out. And I wish Viktor had had to But I still enjoyed the ride!
Note: normally I hate getting the villain’s POV but I have to admit I got a kick out of Bloody Lazarus having a business coach. It wasn’t at all necessary but it did bring some levity to the story.
Characters: Tanechka is a white Russian novice in the Catholic church and former assassin. Viktor is a 21 year old white Russian-Albanian mafioso. This is set in Chicago.
Content notes: intimate partner violence (MMC threw FMC over the side of the mountain after it appeared she’d betrayed the Bratva and also cheated on him. But she was innocent. MMC rips off her novice robe and burns it when she refuses to stop wearing it and he’s repeatedly rough with her.), past suicidal ideation (MMC after he believed he killed FMC), past near-death experience (FMC survived being thrown down a mountain), amnesia, sex trafficking and imprisonment, MMC punches wall repeatedly in anger until he’s bleeding, off page suicide of secondary character to avert being tortured/murdered, past child physical abuse (alcoholic father), secondary character with nun fetish murders and dismembers his victims, murder, attempted murder, physical assault, captivity, arson, abduction, drug assault, MMC chokes FMC out when she refuses to leave the brothel so she’ll go unconscious, gunshot wound, knife wound, fat suit used as disguise, MMC forces FMC to drink alcohol, brother was kept in a cage but managed to kill his captor (now institutionalized in prison after he assaulted cops), past murder of MMC’s parents in front of him and his brothers, past forced sibling separation (MMC was placed in a Russian orphanage at age 2; baby brother was adopted out and then abandoned in the wilderness at age 8 and did not come back out until 10 years later), FMC took a bullet for MMC (past), past abduction of FMC’s mother, past police brutality, past death of friend’s baby, anti-religion sentiment, dubious consent (FMC doesn’t remember/know who MMC is to her or what he did), on page sex, alcohol, excessive drinking, inebriation, casual ableism, small penis insult, ableist language, hyperbolic language around suicide, use of “savage” to describe feral character, use of “Mexican standoff”
*Love it or Leighve it* (aka cleaning out my Nook)
Purchased: 2017
Note: normally I hate getting the villain’s POV but I have to admit I got a kick out of Bloody Lazarus having a business coach. It wasn’t at all necessary but it did bring some levity to the story.
Characters: Tanechka is a white Russian novice in the Catholic church and former assassin. Viktor is a 21 year old white Russian-Albanian mafioso. This is set in Chicago.
Content notes: intimate partner violence (MMC threw FMC over the side of the mountain after it appeared she’d betrayed the Bratva and also cheated on him. But she was innocent. MMC rips off her novice robe and burns it when she refuses to stop wearing it and he’s repeatedly rough with her.), past suicidal ideation (MMC after he believed he killed FMC), past near-death experience (FMC survived being thrown down a mountain), amnesia, sex trafficking and imprisonment, MMC punches wall repeatedly in anger until he’s bleeding, off page suicide of secondary character to avert being tortured/murdered, past child physical abuse (alcoholic father), secondary character with nun fetish murders and dismembers his victims, murder, attempted murder, physical assault, captivity, arson, abduction, drug assault, MMC chokes FMC out when she refuses to leave the brothel so she’ll go unconscious, gunshot wound, knife wound, fat suit used as disguise, MMC forces FMC to drink alcohol, brother was kept in a cage but managed to kill his captor (now institutionalized in prison after he assaulted cops), past murder of MMC’s parents in front of him and his brothers, past forced sibling separation (MMC was placed in a Russian orphanage at age 2; baby brother was adopted out and then abandoned in the wilderness at age 8 and did not come back out until 10 years later), FMC took a bullet for MMC (past), past abduction of FMC’s mother, past police brutality, past death of friend’s baby, anti-religion sentiment, dubious consent (FMC doesn’t remember/know who MMC is to her or what he did), on page sex, alcohol, excessive drinking, inebriation, casual ableism, small penis insult, ableist language, hyperbolic language around suicide, use of “savage” to describe feral character, use of “Mexican standoff”
*Love it or Leighve it* (aka cleaning out my Nook)
Purchased: 2017
August 21, 2017
Loved it!!
Annika Martin's slightly twisted, tongue-in cheek writing style that I love SO much absolutely shines through in this installment of the Mafia Princes. Her sense of ironic absurdity is like nothing I've ever read before. We're talking a double Mexican standoff, , and newly anointed mob boss Bloody Lazarus employing an executive life coach to help him manage his minions. And it's all pulled off with grace and a repressed smirk.
And even better: the heart of the story was the love between Viktor and Tenechka. All the depth that was lacking in the characters and the story in book 1 showed up here with guns blazing. Viktor is drowning in guilt for what he did to Tanechka in the past, and his trying to win her back little by little with his dark, warped, yet sincere sense of right and wrong was so well-done. We have this:
But be warned: if you're looking for realistic action sequences, you won't find them here.
Annika Martin's slightly twisted, tongue-in cheek writing style that I love SO much absolutely shines through in this installment of the Mafia Princes. Her sense of ironic absurdity is like nothing I've ever read before. We're talking a double Mexican standoff, , and newly anointed mob boss Bloody Lazarus employing an executive life coach to help him manage his minions. And it's all pulled off with grace and a repressed smirk.
And even better: the heart of the story was the love between Viktor and Tenechka. All the depth that was lacking in the characters and the story in book 1 showed up here with guns blazing. Viktor is drowning in guilt for what he did to Tanechka in the past, and his trying to win her back little by little with his dark, warped, yet sincere sense of right and wrong was so well-done. We have this:
"You angered Tanechka and then gave her a gun to shoot you with?"And then we have this:
You can't force a flower to bloom, but you can show it the sun.I loved them both with their Russian-ness (that's a real word, btw). The contrast of their slightly stilted English words and thoughts with that of the smooth Americans felt real, and I couldn't get enough of these two. I wished the book hadn't ended.
But be warned: if you're looking for realistic action sequences, you won't find them here.
June 28, 2025
Little Fox 🦊
Things really went sideways on this one. Holy S!!! All this dilemma is all for KIRO!!! And I’m here for it. Spice was 1/10 barely anything. Lazarus was finding every little thing to make things difficult for them, even turned an Ally of them against them, typical of an enemy mafia boss. Viktor was so impatient but I get it. Tanechka was wow, difficult. But happy she got her memories back, kinda late but I get it how it needed to happened. It was wild and good.
Things really went sideways on this one. Holy S!!! All this dilemma is all for KIRO!!! And I’m here for it. Spice was 1/10 barely anything. Lazarus was finding every little thing to make things difficult for them, even turned an Ally of them against them, typical of an enemy mafia boss. Viktor was so impatient but I get it. Tanechka was wow, difficult. But happy she got her memories back, kinda late but I get it how it needed to happened. It was wild and good.
October 27, 2020
Pretty good story. The H and h are pretty young. It's almost like new adult meets mafia romance. Betrayal, amnesia, forgiveness, sexy times. Enjoyable read.
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