Forever My Badman

Russian Bratva #7

by Hayley Faiman

If there's one thing Mika Rybin knows, it's loss. While he was raised to be an ambitious Bratva man, the mob that preserved him has also robbed him more than once. When the tables of life start to turn in his favor, and the beautiful Pakhan's daughter chooses him for eternity, he'll be damned if he allows the rules of the organization he serves faithfully to rob him, once again.

If there's one thing Oksana Vetrova is sure of, it is that she will play the role of a pawn no longer. The death of her mother is a loss the entire Bratva grieves, but it pushes her father to the brink of insanity. When his careless and rash decisions threaten to rob her of the man that she loves, he puts into motion a chain of deathly events that are certain to change everything.

Secrets, lies, and betrayal are what Oksana and her badman are up against—but they made a vow of forever—and neither of them is letting go without a fight.

*Recommended for readers 18+ due to Sexual Content, Language, and Violence

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Dark Romance, Dark, Russia, Forbidden Love, Mafia Romance

366 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 2017

About the author

Hayley Faiman was born and raised in the Central Valley of California. She and her husband met when they were still in High School. They were married a few years later. They lived in Oregon while her husband was in the US Coast Guard. After living in Hill Country, Texas, for eight years and three years in East Texas, they now call North Carolina home and spend their time with their two teenage sons at all their events, screaming from the stands as they swim their hearts out!

Visit my Linktree: https://linktr.ee/AuthorHayleyFaiman
Visit me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/authorhayleyf...
Visit my website: http://hayleyfaiman.com

Sign up for my Newsletter: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/63e6bf...

Reviews

[MischaS_ · Rating 1 out of 5]

I do not know what to say. Let's just leave it at the fact that my reviews for the book 1 and 2 pretty much sum up my problems with this whole series. Because in all honesty, there is not a lot of difference between the 11 books in this series.

Please, someone, shoot me, because I still had sort of high hopes for this one. Sana chose Mike! One would hope that this one would be a bit different since he is not "forcing" her but now. Slowly it just slides into the same pattern as the rest of this series.

My milaya moya - Please, do not use Russian. This sentence looks really bad.

[Paganalexandria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oksana Vetrova is still grieving the death or her mother, and with it the illusions of her family. Born a Russian mafia princess, knew her father to be ruthless, but never expected it to ever be aimed at her. Mika Rybin is respected, and on the fast track in the organization...until his boss' daughter turned his head. Now he is willing to risk everything to have the woman of his dreams, and possible architect of his destruction.

The Good:
1. Mika has floated in and out of previous installments in the series, and he shines in his own book. He does have alphahole tendencies, but also very sweet.

2. The heroes in this series are all "Bad Men". It keeps readers on our toes when people we rooted for previously, can slip into the dark side, and become possible villains.

3. The female friendships make me smile. Their world is so insular, so it's interesting how these women acknowledge possible past history through the men.

The Bad:
1. Pasha, Oksana's dad made me sad. The way he bullied her sometimes felt out of character.

Final Thoughts:
This one marks a new change on the horizon in the series. It will be interesting to see how everything plays out within the Vetrovas in the next book.

[Tai Nelson-Barnes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Runaway bride

Well kind of. Oksana wants nothing to do with her soon to be husband. Too bad, she has no say. Her father has made her decision for her and her husband is a nasty man. So when sh*t hits the fan Mika is there to get her away from everything.

Oksana is a spoiled child, but now she is a woman. She wants love and respect. But she doesn't know how to get those things. Mika is whom she wants but she will have to go against everyone, including her father. But when her father takes the choice from her she thinks that relationship is over with.

Oksana does grow up and becomes a wonderful character. And that is what happens with the love of a great man and people around you. I really loved her by the end of this book.

Mika has his day though. But when he goes against the family, what will have to do to keep his wife?

I love Mika and I was so happy to see him get his happy ever after, after Ashley. Great book!

[Crystal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Forever

I feel like I've waited forever to get Mika's story! My heart broke for him in Living For The Badman (Russian Bratva #4). He had such a strong protective nature about him, but also one that longed to care about someone. So I've been dying for him to find a woman of his own.
Hayley did not disappoint at all with his story. It started out with action and adventure. There was betrayal, family lines drawn and blurred, heartbreak, hope, strength found, and as always expected in a Hayley Faiman novel, some super sexy time!

Oksana always had everything handed to her. But when the reality of her life finally came to light, she realized that all was not what it seemed. Throughout this story, she found her inner strength, along with the love of her life. Mika didn't grow up with a lot, but he learned to protect those he cared about.

The chemistry between Sana and Mika was amazing. They had to fight for their love and it made what they had all the more special.

Hayley pulled in more of the underlying plot in the Russian Bratva series, there were so many unexpected twists, and "shut the front door" moments in this volume. I can't wait to see where this Bratva family will take us.

[Teresa Lara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love Osana and Mika
This series has all the feels.Love assndra and Vlad.

[Michelle Austin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Title: Forever My Badman
Author:Hayley Faiman
Series:Russian Bratva #7

Forever my Badman was a great 5 star read.

First of all, I can’t believe we are on book 7 of this awesome series. I was so happy to finally get Mika and Oksana’s story.

Ok where to start, from the beginning I guess.
Mika wants Oksana, he had put his name in the hat to be chosen as her betrothed but wasn’t the chosen one, by her father that is. Oksana had other feelings on the situation, however afraid of her father and what he would do she agreed to marry the other man.

There is a big twist and Mika ends up running off with Oksana. I have to say that this boy had me on fire a few times with his attitude and snotiness at certain points towards Oksana. Hayley had me worried at first thinking WTH, did Oksana make the right decision after all?

I’ve wanted him since the moment I laid eyes on him, and I’m selfish-I’m keeping him.

Mika quickly turned me around and I fell in love with him. He is your usual man, jealous, protective, dark, dangerous, loving, hot and good in bed. The sex scenes were off the charts hot. Can he protect Oksana and get the future they both want?

I was on the edge of my seat the whole time, and once I started I couldn’t put it down. Just when you think things may finally be resolved there's another twist, which I loved because it adds so much more to this great read. All of the secondary characters added a great element to the story. There is no cliffhanger but the epilogue leads you into book #8. I can’t say enough about how much I enjoyed this book. Hayley Faiman pulls you right in with her writing. She is no holds barred and gives it to you hard and heavy like Mika. I highly recommend you 1-click and get started today on “Forever my Badman”. Thank you Hayley for another great read, can’t wait for book #8 “Betrothed by the badman”, super excited for Timofei’s story.

I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book.

[Brandy Roberts · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another mind blowing read by Hayley Faiman always love when a new book of hers comes out gotta get my hands on it and devour . Forever my badman can be read as a stand alone but I highly suggest that you read them in order or at least protected by her first . Mika's story is one I have been waiting for and I'm not surprised that I adored it and feel even more in love with his character . Oksana is a incredible heroine in the last russian bratva my heart when out for in and then their was a lot of cheering . Them as a couple made perfect since the way he treats her and wants her to be safe is beautiful , lets not forget the sex the SEX people is super steamy with a side of date with your best toy or cold shower steamy . Can't wait for the next one got a little hint on whats going to happen (jumping while clapping like a fan girl should do ) .
copy provided for honest review 
****************************************
hero = 10 heroine = 10 secondary characters = 10
Chemistry = 10 steam = 10 romance = 9 humor = 4
darkness level = 4 enjoyment = 10 angst = 4
action = 6 story line = 10 mystery = 4
character development = 10 pacing = 10 Plot = 10
cover = 10 stars = 5 author = 10
would I recommend this book = yes
would I re read this book = yes
would I read future books by this author = yes

[Janna ♥ I'm A Sweet And Sassy Book Whore ♥ · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have become a broken record when it comes to this series, I swear I went back and looked at other reviews for the previous books and they are all almost identical because each and every book I have loved more and more. Forever My Badman again was one amazing read and one I won’t spoil for anyone. I know that this series will be coming to an end soon and that makes me sad because I don’t want it to end, ever.

Mika and Oksana are characters that you can’t help but want to sit down with and observe, to get to know and well sometimes want to throttle but guess what if I didn’t have those feelings then I wouldn’t be as in love with this series as I am. I think I was more on the edge of my seat than I have been in a while with this book in this series. This is one you need to experience for yourself and I won’t ruin that for you but just be ready to love Forever My Badman, I know I did.

[Expresso · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am completely blown away! I absolutely ADORE this story! Oksana is one of my favorite characters in this series. This is her story!

I'm soooooo incredibly happy the hero is a phenomenal match in every way! The drama inside and outside of their world is off the charts! Characters have really jumped on the CRAZY TRAIN and made it their own!!! This story is one adrenaline filled ride! I love it!

Five stars!

[Keeana Estrada · Rating 5 out of 5]

Intriguing, captivating, decadent, intense, perfection no-one dose mafia like Hayley, this book had we hooked from the first chapter!!

Review to come!!

[Books 2 Blog · Rating 4 out of 5]

When a sexy Russian Mafia brigadier decides to buck convention and takes what he wants, a Russian printessa, wham! The story starts off with a bang and just keeps on going. Forever My Badman is the latest installment of this gritty Russian Bratva series from this author. This is Mikhail and Oksana’s inevitable love story.

Things I loved: Loved that you see the different sides of Mikhail. My heart went out to him when his past was revealed. I just knew there was more to his gruff nature and jealousy. I loved that he didn’t give up on Oksana and took the bull by the horns and just took her for keeps. Oksana’s character grew on me throughout the book. Her attitude was contradictory to what she professed. I just wanted her to knock off the bs and just own up to the fact that she loved Mika. Finally, I loved the intrigue and threat of death that gets wrapped into their love story that spiced things up to combustible.

Things I wasn’t a fan of: While the storyline was strong, I felt there was a little too much repetition in certain scenarios. I felt that some things could have been left out and some of the soliloquies shorter in some places. Even with this, the author would still have had a strong story.

Would I recommend this story? Most definitely, especially if you’re looking for a little spice and a little intrigue melded to perfection. This book can be read as a standalone.

B2B Mila

[Kyle Hakim · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hmm. I think oksana was too dependent on Mikhail. He always shut her out with sex. Huh. Her father did not approve of them together. Her brother, Timofei killed her husband selected by their father, and Mikhail kidnapped her. They got married. Her father demanded he killed a Cartel. He killed the Cartel but still her father was still unhinged and wanted Mika to die. So Timofei had to out thrown their father.

Includes in is a short story of Aleksandra (Oksana's bestfriend) and Vladimir. Aleksandra had recently divorced because she cannot give heir to her ex-husband. So Yakov contracted her to Vlad who just lost her selfish wife 3 months ago. Vlad had 4 children. Sandra felt lucky to have his children. Huh.

[Cheryl Webb · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book! I loved seeing Mika and Oksana's relationship blossom. Mika is who Oksana initially picked out to marry, but her father chose someone else instead. This follows their story from that point until their forever. I will say I was not s fan of Mika's the first 6% of the book, but he quickly redeemed himself.
At the end there is a short story about Oksana's best friend Aleksandra and how she gets her ultimate HEA.

[Book Loving Fairy-Blog · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely love this series and the author keeps doing a wonderful job with keeping it going, and introducing us to all these characters that are new mix with the old. I was lucky to get Forever my Badman by Hayley Faiman in an ARC in exchanged for a honest review. I am giving this book 5 stars because from the first word till the last we had so much drama that I ate up like a hungry hippo. First I must say this if you have not read the first book. I suggest you do just so you can understand all the characters better. It will also help you understand why this author is such an amazing writer and once you get into her books you will so become addicted. So finally we have Mika story he suffered so much loss but what he gains is Oksana who is about to bring so much love to him, but it also comes with a lot of evil too. Of course a great love is not going to come easy and for these two it's true. But for Mika it doesn't matter he will do anything to keep his beautiful love even if that means going against her father the Pakhan or a organization that he once called family. But when it comes to love in the Bratva it will always be difficult to be together. And that's what happens when Oksana finally sees what's been going on this whole time around her the ugliness of the world her father created for her, but her eyes don't open until she lose her parents one to death and the other to madness that's when she begins to see and understand that she needs to live her life for her and her happiness. And even though Mika is not a good man his her badman that's going to do everything in his power to protect her and love her for the rest of their lives. And even though they is so many obstacles they have to overcome in the end it all becomes worth it when they finally are together. What I loved most about this book is how just when you thought yay they're happy it's over there was something that would happen that would ruin it. That was one thing about this story is it always kept you on your toes there were always some twists that would pop up. I can't wait for the next book, but until then this book will hold me off. This was an amazing hard love story that will blow you away.

[Busy Bumble Bee Book Reviews · Rating 4 out of 5]

So I have to admit as soon as this book landed on my kindle a couple weeks ago I had to dive right away. But as I was reading it I quickly became irritated with these two character's. I literally wanted to chuck my kindle across the room and be done with it. I mean I love all of Mrs. Faiman's books and she is one of my go to author's for reads and I usually can't wait until her next book comes out. But I literally had to put this book down for a few weeks and take care of reading the other books I needed to get done reading and than I came back to read this one.

Lets start with Oksana. If you haven't read any of the other six books in this series than you probably don't know who Oksana is. But she's the daughter of one of the most powerful Pakhan's in America. She's basically what you could consider a princess in their world. And although she is probably used to the more finer things in this world, I never really got the materialistic vibe off of her. Even though she probably always bought the name brand things. She actually seemed very normal through out this whole book.

Oh Mika..... Mika.... Mika... Mika.... What can I say about Mika? Well for starters he kind of drove me nuts in this book. We got to see a different side of him in this book. Where in Ashley's book he seemed kind, caring, and sweet. In this book he seemed a bit more how should I put this? Maybe self centered, or maybe it was just bossy. Yes he was definitely bossier in this book. He definitely had to have control over pretty much every situation in this book. But I understood that he was just trying to keep Oksana safe.

As I said above its been a while since I've had two main character's frustrate me as much as Mika and Oksana did in this book. But after putting it down for a few weeks and than going back and trying to reading it again. I did find that I enjoyed this book much more the second time around.

I'm giving this book 4 Stars out of 5!!!!

***I received an ARC of this book for my honest opinion***

[Jennifer Pierson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every time I get to review this author's newest books, I know that I sound like a broken record, but seriously, Forever My Badman is, once again, another masterpiece from the brilliant, yes brilliant, Hayley Faiman! This time we're finally seeing what really happened after Oksana Vetrova's wedding to the wrong man, and boy was it a doozie! She's finally free of her father, with his rising insanity, when she gets to run with the love of her life, Mika Rybin. And Mika finally gets the girl that he's willing to break the rules for. And that's where it gets exciting! This is another Russian Bratva story that kept me on the edge of my seat, with heart racing like crazy, as the diabolical twists were around every corner leaving me singing colorful metaphors on top of dropping loud f-bombs. I'm not going to lie though, Mika had me pissed off for a bit of the book, as I feel like he deserved to get junk punched more than once. And Oksana was another awesome heroine that I LOVED! However, no matter how much Mika sparked my temper, there's no doubt that these two lit the sheets up with fiery flames of panty meltin' sexy times! Plus, all of my favorites are back as the colorful cast of characters that only add more depth this epic story! Now the wait is on, once again, for my girl crush to release her next hit, and trust me, I'm always waiting very impatiently! HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND TO ALL!

[Sonia · Rating 5 out of 5]

OMG!!! Hayley did not disappoint. Forever my Badman was freaking amazing and my favorite thus far. I have been waiting to read Mika's story. He is such a strong, protective alpha male you can't help but love him. This book was packed with action, suspense, intrigue, twists and turns and of course some hot sex scenes to keep you hooked and wanting to keep reading. Mika has been wanting Oksana for a long time. He put his bid in to marry her but he was not her father's choice in who she should marry. Oksana lived a privileged life she was a Pakan's daughter. Afraid of her father she obeyed everything he said even marrying another man. There was instant and intense chemistry between Sana and Mika. I don't want to say more because you really need to pick up a copy and read for yourself you will not regret it. I voluntarily read an advance readers copy of this book. I can't wait to read about Sana's brother story.

[Merry One Maria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a beautiful story

I was so glad that Mika got his own story and bride. He deserves all the good. I even liked Oksana . She was a princess and beautiful and used to the good life. All the best characters showed up in this story and it was exciting. There were many twists and turns about the enemies as well as the ordered hit on one of the main characters. What really made this story good was like Kirill and Tatyana’s story as in that it showed the struggles of a real relationship between two people. The good times as well as the challenges to get to know each other because you are technically betrothed, so there is no leaving. Oksana gave some good attitude to Mika with his alpha self. It was dicey in a couple of scenes how far Oksana was willing to push him. The short story at the end was good too. Read On!

[Brandi-Lynn Weiser · Rating 3 out of 5]

The jury was still out for how I felt about Oksana when I first started this book. She came across as annoying, spoiled & bratty in previous books. But she started to grow on me as the book progressed & I ended up really enjoying her.
One thing I wasn’t completely surprised by, but was a little surprised w/was how much of a alphahole Mika could be. I fell for him in Ashley’s book & couldn’t wait for his story. He was so caring & sweet, but we get to see him in a different light in his book. But I still loved him & how much he cared for Oksana even before he realized he loved her. He was willing to do anything to have her, even go against her father- who really disgusted me.
This was a good read in the series, not one of my favorites, but still good.

[Carol · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another Awesome Badman!

Hayley Faiman once again delivers a fantastic, edge of seat your seat storyline that has an intricately woven plot and subplots. This book takes you on an amazing continuous journey into the life and lives of another hot, complex, possessive, protective Badman and the varied, lively, passionate women they love. I Iove the attraction and spark between Mika and Sana, which is unmistakable. Betrayal, secrets, and turmoil within the Bratva is crafted well. More to come. I'm looking forward to Timofei's book.

I really enjoyed the bonus short at the end, Aleksandra's story, Loved By the Badman. Finally her life would bring her what was missing.

[Wendy Livingstone · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the 7th book in this phenomenal series, and in my opinion, just keeps getting better and better. This is Mika and Oksana’s story. When Mika stakes his claim on Oksana, the path to true love never runs smoothly, and it did not for them either. This is a powerful rollercoaster journey, which is full of suspense, secrets, lies, betrayal, twists, and I was on tenterhooks from the very beginning. This is a well written storyline which flows seamlessly, and I highly recommend this authors work for all readers. Cannot wait to read more from this author!
I voluntarily reviewed an advances copy of this book!

[Dawnmarie Burke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Forever AMAZING!!!

This Series just keeps getting better with each book and we finally get Oksana's story. Oksana is the Bratva princess daughter of a power pakhan so she is treated like royalty and acts accordingly. She meets Mika when she's told that it's time to choose a husband she chooses Mika. After a tragedy her father breaks his word and contracts her to marry someone else. You really have to read this book to see everything that Mika and Oksana have to fight through for their relationship. We also get to visit with characters from the previous books which I LOVE. I CAN'T WAIT for Timofei's story!! I would definitely recommend this book and series!!!

[Kelly Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great addition to the series. I'm so sad it's coming to an end after the next two books. I was looking forward to Oksanas book and I was not disappointed!!! Mika was an awesome alpha and staked his claim and took what's his. Their relationship had its ups and downs as they were getting to know each other but they always got back to what's important. Mika was protective and loyal. I love that about him. He's real and honest and will do anything in his power to make her happy and live the life she grew up with. Again I loved how the new books always have tidbits from past characters so your always up to date on the Bratva world. Can wait for the next one!!

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Part of a series. I like this series but the last few books have been just okay. I was looking forward to this one I liked Mika from the other stories. I found that sometimes Oksana was just really annoying. I actually really like the Loved by the Badman story at the end with her friend Aleksandra and her going to her new husband whose wife is dead and he has children already. Aleksandra can't have children. They had great chemistry I was hoping it was a blurb for a new book but it doesn't look like it. The next full book #8 looks interesting.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love forever

One and didn't want to marry her husband but had to because of her w. But that marriage didn't last long maybe a few hours. He was killed at the reception and Oksana couldn't be happier. Her Mika saved her and they ran. They married a little later while in Russia. Her brother arranged everything since he knew that she was not happy and also found out he was a traitor. They went through so much at the hands of her father,but her father had lost all sense and reasoning. His days are numbered.

[Gucci 35 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mika and Oksana

Absolutely loved this story. Both characters were introduced in previous books. I have been wanting Mika's HEA since Ashley's story. Oksana needed to find a husband that would be gentle with her sweet side and find her princess side cute. Mika fell hard and fast for the Brighton Beach Bravta princess. Their story ia filled with angst, passion, love, lust, humor, voilence and family. Definitely a must read in my opinion. I recommend reading this series in order!! Happy Reading 📚

[Sheila'S Book Corner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hayley Faiman has done it again with her Russian Bratva Series. This is the story of Mika and Oksana, and if you all were like me you could not wait to get your hands on it. This book is full of hot and steamy sex and then you have the loving and sweet moments between Mika and Oksana that will melt your heart. This book hooked me from the moment i started reading right til the very end! I love Hayley's work and cannot wait to see what comes next!

[Cassandra Hunt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finally its Mika's turn to find the love of his life. He got passed over by two women who chose his Bratva brothers over him, and now finally when he is chosen by a women that truly wants him, her choice is taken away. Get ready for a roller coaster of a relationship between Mika and Oksana. Lots of development and transformation of other characters from previous installments make it a juicy read that you will not want to put down and yearn for more at the end.

[Dmd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really really good

This was one of the best in this series. I was so glad you told Mika’s story. I am so glad he fell for Oxsana. I can’t believe Posha. He was so good and I can’t believe what is happening to him. I believe he loved his wife and perhaps wants to join her. So sad. I love the way the story carries on to the next Badman. I also appreciate the short story on Alexsandra. So very good. I have to get to the next Badman because I can hardly wait.

[A · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mika's Story

I don't usually read long series, but Hayley continues to a great job writing this one. There're so many bad men it's getting hard to choose a favorite. Mika is in the running for the top spot. Lists of vists from other folk from this series and even a little crossover from the MC series.