Empire - They’re the Vendetti crime famiglia, the most powerful mafia name in New York... Matteo Vendetti is a man who gets what he wants. As heir to the Vendetti Empire and the Capo dei capi’s throne, he’s only required to do one thing. He must get married to prove that he’s matured and is stable enough to take over. The stipulation doesn’t sound like much of a challenge until he realizes who his betrothed is. Violet’s the Bottaro princess, not just a random woman he met by chance in another country. She’s young—too young by his standards. She’s headstrong—a problem for a dominant man like Matteo. She’s desirable—the biggest issue of all. Before long, Matteo’s questioning himself, wondering if Violet’s really such a burden, or if just maybe, he’s falling in love with something other than the Empire.
Queen - Violet Vendetti was the Bottaro princess-- was. She’d been betrothed to the Capo dei capi of New York, without ever knowing it. A deal made, is a deal kept, as far as the Vendetti Crime family is concerned. No matter that it was her father to plead for her safety offering up her hand in marriage amongst other promises. The Capo always comes to collect what is owed. Violet is swept away into a world she thought she knew, only to discover everything isn’t what it may seem. From family traditions to deals struck, she learns exactly what it takes to be the Vendetti queen.
Seven - Cristiano Vendetti, I wear the name proudly. I’m Italian royalty, damn near untouchable. The crux of being Vendetti is The Empire. A family of my stature has certain obligations. One of them practically archaic, as our betrothals are decided for us. Whatever to benefit the famiglia, right? I’m mafioso, trained to do as I’m told on all accounts. I’m rewarded with Arianna, as she’s always been my choice. The woman is more of a curse in my case, as I’m already a married man. While mistresses are a common occurrence in the life, Ari is dead set on making me struggle for breaking her heart. There’s also the problem of Sofia, my wife. Do I kill her and be done with it, or give her to my brothers?
Coward - I’m a coward. The second-born son of the powerful Vendetti mafia famiglia. Vengeance and fearlessness should run in my blood. They say I’m a liability, an addict, the embarrassment of the famiglia. None of them know the weight I bear, the guilt clawing in my gut for trying to escape it all. I’ll never be underboss, that I’m certain of. Yet, my life changes in a mere moment when I discover I have a daughter. She's someone to live for and protect, an innocent baby depending on me. The nanny comes into my life soon after, testing my resilience. She’s a new temptation, a craving I shouldn’t desire. I’m faced with more choices, none of them simple. Succumbing to my addiction is the easy way out, but I’m finally ready to fight. I’m Salvatore Vendetti, and I’m done being the coward.
*OTTA *Dark* If you can't handle thinking outside the box, you can't handle this book. It's for open-minded readers wanting to read a suspenseful, non-cookie cutter book. If you click, you're warned. Also, welcome to the dark side, let me entice your mind.*
Praise for the Vendetti Famiglia - WOW! Matteo and his brothers are HOT! By the time you finish The Vendetti Empire you’re not going to know which one you love the most. I’ll happily take them all! – Victoria Ashley, New York Times Bestselling Author
I'm the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and International Bestselling Author of Secrets, Exposed, Relinquish, Corrupted, Forsaken Control, Unexpected Forfeit, Unwanted Sacrifices, Friction, Princess, Freight Train/1st Time Love, 2 Times the Bliss, 3 Times the Heat, Gangster, Daydream, Baby, Chevelle, Russian Roulette (Mafiya box set), Oath Keepers MC (MC box set), Tease (short story collection), Cherry, The Vendetti Empire (Capo dei capi Ruthless Vendetti part 1), The Vendetti Queen (Part 2), Vendetti duet, Little White Lies, Ugly Dark Truth, Sweet Surrender-Biker Chicks 2 Anthology short story supporting B.A.C.A , Corrupted Counterparts in Pink!- An Anthology supporting breast cancer research, Corrupted Revelations- in the Wild and Windy in the City Anthology to support cystic fibrosis research, Love and Obey- in the Alphas of Sin Anthology supporting PAWS who provide service animals and training to people who need them, The Main Event in the Alphas and Fairytales Anthology- to support VetSports, Viking in the Twisted Tales of Mayhem Anthology- organized personally by myself benefiting the Patriot Guard Riders, and also Blaze in the Love, Loyalty and Mayhem Anthology- benefiting Bikers Against Bullies (Over 20,000 copies sold), 2 Times the Bliss, Heathen, Bash, Bastard/Opposites Attract, The Vendetti 7, The Vendetti Coward, Mad Max, Sterling, Hunter, Hollywood, and The Vendetti Devil.
My books all reflect on what I love to read myself. I want to venture into other genres but am taking my time. Hopefully, you'll eventually see a PNR book or something of that sort come from me.
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This is an awesome collection of novels, which consist of the following:_ #1 The Vendetti Empire This is the first in a new series and this is Matteo and Violet’s story. Matteo is the heir to the Vendetti Empire mafia, the most powerful mafia in New York, and he must be married to claim his heritage, and Bottaro princess, headstrong, Violet is his chosen bride. This is a well written easy to read, action packed, gritty, and intriguing story, with family, friendships, emotions, suspense, challenges, and love, which leads to an entertaining, spicy, twisted, and captivating, dark romance.
#2 The Vendetti Queen
This is the second part and the conclusion to Matteo and Violet’s duet. Violet a Bottaro princess is now queen, after being betrothed to the Capo Dei Capi without her knowledge, and their relationship evolves into more than neither expected. This is a well written, action packed, slow burn story, with family, friendships, emotions, alliances, traditions, drama, suspense, intrigue, challenges, and love, which leads to an entertaining, spicy, powerful, unpredictable, twisted, and captivating page turner.
#3 The Vendetti Seven This is the third book in this series, and this is Cristiano and Arianna’s story. Cristiano is the youngest of the Vendetti brothers, and as Italian royalty, he is gifted with a wife Sofia, instead of Arianna, the one he loves and who would have been his choice. This is a well written action packed, dark, raw, and gritty story, with family, friendships, emotions, obligations, challenges, and love, which leads to an entertaining, spicy, twisted, unpredictable, and powerful, captivating page turner.
#4 The Vendetti Coward This is the 4th book in this incredible series, and this is Salvatore and Annabella’s journey. This is a well written story which is dark, raw, gritty, intense, and intriguing, with guilt, regrets, suspense, family, twists, betrayal, addiction, secrets, and love, which leads to a riveting and addictive page turner. I look forward to reading more from this talented author whose work I highly recommend.
This was not entertaining or even a romance. It was so upsetting that he expected his innocent wife to be passed around between between five brothers. That is so unrealistic you could never go back to a normal marriage and have a relationship with your husband if he allowed his brothers to rape you. I wish this had been explained in the prologue and I would not wasted my time on this book.
If I could give this negative stars, I would. This was trash from the start. I'm a bit of an idiot because I kept reading thinking the main H would stop the wedding tradition, but no... He allows his brother to rape his new wife in the name of "tradition" - all 5 of them! Don't bother with this series....
Each of these 4 stories are great. I loved them all and can't wait for more in this series!! The characters are hot, the stories are intense and it will keep you up reading!
This is the first four books in the Vandetti Famiglia series. The Vandetti family is the most powerful mafia name in New York. In this series we see four of the Vandetti men succumb to love and reach even new levels of power with their women by their side.
I can see how readers were shocked by book one with the family tradition, however if you can get past this then it's a good series to read.
3+ Stars ⭐⭐🌟 THE VENDETTI FAMIGLIA evoked many mixed feelings for me – more good than bad. There are parts of these stories that I loved and parts that I hated. The Vendettis are a complex and hard family to know, but once you are a part of their family, you are a part of the family! The characters are strong and resilient, and their stories can be almost fascinating in an “I can’t believe this is happening” way. I was drawn into each story by its characters and found them interesting and intriguing enough to motivate me to read more about the rest of the family.