bkfunnel/ Ruthless Bratva Pakhan by Alessia Reid

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 Book 2 of 2: Rysev Bratva Pakhans 

• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0GHC6N6XR
• 292  pages
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 18, 2026

 

He was supposed to be my patient. Now I'm forced to marry him, and my belly is growing with his baby... 

I spent twelve years hiding from my past—building a new identity as a psychologist, pretending the daughter of an Irish mob boss never existed. Then he walked into my office. 

I didn’t know he’s the Bratva king, my family’s worst enemy. Until he draws his gun and kills for me. 

Apparently, my lovely family wants to drag me back to their world to sell me off as an arranged bride. And the Bratva king offers me the only way out: marry him instead. 

A marriage of convenience. That's all it was supposed to be. 

But there's nothing convenient about the way he touches me. Nothing safe about the way he looks at me—like he’ll make me scream his name if I give in. 

And I give in. 

Now there's a baby growing inside me, and he’s got me trapped in his bed.

Will he ever let me go?

---My 5 Star Review TITLED: There's MORE to their stories 

 Rodion Rysev gives a false last name when he first goes to see Dr. Keira Walsh. He comes in as Mr. Zelenov; a 32 year old "businessman" who can't sleep.  Lies, all lies but Keira see something more in him as they progress. Well, she's been keeping some dangerous secrets herself and she knows the signs.  After all, her father was a very dangerous man who she was hiding and running from all these years. When he is killed, the danger doesn't stop. Her uncle Cormac O'Shea wants to find her and arranged her marriage to a very brutal man for an alliance to benefit him. Keira has only one friend that she has let in her life years ago but she can't help.

Rodion is a VERY charming man but Keira has seen through charm before and isn't sure about him for a long time.  Even Rodion's siblings don't really trust Keir wondering if she's a plant for information on them. Demyvan is actually the head of the family (Older brother) and he was fiery and kind of uncontrollable until he mellowed somewhat when he married. Krill is the cold brother with pale eyes who  says little but notices EVERYTHING !  Nina is that sister that fills the helper role in their dysfunctional family !

Kolya is a pretty stable man who stays by Rodion's side even when he wonders about the decisions that Rodion is making.  There are a few others that actively helping them too.

I liked that was a slow burn of trust and love between the main characters and how most of the dangers have been "erased". But the Italians are still coming but they are safe for now !

Apr 02, 2026-bksprt/ Indebted to the Mafia Don Gia Hartley

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Enemies to lovers. Arranged marriage. One dangerous debt.
A ruthless mafia don forces his childhood enemy into marriage to settle a debt—but the woman he claimed to control might be the only one capable of bringing him to his knees.

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____My 5 star Review TITLED:   This woman comes armed with Lists !

 

I loved Gianna Cortese the woman who fights with a battle plan of lists and research.  She owns Caffe Milano and inherited a huge debt. Everyone wants her place and are working against her to get it.  She's not  only fighting to keep it but to also protect her 17 year old sister, Mia !  And she wasn't as defenseless as everyone seems to think that she is !!!

It made me smile when Damiano D'Angelo swaggers in with HIS smile thinking he already has the wining hand.  Ouch for him ! She's already at least 3 steps ahead of him and he doesn't like it ! He's known her for years and could never figure out how she always beat him at chess when they were younger. It still stings but he's always wondered about that. I guess he always though HE was the smartest one in the room.  I loved how marriage to Gianna was going to be on Her Terms only !!

I couldn't help it but it didn't take long for me to like Damiano as I watched him get out maneuver by Gianna.  And later, their first real negation gets really HOT !

Mia is sadly had to be wiser than her years but Gianna has practically raised her for YEARS. I really liked Mia too!

 Damiano's cousin, Luca Caruso is going to be a big thorn for them but it gets really interesting when he tries his hardest to win. 

 Turns out Gianna and Damiano make for a great team !

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Mar 31/Bksprt/ Boss: An Arranged Marriage Mafia Romance (King of the Mafia Book Three) by Ivy Davis

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He was my family’s enemy.

I had to sign my life over to him.

 

For the sake of peace, I have no choice but to marry Enzo Bianchi.

An Italian Mafia man when I grew up with Bratva family members.

I hate him with every fiber of my being.

It doesn’t help that he’s distractingly handsome and is good at getting under my skin.

It’s hard to reconcile with the fact that Enzo was once my enemy and now he’s my husband.

How am I going to survive him when I don’t even understand how I feel for him?

Enzo likes that I’m a challenge.

So I say: challenge accepted. 

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 My 4 Star Review TITLED:   Enzo said he likes pissing people off

  

  Enzo said he likes pissing people off, well then Kira Petrov just might be his perfect match, lol ! She loves to party, get drunk and enjoy what freedom that she can. She ends up slipping out her house to party and when Enzo approaches her she calls him an Old Guy to his face. Then tells him to move on, she's not interested !She doesn't know who he really is, the host of the party and Enzo ! Hilarious.  She finds out that her father Gregor  and her brother, Maxsim have planned her future...with him !! She's not afraid to get up in Enzo's face even if he the older Bravta boss.  Gotta admit, that silly spoiled girl made me roll my eyes more than once!

 

One of my favorite lines is - Let’s not kill each other before then (before the wedding that is). I was actually concerned one of them WAS going to get hurt. But Enzo was way more patient with her than she deserved, most of the time.  Enzo wasnt even sure he wanted to marry her but HIS boss, Nikolai Volkoc, head of the Bratva, needs this marriage for peace. That's gonna be dicey ! Another man, Marco Amato acts like he should be making decisions not Enzo. He's waiting in the wings.

I hated Enzo's Aunt Francesca and  how she treated Kira. She was  one nasty woman. His sister Gianna lives with the aunt and has turned that girl into a shadow. 

 I heard read that  Gianna gets her own story with  someone named Will and it's called, "Hitman". I can hardly wait for that one !

  
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Mar 30, 2026bksprt/ "Sworn to the Mafia Don" Book 3 of Mafia Dons of New York by Sienna Blacke

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I stalk the witness.
Lock her up and fall first like a goddamn amateur.

I watch Emilia Russo on my feed stop an abduction, and my gut knots.
Soft hands, sharp mouth, and a hero complex that'll get her killed.

She’s off-limits because she’s unspoiled.
And because the Bratva now has her scent.

So I take her before they do.
Private estate, guns, cameras: my eyes everywhere, her exits nowhere.

She should hate me.
Instead, she stares down my darkness and reaches for the man under it.

Every touch is a battle. Every kiss tastes like sin.
Sleeps in my bed like she isn’t afraid of what I’ll do to her.

That’s the second I stop pretending I’m in control.
I’m not guarding a witness anymore—I’m guarding the woman who’s already ruined me.

Now my enemies know she’s the one thing I can’t lose.
So the war begins.

If they take her, they won’t watch me kneel.
They’ll watch me burn New York to bedrock… and pile the bodies high enough for her to see me coming.

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My 5 Star Review TITLED: The Monsters are circling

I loved Emilia Russo , the "civilian", a protector of the woman's shelter.  She's worked her fingers to the bone to  help them after they have been abused. Women who are terrified and feel alone. Emilia rescuing Anya starts the whole arena of danger for Emilia, and the center and it's volunteers. Emilia may be small but she's getting tougher and so does her small staff. Mia isn't quite as street smart, she's still a bit soft but Emilia's friend and co-worker Marisol is a different story. She's not easily fooled.  I liked her a lot too. 

Stefano Bellini  has some trusted men which include first of all Luca, then Matteo and Domenico.  His Capo Vitale comes up a question mark, more than once.  Stefan's mother shows up in the story a couple of times and I liked her too. She's honest with Emilia about how life with her son would be like. Not cruel, just honest. 

There are several other "sharks" circling and they are helping or are behind the Bratva selling and trafficking women.  And they have been circling the shelter for quite a while. They even have hooks into one seemingly charming police officer.  Things get pretty intense, especially towards the end ! Very well done as is the ending with all exposed and taken care of and Emilia refusing to be invisible.  I liked how Stefano and Emilia's romance wasn't hot right away but they edge their way to love and intimacy. 

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mar 31- bkfunnel/ Vension Vendetta by Elsie Grey

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When a stranger slips Lily Good a desperate note inside her restaurant, she knows trouble has followed him into Pine Grove.

“I’m being hunted in three days. Find me first… or I die.”

Before Lily can stop him, the man disappears into the night—leaving behind more questions than answers. With time running out, Lily and Detective Lance Phillips race to uncover who is behind the threat.

Their search leads them into the shadowy world of private hunting lands, powerful secrets, and a vendetta someone is willing to kill for.

As the deadline approaches, Lily must rely on the instincts she once used as a homicide detective—before the hunt begins and someone becomes the next target.

Set along the rugged Oregon coast, Venison Vendetta is another deliciously suspenseful installment in The Good Chef Mysteries, where every case comes with a side of danger.

My 4 Star review notes :  TITLED: Lily and Detective Lance Phillips make a great team

 I liked how the story started out with "the man"slipping that note and how she noticed later how he made sure that she got a deliberate, clear view of his face. He seemed to just know that she had surveillance in her restaurant. What a great start. Turns out it was another good story.  

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March 27-Bksprt/ Mafia Enemy's Obsession by Clara Dunn

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I saved my family’s enemy. And now he owns the secret that can ruin me.

Paramedics wheel in a man with three bullets in him, and I recognize Lev Morozov instantly.

The enemy pakhan’s son. The one I should have let bleed out.

Instead, I falsify his name, lock down his room, and keep the police out.

Now his life is in my hands… and my life is in his silence.

He looks at me like he’s been waiting years for this moment, like I’m not a doctor—I’m a claim.

We start with stolen minutes and dangerous truths we don’t say out loud.

Then he drags me into a war I swore I’d never touch… and into hiding under my cousin’s roof.

I tell myself I can quit him.

Right up until I learn the one secret he kept that can destroy me… and the baby I never meant to make with him.

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My 5 Star Review TITLED: Their attraction could get them killed

Lev Morozov might be the pakhan's son but he's the second son. The one the father is not so proud of but plenty ready to send to do the dirty work. When he gets shot up, he DEMANDS that his bodyguard/friend, Ruslan take him to  Moscow General that is further away. He has his reasons ! It because of the very skilled trauma surgeon that he has been obsessing over for 2 years !

Dr. Polina Kozlov treats whoever comes into her E.R. but does the unthinkable and dangerous thing of hiding who he really is. Yep, that really could get them ALL killed even Ruslan for covering for Lev !  I really liked that they were that tight !
Lev and Polina just can't stay away from each other although it keeps getting harder to lie to their families.  It begins as a sweet, secretive romance because Lev refuses to be like his father. He WON'T  just take what isn't offered.  I loved both of them and the intensity of this story.  I will be reading more by this author !

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booksprout March 26/ The Mafia Diplomat's Bride: The Lazaretti Syndicate by Daphne Monroe

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Part of: The Lazaretti Syndicate World (4 books)

  A Dark Mafia Marriage-of-Convenience Romance 

 She was sent to marry him. Then kill him.

Calla Voss is a weapon disguised as a bride. Trained by her crime family to seduce, manipulate, and eliminate, she's given one final mission: marry Domenico Lazaretti--the calculating diplomat of Chicago's most dangerous syndicate--and destroy him from the inside.
Domenico doesn't trust his new wife. He's seen her file. He knows what she is. But the assassin in his bed is also the only person who makes him feel alive--and that's a problem neither of them expected.  When a shadowy puppetmaster reveals their marriage was engineered to ignite a war between their families, Calla and Domenico face an impossible choice: betray each other to survive, or burn their empires to the ground and build something new from the ashes.
In this world, love isn't a fairytale. It's a loaded gun.

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Calla is a dangerous weapon honed by her father. A killing machine that he has USED as a successful, unseen assassin for years ! It's not something that she's ever had a choice about.  She never felt like a daughter. She was just useful !But she comes in looking for all the line of sights, exits and with a few weapons and communications !  

 Domenico (Domi)  Lazaretti is in Chicago, and he's no ones fool. So he's looking for the time that Calla tries to plant a knife in his back !  They are married adversaries circling each other. Each dangerous in their own ways.  

Turns out that they both have been played by both sides of the family.  It's quite a twist or two and I loved how it all played out and how it ended. They managed to get their HEA. Well, at least for now.  Their not stupid and will enjoy their lives but also keep a sharp eye out too !

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