Thursday, March 12, 2026

kindle/ Ruthless Oath :A Dark Mafia Romance (Cruel Empire Book 1) by Ella Jade

 Book cover for Ruthless Oath by Ella Jadeamazon

 Book 1 of 5: Cruel Empire 

 

Kidnapped by a savage enemy...

As heir to the throne in a royal mafia family, it's my job to get the information needed to bring my father home. And that means kidnapping a rival's spoiled mafia princess daughter.

At the time, I don't know the man is in negotiations to marry her off to a brutal arms dealer, but when I discover how difficult of a captive she is, it kind of makes sense. Soon, she foolishly starts to see me as the lesser of evils, but while she seems willing to be my captive, she's mistaken to believe I'm doing her any favors.

I can't allow anything to distract me. Especially not some naïve woman who doesn’t realize we've just set off a mob war. Now the only way to stop what I started and be reunited with my father is to let her go.

Problem is, I've fallen for my hostage, and while I have the guts, power, and resources to keep her as a willing prisoner, if I make the wrong choice, it could cost my family’s empire everything.

If you like dark, steamy romances by Zoe Blake, Maggie Cole, and Nicole Fox, you’ll devour USA Today Bestselling author Ella Jade’s Cruel Empire Series.

Start reading this deliciously dark enemies to lovers mafia series today by scrolling up and one-clicking now.

----My 5 Star review- I liked it even though it's only a HEA for now

Marchello Accetti is the main character and has a brother named Milo.  Their father is in hiding trying to help save him It's not been going very well in that respect. Lissa is Gian Gallanti's daughter.  She's a NYC graduate and Danny Collins is her father's new, closest associate.  She thinks he has his eyes on her and finds him creepy. So did I. Her father seems to just keep pushing them together and she HATES it.   She's kinda silly and clueless and also spoiled, I didn't like her very much in the beginning! I was shaking my head more than once thinking, "How could she be SO stupid?"  Sweet Ricardo is supposed to be watching her because he's sweet and won't be rough with her like some of the men that surround Matchello and his teams.  That's gonna work, right? I could trouble coming a mile away on that score and it does !! She ends up just "stepping away", gets Ricardo in trouble and has everyone tearing their hair out trying to find her. She deserves everything spanking she's going to get when they finally find her !

Everything comes together at the end for a HEA for now ending.  Collins does get away alive,  to continue to cause trouble where he can !  To me this is a mild cliffhanger and the story continues in "Vicious Vows." 

 

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