Bound By Duty: 2 (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles)

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mode and had already formed a steady connection then Luca cheated so I couldn’t cope up with it well. Some endearing absurdity issues aside, Cora knows how to create the credible atmosphere despite the fact that her writing is straightforward and not very inventive: she certainly doesn't beat around the bush nor does she aspire to receive the best purple prose award. Yet, her writing style creates images in your head even without her going into much detail. The flow of her texts is smooth: she doesn't overexplain nor does she force you to trudge through voluminous and repetitive inner monologues, leaving some things to your imagination. Which is really welcome, for some readers don't like to be spoon fed with information. I love how you blush whenever I say something dirty. I can’t wait to see your blush when I do something dirty to you.” Gianna Scuderi (13 // 16, then 17), Aria's younger sister. Gets promised to Matteo towards the end of the book.

Maybe love is a risk, but it’s a risk I’m willing to take and as you said, it’s not a choice. I never thought I would, never thought I could love someone like that but I fell in love with you. I fought it. It’s the first battle I didn’t mind losing.”Val was so sweet, kind, and loving. She was been a pawn in the mob world for so long, it was tragic. She had no idea how do be anything else. So her acceptance of a loveless union made complete sense to me. Nine words to describe Aria: Naïve, insecure, sweet, timid fearful, observant, loyal, meek and honorable.

And for him thinking Val cheated......jerk? Yes. But do I hate him? Maybe a little. Again I understand how he felt because he is a mob boss and sometimes its people whose near you that hurts and break you the most. I have mixed feelings about Aria Scuderi. I admire her sense of honor and for facing her fears, but her indecisiveness wore on me. In her defense she was young; with a sheltered upbringing married off to a stranger she knew to be a murderer. Sometimes I think you hurt me on purpose to keep me at arms-length. When will you finally move on? Your wife has been dead for four years, it's time you stop pitying yourself and realize that life goes on. When will you stop clinging to the memory of a dead woman and realize there's someone in your life who wants to be with you?"

Bound By Duty by Cora Reilly Summary

This was my chance to show her that she’d been wrong to run away, that I was the right guy for her.” Regardless, I was expecting this to be super gritty and visceral and...just more than it was, I guess. I felt like instead of building and showing relationship development, Reilly just made it all about sex and Aria's virginity, which I thought left a lot of potential on the table.

The star of the book was definitely Valentina. I love the way she handled the situation dead wife situation. She knows what she wants and she goes for it. Her persistence pays off at the end. I loved that Val was allowed to work at the Casino and wasn't just a trophy wife. For her and only for her 2.75 stars. Luca is a not a good man, but once he saw the angel with blue eyes filled with fear he knew one thing. She was his. Forever. And he would not let anything harm her.Nine words to describe Luca Vitiello aka The Vice: Swoon-worthy, honest, fierce, charming, loyal, ruthless, patient, fearless and honorable. The last few words of the oath that men swore when they were inducted into the mafia could just as well have been the closing of my wedding vow: “I enter alive and I will have to get out dead.” Ya ni diré de la historia de amor porque aquí no hubo amor al menos no de parte de ella, todo se resumió a sexo. And this is exactly why I loved this book so much. We're talking about true soulmates here! I loved, loved, loved these two together! Matteo was so patient with Gianna and he had such a great sense of humour. I like men like Matteo, so funny and easygoing (apart from the killing of course). He was as different from Luca as Aria is from Gianna and this is another reason this book worked for me. I loved Luca so much, but I didn't want his brother to be like him. Valentina, a woman with a loyal heart and a fiery passion. Her first husband who was her best friend who loved her like a sister was gone. Dead. Now she's marrying the youngest Head of the Outfit who seemed to lost the wife he loved most. She had to watch her first marriage go downhill but she's determined to make her second marriage work this time.

Aria makes it no secret to Luca that she doesn't like him, but Luca wants Aria. He is patient, gentle, and persistent, while she is a bit naive, but I couldn't help but pull for them. I enjoyed the mafia theme and some of the side characters kept things interesting, so I'm looking forward to continuing this series. I knew going in that this dealt with an arranged marriage so it was something I had to get over if I ever planned on enjoying it. And I did. Furthermore I actually really liked the beginning of the book. We see Aria's struggles, her hardship and the unfairness of it all. Being born into a family that stripped you of yours choices for the sole reason of having a vagina. Not being able to choose your life style or decide who to spend it with because women were only born to obey and warm the beds of their husbands. She's bound to be married whether she wants to or not.

This book definitely put me through the ringer, angst-wise. I don't read too many books where it's the heroine panting after the hero and the hero acts like he doesn't care. That sums it up a bit too simplistically so let me elaborate. This is the second book in the "Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles", it's about a group of young women (all friends) who are thrust into arranged marriages. These girls are strategically matched to their spouses to gain more power and status in the Outfit. I enjoyed the first book "Bound by Honor" a lot, maybe it was because the hero was crazy jealous and possessive even though he did cheat... I don't know, what do you think? Taking into account that Aria refused to sleep with him, Luca assumed, as someone who had never had an example of a normal functioning relationship in front of his eyes, that she despises him and would be fine with that type arrangement. In fact the Heroine is SO VIRGINAL and NAIVE its almost impossible to relate to her or picture as a real living,breathing person somewhere... As we all already now... Matteo was charmed from Gianna's fierceness and he claimed her as his own, but Gianna was having some different ideas about that matter... They are already enganged but Gianna can't accepted their currently situation...