Title: Mafia King
Series: Young Irish Rebels #2
Author: Vi Carter
Genre: Dark Irish Mafia Romance
Release Date: April 15, 2021
Emma
I was a willing sacrifice in an arranged marriage.
Until my father made a new deal and gave me to another.
Now I must marry a savage.
A Northerner- the very thing I had been taught to hate.
I vow to never be his. I will never belong to Shay O’Reagan.
I will defy him every step of the way.
He may lay claim to my body, but he will never own my heart.
Shay
In order to secure my place in the Irish Mafia, I agree to an arranged marriage.
A marriage with a willing bride, one groomed to be the wife of a mafia king.
What I get is a redheaded beauty hell bent on my destruction.
Turns out, she was meant to be the perfect mafia wife- just not mine.
That treacherous detail doesn’t stop me from wanting her.
From needing to taste her ruby red lips.
The fire that blazes in her defiant eyes lights a desire inside of me that demands I claim her as my own.
While she wastes my time defying me with every breath, the North rises up demanding retribution for a crime that was buried a long time ago.
The clock is ticking as I battle a war around me and within my own walls. Every minute takes us both closer to certain death.
I’m unsure of who my true allies are and where my enemies are hiding. There’s only one thing I’m certain of.
I will never give up.
I will fight to the end, no matter the cost.
I am a King and I will die on my feet.
“You’re not a man.”
Her words have a part of me dying inside. I’ve done a lot of bad shit, but the way she’s looking at me now is like she can see it all—all the lives I’ve taken, all the lives I’ve allowed to be taken, whether it was personal gain or retaliation.
“How would you know what a man is?” I take a step towards her.
Her face blazes like I knew it would.
“You’re a goddamned Northerner.” Angry tears brim her green eyes.
“I’m starting to get the feeling you don’t like us, Northerner’s, love.”
“I’m not your love.”
I snap and reach for her. The scream that leaves her plump lips should make me stop and rethink what I am about to do. But I can’t. I’m ready to make her take her words back; I’m ready to show her what a man really is.
This is the second book in the series but could be read as a stand alone if you like. We don't see much of the first couple in this book so their story doesn't really play in to the action here. If you are keeping track, Shay is the dark cousin of Liam and lives in the North with his dad. He has taken over for his dad as King of the North.
This book is a bit more dark than the first I think. As far as arranged marriage goes, it is pretty typical Mafia operations. However, Emma is a spitfire. The more she fights, the more Shay comes to respect her.
Lots of fighting and subterfuge going on in this one. A bit of a twist in the whole story arc of 4 kings ruling the south. Looking forward to meeting Richard and seeing where his story takes this family.
*Complimentary copy provided for an honest review.
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When Vi Carter isn't writing contemporary & dark romance books, that feature the mafia, are filled with suspense, and take you on a fast paced ride, you can find her reading her favorite authors, baking, taking photos or watching Netflix.
Married with two children, Vi divides her time between motherhood and all the other hats she wears as an Author.
She has declared herself a coffee & chocolate addict! Do not judge.
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