Born into one of the leading Mob families in Chicago, Aria Scuderi struggles to find her own path in a world where no choices are given. Aria was only fifteen when her parents betrothed her to Luca — The Vice — Vitiello, the oldest son of the head of the New York Cosa Nostra to ensure peace between the two families.
Now with eighteen, the day Aria has been dreading for years is looming … looming dangerously: her wedding to Luca.
Aria is terrified of marrying a man she hardly knows, especially someone like Luca who got his nickname ‘the Vice’ for crushing a man’s throat with his bare hands. Luca might be one of the most sought after men in New York thanks to his good looks, wealth and predator-like charisma that radiates power, but the society girls throwing themselves at him don’t know what Aria does: that the bad boy aura isn’t just a game; blood and death lurk beneath Luca’s striking gray eyes and arrogant smile.
In her world a handsome exterior often hides the monster within; a monster who can just as easily kill as kiss you.
The only way to escape the marriage to Luca would be to run away and leave everything she’s ever known behind but Aria can’t bear the thought of never seeing her family again.
Despite her fear, she decides to go through with the marriage; Aria has grown up among predators like Luca and knows that even most cold-hearted bastards have a heart and she has every intention of working her way into Luca’s.
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“I enter alive and I will have to get out dead.”
Cora Reilly does Age Gap, Slooooow Burn, Mafia Romance better than almost any author I’ve read in this genre, and I’m so glad I’ve found this series!!
Aria is ordered at 15 to marry Luca, The Vise, Vitiello, next in line to head the Italian New York Mafia to try and head off more attacks from the …
This was a reread for me I actually read this a few years back.
I decided to revisit the series as I remember loving it originally and I enjoyed it just as much this time around, this author always hits the spot for me with her mafia romances and delivers every time.
This is the first in the series and it involves an arranged marriage to cement …
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TW: Violence, Mature Sexual content, arranged marriage.
This short book just made me realize how much I love mafia stories and they are lacking in my TBR. Please if you have recommendations of mafia novels (not just a chronicle like this one) send them my way. Bonus points if it’s a series, but I’d also love a stand …
A friend recommended this book to me and after reading the description I moved it to the top of by tbr, or as I long to call it now, my never to be completed list. I was so absorbed in this book that I read it in less than a day. After only being about 35% through it I had four thoughts. Aria was so incredibly innocent that I felt sorry for her, …
I can’t say that Luca and Aria are my favorite couple of the series but I really like them. Luca is really a surprising and complex character and I really liked Aria strength and dedication to her family.
Aria and Luca,a violent cold mafia capo and a shy reserved young girl,everyone who saw them wed waited for him to break her but she stirred something in his cold heart,Cora Reilly weaves a powerful mafia story
Spanish & English Opinion – 4.5
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He leído este libro tres veces y en mi caso, es el libro que lo inició todo. Inició mi gusto por los romances de mafia, el mundo de Cora y mi fan girl status.
Me encantó todo. Es un libro original, interesante y muy hot.
Recomiendo leerlo así, sin pedir más detalle. Es como yo leí la historia y …
This book was definitely a 5/5 for me! I loved reading about Aria and Lucas love story again! I loved how their characters grew and their development throughout both of their books,and also the seeing more of their little family moments.
This was my first and favorite Cora Reilly! I absolutely loved Aria and Luca, while their relationship started out rocky. Aria stood by her values making Luca change and learn what should come first. There was some other woman drama but Luca and Aria kept a united front. I loved reading about Luca and Aria fall in love while finding a common …
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Bound by Honor is the first book of the series Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles and it’s is a mafia romance and an arranged marriage trope. This book is simply amazing and Cora’s writing is something else; I really loved it. The book was totally fascinating to …
So I didn’t actually start this until after reading Bound by duty lol oops! But nevertheless this was an interesting peek inside how Luca and Aria met and their story. Yes it was uncomfortable at times and I did kind of get annoyed a little at aria at how naive she was but it was enjoyable to see their relationship progress I what it is you see in …
I do not believe I have not met this book before, it is my first contact with books on the Mafia and I guarantee it will not be the last, I am definitely in love, without doubt one of the best series I have ever read, the first book in the series tells the story of Luca and Aria are both part of two of the Mafia’s most important but important …
Such an amazing introduction to Cora’s Mafia world.
I was hooked from the start.
This book tells the story of Luca Vitiello & Aria Scuderi. These two are joined together by an arranged marriage to strengthen the bond between the famiglia and the outfit.
Aria initially was a timid girl. She was brought up to be a perfect and submissive girl. …
Wow, Cora, you created an amazing mafia world, I’m so hooked to your stories. I’ve read other mafia books by other authors and there is no doubt Cora is the mafia queen. Oh my God, the emotions that come from these books.
This is Aria and Luca’s story. Aria is a 15-year-old girl who has been promised to the future head of the New York Famiglia. …
This is the book that made me fall in love with reading again
It’s hard to find this kind of book these days
But Cora was able to convey all good and bad feelings
the Happy and sad moments
This is the book that even if i read it forever, I will never be bored
I LOVED IT
3.5/5
This was my first ever Cora Reilly Book. Before going into this book I know what I could expect which made the story a lot more enjoyable to be honest. I have never been big on the whole mafia trope before Cora Reilly because most of them still follow the old fashion way like the woman must listen to the men and can’t talk back at all. And …
Doing a reread of the series after so long, and seeing I have no review for this book pains me so here we go:
From the first time I read this book and each time after it, I loved this book. Luca’s possessiveness, Aria’s innocence, it’s all great and sets up such a fantastic series. Knowing what I know now of the series, this really is the …
***** AUDIOBOOK REVIEW *****
Bound By Honor was a mafia dream! Who doesn’t love an arranged marriage especially in the mafia world? The men are always dominant and love their woman fiercely. Luca was no different. He was a complete mystery and a seriously alpha who was devious and deadly in his business. Aria was naive but she wasn’t some arm …
Bound by Honor is an incredible introduction to Cora Reilly’s mafia world. The world is so uniquely structured and detailed. This is not a typical love story.
Luca (the Vice) future Capo has an arranged marriage to young, innocent and naive Aria. Luca is not a good man, he is not a nice man, he is a mob boss through and through. He takes what he …