From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken comes a new story in her Mafia Royals series…One of the first rules they give you when you’re undercover—never fall for the enemy.I didn’t just fall for the enemy.I became what I was supposed to hate.What’s worse: I fell in love with one.I live a double life, and both sides know it’s only a matter of time before I’m forced to … to choose.Rebirth through mafia blood.Or death at the hands of the very government I swore to protect.I have one more job before my time’s up.I just wish it was anything but babysitting a mafia princess who’s half my size but knows how to pack such a brutal punch I worry about my ability to have children.Tin’s small but terrifying.And I’m her new bodyguard while we all go on a much-needed vacation.I just have to stick to the plan.And remember rule number one.And stop kissing her.Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you’ll enjoy each one as much as we do.Reviews for Mafia King:“I knew when I read the blurb I couldn’t wait to read it and it did not disappoint in the least. This was so good! I’d definitely recommend it.” – Give Me All the Books“Love me some Mafia Royal. Rachel Van Dyken has done it again! 5 star and a must read!” – Reads to Breathe“This is a well written flawless fast paced story, which is filled with angst, secrets, loyalty, engaging and relatable characters, and love, which all leads to a steamy and enjoyable all-consuming read.” – Wendy’s Book Blog“For a novella there was a lot packed into these pages. I never tire of these five families!” – Mom’s Guilty Pleasure“This novella is filled with love, friendships, angst, twists, secrets and humour and I am certain that like me, you’ll not want to put this story down once you’ve started reading it.” – Literary Lust
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Mafia King by Rachel Van Dyken is book 3 in the Mafia Royals Series.
This book opens us up to Kartini Abandonado ‘Tiny’ and Tank Delange.
Tank is a young undercover agent who had worked to get in with the Mafia kids but soon finds that he maybe closer than he thought. Tiny is one of the mafia princes who although is small is mighty with attitude. Ms. Van Dyken is a go to author for me when I want a good exciting page turning read. Loved it.
This is one of those books you get completely lost in and fall madly in love with the story. The characters are incredible and you can’t help but fall in love with them. The writing is so well written that you feel like you are experiencing this with the characters. Secrets, lies and off the charts hot chemistry what more could you want? I look forward to reading more from this incredible author.
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Let’s talk about “Mafia King by Rachel Van Dyken”.
Is there a withdraw thing about Rachel’s Mafia Royals series? Reading this sentence it might seem that’s been 10 years that she doesn’t release a book, but I missed this group so damn much! I’m attached and into their lives, it’s like they are my neighbors and I’m the crazy old lady who stays at the window waiting for the gossip! Well enough about me, because #Tankini is here! Tank and Kartini, mostly known as Tiny, are finally here I loved every page.
It was a great development for Tank from the first time he showed up in the series to now. He is the double agent, working for the FBI and for the mafia family. What he didn’t expect was to finally found his family, a place where he belongs, but his time to chose between his two jobs was finally here. He just need to do his last job of taking care of Tiny, for two weeks, in Cabo, during her cousins weeding.
Mannn, Tiny was a brat and I loved her. I wanted to protect her and her sadness made me sad too, but her poking and throwing her frustrations at Tank were the (almost) the best parts. The push and pull, the banter and the crazy situations? Amazing! I’m obsessed with her relation with her dad, it was pure, still crazy and so amazing. FML when he asked her if she was finally free, squeeze my heart a little more.
This a novella, so is a quick read, but a lot goes on. The end was so perfect Tiny and Tank and gosh how I wanted to read more from them, especially in the future. Actually, I think if Rachel was to release 10 books at one time about the whole mafia gang, I’d still want more. I’m obsessed with her writing and I can’t get enough!
This is my favorite series by Rachel Van Dyken. I love these characters and was happy to see Tank get his own book. I love how this book makes me laugh and cry. Each book becomes my new favorite. I can’t wait to read the next one.
If like me you are addicted to Rachel’s Mafia series then you will be excited to get Tank’s story. If you new to her series then this is a brilliant introduction to this crazy and brilliant series.
Tank is an FBI agent who was working undercover in the Family and ends up assigned to Tin as her bodyguard for his last assignment. The chemistry between them is OFF THE CHARTS HOT1
As true Rachel story it was flawless, filled with action and steam, and as a novella it was faster paced. My only criticism is that it is a novella and I could have read more.
Tank and Kartini’s storyline was magnificent!!!! RVD, I bow to you!!!! YOU ARE PHENOMENAL!!!! I loved every single page of this book!!! Rachel Van Dyken is right up there with some of my all time favorite authors of all time, and I get my favorite trope from her?!? Double win!!!!! Excellent read, from an excellent author!!!!
Another fun, fast paced adventure in this exciting series! I enjoyed getting to find out how Tank and Kartini finally got together and Tank got his life sorted out. I love this series!
“From one true love to another.
From one mafia king to the next.”
This is that little treat I’ve been dying for while waiting for the next book in the Mafia Royals series. It’s a little bit of everything I’ve come to love from an RVD mafia romance book.
I adore Tank, and I am happy with how things turned out for him in this book. He was exactly who I needed him to be. I just loved Kartini as well, she’s even more than I thought she would be. These two had killer chemistry, and it showed on every page.
This was a great Lil mafia snack, now I’m soooo ready for Fallen Royal!
“A princess bows to no one. Except her king.”
This is a novella in the Mafia Royal series. And as always, Rachel delivered another amazing book. I was so glad to get Tank’s story. Tank has been walking this line, not sure what side to pick. However, I think he always knew what side he’d pick. But he has a job(s) to do. And that all involves, Kartini (Tiny) Abandanato; Segio’s daughter. She has always been daddy’s little girl, until one night changed everything. Now, she’s acting out and needs protection. So who better, than Tank. These two have been dancing around each other for a while. The banter between them and from other members of the family will have you either smiling or laughing. Definitely, another spectacular Mafia romance that was fun to read. Blood in no out.
I really enjoyed this latest instalment from the Mafia Royals series. Tank and Tiny were just delightful together. I loved their banter but more so I loved the quiet emotional times that they shared. This was a short read but it was packed full of drama, action, romance and delivered a lovely punch of humour. I have to say I read this straight through and found the story to be addictive. My only grumble is that I wish this had been a longer story as I felt there was loads more ground that could have been covered from this story/couple. That said, I love this series and this was a great read.
I loved Tank and Tiny’s story, but I also have a thing for love/hate relationships!! I really enjoyed Sergei in this book. I’ve missed him I think the most and this was just a short novel, but had everything I love jam packed into it. I always love when we get to see the family, but getting to know Tank more was an absolute pleasure. He’s got a strong personality, as well as Tiny and RVD writes these characters so well. It’s like she eats and breathes them!! She did an outstanding job for this not being as long as all her other books. Sometimes, with the 1000 nights books I feel as though we’re rushed through the story and there’s really no middle.. just a beginning and an end, but this had everything in it.
Mafia King is the story of Tank and Kartini and if you have read the previous books in this amazing series you have already know these characters. Their story is amazing i love them together so much that even for me i didnt care to be my man Sergio as a dad taking care of his precious daughter.
I love their story so much and how Tank try to fight for his feelings for Kartini but at the end he couldnt resist her!! Also i love that we know about the previous couples and we can get a glimpse of what is coming in the next books.
As always Rachel writes the best mafia stories and that’s why she is my mafia queen!
I loved this exciting story. Mafia King is about the bodyguard falling for a Mafia Princess so you can guess that this is edge of your seat stuff.
Tiny and Tank were as entertaining as I expected them to be. There was such a great push and pull thing going on between them. You knew they wanted each other, and maybe they had an inkling that the want was reciprocated, but their story was more about the realization that they needed one another–and that need wasn’t limited to just the two of them. Tank had to make a choice, one that you would think would have been difficult, but I honestly believe he knew what he wanted from the moment he realized that a choice would have to be made. And Tiny? She was very much the epitome of the Shakespearean quote “Though she be little, she is fierce.” My heart went out to her, but she truly was a warrior (mafia) princess. I loved getting to know both Tiny and Tank better in Mafia King, and seeing the rest of the younger generation of the mafia royals is always fun. 4.5 stars.
Tank has been straddling the line between the FBI and the Five Families. Kartini is Sergio’s daughter and has been rebellious since the night she was faced with a tough decision. After being given the tough task of being her bodyguard in Mexico for a family trip, Tank tries to figure out how to get “Tiny” to spill the beans about what happened.
This book is full of appearances by the original Eagle Elite crew, the suspense of what is going to happen next and the usual banter between them all, makes Mafia King an amazing novella for lovers of Van Dyken’s books.
A Novella with all the feels. Tank and Tiny are quite the pair. He is an FBI agent who is also helping the Mafia. She is a mafia princess. He is a large muscular man and her a petite yet tough young lady. When Tank is assigned by both Kartini’s dad and the FBI to babysit Kartini, Tank is not happy, she can be quite a handful. I loved reading Tank and Kartini’s story. It had all the dangers you would expect from the Mafia and still included, seduction, romance, a feed laughs, and love among it. I great mixture of all the feels made for a great read. I love every minute of. You definitely will want to read Mafia King. Blood in No Out!
I’ve become wild about this next generation of Eagle Elites. The angst doesn’t get any higher when Rachel VanDyken writes about these characters.
Tank and Tiny……they are quite the couple. They have a feisty banter but each are holding a spark for one another. In their crazy world, love and commitment is never easy as you could either soar or find yourself buried 6 ft under.
This is a fast read and very enjoyable. I love that this story included all previous characters as well as The Bosses. All I can say is that all these characters are crazy, fun and addictive. I’m super excited for the next couple up in the series and can’t wait for all the explosions their story will set forth.
***3,5 “Trust no one!!!” stars***
“A princess bows to no one… Except her king.”
The truth is that I’m kind of obsessed with this series… I was waiting like crazy Tank’s story with Katrini, but I didn’t get what I was expecting for. I know that this was simply a small novel, but I needed something more… I wanted to see the foreplay firsthand and to understand things a little bit better… Though, it was a nice story, fast-paced that made me laugh in many points with all this craziness that these people are having!!! But if you are a fan of this series, you might understand my logic and my need for something more…
“Two weeks in hell. Two weeks with Satan’s mistress. Two weeks left, and my fate with the mafia would be decided. I just hoped I survived the cursed princess.”
Tank and Katrini weren’t bad together, even though I didn’t see them together before…
There was sparkle between them, even though they shouldn’t have…
There were a little bit on each other’s throat in the beginning, but soon they became an inferno ready to bust and burn everything on their way…
Unfortunately, I just needed more, because I have really loved Tank in the previous books and I was intrigued by him…
“I had to be vulnerable to possibly the only girl who could hurt me, who could stomp all over my heart with her stilettos and laugh while doing it.”
This was a small novel in the mafia Royals world and I believe that it didn’t do justice in the rest of the books… Still, i had a good time on the presence of this crazy bunch, full of stereotypes, but honestly, I love these characters and Rachel’s weird humor… I just needed more of Tank and Katrini… In here, they didn’t manage to show us the full depth of their souls and their love!!!
Just need the next book ASAP… I suppose will be for Maksim and Izzy??? Bring it on, Rachel!!!
“I’m not a knight in shining armor. I’m more villain, who’s always pretended to be the hero… But now, I know who I am. Because of you.”
“And who’s that?”
“Yours.”
**I received an ARC for the exchange of an honest review**
Tiny and Tank seem like they go together even in name. They are hot together but the story is anything but easy. I was sucked into this world and now need to know more of the families. The story has suspense, danger, heat, and sweetness.
A sexy novella that delivers another love story within the Mafia Royals series. It’s a short read but packs a punch.
He’s had one foot in the family and the other with the FBI. He always knew the time would come when he would have to choose a side. The time is now.
She was daddy’s sweet little girl until one night changed everything. She feels tainted by what she was forced to do. Now she is living with the aftermath.
Together they will find their own peace and the HEA they deserve. Plus we get interaction with some of our favorite OG’s and their blood thirsty offspring. This story brings you back to the family you love and always makes me want more. Looking forward to the next release in the series.