This novella is a fun, bonus, standalone prequel to the brand new Mafia Royals Romances for both fans and new readers.The prequel to the much anticipated Mafia Royals series….Something dark this way comes.He’s gorgeous, mean, and mine.He catches me dreaming about him, and then just like my dream, he decides to make me his.I should have said no when he asked me to swear fealty to him.The knife … when he asked me to swear fealty to him.
The knife clued me in first.
The blood second.
And third, it was the blessing of the most famous mafia bosses in the known world as they sat around the dinner table and told me that I had no choice but to join.
Because they knew my secrets.
And running meant I was nothing more than target practice.
I said yes because of my bully.
And he told me he’d keep me safe.
But who keeps me safe from him?
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WOW! Rachel Van Dyken has done it again! I have been anxiously awaiting this mafia series for months and Rachel did not disappoint!!
This book was absolutely phenomenal the characters were original, passionate, and took blood in no out seriously! I loved the new generation of Italian Mafia and the glimpses of Nixon, Chase and the rest of the family!
Asher and Claire’s chemistry jumped off the page and I literally couldn’t stop reading. This novella was so good and I can not wait for the next book!
This book is perfect for fans of Mafia romance and if you haven’t read Eagle Elite you can still read this book, but I highly recommend reading Rachel’s Eagle Elite series it is a passionate, edge of your seat mafia romance series that will leave you breathless! This spinoff series about their kids is just as cutthroat, fast paced and passionate so whether your familiar with the series or just getting started you’ll love this Mafia world Rachel has created just remember Blood in No Out!!
I was sucked into Royal Bully and could not put it down! At first I really felt like I needed a whiteboard to keep everyone straight, but once I got all my ducks in a row, this book was everything! I loved Claire and Asher from the beginning. Asher has got, troubled bad boy all over him. And Claire has the sweet, naïve and innocent role down pat. Ash is knocked off his center with Claire and has to have her. Claire is sucked into Ash’s world, hers is turned upside and she questions everything, putting her sweet nature to the test. There’s angst, drama, even a little humor and lots of blood. I seriously can’t wait to read the rest of these books, or to see more of Ash and Claire!
If you’re looking for a new mafia world to dive into, or new to the mafia trope, this is a great book to start with! Read it! You’ll be hooked!
Trigger warning as this book deals with darker topics and murder/death
RVD is such a diverse incredible author. Her writing is unique and I am addicted to this series! Whether it’s mafia, romcom or contemporary she slays it ever single time. It was amazing getting back into the EE world and learning all of who is who in the next generation. This prequel sets up the next book (Ruthless Princess) perfectly. This story is full of loyalty, family, trust and blood shed. It is not for a weak of heart but these alpha mafia men are back and hot AF and I am ready for more!
Royal Bully is a fast paced, steamy story filled with excitement and riddled with a whole lot of mafia danger.
Asher and Claire are perfect for each other, meant to be together and are just beginning their journey through the good, the bad and the ugly!
I enjoyed this short introduction into their world and am excited to see where the rest of this series goes!
Get ready for a new series by Rachel Van Dyken that will rock your world because this is more than just another Mafia series. We have a new generation of the Eagle Elite series and boy will it blow your mind yet make you love them just like the original Mafia family. We start with a little bit about Asher, which you will love who his father is be something he is destined to become and then the outsider, Claire. Have to say these two are opposite of each other but man the love they have is strong. We see a young boy become an adult with his first kill but then again if you born in the Mafia this is the way of life. All it takes is one look from Asher and Claire is beyond smitten which in some cases can be good or bad. Now Rachel Van Dyken sure knows how to keep us in the edge of our seats readers will be shocked by who Claire really is just making this prequel awesome considering it’s length of pages. Then we have the Royal bad Mafia boy Asher making you want more of this cocky guy but coming of as much more than what he is portrayed in this book. In all the ways he is all dangerous just like his father but it is what makes him so tempting for a girl like Claire. Though it is a prequel to already what I’m anticipating going to be a wickedly, beautiful series Asher and Claire is a couple you want to suceed. Loved it.
“I received an eBook copy from the publisher for the purpose of an honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own.”
For the love of all things dark and yummy. This little bit of goodness was everything. Gimme more now.
The next generation
Wow, I felt like I was Claire for a moment with whiplash and failing to understand what was going on BUT because it was such a short introduction into the second generation, I had a feeling Rachel is going to be giving us all the feels.. Serena and Junior’s story is going to be heartbreaking, but man I want more
A must read series that pulls you into a world where you know once you’re In, there is no out
What an amazing start to a brand new series by this block buster author. Right from the start we know that this series will grab us and keep us flipping our kindle’s pages. This is Ashers and Clarie’s story but more than that it sets the tone for the entire series. It let’s us know about the Family Eagle Elite. This is all the kids from Junior and Serena and so many more. This is a novella but it is loaded to the brim and more. As soon as I finished this i had to grab the next book Ruthless Princess which is Serena’s story.
OMG! I am speechless, this novella was captivating, ruthless and so full of EVERY single thing I want in a mafia book! Seriously, what a way to captivate an audience to a new series! Bravo RVD, I am yearning for The next installment and all this is to come with this crew of passionate and impressionable, headstrong crew!
Amazing! Royal Bully is the perfect start for the new mafia romance series. It’s a quick read that will leave you wanting more…
Loved getting to see the families again and getting to know the kid’s of the family who will be taking over eventually. Asher was identical to his dad who is my all time favorite, Chase and he found the love of his life but wasn’t sure if she was ready to be a part of what it meant to be in this family but in the end Claire proved herself and held her own. I absolutely can’t wait for more.
I picked up Royal Bully as a Freebie knowing it was a prequel to Rachel’s upcoming Mafia Royals series. Now I admittedly have not read anything from Rachel’s back list apart from her Matchmaker Duet. So this is a whole lot different to those two books.
Royal Bully lays the land for anyone that is not familiar with the Eagle Elite University and her Mafia World. When I read the introduction giving the reader the family information of who’s who I was confused to hell with an overload of names, so I wrote a family tree to use as a reference which cleared things up as I read through the story.
The lead characters of the novella are Asher and Claire, both 18 and starts at the beginning of their relationship at the EE university. Throwing the reader into the Cosa Nostra family when Asher takes Claire home for a family dinner, where she is thrown into the deep end of what it is like to be a part of the Mafia world.
Royal Bully was a quick read, but one that had me gripped. The characters were compelling, Asher and Claire’s chemistry was palpable. The family dynamic was fascinating and left me wanting to know more about every character. Claire and Asher have a role to play for the family and the novella tells this part of their story, which in turns leads us into Ruthless Princess which is the first full length book in the series.
Royal Bully for me served it’s purpose in grabbing my attention, it has me invested in the characters and has definitely wet my appetite for more!
This short glimpse into this mafia world left me wanting more! The power these people wield what they must do to protect it is scary and crazy and I cannot wait for Ruthless Princess to see what happens. Way to start off this great new series!
ROYAL BULLY is the prequel novella in Rachel Van Dyken’s contemporary, adult MAFIA ROYALS erotic, dark, mafia romance series. This is Asher Abandanato, and Claire Petrov’s storyline. The MAFIA ROYALS series is set in the author’s Eagle Elite world with several of the characters crossing over for back story and familiarly.
WARNING: Royal Bully contains scenes of graphic violence that may not be suitable for more sensitive readers.
Told from dual first person perspectives (Asher and Claire) ROYAL BULLY sets the stage for the Mafia Royals-the next generation of Eagle Elite. Asher Abandanato knew Claire Petrov was his before they had ever been introduced but Claire, although aware of the Abandanato family reputation, found herself pulled into a lifestyle that was about to turn her world upside down. Allegiances are sworn; Blood In, No Out, when Claire must prove she is worthy to call herself part of the family. Claire’s fealty will be tested; Asher’s place in the family will be solidified, as our couple must come to terms with the blood on their hands.
ROYAL BULLY is a story of family, honor, position and death. The premise is dark and gritty; the romance is fated; the characters are caught between head and heart knowing one wrong move will end their lives.
***4 “My life for yours!!!” stars***
“There is no escape for us.
And because I wanted you -I damned you too.
What the fuck did I just do?”
This novella was a nice introduction in a brand new series by Rachel Van Dyken!!!
Of course, this series will be connected with some characters of the “Eagle Elite”, since i would say that this series is about the next generation, but believe me when i’m saying that this series is something entirely different and you can dive in them without second thought!!!
This was a nice story, even though it felt rushed, but since it is an introduction for the rest of the books, it was as it has to be…
“Welcome to the Family. Blood in. No out.”
This was Asher and Claire’s story…
This was about the choice that Claire had to do, since she fell for a dangerous boy, very tied in the mafia!!!
This was about Claire’s first meeting with Asher’s crazy and very big family full of killers…
This was about Asher’s role in the family…
This story was the beginning and it showed us how a great love story can be destroyed for their “good”!!!
“We’re in this curse together.”
“At least we have each other.”
I liked Claire and Asher….
I liked how they were between them…
I liked that I saw Claire to be torned between her mind and heart…
I felt sorry for Asher’s forced decisions and the things that he had to do in the name of the Family!!!
I also loved that i saw some known characters from EE, even though i have read only the first two books in the series…
It was good that i went back to Eagle Elite university and i can not wait for more…
“His love was worth it.
His heart was worth it.
But I had to ask myself.
At what cost.”
“There isn’t an escape. The more I do this, the more I lose myself. My soul isn’t there anymore, it’s barely existing. I don’t know how to find myself anymore.”
God, my heart really broke for Serena and Junior!!!!
It was so unfair what happened to them, but hell, it was so easily to break them!!!
And now, I can not wait to dive in “Ruthless Princess” cause I can not wait to see how this broken love-present hatred between these two will be played out!!!!
My poor kids!!! You didn’t deserved to be shattered like this!!!
“You want me to destroy them?”
“No son, I want you to break their hearts.”
“What have we done?
“Saved their fucking lives.”
A page turner!!!!!
Ahhh so good to be back in RVD’s Mafia world.
Yes this is a brand new series but for long time fans most names and faces are familiar. Now to see who survives the new ruthless era. Blood in no out.
I loved this Novella, our first introduction to the Cosa Nostra.
I Absolutely love all of rvd ‘s mafia books and this was no exception, I was gripped from the first page.
I love Asher, he’s hot, got his smirk down to a fine art and twice as deadly.
Cant wait to see how Asher and claire’s story unfolds.
Bring on Ruthless princess
I’m obsessed, it took less than a chapter and I was all in.
I loved the insanity of their lives, how they don’t follow anyone’s rules but their own and if you don’t follow them you’re dead.
I’m going to immediately be reading Ruthless Princess because I need more of this world.
I loved this book! I neeeeeed the next one now! I’m ashamed to admit that I haven’t read any of Rachel’s Eagle Elite books. You don’t have to to read these. However because of that I had no idea what I was getting into! My question to myself is why have I been putting it off?! Anyways! If you like the bad boy anti hero this book is for you! This was an action packed cant put down kind of story! I was hooked from the very beginning!! This is a definite must read!
Wow!!! Talk about an explosive start to a new installment of the eagle elite series. I thought the chemistry between Claire and Asher was HOT! This was a novella but there was a lot pack into it! I cannot wait to see what happens in Ruthless Princess. This is a must read!