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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It always blows my mind that each time I’m sucked back into this world, it becomes more intense, darker, and bloodier… and I can never get enough. Even with such a short tease of a read, it packs such a punch that I look forward to the mindfuck that I know will come.
Now the original family is grown and it’s time for the next generation to take it’s place at the top. Enter Chase’s son, Asher and his obsession Claire. The need between the two is an over-the-top connection, that fits perfectly into this mafia lifestyle, where you’ll begin to wonder when you crossed the line with them, and understand the law. Blood in, No out.
Rachel gives us all the EE we loved from before, while setting the stage for the new crew/series to take over. This is just a tease of the rollercoaster that she’ll take you on, and I can’t wait to ride it over and over again. #Are you in?
OMG, this brought me back to the Eagle Elite in so many ways.
Asher has wanted Claire from the moment he saw her and he made it a reality. As Claire learns what Asher and his family are all about, she is also learning about herself.
Will Asher be able to protect Claire? Can Claire accept life with Asher?
This is a quick read that leads to the beginning of the Mafia Royals series with Serena’s story. This author has a way with bullies and mafia stories that will keep you hanging on every word and leave you wanting more.
This was one of my least favorite in the mafia genre from RVD. Everything just seemed so rushed and I just didn’t like that there wasn’t a back story. It was like oh hey I heard my name and then bam it’s true love. I really hope we see another book with a back story and a future or Asher and Claire.
This is a great Novella that will introduce you to this new series from Lexi Ryan. It will wet your appetite and leave you ready and wanting more. I can’t wait to read more from this couple and see how their story plays out. They have never really gotten over each other and I have a feeling there are a few secrets that need to be revealed.
Can’t wait to start this new series <3
This author although not new to me it is the first time that i have read any of her mafia genre. I really enjoyed the complexity and diverse characters between each of the families. Each has their own loyalties but as a whole they are committed to each other. Blood In not out.
This story was thrilling and exciting from the minute I started!! I have missed the mafia stories from Rachel so much!!! I cannot wait for more!
So I want to be honest and tell you I have never read any of Rachel Van Dyken’s mafia books. This is the first one I have read of hers and I LOVED it. Royal Bully is a great start to this new series which I have read is the second generation to the Eagle Elite series- which I know want to read even more.
I will not be giving anything away, so don’t look for that on this review I will, however, say if you are looking for a quick read that will bring you into a mafia world, and keep you on your toes. Royal Bully is that book!
I am SO STOKED to dive into this world again. Rachel has the best Mafia reads in the entire book universe and this new series that she is launching will be everything.
You get to meet all the characters we have come to love all over again in a way that can introduce them to new readers who want to start fresh from this read.
This read is the perfect introduction into the mafia world for new readers like I said, and for those of us who have read every other book in this world, this book is the perfect dive into the new series and hwe get to see faces we have come to love. I mean guys, I will NEVER tire of reading about our main men and I don’t think you will either.
Dive into the world of the Mafia Kids as they take the reins at EE. This prequel read introduces us to the characters and you get a good idea of where this series is going to go. It sets the stage and you get to really see the tone it is going to take. This read was dark but also sexy and it was addicting from page one until the end.
Royal Bully is the precursor to the new Mafia Royals series by Rachel Van Dyken. It focuses on the new generation of Mafia who are going to go to Eagle Elite and who are the children of the original characters in the Eagle Elite series. This is a quick read novella which focuses on the characters Asher Abandonato and Claire Petrov. (If you’ve read the previous series, you’ll understand more about the family lines and who is who). Asher is the executioner for his family and Claire is someone who hasn’t previously been raised in the family.
The story focuses on the intensity of them building a relationship, whilst at the same time figuring out who they are as well as what it means to be part of the ‘Family”. Asher and Claire are just great together, he is intense, dark but also has a huge heart and she is soft yet strongly determined to be who Asher needs her to be, regardless of how difficult that may be. It was interesting to see both characters POV and how accepting/unaccepting they were at times regarding being part of the family. I also enjoyed the introduction to new characters as well as seeing some old faces who haven’t changed but certainly moved up in the world!
This book is just a taster of what is to come and certainly sets the chess board up and leaves us wondering what the next move is going to be and who the main players are! If you’re a fan of mafia style books with some hotness, intrigue and blood thrown in, then this and the previous Eagle Elite series is the one for you!
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I loved Eagle Elite by Rachel Van Dyken. What I wouldn’t give to have my own Chase or Nixon Abandonato. Alas, it just wasn’t meant to be. Now Rachel has been generous enough to allow us into a new generation of the mafia family with a new series The Mafia Royals. The prequel Royal Bully was short to the point and remarkable. Just nine chapters, it gets you ready for Ruthless Princess which I’m sure will be a hit. 5-stars for Royal Bully by Rachel Van Dyken
Claire had been dreaming of Asher Abandonato ever since she first saw him two months ago. Never in her wildest dreams could she fathom that he had dreamed of her too. The blue-eyed devil was gorgeous and dangerous and from a notorious crime family. Claire had no idea when she woke from her nap that Saturday morning that her life was about to take a turn and even if she wanted to there was no way to get off this crazy roller coaster ride that was going to become her life. Blood in. No Out…. The Family moto.
Much anticipated beginning to Rachel Van Dyken’s Mafia Royals Series and it does not disappoint. Royal Bully gives us Chase Abandontos son Marco Chase Asher. Asher new he wanted Claire, she let him know there was interest but can she accept what his life offers? After all he is part of a large Italian Mafia family.
Kudos to Rachel it was truly worth the wait.
sher Abandonato, Chase Abandonato’s son, is now grown up and taking on more of a role in the family business. When he sets his sights in the beautiful and quiet Claire, he just has to make her his. I seriously do not know how Rachel does it she takes a character that should be considered a bad guy like a mafia member and makes you fall in love with them over and over again, and actually feel sympathy for them and the world they live in. Sucking you into their world with them and loving every minute of it. That’s exactly what she did in Royal Bully. I completely fell in love with Asher and felt sad for him. I am glad that he found a girl as pure as Claire to help ground him. I loved Royal Bully and everything about it. I can not wait to read Ruthless Princess. I just can’t get enough of Rachel’s mafia families. Blood In. No Out!
I think this is an amazing start to the next generation of the mafia family. I loved Asher and I loved Claire. This novella is quirky and fun and hilarious in some spots
I was really excited to hear about this series. I love Rachel Van Dyken and I love mafia romances. Unfortunately, it was a pretty let down. There were so many characters that I couldn’t even begin to keep them straight. The mafia world that Van Dyken created didn’t seem realistic (well, as realistic as you are going to get with a mafia romance). The story takes place in a mafia-owned university (huh?) in a nameless city. It focuses on a bunch of cousins who I don’t think are really cousins. At least I hope not because a couple of them are shaking up. Then there are a bunch of uncles who I don’t think are blood brothers but I’m really not sure. I wasn’t at all invested enough by the end of the prequel to go on to the first book in the series.
I’m so excited for this new series!! I loved Debase and I can’t wait to dive into this world. Mafia romance is the best is dark gritty and keeps you on the edge of your seat. This was a great opening for this new series!!!
It’s going to be amazing I flew through this novella there’s a new set of bosses in the school and they are here to show who’s in charge.
Can’t wait for this new series to come out. We get a look at the Eagle Elite kids as they grow up and take over the mafia from their fathers. Asher and Claire start this series off and I can’t wait for all the other kids to get a story. Asher is just like his dad Chase and causing problems.
My heart can’t take this. Period. Full stop. You thought the original Eagle Elite Series was tough; I have a feeling that the Mafia Royals Romance Series will be so much tougher if this prequel is any indication.
This series is an offshoot of the Eagle Elite Series, but you need not have read the series for this series to make sense to you. They are separate in that this is a new set of characters-the children of the original mafia badasses.
I went into Royal Bully with my heart open wide for these characters because I cherished their parents’ stories. Nothing could have prepared me for the beating my heart took, after starting so hopefully. It was ripped out, stomped on, and mutilated, then placed back in my chest. Finally, I was given a pat on the head and told that Royal Princess is coming out soon.
That’s how I feel after reading Royal Bully. Like Rachel Van Dyken used some of her defiantly evil literary devices to torture us. She included so much hope, sadness, love, and misery in one short prequel and I want more. This story is brilliant and I for one cannot wait to read more of Asher (Marco) and Claire, along with the rest of their stories.
“…he was the type of guy that stole pieces of your heart before you consented to give them away.”
I was hooked from the go…this book had so many emotions, backstory and depth in such a short few pages. I can’t wait to dive more into the rest of the series and learn more about the families!
“…for the record, I’m not letting you go.” “Do you see me running?” He sighed; it was the first time I felt his guard slip. “No, but you should.””
You start to question your own sanity when you are reading and are ok with some of the decisions being made and agreeing with the actions and feelings you are reading. Blood in~no out!
THIS BOOK! It was a tease for what’s to come. It was short, but packed a punch. It had moments of laughter, anxiety, feels, hotness, and death looming near. Y’all, I love mafia and nobody does it better than RVD. Definitely recommend. Better buckle up because this series will take us on a ride.
You know those times you are craving a quick read. Something you can just sit down and lose yourself in and not have to stop until you have devoured each page? Well, THIS is that book. This is a fast, intense, mafia, novella! Your emotions will be all over the place as you sit at the edge of your seat, flipping pages to see what on earth is going to happen next!
This book is perfect for you if you love to read! LOL! No seriously, if you love mafia or intense reads with a side of humor or new adult books, you will gobble this up. It is written as a bonus, fun, prequel novella to Rachel’s upcoming Mafia Royals Romance. It is perfect for both fans of RVD who love their Mafia Family AND for brand-spankin’ new readers.
Read it… I promise you won’t regret it!