Can you ever truly leave the past behind in a house full of haunted souls?Kiara always wanted a loving family she could take care of. She never thought she’d find it with the Falcones.Nino and Kiara both lost part of themselves in their traumatic childhood. Together they’re trying to recover the missing pieces, but they aren’t the only broken souls in the Falcone mansion; Kiara fears that not all … fears that not all of them can be saved. Determined to protect her new family and the future of her dreams, she’s on a mission to help each of them in her own way, even if it means stacking up secrets.
Four brothers bound together by an unbreakable bond forged in their dark past. If one of them falls, will they all?
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Twisted Bonds
I fell in love with Nino and Kiara in Twisted Emotions and sincerely hoped to get a little more of their story in the future. My prayers were answered when Cora Reilly announced that she’s writing a novella for them. Being a huge fan of this authors outstanding writing, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. Whoever had the pleasure of reading Cora’s books in the past will agree with me that she writes the best kind of Mafia romance. Her heroes are sexy and ruthless but still have a heart underneath all their armor. Her heroines are loveable and no doormats, even though their role in the Mafia world is only limited to being a wife and mother. Sadly, as it often happens, they end up in arranged marriages out of tactical reasons like ensuring peace between two opponent Mafia houses. This is how Kiara and Nino met. But what started as only a business arrangement turned into love. Something both of them never expected!
In Twisted Bonds their story continues. Now that Kiara knows that Nino loves her too, her life is almost perfect. Except one thing is missing: a baby. She always wanted a loving family she could take care of. Something she never had on her own. Kiara didn’t expect to find what she was looking for in the Falcones. Now she’s a proud member of this family and deeply cares about Nino’s brothers Remo, Savio and Adamo.
Nino and Kiara both lost parts of themselves in their traumatic childhood. Together they’re trying to built a better future. But they aren’t sadly the only broken souls in the Falcone mansion. Determined to protect her new family, Kiara is on a mission to help each of them in her own way. But unfortunately, no matter how hard she tries, not all of them can be saved…
I don’t want to give away too much from the plot, because you need to go into this story blind and experience all ups and downs on your own. Please trust Cora Reilly to give you a great story!
What I can tell you is that Nino and Kiara even got more under my skin then they already have. Against all odds these two broken souls found happiness in each other’s arms. Watching their love bloom put a huge smile on my face!
I loved spending more time with the Falcone family, including Serafina and the twins, as well as Fabiano and Leona. I love them all so much. After having read all of Cora’s amazing books, they all feel like real people to me. Even though love is a weakness in the cruel Mafia world, the Falcones stick together through the highest highs and the lowest lows. I totally admire that. Family is not only about blood for them. It’s about loyalty and trust!
Now that we got more insight into the dynamics of the Falcone family, I can’t wait watching this family grow and see who will tame Savio and win Adamo’s heart! Thank you dear Cora for another fantastic book in the Camorra Chronicles series. 5 stars!
5+ Stars
“One day I’m going to kill every single person who made you feel less. They should pray that your kindness stops me long enough.” – Nino
Twisted Bonds is the PERFECT addition to the Camorra Chronicles and I loved every minute of it. I could read about the Falcone brothers all day long and never get bored. The brotherly bond between all of them is one of the best I’ve ever read to date.
Told in both Nino and Kiara’s POV, we get to see some scenes from Twisted Pride from their perspective. If you were thinking you needed to do a re-read of Remo’s book before starting this one – Don’t worry, Cora did a fantastic job of a mini re-cap before diving into the new stuff.
“I’m a monster, Kiara. Emotions or not, I’ll always be that way. I like hurting. I like breaking others, slow or fast. If you hope for that to change, it’ll only hurt you.” – Nino
This book gave me all the feels – I laughed, cried and was bursting with happiness while reading. Cora is such a talented writer and with each book released, she blows me away with how perfect the mafia world she has created is. So many different characters and not one of them feels “duplicated”. The character growth is always so well done from beginning to end.
“I love you exactly as you are. And maybe you are a monster, but you are my monster” – Kiara
*Side note – If you thought you loved Remo before, get ready to fall MORE in love with him while reading this book. I know I did. And Nevio – I cannot wait for more of that little guy!*
Probably my favorite book by Cora.
Reading it I could witness a lot of things:
*The growth of Nino and Kiara’s relationship after they finally confess their love for one another. It was beautiful, fun and sexy reading about them!
*The bonds between the Falcone brothers and their adoration for Kiara. How well she fits between them, her kindness and calmness was right for them. She is caring and I really think she quickly became the pillar of the house.
I really enjoyed having lots of scenes between Kiara and each one of them, how tight their bonds became.
*How difficult life can be, the challenges we face behind closed doors.
The strongest people are usually the quiet ones and Kiara proves that to us. I really enjoyed her character from the beginning but I utterly fell fell in love with her in this book.
Nino…
Wow
Nino…
Feeling emotions is the best things that could happen to him, after meeting Kiara of course.
A lot of times while reading i caught myself holding my breath, many scenes were so intense. Nino cares and loves Kiara, he wants to protect her at all cost and is ready to murder anyone for that. His love for Kiara is incredible and undeniable.
Twisted Bonds is a sequel of Twisted Emotions and a continuity of Twisted Pride. And let me tell you I cannot wait for Twisted Heart. Savio got me laughing and snorting during so many scenes. His love story with Gemma is going to be Epic!
Adamo surprised me the most I think, he changed a lot and I’m a lot more curious about him now especially after how things were left off.
The girls dynamic was awesome and so much fun! Champagne, flamingos and peppermint schnapps are underrated !
FALCONES are the shit !
“Sometimes I feel like my insides are a raging flood of emotions when I look at you, but I don’t mind drowning.”
Twisted Bonds is a (full-length) continuation of Nino and Kiara’s story, which was told in Twisted Emotions. One of my remarks for that book was that I didn’t feel that the story was complete and I wanted more development for the characters. So I was very happy that this book was focusing on that couple again. There was still a lot that I wanted for this couple, so I was really excited to see how everything would develop further for them. Twisted Bonds was a great addition to The Camorra Chronicles. I loved seeing how every character was doing and handling all the good and bad from the previous books. The family aspect was strong on the foreground and I enjoyed seeing how the brothers got through things from the past. I liked getting to know Adamo and Savio better in this book, and it really has me excited for their books. The relationship beween Nina and Kiara transformed in this book, and I especially loved seeing Kiara grow stronger.
“All of us have experienced horrors in our past but we’ll create a beautiful future together.”
Twisted Bonds was suspenseful, romantic, sexy, emotional, funny, and it pretty much had everything I enjoy in mafia romances. I am really happy that Cora decided to continue with Nino and Kiara’s story. It finally feels complete. They go through a lot in this book but they never lose sight of what is important in life. I loved seeing the dynamics change between the brothers and I look forward to seeing what will happen next. I am satisfied with how everything worked out in this book. Nowadays I don’t read a lot of mafia romances, but I will never pass up on a book written by Cora Reilly. I am dedicated and feel a connection to her characters, and always look forward to seeing how they are doing.
This book was nice addition to Nino and Kiara’s story.
We got more character development and we got to see Nino and Kiara developing as a couple.
The events in this book happen at the same time as Remo’s book Twisted Pride so to avoid spoilers and not knowing what is happening,I suggest you read Remo’s story first.
This book is mostly dealing with Nino and Kiara but we got to see more of Falcones brother’s past.Mostly their relationship with their mother and how much impact that has left on them.
On that note,I’m really excited for Adamo’s book.I was surprised with the things that happened with him here.And Savio too,he is by far the most interesting brother.
Overall,reagarding the characters and their relationship,this was really nice addition to their story