Keeping My Bride: A Dark Mafia Arranged Marriage Romance
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Summary
I was forced to marry a monster。
Luca Vitale is the heir to his father’s empire。
He has the reputation of being a dangerous monster who can bring even grown men to their knees。
And he’s about to become my husband。
Our families have been at war with one another ever since I can remember。
I am the daughter of his enemy， and he will try everything to control me， to bend me…to break me。
When I’m forced to make a deal with the devil himself， one question still remains — will our union be one of love or violence？
Keeping My Bride is a standalone dark mafia arranged marriage romance。 It contains adult content for mature readers。
Luca Vitale is the heir to his father’s empire。
He has the reputation of being a dangerous monster who can bring even grown men to their knees。
And he’s about to become my husband。
Our families have been at war with one another ever since I can remember。
I am the daughter of his enemy， and he will try everything to control me， to bend me…to break me。
When I’m forced to make a deal with the devil himself， one question still remains — will our union be one of love or violence？
Keeping My Bride is a standalone dark mafia arranged marriage romance。 It contains adult content for mature readers。
Reviews
Darlene I read WAY to many books
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This one was a fast read with some heavy sexual tension。 If it didn't have one scene I would have rated it higher。 Luca and Verona knew eachother when they were kids but some bad things happened that had them become enemies well more from Luca side。。 Verona was clueless to why he disliked her。 Years later they are forced to be married and Luca has one goal treat his wife like shit and have her go though hell。。 well it wasn't hell persay。。 he did Humiliated her about simple things and her clothes This one was a fast read with some heavy sexual tension。 If it didn't have one scene I would have rated it higher。 Luca and Verona knew eachother when they were kids but some bad things happened that had them become enemies well more from Luca side。。 Verona was clueless to why he disliked her。 Years later they are forced to be married and Luca has one goal treat his wife like shit and have her go though hell。。 well it wasn't hell persay。。 he did Humiliated her about simple things and her clothes thinking she was a rich spoiled girl he learned she wasn't。 He though wrong but he still acted like an ass。。 he even spanked her because she didn't know how to work a dishwasher。。 As for Verona shes confused and turned on why her husband does these things she's to nice。 I wish she grew more of a backbone and stodd up to him。 She even made his fave dish and catches lipstick on his shirt thinking he cheated。 Luca went to a strip club and he already had it in his head he was going to cheat he kept changing his mind until he got a Lap dance and the girl was about to fk him but HE COULDN'T GET IT UP！！ So he went home。 Their relationship starts to changed after that they started becoming closer Luca figuring out his wife is to innocent to known about his mother's death。 And they have other enemies。 And one very clothes to home that ruined both their childhoods。。 now he has to make sure his wife is safe。Low angst， om drama （few men）， ehh not really cheating， slight secondary character， drama， sexy times， virgin gal and sorta manwhore Recommend-maybeCover-⭐⭐⭐Heat level-🌶🌶🌶 Slowburnish Push away from both sides more HTiny Humiliation Mentions Human Trafficking MurderNo condomDub-conish punishmentPtsdishViolence HeaEpilogue 。。。more
Carolina Saraiva
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3，5
Jasleen
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Absolutely loveddd the part where he thinks some random girl walked in and couldn’t keep his eyes off her and then realizes it’s his wife
Freda Kinkle
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Absolute thrill ride So many emotions in this story ！ I enjoyed every damn minute on this rollercoaster ！！！ I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS BOOK ！ 😍😍
Vee Vee
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I wasn’t expecting itThis book was so good I was held prisoner for a day and a half to finish it because I had to know what happened。
Debra Webb
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This was a very good read it had twist interns and at the end a very good surprise and they got their happily ever after
Christine
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Although they knew each other as children life’s hardships have split them for years with hate。 When Verona has to marry Luca who is an enemy then fireworks start。 There is always a darkness lurking in their lives but can they make it through and actually find live along the way。 A very hot and sexy mafia story。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。
Tesia Hairston
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Verona and Lucas story was so good I couldn't put it down。 Wanted so much for it to go on for a little longer， and get more into their life， and that of his bodyguard and closest friend， but thats just me not wanting it to end。 You will love this book from start to finish。 Verona and Lucas story was so good I couldn't put it down。 Wanted so much for it to go on for a little longer， and get more into their life， and that of his bodyguard and closest friend， but thats just me not wanting it to end。 You will love this book from start to finish。 。。。more
Ana Rita
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It's been so freaking long since I had a book from this author。 She has given me some of my favorite dark and intense books of my life and to know that I have a new book waiting。。。 It was torture， wanna know why？ Because I was reading another book the moment this new one entered my kindle。 Angela Snyder is the author that I'm talking about。 Her books will rock your world， page by page。 Trust me。 I know what I'm saying。 Keeping Her Bride is her latest release and explores the lives of Verona and It's been so freaking long since I had a book from this author。 She has given me some of my favorite dark and intense books of my life and to know that I have a new book waiting。。。 It was torture， wanna know why？ Because I was reading another book the moment this new one entered my kindle。 Angela Snyder is the author that I'm talking about。 Her books will rock your world， page by page。 Trust me。 I know what I'm saying。 Keeping Her Bride is her latest release and explores the lives of Verona and Luca。 Verona was forced into an arranged marriage。 A marriage she didn't want but have to accept。 Her family thinks that by doing so， the feud between the families can be solved but。。。 This could be a good thing but the fact that her husband is a monster。。。 Luca is not a good guy。。。 He's not friendly。。。 It's the opposite。 He's ruthless and will do everything to achieve his goals。 When he's obligated to get married to a girl from a rival family。。。 OMG。。。 I missed this writing so much。 What a story this was。 Amazing plot， very well written， super dark， and engaging。 Each chapter was even more addictive than the latest and I couldn't stop reading。 The need to know more was so high that I couldn't stop。 I couldn't， nor did I wanted to。 The characters worked perfectly with each other and they for on my nerves a few times。 There were parts of the book that I wanted to slap someone silly。。。 Seriously。。。 Stubborn much？ But then， there were others that I wanted to hold them and promise better days。 Amazing story， steamy and dark。 The dark part consumed me in a way that I can't explain。 It was intense and frustrating sometimes。 Overall it was the perfect story。 Great book Angela。 It's great to have you back。 。。。more
Tiffany
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“If you come to my room in the middle of the night again， it better be because you either want to sit on my face or get on your knees。”YES。 LUCA。 That's all I got to say about this one。 “If you come to my room in the middle of the night again， it better be because you either want to sit on my face or get on your knees。”YES。 LUCA。 That's all I got to say about this one。 。。。more
Jesenia
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Luca and Verona were childhood friends but a tragedy made them enemies。 Arranged marriage as adults and they have this tragedy hanging over them that would not let Luca move past。 Liked this story and the ending。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。
Samantha Brown
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This was a good enemy to lovers / arranged marriage story。 But I felt the first half was a little repetitive and I had a hard time liking Luca & Verona at some points。 I really liked the twist in the end and what turned into a true romance。 All in all it was a good book to read and I look forward to more from this author。
Susan Cornwall
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Great readReally good read，the characters are really likeable and the story line was fantastic。 I do like a good mafia story。 I would recommend this book if you do。
Kasia
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The story itself is decent even if it is quite predicable。I hated the language， narration in first person and Present Simple sounds primitive。Entertaining read。
Kim Whitehead
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Wow！！ Such an exciting story！ Forced into marriage， Verona and Luca have a turbulent relationship！ Hate turned to love， and it was explosive and intense！ Suspenseful and heartwarming！ Wonderful HEA！ Angela Snyder had just the right ingredients for an amazing story！
Rachel
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This book is everything you would want from an arranged marriage/mafia book。 Luca was the perfect antihero who made me want to continue turning the pages to see what he would do next。 Then there was Verona， a character that I couldn’t help but love and want nothing but the best for her。 The story was paced very well， keeping me fully invested in the twists and turns this book journey took me on。 If mafia romance is your thing， you’ll want to read this。
T。L。 Conrad
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Bad boy- Check。 Sweet girl-Check。 Mafia-Check。 Arranged marriage-Check。 This book had all the basics I love in a dark romance。 Luca and Verona knew each other as kids， they shared a childhood crush until situations outside of their control forced a hatred between the two。 Years later， their grandfathers， in an effort to stop the war between the families， arranged for them to be married。 Luca hates his new bride and is cruel to her。 Verona doesn't fully understand why he hates her so much and is Bad boy- Check。 Sweet girl-Check。 Mafia-Check。 Arranged marriage-Check。 This book had all the basics I love in a dark romance。 Luca and Verona knew each other as kids， they shared a childhood crush until situations outside of their control forced a hatred between the two。 Years later， their grandfathers， in an effort to stop the war between the families， arranged for them to be married。 Luca hates his new bride and is cruel to her。 Verona doesn't fully understand why he hates her so much and is desperate to make their marriage work。 The sweet parts of this story are watching their fledging romance take shape as they learn to love each other， as Luca proclaims， "I'll burn this entire world to the ****ing ground until my wife is back in my arms。" Total swoon worthy moment。 There are some twists and turns that keep the storyline interesting。 Overall， this was a really good read， check it out！ 。。。more
S I
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A new author for me and I’m liking what I have read so far。 It’s very exciting and high energy， exciting chemistry and strong characters。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。
Stephanie Bird
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This book was a bit slower than I imagined it would be from the blurb。 A great story line but the development of it was different。 Luck and Verona toghether are interesting。 I'm not sure what but it is missing something in the story。Still a good read though。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 This book was a bit slower than I imagined it would be from the blurb。 A great story line but the development of it was different。 Luck and Verona toghether are interesting。 I'm not sure what but it is missing something in the story。Still a good read though。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
Sally
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This is such a brilliant read。 The chemistry between Luca and Verona is electric but there families are enemies and they now have to get married。 He hates her and blames her family for his mothers death and wants nothing to do with Verona。 Verona has not lived an easy life even though her family is rich but can she soften Luca's heart。As they get closer he starts to like her but when someone tries to tear them apart can he keep her safe。 So much drama and emotion but also some suspense and plent This is such a brilliant read。 The chemistry between Luca and Verona is electric but there families are enemies and they now have to get married。 He hates her and blames her family for his mothers death and wants nothing to do with Verona。 Verona has not lived an easy life even though her family is rich but can she soften Luca's heart。As they get closer he starts to like her but when someone tries to tear them apart can he keep her safe。 So much drama and emotion but also some suspense and plenty of love。 A must read with a great ending。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
Rosemary
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With a main female character named Verona， throw in the Italian Mafia and the main male character of Luca Vitale and you already have a great beginning but then add the wonderful writing of Angela Snyder and you have a must read book。 Hot， steamy sex， a dark mafia romance， two fighting rival Mafia families and add a mysterious clause in the wills of the two patriarchs and you have an addictive story that was hard to put down。 Don't miss this great story！I received a free copy of this book via Bo With a main female character named Verona， throw in the Italian Mafia and the main male character of Luca Vitale and you already have a great beginning but then add the wonderful writing of Angela Snyder and you have a must read book。 Hot， steamy sex， a dark mafia romance， two fighting rival Mafia families and add a mysterious clause in the wills of the two patriarchs and you have an addictive story that was hard to put down。 Don't miss this great story！I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
Karin Gesell
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Wow， what a heckuva ride！ I love mafia books， and this just captured my attention straight from the get go。 This had it all - history， twists and turns， darkness and some steaminess between Luca & Verona。 Family war that turns into so much more。 Loved it！
Emma Blundell
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I was a bit leery about reading this book as it wasn't quite in the genre that I usually read。 However， after beginning the book on a Saturday evening， I proceeded to stay up all night until the morning to finish it。 Wow！I very much enjoyed the pattern of switching from each characters perspective as it helped gain more insight into their progressing relationship。 The。 Characters were full and vibrant and easy to become immersed in。 The story line and plot twist kept me guessing where the author I was a bit leery about reading this book as it wasn't quite in the genre that I usually read。 However， after beginning the book on a Saturday evening， I proceeded to stay up all night until the morning to finish it。 Wow！I very much enjoyed the pattern of switching from each characters perspective as it helped gain more insight into their progressing relationship。 The。 Characters were full and vibrant and easy to become immersed in。 The story line and plot twist kept me guessing where the author was taking me and was most pleasantly surprised at each turn。I would definately add this to my library to reread again！I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
John Smith
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Wow I absolutely loved this book， the story was written well and the characters were incredible。 This book pulls you in as soon as you open it and that is when the dark and Valiant romance begins。 This story was about Verona and Luca。 Luca and Verona when they first met each other they did not like each other because the families were enemies and they stuck to what the families wanted， over a period of time they got to know each other really well and fell in love。 The book had some twists and tu Wow I absolutely loved this book， the story was written well and the characters were incredible。 This book pulls you in as soon as you open it and that is when the dark and Valiant romance begins。 This story was about Verona and Luca。 Luca and Verona when they first met each other they did not like each other because the families were enemies and they stuck to what the families wanted， over a period of time they got to know each other really well and fell in love。 The book had some twists and turns， ups and downs， hot and steamy， sizzling passion， sexually arousing and plenty more happened throughout this story。The book was like Romeo and Juliet on mafia testosterone for the 18+ he wants revenge and marries her just to get back at her family which are enemies they sleep in separate rooms so he can keep his distance no sex on wedding night or the next but slowly they warm up to each other on his terms of course and then bring in the heat there were so many twists to the story and ups and downs emotionally and yes it was a great story。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
Chey3995
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Verona is being forced to marry Luca， a man she was friends with as a kid， but who now hates her for her family name。 After the passing of their grandfathers， their wills require them to marry in order for the families to receive their Inheritance。 But how can these two ever hope to make a marriage work， when they hate each other？ I loved everything about this story。 While it holds typical mafia/forced marriage characteristics， the author made it their own and gave us incredible writing with an Verona is being forced to marry Luca， a man she was friends with as a kid， but who now hates her for her family name。 After the passing of their grandfathers， their wills require them to marry in order for the families to receive their Inheritance。 But how can these two ever hope to make a marriage work， when they hate each other？ I loved everything about this story。 While it holds typical mafia/forced marriage characteristics， the author made it their own and gave us incredible writing with an equally interesting plot。Luca had such an incredible arc and did such a 180， that if you didn't assume a happily ever after was coming， you wouldn't believe it。 He turned into a different person after dealing with his preconceived notions of Verona， and it made him a much better character。 Verona wasn't a weak character， but I didn't care for how she did some things。 She lead Dante on， even if it was seemingly unintentional to her， and it caused a lot of issues that could've been avoided。 I did like how she tried making the marriage work in realistic ways， like making dinner or buying a gift。 。。。more
Jessica
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2。5 - 3 Star Read。 It's not good enough though to round up to a 3。 I just finished this book a few minutes ago， and I took a huge sigh of relief that it was over。 This is a new author to me， so I wanted to go into this book with an open mind。 However， I just had a gut feeling that things weren't going to get better。 Within the first couple of chapters， it feels like the same wording and situations are repeated。 It's one thing to set the background of your story， but it's another to just constant 2。5 - 3 Star Read。 It's not good enough though to round up to a 3。 I just finished this book a few minutes ago， and I took a huge sigh of relief that it was over。 This is a new author to me， so I wanted to go into this book with an open mind。 However， I just had a gut feeling that things weren't going to get better。 Within the first couple of chapters， it feels like the same wording and situations are repeated。 It's one thing to set the background of your story， but it's another to just constantly relate the same information。 Eventually， the story did move on， but the tone was already set。 There was nothing else there that could persuade me that this is well-written。 I am debating what my rating will actually be。 I am leaning towards a 2 even though I did finish it。 Like I mentioned， I should have given up somewhere near the 40 percent mark。 I didn't though， and I have a bad book hangover for all the wrong reasons。 I was drawn in by the pretenses that this was going to be an enemies to lovers arranged marriage。 I was all for it！ Yay！ It is that， but not in a traditional sense。 Luca and Verona have a prior history as friends， but due to several events， their families have become sworn enemies。 However， they will have to marry in order to have peace even though they can't stand each other。 The plotting of the story is what really drives me nuts about this one。 I can look past the slow paced beginning， but towards the middle， it's like a light bulb goes off for the author。 I am not sure what happened， but in my opinion， it's like she realized that all of a sudden she's written 50 percent of the story filled with hate。 There's no transition from hate to friends to love。 The story literally does a 360 right in the middle so that the characters can work on a real relationship。 It doesn't work at all and makes the rest even more miserable。 The plot wasn't that bad beyond what I have already mentioned。 However， the characters could have used more development。 The beginning is very sweet in which we get to see a little bit about their childhood friendship。 It then transitions into their wedding and how they are going to navigate these new circumstances。 Luca literally is petulant child that throws tantrums at the drop of a hat。 He's mean to Verona and assumes all the wrong things without getting to know her as an adult。 It's a very soap opera type style of drama。 He sets her up to fail and then when she does， he's the first one to laugh and say I was right。 You weren't， you just set it up to get the correct outcome that you wanted。 It's hard to believe that he can all of a sudden see past his prejudices towards his wife and wants to get to know her。 It just doesn't work like that。 See the 360 comment above， as it works here too。 If Luca is a the bratty child， then Verona is the one who is too naive to live。 She's been sheltered her whole life， so I can explain away a few of the issues that I have with her character。 I can also appreciate that she's put into a bad situation and tries to make the best of it。 In the beginning， he believes she's a spoiled princess， and that she's too good for everything。 This isn't the case， but Luca doesn't take the time to right those opinions。 After so much abuse， there has to come a point in time when you get angry。 Defend yourself！ Say no！ She never does。 It's disappointing as she could have this really great breakthrough moment， but it just doesn't happen。 She falls in love with a monster who treats her like scum。 I wish there had been a 360 moment here， but Verona never comes to realize that she should respect herself enough to ask for better。 。。。more
Dee
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The addition starts with the book cover…。yeah…yeah…yeah don’t judge a book by its cover they say …。well we all do it and this one here it is the scratch to your itch or better yet the filling to your oreos！ Speaking of filling…。。wait， that’s for later。 Within the first chapters you get the panoramic view of whom you’re dealing with！ Bad boy…。checkBod boy’s crazy brother/friend…checkBad boy’s Kryptonie…check …。check and checkBy the time you’ve figured out who is who and what is what， you’re alrea The addition starts with the book cover…。yeah…yeah…yeah don’t judge a book by its cover they say …。well we all do it and this one here it is the scratch to your itch or better yet the filling to your oreos！ Speaking of filling…。。wait， that’s for later。 Within the first chapters you get the panoramic view of whom you’re dealing with！ Bad boy…。checkBod boy’s crazy brother/friend…checkBad boy’s Kryptonie…check …。check and checkBy the time you’ve figured out who is who and what is what， you’re already hooked， and you may as well give up the fight and prepare yourself for an all-nighter！ Arranged marriages aren’t all they are chalked up to be but with heat like this who could complain。 Luca and Verona vaguely knew each other as children and were totally opposed to their arranged marriage。 Luca sexy as all get out has a reputation of being this harsh， brutal， horrid， yet sexy as all get man and Verona wants nothing to do with him in no shape form or fashion。 A marriage of convenience is bad enough but to be settled with the enemy’s daughter and that is exactly how he treats her like she is the enemy but after spending time with her realizing she is nothing like he assumed things take a turn。 Verona realizes Luca is all the things she heard about him， but he is also so much more than the rumors things begin to change for her as well。 The chemistry was always there from the beginning intense， and the magnetic pull can’t be ignored so when they take the time to really get to know each other can they find some middle ground， is there or can there be more to this marriage and is it at all possible to have happiness？ 。。。more
Tammy
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Luca and Verona are from waring mafia families and now they are being forced to marry。 What will happen when sparks begin to fly between them？ Fast-paced read with loads of drama， suspense and steam。 Great characters with lots of depth， sizzling scenes and an entertaining story。 I loved it。
Sharon
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This is a well written dark mafia romance。 The plot was so engaging。 The characters of Luca and Verona kept me interested throughout the story。 Warring families， drama， history。I love this genre and this is one of the better stories I have read in quite a while。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。
Lisa
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