We're celebrating the release of Ruthless Bonds by Dani Antoinette. This beauty is the first in a new dark romance series called Hearts of Mayhem!
Ruthless Bonds (Hearts of Mayhem Series #1)
Series of standalones.
No cliffhangers
Publication Date: March 24, 2025
Genre: Dark romance/ Bratva / Mafia Romance
Six years ago, I thought I could escape the devil.
I was dead wrong.
Kreos Zokrov has found me, and this time, running from him isn’t an option. New York’s most
feared mafia boss swears I’ve stolen from him, and to spare my family, he demands the one
thing I swore I’d never give.
My freedom.
I’ve spent my life fighting and clawing my way through the streets to protect my siblings. I was
so close to a new life, until Kreos dragged me back into his world of power and mayhem. But
the worst part isn’t the constant danger…it’s that I feel safer with the monster than anywhere
else.
He doesn’t just love. He possesses.
He doesn’t just protect. He destroys.
And when he says I belong to him, he means forever.
But with enemies closing in, and the past refusing to stay buried, the war between us threatens to burn everything to the ground.
If I want to survive this time, I’ll have to make a choice…
Embrace his darkness or be consumed by it.
I ran from him once.
He’ll never let me do it again.
Ruthless Bonds is a standalone, full-length mafia romance with no cheating and a guaranteed HEA. This is a dark romance and may contain themes some readers may find triggering.
- Bratva dark romance
- Enemies to lovers
- OTT possessive/jealous hero
- Forced marriage / Blackmail
- Age gap
- He falls first
- Primal play
- Badass FMC who likes to break rules...and enjoys her punishments
- Look at her and you lose your eyes
- Such a good f*cking girl*
- Mystery / thriller / suspense
Okay, first can I just say look at that cover. That man is gorgeous! I'm a big romance reader, but this is my first mafia dark romance and not gonna lie, I had to look up what Bratva was before reading this book. Ruthless Bonds kept me glued to my Kindle, unable to put the book down. I enjoyed this one so much I read it in one sitting, which is rare for me these days. The characters are both strong and believable, the pace is fantastic, and there are none of those questionable moments where you don't know where the story is going.
I loved FMC Alora! She's strong and sassy, without being obnoxious. She cares about her family and will do anything to help those she loves, including commit crimes to help them. At the beginning of the story Alora works at a bar and does everything she can to provide for her sister and when she runs into trouble doing that, she doesn't bend or break, and she doesn't go crying to anyone to help her. She bucks up and helps herself.
Kreos, the MMC, is also strong and manages to be decisive and powerful without being cruel. Is he a killer? Yes. Is he the leader of a crime family? Yes. But, he's got all the powerful traits we love in a dark MMC and, *swoon* he falls first which is incredibly sexy.
The story progresses along at a great pace. It's not too slow or too rushed. Kreos and Alora get just the right amount of time together to make the romance believable. Since it's a mafia story, there's a mafia plot happening in the background and there're some twisty moments, including a character who comes back from the presumed dead! What I loved the most is at the end, even though Kreos shows up for Alora, she's capable of helping herself. I absolutely loved this one and I'm looking forward to more from this series by Dani Antoinette.
❤❤❤❤❤ - Overall, I loved it!
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