Mafia Bride Series by M. James

I’m no innocent virgin. But the Bratva leader won't take no for an answer…. My first husband is dead and buried. I’m left a widowed mafia princess—a dangerous title to hold, especially when one man already has his eye on me. Viktor Andreyev. His own men call him Ussuri. The Bear. Older than me, with a reputation for violence and a cruel exterior to match, he’s no one I would ever choose for a husband. In fact, I’d hoped that I’d never have to marry again at all... moreI’m no innocent virgin. But the Bratva leader won't take no for an answer…. My first husband is dead and buried. I’m left a widowed mafia princess—a dangerous title to hold, especially when one man already has his eye on me. Viktor Andreyev. His own men call him Ussuri. The Bear. Older than me, with a reputation for violence and a cruel exterior to match, he’s no one I would ever choose for a husband. In fact, I’d hoped that I’d never have to marry again at all. But he’s made the price for peace my hand in marriage. And it’s clear that I can’t refuse. I’ve survived marriage to one cruel man already. I’m no fragile princess. I know I can survive this. But the secrets of the Bratva are darker than even I realized, and the more I learn, the more desperate I am to escape. Only one man, and the temptations he poses, stand in the way. He holds my body captive. But he’ll never hold my heart. less

My husband isn’t a man to steal from. But someone has decided to anyway. Someone wanted Viktor to pay. Enough to take his wife from his own home. Enough to risk his wrath. When I wake up in a cabin in the Russian forest, broken and traumatized, Viktor is there, a different man from the one I married. Caring. Nurturing. Even, dare I say, loving. He brings me back to life, one kindness at a time, and for a few brief days, I think that maybe I’ve gotten him all wrong... moreMy husband isn’t a man to steal from. But someone has decided to anyway. Someone wanted Viktor to pay. Enough to take his wife from his own home. Enough to risk his wrath. When I wake up in a cabin in the Russian forest, broken and traumatized, Viktor is there, a different man from the one I married. Caring. Nurturing. Even, dare I say, loving. He brings me back to life, one kindness at a time, and for a few brief days, I think that maybe I’ve gotten him all wrong. But just as I begin to let down my guard, a secret threatens to rock the fragile truce between us, and turn my husband back into the brutal man that I feared. Trapped in a fortress of a safe house with him and the only people left in the world that I love, I no longer know which is the real danger. The man who is threatening everything I care about, or the one holding me captive, body and soul. The one who says he’ll never let me go. His stolen bride. This is book 2 in the Mafia Bride series. Book one is Captive Bride. less

Is almost losing everything enough to change a man? My husband is about to lose everything he’s worked so hard to keep. His empire. His daughter. Me. I can’t love a man who does the things that Viktor does. I can’t belong to him, not in the way I want to. It doesn’t matter what he’s awakened in me, or how much I crave him. How much my heart wants him. Or at least, that’s what I tell myself. But the danger Viktor poses to my heart isn’t all we’re facing. Alexei is coming... moreIs almost losing everything enough to change a man? My husband is about to lose everything he’s worked so hard to keep. His empire. His daughter. Me. I can’t love a man who does the things that Viktor does. I can’t belong to him, not in the way I want to. It doesn’t matter what he’s awakened in me, or how much I crave him. How much my heart wants him. Or at least, that’s what I tell myself. But the danger Viktor poses to my heart isn’t all we’re facing. Alexei is coming. For me, for Sofia, for Ana, to wipe out the men of the three families and take it all for himself. If he takes me, I know that Viktor won’t rest until he saves me. But what I want more than anything is for Viktor to save himself. I want him to become the man that I know he can be—so that I can become everything I long to be for him. His lover. His wife. His beloved bride. Beloved Bride contains several scenes that readers may find difficult. Readers with sensitivity to some material should proceed with caution. less