Bound By Love (Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles Book 6) Kindle Edition

Oh, how I LOVE this 6th installment in the series! My favorite by a mile! Luca and Aria are simply sublime! Loved, loved, loved finally getting Luca's POV! Love getting both flashbacks to key past moments as well as amazing new content!Please tell me Rocco Scuderi gets tortured and killed! He's scum of the Earth! My heart breaks over Fabi. I only wish Aria had told him she went back for him after his last phone call to her. Can't wait to read his story!

I was glad to see the continuation of Aria and Luca. In this book we are able to see of the past stories in Aria and Luca’s point of view. Their trust is tested many times with Aria risking to help her sisters or brothers. Luca is willing to do anything for Aria and her being his weakness. I did not enjoy the time apart they spent from each other when Aria had lied to Luca. However, with distance it was obvious how they loved each other unconditionally. I enjoyed Mateo and Aria’s sisters pets in their stories as well. With Aria being pregnant, Luca had become extra devoted to Aria. With their children Marcella and Amo they have created a family filled with love and power. I am interested in seeing what’s in store for Aria’s brother, Fabiano. Great reconnecting with these characters stories.

Love the stories and the characters in all her books. It is just the perfect mix of violence, love, and family. Damn sex scenes are so hott!

I am so grateful that you wrote this book. It gave me a lot of clarity to read and understand everything from Luca’s POV. I still LOVE him. He’s the best male character I have read in awhile. I hate to see their story come to an end but I’m happy with the way it did end.

mmc and fmc pissed me off quite a few times in this one ngl. mfs almost made me dnf. also remo mentioned <333

Beside Susan Fanetti’s Pagano Family/Brothers and A. Zavarelli’s Boston Underworld Cora Reilly’s Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles is one of my favorite mafia romance series. It follows the lives, troubles, fights and loves of the Vitiello brothers and the Scuderi sisters who are the Famiglia in charge of New York. It all started with Bound by Honor, where Aria, the eldest daughter of a prominent mob family In Chicago, was given in marriage to Luca Vitiello, the capo of the Cosa Nostra in New York to forge an alliance. Luca has a reputation as a vicious and merciless killer, and even though Aria knows her duty she is terrified of him. But instead of bedding her on their wedding night, Luca cuts his arm to provide the bloodstains on the sheet that are to be displayed the next morning in a disgusting tradition of verifying the bride’s virginity and in the end Aria and Luca fall in love.The subsequent books deal with Aria’s cousin Val and her sisters Gianna and Liliana and also an enforcer of the Las Vegas mob who defects to the famiglia out of love. Bound by Love brings the series full circle as it again centers on Aria and Luca and their troubles as Gianna’s and Liliana’s stories are (re-)told from their perspective. Defying her husband Aria interferes on her sisters’ behalf and Luca feels betrayed, as she is the first person he has allowed himself to love. They have to surmount a lot of difficulties and make some painful decisions before they manage to find their way back to each other.After that they live as happily as can be expected of a mob family steeped in blood and facing danger every waking hour, though Luca tries to shield his family from the worst of it as well as possible.Although there maybe some triggers (sex, violence), I really like the balance Reilly strikes by portraying hard, merciless mob men and the sweetness they show to their women and families. Also, she manages to skate the edge of dubious consent, but in an exciting way, and ultimately the choice to surrender lies with the women (mostly).This book also provides an exciting link to the spin-off series Camorra Chronicles, focusing on the mob family in Las Vegas. The first book, Twisted Loyalties, is about Fabiano Scuderi, Aria’s little brother, who, after being abandoned by his father, has fought his way to the top and is now the Consigliere of the Vegas mob. I can’t wait to delve into it.

Again I love cora reilly and the mafia world she has created. Let's start with Aria. In her sisters books she was more annoying but she was definitely better in this one. It aggravates me though that she continues to betray Lucas trust. I understand her intentions are good but what were you thinking leaving unprotected and alone !? Honestly that was the only time she annoyed me on this book. I love Luca. Should he have done a little more groveling ? Absolutely but he had every right to be upset. Matteo definitely shined in this book, especially with his niece. I also appreciate that unlike a lot of romance books ( doesn't matter the genre of romance) they waited to get pregnant. I loathe the pregnancy trope but if done right I don't mind it. It was very well executed. I read these series backwards without realizing and read the cammora chronicles first which is still my favorite series so I like how Remo and the falcones were introduced. Now to why I gave 4 instead of 5 stars ... I wish we didn't spend 55% of the book hashing out what we've already read in the previous 4/5 books. I definitely understand a recap of Luca and Arias opinions and thoughts throughout the Gianna and Lily mess but I don't need to re read what already happened and the same conversations that I definitely just skimmed over to get through the book. I felt as though at times it was just meant to be page fillers which I hate to say because I love Coras writing style but 55% of the book was just too much and honestly boring and not what I expected. I did not read Dantes book nor growls book because I really have no interest and I will probably take a break for awhile from this mafia world but all in all it was a great series as of yet. I love the relationship between the sisters and between Matteo and Luca but again I'm a falcone girl and honestly prefer Kiara over Aria.