BOOKWORM REVIEW: Vow of Revenge by P. Rayne

April 28, 2023

BOOKWORM REVIEW: Vow of Revenge by P. Rayne

RATING: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

SPICE: 🔥🔥🔥

There are not enough mafia romances that explore arranged marriages by integrating mutual respect and equal power dynamic. If you're looking for a mafia princess in distress locked up in a tower and waiting for her mafia prince, this isn't the read for you. You will thank me for recommending it regardless.

Marcelo Costa and Mirabelle La Rosa were meant to get married and continue their family lines. That plan did not come to be when someone targeted the Costas, including Marcelo. With no marriage on the horizon, Mirabella enrolls at the Sicuro Academy -- a private university for children of the mob --and gets surprised when her supposedly dead husband shows up.

I always say that the first books in a series carry the burden of introducing everyone and setting up the world for readers. While there was some wonky pacing in this read, that did not take away from the fantastic world-building and character development. Yes, we get a peek at the series' ensemble, but the spotlight is firmly on Mirabella and Marcelo. Their story draws you in with sizzling chemistry and engaging suspense, and the romance blends in nicely with it. Marcelo and Mirabella are fire to the nth degree.

The book also gives us enough details about the subsequent characters to whet our appetite for the rest of the series. Consider my curiosity peaked.

** I am voluntarily reviewing an advance copy of this book. Thank you to P. Rayne and Valentine PR and Literary Management for providing an ARC. **

ABOUT THE BOOK

Nothing ruins a perfect day like your dead fiancé showing up in the middle of your first class.

Mirabella La Rosa

When my father arranged for me to marry the next in line to lead the Costa crime family, I swore I'd do anything to escape that fate. I have way more to offer my family than being some man's arm candy, producing heirs, and making appearances at weddings and baptisms.

Marcelo Costa might be my fiancé, but he'll never be my husband.

Somehow, I get lucky because he and his father are killed in a car bombing. Not only do I not have to go from being a mafia princess to a mafia wife, but now I can attend college at the Sicuro Academy--an affluent private college created for mafia children like me.

I'm so excited. I've moved into my dorm room with my best friend, put on the uniform and am ready to learn. But all my plans come to a screeching halt when he shows up on campus alive and well, seeking revenge on those that crossed him.

Marcelo Costa

The look of shock on my fiancée's face when I walk into the classroom at the Sicuro Academy gives me more pleasure than it should.

Mirabella made it clear she didn't want to marry me, and she's a problem to be dealt with for sure. But now, she's the smaller of my two problems.

The only reason I'm at the Sicuro Academy is because my investigation into the bomb that killed my father and almost took me out has led me here.

So I'll allow Mirabella to stay at the academy while I track down my father's murderer, but once I've brought that person to my own particular brand of justice I'll remove her from campus and make her my wife.

And no amount of pleading on her part will change my mind.

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