Cruel Existence by Josephine London

I promised I’d never be the one to put her in a cage…

Amara

My life has never been my own.

All I want is freedom from my father’s control.

The last thing I want is to marry into the mafia like every other girl in my family, but Papa has made it clear I have no say in my future.

So maybe I party too much and break curfew just to push his buttons when we move to a new city.

It’s reckless, I know.

And that’s how I meet him…

Luka

There’s a new family in town, overstepping the organization’s boundaries.

As my father’s sovietnik I must advise him on how to rid the city of the outsiders.

But I never expected to meet her.

Amara Amato is sweet, gorgeous, innocent… everything my life isn’t.

But her Italian mob father doesn’t realize he’s dealing with the Bratva now.

I want to help her escape, but the more I’m around her, the more I want her for myself.

With our families at war and Amara as the pawn I realize there is only one way out for us.

Teach her to hate me.

Cruel Existence is a full-length mafia romance with no cheating.

This is the first book in the Novikov Bratva World Series. Start with book one to follow Amara and Luka’s story.

Tropes/Themes: Italian mafia, Bratva mafia, Star-Crossed romance, Enemies to Lovers, Family Saga, Slow Burn, Spicy, Anti-hero, Dark Romance, Forbidden Love, Arranged Marriage