Being one of the best mafia romance novels, Bound By Honor tells a romance fairytale story according to the two mafia MCs. While almost all mafia romance novels (including this novel) focus on arranged marriage, the two mafias in Bound By Honor make this novel one of the most thrilling and entertaining books to read.
Here, we meet Aria Scuderi, a mob princess from Chicago whose parents are arranging for her to marry a man she hardly knows about. Even though she is highly terrified of the idea to marry a stranger, she had to do it for the sake of her freedom. Later on, in Bound By Honor, we recognize the male MC’s identity as Luca “The Vice” Vitiello.
Luca is the oldest son of the head of New York’s Cosa Nostra mafia group. As such, he has an untameable and arrogant bad-boy aura flowing all over his body. Not stopping there, the public has also recognized his brutality and ability to easily kill people and kiss whomever he desires.
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- Part 1: Meet The Characters Of Bound By Honor
- Part 2: Story Of Bound By Honor
- Part 3: Meet The Author Of Bound By Honor
Part 1: Meet The Characters Of Bound By Honor
Aria Scuderi
What lurks in your mind when you read something like, “Chicago’s mob princess”? Are you thinking of a lady with a heart of irons? It may be true for Aria Scuderi, the female MC of Bound By Honor – however, it is only partially true, and the “correct” part is the part that states Aria has met so many guys like Luca, her fiance”.
Aria was only 15 when her parents arranged for a marriage between her and “The Vice” in Bound By Honor. Despite her vast knowledge about the mob’s world, Aria is an ordinary girl who desires nothing more than independence At least, until she meets Luca.
Luca “The Vice” Vitiello
Luca Vitiello, the male MC of Bound By Honor, is the oldest son of New York’s Cosa Nostra mafia group. His nickname is “The Vice”, and he is as sinful as his nickname. His predator-like charisma and condescending smile cloud his divine looks and supreme wealth, along with his notorious reputation for killing people and crushing a man’s throat with his bare hands.
Many girls desire Luca, yet, none have succeeded since nobody knows what lurks behind him. Aria appears to be the only woman in Luca’s life in Bound By Honor who gets his hidden pure and kind-hearted side.
Part 2: Story Of Bound By Honor
The stories of Bound By Honor begin by telling us about a 15-year-old girl named Aria Scuderi, who is not just “your average click” girl. Aria is a daughter from one of Chicago’s most renowned mafia families. To maintain the family’s reputation, Aria’s parents arrange for her to marry another mafia, whom she barely knows about.
Hence, Aria finds herself Bound By Honor, despite her extreme need in obtaining and maintaining her independence. Three years have passed and Aria still manages to find ways to escape from this unwanted marriage.
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Then, the stories in Bound By Honor novel turn to Luca, the eldest son of New York’s Cosa Nostra mafia group’s head. “The Vice” becomes his nickname for his notorious reputation in destroying a man’s throat with bare hands. Furthermore, Luca is not just another arrogant jerk, instead, he is someone who easily kills and kisses virtually everyone as much as he’d wish.
Only Aria gets to the depth of Luca’s heart. Just like one of the quotes in Bound By Honor novel:
“But I don’t care because loving you is the only pure thing in my life,”
In my opinion, it’s amazing to see two mafias in love. While arranged marriage appears to be the usual theme for mafia romance books, two mafias capable of authentic and genuine love toward each other is something precious we can find by reading Bound By Honor’s novel.
Part 3: Meet The Author Of Bound By Honor
Cora Reilly, the author of Bound By Honor, considers herself a specialist in writing adult romance stories. The female MC in Bound By Honor may start as a teenage girl, yet, there are no such things as being child-like or innocent when we talk about a mafia romance novel. Then, again, Aria is a mob princess, and Luca, her fiance”, is the future head of New York’s mafia group.
Cora Reilly, herself is one of the USA Bestselling Authors, which means, we get to see her in book events all around the U.S. Her books are also among the best-seller books, and Bound By Honor is not an exception. Today, we can read the book, along with the rest of the books in Born In Blood Mafia Chronicles, through several platforms and translated languages.
Some readers refer to this novel as Romeo and Juliet in the mafia romance version. Honestly, this is the first time I see a dangerous bad boy predator warm up and become kind-hearted and patient toward a “target” girl amazingly, the stories in the whole chapter flows so naturally without missing the arranged marriage part.