🔖 REVIEW BLITZ 🔖 Married with Malice by Cora Brent

Married with Malice by Cora Brent

Release Date: December 5, 2024

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

The wedding was supposed to be my sister’s fate.

An alliance between two legendary mafia families just like in the old days.

But when my sweet, beautiful older sister fell for a civilian and eloped in spite of our father’s edict, mafia mayhem ensued.

Now, to save my sister and her clueless new husband from a date with a Cosa Nostra executioner, I’m taking her place.

No doubt everyone would have preferred the alternative bride. Especially the groom.

Luca Connelly. Master manipulator. Crown prince of his uncle’s blood-splattered empire.

And my nemesis since high school.

Luca, with his charm and muscle and sinful looks, believes the world is his for the taking.

He might be right.

Luca is good at fooling everyone else. However, he’ll never fool me.

He’s still the same callous, arrogant villain who used to delight in my torment.

Not that I’m innocent. The scorching hostility between us is completely mutual.

Too bad there are a few things I didn’t count on.

Like the way I can’t get enough of his touch.

Or how I keep coming back for more no matter how volatile we are together.

I know this is no recipe for a happy marriage.

But the closer I get to Luca, the more the lines get blurred.

My mistake was to assume that I was in full control.

I was so sure my heart could never fall for my husband.

Only now that it’s too late am I learning how very wrong I was…

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My Review:

Not having read any other books by Brent before, I didn’t know what to expect before reading Married with Malice. Needless to say, this steamy enemies-to-lovers mafia romance had me hooked from beginning to end! A must-add to your TBR list.

For Annalisa Barone being the middle child had its perks, she wouldn’t be tasked to unite two very important families. That is until her older sister backs out and in a matter of seconds Anni’s fate completely changes. Now she has to marry her childhood nemesis in order to save her siblings from their dad’s wrath. It didn’t matter what her dreams were, Anni’s whole life has been dependent on pleasing her dad and she has no choice but to marry into another mafia family. What makes things worse is that Luca Connelly is about to become her husband and she will do anything in her power to not fall for his charm. 

Luca’s future wasn’t supposed to involved being part of the mafia. His older brother worked really hard to make sure to give Luca that chance, until he found a way out, leaving Luca to face the consequences. Now he is about to marry Annalisa, the woman he’s been lusting after for so long. It’s not his intention to force her to be with him, but after a feisty banter gets steamy, lines are crossed. Neither of them expected anything to come from their marriage, yet Luca is set on convincing Anni to give them a chance.

I absolutely loved reading Married with Malice, the banter between Luca and Anni is on another level. It’s entertaining and steamy. Though their chemistry was a bit bumpy at the beginning, those two quickly give into their lust and it’s explosive. They might be complete opposites, but they soon find out that they have a lot in common when it comes to being in the mafia world. Luca’s whole life was planned to not be involved with the family business, until he has to take his brother’s place that he realizes just how heavy his new life is going to become. Annalisa becomes his comfort and he doesn’t want to let her go. I loved the suspense in the book as well. All in all, I would highly recommend checking out this book if you are in the look for a steamy mafia read. :)

***I received an advanced copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own.***

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About the Author:

Cora Brent was born in a cold climate and escaped as soon as it was legally possible. Now, she lives in the desert with her husband, two kids and a prickly pear cactus she has affectionately named ‘Spot’. Cora’s closet is filled with boxes of unfinished stories that date back her 1980’s childhood and all her life she has dreamed of being an author. Amazingly, she is now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling writer of contemporary romance and begs not to be awakened from this dream.

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