WOW WOW WOW!! This book is the first one that I have read by the author, and she is amazing! From the first chapter to the last word of the book, I could not put it down. The character development between Luca and Aly is amazing! Reading their story and seeing how it all connects was the best part. Each chapter flowed with the next and kept me wanting more. This is a phenomenal book, and I will be buying the next books in the series to see what happens next with the characters! I cannot wait to see how the characters progress or change in the continuation of the series and cannot wait to dive back and learn more about their story!
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Carlie Del Gallohttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngCarlie Del Gallo2022-01-27 07:55:422022-01-27 07:55:42SINFUL VOW BY EMILY BOWIE REVIEWED BY CARLIE DEL GALLO
This is an author that I have loved from the first book I picked up from her. I never hesitate picking up her books as they are well written and pull you in from the beginning. This book is no different. It is a well written story that brings romance and steam to a new level. This is a suspenseful, romance story that is dark in places and has twists and turns like no other. A fast paced, engaging story where the characters pop and are easily relatable. I enjoy how they bring the story to life on each page by the author’s use of details. This is the fourth book in this series which is just as great as the previous three books. I highly suggest reading the previous books to help your enhancement of not only this series but of this author as well. This is worth the pick up for sure. I highly recommend this book and this author.
Omg yes! Love the drama between the two mafia families. I love the beginning, middle, and end of Aly and Luca’s love story. The author did a fabulous job at keeping the reader focused on their story. As soon as I started the book I couldn’t put it down. I finished this book in eight hours. Can’t wait to start the second book.
Intense and captivating! What a great start to a new mafia series! Aly is the bastard child who isn’t accepted in the mafia world and Luca is lucky enough to join a prominent mafia family when nothing else in his life is going right. Sinful Vow is everything you’d expect from a mafia story… dark, twisted, and fast-paced! Luca and Aly fit together seamlessly despite being from rival families. Their story is raw and emotional with just enough steam to keep you hooked.
This was the first book I have read in the Dark Mafia series and I will be looking for the others right away. This was a completely different read from the ones I usually chose but I can say for sure that I was pleasantly surprised! The fast pace and drama was just what I needed.
Luca and Aly are on opposite sides of the fence when it comes to their rival mafia families. When Aly is thrust into her fathers notice after her half brother dies, she is expected to do what is right for the family and enter into an arranged marriage. Luca has other ideas in mind and gets tired of waiting and takes what is his.
Chicago Mafia boss Marco La Rosa thought the only woman he’d ever loved had died years ago. But when her brother approaches him with an arranged marriage contract, he learns that she is very much alive and in danger. Bringing her back within the fold of the Five Families is a second chance he can’t pass up. The only problem is, he has to get to her before their enemies do. On-the-run Mafia princess Elena Caruso cut all family ties to survive. She knows that the Bratva is on her tail and that someday they’ll find her. When she receives word that her cover’s blown, she attempts to flee. But it isn’t the Russians who get to her first. It’s the boy she’s been in love with for years, who’s now a dangerous and devastatingly handsome man—and she’s running from him too. As threats quickly close in, her only chance for survival is into the arms of the Mafia boss who once held her heart.
Amy McKinley is the USA Today bestselling author of the romantic suspense thriller Gray Ghost Novels, Deadly Isles Special Ops, Covert Recruits, Mafia Elite, Moonlit Destination series, Five Fates paranormal romance series, and several stand-alone titles. Her edge-of-your-seat books are filled with surprising twists and just the right amount of heat and danger. She lives in Illinois with her husband, two daughters, two sons, and three mischievous cats. You can find her at www.AmyMcKinley.com
Sinful Vow captivated me from the very first chapter of when 10 year old Luca was out with Scott and Jay doing their thing. They were the best of friends. Rossi and Mancini were having a meeting at a park when these kids crossed paths with 2 of the most powerful men. Rossi is a father of 4 daughters until that day. Rossi decides to take in Luca and treat him as if he was born into the mafia like his other 4 children.
Luca crosses paths with Aly as a teenager and vow’s to always keep her safe. If Mancini knew Luca was getting that close to Aly, there would’ve been consequences!!! This book in mafia fashion has so much going on. So much more suspense then I could’ve ever though. The book was perfectly written. I’m not typically a fan of mafia books but this one was so good. Cannot wait to see what happens in the next book.
Oh my goodness… I don’t know where to start. This book is so good! This is the first book of the Dark Mafia Sins Series. It is Luca Rossi and Aly Mancini’s story. Luca and Aly are from rival Mafia families. Luca steals Aly away the night before her arranged marriage, and plans to marry her himself. They have a past together but can they have a future? I can’t wait to see what this author has in store for Aria.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Jenny Seehttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngJenny See2022-01-26 18:03:242022-01-26 18:03:24Sinful Vow (Dark Mafia Sins, book 1) by Emily Bowie – Review by Jenny See
This was my First book by Emily Bowie and it did not disappoint. I can’t wait to read more of this series. It was really well written and kept me wanting more. I seriously didn’t want to put the book down. The love and yet turmoil between Luca and Ali was intense.
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Not a long one, but certainly a superb one. This story took me out of my comfy chair and into a world of danger, suspense and passion. The endless dramatics kept me on edge and ready for absolutely anything. The characters possessed believable traits and the sexual energy was palpable. An ongoing saga was their lives and I was along for this epic ride. Mysterious and fraught with enemies around every corner, this book will leave you on the knife’s edge from start to stop. Intriguingly delightful, I give this one 5 stars. It was beyond enjoyable.
This is the first time I have ever read in this genre and I absolutely loved it! The book was well written and flowed smoothly. This book was great, it had me on the edge of my seat just flipping pages wanting to know has happened. I really enjoyed this book and want to read more!
5 Stars Sinful Vow (Dark Mafia Sins, book 1) by Emily Bowie
Sinful Vow is the first book in the Dark Mafia Sins Series. This is a Romance Suspense that will have you turning the pages till the end to see what happens next. This is a fairly new author to me and I look forward to reading many more books by her. Get ready to be taken on quite the ride with this fast paced story packed with action, adventure and suspense. The twists and turns had me on the edge of my seat throughout the book. This is Luca and Ally’s story, both are from rival mafia families and the cause of the war between the two families. These two have chemistry that is off the charts. Find out what happens next in this absolute must read. If you love dark mafia romance this is definitely worth the read.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Dawn Daughenbaughhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngDawn Daughenbaugh2022-01-26 07:39:062022-01-26 07:39:06Sinful Vow (Dark Mafia Sins, book 1) by Emily Bowie – Review by Dawn Daughenbaugh
Sinful Vow (Dark Mafia Sins, book 1) by Emily Bowie
5 out of 5 Stars
This might have been the author’s first foray into the mafia genre, but Damn! What a first shot!! I was invested, hooked, thrilled from the first page of Chapter One. The story was fun. The characters are real and believable. The banter between Aly and Luca is witty and funny.
Luca Rossi has never had an easy life. Luca had the fortune of meeting Mafia Boss Nicoli Rossi on one of the worst days of Luca’s short life. The only good to come out of it was that Nicoli adopted Luca. That day and the change of fortune would ripples in Luca’s life forever. When Luca was trying to make his bones and protect his family, he stumbled across her. She was young, strong, beautiful and addictive.
She is Aly Mancini, illegitimate daughter of the Rossi’s family rival. The day she met Luca, Aly didn’t know who he was but she knew he was dangerous and deadly. Luca kept turning up whenever Aly needed him for the next 6 years. Aly claimed that she hated his intrusion into her life but, secretly, she felt safe and protected knowing that he would be there for her.
When Aly’s father decides that she has to marry to keep the family strong, Aly doesn’t want to do it. Luca agrees. Luca takes Aly. Is Aly just another pawn in the ongoing feud between the families or does Luca really love her?
The story has so many twists and turns. My heartbroke right along with Luca’s when he thought he was betrayed. My pulse raced when Aly was in danger. The pages flew when plans were being made. My screen got all foggy during the steam! Please tell me Book 2 is coming soon!
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00M Policicchiohttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngM Policicchio2022-01-26 07:38:312022-01-26 07:38:31Sinful Vow (Dark Mafia Sins, book 1) by Emily Bowie – Review by M Policicchio
I enjoy a good Mafia-based book. This book, however, just didn’t do it for me. The writing was decent and the story kept me interested. It was just that it wasn’t my cup of tea when it comes to Mafia-based books. Luca and Aly were cute.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Amber Dayhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngAmber Day2022-01-26 07:28:312022-01-26 07:28:31Sinful Vow (Dark Mafia Sins, book 1) by Emily Bowie – Review by Amber Day
What a brilliant start to a new series. I was hooked on this book from the moment I started reading. Aly and Luca were so addictive and captivating. I loved their chemistry, the connection was just so strong. The story seemed to mold itself around them. It has been quite a while since I have read a series with such a strong start. I am looking forward to seeing what is to come next.
Luca Rossi takes what he wants at all costs. So when he finds out Aly is about to be married. He does what he needs to do, kidnapping Aly to stop her from getting married. He loves her and she feels safe and protected with him, that’s all that should matter. But now a war has set into place between the Rossi’s and the Mancini’s. Two rival mafia families fighting over this young couple is only one reason they clash. This young couple stands between them, is their love strong enough to endure this war? What an exciting and high energy read. I love this story and the characters. This author is new to me, therefore I have found another great series to read. I will be looking forward to seeing where this series goes. Be prepared, this story will take you through many emotions as it did me. NO Spoilers!
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Cindy Mayberryhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngCindy Mayberry2022-01-25 13:15:212022-01-25 13:15:21Sinful Vow ( Dark Mafia Sins, Book 1) by Emily Bowie – Review by Cindy Mayberry
I’ve recently gotten into mafia books, and this was a great addition to the collection. The book starts out with Luca as a young orphan who runs the streets with his friends, pickpocketing unsuspecting victims. After getting caught in the act by a couple of mafia bosses, one of them takes him in as a son.
As an adult, Luca encounters the teenage daughter of an enemy boss as he’s leaving the scene of a crime, and Aly’s pass on ratting him out to her father forges an unlikely alliance between the two, which grows over time with random encounters.
As Aly grows on the fringe of the mafia, not quite fully under her father’s protection since her mother was his mistress, and never taking money from him to avoid his rule, she’s able to build a successful business. But, when her mother falls ill, she turns to her father to help with her medical care and finds herself sucked into her father’s business.
Things take a turn for the worse when her brother, the heir of the business, is killed, and her father decides it’s time for Aly to step up and marry into another mafia family to forge a stronger alliance. Held captive by her father until the wedding, Luca shows up to rescue her, but neither are sure how much to trust the other.
Luca declares he’ll marry Aly, and she finds herself still trapped, but in a different setting. Things heat up between the two and their bond is tested when Aly’s father gives her poison to kill Luca. Faced with deciding between allegiance to her family or the man who’s somehow always shown up to protect her when there was no one else, Aly must decide her own fate.
A great slow-burn romance with lots of twists and turns!
I loved it and couldn’t put it down. This author is quickly becoming one of my favorites to read. I was drawn in right from the beginning. Love this series.
We get dual POV, I really loved these two. We get a little back story and start when they are younger and go through the years. At one point Aly meets Luca, her silence earns his protection even though he is the enemy. Then when Aly is 21 things take a pretty big twist and she finds herself in a position she never thought she would be in. Luca has a plan and that includes Aly, will he be successful?
I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. I couldn’t get through the book fast enough to see what was coming next. The secondary characters added a great element to the story. If you’re looking for a great mafia series, I highly suggest this one. 1-click and get started today. I look forward to reading more from this author.
If you love a good mafia romance you would absolutely love Sinful Vow. Luca and Aly are quite the duo. They both have their own past that comes to haunt them, but together they can get through anything. This is an unpredictable enemies to lovers story with fierce banter, rival mafia families and steamy romance! A little dark and dirty 😉 What is not to love <3
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Aly meets Luca when she is 16 years old, and he is already a killer in the Italian Mafia. Romeo and Juliet are referenced and it’s accurate in saying that their two families hate each other, and blood will be spilt. We get to see Aly grow up and make choices that no woman should ever have to make. Family or Love? She’s not the only one that has to make that choice by the time the book is finished. A few twists of fate, bad decisions and some unpredictable moments had me turning pages eagerly to see what comes next.
I have to say that this one might be my favorite out of the series to date. It follows the fast pace of the first two books in the series. While it is the third book in the series, you can easily read it as a standalone. Stefano and Emiliana….The chemistry was hot as hell. I genuinely enjoyed watching their story play out.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Amber Dayhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngAmber Day2022-01-25 07:29:522022-01-25 07:29:52Born in Darkness (Mafia Elite, book 3) by Amy McKinley – Amber Day
Incredible mafia story Strong alpha male lead, equally strong female lead and lots of action on between. The author did a fantastic job of building the suspense and letting things play out naturally within the story. The anticipation at times was killing me. Luca and Aly’s relationship was like a rumbling volcano. The writing and world building is brilliant. Highly recommend.
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I have only recently started reading dark mafia books, man have I been missing out! This series sucks you in and doesn’t let go. My heart loved this couple, Luca and Aly, and I was rooting for them the whole time. The idea of rivaling mafia families with forbidden love, takes me back to Romeo and Juliet, just with a happier ending. Aly’s father arranges a marriage that is suitable for Aly, but Luca and Aly are having none of it. Will their love start a war between the two families are be able to bring their rivalry to an end?
This was my first mafia book. It has a lot of violence in it, which isn’t really my thing. With that being said, I stayed interested til the very end and will go on to read the others in this series.
Luca and Aly fall in love at an early age and have a long, troubled history. Can they be together. They are each the prodigy of one of the biggest mafia families in Texas. What an exciting and full of adventure book this was. Starting with Luca’s first encounters as a young boy up to Aly’s marriage in adulthood, we see them go through some mighty big challenges. Facing some uptight families with guns, they are both stubborn, pig-headed and seem to have death wishes but they do get through those challenges. Well-written and smooth flowing, it was easy to stay engaged and pick your loves and hates in the supporting characters. The plot was fantastic. I love this series. You should give it a shot. Worth the read. Highly recommend.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVED this book. Luca and Ally have this burning chemistry whenever they are together. Both from rival mafia families and the cause of an upcoming war between the two. I couldn’t put the book down. I was obsessed with Luca and how he always watched Aly from afar and helped whenever she needed him. He actually wanted her and not as an arrangement or property. Can’t wait to read more from this author.
This book was a treat to read for me! I do highly love my passionate books as well as Mafia books. This one was a true engagement from the start, the spice and temptation it brought on, was more than amazing. It was a perfect blend. More like a dessert where you take one bite, and you know you want more.
Something I really enjoyed about this one, I loved the characters yes. They made the story, with out a doubt. The darkness in this book, between the events, as well as the characters really, and I mean really, made me get sucked into this gem of a novel. It was a good read, but not all lollipops and daises between the characters. There was the darkness I would say within a lot of the characters that had to be expelled out of them at different times. And to me that made the characters very relatable and real!
Also the chemistry between Aly and Luca was the spiciness I love and enjoy with all my heart. The moments they shared together, my kindle was needing a fan on it I swear. You really felt the lust and the passion between them. Knowing the darkness within each other, it did not stop the suspense of the feelings of when ever they were near. What I loved about that, was it was not just about that, there was so much more. Even though they did not want to show it to the world, it was there. Through the reading the characters development was perfectly done. I will be reading more of this series with no doubt!
I loved the writing style of this amazing author, and how they suck you in and hold you there as you live on every word, and wonder with anticipation what will happen next! A must read author and certainly a must read book! Highly recommend up Don’t pass this book up, you wouldn’t pass up dessert would you?
What happens when you are born into a world that does not want you, thinks you’re a cast off. Well, that’s me Aly the illegitimate child of one of the most powerful men in the town. No-one dares to touch me until one night I witness a stranger running away from a gunshot, but he turns and stands in front of me, although I am scared, he just captivates me. He vows to protect me even from my family.
Luca started life on the street a nobody, but one chance meeting and his life has changed forever. Now part of one of the biggest crime families in the town he is destined to become the Don when his father steps down, but one night he makes a mistake and saves a damsel in distress. Later, she captivates him, and Luca cannot give her up, the only problem she is the daughter of there enemy and will he be able to have his girl and keep the peace.
This story is full of action from the first page, seeing Luca’s start in life till now you understand why there is such rivalry with the Rossi’s and Mancini’s. Luca is captivated with Aly but he see’s away to get back at Mancini with making his daughter fall in love with him and this will be the ultimate betrayal. Although when Aly’s brother Jonny and the next in line for the Mancini line is killed, Aly’s father must find away to keep her the next in line to takeover the family but of course this goes wrong.
I love the character of Aly, she is full of sass and determination to become the woman she wants to be, within the mafia world she has seen how they have treated her mother and is determined that is not going to happen to her. Although when Luca comes into the picture, she is fascinated by him although at first, they are frenemies she then starts having feeling towards him and eventually they both can’t hide their true feelings anymore.
The characters in this story are so well developed and rich, the story is powerful but shows that there is a soft side to rugged men and that love does win out in the end. I can’t wait to read more books in this series and by this author.
https://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.png00Angela Shirleyhttps://itsybitsybookbits.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IBBB_2020_logo_sq.pngAngela Shirley2022-01-24 08:14:292022-01-24 08:14:29Sinful Vow (Dark Mafia Sins, book 1) by Emily Bowie – Review by Angela Shirley
This action packed and tension filled tale is full of twists and turns. It is dark, raw, and gritty, intense, and entertaining, and full of emotions. It is a little steamy, with chemistry, a lot of angst and plenty of suspense. He is addicted, obsessed, he is dangerous, deceptive, full of lies and secrets and oh so sinful. Their families are mortal enemies, and he takes what he wants, this time though in doing so there will be an all-out war. Falling for the enemy is nothing short of death, pain, and misery but in the end, he must make her his. No one else can have her. He makes her feel safe, secure. He is all consuming.
I love curling up to a great mafia, dark romance and this was a perfect read. Right from the beginning I was entranced with the dual POV of Aly and Luca. Two rival mafia families and forbidden chemistry make this story sizzle. Luca is intriguing, protective, alpha and part of the Rossi family. Aly is smart and strong and part of the Mancini family. When they meet, you can just feel Luca’s presence in protecting Aly, even though she is from a rival mafia family. Things turn when Aly has an arranged marriage by her father and Luca was not having none of that to the point the families were about to have a war over it. I loved the action, twists, turns and steamy chemistry between Luca and Aly!
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