Bound by Honor

Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, Book 1

By: Cora Reilly

Narrated by: Savannah Peachwood

Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins

Publisher's summary

Born into one of the leading mob families in Chicago, Aria Scuderi struggles to find her own path in a world where no choices are given. Aria was only 15 when her parents betrothed her to Luca—The Vice—Vitiello, the oldest son of the head of the New York Cosa Nostra to ensure peace between the two families.

Now at 18, the day Aria has been dreading for years is looming dangerously: her wedding to Luca.

Aria is terrified of marrying a man she hardly knows, especially someone like Luca who got his nickname "The Vice" for crushing a man’s throat with his bare hands. Luca might be one of the most sought after men in New York, thanks to his good looks, wealth, and predator-like charisma that radiates power, but the society girls throwing themselves at him don’t know what Aria does: that the bad boy aura isn’t just a game; blood and death lurk beneath Luca’s striking gray eyes and arrogant smile.

In her world, a handsome exterior often hides the monster within, a monster who can just as easily kill as kiss you.

The only way to escape the marriage to Luca would be to run away and leave everything she’s ever known behind, but Aria can’t bear the thought of never seeing her family again.

Despite her fear, she decides to go through with the marriage; Aria has grown up among predators like Luca and knows that even most cold-hearted bastards have a heart, and she has every intention of working her way into Luca’s.

Mature content!

Books in the Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles:
Bound by Honor
Bound by Duty
Bound by Hatred

©2014 Cora Reilly (P)2019 Cora Reilly

LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS STORY!!!

I don’t normally write reviews or rate my books I read but this story is one of my all time favorites I read the books of the complete series and then I see they finally made the audible and I had to get it it’s still one of my favorites and I even love it more I can hear it audible now I seriously can not wait for the rest of them to come to audible.
PLEASE HURRY WITH THE NEXT BOOK IN THIS SERIES!!!!
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Loved this book!!

Absolutely loved this book.. loved the voices, hate to love story, and had the right amount of steam throughout the book!

Amazing Narration

Pretty typical romance story but Juliana Solo does an absolutely amazing job. She make the book a performance. (But it’s not over done at all)

WOW !!!

Violent, sexy, Mafia, just what I like I just wish it was longer I know they got like 12 more books I know but just want to know what happens now !!!

Bound to this

What a start to this series. I love finding a story that you can just binge on.

I loved this book!

I had read the kindle version of this book already and liked it. So even though the reviews were mixed about the narration I still decided to give it a chance. When it got started I could see what the other reviewers meant about the voice, however, I thought it was fitting. She was supposed to be an 18 year old who has been made to submit to men her whole life. So if she had a harsh older sounding voice I don’t think it would have fit as well. I personally though the narration was wonderful. I loved her animation throughout. It made it very enjoyable to listen to! As for the book, it’s wonderful too!

Epic

What can I say Cora Reilly is an amazing author. I’ve read this book awhile back and it was by first read from this author and I loved it. If your love dark mafia romance, with suspense and drama then I definitely this book. Listening wit was epic, amazing

Not terrible..

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This book wasn't terrible, but it wasn't original either. It falls into the normal cliche of woman marries man because her father says so, they end up falling in love, One almost gets killed, they tell each other they love the other: then everything is hunky dory.

But what really got my eyes rolling was all the fuss when they do get together and her unnecessary whining over every little thing. For one, having grown up in this supposed mafia world, you would think she'd be use to the things going on and her knowing what her fate would be and not cry about it. That and perhaps know how to fight or defend herself or something.

On the other hand, I always fall for these cliches and Despite the annoying narration that made my ear want to bleed sometimes, I kinda enjoyed the book. I wouldn't mind getting the second book, as long as the narrator can chill out.

Luca!!!!

I freaking love Luca! He’s def bae! I fell in love with this story 4 years ago! So awesome finally listening to the audio version of it!! Love, love, love, him and Aria!! This is the type of story that sticks with you , for life.

Great way to Start 2024

Great way to start 2024! I read this book twice before writing this review, because I loved it so much the first time around. And it was just a good the second read through. This was the first Cora Reilly book I read and I'm hooked. I read this book in 12 hours. I didn't want to put it down. When I had to, I was thinking about it until I could pick it up again. I enjoyed going on this journey with Aria. Aria stood her ground against a man who wasn't used to hearing the word no. Quickly becoming one of my favorite book heroines. Her not wanting to sleep with Luca in the beginning dragged out a little, but I understand why she did it. And most of the problems between Luca and Aria could have been avoided with a conversation, but of course needed to happen because of plot lol. Nevertheless I look forward to read this book over and over again. Great introduction into the Mafia romance genre. And a good introduction into the Bound in Blood series. Cora did a great job introducing most the important characters, making you want more and getting excited to read their stories as well.