Bound by the Past

Born in Blood Mafia Chronicles, Book 7

De: Cora Reilly

Narrado por: Ava Lucas, Connor Crais

Duración: 11 h y 42 m

Resumen del Editor

Dante

My life is a tale of betrayal. I killed so many because they betrayed our cause, because they betrayed the Outfit. A hypocrite. A liar. A murderer. That’s what I am.

Five times I betrayed the Outfit. With my blood I made a vow to our cause, swore my life to it, promised to put the Outfit first. Above all else. Five times I chose a woman over the good of the Outfit. I betrayed my father. My vow. My men. You reap what you sow. Would my betrayals destroy everything I swore to protect?

Valentina

On our wedding day, I made a vow to stand by Dante’s side. In good and in bad times. To love him through it all.

Growing up in the mafia, I knew the challenges in our life would be numerous. I never expected them to tear at the very base of our family, of our existence.

©2020 Cora Reilly (P)2020 Cora Reilly

The support of the love for family

From the entire series u appreciate the realness of the raw trauma from lost and yielding to family. Dante love for the family Val created with him and the way she was his refuge was just amazing to read. I was unable to put this book down.

great love story

They say in life its all about the journey ......Val and Dante have a journey that spans over a decade ...Dante is the Capo who no longer feels worthy to be loved after all in his eyes as capo he had done unspeakable things in the mafia......He recently lost his first wife Carla ... Then he is pressured to marry again in walks Val ... she longs to be wanted and loved ..... She is Chosen to fill the position in hopes that it will be a role to play ,,, Lets just say they get more than what they bargained for .... lol... and more than they ever hoped for ... the narration by Connor Crais and Ava Lucas is five star Stellar ...

Dante is the Outfit

This is a great overview of life in the Chicago Outfit with special focus into the thoughts of Dante and how he handles being a Capo and all the responsibilities that go with that position. It takes in dealings with the New York Famiglia as well as the Las Vegas Camorra. Strong characters and life changing events with underlying to die for romance. What more could you ask for. Enjoyed the story and wanted it to continue. I loved reading the book and enjoyed that the audio version brings it all to life. Narration was good. Worth the time and the credit. Can't wait for the rest of Cora Reilly's books to be available on Audible.

❤️❤️

Love the storyline so much, we get to see Remos and Serafinas story from the other POV and why Dante had Scuderi as his 2nd for TOO LONG A TIME.

It was okay

I enjoy this type of story, and I love this author, however, the male narrator was distracting because of the way he over pronounced every name. It was quite annoying to me and took some of the enjoyment out of the story for me.

Ingenious

Cora Reilly really knows how to build an entire world full of intertwining characters and stories without losing track of a single detail. This book is written from Dante’s POV from before his marriage to Valentina up through the end of their story as it’s written in Bound by Duty, which was told from Val’s POV. From that point forward in the timeline, this book is told in dual POV.

This book shows us the stories from Cora Reilly’s previous novels as those plots unfold from within The Outfit. And Cora manages to make it all consistent and cohesive. What a talented writer.

I’ve read all the books from both of her series, and I’ve always wondered why The Outfit in Chicago only got one book. This book is the answer to that, and it’s thoroughly enjoyable.

The narrators are amazing. Especially Connor Craig, who manages to convey a unique voice for each of the many male characters in the book. There are fewer female voices to keep track of, but Ava Lucas does all of them justice.

My only critique is that the plot started to drag a bit after Serafina was kidnapped. Still, I listened to the entire thing in 2 days, so it definitely pulled me in.

I love that Cora Reilly writes actual mafia plots. Many authors of mafia romance simply place their characters in front of a mafia setting, while that aspect of the book remains in the background. Cora blends her romances seamlessly into her well developed crime universe.

Well worth the credit!