Ruthless Princess

Welcome to the mafia world. A world like no other. This is the story of a second generation of the original mafia families, all FIVE of them. The children born into these families are doomed from the start. This is Serena and Junior’s forbidden love. Their struggles and expectations, their promises and betrayals, their love and hate all for the sake of the FAMILY. They are thrown into a life that’s not their own to live but must obey in order to stay alive. This is a very dark world, where everything is not what it seems and the control of your life is taken away from you. However, Serena and Junior are ruthless, determined, and feisty and they’ll stop at nothing to stay together. A very recommended read!

4.5 stars--RUTHLESS PRINCESS is the first full-length instalment in Rachel Van Dyken’s contemporary, New adult MAFIA ROYALS erotic, dark, mafia romance series, a next generation spin off set in the author’s Eagle Elite world. This is Mafia Princess Serena Abandanato , and Junior DeLange -Nicholi's story line. RUTHLESS PRINCESS can be read as a stand alone: you do not have to have read the Eagle Elite series but I recommend the prequel novella Royal Bully for back story as it pertains to Asher and Claire.

WARNING: Ruthless Princes contains scenes of graphic violence that may not be suitable for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Serena and Junior) RUTHLESS PRINCESS follows the forbidden relationship between Mafia Princess Serena Abandanato , and Junior DeLange -Nicolasi. Serena Abandanato is the heir to the Abandanato throne but The Cosa Nostra has rules that must be obeyed or consequences are swift and deadly. As the daughter of Nixon Abandanato, Serena is off limits to all of her “cousins”, the extended members of the Abandanato family but more specifically off limits to Junior DeLange-Nicolasi, whose own family history has reshaped the current organization of the Cosa Nostra. Junior has been in love with Serena since the age of fifteen but when family members discover their current relationship, the order is sent to break them apart or meet reprisals from the family heads. What ensues is the acrimonious relationship between Junior and Serena, as the next generation of the Abandanato family must enforce their rule and power at the mafia owned and run Eagle Elite University with deadly consequences.

The relationship between Serena And Junior struggles in the face of betrayal, palpable sexual attraction, and the ever present threat of torture and death. Serena and Junior’s relationship is akin to Romeo and Juliet’s fated love, a love that threatens the tentative peace in the Cosa Nostra. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate with the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast includes many of the original couples for the author’s Eagle Elite series: Serena’s parents Nixon and Trace: Asher’s parents Chase and Luc: Junior’s parents Phoenix and Bee: Breaker’s parents Tex and Mo: Sergio and Val: Dante and El, as well as Claire’s uncle Nikolai Blasik. We are reintroduced to Asher Abandanato, and Claire Petrov (Royal Bully), as well as Asher’s sisters Violet and Izzy, Breaker and King Campisi, and the next generation of DeLange Including Annie and Tank.

RUTHLESS PRINCESS is a story of family, betrayal, friendships and love; of vengeance and retribution, rules and consequences. The premise is dark and heart breaking; the romance struggles in the face of threats, secrets and lies; the characters are charismatic, dangerous, broken yet strong. RUTHLESS PRINCESS is an emotional, revealing and gritty story of violence, retribution, passion and love.