Bratva Darling

TITLE: Bratva Darling

SERIES: The Ivankov Brotherhood #1

AUTHOR: Sabine Barclay

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THE SYNOPSIS
I wasn’t prepared for her…

She just got me to pay three times as much as I wanted for a company I’ll buy and destroy.
She knows who I am. The bratva doesn’t scare her.
Intelligent, brave, and unstoppable.
I’ll make her mine.
She doesn’t know it yet, but we’re soulmates.
I’ll take her to her limits. Then give her all her heart desires.

THE REVIEW

Laura Doyle is a lawyer at a top firm in New York City.  She is strong-willed and knows what she wants. Maksim Kutsenko is the self-made leader of the New York Russian Bratva.  When she stands up to Maksim at a business meeting, he is blown away and knows he needs to see her again.  Bumping into each other at one of his clubs is destiny as they can't stop thinking about each other. Maks is not the smoothest when it comes to women and Laura definitely pushes him out of his comfort zone, but, thankfully, they work together beautifully and I really felt the love, passion and protection for each other. I am so excited to read the next in the series because all of these brothers/cousins are just the hottest and sweetest!

I don't love the Dom/Daddy theme in books; it grosses me out. But I pushed through the initial awkwardness and managed to look past that because the plot was interesting.

TROPES

Contemporary Romance, Mafia Romance, Alpha Hero, Criminal Hero, Rake Hero , Self-Made Hero, Protective Hero, Possessive/Jealous Hero, Wealthy Hero, Aggressive Heroine, Animal Lover Heroine, Bluestocking Heroine, Experienced Heroine, Knife-Wielding Heroine, Working Heroine, Desk Steam, Bath/Shower Steam, Outdoor Steam, Dirty Talk, Instant Attraction, Abduction/Kidnapping, Suspense/Danger/Murder, Four Star, Five Flame

ContemporaryRomance, MafiaRomance, AlphaHero, CriminalHero, RakeHero , SelfMadeHero, ProtectiveHero, Possessive/JealousHero, WealthyHero, AggressiveHeroine, AnimalLoverHeroine, BluestockingHeroine, ExperiencedHeroine, KnifeWieldingHeroine, WorkingHeroine, DeskSteam, Bath/ShowerSteam, OutdoorSteam, DirtyTalk, InstantAttraction, Abduction/Kidnapping, Suspense/Danger/Murder, FourStar, FiveFlame