That he showed even the slightest bit of give when it came to Aria gave me hope for her in the future. He had been raised to be the head of a notorious crime family.
I know many readers were put off by Luca’s behavior, but for me it fit the story. Long time readers of historicals will smile wryly at the way in which Luca and Aria solve that particular problem. In some scenes, it is archaic such as when the sheets of the newly married couple are inspected to assure that the property traded between the families was pure (aka Aria was still a virgin) and in many ways the world that was built up around Aria and Luca within the story was almost like reading a historical at times. The world view within the mafia reaffirms outmoded tropes such as purity for women, their particular role within society (shop and keep the home), and the loyalty to the family. Luca, of course, cannot keep his dick in his pants while he’s leaving Aria alone. She secures an agreement from Luca that he will not attempt to sleep with her until she’s ready.
She has to go through with the marriage or her mother, sister, and younger brother will all be imperiled. She’s afraid of being enmeshed in the dangerous family business for the rest of her life but as the title suggests, she’s bound by the family honor. To say that Aria dreads this marriage is a mild descriptor. At eighteen, she has to fulfill that pledge. This is an old school HP type category romance set in the mafia world.Īt fifteen Aria Scuderi, the eldest daughter of a big mob family in Chicago, is promised to Luca Vitiello, the soon to be leader of the New York Cosa Nostra. I read it and bought the rest of the series so obviously it was a good recommendation. Jane C+ Reviews Contemporary / mafia 1 CommentsĪ friend of mine recommended this book to me.
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