Book Review: Beautiful Broken Obsession by Fiona Murphy

This would have to be the first time I’ve read a mafia romance on the Bratva side of things. I’m a HUGE fan of Italian organized crime and I’ve never strayed from it. There is some Italian mafia in this story but it’s mostly about the Russian side of things. But as the saying goes, you should always try something new. 😉

In this story, Celia Parker is the daughter of mafia don of the Outfit, Carlo Toro. He’s arranged a match between Celia and Milos Levin, a man Carlo wants to “partner” with to make more money for himself. Carlo is a total ass to his daughter whom he disrespects in more than way. Celia is not enthusiastic at all about her coming nuptials and though she fights it, she finds herself attracted to the man even though she fights the attraction ever step of the way.

And Milos is rawr. He has these beautiful golden eyes and if I heard him, I could imagine that sexy Russian accent when he speaks to Celia in his native language (I have a thing for sexy accents *cheeky*). However, Milos may be a god above men, but he does have his faults. And I wont spoil it for you by telling you what they are!

This was a really interesting story and I was able to learn a little bit of how the Bratva works. I also enjoyed the back and forth between Milos and Celia and their chemistry was off the charts hawt. Don’t take my word for it. Check it out for yourself and see what I mean. It's available on all ebook retailers.

“You’re getting married. Milos Levin needs a wife. He heads the Russian mafia—Bratva—here in Chicago. It’s time for him to get married, he wants kids and he wants them soon.” Ice slides down my spine. Milos Levin is a man who has haunted my dreams and nightmares for the last four years. As the daughter of the Don of the Outfit, I knew this was a possibility. Yet I hoped since I made it to the ancient age of twenty-three, I was safe from a mob marriage. I’m the weird cat lady, too fat, and my mother is half Filipino. I shouldn’t have anyone asking for me—but Milos isn’t asking for me. All he wants is a woman who fits his needs, someone who will cement his relationship with the Outfit and give him the children he wants. He would take my sister if she were willing because, as he told Carlo, all women are the same in the dark. But Carlo picked me, and I’ll do anything to protect my little sister. Or so I tell myself—but that’s the biggest lie of all. The truth is four years ago I met Milos Levin on a freezing February morning, and I’ve never been the same since. I’ll marry him because I think that day, as crazy as it sounds, I fell in love with him. But I can’t let Milos know that. Ever. He’s mafia, and whatever the name, their ways are all the same: take until there’s nothing left, then leave the enemy broken. I won’t be broken by him, or anyone. I won’t become my mother, willing to endure the affairs and lies in exchange for the money and status. *** Four years and three months—one thousand, five hundred and forty-seven days—I have known Celia was mine. I have watched over her, listened to her, protected her. There is nothing I have not done and would not do to keep her safe and mine. What it started as. I do not know. but now it can only be defined as an obsession. Celia is mine. Like me, she has known it all this time. Why she is suddenly fighting me as our wedding day draws closer, I do not understand. It does not matter. The day is nothing more than a formality. I have never claimed to be a good or patient man. For her I was. That time is at an end. My kitten is baring her claws. She will find the veneer of civility I show the world is far thinner than she ever imagined—for in the end I am Bratva. We take what we want, ruthlessly and completely, and we never let it go. ***This is a standalone first in series that does not end in a cliffhanger. While Tony and Dominic Sabatini from the HIS: Sabatini Family series appear, you need not have read them to enjoy this. This novel includes spankings and rough sexual scenes. If such things offend you, please do not purchase. ***