CRUEL EXISTENCE​

 

Series: The Novikov Bratva World, Book One

Author: Josephine London

Genre: Mafia Romance

Release: March 27, 2025

Release Promotion: March 27th - 29th, 2025

Tropes: Italian Mafia, Bratva Mafia, Slow Burn, Mafia romance,  Enemies to Lovers, Dark Romance, Star-Crossed Romance, Arranged Marriage, Alpha Male, Family Saga, Forbidden Love, Second Chances

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I promised I’d never be the one to put her in a cage… 

Amara 

My life has never been my own. 
All I want is freedom from my father’s control. 
The last thing I want is to marry into the mafia like every other girl in my family, but Papa has made it clear I have no say in my future. 
So maybe I party too much and break curfew just to push his buttons when we move to a new city. 
It’s reckless, I know. 
And that’s how I meet him… 

Luka 

There’s a new family in town, overstepping the organization’s boundaries. 
As my father’s sovietnik I must advise him on how to rid the city of the outsiders. 
But I never expected to meet her. 
Amara Amato is sweet, gorgeous, innocent… everything my life isn’t. 
But her Italian mob father doesn’t realize he’s dealing with the Bratva now. 
I want to help her escape, but the more I’m around her, the more I want her for myself. 
With our families at war and Amara as the pawn I realize there is only one way out for us. 
Teach her to hate me. 

Cruel Existence is a full-length mafia romance with no cheating. 
This is the first book in the Novikov Bratva World Series. Start with book one to follow Amara and Luka’s story.