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Twisted Pride

Camorra Chronicles, Book 3

Cora Reilly

On her wedding day, Serafina, niece of the Chicago Outfit's boss, is kidnapped by Remo Falcone, Capo of the Camorra, as payback for the Outfit's attack on his territory. She is his captive and his leverage, and she refuses to break the way he expected.

Regular and explicit, with the captor-captive power imbalance running through them.

Heat level

Filthy4 of 5

Clocked.

if you've ever refused to flinch just to deny someone the satisfaction

Spice type

Relationship structure

MF

Tropes

Captive/captor dynamicMafia / cartelEnemies to loversRevenge plotRival familiesMorally grey MMCForced proximity

Pacing

Slow buildRelationship-forward

Content notes

KidnappingDub-conSexual coercionGraphic violenceMurderEmotional abuseStalkingChild abuse (referenced)Pregnancy

Reader fit

This book is great for

A captive romance where the heroine is leverage first and a person second, and the hero spends the book recalculating. It sits in the Camorra Chronicles, and readers say it works without the earlier books.

  • wants a captive heroine who refuses to become easy to control
  • likes a villainous Capo thrown off by one person
  • enjoys a revenge plot that turns personal
  • came from Twisted Emotions and wants Remo's story

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