Malavita: A Mafia Romance (Blood and Honor, Prequel)

Dana Delamar

Jun 2013 · Blood and Honor Book 0 · Dana Delamar

About this ebook

Quarter-finalist for the 2014 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards

"I just love Dana's writing, the plot is very well thought out, fast paced and full of action, and as I've said before with her work, every word is relevant. The story has everything, romance, revenge, 'blood', 'honor', suspense, action, you name it this book covers it. Dana Delamar is definitely an author to watch." - Jane, Lindsay and Jane's Views and Reviews blog

"From the very first page I was sucked into a world of revenge, family bonds, bloodshed, romance and I was hooked!" - PattySue, Amazon reader

"...once i got started with Malavita, I could not, would not put it down. The storyline is captivating from the beginning.... Not only do you have a fantastic love story, but the mob is involved...I felt dirty (in a good way) just reading it. Written expertly. Exciting, fun, action, suspense, love, honor, loyalty....just fantastic!!" - Liz Cabrejos, Amazon reader

ENRICO LUCCHESI

Carlo Andretti murdered my mother and my brothers. He left my father a hollow shell of a man. And for these sins, Carlo Andretti must die.

I can’t believe my ears when my father tells me that I must marry Carlo’s daughter. That it’s the only way to save our family.

I will never love the daughter of my enemy. I will never make peace between our families. I will never be the dutiful Mafia prince my father wants.

But I will destroy the Andrettis, and I will avenge my family. No matter who I hurt, even the girl who looks at me with love in her eyes.

She doesn’t know me, and she doesn’t know my past or what I’m planning. If she did, she wouldn’t look at me that way. She’d hate me, the way I hate her father. And truly, that would be for the best.

I can never love Antonella Andretti.

I can only destroy her.

ANTONELLA ANDRETTI

I can hardly remember the time before I loved Enrico Lucchesi. Just like I can hardly remember the time before our families were at war. A war I helped cause. A war I’m determined to end.

Our marriage will bring peace. It might even bring us happiness.

If only Enrico can forget who I am. If only he never learns my role in what happened. If only he can forgive me.

But some sins are unforgivable.

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CONTENT WARNING: While Malavita is more PG-13 than the rest of the Blood and Honor series, it is a dark Mafia romance that contains graphic language, sexual situations, and violence. You have been warned.

READING ORDER:

Malavita (Prequel) - start with Malavita or Revenge as you prefer

Revenge

Retribution

Redemption

Reckoning 

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Keywords: mafia romance, dark romance, dark mafia romance, romantic suspense, mob romance, mobster romance, organized crime romance, gangster, alpha male, contemporary romance, Italy, Italian, Italian romance, sexy romance, hot romance, romance novels, romance books, romance series, beach reads, bad boy romance, crime romance, mafia don romance, mafioso, arranged marriage romance, marriage of convenience

Ratings and reviews

Thoroughly enjoyed this story. Well-written, with believable angst and motivation for revenge.

EXCELLENT!!! I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN!!!!

Abselutely fantastic writing

About the author

Dana Delamar is the author of the "Blood and Honor" Mafia romance series, which is set in Italy among the Calabrian Mafia. Her first book, Revenge, received 4 stars from RT Book Reviews, was a Top Pick at The Romance Reviews, and was a double-finalist for Best First Book and Best Romantic Suspense in the 2013 Booksellers Best Awards. Her second book, Retribution, received 4 stars from RT Book Reviews and was a semi-finalist in the Kindle Book Review's 2013 Best Indie Book Awards. Her book Malavita was a quarter-finalist in the 2014 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards, and her book Redemption was a finalist in the 2014 Maggie Awards and a semi-finalist in the Kindle Book Review’s 2014 Best Kindle Book Awards. Her Two Men in London (co-authored with Kristine Cayne) was a Top 5 Finalist in the Romance category of the 2019 Kindle Book Review Awards. You can visit Dana at http://www.danadelamar.com.