The Recluse Heir: A Forbidden Mafia Romance

Monique Moreau

Sep 2021 · Lupu Mafia Family Romance Book 2 · Monique Moreau

About this ebook

Enjoy this scorching hot and steamy Mafia series by International Best-Selling Contemporary Romance author, Monique Moreau.

The woman I want happens to be my brother’s fiancée…

Luca

I am Luca, the black sheep of the Lupu clan.

As the second son, I scoff at the antiquated rules and traditions of my clan. When my family needs to make an arranged marriage with a rival clan, the next in line to wed the spoiled princess is me.

I’ll be damned if I’m led to slaughter like some sacrificial lamb.

Let my younger brother, the family lapdog, do the deed. The man is a soulless bastard anyway.

But the moment I set eyes on the precious princess at my brother’s engagement party, I regret my decision. My knees almost buckle. Holy hell, but she’s beautiful.

Sultry and innocent. She’s a lethal combination the likes of which I’ve never seen.

If only she wasn’t already pledged to my brother.

Cat

My family loves me, but I’m merely a pawn in the shifting chess game between the Lupu clan and mine. As the good, obedient daughter, I do what I am told. And that is to marry the youngest Lupu brother, a ruthless mafia prince with a reputation for cruelty. 

It’s the least I can do to make up for the grief I’ve caused my family over the years.

At my engagement party, I’m introduced to my fiancé’s older brother, Luca.

A man with cold, gray eyes that makes my skin sizzle with desire.

The same man who already rejected me as his fiancée.

I should hate him for it. Instead, the more time I’m forced to spend in his presence, the less I can remember that he is strictly off-limits.

Content Notes:

The Recluse Heir can be read as a standalone novel. It's the second installment in the Lupu Mafia Family Romance series – an age-gap, forbidden romance. Readers of Cora Reilly, Sam Mariano, and Maggie Cole will love this book! Luca is an over-the-top, possessive anti-hero. Please do not read if such material offends.  

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Ratings and reviews

A dark mafia arranged marriage romance, The Recluse Heir is the second book in The Lupu Chronicles series. This amazing read is well written with a great storyline and full of betrayal, angst, hot banter, twists and turns, undeniable chemistry, and plenty of steam. I volunteered to review an advance reader copy of this book.

This was a touch different than your standard mafia trope reads Not quite as bloodthirsty as some but the tension and betrayals between clans were always front and center I read this as a standalone though I think I shorted myself a bit by not reading the first in the series - that is a me thing I am going back to book one because I am all kinds of curious about Alex Luca, who enjoys saying no just to say it, finds that this time his stubborn ways and quick to anger fuse may have deprived him of the one thing he truly wanted in life - A perfect partner He likes his solitude and doesn't need the complications of a wife Until he meets Cat Her innocence calls to him on a visceral level he can not deny But she is forbidden to him The tension between these two is cosmic from the moment they meet Playing strongly on their emotional connection which worked here The physically intimate scenes between them were more sensual than explicit I had some trouble with Cat's innocent yet aggressive behavior - not sure why but it did abate as the story progressed - She is a lot stronger than she first comes across as Luca just needs to get over the past - it is literally dead and gone time to move forward The small twists and betrayal added to the overall tension of the story and led to some great OMG moments

The Recluse Heir: A Dark Romanian Mafia Romance is book 2 in The Lupu Chronicles by Monique Moreau. This is the first book I have read from this author and I look forward to reading more. In fact I’m going to go back and read book 1. This book is Luca and Cat’s story and I was hook from the start. If you love Mafia Romance then you will love this book. I highly recommend it!