Mafia King (Young Irish Rebels 2) by Vi Carter-Review & Excerpt tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 15, 2021

♥♥♥Emma♥♥♥

I was a willing sacrifice in an arranged marriage.
Until my father made a new deal and gave me to another.
Now I must marry a savage.
A Northerner- the very thing I had been taught to hate.
I vow to never be his. I will never belong to Shay O’Reagan.
I will defy him every step of the way.
He may lay claim to my body, but he will never own my heart.

◆◆◆Shay◆◆◆

In order to secure my place in the Irish Mafia, I agree to an arranged marriage.
A marriage with a willing bride, one groomed to be the wife of a mafia king.
What I get is a redheaded beauty hell bent on my destruction.
Turns out, she was meant to be the perfect mafia wife- just not mine.
That treacherous detail doesn’t stop me from wanting her.
From needing to taste her ruby red lips.
The fire that blazes in her defiant eyes lights a desire inside of me that demands I claim her as my own.

While she wastes my time defying me with every breath, the North rises up demanding retribution for a crime that was buried a long time ago.

The clock is ticking as I battle a war around me and within my own walls. Every minute takes us both closer to certain death.

I’m unsure of who my true allies are and where my enemies are hiding. There’s only one thing I’m certain of.

I will never give up.
I will fight to the end, no matter the cost.

I am a King and I will die on my feet.

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REVIEW: MAFIA KING is the second instalment in Vi Carter’s contemporary, adult YOUNG IRISH REBELS erotic, dark, Irish Mafia romance series. This is Shay O’Reagan, and Emma Murphy’s story line. MAFIA KING can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line content including graphic violence, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Shay and Emma) MAFIA KING follows the arranged marriage relationship between Shay O’Reagan, and Emma Murphy. Shay O’Reagan is about to take his place as King in the East as part of the Mafia rule of Ireland but to seal the deal Shay is forced into an arranged marriage with Mafia princess Emma Murphy whose father is a King in the South but all does not go according to plan as deals made behind the scenes threaten the life of our story line heroine, deals meant to secure more power for everyone concerned. But the death of Shay’s brother in an illegal underground fighting arena has Shay focusing on revenge against the people involved, revenge that splits Shay’s attention placing Emma in the direct line of fire. What ensues is the building but acrimonious relationship between Emma and Shay, and the potential fall-out as promises made threaten any chance of a happily ever after for our story line couple.

Emma Murphy had no idea that her life was about to implode. Believing she was betrothed Shay’s brother Jack, our heroine is blind sided when a deal is made for her to marry Jack’s brother Shay. Refusing to accept her fate, Emma is miserable and attempts to make Shay’s life miserable any way she is able. Shay was already a King in the North but an opening elsewhere meant marrying Emma Murphy would secure his place as the King in the East but Shay found himself falling for the immature but feisty Emma Murphy, a woman who would become a pawn in a much larger game of power and control.

The relationship between Shay and Emma is an arranged marriage. Their immediate attraction to one another is cooled by Emma’s hostility and immaturity, as well as Shay’s need to gain control of the people taking aim at both himself and the woman with whom he will fall in love. On the run, trying to stay one step ahead of the people in charge, Emma finds herself falling for a man who is willing to die to protect the people he loves. The $ex scenes are intimate, passionate and intense.

We are introduced to Shay’s parents Liam and Ava O’Reagan, as well as his brother Jack; Emma’s father Red Murphy, and her brothers Noel, Mark, and James; IRA Chief Commandant Lucian Sheahan; Underground match arranger Amanda.

MAFIA KING is a story of family and relationships, power and control. The premise is dramatic, dark and gritty; the romance is energetic, sizzling yet aggressive; the characters are stubborn and spirited.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one MAFIA PRINCE

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Reviewed by Sandy

She’s fiery, and she seems different this morning. I can see interest in her eyes when she looks at me, and that look makes her appear older. She no longer appears so child-like. I’m trying to picture her out of that fucking Irish dancing dress. I can’t see her properly with it on. It swallows her, hiding the truth that she is, in fact, a woman. Yet, her green eyes hold an innocence that tempts me. Right behind it, I see intelligence; she’s analyzing things. But most of all, right now, she’s pissing me off to no end. She needs to learn who’s King here.

I grin at her, and her earlier smugness dies as I leave the kitchen and make my way upstairs, taking the steps two at a time. All her luggage is piled up in the middle of the floor where she left it last night. I grab the first one and open the bedroom window.

If she won’t get changed, then she has no use for her clothes.

When Vi Carter isn’t writing contemporary & dark romance books, that feature the mafia, are filled with suspense, and take you on a fast paced ride, you can find her reading her favorite authors, baking, taking photos or watching Netflix.

Married with two children, Vi divides her time between motherhood and all the other hats she wears as an Author.

She has declared herself a coffee & chocolate addict! Do not judge

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