ARRANGED CONTROL (Dark Arranged Marriage Mafia Romance) by BB Hamel-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 17, 2025

I video called my boyfriend wearing nothing but pearls… But the brutal mafia king picked up instead.

Cold gray eyes take in every inch of my exposed body before I have the chance to cover up.

Turns out, my deadbeat boyfriend has been run out of town, and now I’m supposed to marry a total stranger.

Seamus Whelan is a street-level gangster with a ruthless and terrifying reputation.

He’s gorgeous and chaotic with a red-hot passionate streak and a body that would make a Greek god jealous.

My father wants me to marry Seamus, but I’m afraid a monster like him will be my ruin.

Too bad death’s stalking me at every turn, starting with a bloody wedding present left on my doorstep.

Either I give myself over to Seamus’s possessive and controlling whims… or I’ll pay for sins that aren’t even mine

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REVIEW:  ARRANGED CONTROL by BB Hamel is contemporary, adult stand alone story line set in the author’s Dark Arranged Marriage Mafia romance series. This is heir to the Whelan Irish Crime Syndicate Seamus Whelan, and Russian Bratva princess Alina Morozov.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Seamus and Alina) ARRANGED CONTROL follows in the wake of the arranged marriage between our story line couple. In an effort to merge their powers, Alina’s father Ruslan Morozov arranged his daughter in marriage to the heir to the Whelan Irish Crime Syndicate Seamus Whelan but Alina had been broadsided, and struggles with her future to a man known to be an Irish assassin. From the outset someone is targeting people connected to our story line couple but the reality is much darker, and threatens any future happiness together for Alina and Seamus.

The world building follows the tempestuous but building relationship between Alina and Seamus. Seamus is willing to give their relationship a try but Alina is determined to defy Seamus at every turn even in the face of threats against our story line couple.

The relationship between Seamus and Alina is an arrange marriage, one of which Alina refuses to accept. Having been raised as a Bratva princes, Alina knows her life is no longer her own but our heroine is determined to prove she is a worthy opponent for our story line hero. Seamus is desperate to protect the woman with whom he is falling in love but her often TSTL attitude threatens the safety of everyone involved. The $ex scenes are erotic and provocative.

The secondary and supporting character are energetic and dynamic. We are introduced to Seamus’s brother Finn, and their parents Padraig and Siobhan; Alina’s brother Teras, and their father Ruslan Morozov.

ARRANGED CONTROL is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, madness and obsession, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is dramatic and edgy; the romance is passionate; the characters are determined and charismatic.

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Reviewed by Sandy