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MAFIA BEAUTY (Mancinelli Brotherhood 3) by Sabine Barclay

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MAFIA BEAUTY (Mancinelli Brotherhood 3) by Sabine Barclay-a review

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date: June 27, 2023

She’s the one woman I can’t have. I shouldn’t want her. I shouldn’t touch her. I shouldn’t make a move. But she wants it too. The moment she lets me know, there’s no going back. No one will keep us apart. There’ll be nothing left of anyone who tries. We’ve watched each other for years, and now I will show her it’s been worth the wait. I’ll give her pleasure beyond her wildest dreams until she can think of nothing but us… Nothing but me. Mafia Beauty is a dark romance with a HEA and no cliffhanger. It contains EXTRA-STEAMY scenes that will make your toes curl and your granny blush. The Mancinelli Brotherhood is a six-book series that’ll keep you warm at night

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REVIEW: MAFIA BEAUTY is the third instalment in Sabine Barclay’s contemporary, adult MANCINELLI BROTHERHOOD dark, erotic, Mafia romance series. This is thirty-one year old Matteo, and twenty-nine year old, radiologist Dr. Maria Mancinelli’s story line. MAFIA BEAUTY can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary. The MANCINELLI BROTHERHOOD series is a spinoff from /interconnected series with the author’s IVANKOV BROTHERHOOD series. Some of the characters of the Ivankov Brotherhood cross over with or are mentioned throughout the current series.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers including violence, BDSM and Daddy/baby girl dynamic (but no age play).

Told from several intersecting paths and dual first person perspectives (Matteo and Maria) MAFIA BEAUTY focuses on the building romance and relationship between thirty-one year old Matteo, and twenty-nine year old, radiologist Dr. Maria Mancinelli. Matteo and Maria are/were childhood friends but Matteo’s connection to the Mancinelli meant our hero watched from afar as the woman he loved moved on with her life. Threats against Maria Mancinelli forced Matteo to claim our story line heroine as his own, threats that are about to take aim the entire family.

Matteo was raised alongside the Mancinelli family, best friends with Maria’s older brother Luca. Matteo has been in love with Maria for close to eleven years, and it is time he claimed our heroine as his own. Like all of the previous relationships in the author’s series, there is a Daddy/baby girl dynamic (but no age play or littles). The $ex scenes are provocative and intense.

Once again, there is a large ensemble cast of powerful and colorful secondary and supporting characters including many members of the Irish Mob, Italian Mafia (aka Cosa nostra), Russian Bratva, Mexican Culiacan Cartel, Japanese Yakuza, and Albanian mobs including the large extended Mancinelli Brotherhood family including Maria’s brothers Luca, Lorenzo and Marco, their parents Massimo and Nicoletta; cousin Carmine, and Carmine’s best friend/brother Gabriele; uncle Salvatore Mancinelli (don of New York), and his wife Sylvia, all who play an active role throughout the series.

MAFIA BEAUTY is a a story of jealousy, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, family, friendships, relationships and love. The premise is detailed, complex and entertaining; the characters are numerous, powerful and determined; the romance is passionate, seductive and erotic.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Mafia Heir
Mafia Sinner

Reviewed by Sandy

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Mafia Sinner (Mancinelli Brotherhood 2) by Sabine Barclay-review

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MAFIA SINNER (Mancinelli Brotherhood 2) by Sabine Barclay

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 9,2023

She disliked me when we were twelve. She loathed me at eighteen. Now I’m not the man she thinks I am. Now I’ll make her mine. Let them try to keep us apart. Let them test us. No one threatens what’s mine. I’m the man she will turn to. I’m the man she will want. I’m the man who will save her. I’m the man who will push her to her limits, then give her everything she desires.

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REVIEW: MAFIA SINNER is the second instalment in Sabine Barclay’s contemporary, adult MANCINELLI BROTHERHOOD dark, erotic, Mafia romance series. This is twenty-eight year olds Carmine Mancinelli, and bakery owner Serafina Carosi’s story line. MAFIA SINNER can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary. The MANICINELLIBROTHERHOOD series is a spin/interconnected off from the author’s IVANKOV BROTHERHOOD series.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers including violence, BDSM and Daddy/baby girl dynamic (but no age play).

Told from dual first person perspectives (Serafina and Carmine) MAFIA SINNER follows the rebuilding relationship between twenty-eight year olds Carmine Mancinelli, and bakery owner Serafina Carosi. Ten years earlier Carmine Mancinelli humiliated Serafina ‘Fina’ Carosi on the night of their intended betrothal to join two powerful Mafia families but Serafina wanted nothing to do with Carmine, and returned to Sicily with her tail between her legs. Fast forward to present day, Serafina owns a bakery in New York City where she will come face to face with the man who broke her heart. Carmine Mancinelli wants a second chance with our story line heroine but someone behind the scenes is working against our story line couple. What ensues is the rebuilding romance and relationship between Carmine and Fina, and the potential fall-out as our couple are targeted, and Serafina is caught in the cross fire of a potential war between the Mancinelli’s of New York, and the Carosi’s of Venice, Italy.

Serafina’s father is the don of the Mala Del Brenta of Venice, and the marriage of his daughter with Carmine Mancinelli, the nephew of the don of New York would solidify the power between New York and Italy but Carmine’s betrayal was about to start a war of a different king. A second chance relationship was about to stir up old feeling, and new feelings for potential rivals for Serafina’s hand in marriage. Carmine Mancinelli has always considered himself the black sheep of the family having endured years of mental, emotional and physical abuse at the hands of his extended family but Carmine needs to prove he is worthy of his position within the family, and making amends with Fina is first on his list.

The relationship between Fina and Carmine is one of second chances; a rekindling romance between two people destroyed by the betrayal of Carmine Mancinelli. Serafina and Carmine both participate in the BDSM world, and our heroine, although not a submissive, likes to be controlled in the bedroom, and calling Carmine daddy. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and powerful secondary and supporting characters including extended family, security, Mafia, Cartel and Bratva members threatening war.

MAFIA SINNER is another story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, obsession and madness, family and relationships, friendships and love. The premise is captivating and entertaining ; the romance is provocative and seductive ; the characters are dynamic and charismatic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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MAFIA HEIR (Mancinelli Brotherhood 1) by Sabine Barclay-review

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MAFIA HEIR (Mancinelli Brotherhood 1) by Sabine Barclay-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 14, 2023

She never should have been there.
She never should have seen what I did.
They might chase her, but no one is taking her from me.
Just let them try…
Now nothing will stop me from protecting what’s mine.
She’s everything to me. My soulmate. My one great love.
I’ll push her body to the edge…
Then give her everything she desires.

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REVIEW:  MAFIA HEIR is the first instalment in Sabine Barclay’s contemporary, adult MANCINELLI BROTHERHOOD erotic, Mafia/crime world romance series-a spin off/interconnected with the author’s Ivankov Brotherhood series. This is thirty-one year old, heir to the Mancinelli Brotherhood Luciano ‘Luca’ Mancinelli, and twenty-eight year old, promotions rep Olivia ‘Livy’ D’Amato’s story line. MAFIA HEIR can be read as a stand alone. Any important information from the original series is revealed where necessary. Some of the events of Mafia Heir cross over with some of the events of the Ivankov Brotherhood series.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers including violence, spanking and Daddy/baby girl dynamic (but no age play).

Told from dual first person perspectives (Luca and Livy) MAFIA HEIR follows in the wake of Olivia ‘Livy’ D’Amato witnessing the murder of several members of the Mexican Cartel at the hands of our story line hero. Luca Mancinelli and his men had a deal with the Mexican Cartel but more money was demanded, and Livy was caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, as she left work a few minutes early. Saving Livy was a priority for Luca Mancinell, as she is an innocent in the ways of organized crime, but saving Livy meant pulling our heroine into a world she knew nothing about. Under Luca’s protection, Livy would discover that Luca’s kinks and sexual needs were about to become her own when a Daddy/little girl dynamic meant more than our heroine could have imagined. As the Mexican Culliacan Cartel continue to target our story line heroine, betrayal and lies would pull the Mancinelli family into a potential war with the Irish Mob, the Mexican Cartel, and the Russian Bratva. What ensues is the building but highly sexual relationship between Livy and Luca, and the fall-out when secrets reveal a close connection between Livy and everyone involved.

The relationship between Livy and Luca begins as a rescue; an immediate attraction wherein Luca places Livy under the family’s protection, and claims our heroine as his own but something about Livy gives everyone pause, something that even our heroine knows nothing about. Luca is a Dominant, and likes control but Livy is no submissive, and would rather cuddle up to her ‘Daddy’ when he needs a hug from his ‘little girl’. The $ex scenes are aggressive, erotic, provocative and intense.

There is a large ensemble cast of powerful and colorful secondary and supporting characters including many members of the Irish Mob, Italian Mafia (aka Cosa nostra), Russian Bratva, Mexican Culiacan Cartel. We are introduced ( re-introduced in some cases) to Luca’s brothers Lorenzo, Marco, and their sister Marie; their parents Massimo and Nicoletta, and their foster-son Matteo (Marco’s best friend) Carlotta and Domenico; Paola and Cesare; and their son, Luca’s cousin Carmine, and Carmine’s best friend/brother Gabriele; uncle Salvatore Mancinelli (don of New York), and his wife Sylvia; and Livy’s parents Maritza and Danny. Several characters from the Ivankov Brotherhood including Maksim and Laura (Bratva Darling 1), and Anastasia. The requisite evil has many faces.

MAFIA HEIR is a story of betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, power and control, acceptance and love. The premise is gritty, intriguing and dramatic ; the characters are numerous, animated and dynamic; the romance is spirited and impulsive.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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BRATVA JEWEL (Ivankov Brotherhood) by Sabine Barclay-review tour

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BRATVA JEWEL (Ivankov Brotherhood 6) by Sabine Barclay-review & excerpt tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 24, 2023

I can’t resist her. I don’t want to…
She’s tried to leave our life behind, but no one walks away from the bratva.
She can run, but she can’t hide.
I’ll be the one to catch her when she falls. And she will because she’s walking a fine line.
I’ll be there because she’s mine.
I’ll go to the ends of the Earth for her. She’ll discover her limits and realize only I can please her.
She’s my soulmate, and I’m hers. Heaven help anyone who gets in the way.

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REVIEW: BRATVA JEWEL is the sixth instalment in Sabine Barclay’s contemporary, adult IVANKOV BROTHERHOOD erotic, dark, Bratva, romance series. This is twenty-nine- year old Ivankov Brotherhood Avotoritet (brigadier) Mikhail ‘Misha’ Andreyev, and thirty two year old, registered nurse Katerina ‘Kitty’ Vasilieva’s story line. BRATVA JEWEL can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Mischa and Kitty) BRATVA JEWEL is a complicated and detailed story line focusing on the search and rescue of Kitty’s sister, attorney Larisa Vasilieva. Larisa is missing, presumably kidnapped, and Katerina has returned to Moscow in search of her sister but never expected to come face to face with the Ivankov Brotherhood, heads and members of the New York Russian Bratva. In Russia to attend a funeral, of a former informant, along with his father and brothers, Mischa Andreyev finds himself pulled into the aura that is our story line heroine. When Katerina reveals who she is, what has happened, and the family’s connection to the Podolskaya Bratva, Mischa becomes guardian and aggressor in the hunt for Larisa and the people responsible. What ensues is the quick building relationship between Katerina and Mischa, and the potential fall-out as Katerina is willing to risk her life for the safe return of her beloved sister.

The relationship between Mischa and Katerina is quick to develop and intensely sexual in nature. Within hours of meeting, Mischa has claimed Katerina as his own, under the Ivankov Brotherhood protection, and in doing so, sets into motion a series of events to locate Katerina’s missing sister. Katerina is instantly drawn to our story line hero, a man who is willing to risk it all for the woman with whom he is falling in love. There is a strong ‘daddy kink’ aspect to the relationship including discipline, bondage, $ex toys, BDMS and voyeurism and exhibitionism. The $ex scenes are erotic, provocative and intense.

Once again, there is an extremely large and energetic ensemble cast of colorful and impassioned secondary and supporting characters: Security Chief /Enforcer Anton, Sergei, and their parents Alina and Grigori; Pakhan Maksim and Laura (Bratva Darling 1), Bogdan and Christina (Bratva Sweetheart 2), Pasha and Sumiko (Bratva Beauty 4), and their mother Galina; Aleksei and Heather (Bratva Angel 5); Katerina’s sister Larisa, and their parents Vadim and Dariya; Bratva member Semyon, Yuri Preobrazhensky,Besnik and Yelena, as well as several members of the Russian Bratva, Albanian Mob, Irish Mob, Cuban and Mexican Cartels.

BRATVA JEWEL is a story of betrayal, vengeance, and obsession; power and control; family and relationships, acceptance and love. The premise is complex and captivating ; the romance is heavy, sensuous, vigorous and aggressive; the characters are powerful, spirited, and determined

Previous Reviews and Reading Order

Bratva Darling
Bratva Sweetheart
Bratva Treasure
Bratva Beauty
Bratva Angel

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Reviewed by Sandy

“Malyshka—”
“I am not your baby girl. Why do you call me that? You have no right.”
That’s a good question and an accurate point. But who am I kidding? I’ve thought of her this way since the start. I had plenty of time to consider what it would mean to bring her into my life and what that would look like. Surviving the upbringing I had meant being able to deeply analyze a situation or facts and come to a decisive conclusion quickly. I’ve played out various scenarios already today, and I already know where I want this to go.
“Not yet, maybe.”
“Not ever.”
I take a step closer and peer down at her. She doesn’t step away, and the defiance from a moment ago slips away. I ease my arm around her waist again, and she doesn’t push at my chest or tense. I keep my voice low since I don’t want anyone to hear us.
“I’ve never called another woman that in my life. But I think you could do with someone to look out for you. And if you were with Sem for five years, then you definitely deserve someone to take care of you.”
“And you think that should be you.”
“We both know it will be.”
“Your certainty is rather pushy.”
“But you aren’t disagreeing.”
My free hand cups her cheek, and she closes her eyes.
“How are you so gentle? No one your size should be. No one who does what you do ever is.”
“Because I will never intentionally hurt you, Kitty.”
I’m the one who tenses as that slips out. Her eyes snap open as her brow furrows.
“Why’d you call me that?”
“Instead of malyshka?”
I offer her a soft smile.
“That too.”
“Would you let me kiss you before I answer that?”
“My guess is I won’t like the explanation.”
I shrug. She waits a moment, then nods. She tilts her head back before our lips meet. Holy hell. I’ve kissed plenty of women, but nothing has felt like this. Her lips are plump and soft. Her body feels amazing pressed against mine. She smells divine. Something floral. As she opens to me, I swipe my tongue inside her mouth. I can taste the gum she must have chewed earlier. There’s a hint of cinnamon lingering. She sighs as I deepen the kiss.
When she slips her arms around my waist, I don’t stop her. I’ve never let a woman do that while I’m carrying my gun. I’ve always kept their hands away, so I don’t have to explain. But I’ve already felt her gun twice and seen it. Her hands wander over my back while mine slip to her ass. She’s wearing the sweater she had tied around her waist earlier. Her ass is soft and firm at the same time. I don’t know how, but I want to do things—dirty, dirty things—to it and with it. I squeeze, but not enough to hurt. She arches her back, so I tighten my grip. Each bit of extra pressure makes her press herself against me.
I slide one hand up her back and fist her hair. I hold her head in place and take control of the kiss. Her fingers dig into my shoulders, and she moves like she can’t get close enough.
“Is this what you like?”

Sabine Barclay, a nom de plume also writing Historical Romance as Celeste Barclay, lives near the Southern California coast where she’s a former rower and a hopeful surfer, a self-proclaimed foodie, and a lover of the outdoors. Sabine enjoys attending reader events and travels domestically and internationally for book signings and speaking engagements. Before becoming a full-time author, Sabine was a Social Studies and English teacher. She holds degrees in International Affairs (BA), Secondary Social Science (MAT), and Political Management (MPS). She channels that knowledge into creating engrossing contemporary romances that bring the steam will make your toes curl and your granny blush.

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BRATVA ANGEL (Ivankov Brotherhood) by Sabine Barclay-review tour

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BRATVA ANGEL (Ivankov Brotherhood 5) by Sabine Barclay-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 13, 2022

Our worlds couldn’t be further apart…
She’s light. I’m dark. She’s an angel. I’m a devil.

I’ll never walk away from my life with the bratva.

My only choice is to bring her in.

She’s mine and always will be.

Maybe she doesn’t know we’re soulmates yet, but I have since we met.

I’ll do anything to protect her. No one’s foolish enough to stop me.

And if they are…

I’ll take her to the limits of what she thinks she can handle, then I’ll please her any way she wants.

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REVIEW: BRATVA ANGEL is the fourth instalment in Sabine Barclay’s contemporary, adult IVANKOV BROTHERHOOD erotic, Bratva, romance series. This is thirty year old, second in command in the Ivankov Brotherhood Aleksei ‘Aleks’ Kutsenko, and twenty-eight year old, high school theatre teacher Heather Hampton’s story line. BRATVA ANGEL can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise including bondage and discipline, as well as Daddy/ baby girl dynamic, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Aleks and Heather) BRATVA ANGEL follows the building romance and relationship between thirty year old, second in command in the Ivankov Brotherhood Aleksei ‘Aleks’ Kutsenko, and twenty-eight year old, high school theatre teacher Heather Hampton. An accidental meeting with Aleks Kutsenko at a local grocery store pulls Heather Hampton into a world she knew little about. Aleksei Kutsenko is the second in command of the Ivankov Brotherhood, and the Bratva is at war with both the Mafia and Cartel. Heather is the daughter of a soon to be retired police officer, and the Kutsenko family questions to whom her allegiance will sway but there is more to Heather’s family than anyone could have imagined, and the connections go deeper, threatening the lives Heather, Aleks, and the people they love. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Heather and Aleks, and the potential fall-out as perceived betrayal, desperation and vengeance are at the heart of the attacks against our story line couple.

The relationship between Heather and Aleks is one of immediate attraction; a rapidly building romance between two people from opposite sides of the law but a romance predicated upon understanding, acceptance and love. Heather is determined to swear her allegiance to the family, while Aleks claims Heather as his happily ever after. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and provocative with some scenes of bondage, discipline, anal and rope play. There is a Daddy/baby girl dynamic between our couple, a dynamic seen with every couple in the author’s series.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters: Pasha’s brothers- Anton, Sergei, Mischa and their parents Alina and Grigori; Maksim and Laura (Bratva Darling 1), Bogdan and Christina (Bratva Sweetheart 2), Pasha and Sumiko (Bratva Beauty 4) and their mother Galina. We are introduced to Heather’s parents John and Maureen Hampton, as well as her sister Danielle, and her husband Mike. The requisite evil has many faces.

BRATVA ANGEL is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The premise is captivating and compelling; the romance is seductive ; the characters are powerful, determined and strong.

Previous Reviews

Bratva Sweetheart
Bratva Treasure
Bratva Beauty

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Reviewed by Sandy

Sabine Barclay, a nom de plume also writing Historical Romance as Celeste Barclay, lives near the Southern California coast where she’s a former rower and a hopeful surfer, a self-proclaimed foodie, and a lover of the outdoors. Sabine enjoys attending reader events and travels domestically and internationally for book signings and speaking engagements. Before becoming a full-time author, Sabine was a Social Studies and English teacher. She holds degrees in International Affairs (BA), Secondary Social Science (MAT), and Political Management (MPS). She channels that knowledge into creating engrossing contemporary romances that bring the steam will make your toes curl and your granny blush.

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 1, 2022

She can pretend not to notice…
They say I’m the best looking in my family. I couldn’t care less.

But her…She takes my breath away.

Not everyone sees her the way I do. That’s fine by me because she’s mine.

I pity those who think they can come between us.

I won’t stop until she’s at my side. Mine to touch. Mine to love. Mine to push to her limits then bring her back.

She’s my everything. She’s my soulmate.

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REVIEW: BRATVA BEAUTY is the fourth instalment in Sabine Barclay’s contemporary, adult IVANKOV BROTHERHOOD dark, erotic, Mafia, romance series with a Daddy/baby girl dynamic. This is twenty-eight year olds, CFO/ Bratva enforcer Pasha Kutsenko, and forensic accountant Sumiko Kimura’s story line. BRATVA BEAUTY can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Pasha and Sumiko) BRATVA BEAUTY follows the building and Daddy/baby girl dynamic relationship between twenty-eight year olds, CFO/ Bratva enforcer Pasha Kutsenko, and forensic accountant Sumiko Kimura. While on vacation in the Caribbean, Pasha Kutsenko would meet and fall for Japanese/Brazilian/American Sumiko Kimura, having no idea their paths were about to cross again. Looking into a new accounting firm, with connections to Russia, Pasha and his cousins will come face to face with our story line heroine, and Pasha will begin a fast seduction with the woman with whom he will fall in love but all is not well in the world of the Russian Bratva when not only the Italian and Irish mobs, but the Colombian Cartel begin to circle like sharks pitting every criminal organization against one another. With the help of Sumiko Kimura, Pasha and his brothers will begin to uncover a trail of betrayal and deceit, a fight for control at the very top. What ensues is the building relationship between Pasha and Sumiko, and the potential fall-out as attacks against the Bratva hit too close to home.

The relationship between Pasha and Sumiko is individualistic in that their relationship involves a daddy/baby girl power dynamic. Sumiko struggles with issues of low self esteem as it pertains to her body image, and in this, her weight and size are used as a tool to attack our story line couple. Although Pasha is not a Dominant in the truest sense of the BDSM world, he is dominating when it comes to the woman he loves. The $ex scenes are erotic and passionate.

Once again, there is a large ensemble cast of energetic and powerful secondary and supporting characters: Pasha’s brothers- Anton, Sergei, Mischa and their parents Alina and Grigori; Maksim and Laura (Bratva Darling 1), Bogdan and Christina (Bratva Sweetheart 2), Nico and Stasia (Bratva Treasure 3) Aleksei, and their mother Galina; as well as Sumiko’s parents Afonso and Akiko Kimura, and her brothers Cristiano and Davi. The requisite evil has many faces.

BRATVA BEAUTY is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, family and relationships, secrets and lies. The premise is intriguing; the romance is sensual with scenes of spanking; the characters are larger than life.

Previous Reviews

Bratva Sweetheart
Bratva Treasure

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Reviewed by Sandy

Sabine Barclay, a nom de plume also writing Historical Romance as Celeste Barclay, lives near the Southern California coast where she’s a former rower and a hopeful surfer, a self-proclaimed foodie, and a lover of the outdoors. Sabine enjoys attending reader events and travels domestically and internationally for book signings and speaking engagements. Before becoming a full-time author, Sabine was a Social Studies and English teacher. She holds degrees in International Affairs (BA), Secondary Social Science (MAT), and Political Management (MPS). She channels that knowledge into creating engrossing contemporary romances that bring the steam will make your toes curl and your granny blush.

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Bratva Treasure (Ivankov Brotherhood 3) by Sabine Barclay-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 20, 20220

She has no idea what she agreed to…
My printsessa thinks she’s taken a regular job for a regular lawyer.

She doesn’t know the devils that lurk below the surface now that she’s in my world. The bratva world.

Innocent, sweet, and trusting.

All the things I am not. All the things I never knew I wanted.

But I do now. And she’s mine.

Let someone try to take her. I’ll burn the world down around them to keep her. She’s my soulmate.

She doesn’t know her limits yet. I’ll take her there, then bring her back with my touch and my love.

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REVIEW: BRATVA TREASURE is the third instalment in Sabine Barclay’s contemporary adult IVANKOV BROTHERHOOD dark, erotic, Bratva romance series. This is twenty-eight year old businessman and Bratva heir Nikolai ‘Niko’ Kutsenko, and twenty-three year old PA Anastasia ‘Stasia’ Antonov’s story line. BRATVA TREASURE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise including graphic violence, assault, and ‘breath’ play, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Stasia and Niko) BRATVA TREASURE follows Anastasia Antonov as she must come to terms with her new job, her new boss, and the man with whom she will fall in love. For most of her life, Anastasia Antonov has been shielded by her parents, never knowing the truth about their lives or their connections back home. Anastasia’s father Yuri is Russian, and with it comes a secret family history our heroine knows nothing about but it is her new life that is about to spiral out of control when she discovers the people for whom she works are part of the Russian Bratva, a lifestyle with which she wants nothing to do. Having fallen for her boss’s brother in law Nikolai Kutsenko, Anastasia is about to break the heart of the man with whom she is falling in love but all is not well within the hierarchy of organized crime, and Anastasia is targeted for who she is, her relationship with Niko, and a family history she knows nothing about. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Stasia and Niko, and the potential fall-out as the past comes seeking revenge, using our heroine as a pawn to destroy them all.

The relationship between Stasia and Niko is one of immediate attraction, a quick building love affair in which Stasia struggles with Niko’s connections to organized crime, and often places herself in the direct line of fire. A little TSTL (too stupid to live), Stasia often finds herself a victim, a survivor, an innocent, a power when not only her life but the life of the people she loves is threatened. Niko is a demanding man both in and out of the bedroom, and our heroine is quick to submit and obey. From bondage and discipline (spanking) to breath play and toys, Nikolai is determined to claim Stasia from the first time they met. The $ex scenes are erotic, provocative, seductive and intense.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and powerful secondary and supporting characters including Stasia’s parents Yuri and Allison Antonov, as well as Nikolai’s brother Maksim and Laura (Bratva Darling 1), Bogdan and Christina (Bratva Sweetheart 2), and Aleksei, and their mother Galina; cousins Anton and Sergei, Mischa, and Pasha. The requisite evil has many faces including the Italian mob.

BRATVA TREASURE is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, obsession and madness, violence and death, understanding and love. The premise is dark, gritty, raw and dramatic; the daddy-kink romance is erotic and intense; the characters are energetic, charismatic, determined and captivating.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book two BRATVA SWEETHEART

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Reviewed by Sandy

Sabine Barclay, a nom de plume also writing Historical Romance as Celeste Barclay, lives near the Southern California coast where she’s a former rower and a hopeful surfer, a self-proclaimed foodie, and a lover of the outdoors. Sabine enjoys attending reader events and travels domestically and internationally for book signings and speaking engagements. Before becoming a full-time author, Sabine was a Social Studies and English teacher. She holds degrees in International Affairs (BA), Secondary Social Science (MAT), and Political Management (MPS). She channels that knowledge into creating engrossing contemporary romances that bring the steam will make your toes curl and your granny blush.

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Bratva Sweetheart (Ivankov Brotherhood) by Sabine Barclay-review

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Bratva Sweetheart (Ivankov Brotherhood 2) by Sabine Barclay-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 9, 2022

She thought it was only for one night…

I’ve never let anyone into my life.

At least not like her. Not until her.

She sees a side of me that isn’t the bratva monster everyone else believes.

Now that she knows, she’s mine.

Mine to keep and protect. Mine to please. In return, it’s her love I crave. She’s my soulmate.

Every kiss, every touch will take her to her limits, and I’ll be the one to catch her.

Bratva Sweetheart is an interconnecting, standalone Dark Mafia Romance with a HEA and no cliffhanger. It contains extra-steamy scenes that will make your toes curl and your granny blush. This is book two in The Ivankov Brotherhood, a six-book series that’ll keep you warm at night.

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REVIEW: BRATVA SWEETHEART is the second instalment in Sabine Barclay’s contemporary, adult THE IVANKOV BROTHERHOOD erotic, dark, Bratva romance series. This is twenty-seven year old, Russian Bratva businessman, Bogdan Kutsenko, and building inspector/architect Christina ‘Tina’ MacNally’s story line. BRATVA SWEETHEART 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 premise including ‘daddy kink’, r@pe fantasy, bondage, discipline as well as graphic violence, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Bodgan and Tina) BRATVA SWEETHEART follows the building relationship between twenty-seven year old, Russian businessman, Bratva Bogdan Kutsenko, and building inspector/architect Christina ‘Tina’ MacNally’. A one night stand between Russian businessman Bogdan Kutsenko, and Christina MacNally ends when the next morning, our heroine ghosts our story line hero. Christina MacNally works as a building inspector for the city of Manhattan but never expected to come face to face with her one night stand when she is tasked with inspecting a new build at one of the Kutsenko constructions sites but all is not well when our heroine discovers a number of irregularities, irregularities that may or may not be attributed to the man in charge. Afraid of losing her job, Christina offers to back away knowing their relationship may be used as potential fodder should something go wrong but Bogdan Kutsenko knows that to never see Christina would mean breaking his heart. What ensues is the building and highly sexual relationship between Christina and Bogdan, and the potential fall-out as a war between the Russian Bratva, the Irish and Italian Mafia and the Cartel is about to pull Christina into a world she knows little about.

Christina MacNally is about to be thrown head first into the criminal world of bribery and corruption, murder and vengeance, betrayal and power. Bogdan is desperate to protect the woman with whom he is falling in love but there is always someone or something waiting to take them down. Bogdan Kutsenko has loved and lost, and our hero refuses to place himself in a position to lose someone he loves but as the battle for control hits too close to home, Bogdan is willing to walk away to protect the woman with whom he is falling in love.

The relationship between Bogdan and Christina is one of daddy-kink and baby girl with the added bonus of bondage and discipline when Christina refuses to obey. From the outset Bogdan claims he is not a Dominant nor a daddy-wanna be; and Christine says she is not a submissive, nor a ‘little’, and does not like to be treated as a child yet Bogdan demands submission, the calling of ‘daddy’ or sir, and often places our heroine in his lap, or over his knee. A bit of a conundrum; some confusion as to the who, what and why the denial of the obvious but in the end the ‘daddy-kink’ is strong, intense, and not relegated to only the bedroom. The $ex scenes are erotic, intense, and vivid.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, energetic and powerful secondary and supporting characters including Bogdan’s brothers: Maksim and Laura (Bratva Darling 1), Nikolai and Aleksei, and their mother Galina Kutsenko, as well as their cousins Anton, Sergei and Michail; Christina’s parents Liam and Catriona MacNally, and her brothers Tristan and Danny. The requisite evil includes the Irish Mafia, the Italian mob, the Mexican Cartel, and several people getting paid to look the other way.

BRATVA SWEETHEART is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The slow building premise is detailed and dramatic; the romance is erotic and highly sexual; the characters are captivating.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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