ARC Review : Marriage and Malice by Trisha Wolfe



Marriage & Malice by Trisha Wolfe
Series : Underworld Kings
Publication Date : October 27th 2021
Genres : Dark Romance, Mafia Romance
From USA Today best-selling author Trisha Wolfe comes a fierce and seductively thrilling Dark Mafia Romance stand-alone as part of the Underworld Kings series.

Rapture, desire, need - the yearning for our passions is the reason we breathe. I've devoted my life to my pursuit of ballet, it’s my escape from the dark underworld I was born into. As a Carpella and the daughter of a made man, I've accepted certain traditions. Yet, having just been promoted to principal within a prestigious dance company, I'm so close to escaping that world…

Until a devil with blood on his hands and an Irish curse inked into his skin tears into my world, now passion holds a whole new sinister meaning. With ruination in his steel-blue eyes and me in his crosshairs, Lucian Cross traps me in his gilded cage and uses me to deliver his retribution.

Forced to sign a marriage contract, my father traded my life to save his own. Now I'm bound to Lucian, owned by a monster who swore an oath of pain and suffering to my family.

Lucian's passion is revenge.

And because my family destroyed what he loved, he vowed to destroy what I love. Every night he forces me to dance until my breaking point. He wants to condition me to loathe the very thing that once gave me hope.

I can't let him break me, but the closer we get to the wedding date, the more entangled I become in his dangerous, tempting world, and I begin to lose myself in him.

His vow is my pain.

My vow is not to fall for the enemy.

But how can I dance with the devil himself and not be singed by his fire?

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I hope you've all been having a great week so far! I've got my reading back on track(kinda😂) and Marriage & Malice by Trisha Wolfe was just released yesterday and I had an amazing time reading this one! She's one of my favorites when it comes to dark romance and I trust her 100%, so I'm always ready to go in blind into her books! It's been a while since I read a dark/mafia romance. I used to be addicted to them, but I haven't read any in the last few months so I was happy to get my fix here!

We've got an arranged marriage + kidnapping setup here! 👀 
Violet Carpella is a young, successful ballerina with a family that belongs to the Italian mafia. She's had a pretty sheltered life that is detached from the mafia as she was ignored and allowed to focus on her dance. This changes when she's kidnapped by Lucian Cross after a dance recital and what he wants is revenge against her family. Violet's uncle who is the organization leader is one of his main targets and her father is also involved. Even though he loves her, personal interests come first, so her father leaves her with Lucian after signing a marriage contract 🤷🏻‍♀️ #dadoftheyear
Lucian's got everything planned and this marriage is one of the tools for his revenge but Violet and his attraction to her is something that he didn't expect. 


I've got to say that this one wasn't as dark as Trisha's other books! It's quite light when compared to the usual dark romances but I'm not complaining though because I loved the characters and the writing! The author's writing has always been vivid and beautiful which is one of the main reasons I love her books! Both Violet and Lucian were amazing - especially Violet! I loved her strength, stubbornness and the way she didn't give up or let herself feel low because of her situation! And my favorite part - the chemistry! It was a slow burn but it was sooo good! The push and pull between them was incredible!🔥
I think I'd have liked it if it had been longer though! The masochist in me wanted a little more angst(yes ik, I'm usually an angst-hater but when it comes to dark romance I'm flipped 😂).
Would totally recommend this!
And I'm impatiently waiting for Malady btw! Need more Alex and Blakely-my two favorite crazies!❣️✨

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USA Today bestselling romantic thriller author Trisha Wolfe. From an early age, Trisha Wolfe dreamed up imaginary worlds and characters and was accused of talking to herself. Today, she lives in South Carolina with her family and writes full time, using her imaginary worlds as an excuse to continue talking to herself.


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