Romance
Bound by Duty
2015·267 pages
A grieving mafia boss remarries for duty; his new bride hides a dangerous secret in this dark arranged-marriage romance.
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A grieving mafia boss remarries for duty; his new bride hides a dangerous secret in this dark arranged-marriage romance.
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Dante - The Boss - Cavallaro's wife died four years ago. On the verge of becoming the youngest head in the history of the Chicago mafia, Dante needs a new wife and Valentina was chosen for the role. Valentina lost her husband, too, but her first marriage had always been for show. When she was eighteen, she agreed to marry Antonio in order to hide the truth: that he was gay and in love with an outsider. Even after his death, she kept his secret, not only to preserve the honor of a dead man, but a...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Explicit open-door sex scenes; slow-burn arranged-marriage intimacy
Violence & gore
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Gun violence, murder, torture, blood, and gore in mafia conflicts
Profanity
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Frequent strong profanity in dialogue and narration
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Late husband was gay; secret marriage hid identity; anti-gay sentiment
Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonic content present
Political content
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Organized-crime hierarchy and power dynamics as backdrop
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Domestic abuse, past child abuse, third-party rape, torture, coercion
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