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Bride by Initiation (Audiobook)

Bride by Initiation (Audiobook)

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Synopsis

From International bestselling author Maggie Cole comes her highly anticipated secret society, deliciously dark, next-generation Mafia series about two lifelong friends. Sean O’Malley Jr. and Zara Marino have a similar obsession with their fathers’ secrets, but discovering the truth requires them to surrender to each other and the unknown of their Underworld vows.

If secrets and lies, desires and denials, bonds and betrayal didn’t exist, Sean O’Malley would stay my friend forever.

That’s not the case.

There are two things we’ve always wanted but were off the table.

First: The truth about our fathers.

Second: Each other.

So when a mysterious man shows up with a branded skull on his hand, speaking in riddles about an Underworld he claims we’re meant to reign in, it’s too tempting not to get sucked into the forbidden.

Even if it means sinking deeper into the darkness, testing all our boundaries, and clinging to the friends we used to be and the vows we’re now bound to for eternity.

Bride by Initiation is a standalone with interconnected characters, and book one of The Underworld series. This dark, secret society, Mafia, friends to lovers, forbidden, first real love, marriage pact romance is not meant for the faint of heart. Expect violence, taboo, and graphic scenes.

Bride by Initiation-Preface

In my father's day, Mafia wars existed all over the world. Crime families formed alliances for protection against their enemies. Bridges were built or burned with secret meetings.

On the turn of a dime, wars could erupt. Organizations could thrive or turn extinct, and everyone around would know about it.

The details might not be public, but the destruction and proof regarding who won or lost, glared in the light until it blinded anyone who wanted to see it.

Today, things are different.

Alliances exist, but you always question if you can trust them. It doesn't matter if it's your blood relative, best friend, or lover. Those closest to you can turn at any time.

And Darknet deals are made in the deepest crevices of Hell. The carnage stays hidden, only for those who suffer or bask in their demented glory to see.

Unless you personally step through the satanic door, you'll never know your true enemy. So the days of Mafia wars are over. There's only one place that now determines who survives and who dies.

All the power lies in a more sophisticated, faster moving, scarier universe.

Discipline, vengeance, and loyalty lie within a secret society where only the chosen can enter. But beware. You'll always want to climb to the next level, knowing there's more power in reach but that it's almost impossible to take. So choose your wife carefully. There's no advancing to the next level without her. She better have the same ambitions as you because once you get initiated and say your vows, there's no going back, even in death.

Only those branded with the sacred skeleton know who the trusted members are, and they call their world one thing.

The Underworld.

Duet Narration by: Alex Kydd and Amelie Griffin

 

Welcome to The Underworld!

Even though it's cold outside, Zara's sitting in a chair, her long legs crossed and covered in goose bumps. She taps her pale-pink nails on the table, lost in whatever she's reading on her phone. And she doesn't look happy. She pins her eyebrows together, seeming anxious or maybe even upset.

Against my will, I weave through the handful of people, take off my sports coat, and put it over her shoulders.

She glances up in surprise.

I pull out the chair next to her and plop down. I grin, putting my face beside hers, and ask, "Is your world falling apart?"

She tears her gaze from mine, taking another glance at her screen, then tosses her phone into her purse. She smiles, but it's not as vibrant as before. She replies, "Usual stuff."

"Why don't I buy that?" I question, locking my gaze to hers.

She stays quiet.

My face falls, and my heart beats faster. "Zara, what's going on?"

"Nothing."

I study her closer.

"Really," she insists.

"Something's going on. I've known you forever," I remind her.

She hesitates, opens her mouth, then shuts it. She takes a deep breath and then slowly releases it.

Loud music fills the air, and I glance behind us. The few people outside disappear into the pub, and the song muffles when the door shuts.

I turn back to Zara. "It's just us, and I can keep a secret. Why do you look distressed?"

Tension grows between us, and her silence persists.

I wait her out, knowing I can usually get her to cave, but she doesn't.

Tropes:

  • ☠️Dark Romance
  • ☠️Secret Society
  • ☠️Mafia
  • ☠️Childhood Friends to lovers
  • ☠️Forbidden
  • ☠️First real love
  • ☠️Marriage Pact 
  • ☠️Daddy Issues
  • ☠️Next Generation Mafia Wars 
  • ☠️Meddling Families
  • ☠️“It’s always been you”

 

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "What a suspenseful, page turning must read! A dark mafia romance with lots of twists and turns! I don’t think I’ve ever read a book over 500 pages in 3 days! I was on the edge of my seat the whole book."-Reviewer

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  "OMG this book has everything you expect from Maggie Cole and more. The new generation of Mafia wars, The Underworld, will blow your mind. Sean and Zara’s story is spellbinding and has you craving more. Can’t wait for the next book in the series."-Reviewer

 

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