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Ruthless Princess: An Enemies to Lovers Mafia Romance (Mafia Royals Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Rachel Van Dyken (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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A mafia romance about best friends turned enemies by Rachel Van Dyken, the number one New York Times bestselling author of the Eagle Elite series.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend…
I never thought my father would ask this of me, to become the second generation at Eagle Elite University, to rule with an iron fist, and to take care of anyone who gets in our way.
But ever since the incident.
Ever since Him.
There’s been a war in our little clique.
After all, a house divided cannot stand.
He’s the problem, not me.
He used to kiss me like I was his oxygen.
Now he looks at me like I’m his poison.
But we both drank it, again and again, never believing there would be a day when our love would start a war.
And our friendship would shatter into a million pieces.
Then again, the worst thing you could do in the mafia is hang on to hope that your life will be normal.
The second worst thing?
Fall in love with your best friend.
Enemy.
And heir to the Nicolasi throne.

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"Rachel Van Dyken will tear your heart out, slice it in half with a machete, and hand it back. Then, you'll thank her." - NYT Bestselling Author Kristen Proby

"I'm going to say this not once, but many times. Everyone should read this book. RVD wrote one of the most epic mafia romance's I have ever read. She came in swinging to remind everyone why she's the queen of mafia." ~ ★★★★★ USA Today and WSJ Bestselling Author Amo Jones

"I'm dead. I died. I am deceased. This book killed me it was so freaking good. Its sexy and fun. And just a little bit crazy." ~ ★★★★★ Goodreads Reviewer

"You will not read a book that compares in 2020." ~ ★★★★★ Goodreads Reviewer

"Wow what a ride. Ruthless Princess is a story packed with action, violence, anguish and emotion. A roller coaster of emotions that will leave you breathless." ~ ★★★★★ Vanessa When Vane Reads

"This book will have you reaching blindly for your popcorn. The visuals brought forth by RVD so captivating that you wont want to look away from the pages as the scenes play out in your head." ~ ★★★★★ Booksmacked

"This book is EVERYTHING! It had my heart pumping, a few tears trickling down my cheek, fanning myself, frustrated, enraged and hopeful. Be prepared once you crack this book open you will not be able to walk away" ~ ★★★★★ Moms Guilty Pleasure

"Buy this book. And devour it. Just have wine/vodka and tissues handy." ~ ★★★★★ BJ's Book Blog Janeane

"I cannot wait for the next book in this series, and the release date is way too far away for my liking. I'm obsessed. Blood In. No Out." ~ ★★★★★ Escape into a Booksite

"Rachel Van Dyken just destroyed me thoroughly in Ruthless Princess. My heart is not equipped to survive all this brutal emotional torture. This is so much more than a mafia romance. This is a legendary tale crafted in blood, sweat and tears." ~ ★★★★★ PP's Bookshelf

"This is my favorite mafia book that RVD has ever written! I know, I know, how? This is PHENOMENAL! This is what my mafia dreams are made of!" ~ ★★★★★ Neshaisabookworm's Book Review

"This book captured my everything down to my soul." ~★★★★★ Melissa-Book Boyfriend and Husband Makes Three

"This booooook!!!! I don't even know where to start! I want more now!!!" ~ ★★★★★ Goodreads Reviewer

"I freaking ❤︎ it! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️" ~ 4.5 stars, Babbling Chatter Reads

About the Author

Alexander Cendese is a New York-based actor and narrator whose credits include roles on and off Broadway, in films, and on popular television shows, including Law & Order: SVU and All My Children. He holds a BFA from the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama.

Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of New Adult, Regency, and contemporary romances. When she's not writing you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and plotting her next book while watching The Bachelor. She keeps her home in Idaho with her husband, son, and their snoring boxer, Sir Winston Churchill. She loves to hear from readers! You can follow her writing journey at www.rachelvandykenauthor.com.

Jillian Macie loves narrating audiobooks, especially racy stories with strong female protagonists. When not in the recording booth, you can find her running on the trails near her home or chauffeuring her children to all of their various activities.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B085GK4VQS
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Van Dyken Enterprises INC; 1st edition (May 19, 2020)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 19, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1289 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 386 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #379,830 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #20,130 in Romantic Suspense (Books)
- #20,944 in Romantic Suspense (Kindle Store)
- #41,399 in Romance (Kindle Store)

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Rachel Van Dyken is the #1 New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of over 100 books ranging from new adult romance to mafia romance to paranormal & fantasy romance. With over four million copies sold, she's been featured in Forbes, US Weekly, and USA Today. Her books have been translated in more than 15 countries. She was one of the first romance authors to have a Kindle in Motion book through Amazon publishing and continues to strive to be on the cutting edge of the reader experience. She keeps her home in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, adorable sons, naked cat, and two dogs.

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AlohaD

The Next Generation is ready to rule!

Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2021

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Fan-freaking-tastic!
Give me the Mafia and their families, their world and all the romance and violence. I’m in!
Blood in. No out!

To start, I absolutely love Rachel Van Dyken and the stories she shares with us....BUT (and this is huge), I never read the original Eagle Elite mafia series that she blessed us with. I know <GASP!!> I own quite a few of those books, but I was always intimidated by how many books there were in the series. I can't believe I didn't just suck it up. But that's ok; I'm going in now with their kids and I'm going to enjoy every last minute of their bloody, sinfully delicious world they've created.

Ruthless Princess is all the good and violent things I've come to love in an excellent and bloody mafia story. Some of the rules the parents made for the new generation are completely unbelievable and unrealistic for families that live so closely together, but they must abide by them or there are serious, deathly repercussions. Like not connecting romantically with any of the "cousins" (let's make this very clear...none of them are related in that way, but that's what they are to one another because they grew up as close as blood family). But Serena and Junior have this connection and they don't know what to do about it. The sexual tension and 'hate' between the two drips right off the page and makes you feel for them. They are electric!

"We have to pretend we hate each other because it's the only thing as extreme as our love."

Rachel van Dyken has created another world that I am all in for. This forbidden love and violent mafia world is just setting us up for what's to come. Junior is brutal and alpha and the only one that could handle a woman like Serena. Serena is pretty dang kickbutt. She throws down with the guys because she is next in line to rule. I loved the fight scenes best. Especially to see a woman kick just as much butt as the men she is around. I could feel the blood, sweat and tears coming right off the pages. I can't wait to see what's going to happen with these kids and their families next. These kids are vital to their parents but they are loyal to one another and that was awesome to see. I loved each and every character and never felt lost with all the characters mentioned from the past and present. This is the next generation and they are going to make the world their own. Are you ready for it?

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Heather F.

Such an amazing ride!

Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2020

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Ruthless Princess has been an anticipated book for me for many reasons. I loved the original Eagle Elite series and to think we are getting to experience the journey of the kids of the bosses was too good of a prospect to pass up. RVD has a way of pulling you into her mafia stories from the very beginning and this one was absolutely no exception. Buckle up because this one takes you on an epic ride!

Junior, the son of Phoenix, and Serena, the daughter of Nixon, are headed to Eagle Elite University to take their rightful place along with their other cousins and friends. Saying the relationship between Junior and Serena is complicated is an understatement. They were lovers and now they are enemies. The pull between them is so strong that it takes everything in them to suppress it. Knowing that they have to take their rightful places and begin to rule at EE in order to protect the family, they also know that they need to stay apart due to the rules the bosses put in place. Can they do it?

Both Junior and Serena are strong, ruthless, fiery and loyal. They've been put in a position where they have to choose between their obligation to their family and the obligation to their hearts. There is so much emotion, so many feelings and also moments of levity and humor in this book. RVD takes you on a ride with twists and turns you don't see coming and you definitely have all the feels while reading it. I think I ran the gamut of emotions a few times over!

While this can be read as a standalone, I would recommend reading Royal Bully to give you some insight into a couple of other characters in the book. Do yourself a favor and pick it up along with this one! I'm already so ready for Scandalous Prince!

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Autumn

YYYASSSS What a way to start a series.

Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2020

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Oh damn.

I love that Van Dyken let loose on this.

I read the first Elect book like a million years ago and I don't remember anything, I was a little concerned that I wouldn't understand a lot of the dynamics going on. And I mean I picked some things up for sure but I really want to go back and devour that series. That's a super tall order too so let's see if I can actually do it. The tbr pile is high.

Now, I loved this story. Well, really I super loved Junior. Like ugh idk I was just super drawn to him. My heart broke a little for him at one point, like some things were said and I had to put my book down because I was so mad Serena. I might have been unjustifiably mad but whatever its who I am.

The angst between the two was aces. I wasn't super sure of what was going down sometimes but I knew it was BIG.

Yall this new series isn't playing around. Insane things are happening and I can't wait to find out what is in store for these kids.

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Leyendo Forever

Great Young Love Mafia romance

Reviewed in Mexico on March 16, 2021

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4🍭🍭🍭🍭

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ESP ::

Me encantan las historias de mafia y este libro y me encantó.
No sé si la intención es que leamos la serie EE de los papás, pero hay muchas cosas confusas en el libro. Eso no me encantó pues la idea de tener nuevas series es poder leerlas desde cero y entender, y eso no pasó mucho.

De todos modos, continuaré con la historia de Breaker y Violet 🧡

ENG ::

Mafia stories are amazing and this book was incredible.
However, there were many confusing details in the story and I didn’t love that. I guess it’s because we should read the first series, but I thought the point of creating a news series was making the reader understand enough by just reading the book.

Anyway, will continue with Breaker & Violet. 🧡

Ashley T

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Reviewed in Canada on March 15, 2021

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I've been in a reading rift recently. With all my novels melding into one. They all seem to follow the same story line. I wasn't going to read this novel as I figure it would meld along with the others. However I'm super glad I did. It started off a little slow, I'm glad Rachel gave a family tree info in the beginning as i didn't read the OG series before I read this one. I could feel Junior and Serena's heartache. I felt Ash"s pain. I could also feel the "brotherhood" and the love of this mafia. The loyalty to their fathers. I cheered when they stood up for the De'langes. I don't give 5 stars lightly but this was well deserved.

bbooksreview

Addictive. Amazing.

Reviewed in Brazil on December 27, 2020

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“𝘼 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡. 𝙉𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙨𝙖𝙮, 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠, 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙙𝙤—𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙢𝙚, 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙖 𝘼𝙗𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙤, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝙄’𝙢 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨, 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚.”

I’m relatively new to the Elite Eagle mafia world and OMG! Why did it take me so long to dive in? Serena and Junior broke me in a thousand pieces, at times I wanted to scream or cry and sometimes both at the same time. They were best friends turned to enemies due to their family rules and I was able to feel every inch of their pain in every line Rachel wrote. A love like theirs is difficult to move on from.

I could say that their story is a retelling of Romeo and Juliet, but they don’t hold a candle to Junior and Serena. Although their family weren’t enemies, they quite work well together, their love was strictly forbidden. I never thought I’d cry so much in a mafia book... they had to fight for their lives while “hating” each other, but when they decide to fight for their love, it was another explosion of awesomeness.

There’s also a lot of going on with the Five Families who runs the mafia, a lot goes on with them, especially with Ash and now I finally understand why we are going to have a full book about him. Anyway, their families are crazy, twisted, yet there’s a LOT of love and loyalty going around. Also there’s a lot of secrets, lies and despicable events in the past, which brought to life the doubts if the kids had to pay for their parents sins.

That’s a wonderful book, that I couldn’t put down for a second and I wanted immediately to grab the next one to read. What a rollercoaster of feelings and even amazing funny moments too, so it lighted my reading. Serena and Junior stole my heart, they are outstanding people with a strength that is unmeasurable. But is the power of Rachel’s writing that got me hooked with all of the characters of this family. I’m simply addicted.

Angie (L)

A thoroughly enjoyable tale

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 2, 2021

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Serena and Junior are very much in love but their love is forbidden by their families . it’s one of the rules that the heads of the Five Families that make up the Cosa Nostra have made . For now they must keep their relationship hidden , but things are getting harder as they’ve already been caught by Ash and their Uncle Chase has his suspicions. Although it’s a Mafia story and there is obviously the usual Mafia way of dealing with things there is also quite a bit of humour and when things get really serious you see how they all stand together as one . Things get very uncertain for Serena and Junior towards the end when the cat is out of the bag regarding their relationship question is how will their respective fathers and the other Mafia bosses react ??? . I throughly enjoyed enjoyed this story but I’ve got to admit that this must be the first Mafia book that I’ve read where I needed tissues ..... yes tissues I cried my eyes out when tragedy struck for two other characters 😭.

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Manvitha

Worth a wait!!!

Reviewed in India on May 24, 2020

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Love to the core.....I really have no words to say....When I am reading this I have started to feel each and every emotion sadness, fear, love, hatred as if they are directed to me. It’s freakin’ awesome!!!!

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