Cora Reilly

Liliana Scuderi has been in love with Romero from the moment she first saw him. After her sisters were married off for tactical reasons, she hopes she might be allowed to choose a husband for herself, but when her father promises her to a man more than twice her age that hope is crushed. No begging can make him change his mind. Romero has always ignored Lily's flirting. Her age and status made her off-limits but even someone as dutiful as him has only so much control. Wanting her when she's supposed to marry another man could mean war between New York and the Chicago Outfit, and Romero has always put the Cosa Nostra first. Lily suspects her sisters and Romero would risk everything for her, but is her happiness worth that much? Is love worth a war between the Cosa Nostra and the Outfit?

Bound by Temptation

Renata

IT ATE AGH , the bodyguard/ mafia princess with the forbidden trope and age gap eats up, it a classic agh


- “But that high-pitched, not-ending scream of a girl we were meant to protect was like a fucking stab in the gut.” 

- "Hello Liliana."
"Romero?""God, did something happen to my sisters?"
"No, no. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you. I wanted to wish you a happy birthday."
"Oh," "Thank you. Did my sister tell you it was my birthday?" 
"She didn't have to. I know your birthday."

- “I'd spent my life for others, always putting my own needs second. Would it really be so bad if I took what I wanted for once? Never in my life had I wanted anything more than the girl across from me.Why should I deny myself this?”

- "Fuck,""If I was a good guy, I'd tell you exactly that. I'd fucking lie to you for your own good. But I'm not good, Lily."
"So you are interested in me? And you like me?"
"This is crazy."
"Just tell me. Do you find me attractive?"
"Lily, you are stunning. Of course I find you attractive. Look at you, you are too fucking beautiful for words."

- "Thanks for staying with me."
"Get some sleep. I'll keep the nightmares away."

- “(…) But I want you Lily. I can't get you out of my head. No matter what I do there's always you."

- "I love you."
"I love you too."
I was digging my grave and hers too, only because I couldn't control my dick, my heart and my mouth.
She let out a small happy breath. She didn't seem to realize in how much trouble we were. I couldn't stop feeling guilty. I wished I could say I would have acted differently if I got the chance, but I knew I'd sleep with her again. I'd wanted her, still wanted her.”

- "Do you still want to run away?" Yes, more than anything else. 
"It would mean war. You said it yourself."
"I don't care. I would risk war for you."

-"Nobody will ever hurt you again. I won't allow it."

- “Nobody will take you away from me. I'll fight a million wars if it means I can keep you."

- "God, you're so damn beautiful. I can't believe you're finally mine."
"I've always been yours."

- "I love you," I whispered.
Romero's arms tightened around me and he kissed my temple. "And I love you." Maybe things wouldn't always be easy in the future, but I knew I'd never regret taking this risk. Love was worth every risk.”

aleksandra

2.5/5

Liliana and Romero were probably the cutest and healthiest couple from the series. It’s a mafia romance so no totally healthy but you know. I don't know if it's just me, but I only notice in Matteo and Gianna's book that his real name is Romero, not Romeo. But I’m blind so that’s probably the reason. 

I found that weird that they were so in love after "being together" for three months. Still, I loved that Romero was so gentle with Liliana, and they fought for each other until the end. 


  
    "Nobody will take you away from me. I’ll fight a million wars if it means I can keep you.”
  


At one point the plot was a bit boring, but these books are so monothematic that if you read them all at once, you might get bored of them. The ending was rushed too, but honestly, every book in the series has that problem.

rhegan🧋

honya

2.5 the writing is so bad😭 i love reading mafia books but it was hella weird that they met when she was like 12 idk bro. that one scene with nino had me excited abt the camorra chronicles tho

Belen Silva

Kathleen Tom

I was so used reading about The Capo, The Consigliere but this Mafia Romance of a soldier is one I really love and to mention the friendship of their Capo and to the loyal soldier is really something else.

I love Romero & Liliana love story. The war is worth the risk. 

No Doubt: 5 Stars

Leah smith

Out of the four books I’ve read in the series this is the best one

Lele

kristine hugøy vie

ARGH i dont know what happened!!!! i was thinking this book was gonna be better, and it was, but towards the end it just got eh. though, i liked their story much better. it was just so average.

nory

already knew lily was annoying from the previous books but somehow she got even worse in this one. don’t really like romero now either 🤷🏻‍♀️ literally the dumbest characters ever need cora to give them a few functioning brain cells

Emilie Adele Rognmo

4.5 stars

my heart. i love them sm it’s not even funny.

2,5⭐️ 

When I say I wanted a female main character in these books that was adventurous and fought for her freedom but also her family, I meant a character like Lily. 
The main difference between Lily and Gianna for me was when the time to make decisions that could danger the family and loved ones, Lily decided to go through the pain of not choosing her own happiness. 
Romero though.... I really like him. He is a bad guy, obviously but in a way he is also good. 
I was enjoying this book a lot until the forced marriage part. Those entire scenes were so disgusting to read and even though I understand it was necessary, it was really hard to go through all that. 
The book was very predictable, as all the others, but there were some nice parts. 
Honestly the ending made me wonder what will happen with Fabi ...

allie

3'75/5★
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En este cuarto libro de la serie 'Born in blood' nos encontramos la historia de Lily y Romero.

No sé bien cómo calificar esta historia. He amado por completo a los protagonistas y me ha encantado la parejaza que forman, pero siento que su historia ha sido muy pobre y que la autora podría haber creado una súper historia para Lily y Romero.

Lily me ha encantado. Ha sido un personaje que me ha encantado. Es súper dulce, sensible y amable y me ha encantado su personalidad. Romero también ha sido un personaje increíble pero súper poco desarrollado y me hubiera encantado saber y conocer más de él.

La parejaza que forman es increíble. Me ha gustado muchísimo su amor prohibido y cómo luchan por estar juntos. Me han parecido adorables.

Pero como digo, siento que la autora ha desperdiciado hacer una historia increíble. Creo que ha sido bastante simple, algo superficial y me ha faltado muchísimo en esta historia. Creo que se podría haber desarrollado mucho más y haber hecho una grandísima historia.

Tanya 

Ummmm I’m confused!! This is definitely unfinished.

I actually am speechless, this was not only boring but? Romero & Lilianas story was cute not that steamy no real smut angst it was like reading a story about teenagers sneaking around. Idkk this was weird nothing made sense especially not the ending.

Caitlin 

I loved this book so much. I can’t get enough of the bodyguard romance trope! I’ve been looking forward to reading about this couple since the first book in the series and I was not disappointed at all. This couple stole my heart. 

I couldn’t put this book down, I just wanted Lily and Romero to be together. They were so sweet together. The fact that Lily had loved him since she was younger was so cute🥺 Their love wasn’t easy but it was beautiful! They risked everything for love. Someone find me a Romero please.

Liliana Scuderi has been in love with Romero from the moment she first saw him. After her sisters were married off for tactical reasons, she hopes she might be allowed to choose a husband for herself, but when her father promises her to a man more than twice her age that hope is crushed. No begging can make him change his mind. Romero has always ignored Lily’s flirting. Her age and status made her off-limits but even someone as dutiful as him has only so much control. Wanting her when she’s supposed to marry another man could mean war between New York and the Chicago Outfit, and Romero has always put the Famiglia first. Lily suspects her sisters and Romero would risk everything for her, but is her happiness worth that much? Is love worth a war between the New York Famiglia and the Chicago Outfit?

Bound By Temptation

Tess

“Nobody will take you away from me. I’ll fight a million wars if it means I can keep you.” ♥️

This is Romero & Lily’s story. It was fun, but I can’t say that it was nearly as good as the first three in this series. Still enjoyable and still worth the read.

Read this if you like ⤵️

🖤 Forbidden Romance
🖤 Mafia Romance
🖤 Falls In Love With Bodyguard
🖤 Forced Proximity 
🖤 Dual POV
🖤 Steamy Scenes ❤️‍🔥

⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Bound By Temptation by Cora Reilly

celeste

lily/romero are the cutest and softest couple in this series so far. i still think that the books are starting to get repetitive with the arranged marriages, and with the obvious lack of an overall plotline, i have no idea where this series is going. even after all those problems i have and the lack of editing + grammatical errors, the series is addicting.

Cecília Amaral

** spoiler alert **
           Com certeza o melhor livro dessa série até agora, eu gosto muito mais do Romero do que qualquer um dos outros personagens masculinos. O relacionamento da Liliana e do Romero foi o mais lindo de toda a série, foi muito bom ver que, diferente dos outros livros, existia um amor mútuo. Gostei de ver o apoio que os irmãos Scuderi deram um ao outro.

Mimi D

omg, i cried way to much that i like to admit!

Thaís França

Muito bom
O mais romântico da serie. Gostei bastante. Adoroo o Romero desde o primeiro livro.

Bound by Temptation

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