VICIOUS REIGN
Series: Bratva Kings #4
Genre: Dark Romance
Author: Monica Kayne
Release Date: May 1, 2026
Kirill Baronov is the heir to a bratva empire built on sin and lies. And I’m going to ruin him.
My mother left when I was just a girl. It broke something in me that never healed.
Eighteen years later, I learn she didn’t abandon me. She was taken by the Baronovs—the most powerful crime family in New York.
I’ll do anything to find out what happened to her.
With a fake name and a pretty smile, I walk into their exclusive club and convince Kirill to hire me.
He doesn’t know I’m here for answers. For revenge.
Seducing him was part of the plan. His obsession with me wasn’t.
He claims me as his. Kills to keep me safe.
And with every forbidden touch, I forget I’m supposed to hate him.
But secrets don’t stay buried forever.
And when mine surface, love won’t be enough to save me.
Tropes Include:
– Bratva Romance
– Hacker Heroine
– Forced Marriage
– Secret Identity
– Boss/Employee
– Abduction
– Touch Her & D!e
– Possessive MMCVicious Reign can be read as a complete standalone. It has no cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.
It’s like she’s crawled under my skin and set fire to every nerve ending.
Oh the way this book hit the spot for me, in ways I didn’t even know I needed. This was absolutely my favorite in this series so far! And if you’re a fan of sexy dark mafia romance with a badass FMC, you’re going to want to add this to your TBR expeditiously.
Our FMC, Dinara Potapova, is a Belov Syndicate hacker extraordinaire. And if you’ve read Brutal Reign, then you’re already familiar with Pavel Belov. And if you haven’t read it yet, change that immediately. But I digress.
Dinara leaves Moscow for New York to attend the renowned Manhattan Tech Institute. Or at least, on the surface. But unbeknownst to Pavel and her father, Dinara takes on a new name as Evelina Panova and poses a stripper for an audition in one of New York’s high end clubs. To what end? To weave her way into the inner circle of Velour’s owners; the Belovs. Who also happen to be New York’s ruthless Bratva. But where she’s hoping to skate under the radar, she immediately catches the attention of Kirill Belov and boy do the sparks fly here.
When I tell you that this was absolute trope candy to me, I mean it was UTTERLY DELICIOUS. We’re talking forced arranged marriage here and I was gobbling it up with a spoon.
Silence. She presses her lips together stubbornly. “Dinara.” I withdraw my hand completely. “Answer me or I walk out of here right now.”
“You already know the answer,” she says, breathless.
“Say it anyway.”
“You.”
“And who am I to you?”
Her eyes flash with defiance as her body trembles with need. “You’re an asshole who drugged me and forced me into marriage.”
I lean down to her ear. “Try again. Who. Am. I.”
She turns her face away. “Kirill.”
“Keep going.”
“My…” She swallows hard. “My husband.”
I am UNWELL. Unwell I tell you.
Kirill is possessive and so intense in the best ways possible. This man’s obsession begins the second he lays eyes on “Evelina”. And let me tell you, that stripper audition definitely makes an impression. So much so that he refuses to let any other man see her that way and hires her as a server instead. But he can’t seem to stay away from her.
And Dinara has every reason to hate Kirill and his family. After all, she thinks that his family knows the truth behind her mother’s disappearance all those years ago. The disappearance that isn’t what she once thought and is not determined to get to the bottom of. But the longer she spends time in Kirill’s presence, the more difficult it becomes to ignore the pull between them.
I loved Kirill’s possessiveness. There’s just something about a jealous and obsessed fictional man that just hits. And Kirill was everything I had hoped he would be and so much more. Dinara was the perfect match for him in all ways. SHe’s ruthless and vicious in her own right and I loved the way she fought her own battles. She was fierce and gave as good as she got.
The tension and chemistry was SIZZLING. The story was a non stop thrill ride and I couldn’t put it down. I binge read it from cover to cover. For all my fellow lovers of dark mafia romance, I cannot recommend this one enough!
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