Keeping My Bride

Keeping What's Mine, Book 1

By: Angela Snyder

Narrated by: Cecily Foster, Vincent Skye

From New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Angela Snyder comes a new stand-alone, full-length romantic suspense novel.

I was forced to marry a monster.

Luca Vitale is the heir to his father’s empire.

He has the reputation of being a dangerous monster who can bring even grown men to their knees.

And he’s about to become my husband.

Our families have been at war with one another ever since I can remember.

I am the daughter of his enemy, and he will try everything to control me, to bend me...to break me.

When I’m forced to make a deal with the devil himself, one question still remains—will our union be one of love or violence?

Note: Keeping My Bride is the first book in the Keeping What's Mine series, but each book in the series can be listened to as a stand-alone. It is a dark mafia arranged-marriage romance. It contains adult content for mature listeners.

©2021 Angela Snyder (P)2023 Pink Flamingo Productions

enemy to lovers

A lie, a betrayal, steamy sex. A contracted marriage between two families that have been at war. Will this marriage stop the war between both families?
Luca and Verona childhood friends, until he found out she was the enemy.
A mafia enemy to lovers story at it's best.
Vincent Skye And Cecily Foster performance is very well.done. I enjoyed listening to this story.
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Dark-ish, Mafia definitely

Luca and Verona start out as childhood friends, but family disputes put them at odds and ruins their friendship. When both of the patriarchs of the families pass, they have it written in their wills that the two of them are to marry one another. Luca hates Verona and she is upset because she doesn’t know him and all she remembers of him is how hateful he was when they were younger. Their love stories wind up being quite wonderful, but the mafia world and those around them seem to be on a mission to tear them apart. Will they be able to salvage the interruption of others or will they wind up apart? Must read to find out. This is book 1 in the series, but the next two will be about their children, which is just as exciting!

The story is not as dark romance, as it is just enemies to lovers who wind up together. The narrators did a wonderful job adding some spunk to their characters and I have learned that I love almost anything Cecily narrates. Vincent was a wonderful Luca as well, would love to hear more of his narrations.

Emotional and unexpected

Verona and Luca’s relationship is a giant mess of misunderstandings, apprehension, secrets and dark simmering passion. This isn't just an arranged marriage mafia romance, its a second chance at a childhood friendship that was lost in the entangled web of secrets between their 2 families. Its emotional, angsty, passionate and eventually very gratifying. Tugged at all my heart strings. Great narration of Cecily Foster and Vincent Skye. Cecily made me tear up a few times. Great listen!

Great performance & Story

This was a new to me author amd I was not disappointed. Great story line. Loved the dual POV. You can never judge a book by it's cover as Luca found out about Verona.

If you love mafia arranged marriage, give this a try.

The premise of this story sounded so appealing to me but I just could not get over how “tropey” it felt for a mafia romance. I did not care for the characters at all.

The narrators did an excellent job of narrating the story, I just wish I liked the plot more.

Totally Enjoyable

This was another great book with a sweet, innocent girl in on mafia family, being forced to marry into another family. A family who hates her family. And her husband is even less thrilled by the idea. He starts out as a real charmer, jumping to conclusions way faster than he should. But thats all the dets I will give out for now. Its a great, entertaining book. I finished it in less than a day. My only problem with this book is that I feel like I have read the same Mafia story again and again. And this one had less originality than most. Doesn't mean it wasn't a fun and enjoyable story. The narrators did a great job and definitely added to the story. Especially the guy, The grrr in his voice, very sexy. (That's part of why I married my Italian jerkface of a husband, totally not a good enough reason if ya ask me now, lol). If you like these Mafia wife type books, you will enjoy this one. Are there better out there, sure. But this is pretty good too.

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Good story

It’s a good story, I like the general plot. The writing was a bit underwhelming

Great narration

This is my first book by Angela and it was so good. A well told alpha male, enemies to lovers, dark, great chemistry and characters. #The FlockonTour

Can't wait for the next one ...

This is a fun, quick listen, perfect for spicing up a work day. Overall, well-written and plotted. Though I did predict every single little detail, I had a good time hearing it play out still.

✏ Arranged marriage.
✏ Misunderstandings.
✏ Old friends, to enemies to reluctant spouses.
✏ V!rg!n FMC.
✏ Crime families.
✏ Rivals.
✏ Trafficking.
✏ “Touch her and d!3” hero.
✏ Edging.

Overall:
4 stars.
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Audio:
Absolutely perfect. 🦩
4 stars.
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Friends • Enemies • Lovers

Twists in the Story, Overcoming Obstacles in Relationships with some Spice.

The only thing I wish would be better is the “female” voice when the male’s are telling their story. It’s really can make a spicy scene flat.

I did enjoy the epilogue! ❤️