The Bratva's Bride

Volkov Bratva, Book 1

By: Rose Chase

Narrated by: Cole Robert Eubanks, Molly Briar

ANGEL

“I do.”

Words I never thought would escape my lips.

Now they bound me to the charismatic head of the Volkov Bratva, Nikolai Volkov.

His mesmerizing blue eyes, charming smile, and silky smooth voice would be my downfall, and yet, also my salvation.

The two simple words would also be a personal vow to destroy my stepmother and enemies.

If I’m forced to be bound to the mafia life forever then I’ll show them all.

I’ll show them how far this ‘angel’ has fallen.

I’m not a pawn like they all think.

I’m the damn queen.

And I will rule with my king.

WARNING: THIS IS A DARK MAFIA ROMANCE STORY THAT WILL CONTAIN SUBJECTS AND TOPICS THAT SOME MAY FIND TRIGGERING. PLEASE REFER TO THE CONTENT WARNING WITHIN THE BOOK BEFORE CONTINUING TO THE STORY! IF IT DOES NOT SCARE YOU OFF THEN HAPPY LISTENING!

This is the first book in the Volkov Bratva series, an interconnected series that can be enjoyed as standalones. It is highly recommended to listen to them in order for a better timeline flow. No cliffhangers, no cheating, and an HEA is always guaranteed!

©2023 Rose Chase (P)2024 Rose Chase

Angel and Nikolai

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This was my first book from Rose Chase and she blew me away with her writing!!! I haven’t read/listened to many mafia romance and this book has me begging for more.

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The audio…OMFFFGGGGG!!!! Molly and Cole NAILED IT! I could not stop listening and stayed up many nights because I wanted to keep going. Their voices were perfect and went together so well.

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Angel, the FMC, is a complete bad@$$! She is the daughter of the Triad leader. She wants little to do with that life, but her father is in a coma and her stepmother is in charge.

Nikolai is the leader of the Bratva and whew! He is the possessive mafia man we all come to love. He supports his wife no matter what and is always in her corner.

4⭐️
3🌶️

Maybe it was a good book? -stars ⭐️

What in the world is going on with this male narrator and how could you publish your hard work with that nonsense?

This book was great

This was such a good book to listen to. I actually did a lot of the listening while I was at work and the banter and chemistry between the main characters was amazing. My coworkers kept looking at me because I kept giggling at some of the scenes. It made me so happy that the FMC was her own strong independent person that could interrogate her own enemies.
The only issue I really had with listening was Cole’s accent was a little weird sometimes and the fact that the words ‘member’ and ‘love button’ were used but that’s just my own personal issues and nothing really with narrations or plot.

story was good

the story was really good. the only problem is the narration. had to fast forward to get to a decent pace. I like that it had a long epilogue. it had a good plot but there was some unresolved parts. needed to know what happen to some of the bad guys that escaped. all in all it was good book. need better narrators though.

Thrilling Mafia Romance

The Bratva’s Bride was my first book by Rose Chase and she grabbed me the first moment Nikolai Volkov crashed into Angel’s life. This was an action-packed, spicy, forced marriage romance. When a truce is struck by marrying the Bratva Pakhan to the Triad heir, Angel begins to scheme for revenge. Nikolai and his brothers were terrific, Angel is a bad boss bish ER nurse and a lethal force of nature. This spicy mafia book will keep you on your toes. I did feel the plot dragged a bit at times, but overall this story was entertaining and schmexy.

I honestly had mixed feelings about this audiobook. Molly Briar was fantastic as Angel! Her fierce and compassionate vibe brought Angel to life flawlessly. She portrayed Angel’s unstoppable, vicious mob princess with a heart of gold with a fabulous performance! I have been enjoying Cole’s storytelling style in recent narrations. I struggled a bit with the pacing and accent choices of this narration. While perfectly consistent, the Russian accent wasn’t my favorite. His portrayal of Nikolai was passionate, seductive, and spine-chilling with “touch her and die” intensity. I was intrigued by the Bratva brothers and would continue this series.

4/5📖 3.5/5🎧 Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Too much

Uses language that is inauthentic to the characters. Gritty, mafia fighter woman gets run on sentences to fit in extra flowery adjectives. The males narrator’s exaggerated Russian accent for the male mc is distracting. The plot is good but too slow. The reader knows what’s happening for chapters before the mcs clue in. Lots of potential in this book so maybe I’ll try something else by this author in the future but right now I have no interest in reading another book in this series.

Good story rough narration

I really like the story and plot. But the male narrator’s accent is killing the vibe for me.

DNF’d it

It’s possible that the male narration irked my nerves so bad because I have spent countless hours listening to thousands of audiobooks. However, this man does not read. I don’t know what he’s trying to do but his fluency and inflection during every sentence is painful to listen to. I tried. I really tried but I felt like he was ripping this book apart. The plot was good. The female narrator was great. Regardless, the male narrator’s terrible reading overshadowed what was sure to be a good story line. I searched for more books by this author but she uses the same male narrator in all of them. It’s sad I can’t enjoy the listen.

A spicy, dark themed,Mafia romance, that is perfectly narrated!!

I cannot express enough how much I loved Angel and Nikolai's story but also Molly & Cole! They completely brought the world and characters to life! If you love extra spicy Mafia romances BUT also an amazing storyline, this is a must-read/listen!

Angel and Nikoli

Rose did an amazing job telling the love story of Angel and Nikoli. How they met was so cute. The fact that Angel's step mom forced her to marry to protect her father is crazy. I loved that Angel and Nikoli worked together to take down the human trafficking ring her step mother was running. I cried, I laughed. I really loved the bonus chapters.