Here's L Norell's "Violent Devotion." This is the first novel in the Empire of Sins series.
["Executioner. Monster. Butcher. Nothing Alexei Avrorin hasn’t been called before. Born into Russia’s oldest and deadliest mafia family, now its most ruthless enforcer, Alexei has become numb, disillusioned. When a simple job goes sideways, he meets Kelly Mackey, who unexpectedly and discreetly saves his life instead of turning him in.
Unable to forget the guarded veterinarian who showed him compassion he didn’t deserve, Alexei watches him from afar. As his obsession grows, so does his certainty that Kelly has dangerous secrets buried deep. And Alexei won’t stop until he uncovers every single one.
Despite Alexei’s sexuality being a death sentence in his world, Kelly awakens something in him that he’s spent his entire life suppressing. Their connection may be forbidden, deadly, but by the time they let down their walls, escape is no longer an option."]
I’ve been seeing this book advertised for months! I was on it the day it came out. And it did not disappoint.
It was everything! A scary Russian enforcer who likes to cuddle his boyfriend’s bunny, who steals his boyfriend’s belongings for his own treasure chest, and who breaks into his boyfriend’s apartment to nap. All before said boyfriend is even officially his boyfriend.
And said boyfriend being weeeaaak for his scary Russian enforcer (who is even weaker back), wants snuggles and smiles and sweetness (and spice), nothing more.
Perfection!
Can I also have the next book now please? Pretty please with Russian vodka on top???
Trigger Warnings: murder, torture, gun violence, knife violence, blood, gore, domestic violence and abusive ex-partner, PTSD/trauma responses, past child abuse, stalking, obsessive behavior, drug addiction, depression, anxiety, panic attacks, homophobic language/slurs, police brutality and harassment, grief over parental death, and more.
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