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Bound to the Family
Carolina Weston has never known love. Her parents treated her as an outsider. Men never quenched her undiscovered desires and needs. Then one summer, while looking for something to read, she came across a book that answered so many questions about her sexual desires. However, she didn’t know how to find a Dominant.Antonio Russo is preparing to succeed his father in the family business. He would be the next Don of the feared Russo Crime Family. But before he could take over, he must meet the last requirement. He had to find a wife. The woman not only had to be a perfect Don’s wife, but also a submissive who can meet all his needs and desires in his playroom. When Ace meets the new server at his club, his entire is turned upside down.Can Carolina be the woman he has been looking for? When Carolina’s heritage reveals a dangerous secret, will it tear them apart?
- GenresRomance
237 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 25, 2016
About the author
Amber Joi Scott
16 books29 followersAmber Joi Scott or the Wicked Writing Wench, born and raised in the South with a snarky attitude and kiss my ass mentality. Also, being born in the month of August, she embraces her Leo sign, letting her inner lion roar through her writing.
She lives in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley with her big, burly husband and their many animals. Raising her children to be polite, hardworking, young adults is and will always be her biggest accomplishment. When deciding on her pen name, she dedicated all her writing to her children by using parts of their names as her pen name.
She doesn't plan to stop writing anytime soon and hopes that people fall in love with her characters as much as she has.
She lives in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley with her big, burly husband and their many animals. Raising her children to be polite, hardworking, young adults is and will always be her biggest accomplishment. When deciding on her pen name, she dedicated all her writing to her children by using parts of their names as her pen name.
She doesn't plan to stop writing anytime soon and hopes that people fall in love with her characters as much as she has.
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April 7, 2017
Mafia Madness
Loved it can't wait for book 2. Get hooked on the thrill of Dom/s and Mafia Don and Donna simply awesome story.
Loved it can't wait for book 2. Get hooked on the thrill of Dom/s and Mafia Don and Donna simply awesome story.
May 10, 2017
It had always been a long tradition in the Cipriano Crime Family that once the oldest son turns twenty five and he has fulfilled his tasks, the position of becoming the new Don would be handed over to him. He would also have to be married in order to signify his ability to lead the organization as well as to pledge his loyalty. Antonio has well exceeded in everything except finding a wife.
Carolina always felt unwanted and unloved by her parents. Neglected by her parents, she spent her time growing up with her nose in a book. Not only school books but secret books of her dreams and desires. After completing her Masters, she was having a hard time finding a professional job to help pay for her student loans. Jackson offered Carolina a position at Diamond Knotts, a BDSM club as a server.
Ace immediately became enamoured with Carolina at the club and his dominant side reached out to protect her.
Secrets of Carolina's past were slowly creeping out the cracks. Some secrets that she wasn't even aware of. Secrets that could either make her a very powerful woman or cost her her life. Would Ace be able to protect her or would he lose the love of his life?
A beautiful love story and a dom/sub relationship involving two crime families.
The author gives an indepth of the characters that keep you intrigued with the mystery and suspense in their lives as well as a few twists. She has researched the bdsm community as well as the mafia traditions that are required as a don in some crime families.
I would definitely recommend this Bound Series. You will not be disappointed.
BDSM, suspense, mystery, mafia.
I'm volunteering an honest review for an advance reader's copy.
Carolina always felt unwanted and unloved by her parents. Neglected by her parents, she spent her time growing up with her nose in a book. Not only school books but secret books of her dreams and desires. After completing her Masters, she was having a hard time finding a professional job to help pay for her student loans. Jackson offered Carolina a position at Diamond Knotts, a BDSM club as a server.
Ace immediately became enamoured with Carolina at the club and his dominant side reached out to protect her.
Secrets of Carolina's past were slowly creeping out the cracks. Some secrets that she wasn't even aware of. Secrets that could either make her a very powerful woman or cost her her life. Would Ace be able to protect her or would he lose the love of his life?
A beautiful love story and a dom/sub relationship involving two crime families.
The author gives an indepth of the characters that keep you intrigued with the mystery and suspense in their lives as well as a few twists. She has researched the bdsm community as well as the mafia traditions that are required as a don in some crime families.
I would definitely recommend this Bound Series. You will not be disappointed.
BDSM, suspense, mystery, mafia.
I'm volunteering an honest review for an advance reader's copy.
June 8, 2017
It had always been a long tradition in the Cipriano Crime Family that once the oldest son turns twenty five and he has fulfilled his tasks, the position of becoming the new Don would be handed over to him. He would also have to be married in order to signify his ability to lead the organization as well as to pledge his loyalty. Antonio has well exceeded in everything except finding a wife.
Carolina always felt unwanted and unloved by her parents. Neglected by her parents, she spent her time growing up with her nose in a book. Not only school books but secret books of her dreams and desires. After completing her Masters, she was having a hard time finding a professional job to help pay for her student loans. Jackson offered Carolina a position at Diamond Knotts, a BDSM club as a server.
Ace immediately became enamoured with Carolina at the club and his dominant side reached out to protect her.
Secrets of Carolina's past were slowly creeping out the cracks. Some secrets that she wasn't even aware of. Secrets that could either make her a very powerful woman or cost her her life. Would Ace be able to protect her or would he lose the love of his life?
A beautiful love story and a dom/sub relationship involving two crime families.
The author gives an indepth of the characters that keep you intrigued with the mystery and suspense in their lives as well as a few twists. She has researched the bdsm community as well as the mafia traditions that are required as a don in some crime families.
I would definitely recommend this Bound Series. You will not be disappointed.
BDSM, suspense, mystery, mafia.
Carolina always felt unwanted and unloved by her parents. Neglected by her parents, she spent her time growing up with her nose in a book. Not only school books but secret books of her dreams and desires. After completing her Masters, she was having a hard time finding a professional job to help pay for her student loans. Jackson offered Carolina a position at Diamond Knotts, a BDSM club as a server.
Ace immediately became enamoured with Carolina at the club and his dominant side reached out to protect her.
Secrets of Carolina's past were slowly creeping out the cracks. Some secrets that she wasn't even aware of. Secrets that could either make her a very powerful woman or cost her her life. Would Ace be able to protect her or would he lose the love of his life?
A beautiful love story and a dom/sub relationship involving two crime families.
The author gives an indepth of the characters that keep you intrigued with the mystery and suspense in their lives as well as a few twists. She has researched the bdsm community as well as the mafia traditions that are required as a don in some crime families.
I would definitely recommend this Bound Series. You will not be disappointed.
BDSM, suspense, mystery, mafia.
February 10, 2017
BOOK REVIEW: Bound to the family
Lazzaro Cipriano is the mafia boss of the Cipriano family and is getting ready to hand over the reins to his son Antonio Caprino or better known as Ace when he turns twenty-five as long as he meets all the requirements for their tradition. There is one tradition that Ace has not met and it is that he must be married to take over the family business. Ace is dam good at what he does every business venture he has taken on has made the family more money than anyone expected. Ace like his father and grandfather is also a dominant and well respected in the BDSM community.
Meet Coralina who has just graduated from Washington University with a degree in business administration but has yet to find a job in any field to be able to help her pay her student loans and to live. Coralina has had a hard life with neither parent ever really loving her. Coralina since the age of eighteen when she discovered a BDSM book in the library has been exploring in secret the world of BDSM and training herself to be a submissive which she is a natural at. Coralina share an apartment with Rachele.
Rachele’s boyfriend Jackson knows of Coralina’s struggles to find employment and suggests to Ace ( of whom he has been best friends with since they were children, Jackson is also Ace’s manager of Diamond Knott’s an exclusive BDSM club) that he might hire Coralina as their new server. When Jackson approaches Coralina about working at the club and what it is he discovers Coralina’s secret.
On Coralina’s first day on the job Ace meets her and instantly wants her, he has a strong need to protect her and prevent his father or even Jackson from finding a suitable Dominant for Coralina. Ace rushes to Coralina’s aid when she is attacked by Ray Storm one of the patrons of the club and a real trouble maker. Ace takes Coralina to his families’ private suite in the club and admit to her that he wants her as his submissive she agrees to this because like Ace she feels this unbelievably strong attraction to Ace and need to be his knowing this is what she has always been looking for and finally has found it.
Their romance is quick and within a few days not only does Coralina agree to a BDSM realationship with Ace but also a boyfriend/ girlfriend relationship. They quickly fall in love and on a outing with Ace and his parents they run into Michael De Luca. Ace and his father notice right away the strange look Michael is giving Coralina.
It is quickly discovered by Ace, his father and Michael the secret Coralina’s mother has been keeping all these years from everyone including Coralina. When she finds out the truth she is shocked and there are concerns for her safety depending on what Michael will do with the information.
This ends with Coralina and Ace sharing their first playroom scene and them making a decision that will effect everyone’s lives in hope for the better.
I am trying very hard to not give away too much of the story
I first read this story as a fan fiction when the author first published it and fell in love with it.
Having known this author for some time now through social media I have read all her fan fiction works and loved them all including this one. So, I was happy when I read that she was publishing the fan fiction as an original fiction. I wondered whether this book and series would be as great as the fan fiction as I have read some great adaptations to original fiction and some I was disappointed in.
But Amber did not let me down at all. I absolutely love this story and know I will love the rest of the series when they are published and would be honoured to review them for her.
Having known this author for a while I have had discussion with her about her writing and know that she does a lot of research into the life and minds of both the BDSM community and the Mafia world and that clearly is shown in this book.
Each character has their own unique strengths and weakness. They are so well written you would believe that this book is an autobiography of a mafia family not a fictional book it is that believable. Each character mess well together and even the villains you will either love or hate but they are well written in a way that it can only be one of the other, love or hate.
Each scene and chapter is well thought out, researched and planned beautifully to provide a wonderful love story of two people that are meant to be together and those around them that help. Even the sexual scenes are not all about BDSM and the playroom or play parties. Ace and Coralina explore each other outside of play time. They have been beautifully written to give you a sense of what the characters are thinking and feeling along with making you just to dam hot
Ace has been written as a strong but fair Dominant and future Don of the family. It is almost like the author has extensive experience into the mind of a dominant and all that it in tails to create such a loveable master, he is well respected in the world of the BDSM community that Amber as created and I strongly believe if he was real he would also be as respected.
As for Coralina it is clear that she has no real experience as what it is to be a submissive but again the author has written her in a way that shows that Amber has a clear understanding of what it means to be a true submissive either with years or training or not in Coralina’s case. But she also finding out about the truth of who she is and what a true family means
It makes this writer wonder is the authors research and passion to create such wonderful character in this book just extensive research and planning or is there some real life to this world she has created.
If you have a passion and love for all things mafia and BDSM then this is a must read, it won’t let you down
Lazzaro Cipriano is the mafia boss of the Cipriano family and is getting ready to hand over the reins to his son Antonio Caprino or better known as Ace when he turns twenty-five as long as he meets all the requirements for their tradition. There is one tradition that Ace has not met and it is that he must be married to take over the family business. Ace is dam good at what he does every business venture he has taken on has made the family more money than anyone expected. Ace like his father and grandfather is also a dominant and well respected in the BDSM community.
Meet Coralina who has just graduated from Washington University with a degree in business administration but has yet to find a job in any field to be able to help her pay her student loans and to live. Coralina has had a hard life with neither parent ever really loving her. Coralina since the age of eighteen when she discovered a BDSM book in the library has been exploring in secret the world of BDSM and training herself to be a submissive which she is a natural at. Coralina share an apartment with Rachele.
Rachele’s boyfriend Jackson knows of Coralina’s struggles to find employment and suggests to Ace ( of whom he has been best friends with since they were children, Jackson is also Ace’s manager of Diamond Knott’s an exclusive BDSM club) that he might hire Coralina as their new server. When Jackson approaches Coralina about working at the club and what it is he discovers Coralina’s secret.
On Coralina’s first day on the job Ace meets her and instantly wants her, he has a strong need to protect her and prevent his father or even Jackson from finding a suitable Dominant for Coralina. Ace rushes to Coralina’s aid when she is attacked by Ray Storm one of the patrons of the club and a real trouble maker. Ace takes Coralina to his families’ private suite in the club and admit to her that he wants her as his submissive she agrees to this because like Ace she feels this unbelievably strong attraction to Ace and need to be his knowing this is what she has always been looking for and finally has found it.
Their romance is quick and within a few days not only does Coralina agree to a BDSM realationship with Ace but also a boyfriend/ girlfriend relationship. They quickly fall in love and on a outing with Ace and his parents they run into Michael De Luca. Ace and his father notice right away the strange look Michael is giving Coralina.
It is quickly discovered by Ace, his father and Michael the secret Coralina’s mother has been keeping all these years from everyone including Coralina. When she finds out the truth she is shocked and there are concerns for her safety depending on what Michael will do with the information.
This ends with Coralina and Ace sharing their first playroom scene and them making a decision that will effect everyone’s lives in hope for the better.
I am trying very hard to not give away too much of the story
I first read this story as a fan fiction when the author first published it and fell in love with it.
Having known this author for some time now through social media I have read all her fan fiction works and loved them all including this one. So, I was happy when I read that she was publishing the fan fiction as an original fiction. I wondered whether this book and series would be as great as the fan fiction as I have read some great adaptations to original fiction and some I was disappointed in.
But Amber did not let me down at all. I absolutely love this story and know I will love the rest of the series when they are published and would be honoured to review them for her.
Having known this author for a while I have had discussion with her about her writing and know that she does a lot of research into the life and minds of both the BDSM community and the Mafia world and that clearly is shown in this book.
Each character has their own unique strengths and weakness. They are so well written you would believe that this book is an autobiography of a mafia family not a fictional book it is that believable. Each character mess well together and even the villains you will either love or hate but they are well written in a way that it can only be one of the other, love or hate.
Each scene and chapter is well thought out, researched and planned beautifully to provide a wonderful love story of two people that are meant to be together and those around them that help. Even the sexual scenes are not all about BDSM and the playroom or play parties. Ace and Coralina explore each other outside of play time. They have been beautifully written to give you a sense of what the characters are thinking and feeling along with making you just to dam hot
Ace has been written as a strong but fair Dominant and future Don of the family. It is almost like the author has extensive experience into the mind of a dominant and all that it in tails to create such a loveable master, he is well respected in the world of the BDSM community that Amber as created and I strongly believe if he was real he would also be as respected.
As for Coralina it is clear that she has no real experience as what it is to be a submissive but again the author has written her in a way that shows that Amber has a clear understanding of what it means to be a true submissive either with years or training or not in Coralina’s case. But she also finding out about the truth of who she is and what a true family means
It makes this writer wonder is the authors research and passion to create such wonderful character in this book just extensive research and planning or is there some real life to this world she has created.
If you have a passion and love for all things mafia and BDSM then this is a must read, it won’t let you down
May 8, 2017
This book to me is a love dislike relationship.
I love the style of book and the story line.
But while I loved the story line a lot of the book was impossible in my eyes. Yes I get the fantasy of BDSM but the fact that someone who has never had anything to do with BDSM like Carolina in this book have such a knowledge of BDSM and the protocols. Yes I understand you can read and study but it just seems far fetched to me. The fact she knew the position and was perfect even though she has never met a com is just not something I see actually happening. The fact Carolina is able to speak in 3rd person and react like a perfect sub is something even a long time submissive and someone who is deep into BDSM takes time to learn and master. To some readers they might love a book so much like a fantasy and that's great! To me I like to picture myself or someone I know in the situation and I could not do this in this book. Plus the fact they move in the same day they 1st have sex is not something that would really happen in most situations.
The story line was great and the mob idea was great but I felt like there was so much that could have been played out a little more, maybe a little more drama I guess and no so much "oh your in the mob ok I'm fine with that" play it out a little.
I am curious how book 2 plays out and see where the story goes from here.
Review from naughty girl book blog 3/5 stars
I love the style of book and the story line.
But while I loved the story line a lot of the book was impossible in my eyes. Yes I get the fantasy of BDSM but the fact that someone who has never had anything to do with BDSM like Carolina in this book have such a knowledge of BDSM and the protocols. Yes I understand you can read and study but it just seems far fetched to me. The fact she knew the position and was perfect even though she has never met a com is just not something I see actually happening. The fact Carolina is able to speak in 3rd person and react like a perfect sub is something even a long time submissive and someone who is deep into BDSM takes time to learn and master. To some readers they might love a book so much like a fantasy and that's great! To me I like to picture myself or someone I know in the situation and I could not do this in this book. Plus the fact they move in the same day they 1st have sex is not something that would really happen in most situations.
The story line was great and the mob idea was great but I felt like there was so much that could have been played out a little more, maybe a little more drama I guess and no so much "oh your in the mob ok I'm fine with that" play it out a little.
I am curious how book 2 plays out and see where the story goes from here.
Review from naughty girl book blog 3/5 stars
July 22, 2017
Oh My!
That was an awesome read! I need more of Carolina and Ace. Well done Amber, absolutely love this series so far. I love how you involve most of the main characters to tell the story.
That was an awesome read! I need more of Carolina and Ace. Well done Amber, absolutely love this series so far. I love how you involve most of the main characters to tell the story.
November 9, 2017
Ok
Not sure yet I read it all budding quite get me it was ok but not wow don't know if ill read the next book did have me desperately wanting the next book sorry
Not sure yet I read it all budding quite get me it was ok but not wow don't know if ill read the next book did have me desperately wanting the next book sorry
February 24, 2018
Good storyline
These is the first book I have read by Amber Joi Scott. I loved it and I thought it was well written and I look forward to reading book two.
These is the first book I have read by Amber Joi Scott. I loved it and I thought it was well written and I look forward to reading book two.
May 6, 2021
This book is about dominant/submissive in the extreme. I enjoyed the read and thought it was a good story but the way the main character capitulated her whole life in less than a day was a bit disconcerting and broke the enchantment for me.
January 5, 2017
Great story
Super hot, caring Dom and smart sweet sob what a great mix! Good mix of characters and a different lifestyle. Enjoyed!
Super hot, caring Dom and smart sweet sob what a great mix! Good mix of characters and a different lifestyle. Enjoyed!
May 31, 2017
This series was my first by this author,
she brought some Mob life,BDSM life and some serious heat throughout the book,
born and raised mafia Antonio needed a wife and quick he takes the family business at 25 when he becomes a man ready to handle business, Caroline wasnt loved like a normal kid her parents didn't spent much time with her,she was a decently smart young woman with a future she had no idea that was coming. I received these books for an honset Review from author, I enjoyed my first time reading her work and will look into other books written by her.
she brought some Mob life,BDSM life and some serious heat throughout the book,
born and raised mafia Antonio needed a wife and quick he takes the family business at 25 when he becomes a man ready to handle business, Caroline wasnt loved like a normal kid her parents didn't spent much time with her,she was a decently smart young woman with a future she had no idea that was coming. I received these books for an honset Review from author, I enjoyed my first time reading her work and will look into other books written by her.
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