His Reluctant Bride
(2026)(The fifth book in the Bratva's Arranged Brides series)
A novel by Ella Thorne
I thought I’d buried it.
A mistake from when I was young. A moment of vulnerability. A secret I’ve carried quietly for years. I never imagined it would come back to haunt me.
Someone has my photos. Someone who knows exactly how to squeeze until I break.
So I pay. Again and again.
I don’t tell my family. I don’t ask for help. I absorb the shame and survive in silence, because in my world, reputations don’t mend once broken.
So when I’m told I have to marry Rafferty Orlov, I don’t know what to do. If I object, they’ll want a reason, if I comply, it will be harder to hide my shameful secret.
Reluctantly, I agree to the union, and everything changes.
My finances disappear overnight, folded neatly into my husband’s control. Which means I can’t pay the blackmailer anymore. The threats escalate. The clock starts ticking. And I finally have no choice but to tell my new husband the truth.
I expect disgust and judgment. Or worse, punishment.
Instead, Rafferty asks one question.
‘Who?''
He doesn’t demand explanations. He doesn’t make me relive it. He hunts the man down and erases him from existence, destroys every copy, deletes every trace, and ends it permanently.
Then he comes home to me with blood on his hands and fire in his eyes.
I thought marriage would cage me. I didn’t realise I’d been handed to a man who protects what’s his with violence, who doesn’t care about my past, and who refuses to let anyone hurt his wife ever again.
His Reluctant Bride is a dark, high-heat instalove romance featuring blackmail, forced marriage, possessive protection, and a ruthless Bratva hero who claims once and forever, with a guaranteed HEA.
This is a short, addictive read meant to be devoured in one sitting, perfect for readers who crave dangerous men, wounded heroines, and immediate payoff with no slow burn.
If you love dark romance where silence turns into obsession…start reading now.
Genre: Romance
A mistake from when I was young. A moment of vulnerability. A secret I’ve carried quietly for years. I never imagined it would come back to haunt me.
Someone has my photos. Someone who knows exactly how to squeeze until I break.
So I pay. Again and again.
I don’t tell my family. I don’t ask for help. I absorb the shame and survive in silence, because in my world, reputations don’t mend once broken.
So when I’m told I have to marry Rafferty Orlov, I don’t know what to do. If I object, they’ll want a reason, if I comply, it will be harder to hide my shameful secret.
Reluctantly, I agree to the union, and everything changes.
My finances disappear overnight, folded neatly into my husband’s control. Which means I can’t pay the blackmailer anymore. The threats escalate. The clock starts ticking. And I finally have no choice but to tell my new husband the truth.
I expect disgust and judgment. Or worse, punishment.
Instead, Rafferty asks one question.
‘Who?''
He doesn’t demand explanations. He doesn’t make me relive it. He hunts the man down and erases him from existence, destroys every copy, deletes every trace, and ends it permanently.
Then he comes home to me with blood on his hands and fire in his eyes.
I thought marriage would cage me. I didn’t realise I’d been handed to a man who protects what’s his with violence, who doesn’t care about my past, and who refuses to let anyone hurt his wife ever again.
His Reluctant Bride is a dark, high-heat instalove romance featuring blackmail, forced marriage, possessive protection, and a ruthless Bratva hero who claims once and forever, with a guaranteed HEA.
This is a short, addictive read meant to be devoured in one sitting, perfect for readers who crave dangerous men, wounded heroines, and immediate payoff with no slow burn.
If you love dark romance where silence turns into obsession…start reading now.
Genre: Romance