Forgotten Vows

Okay fam, if your love language is “brooding Bratva man who spent eight years celibate and pining while she was out here raising his secret son alone” — congratulations, Ivan Dubinin was made for you. The second-chance tension between him and Raisa is chef’s kiss — all fury and magnetic pull and years of unspoken grief crackling between them. Raisa is the ultimate mama bear — she kills a man in her kitchen before breakfast and I respect her for it. The touch-her-and-die energy is present and accounted for, the grovel arc does deliver, and little Lev is frankly the standout character. Just know going in: the dark here is mafia-violence dark, not romance-dark — the spice is consensual, the HEA is solid, and the real villain is an abusive father with a death wish. One-click it for the pining, the secret baby drama, and a heroine who handles her own business.

Book Description

Eight years ago, Ivan Dubinin destroyed me.
The Bratva heir who swore he loved me—then vanished.

I raised our son in secret.
Alone. Hiding. Always looking over my shoulder.

Now danger has found us.
The Italians want Lev.
And my father would rather see us dead than with the Dubinins.

The only man who can keep us safe?
The same man who shattered me.

Ivan swears I was always his.
But it’s Lev he clings to now—
teaching him, protecting him, loving him in ways I never thought possible.

Watching them together shatters me.
Because every time Ivan holds our son…
I remember the man who once held me the same way.

I can’t forgive him.
I can’t trust him.
But I can’t escape him.

And when his touch drags me back into the fire…
I fear my heart won’t survive the vow I swore to never love him again.

Author’s Note: If you crave dangerous Bratva men, secret children, forbidden passion, and a heroine torn between fury and desire… then Forgotten Vows will ruin you in the best way. Ivan and Raisa’s story is dark, sinful, and achingly addictive.
No Cliffhanger! HEA Guaranteed!

Genre, Tropes & Kinks Triggers ⚠️ DETAILED TRIGGERS ⚠️ (contains spoilers)

Content Warnings

The primary triggers here are rooted in the mafia violence backdrop — there is murder (including a scene where Raisa kills attackers in self-defense) and sustained violence throughout including an ambush at a church. Raisa's father is a significant source of darkness: he is physically and emotionally abusive toward her (hitting, name-calling, treating her as property), which constitutes domestic violence, physical abuse, emotional/psychological/verbal abuse, and child abuse (historic, as she was raised under his control). There are attempted kidnappings of both Raisa and her young son Lev, with the father also threatening to kill them, making harm to children a real and present threat. The pregnancy is a secret backstory element. Ivan's lie to push Raisa away reads as manipulation/gaslighting in her experience, and both characters carry significant trauma/PTSD. Raisa is watched and followed prior to the events of the book (stalking). There is power dynamics woven through the Bratva structure. The consensual spice is described as intense/rough but is not flagged by readers as non-con.
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Publication Date2025-10-08 Relationship Pairing(s)MF Darkness Score5/10
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