King of Wrath by Ana Huang Series: Kings of Sin #1
Published by Self-Published on October 20, 2022
Pages: 398
Format: Audiobook
Narrator: Jacob Morgan, Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
Genres: Romance
Amazon Audible
She’s the wife he never wanted…and the weakness he never saw coming.
Ruthless. Meticulous. Arrogant.
Dante Russo thrives on control, both personally and professionally.
The billionaire CEO never planned to marry—
until the threat of blackmail forces him into an engagement with a woman he barely knows.Vivian Lau, jewelry heiress and daughter of his newest enemy.
It doesn’t matter how beautiful or charming she is. He'll do everything in his power to destroy the evidence and their betrothal.
There’s only one problem: now that he has her...he can't bring himself to let her go.
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Elegant. Ambitious. Well-mannered.Vivian Lau is the perfect daughter and her family’s ticket into the highest echelons of high society.
Marrying a blue-blooded Russo means opening doors that would otherwise remain closed to her new-money family.
While the rude, elusive Dante isn't her idea of a dream partner, she agrees to their arranged marriage out of duty.
Craving his touch was never part of the plan.
Neither was the worst thing she could possibly do: fall in love with her future husband.
King of Wrath is a steamy billionaire/arranged marriage romance. It contains explicit sexual content, profanity, and mild violence. Recommended for mature readers only.
I enjoyed King of Wrath. Two warring gangster families, a little blackmail, an arranged marriage, and tons of enemies-turned-lovers chemistry. What’s not to like?
The plot is somewhat formulaic, but I can forgive that because few things please me more than when an alpha male is forced to gravel to get back in their woman’s good graces. Dante screws up big time with Vivian, and I loved all the hoops he has to jump through to win her back.
Now, about the audiobook. I do love me some Jacob Morgan. I could seriously listen to him read tax penalty codes all day and not grow tired of his voice. But—and I truly hate to say it—his narration of this audiobook is weak. His emotional delivery is great, but Dante is supposed to at least have a faint Italian accent. Morgan’s accent is neither convincing or consistent. Towards the end of the book, he gives up even trying and goes full-on American. I liked Emily Woo Zeller. Her voice conveys Vivian’s grace and strength. If it weren’t for the accent distraction, I would have enjoyed the audiobook more.
Recommended for fans of:
Arranged marriage
Mafia romance
Jewelry
Alpha males groveling
Story: 4 stars
Audiobook: 3.5 stars
I hate bad accents in books. I would almost rather have an accent not done than done poorly.
It always makes me wish I’d read the book instead.
I cannot possibly differentiate accent but looks like the I would love plot and characters. I’m definitely getting this book.
Hmm, sounds like I need to read the ebook with this one.
It sounds like reading the ebook would be the better option. Great review.
I recently ordered this book and I’m so glad to hear that the hero actually does some groveling.