Rise of the King

Restless Kings, Book 1

By: Bella Matthews

Narrated by: Jason Clarke, Erin Mallon

Forevers don’t exist when you’re on the run.

Amelia cannot get attached - not to the town or the people in it. And definitely not to the tall, dark, and handsome mafia prince who sweet-talks his way past her carefully built walls.

Why put yourself through that, knowing it’ll all be ripped away when you leave? And she will have to leave.

This life isn’t hers to keep.

Sam calls her Snow, like the fairy-tale princess. But her life is far from a fairy tale. Even a prince can’t change that.

For Sam Beneventi, there’s a difference between his family and The Family.

He’s been raised to one day take control of The Family, putting that above all else. Strength and power are all that matter.

Weakness isn’t an option. It’s an excuse. And Sam never makes excuses. Until his future walks into his life and blows it up with one single bullet.

When the lost princess stumbles into this mafia prince’s city, all bets are off. And Amelia is all he sees.

To keep her safe, it’s time for Sam to take control. To take the throne. To wear the crown. It’s time for the Rise of the King.

©2021 Bella Matthews (P)2022 Bella Matthews

Morally grey hero and Snow White

A morally grey hero who becomes the mafia king falls in love with a woman who has many secrets of their own. An engaging love story despite Sam being in The Family and not a good guy. In some ways, this is a slow burn romance with some suspense. I suggest reading Bash's story before this one for the full effect.

As for the narration, Jason Clarke as the voice of Sam is about as perfect as it can get. Just perfect. And Erin Mallon is one of my favorite female narrator. Perfection!

WOW!

Great story line and the narration was perfect. A totally enjoyable book. This book had a lot of characters and sub plots, so many in fact that I lost track, but I usually have more then one book going at a time so that can add to my confusion. Well worth the credit if you are into details, plots and lots of characters.

Principessa + Sam

I do love how he worships the ground she walks on and she is strong enough to stand on her own.
a lot of characters in play, kind of confusing at times.
🌶🌶
male voice was super sexy. Female voice is not my favorite. drags out letters and ends in up tones.

loved it

Loved it !! this story. the narrator is so fantastic it's like your really there!! good overall

New to me author plus favorite narrators equals a wonderful audiobook.

I enjoy mafia romances if they aren’t too dark so this one was exactly for me. Loved this audiobook, The story had perfect pacing and a few twists and turns I didn’t see coming. Looking forward to the next book in this series.