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Finding Beauty in the Darkness

A Dark Romance

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Finding Beauty in the Darkness

By: Nikki Ash
Narrated by: Cecily Foster, Christian Leatherman
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Author's note: Finding Beauty in the Darkness was previously published as Bordello by Nikki Ash. This story contains dark themes and situations that may be sensitive to some listeners.

Aria

Giovanni is my savior... But he wants me for himself.

I’ve grown used to men wanting me and taking what’s not theirs to take.

But he’s different.

He wants to keep me, make me part of his dark world, and I would gladly follow him into the darkness.

But his life is trapped in a cage, and his family holds the keys. If forced to choose, we could lose it all.

The danger doesn’t scare me half as much as the thought of living without him.

Giovanni

I didn’t choose this life. It chose me.

Born into a powerful mob family, darkness and danger are all I’ve ever known.

But when I stumble upon Aria being held captive in the basement of a senator's house, everything I've embraced and accepted about my life gets thrown out the window.

I’m drawn to her strength, to her lightness, to her beauty in my dark world.

But she deserves better than trading one cage for another.

Now I’m torn between protecting Aria... And keeping her for myself.

©2021 Nikki Ash (P)2025 Pink Flamingo Productions
Romantic Suspense
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A high-ranking mob boss with … a heart? He runs a brothel but doesn’t allow any non-con, abûs3, tr4ffick|ng, etc. Interesting take—between that and the c4pativity situation, I found myself hooked very early in.

It’s one of those, ‘you know every single little detail about everything that’ll unfold’ from the first chapter reads, yet still manages to be gripping due to intriguing characters and juicy drama.

Both leads are faced with having to make life-altering decisions and one is forced to grow up, FAST … a couple times. Good stuff.

SA.
Captivity.
D0mestic vi0lence.
Scandal, scheming.
Brothel.
Fresh starts.
Second chances.


Overall:
Couldn’t put it down, read in one sitting and loved some connections to other books by this author. Gripping.

4 stars.


🎧 Audio:
Absolutely flawless production with stellare voice-acting. 5 stars.

Another addictive read from Ash...

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Finding Beauty in the Darkness is about Giovanni and Aria and is told from both of their points of view. Giovanni is head of a mob family. Aria has been held hostage by her mother's husband since her mother's passing. She has been abused daily.

When Giovanni finds her he decides to rescue her, but also keeps her captive. His reasoning is because her abuser is still after her. As he has her in his place, they start to have feelings for each other. Aria brings Giovanni out of his hard shell. Giovanni helps Aria heal.

However, there are factors that are trying to rip them apart. Aria has been held captive for years. Can she finally get free and move on from her past? Can Giovanni let Aria go? Will they find their way back to each other? Will Giovanni and Aria get their happy ending? I loved seeing these two help each other heal and grow. Both Aria and Giovanni have gone through so much, and I loved getting to know them, and see what happened in their story.

Finding Beauty in the Darkness

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Wow!! These new to me narrators nailed it! I absolutely adored listening to Aria and Giovanni’s story. Their journey was rough but the way the author penned their love story… chef’s kiss. I read the ebook a while back and really enjoyed it but these performers were outstanding and elevated it from a 4 star read to 5 stars… it was so good!

Outstanding Performance

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Nikki Ash has become a favorite author of mine. This audiobook was dark, intense, and heartbreaking. I had to pause a few times just to take a break. The rape/assault scenes broke me. I cried. But there were times I smiled, big. I was completely invested. This was realistic in ways that she doesn't gloss over the trauma at the end, but we still get a beautiful HEA.

The narrators were excellent. We get an emotional performance that had this audiobook rolling like a movie in my head. It was perfection.

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Dark, Intense, Heartbreaking, Beautiful HEA

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This book was very emotionally gutting. Seriously, the physical and emotional trauma is beyond imagination, but it was written almost like a fact. There was a brevity to the sudden shift in the suspense, which made that shift even more shocking. Pure genius! This story is a definite repeat.

THIS IS A MUST READ

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Giovanni and Aria’s story is dark, intense, and completely captivating. Both characters really stand out — Aria is strong, smart, and resilient, while Giovanni is mysterious, possessive, and fiercely protective. The pacing is great, and the world-building pulls you in right from the beginning. If you enjoy dark mafia romance, this one won’t disappoint. Cecily Foster and Christian Leatherman did a great job bringing the characters and their emotions to life.
I really enjoyed it!

Captivating!

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This a story of Aria, an innocent young woman and Giovanni, the leader of one of the largest mob families in Vegas. Aria is broken after living a nightmare caused by her stepfather. Giovanni is determined to put her broken soul back together. Their love story is heartbreaking and filled with family drama that may keep them from their HEA.

Great narration.

Gio and Aria

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Ash does such a beautiful job of blending darkness and hope in this mafia romance read. A well written and captivating read / listen that is wonderfully narrated by Foster and Leatherman who just bring our main characters to life in a powerful way. Main characters are Aria and Giovanni. I love Aria's sass, even when handing on by a thread, even when seemingly broken beyond repair, she still holds on to the good. Giovanni is such a wonderfully complex character with his serious business side and yet the happiness and calm Aria brings him is a wonderful contrast to the persona he displays to others around him. I love that while he did in fact save her multiple times, she unbeknownst saved him right back. Great balance of dark and danger, suspense and also hope, sweet and steamy romance and a beautiful HEA. Well written and smooth flowing, this storyline delivers, and I can't wait for more from Ash!

This book was given to me for free at my request and I voluntarily provided this review.

Dark Mafia Romance read

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Aria and Giovanni

This one is different from what I'm used to from Nikki Ash. I listened and enjoyed the audio of Aria and Gio's story. This is a dark story. Aria goes through a lot in this story and some is not so pleasant but no matter what she is still feisty and sassy. Gio saves her and finds himself fascinated with her but tries to stay away because he doesn't do relationships and his life he was groomed for he doesn't want to drag innocent women into. I liked their story I found it to be a bit suspenseful, funny and hot. The narrators did a good job.

Great!

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Gio and Aria's story captivated me from the beginning. Aria has basically endured a form of torture (definitely see trigger warnings because even though I read and listen to stories that touch on these atrocities all the time, this hit me harder), and Gio becomes a guardian angel for her. And even though he tries to keep from falling for her to protect her even more, the heart wants what it wants.... Gio being from a mob family creates some serious obstacles and heart break on top of all the insane secrets revealed from Aria's past. Emotions bled through so well at times-props to the narrators for such a terrific job. The road was incredibly bumpy, but these two find a beautiful happy ending that made me smile as it was painted in my mind's eye.

Gio and Aria's story captivated me from the beginn

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