REVIEW: Unsettled by Abrianna Denae & Leigh Kenzie (Crimson Bonds #3)

UNSETTLED

Crimson Bonds - Book Three

by Abrianna Denae & Leigh Kenzie

Release Date: June 20, 2025

Review

I don’t know if I never want this to end, or I need it to end immediately because I am STRESSED! But Book 3 gave me a sense of things working out for our mafia families. But I’m still hanging by a thread, waiting to see how it all settles in the end.

As the two families continue to blur the lines, they are getting closer to finding the heads of their families.

Tensions were high in the previous books with relationships causing some strife, and though tensions are still there, it felt like they were also finding some peace.

But I have a feeling Abrianna and Leigh aren’t going to give us all sunshine and rainbows here on out!

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Synopsis

Pain.

Trapped in an endless loop of boredom and cruel taunts, Mafia Bosses Allesandro Martelli and Cristian Amato are ready to show why they are amongst the most feared in the region. Chained and tormented they may be, but neither man is helpless, and they refuse to wait for their knights in blood-soaked armor to rescue them. Even if it means adding a few more scars to their collection.

Trust.

The lines between the Martelli and Amato Families are blurred, with bonds being formed and dissolved amongst the chaos of losing their Bosses—the glue that holds them together. But if there’s one thing both Families have learned, it’s that they’re stronger together than they ever have been apart, and the newly found trust and loyalty they have with each other may be the difference between success or failure.

Hope.

With the return of their Bosses in sight, the Families throw all they have into their rescue efforts. But when their enemy won’t let any of them go unscathed, the fallout proves to have dire consequences…

Unsettled is book 3 in the Crimson Bonds series and ends on a cliffhanger. All books in this series must be read in order. This is a dark MM and MMM+ story with various pairings and relationships. Please see inside for the full list of TWs.

This is an Amato Family (All's Fair Series by Abrianna Denae) and Martelli Family (Vendetta series by Leigh Kenzie) crossover. This is not a standalone story. At least one of the series, Vendetta or All’s Fair, needs to be read first to truly understand the dynamics of this story.

About Abrianna Denae

Abrianna Denae is a queer author living in Northern California. An English major, they have always had a passion for writing.

Deciding to sit down and write one of the many stories that had plagued their mind for years was the easy part—finding the time to do it was a different story.

Caffeine is their best friend, and sleep is their worst enemy.

A lover of books that make the reader feel something, Abrianna tries to incorporate as much of their real-world views and feelings into their stories as they can.

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About Leigh Kenzie

Leigh is a dark M/M romance author from Texas who writes villains of varying degrees. She considers coffee a major food group and her family fears broken coffeemakers. She writes in her spare time, forced to the keyboard by characters entirely too vocal in her opinion and often falls victim to plot monkeys. In between creating mayhem with her characters and friends, her hope is to transport readers to fictional places and provide darkness with a twist.

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