Laura Doyle is an attorney and one tough lady. She walks into the conference room ready to annihilate the men sitting around it. The last thing that anyone would expect is for her to become a BRATVA DARLING to Maksim Kutsenko - one of the men she just cost millions of dollars.
 
Maks is the leader of the New York Bratva and a man much feared. He demands loyalty and isn't afraid to get his hands dirty when it comes to family. There is something about this woman that pulls him and he is about to see just how far he can take it to have her.
 
BRATVA DARLING is the first book in the Ivankov Brotherhood and is a very good, well-written introduction to this new world. I found there was a bit of turmoil when this couple began "dating" because every time they tried to get together something goes haywire, but finally the signals stopped getting mixed and they begin to fall in love. Maks isn't smooth when it comes to romance but he does finally get the idea that not everyone will bow down to his power.
 
With this being the first book in a series, we are introduced to all the characters - his brothers by blood, those by Bratva - the enemies that seem to want to come out of nowhere and cause trouble, and the lifestyle and world of these men.
 
BRATVA DARLING is a good read that will keep you turning the pages. I do not have a problem with dominant lovers or BDSM (consensual) but the Daddy thing doesn't appeal to me. But I was able to change the Daddy to Darling in my mind and was able to continue to enjoy the steamy love scenes.
Other than that, this is a fantastic beginning to a series and I can't wait to see what author Sabine Barclay offers next.