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London Mafia Bosses #4

Caught by the Kingpin

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Kidnapper. Stalker. Mafia boss. Guardian angel? I awake to the sound of gunshots. Then a hand over my mouth. In a blur of noise and smoke, he steals me away. At his mansion, he treats me like a princess, for all I’m a girl in cherry patterned pajamas. The mafia boss growls that I’m safe and he won’t touch me, but warns I shouldn’t try his patience by attempting to escape. I saw an open window on the ground floor. There’s no way I’m staying as his little hostage. I creep out of my luxurious bedroom. At the end of the corridor, I hear his deep voice. “That’s the game you want to play, is it? Try then. But if I catch you, you’ll be mine .” I run. Caught by the Kingpin is a sweet and steamy age gap instalove romance with a possessive and obsessed billionaire hero and the innocent girl who doesn’t know the danger he’s saving her from.

100 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 1, 2025

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Evie Rose

39 books605 followers
If you stop at sane, you miss all the best stuff.

Evie Rose writes gleefully improbable instalove short mafia-lite romances, with heroes who are all-in obsessed for their heroines.

You’ll find all her books packed with age gap, tons of spice, virgin heroines, praise, good girl, breeding kink, forced proximity, pining, possessive and protective alpha kingpin heroes, and swoony romantic bits.

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Profile Image for april ♡ probably reading smut - safety reviews.
1,479 reviews2,748 followers
July 10, 2023
5/5 Cupcakes, a stalker, and the mafia? Hell yes!

TROPES:

~instalove
~alpha male and J/P H
~mafia
~age gap
~stalker
~billionaire

Felicity is a mafia princess but she is treated like a maid by her father. One day she meets Marco from the Brent mafia family and they have an instant connection. This book has the ultimate book boyfriend. Marco was everythiiiiiing! The way he fell for her at first sight, watched over her for weeks (aka stalked her), and gives her EVERYTHING she wants. I need a man like Marco in my life!

The ending wrapped everything up into a pretty little bow. This is definitely my favorite by Evie Rose so far!

LIKES:
-all the cupcakes
-the way Felicity was clever and already had a plan to leave her abusive household. She didn't want or need help from another mafia man, in the beginning, at least ;)
-THE PRAISE WAS SOOOO GOOD
-the hero and heroine in this novella had a true connection, I loved to see it!
-Marco gave Felicity every single thing she wanted, all the stuff she didn't have in her previous life. I thought that was really sweet.
-Evie Rose's writing style is amazing, as always. I read this in one sitting!
-The ending. <3

DISLIKES:
-absolutely nothing. I loved every single word and emotion pulled from this book.

If you're into jealous/possessive mafia men who are gentle but go after what they want, and a heroine who gets stronger with every page turn, check this book out!!

SAFETY:
Ages: 20h, 39H
Virgin/celibate: virgin heroine, celibate hero
OM/OW drama: none
Cheating/sharing: none
Triggers: dubcon, abuse by parent (most is off page!)
Kinks: primal, breeding, praise, good girl, bondage
HEA?: yes!!
Profile Image for C * Not Another Reader * C.
402 reviews
January 28, 2025
3.5 ⭐️

Oh, I liked this one a lot.
Such a fast-paced novella, with insta everything and an OTT hero that just became obsessed at first sight.

That's how you write hot spice, not overdone, wrapped up in a fine plot, in such few pages. And it was a freebie! I love it when I catch a good read, as a freebie, on Amazon 🫶.

So yeah, I'll be back to finish this series of sweet heroines and obsessed heroes.

What to expect
- sweet h, with a tough home life, that was never loved, except by her mother that she lost as a child
- mafia set-up
- age gap (20 h, 39 H), V h, not a manhohoo, insta lust and love, but he stalked her from a far and kept and eye on her security, for a month
- they just completed each other; I loved her love for Scotland
- HEA, epilogues 🤩🥰

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"I’m going to Scotland because it’s a place to build the life your heart desires."
I just need to visit Scotland asap 🥹😌😌
Profile Image for Mairi Swan.
623 reviews50 followers
January 30, 2025
An instalove quick sweet read. It has cupcakes, an obsessive mafia boss, a sweet, but not only sweet after their meeting, mafia princess and of course age gap.
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1,624 reviews110 followers
September 29, 2025
This book gave me everything I crave in a mafia romance and then some!!

Felicity is basically a mafia Cinderella, treated like a servant by her own father, who makes Cinderella’s stepmother look like a saint. Then she meets Marco from the rival Brent family and BAM. Instant obsession. And I mean obsession. This man sees her once and proceeds to stalk her (in the most romantic, “you’re mine now” way possible ), watches over her, and gives her absolutely everything she’s ever wanted.

Marco is dominant, possessive and totally gone for Felicity from day one. His empty, lonely world at the top completely shifts when she walks into his life, she’s the sunshine he never knew he needed.

"You're mine. I'm not letting you go now. I' stalk you to the ends of the earth if you try to leave.
Wherever you go, I'll follow. Your dark shadow. I'm that addicted to you, and I'll make you addicted to me too."


But let’s keep it real: Felicity trades one cage for another. She goes from being controlled by her father to being protected and owned by Marco. At first, I was side-eyeing the whole dynamic. It felt a little like Stockholm syndrome, especially since she craved freedom so badly. I would’ve loved more hesitation, more internal conflict as she adjusted to her new life.

That said, the way Marco cherishes her? The respect and understanding that grows between them? Unexpectedly sweet. She learns she’s not trapped, she’s protected. And when she speaks, he listens. She just has to tell him how high to jump.

The ending wrapped up perfectly, no loose ends, just a satisfying, swoon-worthy HEA. This is definitely one of my favorite Evie Rose books!!!

trops/kinks/safety
🖤mafia boss
🖤age gap
🖤billionaire
🖤insta love
🖤evil father
🖤baking
🖤obsession
🖤stalker
🖤kidnapping
🖤virgin heroine
🖤celibate hero
🖤dubcon
🖤abused by parent (off page mostly)
🖤death of parent
🖤murder
🖤primal play
🖤breeding kink
🖤bondage
🖤praise
🖤pussy worshiping
🖤rough sex
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1,604 reviews503 followers
January 1, 2025
HOLY JALAPEÑOS This was HAWWWTTT🌶️❤️🌶️❤️🌶️ so much sizzling steam but what made it awesome was the heart! The heroine has been broken down, lonely, neglected and experiencing the hero’s love and attention was like water on parched ground! It was so more intense and heartfelt! Loved the stalker element of the hero, too, as he finds what she wants and loves and seeks to give it to her!!

Safe. Hero’s past isn’t mentioned but he doesn’t come off as a manwhore. Heroine is a virgin and belongs only to her hero, giving him the irreplaceable and primal gift of claiming all of her firsts. No others, no cheating or sharing. HEA with epilogue years out.
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1,510 reviews115 followers
September 6, 2025
Caught by the Stalker!

A good addition to this series. I liked how they met and he didn’t take her right away. He bid his time for the right moment but couldn’t stay away from her. He followed her everywhere and even left her little gifts. Swoon worthy.
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56 reviews
June 11, 2026
Ging weer heel snel WAT DEZE VRIUW OOK SCHRIJFT ALLES BINNEN DE 140 bladzijdes dat noem ik niet eens een boek maar een strip. Deze strip was leuk maar de mensen in de strip gingen al snel naar de volgende base trouwen
Profile Image for Christina.
517 reviews4 followers
November 11, 2023
Short, cute read

I was hoping for more "stalker" and Mafia vibes. Marco rarely seemed like a Mafia boss.

Most of the story is the two main characters and they're very sweet together. I enjoyed it as more of a contemporary story not so much as a stalker/OTT/Mafia alpha man.
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350 reviews7 followers
January 19, 2025
Solid 4. My only drawback, when listening to this series I wish they were duets and not alternately read. I’m really liking the series and will finish them all!!
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611 reviews9 followers
December 23, 2025
Caught by the Kingpin (London Mafia Bosses #4) by Evie Rose
⭐⭐⭐🌶️🌶️🌶️
Standalone * Dark Romance * Mafia * Stalker * Kidnapped * He Falls First * Age Gap* Virgin FMC * Forced Proximity * Breeding Kink * Obsessed MMC * Billionaire * He Teaches Her * 99 pages

I’m honestly not sure how many Evie Rose novellas I’ve consumed at this point, but it’s quite a few, and I’m slowly working my way through her catalogue. Each one is short and sweet, usually under 150 pages. So far, they’ve mostly fallen into the Billionaire, Mafia, or Billionaire Mafia Romance category. While they aren’t spectacular pieces of literature, I’ve been devouring them quickly. I usually slide a few into my monthly reading as perfect little palate cleansers when I need my HEA and my billionaire/mafia fix met.

This latest novella was cute, with both the MMC and FMC coming from mafia families. Of course, we get our quintessential FMC who needs saving from a sad life, paired with an enamored, obsessive, stalker-ish billionaire mafia MMC who will do absolutely anything to have her.

There were a few elements I found a bit hard to believe, like how he knew so much about her dreams and aspirations when she barely talked to anyone. But if you can dismiss those small plot holes and just roll with it, it’s honestly adorable how much effort he puts into making her life better.

And let’s talk spice! The spice is spicing in all of these novellas. This one gives us some pretty fancy scenes for a virgin FMC, and I swear the only reason these scenes work as well as they do is because most of these FMCs are clearly heavy smut readers. Honestly, smut books teach you everything you need to know to put into practice.
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2,921 reviews19 followers
January 12, 2026
Kidnapper. Stalker. Mafia boss. Guardian angel? I awake to the sound of gunshots. Then a hand over my mouth. In a blur of noise and smoke, he steals me away. At his mansion, he treats me like a princess, for all I’m a girl in cherry patterned pajamas. The mafia boss growls that I’m safe and he won’t touch me, but warns I shouldn’t try his patience by attempting to escape. I saw an open window on the ground floor. There’s no way I’m staying as his little hostage. I creep out of my luxurious bedroom. At the end of the corridor, I hear his deep voice. “That’s the game you want to play, is it? Try then. But if I catch you, you’ll be mine .” I run. Caught by the Kingpin is a sweet and steamy age gap instalove romance with a possessive and obsessed billionaire hero and the innocent girl who doesn’t know the danger he’s saving her from.

Heather's Notes
These book are short quick reads. I don't know why I like them, but I do. This one is the same as the others. Older mob boss falls in love with young innocent girl and takes her. I will continue to read them.
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5,426 reviews67 followers
July 19, 2023
4.5 Stars
Felicity who is treated like a servant by her father dreams of escaping & opening a bakery. Then she meets Marco, the most dangerous mafia boss in London & tells him about her father’s debts. What she didn’t expect was to see his handsome face everywhere afterwards. Then on the eve of her escape Felicity wakes to gunshots. A hand over my mouth. In a blur of noise and smoke, Marco steals her away.
A quick steamy read which I reading a sitting. I loved everything about it, the powerful mature Marco & the brave but downtrodden Felicity. I loved how Marco boosted Felicity’s confidence & made her feel special & the epilogue was the icing on the cupcake!
My review is for a special copy I voluntarily read
Profile Image for Síle.
672 reviews
April 11, 2025
I listened to the audiobook adaptation. However, Goodreads doesn’t have said adaptation available on their platform.. that’s why I went for the Paperback edition instead.



Back at it again—this time with less chaos, but still enough to make me want to douse the main man in a tub of ice water and whisper, “Sir… seek therapy.”

It’s not as ridiculous as the previous one, I’ll give it that. But still… big ick energy. The kind that makes you question your life choices—and your taste in mafia romances.

What even is this series?! I kept listening out of sheer disbelief. And honey, disbelief is not the kink I was looking for.

Nope. Nope. Nopity nope.
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714 reviews8 followers
April 29, 2025
Stolen Bride

Adorable story

Marco is so smitten with Felicity! From the moment Marco laid eyes on Felicity, it was love, lust, & longing 😍

• Evil father
• Avid reader
• Bakery
• Scotland
• The chase
• A gorgeous boutique
• Amazing spice
• Love at first sight
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5,293 reviews658 followers
July 9, 2025
“Caught by the mafia boss” is the story of Felicity and Marco.

Insta love, mafia hero, baker heroine, age gap, protective/ possessive alpha hero who kidnaps the heroine, loads of bang bang and happy ending.

It was ok

Safe
3/5
Profile Image for Audrey.
377 reviews13 followers
May 23, 2024
Loved this one!

I’ve read almost all of these now and this one is in my top 3. I love Marco and Felicity! Devotion and praise is hefty in this one 🥵
Profile Image for Allyza Spivey.
199 reviews5 followers
March 9, 2025
Another short and spicy story. Too short to get invested though. A tad cringy.
Profile Image for Crystal.
157 reviews48 followers
April 27, 2025
Okay I didn’t think I would enjoy this as much as I did ! A novella and it’s a mafia romance ? Yeah definitely reading more books by this author 🙂‍↕️
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722 reviews133 followers
May 26, 2024
"Will she be as sweet as one of her cupcakes when I eat her out?"

Also...I feel seen! "Book collecting and reading are two separate hobbies." YASSS!!!

I enjoyed this book overall...still not a fan of the breeding king (but that's just me). Quick and spicy :)

This is my second book by Evie Rose and I really enjoy the author's writing style <3
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56 reviews18 followers
February 11, 2025
4 ⭐️
I loved this as a short story, I do feel like if it was made into a longer book I’d enjoy it even more and for that reason it’s a 4 could’ve easily been 5 if it was a longer book the author definitely has potential for this story
609 reviews2 followers
January 26, 2025
Disappointing

I found this lacking. Rather nonsensical. There was one scene where he was chasing her through his home. This man must have corridors to rival Buckingham Palace as she was running down a corridor with him chasing for an extraordinary length of time! It was crazy!!

Struggled to finish it, even though it wasn’t very long.
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32 reviews
March 17, 2025
Pretty sure I got this free on Stuff Your Kindle..
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1,148 reviews17 followers
January 10, 2024
A steamy romance which was exceptionally written with amazing characters, a great page turner as well as a happily ever after ending. This story has more than just steamy romance in it. There's also action, drama and also some thrills in the pages of this story.
A young woman and a mafia kingpin fell in love with each other in this steamy romance. The two met when the young woman’s father was trying to get the mafia kingpin to do a business deal with him. The young woman informed the mafia kingpin. After their meeting the two started thinking about one another.
When the mafia kingpin left he couldn’t stop thinking about the young woman, he knew that he had to make her his. But it would take some planning as well as time to time to get the young woman away from her abusive father.
The young woman knew that she had to get away from her physically and emotionally abusive father even though her father didn’t claim her since her mother was one of his mistresses. She thought he had a hand in her disappearance. So she planned and was skimming the grocery money that her father would give her to come up with the money for her escape. The young woman knew that if she wasn’t careful that she would be beaten like the other times but she wanted to get away and go to Scotland, she wanted to have her own bakery but she’d settle on just getting to Scotland. The young woman figured she would have what she needed by the end of the month
During the time the two didn’t see each other the woman would find things that she didn’t get amongst her groceries such things like a book that she looked at in the grocery store, an engagement ring she saw through the jewelers window and some chocolate kisses. The woman didn’t know who put them in her groceries bags, she thought that it might be the kingpin but thoughts of what her father told her about no one ever loving her or wanting her popped into her mind so she tried to stop thinking about it. Even though throughout the time it was the mafia kingpin giving her those things.
One night she was in bed asleep when the mafia kingpin came, he took her away from her father’s place and took her to his home. While he was there to get her the mafia that her father owed money to was taking her father as well as his men out. The mafia kingpin promised her that she could go to Scotland. The young woman tried to escape the mafia kingpin, she was worried that he would do the same as her father did to her. But he never did abuse her, he gave her oral sex. The woman is a virgin but he doesn’t know that.
The next morning she woke up to the mafia kingpin not being in bed which made her think that he didn’t want her because no one wanted her but he was there sitting in a chair waiting for her to get up. She ate and then he took her to get clothes even though she didn’t want him to buy them for her but they compromised. During this time she gave him oral sex. She got several outfits as well as some dresses. After leaving they set off to Scotland.
They went after a while to a place to eat and after that the mafia kingpin told her everything, They talked to one another, telling each other that they love one another. The mafia kingpin wanted to marry her so he took her to Scotland where she always wanted to go get married, his second in command got all the arrangements made before they got there. Right before they got to their destination they had sex.
Six years later they married and have twin daughters. The young woman owns her own bakery. They have a place in Scotland that they go to on certain holidays and other occasions. The young woman is making cupcakes with her twin daughter and the mafia kingpin comes in helping decorate the cupcakes, they make a little contest out of who decorated their cupcake better than the others and the mafia kingpin wins. The twins help clean so that they can have dinner. For winning the mafia kingpin gets a special reward later.
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494 reviews2 followers
October 13, 2025
Evie Rose’s Caught by the Kingpin pulls readers into a whirlwind of obsession, protection, and high-stakes attraction. With its unapologetically intense tone and dark romance roots, it’s a story tailor-made for readers who love their mafia romances bold, trope-heavy, and dripping with fantasy appeal.

Felicity’s life is upended in an instant. She wakes to the sound of gunfire—only to be abducted by a dangerous stranger who whisks her away from the chaos. That stranger is Marco: mafia kingpin, billionaire, and a man whose motives lie somewhere between captor and savior. In his luxurious mansion, Felicity is treated like royalty—but also warned not to challenge his patience by trying to escape.

Felicity, however, isn’t one to sit still. When she dares to run, Marco’s warning turns into a promise: “Try then. But if I catch you, you’ll be mine.” It’s a moment that sets the tone for their charged, possessive, and deeply intimate dynamic.

What follows is an age-gap, captor-protector romance grounded in instalove and emotional intensity. Marco embodies the alpha antihero—cold, obsessive, and utterly fixated on keeping Felicity safe, even from threats she doesn’t yet understand. His dominance is clear, but it’s tempered by flashes of vulnerability and tenderness that emerge as their connection deepens.

Felicity brings her own quiet strength to the story. Innocent yet resilient, she navigates Marco’s world with a mix of fear, curiosity, and resolve. Her presence slowly unravels the man behind the mask, revealing a softer side he hides from everyone else.

The story is rich with beloved dark romance tropes—forced proximity, possessive obsession, billionaire lifestyle, and the fantasy of being wholly claimed. It’s fast-paced, steamy, and set in a world of indulgent luxury, creating a cinematic, escapist reading experience.

While the intensity of the instalove and the heightened, fantasy-driven relationship dynamics didn’t align with my personal tastes, Caught by the Kingpin delivers exactly what it promises for readers who crave dramatic, obsessive heroes and whirlwind romance.

It’s over-the-top, emotionally charged, and unapologetically indulgent—perfect for those seeking a dark fairytale with a dangerous edge.
384 reviews
February 7, 2025
Loved this story!

If you love possessive, morally grey, and obsessed billionaires and an oppressed, yet intelligent young woman who needs help, then this is the perfect tale for you to read. Marco is a Mafia kingpin who literally stumbles across Felicity while visiting her father (a cruel, washed up mafia boss who owes money to the wrong people) and decides then and there that Felicity will be his. He does become a bit of a stalker as he understands that she is treated cruelly and has no freedom and is concerned for her safety. As the story unfolds, we watch both characters evolve and grow, though Felicity has much to overcome with trust a huge issue while Marco begins to realize there can be much more to his life than being a feared kingpin. Though this is a relatively short story, it does not feel rushed or lacking in continuity, and the characters are developed and believable. I look forward to reading more by Evie Rose.
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164 reviews8 followers
April 4, 2025
🏰 Caught by the Kingpin, by Evie Rose (London Mafia Bosses, #4)
⭐ 2.5 stars

Finished Reading: February 2, 2025
Reading Challenge: 20/100 books read in 2025
Novella Challenge: 10/100

Felicity has a guardian angel - a powerful and ruthless mafia boss who she warned not to deal with her corrupt step father. When he shows up one night to take her away from her life of misery, she should be terrified, but his kindness has her eager to start over - with him.

This was just okay, I always remind myself going into these types of books that I'm not a huge fan of dark romance stories, and while this doesn't feature anything explicitly non consensual, I still can't get past the idea of a weird dude stalking you being a romantic gesture?

The writing her was a bit choppy, and Felicity's pov was incredibly immature and unrealistic, but it was an entertaining enough ride and I did finish the novella, so it had some type of merit I guess.
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1,160 reviews7 followers
November 5, 2025
Felicity is a mafia princess who is treated like a servant. Her father is cruel and never shows her any love. She dreams of the day she can escape him.
Marco Brent is a big mafia boss. He is investigating Felicity’s father’s finances when he sees her. He instantly knows that this girl belongs to him. He makes it his mission to win her over.
This is a great short and steamy read. Felicity has not known love since her mother disappeared. Even though her father has been cruel to her she still shows she has spirit left in her.
Marco is possessive, older and obsessed with Felicity. When the Westminster mafia comes to claim what they are owed, Marco steals Felicity during the night. He shows her what it’s like to be cherished and protected.
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