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Darkest Sin
Thrown in a cage and stripped of my dignity, I was auctioned to the highest bidder, but I never imagined that I’d end my night in the home of Killian DeLorenzo—head of the Romanian Mafia and the most powerful man in the country.
To know him is to fear him, and I just became his newest possession.
Pleasing him comes easily, but what I didn’t expect was the effect he would have on my heart.
This world is no place for a girl like me, and navigating it might just kill me quicker than he ever could. I know I should run, but his vile, wicked ways are a temptation no woman could possibly resist. So I must rise to the occasion—prove once and for all that I have what it takes . . .
Or die trying.
To know him is to fear him, and I just became his newest possession.
Pleasing him comes easily, but what I didn’t expect was the effect he would have on my heart.
This world is no place for a girl like me, and navigating it might just kill me quicker than he ever could. I know I should run, but his vile, wicked ways are a temptation no woman could possibly resist. So I must rise to the occasion—prove once and for all that I have what it takes . . .
Or die trying.
356 pages, Hardcover
Published May 12, 2024
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May 20, 2024
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'D𝐀R𝐊E𝐒T S𝐈N' Is a full length, dark mafia romance book by author Sheridan Anne. Spoken in 'dual perspectives..'
This was the one book I'd been highly anticipating, eagerly awaiting that notification that it was LIVE to it landing on my ipad, I've only just encountered this author, have read a few and can say she fast became a favourite of mine.
After finishing her shift at the dive bar where she works and walking home towards her apartment she's grabbed and thrown into a car, caged, predators circling her and the others caged just like her, scanning her surroundings she claps eyes on a man hidden in the shadows pure evil radiating off him, but nonetheless she's captivated by him, weither with fear or something else but he becomes her new owner.
Whisked away into a secluded mansion in the mountains, she knows nothing about this Romanian man that's purchased her, he refuses to give anything about himself away.
📚'Y𝐨u a𝐫e m𝐢n𝐞. Y𝐨u b𝐞l𝐨n𝐠 𝐭o m𝐞. T𝐡e𝐫e i𝐬 𝐧o𝐰h𝐞r𝐞 𝐲o𝐮 𝐜a𝐧 𝐫u𝐧 𝐨r h𝐢d𝐞. N𝐨 𝐞s𝐜a𝐩e. 𝐍o f𝐫e𝐞d𝐨m. 𝐍o r𝐞p𝐫i𝐞v𝐞. I𝐟 𝐲o𝐮 𝐟o𝐥l𝐨w m𝐲 𝐫u𝐥e𝐬, y𝐨u w𝐢l𝐥 𝐟i𝐧d l𝐢f𝐞 𝐰i𝐭h m𝐞 𝐪u𝐢t𝐞 𝐬a𝐭i𝐬f𝐚c𝐭o𝐫y, 𝐜o𝐦f𝐨r𝐭a𝐛l𝐞 𝐞v𝐞n. 𝐈f y𝐨u d𝐨 𝐧o𝐭, i𝐟 𝐲o𝐮 𝐫e𝐟u𝐬e m𝐞, y𝐨u w𝐢l𝐥 𝐬p𝐞n𝐝 𝐞v𝐞r𝐲 𝐰a𝐤i𝐧g h𝐨u𝐫 𝐰i𝐬h𝐢n𝐠 𝐟o𝐫 𝐝e𝐚t𝐡.'
Just know that he's not to be messed with.
Some may say he's heartless, but others within his household may differ.
This kept me captivated throughout, and needed, craved, wanted more, because holy crap I loved the shit out of these two characters, they were perfectly matched, fire and ice, together they were perfection.
As soon as I jumped into this I was pulled into the storyline straight away, it started off with a bang and didn’t let me out of its grasp until the end.
It’s dark, gritty and utterly addictive
This author veered away from what I normally expect from her and took a huge risk with this book and she nailed it%!
The only thing I hated about this book was that it had to end, I wanted to stay wrapped up in their world longer, I hope she writes something similar to this in the future! But no matter what she writes, I will read it!
November 12, 2024
I don't always rate DNF titles, but when I do, it's because there's something irredeemable about the book. Plots change as a book progresses; writing does not. In the first four chapters (~50 pages), characters and events have contradicted themselves multiple times, and there have been more anti-sex worker insults thrown around than I could keep track of.
September 17, 2024
The author really said “I’ve never seen a book where a chick gets a taser mixed up with a vibrator, better write one”.
May 14, 2024
“Those dark, piercing eyes seem to penetrate right through me, capturing my stare and holding it hostage. He's too far away to hold a conversation, but even with this distance, the silence between us is deafening.”
After Chiara is snatched off the street, after being kept in a cell for days, she is put up for sale during a live auction. A twisted underground world is revealed to her where men buy abducted women to do with as they please. On display in a cage, she fears who will purchase her, and what they will do to her.
“The electricity that sparks between us is like nothing I’ve ever felt before, and because of it, I am constantly seeking her out. I want to be around her and see the way her face lights up with happiness when she smiles, but mostly, I want to claim more than just her body.”
The man who ends up taking her to his home is enigmatic. Killian is a powerful and dangerous man, even though she should fear him, Chiara is enthralled with him. His world is a dangerous place, not just because of the man who ‘owns’ her but all that comes with his status and family.
“Somehow, my life has turned into some kind of twisted fairy tale, and all my darkest fantasies have become reality. Only, I don't get to take home the hero. I get the villain, and it's ten times more thrilling than having a white knight could ever be.”
I loved how the darkness in this book divided into two teams. Darkest Sin has a lot of evil men, who do unspeakable things to others, monsters who don’t deserve their next breath. But on the other side we have Killian who is a good man deep down, who does evil things, to protect those around him. A man who let’s light and love into his heart when he finds it. Even if it’s hard for him to recognize and accept it. He has a soft side, hidden deep within his impenetrable walls. A side that Chiara brings out time and again.
Chiara started off so vulnerable in this story, but she ended up picking her battles, she might have lost her freedom, she didn’t lose her fight no matter how many people tried to beat it down. She made calculated decisions and worked with what she had. Becoming the perfect match for Killian, his equal. Their endeavors together in the end were amazing, I’ll never look at stilettos the same again.
“When you survive the unthinkable, others begin to fear the strength you possess, and that strength is the greatest power you will ever know.”
Sheridan did it again! This one was dark and so incredibly good. I had so much fun reading this, once I started I couldn’t put it down until I finished. I just wish there was more of it, the connection between Chiara and Killian was on fire. I would love more in this world.
"A life with me is a life of ruins, but that doesn't mean I can't make you feel more alive than you've ever felt before, and it sure as hell doesn't mean that I can't give you everything you've ever wanted and more. You're a priceless jewel, Chiara, and I want to give you the world, even if it means burning it to ashes to fit it in the palm of your hand."
I received an ARC from the author in exchange for my honest review.
June 5, 2024
Killian and Chiara
Started out good but fizzled . For the most powerful man in the world a lot of shenanigans get by Killian. Chiara is trafficked and Killian takes her. It’s pretty much instalove for both of them. There’s a lot of repetitive inner monologue by both. The sex scenes were also repetitive. Probably could have easily cut this book by 100 pages if the repetitive thoughts were nixed. All the darkness was due to the h getting raped and sexually assaulted by others. What happens between the mcs isn’t dark at all. The h is gang banged and also attacked by the Hs cousin and his wife. The H doesn’t run a very secure ship despite cameras everywhere and bodyguards everywhere. The h gets assaulted in her room a couple times and then beat unconscious at the family ball a few feet away from the H. It’s like the keystone cops are running this mafia. Also what’s up with the Romanian H having an Irish first name and an Italian last name. It’s just one more kooky thing about this book. Then at the end the H and h go on serial killer spree…. This is the book that tried to hard.
Started out good but fizzled . For the most powerful man in the world a lot of shenanigans get by Killian. Chiara is trafficked and Killian takes her. It’s pretty much instalove for both of them. There’s a lot of repetitive inner monologue by both. The sex scenes were also repetitive. Probably could have easily cut this book by 100 pages if the repetitive thoughts were nixed. All the darkness was due to the h getting raped and sexually assaulted by others. What happens between the mcs isn’t dark at all. The h is gang banged and also attacked by the Hs cousin and his wife. The H doesn’t run a very secure ship despite cameras everywhere and bodyguards everywhere. The h gets assaulted in her room a couple times and then beat unconscious at the family ball a few feet away from the H. It’s like the keystone cops are running this mafia. Also what’s up with the Romanian H having an Irish first name and an Italian last name. It’s just one more kooky thing about this book. Then at the end the H and h go on serial killer spree…. This is the book that tried to hard.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 20, 2024
4.5 stars!
I enjoyed this one! I feel like the story didn’t beat around the bush. When feelings are felt, they’re known, and it was a nice reprieve from mafia romances where characters try to keep their feelings close to their chest. I enjoyed that aspect of this story. And the revenge, It was sweet! I love a bloody story, and this one totally measured up!
Chiara has the attitude to be the perfect mafia queen, she just needs to realize her own power. Once she does, oh man was it delicious the woman she becomes! I LOVED her transformation, even if I hated what pushed her there. And her confidence in her sexual appetite was unlike any other. Chiara is fucking crazy, and I loved her for it.
Killian has the heart that you wouldn’t expect of a mafia man, he refuses to see it. I loved Killian’s soft side for his Chiara. He was a ruthless killer, capable of mutilating a man, but he always has Chiara’s best interest at heart.
Killian is king, with Chiara as his queen, together they have the potential to run the shit out of the Romanian mafia!
I enjoyed this one! I feel like the story didn’t beat around the bush. When feelings are felt, they’re known, and it was a nice reprieve from mafia romances where characters try to keep their feelings close to their chest. I enjoyed that aspect of this story. And the revenge, It was sweet! I love a bloody story, and this one totally measured up!
Chiara has the attitude to be the perfect mafia queen, she just needs to realize her own power. Once she does, oh man was it delicious the woman she becomes! I LOVED her transformation, even if I hated what pushed her there. And her confidence in her sexual appetite was unlike any other. Chiara is fucking crazy, and I loved her for it.
Killian has the heart that you wouldn’t expect of a mafia man, he refuses to see it. I loved Killian’s soft side for his Chiara. He was a ruthless killer, capable of mutilating a man, but he always has Chiara’s best interest at heart.
Killian is king, with Chiara as his queen, together they have the potential to run the shit out of the Romanian mafia!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 21, 2024
This mafia romance was well written, but I have to say, it was pretty much an erotic sex fest from the beginning. If that's what you adore as the main focus of a mafia romance, then you'll probably love this book. I just didn't really connect with the heroine, as I thought her character had conflicting aspects. I enjoyed the mafia action when it happened, and I will try another book from this author. For me, it was an okay read and I'm sad to say I started skimming over the spicy scenes.
(I love slow burn romance with this genre, but no luck here. Our heroine picked out the hero was Romanian after him speaking one sentence? His name didn't fit his nationality. Killian is Irish and his surname sounded... Italian? Also, we know nothing about her.)
(I love slow burn romance with this genre, but no luck here. Our heroine picked out the hero was Romanian after him speaking one sentence? His name didn't fit his nationality. Killian is Irish and his surname sounded... Italian? Also, we know nothing about her.)
May 14, 2024
Do read the trigger warnings 🤣 no seriously do.
Our FMC finds herself sold to a man of darkness, she has no idea of his name, or who he is only that he attempts to take away her identity and use her for his own desires. Little does he realise he didn’t get no little submissive but a feisty lady 😈 She does go through the mill and enters her own darkness 🖤
Loved the grinding her teeth bit 🤭 😬
Our FMC finds herself sold to a man of darkness, she has no idea of his name, or who he is only that he attempts to take away her identity and use her for his own desires. Little does he realise he didn’t get no little submissive but a feisty lady 😈 She does go through the mill and enters her own darkness 🖤
Loved the grinding her teeth bit 🤭 😬
May 18, 2024
DNF 49%. Cannot stand the fmc.
March 25, 2025
no stop bc i didn’t want this to be over 😭 the way i dragged this out just so i could be with killian and chiara for as long as i can !! i already miss them
before we get into this review, if this next thing i’m gonna say doesn’t already have you doubling over fucking laughing then idk what to do 💀 because i was straight up PISSING MYSELF AND GASPING FOR AIR WHEN THIS SCENE HAPPENED LMAOOOO 😂😂 this girl was super horny one night but she didn’t want to disturb him because she didn’t really know where their relationship stood, so she reached for one of the many dildos he bought her … yes … he bought be lots and lots of dildos in every shape and form to satisfy her if he wasn’t there to give her what she needed 🤭 but when she thought she got the vibrator she instead tased her own fucking pussy LMAOO 🪦 THE VIBRATOR WAS A FUCKING TASER !!!! I’M LITERALLY DYING RIGHT NOW THINKING ABOUT IT HAHAHAHAHA 😂
please read the trigger warnings !!!
this is a dark mafia romance, fast paced, violence, murder, kidnapping, trafficking, graphic rape, power dynamic, obsession, ownership, beautiful love story, bdsm, drugging, “MY WIFE”, exhibitionism, character development, standalone, and duo pov 🩷
i genuinely wish i could read this for the first time again. i fucking miss them and i just finished … like how is that possible ?! killian and chiara are such a power couple. this was a great story about a man who doesn’t see the good in anything even in himself, who has only known bloodshed and has seen and experienced the worst parts of the world. along with a fiery woman who knows what she wants, suffered at the hands of disgusting men, went through hell and back to take back control, and who loves all the darkest parts of someone. no matter how many times killian says he’s not a hero, he is there at every moment chiara needed him 🥹
walking home from a late night at work, chiara get kidnapped and thrown into a trafficking ring. the normal life of hustling fans earning enough money to go on her day to day life was ripped out of her hands in a blink of an eye. she was put up for an auction where men would bid and she would sold to the highest bidder. she didn’t expect to lock eyes with the one who held all the power over every single man in that room. the moment killian said she was his, she knew that she would be ruined in every way possible but she would also look up to this man that saved her from experiencing even worse.
their relationship quickly developed soon after killian took her home and i ate that shit up 🥵 this man is so fuckinf hot it’s actually insane. and chiara putting her foot down and going toe to toe with him was everything and more omg !! these two are explosive both in and out of the bedroom 🥰 i fucking love them !!
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (please … the fucking mouth on this man and the way he fucks 🥵 i’m getting flashbacks)
before we get into this review, if this next thing i’m gonna say doesn’t already have you doubling over fucking laughing then idk what to do 💀 because i was straight up PISSING MYSELF AND GASPING FOR AIR WHEN THIS SCENE HAPPENED LMAOOOO 😂😂 this girl was super horny one night but she didn’t want to disturb him because she didn’t really know where their relationship stood, so she reached for one of the many dildos he bought her … yes … he bought be lots and lots of dildos in every shape and form to satisfy her if he wasn’t there to give her what she needed 🤭 but when she thought she got the vibrator she instead tased her own fucking pussy LMAOO 🪦 THE VIBRATOR WAS A FUCKING TASER !!!! I’M LITERALLY DYING RIGHT NOW THINKING ABOUT IT HAHAHAHAHA 😂
please read the trigger warnings !!!
this is a dark mafia romance, fast paced, violence, murder, kidnapping, trafficking, graphic rape, power dynamic, obsession, ownership, beautiful love story, bdsm, drugging, “MY WIFE”, exhibitionism, character development, standalone, and duo pov 🩷
i genuinely wish i could read this for the first time again. i fucking miss them and i just finished … like how is that possible ?! killian and chiara are such a power couple. this was a great story about a man who doesn’t see the good in anything even in himself, who has only known bloodshed and has seen and experienced the worst parts of the world. along with a fiery woman who knows what she wants, suffered at the hands of disgusting men, went through hell and back to take back control, and who loves all the darkest parts of someone. no matter how many times killian says he’s not a hero, he is there at every moment chiara needed him 🥹
walking home from a late night at work, chiara get kidnapped and thrown into a trafficking ring. the normal life of hustling fans earning enough money to go on her day to day life was ripped out of her hands in a blink of an eye. she was put up for an auction where men would bid and she would sold to the highest bidder. she didn’t expect to lock eyes with the one who held all the power over every single man in that room. the moment killian said she was his, she knew that she would be ruined in every way possible but she would also look up to this man that saved her from experiencing even worse.
their relationship quickly developed soon after killian took her home and i ate that shit up 🥵 this man is so fuckinf hot it’s actually insane. and chiara putting her foot down and going toe to toe with him was everything and more omg !! these two are explosive both in and out of the bedroom 🥰 i fucking love them !!
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ (please … the fucking mouth on this man and the way he fucks 🥵 i’m getting flashbacks)
May 29, 2024
Fast paced and exciting! I loved this book and I wished it was longer.
May 24, 2024
Sheridan never ceases to amaze me and once again wrote an incredible dark romance! I’d even say she bumped up the dark in this one cause there was a lot of evil and bad in this book but Killian was good under all his bad and Chiara really helped bring that out! I loved how Chiara grew and the two of them together were perfection!!
April 18, 2025
This book made me laugh, cry, and smile throughout the entire story. The story line is described so much in detail that you will effortlessly fall in love with the MMC & FMC.
“Grapes are crushed to form wine, and seeds only grow when in darkness.” My brows furrow as I try to make sense of what he’s saying, but he ignores my confusion and goes on. “Olives, they must be pressed to release their fine oils, but diamonds, my sweet angel. Diamonds are formed under immense pressure, and while they are undoubtedly beautiful and dazzling, their strength is unmatched. You, Chiara, you are my diamond.”
~Killian
“Grapes are crushed to form wine, and seeds only grow when in darkness.” My brows furrow as I try to make sense of what he’s saying, but he ignores my confusion and goes on. “Olives, they must be pressed to release their fine oils, but diamonds, my sweet angel. Diamonds are formed under immense pressure, and while they are undoubtedly beautiful and dazzling, their strength is unmatched. You, Chiara, you are my diamond.”
~Killian
May 17, 2024
Review
I’ve read all of Sheridan Anne’s books (and loved them) but I have to say I wasn’t a fan of this one.
It felt very rushed, predictable, insta love. There was a lot of potential but the character building lacked.
Also, my husband is Romanian. Why would the head of the Romanian mafia have an Italian last name?
I’ve read all of Sheridan Anne’s books (and loved them) but I have to say I wasn’t a fan of this one.
It felt very rushed, predictable, insta love. There was a lot of potential but the character building lacked.
Also, my husband is Romanian. Why would the head of the Romanian mafia have an Italian last name?
August 19, 2025
3.8 ⭐️
April 3, 2025
Great story but makes 0 sense.
If you are looking for a good story this is it! If you want the characters decisions to make sense.... this isn't for you 😆
Female lead goes from moraly white to grey due to the story.
Loved the spicy scenes in this book and the author never disappoints in that matter.
If you are looking for a good story this is it! If you want the characters decisions to make sense.... this isn't for you 😆
Female lead goes from moraly white to grey due to the story.
Loved the spicy scenes in this book and the author never disappoints in that matter.
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November 3, 2025𝑵𝒐 𝒎𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒂 𝒄𝒖𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒔 𝒗𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒋𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒊 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒊𝒐 𝒃𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓, 𝒏𝒐 𝒊𝒓é 𝒂 𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒖𝒏𝒂 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆. 𝑵𝒐 𝒑𝒖𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒔 𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒆. 𝑻𝒆 𝒂𝒎𝒐, 𝒚 𝒂𝒖𝒏𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒔é 𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒏𝒐 𝒉𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒎𝒐𝒔 𝒗𝒐𝒕𝒐𝒔 𝒏𝒊 𝒕𝒖𝒗𝒊𝒎𝒐𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒂 𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒂 𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒂, 𝒆𝒔𝒐 𝒏𝒐 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒊𝒂 𝒏𝒂𝒅𝒂. 𝑺𝒐𝒚 𝒕𝒖 𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒂 𝒚 𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒐 𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒂 𝒍𝒂 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒊ó𝒏 𝒅𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒓 𝒔𝒊é𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒍𝒐.
July 16, 2024
love a good dark read
Stolen from the streets and sent to auction, Chiara is in luck as Killian takes her home for himself. Surprisingly I enjoyed this. Loved the way Chiara eventually thawed his heart. Both characters were great. Dark but could have pushed further. Overall a good read.
Stolen from the streets and sent to auction, Chiara is in luck as Killian takes her home for himself. Surprisingly I enjoyed this. Loved the way Chiara eventually thawed his heart. Both characters were great. Dark but could have pushed further. Overall a good read.
August 12, 2024
»You treat her like the queen you've always deserved to have.«
★ ★ ★
❥ 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒂𝒓𝒂
She was kinda strange and still I don‘t know if this is good or bad. She is crazy, obsessed with sex and mostly confident.
❥ 𝑲𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏
He is tall, brody and dangerous. The cliché mafiaboss we all love.
✥ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌
This story started very strong and promising but sadly couldn’t hold it up. The book is just too long. The plot was entertaining and I liked the characters but there were far too many pages. Endless descriptions of the landscape and inner monologues… ever heard of show and don‘t tell?
Anyways I enjoyed the plot. It was entertaining and thrilling with some twists and turns.
Chiara and Killian were hot together but I missed the moment they fell in love? They go from captor x captive to „omg we‘re so in love“ within 50 pages. There could have been more of a build up and tension. Both were good characters but they felt flat sometimes.
This was a good mafia romance but to be honest nothing special. In my opinion the whole plot would have fit in 300 pages maximum.
𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤?
Maybe, if you‘re in the mood for a captive x captor mafia romance.
𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝟓
plot: 3/5
spice: 3/5
humor: 4/5
couple/tension: 3/5
world building: 4/5
happy end?: yes
𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬
possessive and protective hero, mafia, instant attraction, lies and secrets, forced proximity, he falls first and harder, morally dark hero, darkromance, kidnapping, captor x captive
𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲
ages: Chiara (23) and Killian is in his early thirties I think
cheating: no
sharing: no
kinks: toys, breeding, bdsm
𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬
Devil Mine - Khai Hara
Savage Little Games - Lane Hart
Hunted by a Shadow - Michelle Heard
★ ★ ★
❥ 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒂𝒓𝒂
She was kinda strange and still I don‘t know if this is good or bad. She is crazy, obsessed with sex and mostly confident.
❥ 𝑲𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒏
He is tall, brody and dangerous. The cliché mafiaboss we all love.
✥ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌
This story started very strong and promising but sadly couldn’t hold it up. The book is just too long. The plot was entertaining and I liked the characters but there were far too many pages. Endless descriptions of the landscape and inner monologues… ever heard of show and don‘t tell?
Anyways I enjoyed the plot. It was entertaining and thrilling with some twists and turns.
Chiara and Killian were hot together but I missed the moment they fell in love? They go from captor x captive to „omg we‘re so in love“ within 50 pages. There could have been more of a build up and tension. Both were good characters but they felt flat sometimes.
This was a good mafia romance but to be honest nothing special. In my opinion the whole plot would have fit in 300 pages maximum.
𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤?
Maybe, if you‘re in the mood for a captive x captor mafia romance.
𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝟓
plot: 3/5
spice: 3/5
humor: 4/5
couple/tension: 3/5
world building: 4/5
happy end?: yes
𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬
possessive and protective hero, mafia, instant attraction, lies and secrets, forced proximity, he falls first and harder, morally dark hero, darkromance, kidnapping, captor x captive
𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲
ages: Chiara (23) and Killian is in his early thirties I think
cheating: no
sharing: no
kinks: toys, breeding, bdsm
𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬
Devil Mine - Khai Hara
Savage Little Games - Lane Hart
Hunted by a Shadow - Michelle Heard
July 11, 2024
Fell too hard for each other too fast. There was just something a little off that I didn't enjoy about this book and I think it mainly had to do with the character development because the plot was great!
July 27, 2024
not the worst, but close
I knew it was going to be bad after reading the first couple of pages. I should have stopped there, but I really try to finish what I start. This was poorly written. The same as another one of her’s I’ve read, but I was hoping it was a one off. That was not the case. It got a little better in the middle but that only lasted a handful of chapters.
After a week Chiara makes a comment about how she tried to fight her feelings for Killian. Seriously? She begged him to f**k her as soon as they got to his house, the very first night. He kept drugging her, and she thought she should be grateful for his kindness. Krista, who Killian saved from a sex trafficking ring, thought it was ok for him to keep a victim of a sex trafficking ring captive. To be his sex slave. But it ok because she can roam the house. Oh and she can choose to live a comfortable and happy life as his PROPERTY, but no one can know her name or tell her his name. WTH! She’s just ok with this. Of course none of this lasts long, like a few days, then she makes demands, and he’s just like ok. 🙄.
She finds out who he is, and she has watched true crime stories about the terrible things he has done. He has told her he is a bad guy who does terrible things. But she’s horrified when she sees the crime scene photos in his “room of horror.” Seriously, they show crime scene photos on true crime shows, which she’s watched.
He spends the entire first 2/3s of the book, saying she needed to fear him to really love him. She finally does, and all of a sudden, she needs to leave to be safe. He talks about putting her in a safer place (neighborhood, work, etc), but he takes her back to the apartment she was taken in front of at the beginning. He leaves her money and a phone. She tells him off. So he shows up. How dare you say you don’t need me, blah blah. Tells her if she calls him be prepared because he won’t let her go again. WTH, she didn’t want to go to begin with!🙄🤦🏼♀️. What kind of threat is that?
Then Monica shows up at her work and threatens her. Killian is informed. Then her ex shows up at her apartment. Killian is informed (she assumes but it doesn’t really say). Obviously she isn’t safe, but nope he does nothing.
He shows up, when she calls but hangs up before he answers. His security team doesn’t answer. The security guys SUV has a bullet hole in the windshield. There is blood on the ground. He goes into her apartment, her bedroom window is open, her phone is smashed and her door was smashed in. But he says other than that there were no signs of foul play. OMG, dumb!
When she tells hm she is raped, he like oh ok. And when they finally catch his cousin, he is angrier about his betrayal than all the crap he did to his “wife.” And what is with that. I get why he did it but they just kept on doing it.
Yeah, nope. Just terrible.
I knew it was going to be bad after reading the first couple of pages. I should have stopped there, but I really try to finish what I start. This was poorly written. The same as another one of her’s I’ve read, but I was hoping it was a one off. That was not the case. It got a little better in the middle but that only lasted a handful of chapters.
After a week Chiara makes a comment about how she tried to fight her feelings for Killian. Seriously? She begged him to f**k her as soon as they got to his house, the very first night. He kept drugging her, and she thought she should be grateful for his kindness. Krista, who Killian saved from a sex trafficking ring, thought it was ok for him to keep a victim of a sex trafficking ring captive. To be his sex slave. But it ok because she can roam the house. Oh and she can choose to live a comfortable and happy life as his PROPERTY, but no one can know her name or tell her his name. WTH! She’s just ok with this. Of course none of this lasts long, like a few days, then she makes demands, and he’s just like ok. 🙄.
She finds out who he is, and she has watched true crime stories about the terrible things he has done. He has told her he is a bad guy who does terrible things. But she’s horrified when she sees the crime scene photos in his “room of horror.” Seriously, they show crime scene photos on true crime shows, which she’s watched.
He spends the entire first 2/3s of the book, saying she needed to fear him to really love him. She finally does, and all of a sudden, she needs to leave to be safe. He talks about putting her in a safer place (neighborhood, work, etc), but he takes her back to the apartment she was taken in front of at the beginning. He leaves her money and a phone. She tells him off. So he shows up. How dare you say you don’t need me, blah blah. Tells her if she calls him be prepared because he won’t let her go again. WTH, she didn’t want to go to begin with!🙄🤦🏼♀️. What kind of threat is that?
Then Monica shows up at her work and threatens her. Killian is informed. Then her ex shows up at her apartment. Killian is informed (she assumes but it doesn’t really say). Obviously she isn’t safe, but nope he does nothing.
He shows up, when she calls but hangs up before he answers. His security team doesn’t answer. The security guys SUV has a bullet hole in the windshield. There is blood on the ground. He goes into her apartment, her bedroom window is open, her phone is smashed and her door was smashed in. But he says other than that there were no signs of foul play. OMG, dumb!
When she tells hm she is raped, he like oh ok. And when they finally catch his cousin, he is angrier about his betrayal than all the crap he did to his “wife.” And what is with that. I get why he did it but they just kept on doing it.
Yeah, nope. Just terrible.
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June 2, 2024
It was fast pages and I think that maybe in another time it will be three stars, but it just wasn’t for me.
August 7, 2025
As far as Dark Mafia Romances go this one was pretty bad and the writing questionable...in the first 30% Alone we have an ick dedication, and ick situation the fmc is put into and a Mafia man who "doesn't show mercy" basically shows her mercy and loves her smart mouth...surprise surprise. She also tazes her own cooch like WHAT?! HOW DO YOU CONFUSE A VIBRATOR FOR A TAZER?! BRUH. Then in an attempt to show mercy and be a good guy he lets her go only for her to end up basically back in the same situation and facing some sa by the dude who said "may God have mercy on your soul" like it's just terrible all around. Ooh oh not to mention homegirl is all I WILL NOT BE TOLD WHAT TO DO only to basically do everything he says because he gives a good dick down...yikes and yikes...if this is any indication of the authors writing style in other stories I shant waste my time. And another thing...smut every 5 seconds like I enjoy smex but that was a bit much! Oh and I nearly forgot after 3 days of sitting in filth, and not bathing wiping or anything sanitary he takes her to his house makes her get on stage and say “Lean back and open your legs. Slowly. I want to be able to smell you.” 🤢🤢🤢 NASTY.
May 8, 2024
Little did she know that walking home from work one night would lead her to be taken and thrown in a cage. Catching the eye of a man who appears also to be one of the most feared men in the room at the time was also a bonus compared to what the other prospects were. Chiara is now living in his McMansion and life doesn’t seem to be to hard becuase pleasing Killian isn’t that bad!
I really liked Chiara fiesty spirit and how that even though she was taken and sold the times in between in the beginning she gave people attitude and didn’t lose it. That even after the was sold she maintained it. I feel there is so much I want to say about her and there is so much I really also want to say about Killian but I really can’t becuase they are things that if I did you wouldn’t learn them as you read and that would defeat the purpose of you, the reader, reading the dang book!!! And I want you to read it find them out yourself.
I really like the connection that the two of them have. I really like that it is not one of those books that it is immediately instant but at the same time it isn’t like enemies to lovers type mafia romance. I feel like this type of mafia romance we don’t really get and it was refreshing. I really hope that Sheridan Anne writes more of these types of books in the future! I am also really digging the standalone!
I really liked Chiara fiesty spirit and how that even though she was taken and sold the times in between in the beginning she gave people attitude and didn’t lose it. That even after the was sold she maintained it. I feel there is so much I want to say about her and there is so much I really also want to say about Killian but I really can’t becuase they are things that if I did you wouldn’t learn them as you read and that would defeat the purpose of you, the reader, reading the dang book!!! And I want you to read it find them out yourself.
I really like the connection that the two of them have. I really like that it is not one of those books that it is immediately instant but at the same time it isn’t like enemies to lovers type mafia romance. I feel like this type of mafia romance we don’t really get and it was refreshing. I really hope that Sheridan Anne writes more of these types of books in the future! I am also really digging the standalone!
May 18, 2024
I'll give it to Sheridan. She really knows how to write a gut-wrenching, heart-wrenching, sickening, yet incredibly sweet in a twisted sort of say story. I loved every moment of this book. I believe this book continues to show off Sheridan's incredible talent and storytelling skills. Not only is Chaira a perfectly flawed character, but she's incredibly strong. She takes the hits and keeps on getting up. No one could call her weak. While Krista wasn't a main character, she had incredible strength and fortitude. Sheridan writes FMC they way they deserve to be written. They may be broken and hurting in some areas, but they never give up and are stronger than what tried to break them. I also love Killian, of course, but he pales in comparison to Krista and Chaira. I think they are the true heroes of the story. This book is brutal in so many ways, but the love that Killian and Chaira have for each other off sets that brutality
May 22, 2024
Dark and delicious! This is the second book I’ve read by Sheridan Anne, and I’m not sure why I waited so long to indulge. This book touches on quite a few very dark themes; be sure to read over the TW before diving in.
The story of Killian and Chiara was were meant to be, and they have one heck of a journey together!
The story of Killian and Chiara was were meant to be, and they have one heck of a journey together!
November 11, 2025
10/10 No Notes
I need another word for DEVOURED, because it use it so much but it’s true. This baby got me out of a reading slump and I couldn’t put it down. Will it send me back to a slump because I enjoyed it so much? Maybe. We will see.
I need another word for DEVOURED, because it use it so much but it’s true. This baby got me out of a reading slump and I couldn’t put it down. Will it send me back to a slump because I enjoyed it so much? Maybe. We will see.
September 2, 2025
2.5 just wow
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October 8, 2025i refuse to even rate this
August 28, 2024
2.5⭐️
Well …….. this was disappointing…… there are way better mafia romances out there ! Just saying ….
First of all how am I reading a Dark Mafia Romance that only gets dark in the end?
This book has so many contradictions that I don’t even know where to begin. First we are talking about the ROMANIAN Mafia but the Family name is DeLorenzo ????? How can a Romanian mafia family have a traditional Italian name? Also the MMC name is Kilian which is Irish. Make it make sense !?!? 🤷🏻♀️
They all mention a MILLION times that Kilian DeLorenzo is THE MOST powerful, dangerous and feared man in the world. He claims NOTHING happens in his world and house without his knowledge or consent, he claims NO ONE would ever touch Chiara since she’s with him, he claims he is the only one able to protect her, HALF of the damn book is literally him telling her that she needs to learn to love him despite everything he is but than get this, when she finally says she loves him despite all he LITERALLY sends her back to her old life without explaining to her, because somehow he than thinks he “can’t protect her” !!!! How if he is THE most powerful, feared and dangerous man in the world? How he is “unable” to protect a simple woman???? Also nothing happens without his knowledge or consent and he has cameras in every single room in the house but doesn’t check ? While Chiara was attacked twice by his cousin and second in command LITERALLY in her room less than 10 feet from the most dangerous man room??????? Really? Also Chiara was beat into a pulp in the bathroom of the family gala with Kilian literally seating right outside and again he didn’t “see” ….. he knows who is the attacker but UNLIKE any other mafia book I’ve ever read when the man kills the person right away and fuck the consequences, he does NOTHING because he needs to “formulate “ a plan against a single woman and his husband who he can just wipe out of the map in seconds and his family will fall in line since he is the head of ?!?!? STUPID if you ask me.
Also when he than decides to give her freedom back because he “thinks” she will be protected since he clearly is NOT the most powerful, dangerous and feared man because he feels unable to protect her. He instead of sending her to a different place, with money, protection and security. Nooooooo he sends her right back to her shitty apartment in the same very dangerous neighborhood where she was first snatched out of her front door to be sold into sex trafficking, she than needs to go back to her shitty bartending job and all he does is provide her 2 guys to “protect” her , a phone and 10 thousand dollars…… and after all this STUPIDITY she was visited by Monika at the bar and Killian clearly haven’t “figured out “ what to do with her ???? I guess a simple bullet to the head is not what they do in mafia anymore cause why she still alive ? But there is more that enrage me, the 2 security guys are dead in front of her apartment, her door is smashed to pieces and her phone is smashed also on the floor, also Chiara isn’t there cause she was taken again, and Kilian walks in and said : “Well besides the 2 dead security guards, the smashed door and phone, there’s no sign of foul play” WHATTTTTTTTTTTT ???????? If I ever seen a bad use of words it was this phrase right there ! What the actual fuck?
The only highlight of this book is when Chiara bites the dick right off the guy who bough her plus she tears his balls off with her bare hands. That’s the highlight of the book….
Overall I can say that I didn’t like this book, wasn’t horrendous but I’ve read MANY way better mafia romances.
Well …….. this was disappointing…… there are way better mafia romances out there ! Just saying ….
First of all how am I reading a Dark Mafia Romance that only gets dark in the end?
This book has so many contradictions that I don’t even know where to begin. First we are talking about the ROMANIAN Mafia but the Family name is DeLorenzo ????? How can a Romanian mafia family have a traditional Italian name? Also the MMC name is Kilian which is Irish. Make it make sense !?!? 🤷🏻♀️
They all mention a MILLION times that Kilian DeLorenzo is THE MOST powerful, dangerous and feared man in the world. He claims NOTHING happens in his world and house without his knowledge or consent, he claims NO ONE would ever touch Chiara since she’s with him, he claims he is the only one able to protect her, HALF of the damn book is literally him telling her that she needs to learn to love him despite everything he is but than get this, when she finally says she loves him despite all he LITERALLY sends her back to her old life without explaining to her, because somehow he than thinks he “can’t protect her” !!!! How if he is THE most powerful, feared and dangerous man in the world? How he is “unable” to protect a simple woman???? Also nothing happens without his knowledge or consent and he has cameras in every single room in the house but doesn’t check ? While Chiara was attacked twice by his cousin and second in command LITERALLY in her room less than 10 feet from the most dangerous man room??????? Really? Also Chiara was beat into a pulp in the bathroom of the family gala with Kilian literally seating right outside and again he didn’t “see” ….. he knows who is the attacker but UNLIKE any other mafia book I’ve ever read when the man kills the person right away and fuck the consequences, he does NOTHING because he needs to “formulate “ a plan against a single woman and his husband who he can just wipe out of the map in seconds and his family will fall in line since he is the head of ?!?!? STUPID if you ask me.
Also when he than decides to give her freedom back because he “thinks” she will be protected since he clearly is NOT the most powerful, dangerous and feared man because he feels unable to protect her. He instead of sending her to a different place, with money, protection and security. Nooooooo he sends her right back to her shitty apartment in the same very dangerous neighborhood where she was first snatched out of her front door to be sold into sex trafficking, she than needs to go back to her shitty bartending job and all he does is provide her 2 guys to “protect” her , a phone and 10 thousand dollars…… and after all this STUPIDITY she was visited by Monika at the bar and Killian clearly haven’t “figured out “ what to do with her ???? I guess a simple bullet to the head is not what they do in mafia anymore cause why she still alive ? But there is more that enrage me, the 2 security guys are dead in front of her apartment, her door is smashed to pieces and her phone is smashed also on the floor, also Chiara isn’t there cause she was taken again, and Kilian walks in and said : “Well besides the 2 dead security guards, the smashed door and phone, there’s no sign of foul play” WHATTTTTTTTTTTT ???????? If I ever seen a bad use of words it was this phrase right there ! What the actual fuck?
The only highlight of this book is when Chiara bites the dick right off the guy who bough her plus she tears his balls off with her bare hands. That’s the highlight of the book….
Overall I can say that I didn’t like this book, wasn’t horrendous but I’ve read MANY way better mafia romances.
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