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The Ferrymen
Godless
His bite marked me. His kiss ruined me. His return damned me.
LORENZO
I was built to kill—flawless, heartless, and loyal only to the man who made me. Now he's my next target.
When a rare Judas Coin forces me to hunt Dionysus, I need his Rafael. A fallen priest I marked with my teeth years ago.
I don’t need a partner. I don’t need a conscience. But I’m stuck with both. And every moment we spend together reminds me what it feels like to want something I was never meant to have.
RAFAEL
I was damned the moment he touched me.
Now he’s back with blood on his hands and a contract on my father’s head.
I should run. Pray. Turn him in.
Instead, I’m hiding him in church basements, watching him bleed for me. Kill for me.
Lorenzo is temptation wrapped in violence, a sinner sculpted in scars.
And the more I fall, the further I drift from the God I once served.
If redemption is still possible, I’ll find it in him—or burn beside him trying.
GODLESS is a dark, high-heat MM romance about assassins, fallen priests, and what happens when the devil you fear becomes the only one who makes you feel alive.
LORENZO
I was built to kill—flawless, heartless, and loyal only to the man who made me. Now he's my next target.
When a rare Judas Coin forces me to hunt Dionysus, I need his Rafael. A fallen priest I marked with my teeth years ago.
I don’t need a partner. I don’t need a conscience. But I’m stuck with both. And every moment we spend together reminds me what it feels like to want something I was never meant to have.
RAFAEL
I was damned the moment he touched me.
Now he’s back with blood on his hands and a contract on my father’s head.
I should run. Pray. Turn him in.
Instead, I’m hiding him in church basements, watching him bleed for me. Kill for me.
Lorenzo is temptation wrapped in violence, a sinner sculpted in scars.
And the more I fall, the further I drift from the God I once served.
If redemption is still possible, I’ll find it in him—or burn beside him trying.
GODLESS is a dark, high-heat MM romance about assassins, fallen priests, and what happens when the devil you fear becomes the only one who makes you feel alive.
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Published November 24, 2025
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December 10, 2025
I was looking forward to this one, and overall I enjoyed it.
Lorenzo was in the first book as Luka's best friend, basically, and he was small and pretty but fierce and deadly.
When he was just 7, the South American Director of the Pantheon, Dionysus, 'bought' Lorenzo from a human trafficking ring to bring him into the Pantheon to be trained to be a killer. With him the day Lorenzo was 'bought' and given the name was Rafael, his 11 year old son. That day, Lorenzo bit Rafael, marking him forever.
20 or so years later, they meet again in the craziest of ways. While Dionysus was off doing his stuff, Rafael was practically taken in by the church and raised to be a priest. Only now Lorenzo is there to kill Rafael's mentor - who it turns out was not as good as he seemed, of course - but then before the. man dies completely he presents Lorenzo with a Judas coin (a coin that can never be ignored or rejected and has to be carried out).
It turns out the one who put the hit out on the priest was Dionysus, and the man was basically as close to a father as Lorenzo could ever have. And he and Rafael meet again for the first time right after he's killed the priest, and they fight. Lorenzo gets away, but not for long.
There's a true hatred there at first for Lorenzo from Rafael, as Rafael was close to his mentor and doesn't know the dirty deeds the man did. Then he and Lorenzo meet on neutral ground, but Rafael stabs Lorenzo for what he did.
And then after all that is resolved, a few days later Lorenzo has to go and kill Dionysus, who already knows what is coming and is prepared for it. Rafael has his own complicated relationship with his father, mainly negative, and wants to hurt him and kill him himself, but Lorenzo does it and so there is that fact...at the end of the day, his father is dead and Lorenzo did it.
But there's attraction and want between them anyway. A connection that can't be ignored.
And when it turns out a high figure among the church has fucked Rafael over - because he dared to question if the priest Lorenzo killed was truly bad - and Rafael had to kill the men holding him to stop from being executed, the church AND the Pantheon are after both him and Lorenzo.
Because while Lorenzo couldn't ignore the Judas coin, it is also punishable to kill a Director at the same time.
They both seem between a rock and a hard place, and have to go on the run together, barely getting a few moments to breathe before they're fighting for their lives at every turn.
And the man in the middle of all of it (who we find out is a much bigger player than he seems at first) is after them, never letting up.
The only way out of it is if Lorenzo can get three Director coins from directors themselves, and with those he can challenge the man chasing them to a trial by combat and if they win, if they make it out alive and having killed the man after them...THEN any charges against Lorenzo and Rafael could be dropped and they'd be free...
They just have to go through absolute hell before their HEA can happen. I tagged HFN, because it's only a few months after the main events at the end so they're only a bit into a relationship, but it was a pretty strong HFN. The plot, though, is still left open ended. They all have to still deal with this mysterious Zeus figure, whoever it is (I'd love if it turned out to be someone they all know that we've gotten to know in these books...i just don't know who that'd be at all if the author decides to do that juicy of a twist).
So I felt it fitting to tag this HFN even if it's pretty dang close to a HEA.
My only reason for a star off is that...well, this was slow for a long while. While I liked these two, they weren't grabbing my attention and adoration. I did eventually come to love them, but that was near the end when it got good and fast paced and really interesting.
I don't know, the plot was all well and good - until it got real good near the end - but it wasn't super exciting all the time and these two just didn't have a whole lot of time to breathe and get to know each other and really fall in love in a way that felt truly authentic.
I was immersed in these two as a couple by the end, but it took a long while to get there for me.
Like at least with Luka and Vincent, they had days and days in the neutral ground place to get to know each other and have some time to breathe before things ramped up.
These two didn't have that option for several reasons I won't get too into to avoid spoiling much.
So they were just constantly on the run, and....I'm blanking on the names of the two guys who were also in the first book who will be the MCs of the next book. But they're in this a lot, on the journey with these two for a lot of it, so they're not alone a lot of the time as well...
It just wasn't always riveting and it took a while for me to connect with these two as a couple.
But it did eventually really pick up and the last 40% or so of this I really read a lot faster than the first 60% of it.
I still recommend this, it was still solid overall and very enjoyable and there was chemistry. Lorenzo and Rafael had me by the end too, I was feeling the feelings between them when their lives were on the line but they had to work together. The climax was so tense but so well written.
So yeah, this wasn't perfect, but still pretty good overall. I will definitely be tuning into the next book whenever we get it.
Can't wait for more! 😍
My Ratings for The Ferrymen Series:
🔆 Ruthless: 4.25 stars (my review)
🔆 Godless: 4 stars
Lorenzo was in the first book as Luka's best friend, basically, and he was small and pretty but fierce and deadly.
When he was just 7, the South American Director of the Pantheon, Dionysus, 'bought' Lorenzo from a human trafficking ring to bring him into the Pantheon to be trained to be a killer. With him the day Lorenzo was 'bought' and given the name was Rafael, his 11 year old son. That day, Lorenzo bit Rafael, marking him forever.
20 or so years later, they meet again in the craziest of ways. While Dionysus was off doing his stuff, Rafael was practically taken in by the church and raised to be a priest. Only now Lorenzo is there to kill Rafael's mentor - who it turns out was not as good as he seemed, of course - but then before the. man dies completely he presents Lorenzo with a Judas coin (a coin that can never be ignored or rejected and has to be carried out).
It turns out the one who put the hit out on the priest was Dionysus, and the man was basically as close to a father as Lorenzo could ever have. And he and Rafael meet again for the first time right after he's killed the priest, and they fight. Lorenzo gets away, but not for long.
There's a true hatred there at first for Lorenzo from Rafael, as Rafael was close to his mentor and doesn't know the dirty deeds the man did. Then he and Lorenzo meet on neutral ground, but Rafael stabs Lorenzo for what he did.
And then after all that is resolved, a few days later Lorenzo has to go and kill Dionysus, who already knows what is coming and is prepared for it. Rafael has his own complicated relationship with his father, mainly negative, and wants to hurt him and kill him himself, but Lorenzo does it and so there is that fact...at the end of the day, his father is dead and Lorenzo did it.
But there's attraction and want between them anyway. A connection that can't be ignored.
And when it turns out a high figure among the church has fucked Rafael over - because he dared to question if the priest Lorenzo killed was truly bad - and Rafael had to kill the men holding him to stop from being executed, the church AND the Pantheon are after both him and Lorenzo.
Because while Lorenzo couldn't ignore the Judas coin, it is also punishable to kill a Director at the same time.
They both seem between a rock and a hard place, and have to go on the run together, barely getting a few moments to breathe before they're fighting for their lives at every turn.
And the man in the middle of all of it (who we find out is a much bigger player than he seems at first) is after them, never letting up.
The only way out of it is if Lorenzo can get three Director coins from directors themselves, and with those he can challenge the man chasing them to a trial by combat and if they win, if they make it out alive and having killed the man after them...THEN any charges against Lorenzo and Rafael could be dropped and they'd be free...
They just have to go through absolute hell before their HEA can happen. I tagged HFN, because it's only a few months after the main events at the end so they're only a bit into a relationship, but it was a pretty strong HFN. The plot, though, is still left open ended. They all have to still deal with this mysterious Zeus figure, whoever it is (I'd love if it turned out to be someone they all know that we've gotten to know in these books...i just don't know who that'd be at all if the author decides to do that juicy of a twist).
So I felt it fitting to tag this HFN even if it's pretty dang close to a HEA.
My only reason for a star off is that...well, this was slow for a long while. While I liked these two, they weren't grabbing my attention and adoration. I did eventually come to love them, but that was near the end when it got good and fast paced and really interesting.
I don't know, the plot was all well and good - until it got real good near the end - but it wasn't super exciting all the time and these two just didn't have a whole lot of time to breathe and get to know each other and really fall in love in a way that felt truly authentic.
I was immersed in these two as a couple by the end, but it took a long while to get there for me.
Like at least with Luka and Vincent, they had days and days in the neutral ground place to get to know each other and have some time to breathe before things ramped up.
These two didn't have that option for several reasons I won't get too into to avoid spoiling much.
So they were just constantly on the run, and....I'm blanking on the names of the two guys who were also in the first book who will be the MCs of the next book. But they're in this a lot, on the journey with these two for a lot of it, so they're not alone a lot of the time as well...
It just wasn't always riveting and it took a while for me to connect with these two as a couple.
But it did eventually really pick up and the last 40% or so of this I really read a lot faster than the first 60% of it.
I still recommend this, it was still solid overall and very enjoyable and there was chemistry. Lorenzo and Rafael had me by the end too, I was feeling the feelings between them when their lives were on the line but they had to work together. The climax was so tense but so well written.
So yeah, this wasn't perfect, but still pretty good overall. I will definitely be tuning into the next book whenever we get it.
Can't wait for more! 😍
My Ratings for The Ferrymen Series:
🔆 Ruthless: 4.25 stars (my review)
🔆 Godless: 4 stars
November 28, 2025
MAS -TER - PIECE!! I didn’t think this world could get any better after book 1 which was epic but boy am I happy to be wrong. This is the best example of a delicious dark romance done fantastically well - addictive characters, edge of your seat plot twists, layers of agendas unravelling and unveiling, morally grey lines becoming easy to cross, epic toxic codependent love, smidge of new kink unlocked and massive amounts of action and fast paced gripping story telling.
Can you tell I loved it!!
From that first meeting Lorezo and Rafael are bound! And when they next meet it’s a dance to the death. Want enemies to lovers, want to kill and hump each other at the same time. I digress
Here is what the author promises: “we're dealing with religious trauma, violence that'll make you wince, and two men who literally try to kill each other before falling in love. The chemistry is scorching, but it's wrapped in blood, blasphemy, and more moral ambiguity than you can shake a rosary at.” Rest assured they deliver big time. Not to mention epic world building, lore and traditions, good vs evil, the underworld and the Vatican. Phenomenal.
I could not put this book down, I loved the adventure the invincibility of the MCs despite the hurt and pain, the deeper dive into Zeus, loved Jasper and Diego can’t wait for the next book. The prose is perfection full of drama and gravity and absolutely setting the perfect stage for this action packed tale that is also extreamly, extreamly scorching hot. These two have chemistry (and repressed stamina) for days!
Highly recommend giving it a read, check the trigger warnings and if they work for you buckle up!
Can you tell I loved it!!
From that first meeting Lorezo and Rafael are bound! And when they next meet it’s a dance to the death. Want enemies to lovers, want to kill and hump each other at the same time. I digress
Here is what the author promises: “we're dealing with religious trauma, violence that'll make you wince, and two men who literally try to kill each other before falling in love. The chemistry is scorching, but it's wrapped in blood, blasphemy, and more moral ambiguity than you can shake a rosary at.” Rest assured they deliver big time. Not to mention epic world building, lore and traditions, good vs evil, the underworld and the Vatican. Phenomenal.
I could not put this book down, I loved the adventure the invincibility of the MCs despite the hurt and pain, the deeper dive into Zeus, loved Jasper and Diego can’t wait for the next book. The prose is perfection full of drama and gravity and absolutely setting the perfect stage for this action packed tale that is also extreamly, extreamly scorching hot. These two have chemistry (and repressed stamina) for days!
Highly recommend giving it a read, check the trigger warnings and if they work for you buckle up!
December 16, 2025
This was pure action from start to finish, with no breath between the chase. Because of that, the relationship between Rafael and Lorenzo felt a little bit rushed and very lust-heavy. Buut they started their relationship with almost killing each other so what do I know? 😂 I did like them at the end. I did however missed some of the comedy from the first book, but did understand why it wasn't so much here.
I also love the story in these books, I always love Greek mythology and Religion together.
I'm excited for Deathless, where we will follow Jasper and Diego and from what I have read, it will be a very different book from Ruthless and Godless.
Also, calling someones dick "holy rod" when said person is a priest... too funny for me 🤣
I also love the story in these books, I always love Greek mythology and Religion together.
I'm excited for Deathless, where we will follow Jasper and Diego and from what I have read, it will be a very different book from Ruthless and Godless.
Also, calling someones dick "holy rod" when said person is a priest... too funny for me 🤣
December 5, 2025
Didn't really care for the plot at all, There was no chemistry between them it felt pretty forced.
December 7, 2025
This is a 4.25 for me. I love the way the author writes the relationships of their characters. They are usually balance one another out as opposites or sometimes they are just what the person needs. With this couple their relationship and the start of it just felt raw and real for the characters. There was honesty and truthfulness from the start and ego and secrets didn't come into play to build up tension between the characters, and it was something I really enjoyed, and it fit their situation so well as well as they were very complementary of one another. I wouldn't call them opposites personally, but they were the same in a lot of ways that complemented one another. You have Rafael who is a priest but has dark desires he has had to suppress that with Lorenzo he can now express, and Lorenzo is a contract killer who grew up in darkness who is fine with the darkness bc it's what he knows but is a man of loyalty and principles. I Just loved the two of them together (they had some amazing chemistry and pice) as well as individuals.
Now for the plot I loved the strong John Wick vibes of this book but with this series there is corruption within the organization because of a character named Zeus and we delve into that a bit more in this book along with seeing the intricacies of this organization. Again, I just loved the vibes then you combine with it the strength of this organization that is rotting from the inside out and is coming after our MCs who are just trying to do what's right. Very David and Goliath esq. There are some side characters that are really important to the MCs survival, and I hope we get their story soon.
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This book is about Lorenzo who was taken as a child and trained to be a Ferryman/Assassin and because of his training he was built to kill and loyal to the man who raised him. But his last assignment resulted in a Judas coin falling into his hand. With the Ferryman when a Judas coin is given to you, you are bound to the contract assigned to it by killing the target or you become the target. The target.... Dionysus, the man who raised him and the father to Rafael. The last time Lorenzo saw Rafael was when they were both children and his father was purchasing him. Rafael is a priest who because of the actions of Lorenzo has been excommunicated from the church. Rafael should hate him for a multitude of reasons but for some reason he can't and is instead hiding him and keeping him safe when Rafael should be turning him in. They will have to work together as they try to survive against those who have plotted against them and are now turning the resources of the Ferrymen against them to cover up their corrupted influence. But as they are forced to work together the more Rafael starts to fall and drift away from God that he wonders if redemption is possible and even worth it when the other option is Lorenzo and his touch.
Now for the plot I loved the strong John Wick vibes of this book but with this series there is corruption within the organization because of a character named Zeus and we delve into that a bit more in this book along with seeing the intricacies of this organization. Again, I just loved the vibes then you combine with it the strength of this organization that is rotting from the inside out and is coming after our MCs who are just trying to do what's right. Very David and Goliath esq. There are some side characters that are really important to the MCs survival, and I hope we get their story soon.
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This book is about Lorenzo who was taken as a child and trained to be a Ferryman/Assassin and because of his training he was built to kill and loyal to the man who raised him. But his last assignment resulted in a Judas coin falling into his hand. With the Ferryman when a Judas coin is given to you, you are bound to the contract assigned to it by killing the target or you become the target. The target.... Dionysus, the man who raised him and the father to Rafael. The last time Lorenzo saw Rafael was when they were both children and his father was purchasing him. Rafael is a priest who because of the actions of Lorenzo has been excommunicated from the church. Rafael should hate him for a multitude of reasons but for some reason he can't and is instead hiding him and keeping him safe when Rafael should be turning him in. They will have to work together as they try to survive against those who have plotted against them and are now turning the resources of the Ferrymen against them to cover up their corrupted influence. But as they are forced to work together the more Rafael starts to fall and drift away from God that he wonders if redemption is possible and even worth it when the other option is Lorenzo and his touch.
November 23, 2025
This is a Dark Romance so please check your TWs before heading in. As a heads up It revolves around assassins and a Tr@ffi€king ring, and a corrupt religious system, so there is alot going on.This is also Book 2 in the Ferrymen Series and they do need to be read in order. These do come with a HEA 🖤
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Lorenzo was Tr@ffi€ked as a child and bought by Dionysus who is one of the directors of The Pantheon which is a secret society of assassins. They take children and mold them into elite weapons. So at the age of 7 Lorenzo began his training. Fast forward 20 years Lorenzo has a target in the Vatican. This guy has been helping funnel children into the same program Lorenzo was in so Lorenzo has no issues taking him out. But shortly after it is done Lorenzo is stopped by a rival assassin for the church who turns out to be none other then Dionysus's son Rafael. These two go head to head until they finally realize that someone is pulling both their strings and this was more then just some hit that was busted, it's a game for power and control. Rafael has to come face to face with every decision he has made in his life and figure out how to move forward and Lorenzo has to learn how to lean on others and that he is so much more then what he was made into.
Guys this is the most bare bones slightly obtuse review I can give you without spoiling things 🤣 This was twisty turney and there were secrets everywhere so I really don't want to give anything away. Rafael and Lorenzo were just 2 very broken boys who got used by the system and are now taking revenge on the people who thought they could play them. This was just nonstop action from the beginning and was just as amazing as the first book. If you haven't started this series this is definitely one to jump into!
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Lorenzo was Tr@ffi€ked as a child and bought by Dionysus who is one of the directors of The Pantheon which is a secret society of assassins. They take children and mold them into elite weapons. So at the age of 7 Lorenzo began his training. Fast forward 20 years Lorenzo has a target in the Vatican. This guy has been helping funnel children into the same program Lorenzo was in so Lorenzo has no issues taking him out. But shortly after it is done Lorenzo is stopped by a rival assassin for the church who turns out to be none other then Dionysus's son Rafael. These two go head to head until they finally realize that someone is pulling both their strings and this was more then just some hit that was busted, it's a game for power and control. Rafael has to come face to face with every decision he has made in his life and figure out how to move forward and Lorenzo has to learn how to lean on others and that he is so much more then what he was made into.
Guys this is the most bare bones slightly obtuse review I can give you without spoiling things 🤣 This was twisty turney and there were secrets everywhere so I really don't want to give anything away. Rafael and Lorenzo were just 2 very broken boys who got used by the system and are now taking revenge on the people who thought they could play them. This was just nonstop action from the beginning and was just as amazing as the first book. If you haven't started this series this is definitely one to jump into!
December 1, 2025
This amazingly dark series started off the Luka and Vincent's book, their story introduced us to this world full of crimes, assassins, judges, and juries. In Rafael and Lorenzo's story we get more of a look behind the curtain of both the Pantheon corporation and the Church. Both awful in their own rights but one way worse than the other..
It's so difficult to write this review without giving away spoilers but I'm going to try my best here. Lorenzo and Rafael are most comparable to oil and water, they aren't supposed to mix. These two were at each other's throats, quite literally I might add, for a good portion of this story. Which considering everything they've been through, all the things they've experienced at the hands of those who tried to control them, is understandable. My favorite part was when these two exposed their soft underbelly's to each other after 'hating' one another for so long. That was the crucial moment in their dynamic in my opinion.
These two men did not have an easy road, and while they DO end up together, their fight is far from over. We learned who else Zeus was working with, but we still don't know who Zeus is, or why he's so determined to destroy certain people over others. There's still quite a bit of mysteries yet to solve and I'm very eager to continue reading this series. Yes, it is a dark series, this book especially so, but it is so much more than being dark romance. There are nuances to this series, as well as having significant messages within the pages too. I really am quite intrigued by this series and I'm so excited to see who's story we get next.
Perhaps Diego's and Jasper's? I'm curious about Jasper's reaction to a certain little girl...
It's so difficult to write this review without giving away spoilers but I'm going to try my best here. Lorenzo and Rafael are most comparable to oil and water, they aren't supposed to mix. These two were at each other's throats, quite literally I might add, for a good portion of this story. Which considering everything they've been through, all the things they've experienced at the hands of those who tried to control them, is understandable. My favorite part was when these two exposed their soft underbelly's to each other after 'hating' one another for so long. That was the crucial moment in their dynamic in my opinion.
These two men did not have an easy road, and while they DO end up together, their fight is far from over. We learned who else Zeus was working with, but we still don't know who Zeus is, or why he's so determined to destroy certain people over others. There's still quite a bit of mysteries yet to solve and I'm very eager to continue reading this series. Yes, it is a dark series, this book especially so, but it is so much more than being dark romance. There are nuances to this series, as well as having significant messages within the pages too. I really am quite intrigued by this series and I'm so excited to see who's story we get next.
Perhaps Diego's and Jasper's? I'm curious about Jasper's reaction to a certain little girl...
November 25, 2025
ARC REVIEW**
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Godless absolutely ate me alive in the most unholy, delicious way. This book is Assassin x Priest insanity and I was cheering like a gremlin the entire time.
Lorenzo and Rafael? PEAK enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, only-one-bed, “I might stab you or kiss you” vibes. Honestly, half this book is tension and the other half is me whispering “sir… you cannot use stabbing as foreplay” — and yet here we are.
This story is dark, bloody, unhinged, and somehow still stupidly romantic. Lorenzo is a feral assassin who’s never belonged to anyone, and Rafael is a celibate priest trying so hard to do the right thing… right up until he’s hiding a wanted killer in a church basement. Love that for him.
Tropes? Checked, circled, highlighted:
✔ Enemies to Lovers
✔ Assassin x Priest
✔ Forced Proximity
✔ Only One Bed
✔ Stabbing as Foreplay (yes… literally)
✔ Biting/Marking
✔ Hurt/Comfort
✔ Hard-Earned Love
✔ Morally Gray With a HEA
✔ Deadly devotion + explicit consent
✔ “Make it hurt, make it hot, make them work for it” energy
This book is violent, emotional, messy, and so addictive. The devotion between them is earned, bloody, and absolutely breathtaking. It’s “gay John Wick meets corrupt priesthood” and honestly? 10/10 would read again.
If you like dark MM romance with claws, trauma bonding, obsession, and two morally gray idiots fighting heaven and hell just to love each other — Godless is your next obsession.
#Godless #LEveland #MMRomance #DarkRomance #EnemiesToLovers #AssassinXPriest #OnlyOneBed #ForcedProximity #MorallyGray #StabbingAsForeplay #HurtComfort #DarkMMRomance
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Godless absolutely ate me alive in the most unholy, delicious way. This book is Assassin x Priest insanity and I was cheering like a gremlin the entire time.
Lorenzo and Rafael? PEAK enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity, only-one-bed, “I might stab you or kiss you” vibes. Honestly, half this book is tension and the other half is me whispering “sir… you cannot use stabbing as foreplay” — and yet here we are.
This story is dark, bloody, unhinged, and somehow still stupidly romantic. Lorenzo is a feral assassin who’s never belonged to anyone, and Rafael is a celibate priest trying so hard to do the right thing… right up until he’s hiding a wanted killer in a church basement. Love that for him.
Tropes? Checked, circled, highlighted:
✔ Enemies to Lovers
✔ Assassin x Priest
✔ Forced Proximity
✔ Only One Bed
✔ Stabbing as Foreplay (yes… literally)
✔ Biting/Marking
✔ Hurt/Comfort
✔ Hard-Earned Love
✔ Morally Gray With a HEA
✔ Deadly devotion + explicit consent
✔ “Make it hurt, make it hot, make them work for it” energy
This book is violent, emotional, messy, and so addictive. The devotion between them is earned, bloody, and absolutely breathtaking. It’s “gay John Wick meets corrupt priesthood” and honestly? 10/10 would read again.
If you like dark MM romance with claws, trauma bonding, obsession, and two morally gray idiots fighting heaven and hell just to love each other — Godless is your next obsession.
#Godless #LEveland #MMRomance #DarkRomance #EnemiesToLovers #AssassinXPriest #OnlyOneBed #ForcedProximity #MorallyGray #StabbingAsForeplay #HurtComfort #DarkMMRomance
December 3, 2025
Wowzers
If you liked the last book and also enjoy depraved…tender moments, then this is for you. It’s intense, kind of like if the last book had way more carnage and the protagonists had not a single moment of relief or rest. A LOT happens here, but I was captivated the whole time. As a smut junkie, I actually found myself skimming the smut (chef’s kiss premium smut, mind you) towards the end because I needed to know what was gonna happen. You know, with the plot where they’re met with danger at every turn and not smearing jazz and red body juice all over each other.
The insta love is severe, which was perhaps my only (very surprising) qualm. They went through SO MUCH together due to their undying love, but it was hard to discern when the switch happened. From wild sox to risking life and limb happened quite suddenly. Insta-love/lust feels a bit different when lives are at stake I guess. I wouldn’t have minded just a bit more work getting them to “I’ll risk my life and the lives of all of those dear to me” status. It was giving fated mates real hard, but since this isn’t a world where fated mates are a thing, and since there was actual incredible plot, it was a bit jarring.
But that’s barely an issue and easy to move past. The story was incredible and I look SO forward to Zeus gettin’ got. Feels like we have at *least* 2 more couples to go and I cannot wait.
If you liked the last book and also enjoy depraved…tender moments, then this is for you. It’s intense, kind of like if the last book had way more carnage and the protagonists had not a single moment of relief or rest. A LOT happens here, but I was captivated the whole time. As a smut junkie, I actually found myself skimming the smut (chef’s kiss premium smut, mind you) towards the end because I needed to know what was gonna happen. You know, with the plot where they’re met with danger at every turn and not smearing jazz and red body juice all over each other.
The insta love is severe, which was perhaps my only (very surprising) qualm. They went through SO MUCH together due to their undying love, but it was hard to discern when the switch happened. From wild sox to risking life and limb happened quite suddenly. Insta-love/lust feels a bit different when lives are at stake I guess. I wouldn’t have minded just a bit more work getting them to “I’ll risk my life and the lives of all of those dear to me” status. It was giving fated mates real hard, but since this isn’t a world where fated mates are a thing, and since there was actual incredible plot, it was a bit jarring.
But that’s barely an issue and easy to move past. The story was incredible and I look SO forward to Zeus gettin’ got. Feels like we have at *least* 2 more couples to go and I cannot wait.
December 6, 2025
Godless is the second book in The Ferrymen series, and wow, what a ride. Ever since Lorenzo appeared in Ruthless, I’ve been dying to know his story, and this book absolutely delivered.
Lorenzo is everything you expect from a contract killer: lethal, controlled, and loyal to the man who made him. Until that loyalty becomes his undoing. When he’s set up and forced into an impossible situation, he ends up needing help from someone he never thought he’d see again, Rafael, a fallen priest with secrets of his own.
The dynamic between these two is electric. Rafael is the perfect counterbalance to Lorenzo: a man of faith who’s been living with dark desires, and as the story unfolds, those desires come to light in the most deliciously tense way. Watching Lorenzo give Rafael space to take what he wants? Absolute perfection.
This book isn’t just about heat (though there’s plenty of that). It’s packed with action, betrayal, and moral greyness, but it also gives us moments of vulnerability and growth that make their relationship feel earned. The pull between salvation and self-destruction pulses through every chapter, making it impossible to look away.
If you love high-stakes romance with sharp edges and characters who burn the rulebook, this is for you. I’m already counting down the days for the next instalment.
Vibes:
-Enemies to lovers
-Assassin x Priest
-Forced proximity
-Only one bed
-Biting/Marking
-Hurt/Comfort
Rating: 4 ⭐️
Spice: 3 🌶
Lorenzo is everything you expect from a contract killer: lethal, controlled, and loyal to the man who made him. Until that loyalty becomes his undoing. When he’s set up and forced into an impossible situation, he ends up needing help from someone he never thought he’d see again, Rafael, a fallen priest with secrets of his own.
The dynamic between these two is electric. Rafael is the perfect counterbalance to Lorenzo: a man of faith who’s been living with dark desires, and as the story unfolds, those desires come to light in the most deliciously tense way. Watching Lorenzo give Rafael space to take what he wants? Absolute perfection.
This book isn’t just about heat (though there’s plenty of that). It’s packed with action, betrayal, and moral greyness, but it also gives us moments of vulnerability and growth that make their relationship feel earned. The pull between salvation and self-destruction pulses through every chapter, making it impossible to look away.
If you love high-stakes romance with sharp edges and characters who burn the rulebook, this is for you. I’m already counting down the days for the next instalment.
Vibes:
-Enemies to lovers
-Assassin x Priest
-Forced proximity
-Only one bed
-Biting/Marking
-Hurt/Comfort
Rating: 4 ⭐️
Spice: 3 🌶
November 28, 2025
I really didn't think that it was possible to surpass how much I loved Ruthless and then I started Godless and immediately fell in love with both Rafael and Lorenzo. I hadn't even made it through the first chapter before I was sold on these two men.
It's a book filled with traumatic pasts, chaos, graphic violence, and murder birds. It was just nonstop with immaculate pacing. When the action slowed down, the romance picked up and vis versa. The dynamics between Rafael and Lorenzo were pristine. It certainly felt like an enemies to lovers situation, albeit it wasn't long lived. Lorenzo was pretty obsessed with Rafael after he got his ass kicked in the cathedral. I like the fact that Rafael actively tried to murder him, and came pretty close.
It was just a really great time. This is the kind of dark romance that I love. The relationship isn't abusive (once the murder attempts stop) but the plot is very dark. We're dealing with an assassin and a priest involved in a twisted murder plot with people actively trying to kill them. It should be violent and graphic, but it doesn't need to be abuse and thankfully, Eveland doesn't do that here at all. The pacing is wonderfully done. The characters (sides and mains) were well written and perfectly fleshed out. By the end of the book, you'll be rabid for the sequel.
It's a book filled with traumatic pasts, chaos, graphic violence, and murder birds. It was just nonstop with immaculate pacing. When the action slowed down, the romance picked up and vis versa. The dynamics between Rafael and Lorenzo were pristine. It certainly felt like an enemies to lovers situation, albeit it wasn't long lived. Lorenzo was pretty obsessed with Rafael after he got his ass kicked in the cathedral. I like the fact that Rafael actively tried to murder him, and came pretty close.
It was just a really great time. This is the kind of dark romance that I love. The relationship isn't abusive (once the murder attempts stop) but the plot is very dark. We're dealing with an assassin and a priest involved in a twisted murder plot with people actively trying to kill them. It should be violent and graphic, but it doesn't need to be abuse and thankfully, Eveland doesn't do that here at all. The pacing is wonderfully done. The characters (sides and mains) were well written and perfectly fleshed out. By the end of the book, you'll be rabid for the sequel.
November 28, 2025
4.5 ⭐️ If you thought book one was good , Lorenzo and Rafael will have you in a chokehold just you wait . This is a very intense, dark , MM romance between an assassin and a fallen priest with very traumatic pasts and chaotic internal battles . While I truly loved book 1 of the ferrymen series , it doesn’t hold a candle to book 2 .
This book is absolutely addictive, full or blood and violence , and so emotionally damaging . Absolutely loved their chemistry , the enemies to lovers , sacrilegious type vibes . I am all here for a hot romance while desecrating the not so holy . Stabbing as foreplay ?!? Yes please .
Now hiding an assassin in the church basement , totally giving dare devil vibes lol which made it that much hotter . This was absolutely a delicious read , if you love trauma, chaos, blood shed and morally questionable characters I highly recommend this series. As for me , I cannot wait for book 3 to come out !
As always check your trigger warnings because this isn’t a cutesy love story , while we get our happy end there are very sensitive dark topics discussed . With that being said it is 100% worth the read.
This book is absolutely addictive, full or blood and violence , and so emotionally damaging . Absolutely loved their chemistry , the enemies to lovers , sacrilegious type vibes . I am all here for a hot romance while desecrating the not so holy . Stabbing as foreplay ?!? Yes please .
Now hiding an assassin in the church basement , totally giving dare devil vibes lol which made it that much hotter . This was absolutely a delicious read , if you love trauma, chaos, blood shed and morally questionable characters I highly recommend this series. As for me , I cannot wait for book 3 to come out !
As always check your trigger warnings because this isn’t a cutesy love story , while we get our happy end there are very sensitive dark topics discussed . With that being said it is 100% worth the read.
December 15, 2025
What you think happens happens with extra steps. There were so many times I wanted to stop. I found ten billion other things to do but read this. It was so forever taking with so many constant unnecessary forgettable events. Too many times I thought this is stupid, please end, how am I only halfway, how is there still a hundred pages?
Injuries are forgotten - buddy jumps off a building, catches himself on a metal fire escape banister with hands that were stigmata'd like a couple days ago (did I read that wrong?), they are up and running from a plane crash and then infiltrating a secret facility and then night snowmobile rides and then and then and then, stabbings and dislocated limbs are barely a setback just another thing that happened.
I was laughing at the labyrinth antics, I don't think I was supposed but by then I was a lost cause.
The characters blended together for me I barely recognized Lorenzo from the first book, and I liked that book! But I dnf'd the last book by this author so I pushed through cause normally I like them, some of favorite books are by this author. This one just wasn't for me.
Injuries are forgotten - buddy jumps off a building, catches himself on a metal fire escape banister with hands that were stigmata'd like a couple days ago (did I read that wrong?), they are up and running from a plane crash and then infiltrating a secret facility and then night snowmobile rides and then and then and then, stabbings and dislocated limbs are barely a setback just another thing that happened.
I was laughing at the labyrinth antics, I don't think I was supposed but by then I was a lost cause.
The characters blended together for me I barely recognized Lorenzo from the first book, and I liked that book! But I dnf'd the last book by this author so I pushed through cause normally I like them, some of favorite books are by this author. This one just wasn't for me.
November 23, 2025
The excitement I had for this book was well rewarded. Lorenzo and Raphael just stole my heart, and I don’t want it back. They can keep it.
Lorenzo is an assassin and Raphael is a priest. These two should not work, yet they’re beyond perfect for each other. With a bit of religious trauma, a secret society of assassins, humor, and spice, I couldn’t put this down. These two drew me in. They both had internal struggles to get through, so their journey wasn’t easy. Raphael’s struggles with religion and his role in the church, and Lorenzo being forced to hunt down the man that raised him. Add in external obstacles and it made it even harder. But they found each other exactly when they needed to. Their relationship was raw and messy, but it was also so beautiful.
And just like with the first book, the whole secret society has me so intrigued. I love the customs, the way things work, and the symbolism.
I’m so excited for Deathless, and can’t wait to dive even further into this world!
I got an advanced copy and this is my voluntary review.
Lorenzo is an assassin and Raphael is a priest. These two should not work, yet they’re beyond perfect for each other. With a bit of religious trauma, a secret society of assassins, humor, and spice, I couldn’t put this down. These two drew me in. They both had internal struggles to get through, so their journey wasn’t easy. Raphael’s struggles with religion and his role in the church, and Lorenzo being forced to hunt down the man that raised him. Add in external obstacles and it made it even harder. But they found each other exactly when they needed to. Their relationship was raw and messy, but it was also so beautiful.
And just like with the first book, the whole secret society has me so intrigued. I love the customs, the way things work, and the symbolism.
I’m so excited for Deathless, and can’t wait to dive even further into this world!
I got an advanced copy and this is my voluntary review.
November 24, 2025
Fast paced with lots of action and suspense. The ending was so satisfying! Yes, because Lorenzo and Rafael get their happy, happy but also because the final showdown was so gratifying 🤌🦅.
Lorenzo and Rafael are well matched in their violence, drive for vengeance, and commitment to each other. At every turn, they were thrown into seemingly impossible situations (no rest for the wicked 😆). What never wavered was their dedication to seeing it through to the end, even if it meant one or both would meet their demise (gah, gut punch!). Despite the chaos, there are some really sweet, heartfelt (and hot) moments.
Can't wait for Guapo (Jasper) and Diego, if the first 2 books are anything to go by, it's gonna be cuckoo bananas and 🔥!
Lorenzo and Rafael are well matched in their violence, drive for vengeance, and commitment to each other. At every turn, they were thrown into seemingly impossible situations (no rest for the wicked 😆). What never wavered was their dedication to seeing it through to the end, even if it meant one or both would meet their demise (gah, gut punch!). Despite the chaos, there are some really sweet, heartfelt (and hot) moments.
Can't wait for Guapo (Jasper) and Diego, if the first 2 books are anything to go by, it's gonna be cuckoo bananas and 🔥!
November 28, 2025
Adventure in revenge and survival
This is a crazy Rollercoaster. I dont know how the fu@k these 2 survived. Collectively they have a thousand stitches, a missing (lost) eye and more bad luck than a black cat 🐈⬛️ but their devotion to eachother which comes fast but makes sense keeps them fighting. The fact that they are circling the globe in an attempt to survive all whole spicing it up🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶cause if your gonna die, make as much hanky panky as your body will allow.
The supporting casts are absolutely hysterical and the World building is great. You do not have to read book one to read this it has minimal impact and the gaps are easily closed.
Be prepared to start rooting for these two out loud and cursing the name Constantine
This is a crazy Rollercoaster. I dont know how the fu@k these 2 survived. Collectively they have a thousand stitches, a missing (lost) eye and more bad luck than a black cat 🐈⬛️ but their devotion to eachother which comes fast but makes sense keeps them fighting. The fact that they are circling the globe in an attempt to survive all whole spicing it up🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶cause if your gonna die, make as much hanky panky as your body will allow.
The supporting casts are absolutely hysterical and the World building is great. You do not have to read book one to read this it has minimal impact and the gaps are easily closed.
Be prepared to start rooting for these two out loud and cursing the name Constantine
November 24, 2025
Godless is the second book in The Ferrymen series. This could be read as a standalone but in my opinion this series is best read in order, so why not enjoy the whole series. This is the story of Lorenzo and Rafael. This is a dark romance so please check the trigger warnings before starting. I couldn't put this book down once I started it, it was that good. I loved the characters and watching them figure everything out. This was a rollercoaster ride filled with twists and turns. But boy was it good. I can't wait for the next book in the series. I would definitely recommend this book and series as 5 star reads.
November 28, 2025
I love L Eveland as an author. The first Ferrymen book was amazing and I knew it would be the same case for the whole series.
Eventhough I don't like Godless as much as Ruthless, it still was an awesome book.
Lorenzo and Rafael were so cute together. Their spark was showing from the beginning. They are such a lovely couple. Their relationship had no real drama and that might be the reason for me liking them less as Luka and Vincent.
When they were together there was so much vulnerability and comfort these two belong together. I also liked that there was a storyline.
I'm totally looking forward to Diego and Jasper's book. Jasper is so mysterious I want to know more about him.
Eventhough I don't like Godless as much as Ruthless, it still was an awesome book.
Lorenzo and Rafael were so cute together. Their spark was showing from the beginning. They are such a lovely couple. Their relationship had no real drama and that might be the reason for me liking them less as Luka and Vincent.
When they were together there was so much vulnerability and comfort these two belong together. I also liked that there was a storyline.
I'm totally looking forward to Diego and Jasper's book. Jasper is so mysterious I want to know more about him.
November 23, 2025
rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
darkness: 🖤🖤🖤
feelings: 😭🥰😱🥵☠️😍🫠😡🥹
Rafael and Lorenzo's story is amazing. It's a fast-paced thriller with an epic love story.
I love the worlds that L. Eveland creates. They are complex with an excellent backstory. The author researches carefully, and you can see that in the details. Every time a story ends, I immediately want to read the next one.
Godless is an outstanding book for lovers of dark romances with a good story.
Although Godless can be enjoyed as a stand-alone novel, I recommend reading Ruthless, the first part of the Ferryman series, first.
spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
darkness: 🖤🖤🖤
feelings: 😭🥰😱🥵☠️😍🫠😡🥹
Rafael and Lorenzo's story is amazing. It's a fast-paced thriller with an epic love story.
I love the worlds that L. Eveland creates. They are complex with an excellent backstory. The author researches carefully, and you can see that in the details. Every time a story ends, I immediately want to read the next one.
Godless is an outstanding book for lovers of dark romances with a good story.
Although Godless can be enjoyed as a stand-alone novel, I recommend reading Ruthless, the first part of the Ferryman series, first.
December 4, 2025
Second in The Ferryman series this is a much more serious book than Ruthless. Lorenzo who we meet in Ruthless as a dear friend to Luca gets involved in a story filled with religion and power trips and finding your way out of cages, literally and figuratively. Due to in the author's own words " his complicated relationship with faith and authority" comes the second MC Rafael and his journey in and out of certain parts of his faith.
These two damaged men are woven into a story I couldn't stop reading. They are morally gray, but I couldn't help loving them both and cheering their journey.
These two damaged men are woven into a story I couldn't stop reading. They are morally gray, but I couldn't help loving them both and cheering their journey.
December 5, 2025
4.25 stars. Part two of a really complicated series, with a lot of danger and darkness but occasional hopeful moments. The MCs had met in a really unusual and traumatising way as children, after which their lives became really different - but similar in unexpected ways. The plot was full of twists and packed with symbolism and the darkest side of the church and humanity. There was a particularly convincing relationship between Lorenzo and Rafael, and they survived multiple battles against all odds. I'm really looking forward to the next book.
December 7, 2025
Lorenzo was trafficked as a child by Rafael's father and sent to the Pantheon to be an assassin in this next book of the series. All grown up he is sent to kill a priest and then is pursued by Rafael, the one mentored by the deceased priest. Isolated by the Pantheon, supposed to kill Rafael's father, wounded and shot at by the church, now Rafael and Lorenzo are united. Enemies to lovers. Conspiracy and chaos in both the Pantheon and the church. You hold your breath as all is lost, but is it? These books are among the best in thrillers and intrigue.
November 25, 2025
I loved Lorenzos more serious side, in book one he was very jokey, despite putting his friends first. The fact that the man he fell for was the son of the man that made him the weapon he became, is meant to be a twist.
I wish we had a bit more of Rafeals history after their very first meeting. I mean what a way to make a lasting impression.
BRILLIANT
I loved all the recurring characters and Diegos levity. I do wonder about Jaspers story
I wish we had a bit more of Rafeals history after their very first meeting. I mean what a way to make a lasting impression.
BRILLIANT
I loved all the recurring characters and Diegos levity. I do wonder about Jaspers story
November 25, 2025
I never thought Vengeance could be so lovely! Raphael is our priest, grew quite attached to his assassin Lorenzo. These two legit bonded over the common goal of seeking retribution. Their chemistry was a mess and just so hot. This world we are taken to in this series is so vivid and dark. I was pleasantly surprised by the humor that found its way in here and there to lighten the story and attached me to these guys.
November 29, 2025
This is the 2nd book of The Ferrymen series. I would definitely read the 1st book first. Each book is a new couple, but the background storyline continues. If you like John Wick, you should enjoy this series.
This is about Raphael a faithful priest and Lorenzo a ferryman.
Lorenzo is contracted to kill someone close to Raphael. This is an intense page turner and keeps you guessing.
This is a true, enemies to lovers.
Check your triggers.
This is about Raphael a faithful priest and Lorenzo a ferryman.
Lorenzo is contracted to kill someone close to Raphael. This is an intense page turner and keeps you guessing.
This is a true, enemies to lovers.
Check your triggers.
December 10, 2025
Thank you for the book; here is my honest opinion:
So fun! This was a perfect follow up to book one, which I also loved. The world building is excellent, I enjoy the murky underworld the author has created. The plot is fun, and definitely grabbed my attention right away. Rafael and Lorenzo start out as fiery enemies, become begrudging partners, and finally find love and some healing together. The plot and characters are excellent in this series!
So fun! This was a perfect follow up to book one, which I also loved. The world building is excellent, I enjoy the murky underworld the author has created. The plot is fun, and definitely grabbed my attention right away. Rafael and Lorenzo start out as fiery enemies, become begrudging partners, and finally find love and some healing together. The plot and characters are excellent in this series!
November 25, 2025
so dark and good!
This is a dark read! It’s full of violence, death, murder, and love. It’s a wild ride. There is lots going on and I was so pleased I was able to follow it! There are lots of dynamic characters and I’m so happy well hear Diego and Jaspers story!
Mind the triggers, but if you can this series is unique and so interesting!!
This is a dark read! It’s full of violence, death, murder, and love. It’s a wild ride. There is lots going on and I was so pleased I was able to follow it! There are lots of dynamic characters and I’m so happy well hear Diego and Jaspers story!
Mind the triggers, but if you can this series is unique and so interesting!!
November 28, 2025
intense
This was intense from the beginning to the end. I enjoyed this one just as much as the first. They are very different starts to the relationships and the overall arc is different even though it all ties into the general story. I’m looking forward to Diego and Jaspers story.
This was intense from the beginning to the end. I enjoyed this one just as much as the first. They are very different starts to the relationships and the overall arc is different even though it all ties into the general story. I’m looking forward to Diego and Jaspers story.
November 20, 2025
I loved this. So good. Can’t wait for the next one!
November 25, 2025
I love this series so much action and spice! I like this one more than the first I really like the enemies to lovers vibe. I can't wait for the next book
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