Killaney Blood: An Enemies to Lovers Mafia Romance

The Killaney Irish Mafia #1

by Gabriella Blackrose

I thought I was patching up another nameless fighter for cash.
Instead, I'm staring into the eyes of the man who once held a gun to my head.

Declan Killaney is the gorgeous tattooed brutal king of Boston's underground fight scene and the prince of the Irish mafia family that runs this city. And I'm the woman who let his cousin die three years ago.

He should want me dead.
Instead, he offers me a deal, four times my rate to work exclusively for him.
To be at his beck and call.
To belong to him in all the ways that matter.

I should have run. I should have told him to go to hell.
But the money is a ticket to the future I desperately crave.

Now I'm trapped in his orbit, where his obsessive need to possess me burns hotter than his hate.

He says he protects what's his, and his eyes tell me I'm already his property, but I don't belong to anyone. Not anymore.
As I fight to protect the life I've built, the lines between what I'm supposed to be doing and what my heart is telling me begin to blur.

Right when I let my guard down, the Albanians who once owned me come hunting again.

Now, I'm forced to trust the dangerous man who might be my only chance at survival.

Killaney Blood is the first standalone novel in the Irish Killaney Mafia Romance Series. This dark, enemies-to-lovers romance contains violence, explicit sexual content, and morally grey characters. Not suitable for readers under 18.

This is a standalone Dark Irish Mafia Romance with a guaranteed HEA. Tropes
✔️ Enemies to Lovers
✔️ Touch Her and You Die
✔️ Morally Grey Protective & Obsessive MMC
✔️ Traumatized Heroine with Past
✔️ Forced Proximity
✔️ Found Family

Genres: Dark Romance

329 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 30, 2025

About the author

Welcome, dark romance lovers.
I'm Gabriella Blackrose, and I write steamy, high-stakes mafia romances set in an interconnected world. My books are filled with morally gray men who would burn down a city for the woman they love and the fierce, complicated heroines who challenge them at every turn.

If you crave obsession, forbidden tension, touch-her-and-die protectiveness, and slow-burn danger that explodes into heat, you're in the right place.

Fair warning: these stories might ruin you for nice fictional boyfriends forever, but honestly, isn't that half the fun? 😂

When I'm not writing, I'm chatting with readers, untangling new betrayals, and expanding the world where my mafia families rise.

Reviews

[Kristy Roebuck · Rating 5 out of 5]

5⭐️
Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️

[Natalia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Had potential but it lost complexity after half of the book, which was a pity. She was suddenly comfortable with princess treatment after saying she does not want the mafia life. Also, the storyline with the sister felt half-assed as she never shared any details of her life with the MMC but both were convinced they were in love. Felt forced overall.

[Emily ( ˘ ³˘)♥︎ · Rating 3 out of 5]

War schnell zu lesen, hat sich sehr nach Wattpad angefühlt.
Checke nicht ganz was irische Mafia in Boston zu tun hat, hatte auch keinen weiteren Sinn im Buch.

[morganinpages · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF
don’t waste your time on this book! He is the supposed mafia boss, but doesn’t know how to run his own organization???? I was so bored and couldn’t even get past the first couple chapters.

[hajer · Rating 1 out of 5]

Dnf at 30% what in the watpadd!!

[Viki · Rating 2 out of 5]

it's kinda like eating a pizza without cheese, it tastes fine, but something is missing.

[Carla · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book but I hate cliffhanger endings.....

[Natalia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Predictable and boring

[ChapterbyChapterJS · Rating 2 out of 5]

It wasn’t great. There wasn’t really much chemistry to begin with and then all of a sudden he’s kissing her. The next chapter they’re sleeping together- like??? It was just rushed, wasn’t really much plot tbh