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Will desire be their downfall?

LOGAN

I’m engaged to a woman who should be perfect for me. She’s smart, intelligent, and from a family that can bring huge expansion to my syndicate.

There’s only one problem; it’s just a business arrangement.

My fiancée loves another man, and I am falling head over heels for a woman who’s too young for me.

I’ve got to shut it down before I’m in too deep and wreck the life I’ve been building up around me.

But when she pursues me, desire pulls me toward her.

Makes me want to worship her.

Makes me need to possess her.

VALENTINA

It was never supposed to happen.

Falling for the brooding, tattooed, older man.

When he turns up on my cam site, it’s only supposed to be a bit of fun. But his filthy mouth pulls me in to wanting more.

Then he shows up in my real world, unavailable and aloof.

I’m done always being second best, and never getting what I want. So, I set out to make him mine.

Whether he likes it or not.

DARK DESIRES is a standalone mafia dark romance novel in a wider series of the McGowan Mafia Series. It can be enjoyed alone or alongside the other books in the series. It is set in Scotland amongst the crime syndicates of Glasgow and Edinburgh.

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Published November 12, 2025

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200 reviews
November 13, 2025
4.5 ⭐️ 4.5 🌶
🎧Release: 11.12.25
7hrs 36mins

MCs: valentina (cherryxX) valettilogan (ScotsDaddy38) mcGowan

💭 dayuuum !! maam ur relentless!! this is equally as remarkable as his siblings' stories in this series!! logan is def a rarity with his morals & how hard he fought to honor his father or even his word!! but valentina🙌🏽 she ddnt take no for an answer!! there was some fake marriage of convenience involved, auction, light s̶t̶a̶l̶k̶i̶n̶g̶, & the spice🔥🔥 talk about edging!! im so glad to get thru their push & pull coz once the twists started happening & the mystery unravelled, made me wanna kick that character in the peanuts!! how dare they ?!? i had high hopes for them from the start & they deserved their hea♥️

🎧 francesca peregrine, freddie wills, & james joseph did fab in bringing the characters to life in this duet narration. valentina sounded real genuine & so vulnerable when needed to. logan, u can hear his conflict, passion, & longing!! & is it juz me or did alfie sound like a solid (& xtremely fun in a chill way) kinda friend to have in ur corner?? hearing him makes me want more of him!! plus their scottish accents were lovely to hear😍

book4 of the McGowan Mafia Series. a complete series of interconnected standalones

dark f̶o̶r̶b̶i̶d̶d̶e̶n̶ romance | mob boss x camgirl | grumpy x ☀️shine | age gap | praise/deg | primal/c̶u̶m̶/🔪 play | brat taming | sharing is caring | some MMF scenes | v̶o̶y̶e̶u̶r̶i̶s̶m̶/x̶h̶i̶b̶i̶t̶i̶o̶n̶i̶s̶m̶ | pierced p̶e̶e̶n̶

thankU Effie Campbell & Blue Nose Audio for this ALC🔥
‼️ ur mental health matters. ✔️🆃🆆/🅲🆆
604 reviews3 followers
November 12, 2025
ALC Audiobook Review
5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
5🎙️🎙️🎙️🎙️🎙️
3🌶️🌶️🌶️

Dark Desires is the fourth book in the McGowan Mafia series. Valentina is a curvy cam girl. She was hosting a live when a new user came into the chat. He was dominant and caught her eye. Logan was looking for an escape from his real life problems. He was about to enter a loveless arranged marriage. He was instantly attracted to Valentina on her Live. He called her Cherry. At first their interactions were only online and she never got to see his face. Valentina and her mom went to her cousin’s bridal party. She bumped into Logan and instantly recognized his voice and arms from her cam lives. Logan tries to stay away from his Cherry but he can’t. This is a forbidden, dark age gap. There may be triggers for some.

Francesca Peregrine, Freddie Wills, and James Joseph did a phenomenal job narrating this book in duet style narration.
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54 reviews4 followers
November 13, 2025
Dark Desires is an explosive, high-stakes dark mafia romance that proves the dirtiest secrets often start online. Set against the gritty backdrop of the Glasgow and Edinburgh crime syndicates, this story takes the forbidden age-gap trope and throws it into a volatile mix of arranged marriage, webcam fantasies, and absolute obsession. Effie Campbell delivers a book that is intense, unhinged, and scorching hot.
The book centers on Logan McGowan, the brooding, powerful head of the syndicate, who is engaged in a loveless business arrangement to expand his empire. Seeking escape, he stumbles onto a cam site and finds Valentina, a younger, curvy woman who goes by the nickname "Cherry" online. Their initial interactions are purely virtual, fueled by Logan's dominant voice and Valentina's bold, bratty persona.
The entire plot detonates when Logan and Valentina cross paths in the real world. Logan is determined to "shut it down," knowing the relationship will wreck the life he’s built. But Valentina, done with being "second best," is determined to pursue the unattainable and make the powerful, tattooed older man hers, whether he likes it or not.
Dark Desires is defined by the high level of primal play, dominance, and "touch her and d!e" vibes. Logan’s fall into obsession is total; he quickly moves from wanting to shut it down to needing to possess and worship Valentina. The spice is immediate, relentless, and supremely filthy, exploring kinks like "Daddy" roleplay and pushing boundaries without sacrificing the core plot of family loyalty and crime syndicate power. The story excels at making the emotional mess feel justified by the incredible, consuming heat between the two characters.
The audiobook experience, performed in a dynamic duet style by Francesca Peregrine, Freddie Wills, and James Joseph, is a major highlight. The narrators perfectly deliver the Scottish accents, adding a raw, immersive grit to the dialogue and intensifying the atmosphere. Peregrine flawlessly captures Valentina's bratty challenge, while Wills and Joseph bring the deep, dominant desperation of Logan to life, making the story impossible to pause.

Final Verdict: If you crave dark, morally gray romance with a forbidden age-gap and high levels of explicit spice, Dark Desires is your next obsession. Stock up on cold showers and annotating tabs—this book is intense, addictive, and delivers on every promise of its title.
631 reviews3 followers
November 13, 2025
Dark Desires is absolutely the dark Scottish mafia romance you never knew you needed! This is a standalone story set in the world of the McGowan Mafia series by Effie Campbell. But trust me, you do not need to have read or listened to the other books in the series to completely devour this book. But you will likely wind up with a few more audiobooks added to your TBL list after listening to this. The story is set in Scotland amongst the crime syndicates of Glasgow and Edinburg and features age gap, forbidden romance, and arranged marriage tropes. This audiobook is intense! It grabs you right from the start and never lets go. It’s dark, kinky, twisty, sexy, and romantic. You will fall in love (and definitely in lust) with Logan, the penultimate mafia boss with an extremely naughty streak, and Valentina, who is sassy, sexy, independent, and only slightly stalkerish. They are perfect for each other, except for the pesky little fact that Logan has already agreed to an arranged marriage with Valentina’s cousin. The attraction is so strong, though, that they cannot stay away from each other, and before long, real feelings develop between them. But backing out of an arranged mafia marriage that’s joining two powerful crime syndicates could be extremely hazardous to one’s health. I was 100% invested in this story from the jump and loved seeing how this provocative couple navigated the seemingly-insurmountable obstacles to their happily ever after. And while they navigated those obstacles, they got busy. A Lot! On a scale of 1 to 10, the spice level in this audiobook is about a 50! And the fact that it’s delivered in Logan’s deep, growly, Scottish Daddy-Dom accent just pushes that number up even higher! But this story is about so much more than just spice. There are definitely a few completely unexpected twists and WTF moments that help make this story so very compelling. It’s narrated in duet style by Francesca Peregrine, Freddie Wills, and James Joseph. And they all went above and beyond in bringing this story to life, ramping up the intensity and heat with their incredible performances. They all embodied their characters so fully and completely that listeners can’t help but be drawn into the story and to hang on every word spoken. If you’re a fan of dark, mafia romance audio, this title is an absolute must have!
98 reviews
November 10, 2025
Wow!! All I can say is WOW!! FILTHY!! And I mean that as such a compliment!! I'm already a huge fan of Effie Campbell's work but, this is my first audiobook of hers. The Scottish accents were incredible but, the story. So spicy and so good.

This book follows the story of Logan, the oldest McGowan brother and head of the family syndicate. In order to expand the business, he agrees to a marriage with another family. His new fiancee has no interest in a relationship beyond the business arrangement (being in love with someone else). One night, while trying to take the "edge" off, he stumbles onto a cam girl. Imagine his surprise when, shortly after his amazing session with that cam girl, he runs into the real life girl, Valentina...

Cam girl, Valentina, is a bit bored with the regulars that she entertains on the cam site... until she experiences the faceless Logan. When she runs into him in real life and they both realize who the other is, Valentina is not ready to say goodbye. She knows it's not going to be love but, at least she can have some fun until he gets married!!

The story that unfolds was soooo super spicy and there was page after page of filthy good scenes but, that didn't take away from the storyline. Which kept me on the edge of my seat!! Best part of it, getting a glimpse of my fave playboy, Alfie!! I love the connection between the McGowan family members and, without getting into spoilers, Valentina's connection with her family.

The perfect combination of yummy spice, family connection and a different kind of love story.
52 reviews3 followers
November 11, 2025
This book is wild in the best way. Dark, spicy and a little bit unhinged, which is exactly what you expect from something called Dark Desires. The story pulls you in fast and the vibe stays heavy and hot all the way through!
It’s definitely not a soft romance and there are some serious themes and some rough moments, so check the warnings first. But the tension, the atmosphere and the way the story builds? Is amazing.
Effie Campbell knows how to mix emotional mess with straight up heat and is from the get go. If you like your dark romances intense, with complicated characters and a story that keeps you locked in, this one’s worth the read.
Logan, our MMC, is dominant and loyal to his family legacy to a fault. Valentina, our FMC, is bratty and on a one way mission once their paths meet.
The audio is preformed in duet by Francesca Peregrine, Freddie Wills and James Joseph. It’s paced very well and I didn’t find it too slow to listen too, though the Scottish Accent is one of these that can be hard to understand at first, though your soon used to it. Francesca Peregrine’s performance gives you every bit of the bratty behaviour and Freddie Wills the aggregated, desperate man, it was just so perfectly delivered! James Joseph’s voice as smooth as butter as always.
The narrators made you feel their desperation, irritation and everything inbetween, I even found myself chuckling at some of the banter and brattiness.
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6,600 reviews240 followers
November 11, 2025
OMG. I have to admit that this is truly the first time listening to an audiobook, where I actually had to pace myself. This is because I found myself so in the "mood", that I had to take mini breaks just to calm myself down again. All of the narrators, Francesca Peregrine, Freddie Wills, and James Joseph were amazing! I also found myself talking with a slight accent for about a week after listening to this audiobook.

Looking for your next dark, age gap romance that will have you needing a cigarette and a cold shower afterwards, then, you need to pick up Dark Desires by Effie Campbell! This book had everything I craved...scorching hotness, touch her and d!e vibes, sexy main characters, and so much s#x.

Once, I started reading, I truly could not stop. I was blazing through this book so fast. There are so many moments that I highlighted. You better stock up on annotating tabs.

Valentina knows what she wants and is not afraid to go after it. Logan's resolve is not as strong as he would like to hope it is where Valentina is concerned. The teasing from Valentina just added to the buildup. Logan and Valentina together!
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63 reviews12 followers
November 12, 2025
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Dark Desires by Effie Campbell is a gripping, dark mafia romance that blends danger, obsession, and forbidden attraction perfectly. Performed in duet by Francesca Peregrine, Freddie Wills, and James Joseph, the narration adds raw emotion and tension that completely pulls you in.

Valentina never expected a cam-site encounter to change her life, but when her world collides with Logan McGowan. He's powerful, dangerous and already engaged, everything spirals into a story filled with control, temptation, and secrets.

Effie Campbell writes with intensity and emotion, delivering characters who are flawed, magnetic, and impossible to forget. The chemistry between Logan and Valentina burns from the start, and the mix of power, vulnerability, and heat keeps you listening from beginning to end.

If you love darkish erotica with high stakes, morally grey characters, and a touch of Scottish mafia grit, Dark Desires delivers all of it!
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260 reviews2 followers
November 16, 2025
The Lengths One Will Go

Dark Desires leans all the way into taboo romance—age gap, twisted power dynamics, and a constant push-pull around ethics and morals. Logan is absolutely not a safe, cinnamon-roll hero; there’s a distinct Daddy kink vibe and a pattern of not taking no for an answer that makes this story uncomfortable by design. Effie Campbell doesn’t try to sanitize any of it, and that intentional discomfort is either going to be exactly what you’re looking for or a complete deal-breaker.

The audio performance really elevates everything. The accents and delivery from Francesca Peregrine, Freddie Wills, and James Joseph make the experience feel cinematic and immersive, pulling you deeper into the tension, obsession, and volatility between Logan and Valentina. If you’re drawn to dark, boundary-pushing mafia romance with taboo elements and you’re comfortable with ethically messy territory, this is a gripping listen. If you need clear consent, healthier dynamics, or lighter themes, I’d steer you away from this one.
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538 reviews24 followers
December 1, 2025
A kinky as f*ck dark romance.

This is book #4 in the series, but I haven't read the others, so I can report that it works fine as a standalone. The spice and kink is top tier. This MFM dark romance is ticking all the boxes. We have a sex club (it's in a mansion!), we have a date 'auction', we have watching/sharing of partners, we have a pierced c*ck, what more do we need?

I love dark romance, but switched to other genres for a bit and wanted to get back into it. This. This was exactly what I wanted. Can't wait to continue with the rest of the series.

"His fingers found my neck as he held me back, sending a thrill shooting through me as his hand tightened around my throat. ‘Cherry, I’d fucking destroy you.’"

This book is best read while laying on your back across the lap of the gorgeous man who runs the club, your legs splayed across the arm rest.
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224 reviews4 followers
November 13, 2025
PHEW!!!! The way this book is one of the Filthiest books Effie Campbell has written and I was melting the whole damn time!!

I knew this book was going to be the best and I was patiently waiting since I knew I needed to consume the audio and boy was I not disappointed! Logan’s mouth was just FILTHY! And Valentina knew exactly what she wanted and she got him!

The Alfie came into the picture and I screamed! Logan sure does like to share his baby girl with his friends and she ate up every moment of it! Gotta love a girl who knows what she wants and gets it!

The Narrators did a phenomenal job and I drooled over all of their Scottish accents!

Francesca Peregrine as Valentina

Freddie Wills as Logan

James Joseph as Alfie

Get this Audio book today!
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276 reviews15 followers
November 11, 2025
I alc this and omg again the story was so amazing brought to life. I love effie in all her writing so I will say this every book was so good so yea audio is sooooo good bringing it to life francesca freddie and james were so good. Spicy lvl was super spicy ( not an at work listen will tell you that ) there is some unhinged things going on. Pace is fast and eventful , you got your emotions to watch out for Effie of coarse puts you thru them as always and the characters add to that turmoil lol. Their personalities were portrayed better than my imagination and I loved it 10/10 recomend this series and these books/ audios!
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296 reviews34 followers
November 13, 2025
Duet Narration: Francesca Peregrine and Freddie Wills with James Joseph

Holy Hotness…this was hands down THE SPICIEST book in the series thus far!

Effie Campbell really outdid herself with this one. There was primal…age gap…cam girl stuff…an auction…public sex…sharing…MM/MMMF/ MFM …literally everything.

The story was intoxicating and I couldn’t stop reading/listening. I think this might be my favorite so far. My only reason for this not being 5 stars is due to me not really being a fan of FMCs continuously throwing themselves at the MMC after being rejected. Once that moved on I was really locked in.
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216 reviews4 followers
November 14, 2025
This audio is absolutely delicious! The narrators have done an amazing job bring this hot and spicy mafia story to life!

Logan stuck in a loveless engagement just to gain some much needed connections to take the Mafia family business to Europe, and Valentina the black sleep of the family, cam girl looking for the right man to bring all her dark fantasies to life.

Cam girl and the head of the McGowan Mafia family, what could go wrong.

Highly recommend
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257 reviews3 followers
November 27, 2025
My fav duo by far. I loved how Valentina had Logan by the short and curly’s. She had me in fits of laughter with her antics. Logan had no chance she knew what she wanted and went for it. Logan is chefs kiss I adored him he’s my fav brother so far. He just did it for me. This story was so good. And the twists were so good. The accents were so good. I enjoyed my car rides listening to these two.
255 reviews10 followers
December 28, 2025
okay daddy Logan and Valentina in audio was so much better than I thought it could be and we add in Alfie and I am melted in a puddle.

if you love spicy mafia books with some primal play and "Daddy" with Scottish accents this is the audio book you need.
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