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Zodiac Killers #10
The Book of Pisces
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Welcome to the Guild.
Where love is a myth, and revenge is the most dangerous weapon of all.
Roni learned how to kill before she learned how to dream.
Raised in a group home with only Milo at her side, she thought being adopted by the powerful Rosetta crime family was her salvation. Instead, it was conscription. Trained as a child soldier, molded into a weapon, Roni survived on obedience, brutality, and her bond with Milo.
Until one violent night tore him from her life.
Unable to go on without him, Roni ran. The Guild found her in the shadows and finished what the Rosettas began. They sharpened her grief into a skill, honed her rage into precision. Twenty years later, she is everything the Rosettas hoped she’d be. Deadly, disciplined, unstoppable.
Except as the truth surfaces, Roni finds herself dragged back into the world she escaped, with vengeance on her mind and a kill list carved from the past. Between warring mafia families, the Guild’s watchful eye, and the dangerous men drawn into her orbit, Roni must decide what she’s willing to burn to uncover the truth.
Because the Guild taught her one unbreakable rule. Survive at all costs, even if your heart is crushed along the way.
🔥 The Book of Pisces is a standalone novel as part of the Zodiac Killers shared universe series. 🔥 Why Choose • Assassin FMC • Italian Mafia • Found Family Turned Deadly 🔥
Where love is a myth, and revenge is the most dangerous weapon of all.
Roni learned how to kill before she learned how to dream.
Raised in a group home with only Milo at her side, she thought being adopted by the powerful Rosetta crime family was her salvation. Instead, it was conscription. Trained as a child soldier, molded into a weapon, Roni survived on obedience, brutality, and her bond with Milo.
Until one violent night tore him from her life.
Unable to go on without him, Roni ran. The Guild found her in the shadows and finished what the Rosettas began. They sharpened her grief into a skill, honed her rage into precision. Twenty years later, she is everything the Rosettas hoped she’d be. Deadly, disciplined, unstoppable.
Except as the truth surfaces, Roni finds herself dragged back into the world she escaped, with vengeance on her mind and a kill list carved from the past. Between warring mafia families, the Guild’s watchful eye, and the dangerous men drawn into her orbit, Roni must decide what she’s willing to burn to uncover the truth.
Because the Guild taught her one unbreakable rule. Survive at all costs, even if your heart is crushed along the way.
🔥 The Book of Pisces is a standalone novel as part of the Zodiac Killers shared universe series. 🔥 Why Choose • Assassin FMC • Italian Mafia • Found Family Turned Deadly 🔥
392 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication November 17, 2026
About the author
Maddison Cole
59 books728 followersMaddison Cole is a Why Choose Dark Romance Author hailing from the south east of the UK. She is a creative through and through, whether the medium is pencil, paint, wool or words.
In her books, you'll find a heavy dose of dark humour, men with filthy mouths, shocking twists, an abundance of spice and always a feisty female lead. When not writing, you can find Maddison hiding from her two children, two cats and husband with a dirty book and a naughty dessert.
Want to know where to start? To dip your toe in the water, try Beautiful Delusions, a spicy standalone with three brothers and a happily ever after. For a completed trilogy that will take your heart and run away with it, The Shadowed Souls series is sitting pretty and waiting. Stepbro, stalkers, twists and a basketball team of pure filth and fun. The ideal binge for a reverse harem lover!
In her books, you'll find a heavy dose of dark humour, men with filthy mouths, shocking twists, an abundance of spice and always a feisty female lead. When not writing, you can find Maddison hiding from her two children, two cats and husband with a dirty book and a naughty dessert.
Want to know where to start? To dip your toe in the water, try Beautiful Delusions, a spicy standalone with three brothers and a happily ever after. For a completed trilogy that will take your heart and run away with it, The Shadowed Souls series is sitting pretty and waiting. Stepbro, stalkers, twists and a basketball team of pure filth and fun. The ideal binge for a reverse harem lover!
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Review of advance copy received from Author
Dark, devastating, and utterly unforgettable. 🖤
"Roni learned how to kill before she learned how to dream."
Maddison Cole has done it again, delivered a story that hits you right in the chest and doesn't let go. Roni is one of the most powerful protagonists I've read in a long time: a woman forged by betrayal, sharpened by grief, and driven by a rage so palpable it practically hums off the pages.
Her life began in a group home alongside Milo, then she was handed to the Rosetta family and trained as a weapon. When everything was torn away, she didn't break, she vanished, only to return deadlier than ever. Twenty years later, she's back for answers, and nothing will stand in her way.
This book is everything I crave in dark romance, high stakes, moral grey areas, and a heroine who doesn't need saving. The Guild, the mafia families, the dangerous men pulled into her orbit, every layer peels back to reveal more secrets, more lies, and more danger. The tension is relentless, the emotion raw and jagged, and that question, what are you willing to burn for the truth? lingers long after you finish reading.
"Survive at all costs, even if your heart is crushed along the way."
If you love fierce, broken but unbreakable heroines, complex anti heroes with hidden depths, revenge plots that twist deep, and a world where love feels like both a luxury and a liability, this one is for you. Maddison Cole writes darkness with so much heart, and this might just be my new favourite entry in the series. 🔥
Highly recommended for fans of the Zodiac Killers shared universe and anyone who loves their romance sharp, dangerous, and deeply emotional!!
"Roni learned how to kill before she learned how to dream."
Maddison Cole has done it again, delivered a story that hits you right in the chest and doesn't let go. Roni is one of the most powerful protagonists I've read in a long time: a woman forged by betrayal, sharpened by grief, and driven by a rage so palpable it practically hums off the pages.
Her life began in a group home alongside Milo, then she was handed to the Rosetta family and trained as a weapon. When everything was torn away, she didn't break, she vanished, only to return deadlier than ever. Twenty years later, she's back for answers, and nothing will stand in her way.
This book is everything I crave in dark romance, high stakes, moral grey areas, and a heroine who doesn't need saving. The Guild, the mafia families, the dangerous men pulled into her orbit, every layer peels back to reveal more secrets, more lies, and more danger. The tension is relentless, the emotion raw and jagged, and that question, what are you willing to burn for the truth? lingers long after you finish reading.
"Survive at all costs, even if your heart is crushed along the way."
If you love fierce, broken but unbreakable heroines, complex anti heroes with hidden depths, revenge plots that twist deep, and a world where love feels like both a luxury and a liability, this one is for you. Maddison Cole writes darkness with so much heart, and this might just be my new favourite entry in the series. 🔥
Highly recommended for fans of the Zodiac Killers shared universe and anyone who loves their romance sharp, dangerous, and deeply emotional!!
Review of advance copy received from Author
So that’s what happens when you retire!
Roni has been Pisces for over a decade running from her past. She never thought that after she got her second strike for not following the rules that she would end up back in her home country. Or that she would find her childhood love was not actually dead, he was only presumed dead. Or that her actual father was the head of the rival crime family and that she had slept with one of the higher ranking members who was there to protect her. Oh, and her job is to eliminate her first love who’s now the Don of said crime family after her father passed. When’s a woman supposed to catch a break?
Roni and her three men get their happy ending in this standalone book in a series.
Roni took her retirement better than expected, but with three hunky men at home, who can blame her! This book was so different from the others already released in the fact that it focused less on Roni being Pisces and more on her relationships with her men and discovering why she was supposed to eliminate one of them. I do love how self aware Milo, her first love, became after seeing Roni with Rocco and Steele, but also wonder how often he pulled the ‘I’m the Don so you have to listen to me and let me have her’ card.
I received an advance review copy from the author, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Roni has been Pisces for over a decade running from her past. She never thought that after she got her second strike for not following the rules that she would end up back in her home country. Or that she would find her childhood love was not actually dead, he was only presumed dead. Or that her actual father was the head of the rival crime family and that she had slept with one of the higher ranking members who was there to protect her. Oh, and her job is to eliminate her first love who’s now the Don of said crime family after her father passed. When’s a woman supposed to catch a break?
Roni and her three men get their happy ending in this standalone book in a series.
Roni took her retirement better than expected, but with three hunky men at home, who can blame her! This book was so different from the others already released in the fact that it focused less on Roni being Pisces and more on her relationships with her men and discovering why she was supposed to eliminate one of them. I do love how self aware Milo, her first love, became after seeing Roni with Rocco and Steele, but also wonder how often he pulled the ‘I’m the Don so you have to listen to me and let me have her’ card.
I received an advance review copy from the author, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Review of advance copy received from Author
This is a beta review -
The book of Pisces is a standalone in the zodiac series - all books are written by different authors and each one a zodiac within the organisation of ‘the guild’
If you have read Maddison’s books this one is slightly different but still brilliantly written and flows beautifully with the main focus on our FMC. The character is a child soldier raised by Enrico Rosetta a mafia don in Italy. The Rosetta’s and the Falcones are the two main mafia family’s and sworn enemies. When milo her best friend and childhood sweetheart is killed by the falcones and his voice box delivered to enrico she is devastated and leaves. She is rescued from the streets by the guild and taken to New York where she is honed into a deadly assassin. Her talents from all the training with enrico makes her valuable and she becomes Pisces.
However she does have the added talent of not doing what she is told and when she leaves a witness alive she is aware she faces punishment from the guild. She is packed off to Italy to complete a hit. What follows is her whole life being turned upside down, truths, betrayal, heartbreak, love and understanding.
Maddison has written one of the best books to be released this year and I highly recommend each and every one of you to read this!
The book of Pisces is a standalone in the zodiac series - all books are written by different authors and each one a zodiac within the organisation of ‘the guild’
If you have read Maddison’s books this one is slightly different but still brilliantly written and flows beautifully with the main focus on our FMC. The character is a child soldier raised by Enrico Rosetta a mafia don in Italy. The Rosetta’s and the Falcones are the two main mafia family’s and sworn enemies. When milo her best friend and childhood sweetheart is killed by the falcones and his voice box delivered to enrico she is devastated and leaves. She is rescued from the streets by the guild and taken to New York where she is honed into a deadly assassin. Her talents from all the training with enrico makes her valuable and she becomes Pisces.
However she does have the added talent of not doing what she is told and when she leaves a witness alive she is aware she faces punishment from the guild. She is packed off to Italy to complete a hit. What follows is her whole life being turned upside down, truths, betrayal, heartbreak, love and understanding.
Maddison has written one of the best books to be released this year and I highly recommend each and every one of you to read this!
Review of advance copy received from Author
This is definitely one of my favourite zodiac killer books, to be fair, they are all amazing, but this one just seems to have something that makes it top tier.
Pisces is an icon, having survived so much and still going, her mission that takes her into her new life is one I bet the Guild regrets giving her. Milo, Steele and Rocco are wonderful each in their own way. The dynamic between them is so brotherly, and of pure trust, and with Pisces at the helm, this why choose works wonderfully.
I also like how this story ended with the freedom so desired by all, with maturity and space to learn about themselves.
Of course being a Zodiac Killer book, there is gore and murder throughout, with every kill being a step closer to each other. Steele would so be my ride or die, Rocco the guy I would have loads of fun with, and Milo the guy I know would always have my back. Pisces is one hella lucky gal, and im so glad she got her HEA.
Pisces is an icon, having survived so much and still going, her mission that takes her into her new life is one I bet the Guild regrets giving her. Milo, Steele and Rocco are wonderful each in their own way. The dynamic between them is so brotherly, and of pure trust, and with Pisces at the helm, this why choose works wonderfully.
I also like how this story ended with the freedom so desired by all, with maturity and space to learn about themselves.
Of course being a Zodiac Killer book, there is gore and murder throughout, with every kill being a step closer to each other. Steele would so be my ride or die, Rocco the guy I would have loads of fun with, and Milo the guy I know would always have my back. Pisces is one hella lucky gal, and im so glad she got her HEA.
Review of advance copy
Toni’s story was definitely intense. She had been through so much & was still dealing with so much.
But when she is on the verge of losing her position in the Guild as Pisces because of things that went wrong in missions, she feels like she is at her wits end.
And when her final chance to prove she can handle the position sends her right back to the place she ran from after so much pain, she feels like this is the end.
But some twist pops up surprising her & leaving her absolutely heartbroken because of it.
This twist leads her to find out who her parents really were, what really happened to the boy she loved, & leads her to a possibility of actual happiness.
But of course, something or well someone has to come around & try to ruin it for her.
But thankfully her new crew of yummy men are there to help her & prove that she’s not alone anymore.
This book was definitely intense & a bit dark but it was so worth the read. I highly recommend it!
Amazing job!
But when she is on the verge of losing her position in the Guild as Pisces because of things that went wrong in missions, she feels like she is at her wits end.
And when her final chance to prove she can handle the position sends her right back to the place she ran from after so much pain, she feels like this is the end.
But some twist pops up surprising her & leaving her absolutely heartbroken because of it.
This twist leads her to find out who her parents really were, what really happened to the boy she loved, & leads her to a possibility of actual happiness.
But of course, something or well someone has to come around & try to ruin it for her.
But thankfully her new crew of yummy men are there to help her & prove that she’s not alone anymore.
This book was definitely intense & a bit dark but it was so worth the read. I highly recommend it!
Amazing job!
Review of advance copy received from Author
I really enjoyed this book, Roni had a hard childhood and used this to fuel her role as Pisces. This book sees Roni traveling back to her childhood home in Italy which holds a lot of sad and hard memories for her. I love the relationship building in this book, the forming of the Harem felt really organic and real, with talk of jealousy and having to come to terms with accepting it. Steele and Rocco had distinct personalities which is always hard to do with twins and they both were different from Milo. Milo’s personality was well written considering he is mute.
The plot of this book was really good, i loved the mafia element and this took centre stage. Roni was a complex character with deadly skills and seeing her learn to accept help and embrace the softer side of herself was really great.
I loved the glimpse of Scorpio in this book!
The plot of this book was really good, i loved the mafia element and this took centre stage. Roni was a complex character with deadly skills and seeing her learn to accept help and embrace the softer side of herself was really great.
I loved the glimpse of Scorpio in this book!
Review of advance copy
Loved the next instalment in the Zodiac Killers series.
Maddison Cole is always a pleasure to read as an author, her characters jump off the page and their emotions give you all the feels. This was no exception.
My heart absolutely broke for Roni, from one horrific situation into another that was just as bad, in fact it could’ve been worse. Hated Annie, hate the Guild! Using her past to punish Roni was so wrong. And when she laid down and just gave up, I could’ve wept.
Old loves, new loves, a twin sandwich…….so much to enjoy.
This isn’t as dark as other books Maddison has written.
It answers the question; can you go home again?
Plus, you need to check out the bonus scene……🔥🥵🔥
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌶️🌶️
Maddison Cole is always a pleasure to read as an author, her characters jump off the page and their emotions give you all the feels. This was no exception.
My heart absolutely broke for Roni, from one horrific situation into another that was just as bad, in fact it could’ve been worse. Hated Annie, hate the Guild! Using her past to punish Roni was so wrong. And when she laid down and just gave up, I could’ve wept.
Old loves, new loves, a twin sandwich…….so much to enjoy.
This isn’t as dark as other books Maddison has written.
It answers the question; can you go home again?
Plus, you need to check out the bonus scene……🔥🥵🔥
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🌶️🌶️
November 12, 2026
ARC review
4.75/5 ⭐️
Roni, aka Pisces, is an amazing FMC. Miles, the MMC, the love she thought she lost when she was younger, shaped the killer and the person that she became. When he returns, things become much more complicated than she anticipated. Roni also adds Rocco and Steele to the men in her life and honestly, I don’t blame her for not picking just one. I absolutely loved the book, the action and the danger are fantastic, Madison’s writing is fabulous. I recommend this book to anyone who loves good morally grey characters, plot, and spice!
4.75/5 ⭐️
Roni, aka Pisces, is an amazing FMC. Miles, the MMC, the love she thought she lost when she was younger, shaped the killer and the person that she became. When he returns, things become much more complicated than she anticipated. Roni also adds Rocco and Steele to the men in her life and honestly, I don’t blame her for not picking just one. I absolutely loved the book, the action and the danger are fantastic, Madison’s writing is fabulous. I recommend this book to anyone who loves good morally grey characters, plot, and spice!
Review of advance copy received from Author
I received and advanced copy of this book from the author
Wow! I don’t want to say too much and risk spoilers but WOW!! This was amazing! Pisces was such another great installment to this collection! Cole I feel captured this all well! The world building and story of this wrapped with the buildup and tension was wonderful! All the tension and build between everyone had me on edge and I couldn’t put it down!
Wow! I don’t want to say too much and risk spoilers but WOW!! This was amazing! Pisces was such another great installment to this collection! Cole I feel captured this all well! The world building and story of this wrapped with the buildup and tension was wonderful! All the tension and build between everyone had me on edge and I couldn’t put it down!
November 9, 2026
A why choose romance with a badass female who can hold her own? Always a win for me! 🔥 Roni is deadly, unapologetic, and shaped by a past that makes you want to see her get every bit of revenge coming. Add mafia families, dangerous men, secrets, and a woman who is absolutely not waiting around to be rescued? Yes, please. I love a FMC who is just as dangerous as the men around her, and Roni definitely delivers!
Review of advance copy
A child raised to be a killer, a tool of destruction, a soldier. A child raised to be unfeeling, yet formed an unbreakable bond with another. An unspeakable tragedy occurs, and Roni finds herself running from her past, only to be confronted with it once again. Roni not only confronts her past; she finds new alliances and love. There were quite a few obstacles that had to be overcome, and it is so worth reading.
I read and reviewed a copy of this book.
I read and reviewed a copy of this book.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Rono story is so touching. Each book in tbis shared world just keeps getting better and better. This one packed in so much that you will not be able to put it down. I loved men and Roni developing relationships and enjoyed watching her get to the truth of everything. Nice job
November 13, 2026
Another great read in the zodiac killers series. I enjoyed how this one was different from the others I’ve read so far. But was equally as brilliant. I loved the Mafia element to the storyline which added so much more tension.
Review of advance copy received from Author
✨ BETA REVIEW ✨
📖 The Book of Pisces by Maddison Cole ♓️
“Love is a liability. Hope is negligence.”
The Book of Pisces is a standalone in the Zodiac Killers series, a collaborative author series, and this one delivers a deliciously dark why choose mafia romance packed with second chances, childhood crushes, secrets and some seriously addictive plot twists! 🔥
“I’ll always let my guard down for you, Leonessa.”
First of all, THE SILENT CAPO?! 🤯 I was absolutely losing my mind when the pieces started falling into place! I was reading like, OMG NO WAY IS THAT ****?! The reveal was everything!!
I absolutely adored our FMC! She was the perfect combination of badass and vulnerable, fiercely strong but carrying so much heartbreak. Watching her struggle with believing she was broken simply because she'd lost someone she loved made me want to give her the biggest hug! 🥹❤️
And the men?! OBSESSED. Rocco's banter had me absolutely cackling (the peas scene, IYKYK 🤣), while Steele completely stole my heart. I adored how he became her safe space, someone she could be vulnerable with without feeling weak. Also the chemistry between them all?! YES PLEASE! 🥵
“You’re too fucking beautiful for me not to watch.”
The plot twists were SO well placed! Finding out the truth about her being the rival mafia family's daughter gave me serious dark, twisted Tangled vibes, but make it MAFIA! 🤌🏼 The pacing was spot on, with just the right balance of romance, suspense and revelations to keep me hooked from start to finish!
Honestly, this was such an addictive read, with characters I adored, twists I didn't see coming and enough tension to keep me turning the pages! If you love your romance dark, your men dangerously devoted and your heroines fierce but beautifully vulnerable, you NEED this one on your TBR! 🖤
A huge thank you to Maddison Cole for trusting me to beta read this beauty! 🥹✨
This is out November 17th so go preorder now!!!
♓ Why choose
♓ Mafia
♓ FMC Assassin
♓ Second chance
⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
🌶️🌶️.5/5
📖 The Book of Pisces by Maddison Cole ♓️
“Love is a liability. Hope is negligence.”
The Book of Pisces is a standalone in the Zodiac Killers series, a collaborative author series, and this one delivers a deliciously dark why choose mafia romance packed with second chances, childhood crushes, secrets and some seriously addictive plot twists! 🔥
“I’ll always let my guard down for you, Leonessa.”
First of all, THE SILENT CAPO?! 🤯 I was absolutely losing my mind when the pieces started falling into place! I was reading like, OMG NO WAY IS THAT ****?! The reveal was everything!!
I absolutely adored our FMC! She was the perfect combination of badass and vulnerable, fiercely strong but carrying so much heartbreak. Watching her struggle with believing she was broken simply because she'd lost someone she loved made me want to give her the biggest hug! 🥹❤️
And the men?! OBSESSED. Rocco's banter had me absolutely cackling (the peas scene, IYKYK 🤣), while Steele completely stole my heart. I adored how he became her safe space, someone she could be vulnerable with without feeling weak. Also the chemistry between them all?! YES PLEASE! 🥵
“You’re too fucking beautiful for me not to watch.”
The plot twists were SO well placed! Finding out the truth about her being the rival mafia family's daughter gave me serious dark, twisted Tangled vibes, but make it MAFIA! 🤌🏼 The pacing was spot on, with just the right balance of romance, suspense and revelations to keep me hooked from start to finish!
Honestly, this was such an addictive read, with characters I adored, twists I didn't see coming and enough tension to keep me turning the pages! If you love your romance dark, your men dangerously devoted and your heroines fierce but beautifully vulnerable, you NEED this one on your TBR! 🖤
A huge thank you to Maddison Cole for trusting me to beta read this beauty! 🥹✨
This is out November 17th so go preorder now!!!
♓ Why choose
♓ Mafia
♓ FMC Assassin
♓ Second chance
⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
🌶️🌶️.5/5
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