MARKED: A hot, forbidden, dark Irish mafia romance

by L A Gallagher

Kidnapping the drug lord’s girlfriend was supposed to be simple—take her, hold her, use her.
But from the moment I drag her into my world, the only thing I want to do is touch her, taste her, and take her—every way I can.
She doesn’t break.
She doesn’t beg.
No—she stares at me with the same heat and hunger that’s burning me up from the inside out.
Her boyfriend is a dangerous, deranged killer who will stop at nothing to get her back.
Stealing her from him was easy.
Releasing her back to him?
Not even an option.
Even if it means war.



I was taken as leverage.
A weapon in a war between monsters.
He was supposed to terrify me.
But what’s really terrifying is how much my body begs for his touch.
I should run.
I should try to escape.
But truthfully, I don’t want to.
Though, there can be no happy ending here.
Because the man I was stolen from scares me far more than the man who took me.
And from the moment Owen snatched me—his card was marked.


⛓️ Captor / Captive
🩸 Morally Grey (Borderline Black) MMC
🔥 Obsessive MMC
💔 Enemy’s Girlfriend
🔒 Forced Proximity
⚠️ Blush inducing steam
🖤 He Falls First
🌑 Dark Romance
💋 Possession & Claiming
🖤 Mafia / Organised Crime

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Gallagher is THE QUEEN of s3xual-tension-filled page turners! I swear it. Her books get hotter and hotter." –Elodie Hart, author of the booktok bestselling 'Alchemy' series.

Kindle Edition

Expected publication January 22, 2027