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Her Wrath: A Sapphic Mafia Age Gap Dark Romance

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I will have her, because she is mine.

Rosalia Vittare
When I was young, women were not invited to power; they were shoved aside, needed only for rank and pleasure. I paid attention. Watching from the shadows. Learning. Planning. Preparing.
Now, at fifty-one, I am a well-spoken myth. The feared one, more powerful than any of the men will ever be, because I am coming for them. For those who took mistook silence for weakness and believed they could take everything with their birthright alone.

In a world built on force, I am equalising what has been taken. There is no place for the naivety of love. It is a lie told to the foolish for control. I am no fool. I am Rosalia Vittare. I take what is mine. Eliminate what doesn't belong. And live a life beyond what others believe possible.



Sophie Brooks
I am a hopeless romantic, always was, ever will. Not that I have much experience in that department, because I have standards. High standards. She has to be absolutely perfect. Eloquent and kind, caring and yet driven. I want her to love children, because I want nothing more than a family and to get married. I have the day of my dream already planned, and I can’t wait to walk down the aisle to meet the woman I love and grow old with her together.

My best friend, Luisa, and I just finished our master's degrees, and before we both settle down, we want to travel the world. We have both been so focused on our studies that life has fallen somewhat short. Not this summer. This summer will be ours—At least I thought so. But when we reach Italy, a hell I never thought there was opens to swallow us whole.

A sapphic dark romance that will take your breath away from the very first page.

Please note: The story contains very dark and possibly triggering topics and themes, including a 26-year age gap, in a rough mafia setting with dub-con elements, descriptive smut, violence and kinky scenes. 45 trigger warnings apply. Please see the author's website for the full list.

🖤Mafia
💞Age Gap (26 years)
🔪Enemies to lovers
🔥Slow Burn
☀️Grumpy x Sunshine
⛓️Torture, including 🐦
😰Hurt / Comfort
🪢BDSM (Unhealthy kink)
🚫Dub Con
🔫Questionable Use
👊Use of a Glass Fist

212 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 15, 2026

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About the author

C. M. Raven

12 books104 followers
C. M. Raven is an author of queer books, focusing on dark sapphic love stories with epic connections, spice, smut, contemporary topics, and thrilling plot.

So, when your heart longs for deep connections of all kinds, villains and morally grey characters, the others and lovers, those who walk the fine line between good and bad, then this is your space. A space where you can dive into your own fantasy and experience whatever it is you want, because our minds are, after all, the only place belonging entirely to ourselves—a place where everything is possible and every darkness as much as the light is allowed to just be.

C. M. Raven is based in Hamburg, where she lives with her child, cats and dogs. She enjoys winter and autumn, rain and snow, as much as long walks on a stormy shore.

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1,662 reviews77 followers
April 28, 2026
Now, we are losing focus.. my dude, you need to go touch some grass coz that was weird.
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162 reviews36 followers
Review of advance copy received from Author
April 7, 2026
ARC REVIEW
Duel 1st Person POV. 5🌟 3🌶️. 201 pages
2 Spicy Scenes

While this isn’t the darkest book I’ve ever read, it’s definitely the darkest in the Her Sins series thus far and those 45 trigger warnings should be consulted before reading.

Her Wrath follows Sophie a 24 year old criminology student taking a gap year to explore the world with her best friend, when she’s kidnapped in Rome and held at the hands of a woman who wants to see her suffer. Rosalia a woman entrenched in shadow and feared amongst men, is out for revenge against a man that betrayed her and whose daughter took something important from her a decade prior. Can a woman that simply takes what she wants change for someone she despises? Or will the journey be too much for them both.

This is the 3rd book in the Her Sins series and I have throughly enjoyed everyone of them. This one is pretty dark, with high levels of torture and pretty unhealthy dynamics. I’ve put it down as having 2 overall spicy scenes, technically it has 3 but their first time together felt a little too close to assault never mind dubcon, for me to feel comfortable counting it as a spice scene. What I did like about this particular scene though was that it was Rosalia’s turning point, when she realised she’d messed up almost beyond repair and had maybe become the one thing she’s being fighting against her entire life.

Don’t go into this book thinking it’s going to be your typical dark romance with a bit of light kidnapping, some child’s play “torture” and then they’ll bang before the book is half done. It’s a dark Mafia story first and foremost, it’s a story about breaking and being reborn from the broken pieces, about discovering your life was a lie and learning to turn that into your greatest strength. The romance in this book is more of a subplot, it’s a glacial burn and it shouldn’t work but it does for all the wrong reasons!

If you like your FMC’s pitch black, your morals the darkest shade of grey, your torture with a side of pigeon and your darkness with a pinch of growth than I’d recommend Her Wrath, which will be released April 15th. Add it to your TBR or I’ll disorganise your bookshelves!

Things to LOVE:
📚Dark Romance
❤️‍🔥Age Gap (24 + 50)
😈Enemies to Lovers
🪢Kidnapping
🐦Torture with Pigeons
🔥Glacial Burn
⛓️‍💥DubCon
😠Unhealthy Dynamics
❤️‍🩹Self Growth
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324 reviews850 followers
May 6, 2026
4/5🌶️
•sapphic
•dark romance
•kidnapping
•secret identity (didn’t know)
•age gap
•mafia

“I found a me I could not be without you,”

before i even get into the crossover—Kat and Lilian were perfect. i missed them so much.

anyway, i needed way more of Antonella and Rosalia. they were addictive. one minute they hated each other, the next they were in love—and i just wanted more of that buildup. more tension, more banter, more of that sharp-edged hate turning into something deeper. their chemistry was everything.

Rosalia: grumpy, dark, and used to getting her way—and seriously, she’s hot as hell. i loved the moments where she softened for Antonella. those cracks in her armor were so satisfying.

Antonella: we first meet her as Sophia—sunshine, endlessly positive, always seeing the good in everything. then everything shifts. she discovers who she really is, remembers the trauma her mind buried, and steps into this whole new identity. watching her become a capo was such a badass transformation. she’s confident, strong, and doesn’t take anyone’s shit.

overall, this book felt really empowering for women. i loved it—but honestly, i still wanted more.

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fav quotes 😍

“Men are disgusting pieces of shit, and they deserve whatever they get.”
^^^^because exactly. every man but my man

“You are mine because you made me become a version of myself I never knew existed. A version I fell in love with.”

“Because I do not simply love you, but my body, my soul and my heart ache for you in a way so consuming, so demanding that you are the first thing I think about the moment I open my eyes, and the last before I enter the realm of dreams,”
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1,066 reviews7 followers
Review of advance copy
April 12, 2026
The violence infront of the trainee, Kat, is put as a reward for all her tracking of this pervert. I love the nod to religion as she rubs her necklace . She, is unnamed so far.
Kat checks a pervs cellphone only to find a photo of Rose's dead son. She knows who killed him . Now find her. The link to the  Sicilian family empire is growing
The two young women,  Luisa and Fifi (Sophie) touring Europe after studying psychology and criminology  is a lot lighter reading. Fifi remembers a family trip to Sicily before her father died.
It's interesting how Kat and her wife have an International  information network company that can trace a child's soft toy 12 years later. Kat gives the information to Rosalie in Sicily who now has a lead who killed her son. We get the hint of trafficking  to USA drugs ,  cocaine and people but it is not the essence of the story

Fifi is kidnapped in Rome.  Rosalie and Kat try to follow the money from Fifi. Now a Mafia intrigue and family war. The knife fight is intense as muscle memory intensifies. The debate between born with goodness  or with the propensity for violence is interesting in violent families and the role of women. I loved the 30 year age gap and earning respect over the slow burn with the chapter of Antonella and Rosalia written cleverly  without the use of names. This book certainly wins the most interesting  proposal award. This is such a well researched dark Mafia tale. I couldn't put it down.
Thankyou for the opportunity  to ARC  Book Sirens
Profile Image for Vivienne Cristina Arya  Federico .
187 reviews20 followers
June 14, 2026
After reading both Her Greed and Her Pride, I can confidently say that Her Wrath shows growth. The pacing is better, the delivery is stronger, and the overall story feels more focused. C. M. Raven continues to prove that she has a talent for creating compelling premises and characters that keep readers invested.

That said, I still found myself wanting more from the execution. While the storytelling has improved, some emotional moments and relationship developments felt underexplored. The plot had all the ingredients needed for a powerful dark romance, but I never felt it reached its full potential.
I also struggled with aspects of the BDSM and non consent elements. They felt more like surface level interpretations than dynamics that had been fully understood and developed, which made certain scenes less convincing than they could have been.

Despite my criticisms, I finished the book and remained engaged throughout. That's become a pattern with this author for me. The ideas are strong, the concepts are intriguing, and the potential is undeniable. Her Wrath is her strongest book of the three I've read so far, but I still believe there's room for growth. If her improvement from book to book continues, I'm genuinely interested to see what she does next. I thinks she's one of the few folks algorithm brought to my feed on IG, that I very well can't wait to see their growth.
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3 reviews
Review of advance copy received from Author
April 5, 2026
WOW!!! THIS BOOK!!! My favourite so far and i cannot wait to read the next one, I’m so invested in this series!

First off, the slow burn? Absolutely everything. It’s the kind that actually hurts in the best way, where every interaction feels loaded and you’re just waiting for something to finally snap. It had me on the edge so much i had to read the whole book in a day!

And Sophie… her transformation into Antonella? I’m still not over it. It was intense, a little heartbreaking, but also kind of empowering in a dark way.

I also loved the contrast between the characters. Sophie starts off with this almost dreamlike idea of love and life, while Rosalia is already so hardened and powerful. Watching those two worlds collide was so satisfying.

The writing definitely lives up to the dark romance label, this isn’t a light read at all. There are moments that are uncomfortable, but if you’re into that kind of gritty, morally grey storytelling, it works and it happens to be my favourite type 🙈 - still not over the pigeons 🤣

It’s messy, dark, and a bit obsessive, but in a way that keeps you completely hooked.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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494 reviews7 followers
Review of advance copy received from Author
April 13, 2026
HER WRATH is the third ‘Her Sins’ book by C.M. Raven and definitely just as incredible as the first two. If you have not read HER GREED and HER PRIDE, I suggest you stop here and go read those first. HER WRATH will be as intense as intended if you start at the beginning. I am so amazed at the depth of these characters and how seriously dark they could dive. Fodder for future musing on my part. What I can say is that this is probably the most culturally diverse book I have ever experienced. I was amazed how things changed from page to page… twists, surprises, characters new awareness’s of themselves and each other. There is great unpredictable action in this book and the weirdest yet hottest slow burn I have read in a long time. I became a dedicated C. M. Raven fan with the first book… I want more of these outrageously brave, amusing and dark characters. That being said please take the time to read all of the cautions and trigger warnings… there are many. This in my experience is not your typical Lesbian dark romance… for that I am grateful and hopeful for more. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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216 reviews8 followers
April 7, 2026
If (like me) you love age gap, mafia, women and SAPPHIC books, then this is book is perfect for you. From beginning to end this book absolutely consumed me, I couldn’t get enough and I truly never wanted it to end. The characters are both so amazing, I fell in love with Rosalia the first time we were introduced to her and it was amazing to finally learnt more about her. I somehow fell even harder, this woman could honestly ruin my life and I’d thank her. She’s such an incredible woman. And Sophie? What’s not to love about a woman who stands her ground and refuses to shrink herself for anyone else, a woman who fights and wins. What an absolutely amazing woman, I wanna be her when I grow up.

This series has been amazing so far, and this book was no exception. C. M. Raven quite literally NEVER disappoints!! As always, the spice was exceptional, but i'd expect nothing less.

I’m gonna stfu now before I spoil anything, but just trust me and read the book so I can talk about it!!
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93 reviews
June 10, 2026
Not ten words in and the main character’s name is misspelled. Then, more spelling errors.

Although the author gave a caveat about writing the English as a second/third language learner, it was worst than that.

Especially since the woman who is both German and English and has been in England and has a master’s also has bad English…

The Ivy League graduate with bad English sentence structure.

Overall, the research on the characters, situations, everything was nonexistent. A martial artist who says I slap him, wouldn’t this overly educated woman use martial art terminology?

This read felt like beta-reading a first draft. With all the ideas there without research, editing and structural craft.
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April 24, 2026
Incredible story

I love how they developed into black butterflies. Each story in this series covers different areas of d/s in natural ways. This story is the darkest, but most beautiful.

Some parts are intense, and heartbreaking in that they depict horrific acts upon women--not graphically, but emotionally. I'm glad attention is being brought to this and they are building an empire to destroy the patriarchy.

Amazing story. Thank you for taking the chance to share it with us.
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891 reviews15 followers
April 28, 2026
3.75⭐️ Another enticing story in this series! I received an advance review copy for free and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

This story is Rosalia’s journey to finding what an hea looks like for her. This story is very dark and twisted ;). Sophie has a big character arc and I’m not sure if it’s better but it sure is different and exciting.

I loved having Kat in so much of the book! Since I read her book last (out of order) she was still a prominent character in my head and I loved getting more!

Looking forward to the next sin…
393 reviews4 followers
May 1, 2026
The story of Her Wrath had me on the edge of my seat. The violence and hatred reminded me a little of thr Godfather. The way everyone had to overcome the horrendous things that happened in there past. The men in this story deserved everything they received. I like the way Sophie came into her own and became Antonella. I also liked the way Rosalia had such hate for everyone but she could not hate Antonella. When Antonella showed her how to be gentle was a great scene. They like the rough stuff too. I received an ARC for this book. I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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302 reviews9 followers
Review of advance copy
April 11, 2026
I felt this one was a lot better than the others. It had more character and story depth. It was also a lot darker than the others and so discretion is advised.

In the violent underworld of gangsterism, a forbidden love between enemies bloom. Forbidden because they are both rivals gang lords and because the misogynistic patriarchy says so.

A very captivating story. Despite all the darkness and cruelty, love still finds its way.

Thank you to the author and Booksirens for the free ARC.
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154 reviews4 followers
Review of advance copy received from Author
April 13, 2026
I received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review and here it is!

Back to the darker theme of the first book in this series which I was very excited about. Rosalina and Sophie are great characters to read and even though some of the developments deal a bit rushed I liked the fact that the book wasn’t long. It kept you reading as it’s fast paced and full of action. All in all a good read.
3 reviews
Review of advance copy received from Author
April 5, 2026
Wow. I’ve just finished reading the book and I’m at a loss for words because it was so good. Definitely the darkest book in this series (those 45 content warnings are there for a reason!) – but it’s so well written and a real page-turner! Even if the characters do one horrible thing after another, you still end up liking and shipping them 🙈
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81 reviews
April 19, 2026
ADVANCED READERS COPY FROM AUTHOR!!!!


This was so good!!!! It is dark but it was so good so so good. I loved how Kat was strong minded and somewhat Helped Sophie **. I can’t wait to read the rest. I’m so hooked. The characters worked well off each other and the twists and turns had my jaw on the floor! I did not expect THAT!!!

10/10 recommend
6,143 reviews
April 20, 2026
This is my first book by the author.
This is not my typical read.

That being said, the quality of the writing was excellent.
The plot, captivating.
The action, intense!

This is a very dark, mafia story.
One that will stick with me for some time I expect.

Again, though this is not a typical read for me, I feel compelled to read the first two in the series!
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172 reviews3 followers
May 27, 2026
Ohhh so dark

This book is dark. Read the triggers. Then again if you choose to read it when it clearly states it is, you should be prepared already.
This book is good with Spice mainly BDSM and "I love you" feelings in the last 30 to 40 pages, if even that including the epilogue. The book is darker due to the mafia and all its dealings.
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246 reviews7 followers
April 18, 2026
Men suck

Trigger warning in every sense of the word...

If you don't like guns, rape, torture, organized crime etc...

If you do like that stuff then enjoy like I did ... You might even like the ending
38 reviews
April 21, 2026
Another brilliant story.

The main characters their connection are great together.

A dark romance full of spice.

Not to long, once you start you want more.

Well done.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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101 reviews
April 22, 2026
10 ⭐️ if I could

Id give this one 10 stars is I could. So hilarious but chalked full of de~centering men that sometimes caused me to pause. All the characters were fantastically written with excellent dialogue & inner monologue that made me snort & cackle😂🤦‍♀️.
63 reviews
May 6, 2026
I’m hooked !!!

I’m loving every moment of this series !!!! I was prepared to finish all the books this week until I noticed I have to wait for the last two books 😩. Don’t hesitate to read this series !!
4 reviews
June 26, 2026
Great dark romance with characters you attached to. You become obsessed with them even maybe...or at least I did. Can be triggering in some passage, be careful of the warnings, but all is written with good purpose. Loved it, thank you!
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185 reviews7 followers
June 27, 2026
Dark sapphic Mafia goodness

The author continues to amazing me with her different styles of dark sapphic romances. The level and intensity of this book was amazing and I was happy to see Kat again! These books are very bingable and I'm here for it!
902 reviews19 followers
Review of advance copy
April 14, 2026
wow what an incredible story I loved the main characters their connection was embedded beautifully throughout the story i couldn't get enough of them a definitely must read congratulations
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15 reviews
May 27, 2026
Died laughing! I absolutely love them and their bickering❤️ This is the reason I'm out of my reading slump now!
547 reviews6 followers
July 3, 2026
Blow my mind

Wow, what an emotional roalicoaster, heart breaking novel. The rage i felt made me spit 🔥. A 5🌟 for this powerful book and cant wait to start the next 1.
11 reviews1 follower
Review of advance copy received from Author
April 10, 2026
Another win in the Her Sins Universe! Definitely the heaviest of the series so far. Rosalia was such a dark twisty character, but watching her let another person into her fortress and let those walls down was breathtaking. The HEA she and Sophie find isn't sunshine and rainbows, but neither are they. Their journeys, both separate and together, are riddled with demons and ghosts of the past.
But together, they will burn down the world.
The one, made by men.

**Make sure to check the full content warnings list on C.M. Raven's website**
Know your limits and take care of your mental health. ❤️❤️
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