Patrick: A Dark Irish Mafia Romance

by Laura Holly

He was never supposed to touch her.
That didn’t stop him from claiming her anyway.

Patrick doesn’t make mistakes.
He keeps the books balanced, the violence contained, and the rules enforced. Loyal. Controlled. Untouchable.

Until her.

She’s forbidden in every way that matters. Off-limits. Protected. A line that should never be crossed. But Patrick has never been good at walking away from temptation, especially when it looks at him like a challenge.

What starts as proximity turns into obsession.
What should have been restraint becomes hunger.
And once Patrick takes what he wants, there is no going back.

Lies stack. Lines blur. Loyalty fractures.
Because the most dangerous thing about Patrick isn’t what he’s willing to do to keep her safe.

It’s what he’s willing to destroy to keep her.

Patrick is a dark, spicy romance filled with possessive tension, forbidden desire, morally gray men, and a love that was never meant to survive the truth.

🔥 Dark romance
🔥 Forbidden attraction
🔥 Protective, ruthless hero
🔥 High heat, high stakes
🔥 Not safe. Not gentle. Not a love story you forget.

222 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 3, 2026

About the author

Laura Holly writes dark romance with sharp edges and hard-earned HEAs — motorcycle clubs, Irish mafia, and the kind of found family that will burn the world for you.

Series (start anywhere, binge in order if you want the full war):

• Wilde Steel MC — Savage → Diesel → Viper → Ghost → Reaper (holiday novella after Reaper)
• Ashen Crow — James → Hex → Roman
• The O'Sullivan Empire — Callum → Rory → Niall → Grave → Scar → Liam (Scar crosses into Wilde Steel)
• The O'Connell Bloodline — Declan → Ronan → Patrick → Eamon → Slate → Tommy → Finn

Expect possessive heroes, fierce heroines, spice, violence, and no cheating. 18+.

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