Crowned In Vice: The Peloni Empire

by Tiffany Persails

Some debts are paid in Cash. Others are paid in skin.



One woman. Two cousins. A legacy written in blood.



Teagan thought she knew what it meant to be a prisoner. Her body was already a cage, bound by a starving hunger that only a baggie of white powder could quiet. When she is taken by the Peloni family as collateral for a debt she didn't even know she owed, she expects a nightmare. What she finds is a war for succession.



Thomas Peloni, the heir who leads with logic, wants to detox her into a queen. Marcus Peloni, the cousin who leads with chaos, wants to keep her on her knees, begging for the next hit. As the family Don fades, the battle for the North District turns into a bloodbath that threatens to consume everyone Teagan has come to care for.



In a world of "blood-highs" and Sicilian secrets, Teagan must remain a slave to her cravings, or trade her addiction for two kings.

293 pages, Paperback

Published April 22, 2026

Reviews

[Angella Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

A little dark, a little twisty, a lot hot! 💚 The cousins never knew what was coming! Ugh so good!!!!

[Becca]

This book was EVERYTHING. This was my first why-choose mafia romance, and apparently I’ve been missing out because I am officially HOOKED. 🥵🖤

The mafia drama? YES. The tension? YES. The possessiveness? ABSOLUTELY. And the spice?! 🔥🔥🔥 I was not prepared, but I was also very much not complaining. 😂

The chemistry was 🔥, the men were dangerously addictive, and the whole why-choose dynamic had me turning pages way faster than I probably should have. I loved the darker mafia atmosphere mixed with the romance, obsession, and all the delicious tension.
This book had me saying “just one more chapter” approximately 47 times. 😂 And now I’m sitting here wondering why I waited so long to try a why-choose romance.

Tiffany Persails has officially converted me. I NEED MORE. 🖤👀🔥


If you like mafia romance, possessive men, high tension, and plenty of spice, put this one on your TBR immediately.

I give this one ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[Jenne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow just WOW! OK, I’ll admit that’s not where i saw it going at all. I was very lucky to actually meet the author this past weekend at a moonlight market at a local bookstore and get my copy signed so it will definitely be placed with my trophies. Keeping in mind this is a relatively new (indie?) author the story itself was absolutely brilliant though my only critique is that it doesn’t give you how much time has passed for a good chunk of the book which discombobulated me a bit but thats again my only criticism otherwise is was spicy and dramatic and id definitely sign on for more books from this world if she ever chooses to write any. I’ll definitely be putting her other book in my tbr!

[Tiffany Persails · Rating 5 out of 5]

I hope you all love this one as much as I do!