Ruthless Devotion
Kitty Thomas
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars
3.38
· Steam/Spice level: 3 of 5
Open door [?]
· 8 ratings · 344 pages · Published: 21 Jun 2025
But she rejected him because he was the weird kid. I was that little girl, and I shouldn’t still be paying for that rejection, but I am.
As time went on his fixation with me only grew stronger. He was always there in the shadows.
Always watching.
Always waiting.
And now he’s the powerful head of a crime syndicate. My father says I must marry him to save our family from destruction.
When we were children Aidan said he would marry me someday, but I knew he couldn’t if I said no. I was very wrong about that.
My life as I know it is over, but my captivity to this ruthless man has just begun.
WARNING: This is a dark Beauty and the Beast retelling with a heroine who has boundaries, trauma, and every reason not to fall headfirst for the morally gray man obsessed with her. Like Belle, she won’t be instantly soft, forgiving, or submissive — the Beast must earn her trust and atone for the harm he’s caused. If you want an easy, instant-love romance with a heroine who must be immediately “understanding of her captor” to be likeable, this isn’t your book.
Note: This is a standalone dark contemporary romance with forced marriage and mafia elements and a guaranteed HEA
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- m-f romance 5
- mafia 4
- arranged/forced marriage 4
- dark romance 4
- possessive hero 3
- rich hero 3
- alpha male 3
- suspense 2
- contemporary 2
- forced proximity 2
- vengeance 2
- competent heroine 2
- virgin heroine 2
- late 20s mmc 2
- insta-love 1
- bad boys 1
- childfree 1
- class difference 1
- height difference 1
- poor heroine 1
- late 20s fmc 1
- grumpy/cold hero 1
- tortured hero 1
- ceo/tycoon hero 1
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- body betrayal 2
- torture of side characters 2
- third party abuse 2
- death / grief 2
- graphic violence 2
- mental trauma 2
- mental illness 1
- suicide / ideation 1
- abuse 1
- past child neglect 1
- third party sexual assault 1
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- dual pov 2
- standalone 2
- male pov 1
- first person pov 1
