Beautiful Torment (Empire of Kings #1)
A. Zavarelli
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
4.09
· Steam/Spice level: 5 of 5
Explicit and plentiful [?]
· 42 ratings · 483 pages · Published: 26 Sep 2025
When the devil dressed in black crashes my wedding
I know he didn’t come to offer me his blessing
He came to collect what was always his
For months, he’s watched me from the shadows
Haunting me
Biding his time
Planning his revenge
Before he was King of the Cosa Nostra
I was fated to be his queen
I promised him forever
Now, he’s here to remind me what forever really means.
Beautiful Torment is a dark mafia romance with a complete ending.
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Tagged as:
- mafia 11
- possessive hero 10
- contemporary 9
- arranged/forced marriage 9
- second chances 9
- breeding 9
- dark romance 8
- m-f romance 8
- vengeance 8
- cruel hero/bully 8
- rich hero 8
- tortured heroine 8
- virgin heroine 8
- primal/chase play 8
- enemies to lovers 7
- somnophilia 7
- alpha male 7
- grumpy/cold hero 7
- tortured hero 7
- sweet/gentle heroine 6
- rich heroine 6
- anal sex 6
- spanking 5
- angst 5
- bondage 5
- exhibitionism 5
- betrayal 5
- competent heroine 5
- independent heroine 5
- curvy heroine 5
- caretaking 3
- praise kink 3
- sassy heroine 3
- take-charge heroine 3
- double penetration 2
- height difference 2
- hurt/comfort 2
- bdsm 2
- consensual non-consent 2
- forced proximity 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- death / grief 6
- miscarriage / infertility 6
- abuse 6
- past abuse 5
- graphic violence 4
- mental trauma 4
- misogyny 4
- slut shaming 2
- third party abuse 2
- dubious consent 2
- terminal illness 1
- geography
- usa 4
- europe 4
- italy 4
- washington state 3
- north america 1
- Format
- audiobook
- dual pov 7
- first person pov 3
- male pov 1
romance tags
The 'Empire of Kings' series
4.18 · 67 ratings
north-america · tortured hero · vengeance · angst · sweet heroine · dual-pov · hurt-comfort · washington · possessive hero · virgin heroine · anal sex · cold hero · primal-play · dark · first-person-pov · graphic-violence · cruel hero · height-difference · mafia · from hate to love
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