Merciless Queen (Moretti Mafia #1)
C.L. Smoke
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
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Explicit and plentiful [?]
· 3 ratings · 353 pages · Published: 15 Sep 2025
My Captor. My Devil. My Wife.
Vincenzo Mancini claims me as his own, his most valued possession.
And he’s made it clear. Only death can set me free.
That is, until she crashes into my life like a demon from Hell.
Caterina Moretti is powerful, malevolent, gorgeous.
She kidnaps me, intending to kill me to fulfill her vengeance.
I escaped one monster’s den, just to be forced into a gilded cage.
Just a pawn in a ruthless game of cat and mouse.
And then? She became my wife.
Caterina
My Enemy. My Obsession. My Wife.
I wear the crown, and Chicago bows at my feet.
Everyone knows not to cross the Moretti family.
Almost everyone...except Vincenzo Mancini.
When I catch wind of my enemy’s upcoming wedding, I take what matters most to him.
Harlow Lewis. An angel who mistakes me for her savior.
But I’m nothing more than another monster painted in a different color.
Her pain is palpable, and it’s clear she’s not the enemy.
And yet, I still keep her as my own.
Marrying her was never my intention. But now...she’s mine.
Merciless Queen is a dark mafia romance featuring a marriage of convenience, a grumpy, possessive hero, and a broken yet fiercely strong-willed heroine. This is book one of a gripping trilogy and ends on a cliffhanger. By the end of the series, our heroine will get the happy ending she deserves.
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Tagged as:
- contemporary 3
- mafia 3
- lesbian romance 3
- queer romance 3
- dark romance 2
- class difference 2
- caretaking 2
- fake relationship 2
- marriage of convenience 2
- fem-dom 2
- abduction 2
- disabilities & scars 2
- survival 2
- grumpy/ice queen 2
- tortured heroine 2
- criminal heroine 2
- bodyguard/protector heroine 2
- arranged/forced marriage 1
- forced proximity 1
- spanking 1
- young adult 1
- horror 1
- suspense 1
- grumpy & sunshine 1
- height difference 1
- friends to lovers 1
- hurt/comfort 1
- slow burn 1
- bdsm 1
- found family 1
- slavery 1
- vengeance 1
- female rake 1
- sweet/gentle heroine 1
- shy heroine 1
- take-charge heroine 1
- independent heroine 1
- competent heroine 1
- dangerous heroine 1
- rich heroine 1
- possessive hero 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- suicide / ideation 2
- torture of mcs 2
- birth-control non-consent 2
- body betrayal 2
- graphic violence 2
- human trafficking 2
- mental trauma 2
- misogyny 2
- abuse 2
- past abuse 2
- death / grief 2
- rape 2
- past sexual abuse 2
- slut shaming 1
- self harm 1
- torture of side characters 1
- victim blaming 1
- third party abuse 1
- past child abuse 1
- third party sexual assault 1
- child sexual abuse 1
- Format
- dual pov 1
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The 'Moretti Mafia' series
4.67 · 3 ratings
human-trafficking · body-betrayal · possessive hero · past-abuse · caretaking · bdsm · tortured heroine · dark · mental-trauma · graphic-violence · fem-dom · past-sexual-abuse · abuse-non-mc · torture-mcs · sweet heroine · vengeance · friends to lovers · abduction · female-rake · class difference
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