Kept: A Mafia Romance (Conti Mafia Duet #1)
Sarah Bale
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
3.88
· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 4 ratings · 282 pages · Published: 10 Feb 2026
Lorenzo Conti has spent a lifetime keeping his empire—and his heart—under lock and key. At forty-eight, he’s engaged to a woman who will secure his family’s legacy, seal his alliances, and give him the son he needs.
Then his daughter’s best friend, Elizabeth “Birdie” Miller, shows up at his door. She’s too young. Too pure. Too curious about the man she should fear.
He should stay away. He doesn’t.
One glance becomes a touch.
One touch becomes a sin.
Now Lorenzo is caught between duty and obsession, honor and hunger.
In his world, women are protected, promised, and possessed.
And Birdie?
She’s the one he was never supposed to keep.
She’s the one thing the Don swore he’d never take. And the one thing he can’t give back.
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Tagged as:
- mafia 5
- best friend's parent 4
- contemporary 3
- angst 3
- m-f romance 3
- forbidden love 3
- other man/woman 3
- pregnancy 3
- possessive hero 3
- rich hero 3
- single father 3
- dark romance 2
- age gap 2
- class difference 2
- caretaking 2
- forced proximity 2
- hurt/comfort 2
- slow burn 2
- christmas 2
- shy heroine 2
- sweet/gentle heroine 2
- alpha male 2
- grumpy/cold hero 2
- ceo/tycoon hero 2
- cheating 2
- breeding 2
- survival 1
- vengeance 1
- bad boys 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- birth-control non-consent 3
- forced pregnancy 3
- death / grief 3
- child death 3
- body betrayal 2
- victim blaming 2
- Format
- dual pov 2
- first person pov 2
romance tags
The 'Conti Mafia Duet' series
3.88 · 4 ratings
bff-parent · angst · forbidden love · shy heroine · dark · vengeance · explicit-open-door · usa · death · first-person-pov · first-in-series · caretaking · other-man-woman · bad boys · possessive hero · single-father · kansas · standalone-first · super rich hero · body-betrayal
Conti Mafia Duet reading order and complete book list ❯
