New dark romance and mafia books
Last updated: March 30, 2026
Featuring new releases by L.J. Shen, Sonja Grey, Rina Kent, Cora Rose, Lark Taylor, Callie Hart, Jillian West, Lila Herron, Lilith Vincent, Brea Alepoú, Skyler Snow, Jagger Cole among others.
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![Twisted Pawn by L.J. Shen]()
Twisted Pawn by L.J. Shen
**The deluxe edition comes with designed edges, inside cover designs, and a colored piece of artwork of the couple! **. From New York Times bestselling author L. J. Shen comes a dark romance about an assassin mafia heir and the villainess who refuses to become his next victim. Tierney. There's a bullet with my name on it. And Achilles Ferrante is the man who'll pull the trigger... -
![Born into Obsession by Sonja Grey]()
Born into Obsession by Sonja Grey
“I wanted forever with you from the first moment I saw you. ”. Savanna:. I never expected to fall for a man like Nikita Melnikov. A brilliant hacker for his family’s Bratva, he’s dangerous in ways most people would never understand. But when he looks at me, I don’t see danger. I see devotion. Falling in love with him was easy. The consequences of loving him won’t be... -
![Hunt the Villain by Rina Kent]()
Hunt the Villain by Rina Kent
From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a standalone dark MM mafia rivals romance set in the world of Legacy of Gods. I’m hunting a monster. The first time I met Yulian Dimitriev, it was hate at first sight. He’s brash, chaotic, and a violence-junkie. In short, everything I disregard... -
![Vigilant by Cora Rose, Lark Taylor]()
Vigilant by Cora Rose, Lark Taylor
As the eldest brother and leader of The Firm, I take my responsibilities very seriously. There’s nothing I won’t do to keep my family safe. Staying vigilant, always thinking ten steps ahead, and holding the pieces of my life together with steady hands. Control is everything, because if I loosen my grip for even a moment, the darkness I’ve buried inside will claw its way free. Everything is stable... -
![Blood & Roses Volume 1 by Callie Hart]()
Blood & Roses Volume 1 by Callie Hart
A dark contemporary romance from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Quicksilver and Brimstone. What happens in the dark never stays in the dark. As one of Seattle’s most dangerous, feared men, Zeth Mayfair always carried out the jobs he’s sent on without a second thought. Drugs? Guns? Dirty money? They’re all fair game. But girls? Girls are another matter entirely... -
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![Safe With Them by Jillian West]()
Safe With Them by Jillian West
Charlotte. I ran from true evil four years ago, and I’ve been running ever since. I’ve mostly managed to make a new life for myself and my kiddo in Boston, but I’ve always known my past could catch up at any moment. Chasing around a toddler and working full time at a pheromone clinic for rabid alphas keeps me busy enough that I don’t have too much time to worry about “what-ifs... -
![Any Means Necessary by Lila Herron]()
Any Means Necessary by Lila Herron
This previously self-published debut is a. charming and spicy dark romance featuring a plus-size, body confident nurse and the dangerous, tattooed man who becomes obsessed with her. Now with an all-new cover and a never-before-seen chapter. After a traumatic event at work, plus size ER nurse Lexie West decides to get away from it all and house sit for a friend in New York City... -
![Cruel Savior by Lilith Vincent]()
Cruel Savior by Lilith Vincent
I saved his life. Now he owns mine. I’ve lived my whole life in a golden cage, the captive daughter of a powerful mafia don. When my father arranges my marriage to Vincenzo Vici, a cold-blooded assassin from a rival family, it’s a death sentence. For both of us. Because my father uses our engagement to slaughter the Vicis and take their territory. But he makes a grave error... -
![Always the Villain by Brea Alepoú, Skyler Snow]()
Always the Villain by Brea Alepoú, Skyler Snow
Cesare Vitale. Man. Myth. Legend. Or at least that’s how the world views me. They’re not wrong; I would give anything to take back my throne. To have power again. Even if it means breaking all of my already weak familial ties. Until I meet the one man that makes me pause. Rafael is everything I have never wanted to admit I crave. Someone who sees the monster and still wants me just the same... -
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![Dance of Monsters by Jagger Cole]()
Dance of Monsters by Jagger Cole
I made a huge mistake. I’ve always been the good girl and the dutiful mafia daughter. So when my devil of a father is in trouble, I ask the help of a worse one. Vaughn Bancroft is a demon in a three-piece suit. A monster with the body of a god and the mind of a villain. The first time we cross paths, he tells me to run away and never look back. I should have listened... -
![Forceful God by Michelle Heard]()
Forceful God by Michelle Heard
From USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Michelle Heard comes a new STANDALONE, full-length MAFIA ROMANCE novel. I was born into the Cosa Nostra, so I should be used to the blood, violence, and constant threat of death, right? Wrong. Every time one of the men I love gets hurt, another piece of me fractures beyond repair... -
![His Reaper by Cora Rose]()
His Reaper by Cora Rose
Some say I’m too soft and cuddly for a guy who wields bone saws and strings friendship necklaces with human eyeballs—but I just call that work-life balance. And honestly, I love my job as the Costellos’ reaper. Lately, though, my biggest problem isn’t the dismembered corpses, it’s something far more seductive. Georgiy Sokolov. He smells mouth-watering, like disinfectant and fancy aftershave... -
![The Chase by Rina Saint]()
The Chase by Rina Saint
Elias. I don’t know what’s wrong with me to want something like this. To pay money for something like this. But I love it, even in my terror, even with tears streaming down my face as I race through the dark. What’s happening is my fantasy, isn’t it? Not some random person chasing me? The uncertainty adds to my panic... -
![Chaotic by Shantel Tessier]()
Chaotic by Shantel Tessier
An all-new dark romance within the Lords world from the USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Shantel Tessier. HIS ANGELI was born into a secret society known as the Lords. There is no limit to their depravity. If they want to be respected, they have to earn it. Women like me are merely allowed to exist in their world … until they no longer need us... -
![The Medvedev Bratva by Sonja Grey]()
The Medvedev Bratva by Sonja Grey
The Medvedev Bratva doesn’t love gently. Three brothers. One ruthless empire. Three women who were never meant to survive men like them. Each book in this dark mafia romance trilogy follows a different Medvedev brother as obsession turns to devotion, and love demands blood. The first brother finds her in a place no woman should ever be... -
![Depraved Devotion by Morgan Bridges]()
Depraved Devotion by Morgan Bridges
The Joker meets Pen Pal in this dark, forbidden romance where a criminal psychologist enters a game of cat and mouse with her serial killer patient. My patient is stalking me… and he’s a psychopath. I’ve dedicated my life to understanding the darkest corners of the human psyche, but nothing prepares me for him. Ghost. The man is a brilliant, ruthless serial killer who thrives on chaos... -
![Craving Revenge by Michelle Heard]()
Craving Revenge by Michelle Heard
From USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Michelle Heard comes a new STANDALONE, full-length MAFIA ROMANCE novel. For years, I've been groomed to be my brother's shadow. To protect my father's heir, who will one day take over from him as the Kumichō of the Yakuza, I'mforced to dress and act like a man when I'm out in public... -
![My Blade, Your Back by K.M. Moronova]()
My Blade, Your Back by K.M. Moronova
Broken. Lost. Unforgiven. One month after surviving the Under Trials, Emery Maves finds herself in a world she doesn't recognize―with a man whose cold eyes are haunted by secrets she can't remember. Stripped of her memories, Emery is tormented by dreams of danger, death, and deceit... -
![The Madman and His Broken Princess by Cora Reilly]()
The Madman and His Broken Princess by Cora Reilly
Nestore Romano was achingly beautiful. A cruel, dark prince who only smiled when he could break his broken princess. His birthright destined him to rule over his kingdom. His indisputable fate until my father betrayed his oath and locked him in a cage to torture and humiliate. It was the end of Nestore. It was his rebirth too. I witnessed both... -
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![Sweet Venom by Rina Kent]()
Sweet Venom by Rina Kent
**The limited deluxe edition comes with foiling, printed edges, and exclusive art**. From New York Times bestselling author Rina Kent comes the second book in the Vipers series, a dark hockey romance set in a glamorous secret world. Can I outrun his merciless obsession? I accidentally witnessed a brutal murder. I froze, pretended I saw nothing, hoping I could leave it behind... -
![Dance of Thorns by Jagger Cole]()
Dance of Thorns by Jagger Cole
I’m forced to marry my dead best friend’s fiancé. Most people call me a freak. Damaged goods. Addict. The outcast daughter of the Marchetti crime family. A black sheep with a dark soul. But then one night, I fall into a darker one. Bane Antonov, the cold, villainously beautiful crown prince of the Antonov Bratva. A man covered in scars and ink... -
![Beta Team-The Saviors: Part two by Ames Mills]()
Beta Team-The Saviors: Part two by Ames Mills
They call us the Saviors. But who do we call when we need saved? A simple protection detail has turned deadly, old enemies have come back, and people who we thought were enemies might be our only hope. The Beta Teams lives are on the line and it might take a true Savior to bring us back in one piece. If they fail, it will be like the Beta Team never existed... -
![A Forbidden Arrangement by Jessa Wilder]()
A Forbidden Arrangement by Jessa Wilder
A one-night stand is supposed to be my escape… not my cage. I fall into Xander Everette’s arms the night my life unravels. Rich. Ruthless. Untouchable. Devastatingly handsome. He gives me one night of pleasure I’ll never forget. I tell myself I can walk away. Then I witness a murder. Now I am hunted, dragged into a world I don’t understand... -
![Your Knife, My Heart by K.M. Moronova]()
Your Knife, My Heart by K.M. Moronova
From USA Today Bestselling author KM Moronova comes a brand-new compelling and addictive dark romance in her Dark Forces world. Dark. Deadly. Irresistible. Cameron Mortem has a problem—he can’t stop killing his partners... -
![Bad Bishop by L.J. Shen]()
Bad Bishop by L.J. Shen
From New York Times bestselling author L. J. Shen comes a dark age-gap mafia romance. He's Deathless. She's trying to find a reason to live. Lila. My innocence was ripped from me one fateful night under the starless sky. Resulting in an unwanted teenage pregnancy and a secret the Camorra must bury. My father decided to hand me off to the highest bidder... -
![Graves & Griggs: A Very Bloody Christmas by Katelyn Taylor]()
Graves & Griggs: A Very Bloody Christmas by Katelyn Taylor
Blurb:. It all started with a favor. Now he is calling, and he's calling to collect. When two worlds collide, two families combine under one roof and there is no telling what is in store. One thing is for certain, when the Graves family meets the Gallows Hill crew, it's about to be a. Very Bloody Christmas. -
![Born into Madness by Sonja Grey]()
Born into Madness by Sonja Grey
“A safe word? That’s so cute that you think a word could keep you safe from me. ”. CYN. I met him the night three men tried to hurt me. Sasha Melnikov appeared wearing a skull mask. .. beautiful, brutal, merciless. He made sure they never would again. Then he looked at me. And every instinct screamed to run. But instead of killing me, he took me home. He said I was safe. He lied... -
![The Devil by Michelle Heard]()
The Devil by Michelle Heard
From USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Michelle Heard comes a new STANDALONE, full-length MAFIA ROMANCE novel. Enzo. Does she know who I am? 'No. '. Have I killed for her? 'Yes. '. Stalker? 'Absolutely. '. Jenna. I've worked the night shift at the local gas station for years, and nothing exciting ever happens. That is, until a tall dark stranger comes in to buy a coffee... -
![Cursebound by Sadie Kincaid, LJ Morrow]()
Cursebound by Sadie Kincaid, LJ Morrow
A new paranormal romance from Sadie Kincaid, author of the Amazon #1 and USA Today bestselling Broken Bloodlines series, and LJ Morrow. My name is Rosa Capelli. I’m a vampire hunter with a side hustle in snarky comments, and my mission is simple: Protect the innocent from the predators that prowl among them. I kill monsters for a living, and I love my job... -
![Dance of Defiance by Jagger Cole]()
Dance of Defiance by Jagger Cole
A night meant for violence and vengeance turns into something far more twisted and deviant…. I was raised to be brutal. Hard. Tough. Unmerciful. In the Bratva, men don’t crave other men. Good thing I’m straight. And if I say that enough times, six inches from the mirror, it usually sounds true. That is, until I go into the woods looking for monsters, and find something far harder to escape from...
