The Hermit (Mafia Empire #1)
Michelle Heard
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
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· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 26 ratings · 268 pages · Published: 03 Feb 2025

I entered an arranged marriage so my sister, Ciara, could marry for love. Three years later, I’m a widow, and my father arranges for Ciara to marry Dominik Varga. The assassin slash arms dealer is as dangerous as he’s quiet, which is very unnerving.
Needless to say, I’m not happy at all. A deal was a deal, and I kept my end of it, so there’s no way on God’s green earth I’ll just sit back and smile like a good little girl. I’ll fight for Ciara’s freedom so she won’t have to face the hell I was forced to endure.
But Dominik doesn’t make things easy for me. He’s determined to get his hands on half of Dad’s empire.
When he moves into my family home, my entire routine unravels. I have to fight for more than just my sister’s freedom because I’m in danger of losing my heart.
I refuse to admit I’m drawn to his darkness. If I do, God only knows whether we’ll survive the fire raging between us.
Tagged as:
- mafia 8
- m-f romance 8
- contemporary 7
- arranged/forced marriage 7
- rich hero 5
- found family 5
- dual pov 5
- pregnancy 5
- tortured heroine 4
- slow burn 4
- take-charge heroine 4
- abduction 4
- competent heroine 3
- curvy heroine 3
- first person pov 3
- hurt/comfort 3
- suspense 2
- grumpy/cold hero 2
- older/mature 2
- dark romance 2
- enemies to lovers 2
- forced proximity 2
- alpha male 2
- sassy heroine 1
- age gap 1
- insta-love 1
- war 1
- independent heroine 1
- possessive hero 1
- fighter hero 1
- marriage of convenience 1
- angst 1
- friends to lovers 1
- tortured hero 1
- Add topics
- content warnings
- past sexual abuse 6
- past abuse 5
- graphic violence 5
- mental trauma 5
- misogyny 3
- death / grief 3
- abuse 2
- rape 1
romance tags
The 'Mafia Empire' series
26 ratings 4.10 ·
mafia · suspense · past-sexual-abuse · pregnancy · insta-love · misogyny · forced proximity · abduction · hurt-comfort · friends to lovers · curvy heroine · marriage of convenience · contemporary · strong heroine · rape · tortured hero · competent heroine · graphic-violence · slow burn · sassy heroine
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