Dangerous heroes are still in vogue, which is why I have put together a list of the most popular new romance books featuring a mafia setting. Enjoy our selection of organized crime bad boys and mafia princesses!

• #1 Bennett Mafia - Tijan

  

  contemporary alpha male dark romance bad boys enemies to lovers

  Abduction and from hate to love mafia romance
  
  The wealthiest of the wealthy sent their kids to our boarding school, and Brooke Bennett had been at the top, though I never quite knew why. I became fascinated with her second-oldest brother. Kai Bennett. He was the most of them all. Smoldering. Hypnotic. Alluring. Kai had eyes that pulled me in and a face that haunted my dreams.
  
  Then I met him. He came to our school with their father, and that’s when I learned what kind of family Brooke came from. They were mafia, and Brooke’s oldest brother was dead. Her father said accident, but Brooke said murder... more

• #2 The Banker - Penelope Sky

  suspense contemporary dark romance mafia erotic romance

  First of a trilogy, featuring a really mean hero and a strong heroine
  
  They've taken my father. They'll take me next unless I comply with their demands.
  
  Taking down the most powerful man in Italy. Cato Marino. The man is accompanied by his security team everywhere he goes. His fortress in Tuscany is impenetrable. He's the most paranoid man in the country. And there's no possibility I'll be able to take him down alone.
  
  If I want to save my father, I only have one option. To get into Cato's bed...and stay there... more

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• #3 Twisted Emotions - Cora Reilly

  suspense contemporary mafia arranged/forced marriage marriage of convenience

  Suspensful dark mafia romance with a shy heroine in an arranged marriage
  
  Nino Falcone is genius and monster. As the right hand man and brother of the Capo of the Camorra, his lack of feelings is a blessing, not a curse – until his brother asks him to marry for the sake of the Camorra.
  
  Kiara Vitiello, cousin of the Capo of the New York Famiglia, is chosen to marry Nino Falcone to prevent war with the Camorra, but what she hears about Las Vegas makes her veins pulse with terror... more

• #4 Promises - Aleatha Romig

  suspense billionaire alpha male new adult dark romance

  Conclusion to the Web of Sin Trilogy by dark romance specialist Aleatha Romig
  
  The twisted and intriguing storytelling that you loved in Consequences and Infidelity is back with the stunning conclusion of an all-new alpha anti-hero in the dark romance series Web of Sin, by New York Times bestselling author Aleatha Romig.
  You won’t believe your eyes as Promises brings the Web of Sin trilogy to a dramatic close... more

• #5 Gentleman Sinner - Jodi Ellen Malpas

  contemporary alpha male angst billionaire abuse

  Dark and sexy story featuring a tortured hero with a dark past
  
  Izzy White knows of the darkness in this world. After all, she escaped it long ago. Determined not to let her past beat her, Izzy has a secure, stable life with a job she loves in nursing. But one act of kindness will completely upend everything she's so carefully built-putting her right back in the crosshairs of danger she's been so desperate to avoid.
  
  When Theo Kane shows up like a knight in shining armor, Izzy can't help thinking she's been saved from one threat and exposed to another... more

• #6 The Kiss Thief - L.J. Shen

  new adult multicultural contemporary royalty suspense

  Enemies to lovers! Arranged marriage! Love triangle! Mafia! Virgine heroine! A smorgasbord of romance tropes!
  
  They say your first kiss should be earned. Mine was stolen by a devil in a masquerade mask under the black Chicago sky.
  They say the vows you take on your wedding day are sacred. Mine were broken before we left church.
  They say your heart only beats for one man. Mine split and bled for two rivals who fought for it until the bitter end.
  
  I was promised to Angelo Bandini, the heir to one of the most powerful families in the Chicago Outfit... more

• #7 Drago - Sarah Brianne

  new adult contemporary mafia virgin heroine enemies to lovers

  Enemies to lovers with an age difference
  
  Drago is the protector, willing to risk his life for the Carusos. Katarina is a Luciano, protected only by her brothers. Gunned down by her Family, he is seeking vengeance. 
  
  Chosen by his, she’s forced to unite their blood. Marrying her might just be his sweet revenge.  Marrying him would be a marriage made in hell. 
   
  I’m just a f**king bodyguard. 
  
  I’m the f**king devil’s daughter... more

• #8 Harbor - Bethany-Kris

  new adult suspense contemporary erotic romance angst

  New adult forbidden love mafia romance
  
  Lucia Marcello is the good girl—or she used to be. The youngest mafia principessa of her family, she's not the one who falls for the man from the wrong side of the tracks, and she certainly shouldn't have run across the country with him.
  
  She'll leave everything behind for him …
  
  Renzo Zulla is the bad guy—society and life labeled him that way. The only person left to take care of his siblings, he couldn't afford the distraction of falling in love with a rich girl far beyond his league, and he definitely shouldn't have her riding shotgun as he runs for his life... more

• #9 The Bratva's Baby - Jane Henry

  suspense multicultural contemporary dark romance alpha male

  BDSM erotica with a virgin heroine
  
  My orders are simple. Capture her. Marry her. Take her inheritance. Get rid of her.
  
  The bookish little recluse is worth more than she knows. She's an unassuming librarian. I'm the brigadier of the Russian Bratva. She has no friends. I command a small army. She's a modest virgin.
  
  And now she's mine... more