
Hook
A Dark Forced Marriage Mafia Romance (Once Upon a Villain)
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Narrated by:
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Allie Martina
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Troy Duran
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By:
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Bianca Cole
About this listen
He has stolen me from my fiancé and claims I belong to him now.
Piero Panarello was going to be my husband.
Handsome. Charming. Rich.
I’d started to fall for him until out of nowhere I’m stolen by his enemy.
Cillian Hook.
Equally handsome, but not so charming.
He vows to take everything from Piero, starting with me.
Cillian is ruthless and cold.
He forces me down the aisle and takes me as his wife against my will.
All I can do is hope Piero comes to save me.
And yet, the longer I spend in this villain’s clutches, the more my grip on reality shifts.
Slowly, his darkness penetrates my soul and I finally realize that all is not as it first seemed.
There are two villains in this story.
The question is which one will capture my heart?
Hook is the second book in the Once Upon a Villain Series by Bianca Cole. This story is a dark forced marriage romance story with dark themes and certain subjects that may upset the listener. It has no cliffhanger, a happily ever after ending, and can be listened to as a standalone.
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In the once-quiet town of Willow Creek, my life was a steady beat, a rhythmic routine, until the carnival stormed in, a whirlwind of chaos and danger. Under the neon lights and haunting melodies, Cade's eyes found mine—piercing, intense, sending shivers through my soul. He was a dark storm, a looming shadow over my every move. Cade's obsession was relentless, his desire a madness that knew no bounds. Like a predator, he stalked me, every step a calculated move in his sinister dance.
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Stayed for the male narrator 🤷♀️ female voice was a bit too high pitched or off for this genre.
- By keisha layne on 03-28-25
By: Selena Winters
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Cruel Obsession
- A Dark Mafia Arranged Marriage Romance
- By: Bianca Cole
- Narrated by: Conner Goff, Addison Barnes
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Cruelty is his middle name, and I'm at his mercy. My father has kept me locked away in an ivory tower. I thought he wanted to protect me, but he only wanted to protect his asset. An untouched, sheltered mob princess is worth a lot of money to the right buyer. My father's greed means Sicily is no longer big enough for him. I'm shipped across the Atlantic to Boston to marry a man I've never met, whose reputation for cruelty reaches as far as the shores of Sicily.
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SEX & SUB/DOM DEMORSALIZING HIGH.. actual plot low
- By CAROLYN 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 on 04-28-24
By: Bianca Cole
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Carjacked
- A Dark Hitchhiker Romance
- By: Selena Winters
- Narrated by: Autumn Ivy, Corvin King
- Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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A masterpiece of unruly auburn curls, fiery eyes, and a spirit that can set the world ablaze. She is also the unfortunate driver I have to exploit to make my escape. I've been many things in my life—convict, murderer, psychopath. But the one thing I've never been is attached. She is supposed to be a means to an end. A less conspicuous way to travel. But amidst the chaos, we find a twisted serenity in each other's arms, making me want to keep her forever... if we can survive this.
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The narrators
- By myvetteg on 03-26-25
By: Selena Winters
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Bride by Initiation
- The Underworld, Book 1
- By: Maggie Cole
- Narrated by: Alex Kydd, Amelie Griffin
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
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From International bestselling author Maggie Cole comes her highly anticipated secret society, deliciously dark, next-generation Mafia series about two lifelong friends. Sean O’Malley Jr. and Zara Marino have a similar obsession with their fathers’ secrets, but discovering the truth requires them to surrender to each other and the unknown of their Underworld vows.
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Interesting
- By Jessica on 03-24-25
By: Maggie Cole
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Her Irish Daddy
- A Dark Mafia Romance (New York Mafia Dons)
- By: Bianca Cole
- Narrated by: Hannah Altagracia, Conner Goff
- Length: 4 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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He may be dangerous, but I can’t resist the urge to call him daddy. A secret kink I’ve never explored draws me to an underground club. My new friend and colleague is a regular member and convinces me to join her. What I didn’t know is the place is run by an Irish crime gang. Even worse, the leader of the gang takes an interest in me. Something tells me he’s not used to taking no for an answer. Devlin Murphy is six foot four of pure muscle, plastered in tattoos. He has dark eyes you could lose yourself in and an accent to die for.
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ok.
- By Emily M. on 02-27-25
By: Bianca Cole
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Saint
- Sigma Sin, Book 1
- By: Eva Simmons
- Narrated by: C.J. Grey, Mollie Stark
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
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From the moment I spotted him on the side of the road, I knew he was trouble. Now I'm kneeling at the mercy of a masked devil with my boyfriend's blood on my hands. He tells me to call him Saint because he saved me... that I should be thankful he spared me a worse fate. I'm tempted to fight him or bargain. But when Saint tells me to run, a twisted part of me wonders if he'll chase.
By: Eva Simmons
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Ruthless Sinner
- Empire of Sinners, Book 1
- By: Faith Summers
- Narrated by: Ada Sinclair, Stephen Borne
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
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I'm the governor's daughter, and he's a mafia boss in the Bratva. It was a no-brainer. I was forbidden to him and him to me. But when we met at his nightclub, I thought he was my prince charming. I couldn't fight my attraction to the tattooed Russian god any more than he could for me. Dante Levitsky is tall, dark, and dangerously handsome with Mediterranean blue eyes you could swim in forever. Our chemistry is the type people read about and wish for their whole lives.
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Beautiful story
- By Flawesome on 02-01-24
By: Faith Summers
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The Matchmaker: Sterling's Story
- Beaufort Billionaires, Book 1
- By: Elle Nicoll
- Narrated by: Madison Mitts, Theodore Zephyr
- Length: 10 hrs and 54 mins
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He’s New York’s most eligible billionaire. And I’ve been hired to find him love. I’ve built a thriving business doing what I love—connecting soulmates. So, when a woman begs me to help her father, I’m on the first flight from London. My track record is flawless. Until I meet Sterling Beaufort. Suave. Charming. Devastatingly handsome. The owner of the world’s most luxurious diamond empire. But behind the silver fox’s billion-dollar smile is a complex man I’m determined to unravel. The harder I push, the fiercer he resists.
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Amazing start to a new series
- By Taylor Funston on 03-14-25
By: Elle Nicoll
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No Prince (An Enemies to Lovers Romance)
- Dayton Series, Book 1
- By: Stevie J. Cole, LP Lovell
- Narrated by: Marcio Catalano, Veronica Pace
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
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Zepp Hunt wasn’t the king of Dayton high school. He was the top of the food chain. And I was next in line to be dragged into the lion’s den. At least that’s what he thought.... Good girls wanted to tame him. Bad girls wanted to be tainted by him. Everyone bowed down to him. And me? I hated Zeppelin Hunt with every fiber of my being. Which was why I stayed away from the arrogant bad boy with tattoos and a rap sheet.
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Story was great/Sexual tension was ehh
- By Amazon Customer on 12-17-21
By: Stevie J. Cole, and others
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Meet Your Match
- Kings of the Ice
- By: Kandi Steiner
- Narrated by: Edward Black, Megan Wicks
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
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The headline says it all, and my bosses are over the moon when the opportunity of a lifetime lands in my lap. Of course, they aren’t aware that I’ve already met Vince Cool at an all-star gala—and that we were at each other’s throats the entire time.
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Great Start To A Hockey Series!
- By Sabrina (@romance.and.raindrops) on 08-18-23
By: Kandi Steiner
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Daddy's Addiction
- Mafia Daddies, Book 1
- By: BJ Alpha
- Narrated by: Stella Hunter, Walker Williams
- Length: 4 hrs and 28 mins
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After years of sabotaging my body and blaming my family for the loss of my love, I've refused to be a part of our Mafia involvement. Then my usual Indulgence service arrives, and for the first time in years, my body comes alive. I can feel. The only problem is the girl in my arms. The one I crave is not the girl I ordered. No, it's my stepdaughter.
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Alot of 🌶️ ALOT😂
- By Anonymous User on 05-07-24
By: BJ Alpha
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When He Desires
- A Dark Mafia Romance (Fallen God, Book 1)
- By: Gabrielle Sands
- Narrated by: Aiden Snow, Lucy Rivers
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Pretending to date my handsome new housemate was already a bad idea, but then I discover he’s no ordinary guy—he’s a mobster in hiding. And in this story, he’s not the hero, but the wicked villain. Rowan Miller isn’t used to hearing the word “no.” I guess when you’re 6’5, gorgeously tattooed, and sculpted like a Michelangelo masterpiece, women tend to throw themselves at you. But in a small town like Darkwater Hollow, a reputation as a womanizer will catch up with you—and your business—eventually.
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Love Nero
- By Naturalbeauty on 03-23-25
By: Gabrielle Sands
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The Den
- Kink Club Stories, Book 1
- By: Stephanie Lee
- Narrated by: Bridget Bordeaux, Jake Bordeaux
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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I was bored but perfectly content in life until my seemingly innocent coworker got me an invitation to an elite, underground kink club. Secure with myself and my sexuality but completely stale in my love life, I followed my curiosity into the Den and met the sexy, forbidden King of Beasts. Guiding me through different rooms of pleasure, the only thing I wanted but wasn't allowed to have was him.
By: Stephanie Lee
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Stay With Me
- An MF Contemporary, Best Friends Father, Age Gap Standalone Romance
- By: Alisha Williams
- Narrated by: Bridget Bordeaux, Jake Bordeaux
- Length: 4 hrs and 19 mins
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He’s my best friends dad. But he wants me to call him Daddy. I just spent the last four years studying to become a nurse. Now I’m sitting on a mountain debt. Rather than spend the rest of my life paying it off, I find a second job where the money is too good to turn down. The plan is, become a high end escort, get a few wealthy clients and quit as soon as I make enough to pay off my student loans. Only when I knock on the door of my first client on my very first day, I would never have expected it to be him.
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Cute story
- By Anonymous User on 12-16-24
By: Alisha Williams
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Savage Vow
- Ivanov Crime Family, Book 1
- By: Zoe Blake
- Narrated by: Hollie Jackson, Tor Thom
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
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I took her innocence as payment. She was far too young and naïve to be betrothed to a monster like me. I would bring only pain and darkness into her sheltered world. That's why she ran. I should've just let her go. She never asked to marry into a powerful Russian mafia family. Unfortunately for her, I don't care. I own her, and after three years of searching, I've found her. My runaway bride was about to learn disobedience has consequences...punishing ones. Nothing was going to keep me from claiming her before the eyes of God and man. She's mine now, and I'm never letting her go.
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Savage Vow
- By ❤️LOVES BOOKS❤️ on 08-28-22
By: Zoe Blake
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- Emily M.
- 03-05-25
Buy it.
The FMC is kinda ... robotic? it feels unnatural honestly. their are times when it's not. The MMC is how I expect most Alpha men to sound. The story is good. even if I called the bad guy at the beginning. all in all buy the book. the spice is top tier.
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- Melinda McKenzie
- 03-12-25
meh
did not care for the female voice. the book has a lot of tropes. the writing isn't that creative and this reads like a youth book. the thing that really kills it for me is the child bride. if you do the math, the bride is 15y/o which is a bit young for this kind of content.
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- Elsa 21
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MMC VOICE IS PERFECTION ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The fmc voice was not what I would've liked for this book...they should have picked someone else but Troy was PERFECT
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- ❤️LOVES BOOKS❤️
- 03-10-25
Hook
This Bianca Cole 🎧book was just okay. As much as I love the HAF voice of Troy Duran couldn’t save this book. It was just too over the top and it got rather predictable. It does end with a HEA & a tiny surprise. Is it worth a credit? Sadly it’s a no for me.🙁
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