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Mafia Empire, Book 1
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Helena Walters
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Michelle Heard
About this listen
From USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Michelle Heard comes a new standalone, full-length mafia romance novel.
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.
Each book in the Mafia Empire series is interconnected but about a different couple who will all find their HEA.
Narrated in duet style.
©2025 Michelle Heard (P)2025 Podium AudioListeners also enjoyed...
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To stop a brutal mafia war, I'm forced to marry a man I left tied up in a hotel room seven years ago. Griffin Quinlan, the new head of the Irish Mafia in Lower Manhattan, is as dangerous as he is gorgeous. Brutal and calculating, he’s the last person I ever expected to see again. Seven years ago, one night of passion brought us together, but I walked away without looking back. Or untying him. Now, he’s my husband and wants revenge. Our forced marriage is meant to seal the peace between the Irish and Greek mafia families—my brothers’ idea of a truce.
By: Deborah Garland
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His to Own
- Mafia Kingpins, Book 1
- By: Ava Gray
- Narrated by: Charlotte Claremont, Alexander Cendese
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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The mafia world is cold and cruel. I live by one rule: cut their throat before they cut yours. It's what keeps me ruthless and on top of my mafia family. When I see something I like, I take it. It's no different with Alessia DeLuca, who's supposed to marry my rival… while I'm marrying her older sister. When Alessia sees something she shouldn't, kidnapping her is the only logical answer… Taking her cherry sure isn't.
By: Ava Gray
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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
- Unabridged
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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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Scarred King
- Adamov Bratva, Book 1
- By: Naomi West
- Narrated by: Shiloh James, Julian Durant
- Length: 12 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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What if your boss asked you to have his baby? With one catch: You have to do it the old-fashioned way. Normally, I would've told him to take his offer and shove it. But my mom needs my help. And I can't afford to save her myself. In comes Arsen Adamov with a devil's deal on a silver platter. Have his baby. Then walk away—no strings attached. I'd do anything for my mom. And spending a night with my gorgeous, dangerous, billionaire boss isn't exactly torture.
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Narrators weren’t great.
- By Stacy Cava on 03-24-25
By: Naomi West
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Sweet Prison
- Perfectly Imperfect, Book 10
- By: Neva Altaj
- Narrated by: Gregory Salinas, Allyson Voller
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Is it possible to fall for a man you don't know? Before I saw his face, heard his voice, or felt the warmth of his touch, I fell in love with his mind. Devious. Cunning. Deceptive. The master of deadly and dangerous plans. The silent threat no one saw coming. Manipulating people's lives like pawns on a chessboard. When he steps out of the shadows, the king reclaiming his throne, he sets the world aflame and burns my heart to ash.
By: Neva Altaj
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Sinful Oath
- Koslov Bratva, Book 1
- By: Kira Cole, Callie Stevens
- Narrated by: Blair Thatcher, James Cassidy
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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I thought I was late for my cousin’s wedding, but the wedding turned out to be for me... If I’d known the sexy arrogant guy in the elevator was my future husband, I probably would have turned and ran. My own father sold me out, promising my hand in marriage to Alexei Koslov, a sexy, arrogant bratva boss. The last thing I want to do is get married, but nobody says no to the Koslov bratva.
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Best book I’ve read in 2025.
- By Sade Doyle on 01-07-25
By: Kira Cole, and others
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Reckless Obsession
- A Standalone Mafia Romance (Astoria Royals Standalone, Book 1)
- By: Deborah Garland
- Narrated by: Stella Hunter, Aaron Shedlock
- Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Unhinged. Charming. Dangerous. The brother of the man I’m prosecuting and now my stalker. I didn’t know Eoghan O’Rourke was a lawyer for the Irish Mob when I tried to put his brother in jail. And I shouldn’t have gotten drunk and yelled at him. I certainly shouldn’t have gone home with him. But I needed to get rid of my V-Card and a gorgeous mafia man who would never fall for a curvy womanlike me is the perfect one and done. Boy, was I wrong. Eoghan turns obsessed, jealous, and unhinged. I’m a prosecutor. He’s a criminal. We have nothing in common.
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Dual but separate narrating doesn’t work
- By Scottsville4 on 03-26-25
By: Deborah Garland
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Sinful Devotion
- Grachev Bratva, Book 1
- By: Brook Wilder
- Narrated by: Sean Masters, Samantha Summers
- Length: 12 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Arsen Isakov is the rich A-hole trying to buy out my family's dance studio after my father's death. I wanted to give him a piece of my mind and tell him that we'd never sell. But the moment he sat down across the table from me, I realized I'd seen him before. Last night, in fact. When he killed a man in cold blood. He says he's prepared to discuss the sale with me over drinks. The place he picks? The same place where I saw him kill someone.
By: Brook Wilder
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Playing with Fire
- Burn for Me, Book 1
- By: Ria Wilde
- Narrated by: Gabriel Spires, Alexis Paige
- Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Malakai Farrow needed a wife, and I would have done anything to save the last piece of my family. Now I'm here, in his house, seeing firsthand how dangerous this man is. He's merciless, brutal, and cold. And my new husband. He tossed my life into the air and then watched it fall and shatter. So now, I'm going to make his life hell. Playing with fire has never been this much fun. And if I get burned in the process? Well, I'll be sure to take him down with me.
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DNF - SADLY NOT FOR ME
- By CAROLYN 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 on 10-10-24
By: Ria Wilde
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Dublin Rogue
- A Dark Mafia Romance (Emerald Isle Mafia Series, Book 1)
- By: Jenn Madore, Carolina Mac
- Narrated by: Mia Madison, Joe Arden
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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My name is Madelaine Moneta and I am a survivor. I fought my way up from the streets of Chicago to claim a spot at one of the top-tier criminal defense practices in the city, but when the looming shadow of the local mob threatens to engulf the firm, I make a life-altering decision. Carrying my mother’s ashes, I escape to Ireland, intent on starting anew in my mother’s homeland.
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Dublin Rogue
- By Rebecca B on 04-01-25
By: Jenn Madore, and others
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Into the Fire
- A Dark New Adult Romance
- By: Sadie Hunt
- Narrated by: Alastair Haynesbridge, Erin Mallon
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Once upon a time, three men almost ruined me. Now they're the only refuge I've got. Stumbling on the luxury house in the woods seems like a godsend when I’m on the run for my life—until I realize the three men who destroyed me live there. Jude exercises his demons through his drawings—and I’m his newest obsession. Nolan is uniquely equipped to manage my medical condition but has a weakness of his own that just might kill him. And then there’s the worst one of all, Rafe. F*cking Rafe, who acts like nothing in the world can touch him—especially me—but wakes up screaming in the night.
By: Sadie Hunt
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Beautiful Fiend
- North Shore Stories, Book 1
- By: Lola King
- Narrated by: Corvin King, Heather Firth
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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I've always been a tough North Shore girl. Fighting is in my blood, survival in my DNA. But two years ago, Caden King broke me, and he has proof of it. Now he wants to blackmail me into doing a job for him. The kind that puts my chance of escaping the North Shore at risk. The kind that means betraying my own crew.
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If you like dark romance this is a good listen
- By Liz on 11-25-24
By: Lola King
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Toxic Love
- Venomous Gods, Book 1
- By: Jagger Cole
- Narrated by: Walker Williams, Emery Erickson
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Brutal, cold, and illegally gorgeous, Dante Sartorre isn't just mafia royalty. He's also the tyrant owner of the infamously deviant and members-only Club Venom. He's also my new husband. In my defense, I wasn't supposed to be the bride. But I sealed my fate when I saved my friend by signing the Venom Devil's marriage contract myself. Now, he owns me. All of me…
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About time!!!
- By JennRigg on 10-22-24
By: Jagger Cole
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Beautiful Venom
- A Dark Hockey Romance
- By: Rina Kent
- Narrated by: Corvin King, Michelle Sparks
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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In a den of vipers, revenge is the deadliest venom. They shattered my world; now, I’ll bring down theirs. The problem? I have virtually no way to trace the puppet master. My only lead: The Vipers. An elite college hockey team that rules the ice—and the shadows beyond it. To infiltrate their secret society, I set my sights on their weakest link. Kane Davenport. The charismatic captain and the lone green flag in a nest of serpents. But too late, I realize I’ve enticed the most venomous snake.
By: Rina Kent
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Destroy Me
- Corrupted Royals, Book 1
- By: Michelle Heard
- Narrated by: Samantha Cook, Duncan Cole
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Our first meeting was at a nightclub, and it was something straight out of my most romantic fantasies. My ovaries exploded at the sight of the Russian God. And by God, I mean he was ripped, tall, dark, and deadly attractive. There were enough sparks between us to light up a city. Then an explosion blasted through the nightclub, and we got trapped together for three hours, sharing our most personal details...everything but our names. Two years later, our second meeting is the complete opposite of the first. It's clear Misha Petrov, a Russian enforcer for the bratva, despises me.
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Misha story
- By Kaytlin Brown on 07-05-23
By: Michelle Heard
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Ruthless Savage
- An Age Gap Bodyguard Irish Mafia Romance (Savage Kings Series)
- By: Lilian Harris
- Narrated by: Will Watt, Stephanie Rose
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
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Eriu Quinn is off-limits. Too young. Too innocent. And far too forbidden. Her father is the head of the Irish Mob. And I'm just her bodyguard tasked to keep her safe. She's my job, but she's also a maddening temptation. One I need to stay away from. But I underestimate that feisty little spitfire. She creeps under my skin. Pushes all of my buttons. Until I unravel...
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worth the read.
- By Kristina Hartman on 09-03-24
By: Lilian Harris