8 of the Best Dark Romance Mafia Books

Payton ran away from home at 17 and began a new life for herself to get away from her twisted stepfather. Ten years later, she's keeping a low profile and staying out of everyone's way. But then Nero barges his way into her life. 

He's a criminal mastermind and violent nightmare with no qualms about spilling blood. As head of The Alliance, he's as tough as tough can be. What he wants, he gets, and after walking into Payton's home, he knows he has to claim her. But being in his world means that Payton is in danger, and Nero will do anything to protect her. 

Elena is a born romantic, nicknamed Sweet Abelli, in a world where darkness prevails. She's the favored daughter of a ruthless mafia lord but she has no interest in the family business. After his bloody death, she loses her optimistic edge. 

In the murky waters of New York’s underworld, Elena’s sister is arranged to marry Nicolas Russo, a notorious figure even among the Mafia set. He’s known as a liar, a cheat, and a danger to all. Elena hates him on sight, but that doesn't mean she can deny her growing attraction towards him. Elena may be the Sweet Abelli on the outside, but she’s beginning to learn she has a taste for the darkness.

Callum Griffin is the heir to the Irish Mafia. He’s ruthless, arrogant, and he's being forced to marry someone he wants to kill. Aida is the unlucky bride, the daughter of a rival family. Their fathers believe a marriage pact is the only thing that will prevent all-out warfare between them. 

Aida and Callum have no say in the matter, and they refuse to make it easy for one another. The chemistry between them is off the charts but Aida refuses to unlock her heart for her enemy husband. 

In the dark underbelly of the mob, Tristan Caine has always been an outsider. As the only non-blooded member in the high circle of the Tenebrae Outfit, he is a curious figure: skilful, morally ambiguous, lethal, and utterly impossible to figure out. Morana Vitalio, the genius daughter of the Tenebrae Outfit's most vicious rivals, knows exactly how dangerous Caine is. What he does with weapons, Morana does with computers. When a twenty-year old mystery resurfaces, Morana infiltrates Caine's house, intent on killing him. Hate evolves into heat as they clash and find an unexpected bond between them, one that could spell ruin for their respective families.

Sasha is a woman who has disguised herself as a man to infiltrate the Russian military. She's searching for clues as to who caused the massacre of her family so that she can exact her long sought-after vengeance. But before that, she needs to survive the hell of the army, and as the smallest recruit, she's an easy target. 

Kirill, her superior, helps her to prepare for the oncoming nightmares. He's more ruthless than she, and a true monster beneath his alluring exterior. He's out to find out all the secrets of this new recruit, and his own secrets could reveal the truth of her own past.

Fabiano was raised to follow in his father’s footsteps as Consigliere of the Chicago Outfit, but then his old man abandoned him. Left to fend for himself, Fabiano has to start at the bottom of the ladder and work his way back to the top of the pile. As a ruthless street fighter, he soon makes a name for himself: the Enforcer of the Las Vegas Camorra. 

Amid the scuffles of the streets, he lays eyes on Leona. She wants to build a decent life for herself, away from her drug-addicted mother. Staying out of trouble is near-impossible with Fabiano in her sights. She should avoid him but he's tough to shake off, and being desired by a man as dangerous as him makes her the biggest target in Chicago.

A life for a life. That’s the mafia way, and Damian Rossi owes his life to a man who is ready to collect. That payment comes in the form of an arranged marriage to the daughter of another leading family in the Chicago Outfit. 

His new bride is Lily DeLuca, and she isn't happy about the arrangement. She has no choice in this marriage to a man she doesn't know, which will force her head-first into the criminal underworld she would rather avoid. But Damian is nothing like she expects. Still, she cannot trust any man in this world, and when blood is shed across Chicago, she'll have to decide where her loyalties lie.

Ryder, Garrett, Kenzo, and Diesel are the Vipers, the undisputed kings of their town. They're deadly, merciless, and they always get what they want. If you make a deal with them then you’d better pay up or risk the consequences. That's bad news for Roxy, whose father has run up a lot of debts with the Vipers. 

To pay for his losses, he offers the men Roxy. And they said yes. Roxy refuses to be the meek servant of these brutes, but she can't deny that this quartet have ignited a dangerous passion within her. They can have her body but they can never claim her heart.