30 Books like Bound by Duty

Painted Scars

by Neva Altaj

An artist marries a wheelchair-bound Bratva boss to save her father. Their fake passion turns real.

3.73

117k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience ♿ Disabled Hero 😈 Morally Gray Hero 🎨 Artist Heroine

Painted Scars 96%

An artist marries a wheelchair-bound Bratva boss to save her father. Their fake passion turns real.

by Neva Altaj 2022

3.73

117k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience ♿ Disabled Hero 😈 Morally Gray Hero 🎨 Artist Heroine

Tragic Empire

by K.L. Mann • 2025

A massacre survivor weds a consigliere for safety, but a stalker's obsession shadows her new life.

4.06

6k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🏠 Found Family 🏡 Forced Proximity 👀 Stalker 🕊️ Widower Hero

Tragic Empire 97%

A massacre survivor weds a consigliere for safety, but a stalker's obsession shadows her new life.

by K.L. Mann 2025

4.06

6k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🏠 Found Family 🏡 Forced Proximity 👀 Stalker 🕊️ Widower Hero

Twisted Emotions

by Cora Reilly • 2019

A traumatized mafia bride weds a cold Camorra underboss, and her pain awakens a dangerous obsession.

4.08

76k+

🤝 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Traumatized Heroine 🧊 Repressed Hero 🛡️ Protective Antihero

Twisted Emotions 96%

A traumatized mafia bride weds a cold Camorra underboss, and her pain awakens a dangerous obsession.

by Cora Reilly 2019

4.08

76k+ ratings

🤝 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Traumatized Heroine 🧊 Repressed Hero 🛡️ Protective Antihero

Playing with Fire

by Ria Wilde • 2024

She trades her freedom to save her sister, marrying a mafia kingpin determined to own her.

3.92

5k+

💔 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 🔫 Mafia Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

Playing with Fire 95%

She trades her freedom to save her sister, marrying a mafia kingpin determined to own her.

by Ria Wilde 2024

3.92

5k+ ratings

💔 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 🔫 Mafia Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

Tease Me Once

by W. Winters • 2021

Her escape leads to an exclusive club and its possessive owner, a man from her childhood.

3.85

6k+

🔫 Mafia Romance ⛓️ BDSM Club 🖤 Possessive Hero 🩹 Healing Through Submission 👧 Childhood Connection

Tease Me Once 95%

Her escape leads to an exclusive club and its possessive owner, a man from her childhood.

by W. Winters 2021

3.85

6k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Romance ⛓️ BDSM Club 🖤 Possessive Hero 🩹 Healing Through Submission 👧 Childhood Connection

Villainous Kingpin

by Eva Winners • 2022

An Olympic skater falls into a mafia kingpin's arms. He buries her crime, then claims her.

4.20

5k+

⛸️ Figure Skater Heroine 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🖤 Possessive Antihero 💔 Second Chance 🔒 Forced Proximity

Villainous Kingpin 95%

An Olympic skater falls into a mafia kingpin's arms. He buries her crime, then claims her.

by Eva Winners 2022

4.20

5k+ ratings

⛸️ Figure Skater Heroine 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🖤 Possessive Antihero 💔 Second Chance 🔒 Forced Proximity

The Bandit

by B.B. Reid • 2016

Desperate, a single mother robs a crime lord. Her captor: the boy she once loved.

4.03

6k+

🔗 Captive Captor Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🕰️ Childhood Connection 👩‍👦 Single Mother 👑 Crime Family

The Bandit 95%

Desperate, a single mother robs a crime lord. Her captor: the boy she once loved.

by B.B. Reid 2016

4.03

6k+ ratings

🔗 Captive Captor Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🕰️ Childhood Connection 👩‍👦 Single Mother 👑 Crime Family

Fractured Secrets

by Haley Jenner • 2023

Penniless and alone, she seeks her mafia half-brothers in New York. The Don claims her.

4.06

4k+

🔫 Mafia Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🎭 Hidden Identity ☠️ Touch Her And Die 🩹 Trauma Healing

Fractured Secrets 95%

Penniless and alone, she seeks her mafia half-brothers in New York. The Don claims her.

by Haley Jenner 2023

4.06

4k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🎭 Hidden Identity ☠️ Touch Her And Die 🩹 Trauma Healing

Scarred King

by Naomi West • 2024

A secretary job interview. A Bratva king's counteroffer: conceive his baby the old-fashioned way.

4.21

6k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 🔪 Bratva Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩹 Scarred Hero

Scarred King 95%

A secretary job interview. A Bratva king's counteroffer: conceive his baby the old-fashioned way.

by Naomi West 2024

4.21

6k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 🔪 Bratva Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩹 Scarred Hero

Tempting Little Thief

by Meagan Brandy • 2023

A crime dynasty heiress meets a brutal outsider, and the chemistry between them ignites a war.

3.83

9k+

🖤 Mafia Dynasty 🎭 Secret Society Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Trauma Bonded Lovers 👑 Heiress And Outsider

Tempting Little Thief 96%

A crime dynasty heiress meets a brutal outsider, and the chemistry between them ignites a war.

by Meagan Brandy 2023

3.83

9k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Dynasty 🎭 Secret Society Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Trauma Bonded Lovers 👑 Heiress And Outsider

The Hermit

by Michelle Heard • 2025

She volunteers to marry an assassin to keep her sister from being sold into marriage.

3.93

18k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔪 Touch Her And Die

The Hermit 96%

She volunteers to marry an assassin to keep her sister from being sold into marriage.

by Michelle Heard 2025

3.93

18k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Nero

by S.J. Tilly

A mafia boss invades her apartment during a storm. He decides to keep her.

3.81

94k+

🔫 Mafia Romance 👁️ Stalker Hero 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🌸 Virgin Heroine 😤 Jealous Hero

Nero 95%

A mafia boss invades her apartment during a storm. He decides to keep her.

by S.J. Tilly 2023

3.81

94k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Romance 👁️ Stalker Hero 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🌸 Virgin Heroine 😤 Jealous Hero

Hateful Games

by Simran . • 2024

Forced to marry her mafia rival, a defiant girl's rebellion fuels his dangerous obsession.

3.86

11k+

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 🖤 Dark Romance ⚔️ Rival Mafia Families 💎 Billionaire Hero

Hateful Games 95%

Forced to marry her mafia rival, a defiant girl's rebellion fuels his dangerous obsession.

by Simran . 2024

3.86

11k+ ratings

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 🖤 Dark Romance ⚔️ Rival Mafia Families 💎 Billionaire Hero

Throne of Power

by Rina Kent • 2021

A Bratva heiress marries the hitman who abandoned her. His secrets could destroy her family.

3.87

47k+

🔫 Mafia Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔗 Possessive Hero 🎲 Power Games

Throne of Power 95%

A Bratva heiress marries the hitman who abandoned her. His secrets could destroy her family.

by Rina Kent 2021

3.87

47k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔗 Possessive Hero 🎲 Power Games

King of Wrath

by Ana Huang • 2022

An heiress and a CEO clash in an arranged marriage: she seeks freedom, he's bound by blackmail.

4.03

653k+

💍 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💰 Billionaire Romance 🔄 Second Chance 🙏 Groveling Hero

King of Wrath 95%

An heiress and a CEO clash in an arranged marriage: she seeks freedom, he's bound by blackmail.

by Ana Huang 2022

4.03

653k+ ratings

💍 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💰 Billionaire Romance 🔄 Second Chance 🙏 Groveling Hero

Brutal Vows

by J.T. Geissinger • 2022

Taking her niece's place, a scarred mafia woman marries the Irish mobster and finds her match.

4.26

51k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 💔 Scarred Heroine 🗡️ Sharp Banter

Brutal Vows 95%

Taking her niece's place, a scarred mafia woman marries the Irish mobster and finds her match.

by J.T. Geissinger 2022

4.26

51k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 💔 Scarred Heroine 🗡️ Sharp Banter

Ties that Bind Us

by Nicole Knight

She ghosts a stranger at dawn, then meets him as the mafia fiance her father chose.

3.58

622

🖤 Mafia Arranged Marriage 🔥 One Night Stand 🎭 Hidden Identity 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 💔 Grieving Heroine

Ties that Bind Us 95%

She ghosts a stranger at dawn, then meets him as the mafia fiance her father chose.

by Nicole Knight 2021

3.58

622 ratings

🖤 Mafia Arranged Marriage 🔥 One Night Stand 🎭 Hidden Identity 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 💔 Grieving Heroine

Tempted by the Devil

by Michelle Heard • 2023

Her stepbrother sells her to a mafia boss, who decides to make her his wife.

3.83

43k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Forced Marriage 🕊️ Virgin Heroine 🔒 Possessive Hero 🔥 Slow Burn

Tempted by the Devil 95%

Her stepbrother sells her to a mafia boss, who decides to make her his wife.

by Michelle Heard 2023

3.83

43k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Forced Marriage 🕊️ Virgin Heroine 🔒 Possessive Hero 🔥 Slow Burn

Shattered Vows

by Kira Cole • 2026

A disgraced heiress weds her mafia enemy in a cold deal that sparks a dangerous obsession.

4.12

1k+

💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔫 Mafia Underbelly 👥 Dual Pov

Shattered Vows 95%

A disgraced heiress weds her mafia enemy in a cold deal that sparks a dangerous obsession.

by Kira Cole 2026

4.12

1k+ ratings

💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔫 Mafia Underbelly 👥 Dual Pov

Brutal Collateral

by Deborah Garland • 2025

A mafia heiress in Navy SEAL training must marry the Irish mobster she once abandoned.

3.97

3k+

🖤 Mafia Arranged Marriage 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🎭 Hidden Identity 🎖️ Military Heroine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

Brutal Collateral 95%

A mafia heiress in Navy SEAL training must marry the Irish mobster she once abandoned.

by Deborah Garland 2025

3.97

3k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Arranged Marriage 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🎭 Hidden Identity 🎖️ Military Heroine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

The Predator

by RuNyx • 2020

Caught in the enemy mafia's lair, a hacker becomes the debt of the family's deadliest enforcer.

3.98

145k+

🖤 Rival Crime Families 💻 Hacker Heroine 🔗 Trauma Bond ⚖️ Morally Grey Hero 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

The Predator 95%

Caught in the enemy mafia's lair, a hacker becomes the debt of the family's deadliest enforcer.

by RuNyx 2020

3.98

145k+ ratings

🖤 Rival Crime Families 💻 Hacker Heroine 🔗 Trauma Bond ⚖️ Morally Grey Hero 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere

Enzo

by Eva Winners • 2025

One forbidden night with a masked stranger, and her arranged mafia husband is the same man.

4.18

2k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Obsessive Hero 🎭 Masked Stranger 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

Enzo 95%

One forbidden night with a masked stranger, and her arranged mafia husband is the same man.

by Eva Winners 2025

4.18

2k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Obsessive Hero 🎭 Masked Stranger 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

Thorns of Lust

by Eva Winners • 2023

A mafia kingpin demands a widow as his bride to settle her dead husband's debt.

4.08

7k+

🏴 Mafia Family Feud 💍 Forced Marriage 🖤 Obsessive Hero 🕊️ Widowed Heroine 🤰 Pregnant Heroine

Thorns of Lust 95%

A mafia kingpin demands a widow as his bride to settle her dead husband's debt.

by Eva Winners 2023

4.08

7k+ ratings

🏴 Mafia Family Feud 💍 Forced Marriage 🖤 Obsessive Hero 🕊️ Widowed Heroine 🤰 Pregnant Heroine

Truly Madly Deeply

by L.J. Shen • 2024

One night with her best friend's brother sent her running. Five years on, he's her boss.

3.93

73k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 👨‍🍳 Chef Romance

Truly Madly Deeply 95%

One night with her best friend's brother sent her running. Five years on, he's her boss.

by L.J. Shen 2024

3.93

73k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 👨‍🍳 Chef Romance

Chaos

by Luna Mason • 2024

One night with a runaway bride leaves a boxer with a secret daughter and a brother's brutal war.

4.02

19k+

👶 Secret Baby 💀 Mafia Romance 🥊 Boxer Hero 💋 One Night Stand 💔 Family Betrayal

Chaos 95%

One night with a runaway bride leaves a boxer with a secret daughter and a brother's brutal war.

by Luna Mason 2024

4.02

19k+ ratings

👶 Secret Baby 💀 Mafia Romance 🥊 Boxer Hero 💋 One Night Stand 💔 Family Betrayal

Dante

by Sadie Kincaid

The mafia took her for a debt. Dante Moretti kept her for himself.

3.90

82k+

🖤 Mafia Romance ⛓️ Dark Captive Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 💔 Trauma Recovery

Dante 95%

The mafia took her for a debt. Dante Moretti kept her for himself.

by Sadie Kincaid 2023

3.90

82k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance ⛓️ Dark Captive Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 💔 Trauma Recovery

Dark Escapes

by Effie Campbell • 2023

A forced mafia bride seduces her captor, escapes, and becomes the enforcer's desperate obsession.

3.77

3k+

🥀 Mafia Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🚗 Forced Proximity 🔗 Captive Captor

Dark Escapes 95%

A forced mafia bride seduces her captor, escapes, and becomes the enforcer's desperate obsession.

by Effie Campbell 2023

3.77

3k+ ratings

🥀 Mafia Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🚗 Forced Proximity 🔗 Captive Captor

Dark Mafia Vows

by Kayla Mason • 2024

To save her mafia family from ruin, she must marry the man who destroyed them.

4.16

2k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 👥 Brother's Best Friend 🖤 Morally Gray Hero

Dark Mafia Vows 95%

To save her mafia family from ruin, she must marry the man who destroyed them.

by Kayla Mason 2024

4.16

2k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 👥 Brother's Best Friend 🖤 Morally Gray Hero

Silent Vows

by Jill Ramsower • 2022

Forced into an Irish-Mafia marriage, a mute woman must speak before her silence buries them both.

3.78

65k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🤐 Mute Heroine 🔥 Possessive Hero

Silent Vows 95%

Forced into an Irish-Mafia marriage, a mute woman must speak before her silence buries them both.

by Jill Ramsower 2022

3.78

65k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🤐 Mute Heroine 🔥 Possessive Hero

Ruthless People

by J.J. McAvoy • 2014

Two crime heirs are forced to marry. She rules the West Coast; he rules Chicago. Neither yields.

3.87

37k+

🕊️ Mafia Arranged Marriage 🥀 Rival Crime Families ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Power Couple 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine

Ruthless People 95%

Two crime heirs are forced to marry. She rules the West Coast; he rules Chicago. Neither yields.

by J.J. McAvoy 2014

3.87

37k+ ratings

🕊️ Mafia Arranged Marriage 🥀 Rival Crime Families ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Power Couple 🖤 Morally Gray Heroine

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