30 Books like Thorns of Lust

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

The Kiss Thief

by L.J. Shen • 2019

A senator's stolen kiss traps a mafia daughter in a dark marriage fueled by family vengeance.

3.83

127k+

💣 Mafia Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🎭 Revenge Plot 🏛️ Political Intrigue

The Kiss Thief 95%

A senator's stolen kiss traps a mafia daughter in a dark marriage fueled by family vengeance.

by L.J. Shen 2019

3.83

127k+ ratings

💣 Mafia Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🎭 Revenge Plot 🏛️ Political Intrigue

Ruthless Savage

by Lilian Harris • 2024

To escape a forced marriage, a mafia princess seduces her off-limits bodyguard, but an enemy lurks.

3.79

13k+

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🔫 Mafia Romance 📅 Age Gap Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Hero

Ruthless Savage 95%

To escape a forced marriage, a mafia princess seduces her off-limits bodyguard, but an enemy lurks.

by Lilian Harris 2024

3.79

13k+ ratings

🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🔫 Mafia Romance 📅 Age Gap Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Hero

Bloodied Hands

by Adelaide Forrest • 2020

He shattered her heart. Ten years later, the mafia boss has her in his sights again.

3.54

11k+

🔫 Mafia Romance 💔 Second Chance 🖤 Obsessive Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Bloodied Hands 95%

He shattered her heart. Ten years later, the mafia boss has her in his sights again.

by Adelaide Forrest 2020

3.54

11k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Romance 💔 Second Chance 🖤 Obsessive Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Bride by Ritual

by Maggie Cole • 2026

A secret society traps a street orphan and a crime heiress. Forbidden desire. Mandatory marriage.

4.35

896

🖤 Mafia Romance 🎭 Secret Society 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

Bride by Ritual 95%

A secret society traps a street orphan and a crime heiress. Forbidden desire. Mandatory marriage.

by Maggie Cole 2026

4.35

896 ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 🎭 Secret Society 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

Destroy Me

by Michelle Heard • 2023

A mafia princess trapped in rubble kisses the enemy she was raised to hate.

3.82

18k+

🔫 Mafia Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 💔 Forbidden Love 🖤 Possessive Hero

Destroy Me 95%

A mafia princess trapped in rubble kisses the enemy she was raised to hate.

by Michelle Heard 2023

3.82

18k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 💔 Forbidden Love 🖤 Possessive Hero

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

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

Dare Me to Stay

by A.J. Wilding • 2026

A single mother hiding his child owes a debt to the mafia heir she once fled.

4.37

2k+

🔫 Mafia Romance 🖤 Dark Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🔁 Second Chance 👶 Secret Baby

Dare Me to Stay 95%

A single mother hiding his child owes a debt to the mafia heir she once fled.

by A.J. Wilding 2026

4.37

2k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Romance 🖤 Dark Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🔁 Second Chance 👶 Secret Baby

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 95%

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

The Devil's Den

by Penny Dee • 2023

To settle an old score, a mafia king forces his childhood love into marriage.

3.93

10k+

🔫 Mafia Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🖤 Dark Hero

The Devil's Den 95%

To settle an old score, a mafia king forces his childhood love into marriage.

by Penny Dee 2023

3.93

10k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🖤 Dark Hero

Code of Silence

by Shantel Tessier • 2020

A mafia prince forced to marry the woman he left behind discovers their reunion could destroy him.

3.87

34k+

🕶️ Mafia Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🌅 Second Chance 🎭 Hidden Identity

Code of Silence 95%

A mafia prince forced to marry the woman he left behind discovers their reunion could destroy him.

by Shantel Tessier 2020

3.87

34k+ ratings

🕶️ Mafia Romance ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🌅 Second Chance 🎭 Hidden Identity

Aleksei

by Lilian Harris • 2026

Her family drowning in debt, a prosecutor marries the Bratva killer who escaped her conviction.

4.23

5k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🖤 Obsessive Hero 🔫 Mafia Romance 💔 Trauma Healing

Aleksei 95%

Her family drowning in debt, a prosecutor marries the Bratva killer who escaped her conviction.

by Lilian Harris 2026

4.23

5k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🖤 Obsessive Hero 🔫 Mafia Romance 💔 Trauma Healing

Diamonds in the Dust

by Charmaine Pauls • 2020

Kidnapped to Venice, a seamstress must become a diamond smuggler's mistress to save her brother.

4.07

2k+

🖤 Dark Captive Romance 🎭 Coercive Control 🏰 Gilded Cage 💀 Touch Her And Die 🔥 Psychosexual Tension

Diamonds in the Dust 95%

Kidnapped to Venice, a seamstress must become a diamond smuggler's mistress to save her brother.

by Charmaine Pauls 2020

4.07

2k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Captive Romance 🎭 Coercive Control 🏰 Gilded Cage 💀 Touch Her And Die 🔥 Psychosexual Tension

Midnight Poison

by Penny Dee

Pregnant with his heir and accused of betrayal, she flees the mob boss who owns her.

4.02

5k+

🔫 Mafia Romance 🇷🇺 Russian Mafia 👶 Pregnancy Trope ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captive Romance

Midnight Poison 95%

Pregnant with his heir and accused of betrayal, she flees the mob boss who owns her.

by Penny Dee 2024

4.02

5k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Romance 🇷🇺 Russian Mafia 👶 Pregnancy Trope ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ⛓️ Captive Romance

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

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

Burning Ivy

by Brandy Hynes • 2024

To claim her inheritance, an artist must marry a dangerous stranger who makes people disappear.

4.06

4k+

🖤 Dark Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🏠 Found Family 😈 Morally Gray Hero 🕵️ Secret Society

Burning Ivy 95%

To claim her inheritance, an artist must marry a dangerous stranger who makes people disappear.

by Brandy Hynes 2024

4.06

4k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🏠 Found Family 😈 Morally Gray Hero 🕵️ Secret Society

Forbidden Freedom

by Jasmin Miller • 2022

Mafia bride. A stranger's kiss. Dead groom. Captive to the rival who might be her salvation.

3.90

4k+

🖤 Dark Arranged Marriage 🔗 Mafia Captive Romance 🏚️ Forced Proximity ⚔️ Touch Her And Die 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Forbidden Freedom 95%

Mafia bride. A stranger's kiss. Dead groom. Captive to the rival who might be her salvation.

by Jasmin Miller 2022

3.90

4k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Arranged Marriage 🔗 Mafia Captive Romance 🏚️ Forced Proximity ⚔️ Touch Her And Die 🩹 Trauma Recovery

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 95%

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

Devil Mine

by Khai Hara • 2024

To escape her father's debts, an heiress marries a cartel prince, igniting his darkest obsession.

3.93

6k+

🔫 Mafia Romance 🖤 Dark Romance 💍 Forced Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔗 Possessive Hero

Devil Mine 95%

To escape her father's debts, an heiress marries a cartel prince, igniting his darkest obsession.

by Khai Hara 2024

3.93

6k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Romance 🖤 Dark Romance 💍 Forced Marriage ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔗 Possessive Hero

The Sweetest Oblivion

by Danielle Lori

A ruined mafia princess is forced to marry the rival don who killed to save her.

4.01

382k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Mafia Marriage 🖤 Possessive Hero 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🕯️ Slow Burn

The Sweetest Oblivion 95%

A ruined mafia princess is forced to marry the rival don who killed to save her.

by Danielle Lori 2018

4.01

382k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Mafia Marriage 🖤 Possessive Hero 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🕯️ Slow Burn

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

Cruel Paradise

by Nicole Fox • 2023

A contract with her mafia boss: his money, her body, no strings. One pregnancy changes everything.

4.32

24k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💼 Boss Assistant 📝 Contract Relationship 🤰 Accidental Pregnancy 💔 Third Act Breakup

Cruel Paradise 95%

A contract with her mafia boss: his money, her body, no strings. One pregnancy changes everything.

by Nicole Fox 2023

4.32

24k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💼 Boss Assistant 📝 Contract Relationship 🤰 Accidental Pregnancy 💔 Third Act Breakup

Bound by Honor

by Cora Reilly

Forced to wed a brutal Capo, Aria expects pain. His tenderness is far more dangerous.

3.75

131k+

🥀 Arranged Marriage ⛓️ Captive Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🖤 Traumatized Hero 🔥 Slow Burn

Bound by Honor 95%

Forced to wed a brutal Capo, Aria expects pain. His tenderness is far more dangerous.

by Cora Reilly 2014

3.75

131k+ ratings

🥀 Arranged Marriage ⛓️ Captive Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🖤 Traumatized Hero 🔥 Slow Burn

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

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

Bones

by Chelle Rose • 2024

A desperate thief wakes in a mafia heir's basement cage. He offers one way out: marriage.

3.98

2k+

🖤 Mafia Captivity 💍 Forced Marriage ⛓️ Captor To Lover 🔪 Obsessive Hero 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Bones 95%

A desperate thief wakes in a mafia heir's basement cage. He offers one way out: marriage.

by Chelle Rose 2024

3.98

2k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Captivity 💍 Forced Marriage ⛓️ Captor To Lover 🔪 Obsessive Hero 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Unravelling the Beast

by Jodie King • 2024

A nanny enters a widowed crime boss's mansion and becomes the obsession he cannot control.

4.22

1k+

🍼 Nanny Romance 💔 Widower Hero 🔫 Mafia Family 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🏚️ Secluded Mansion

Unravelling the Beast 95%

A nanny enters a widowed crime boss's mansion and becomes the obsession he cannot control.

by Jodie King 2024

4.22

1k+ ratings

🍼 Nanny Romance 💔 Widower Hero 🔫 Mafia Family 🗡️ Touch Her And Die 🏚️ Secluded Mansion

Devil's Lily

by Roselyn Ash • 2025

She stole one night of freedom. The rival don who found her made her his wife.

3.67

8k+

🖤 Mafia Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🔗 Captive Romance 🔥 Possessive Hero

Devil's Lily 95%

She stole one night of freedom. The rival don who found her made her his wife.

by Roselyn Ash 2025

3.67

8k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Forced Marriage 🔗 Captive Romance 🔥 Possessive Hero

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