Love's Hostage

A BWWM Dark Mafia Romance

De: ReNita Burgess

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

She witnessed the wrong crime. He was ordered to silence her. Now neither of them can escape what they've become.

Investigative journalist Michelle Daniels made a fatal mistake: she recorded Vincent Macarelli—head of New York's most ruthless crime family—in the act of brutal violence. Now she's been given an impossible choice: become a mob informant or watch her family die.

Lorenzo Stalucci has spent twenty years as Vincent's enforcer, burying his conscience beneath layers of loyalty and violence. But when he's assigned to be Michelle's handler, something shifts. She's everything his world has tried to destroy—principled, brave, unbending. And she's breaking apart under the weight of what she's being forced to do.

As Michelle is pulled deeper into the Macarelli family's web of corruption, she loses pieces of herself with every betrayal, every compromise, every lie. And Lorenzo—haunted by two decades of blood on his hands—sees his own damnation reflected in her eyes.

What starts as survival becomes something neither of them expected. But in a world where love is weakness and trust gets you killed, can two broken people find redemption in each other's arms? Or will Vincent's final order destroy them both?

⚠️ Content Warning: This dark romance contains themes of kidnapping, coercion, moral compromise, violence, and trauma. It includes explicit intimate scenes and explores the psychological complexity of Stockholm syndrome and trauma bonding. The story depicts the journey from captivity to consent, with extensive therapy and healing. For mature readers who appreciate morally gray characters and emotionally intense romance.

What readers are saying:

"A dark romance that doesn't shy away from the psychological realism of trauma."

"The therapy scenes made this feel authentic—not just romanticizing toxic situations."

"Michelle and Lorenzo's journey is raw, painful, and ultimately hopeful."