Code of Silence

The Dark Kingdom, Book 1

De: Shantel Tessier

Narrado por: Gideon Frost, Alexis Paige

Dangerous and feared.

Those words describe my future husband. Who just so happens to also be my ex-boyfriend.

It’s complicated. Two years ago, he broke my heart when he left me to do his father’s bidding. After months of crying, I finally accepted he was gone and wasn’t going to look back. That maybe he’d never loved me at all. I never wanted to see Luca again.

Now, a cruel twist of fate has signed me over to him in a heartless deal. I’m his. He thinks he did me a favor, but I feel like I’ve been given a death sentence. He doesn't want to get married because he still loves me. No, he did it for money. More power.

I’m going to be a mafia wife. And there’s only one way out of it. Death.

But as it turns out, someone else doesn’t want me to marry the ruthless Luca Bianchi. And if he has his way, I’ll see that early grave.

Due to mature content and themes, this audiobook is recommended for listeners aged eighteen and over. Code of Silence is an arranged marriage and a complete standalone. This novel may contain triggers.

©2020 Shantel Tessier (P)2025 Shantel Tessier

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I loved this book,so happy that it can to audible so I could devour it again.

Good not great

This was a little disappointing to be honest! The story was alright but it was really predictable and the spice was mediocre at best. Def expected more!

Good but…..

Haven is fucking annoying and stupid smh other than that the book is good and Luca is patient with her

Luca

I enjoyed the story. However, I think it needed more . Loved Luca and his darkness as well as his demeanor. Haven however I thought she came too childish at times and the patient Luca had for her.

The start of something good

The start to the dive into the universe of the dark kingdom and meeting the big players in this world. The performance of this story was great, both narrators did very well bringing Luca and Haven to life. This story sets us up for the rest of the series!

😂

Ffs, why why why are women so stupid? It isn’t bravery it is utter and complete stupidity. That is all. I don’t even feel sorry for her. It’s hilarious

underwhelming Spice

I was excited to see the new series come out but was very underwhelmed. I did like the story line and it kept me engaged and wanting to know how it ended but knowing the books the author has wrote in the past I thought it would have more smut.

Mafia plot

I'd gove this story 3.5-5 stars. I loved the mafia plot in this book and that Haven ended up with Luca after she was so devastated he left her 💔

FMC

Was literally awful. Written to be the absolute worst. Not to mention super repetitive, we get it the mafia is dangerous and they don’t care who they hurt 🙃

I can’t wait to binge the rest of the series if they are like this

Shantel doesn’t disappoint. This is the first book that I have read that isn’t in the L.O.R.D.S. Series but it is in the same universe. I know these were written before. I purchased these a long time ago and it has taken me a while to get to them but when I saw that she released the audios this month (May 2025) I knew I had to grab them to listen to while I did my workouts. These are in the duet style and this first one Code of Silence I really enjoyed! The narrators had such a variety of voices and brought such a performance to the writing. It was such a joy to listen to! I liked the twist that Shantel did. I did call the rest of it but I still enjoyed my time with it. It is the shortest book I have read by her but I can’t wait to devour the rest of the series over the next month during my workouts!