Dark Enemies

A Mafia Enemies to Lovers Romance (McGowan Mafia Series, Book 2)

De: Effie Campbell

Narrado por: Zoe Baxter, James Joseph

My sister fled from her arranged marriage, leaving me to fill her shoes.

Cameron Thompson is the last man I want to marry.

His father has my brother, sending him home piece by piece, until I agree to head up the aisle.

I hate him.

I hate them all. I'm going to burn their world down.

When I see the man behind the icy mask, there is more to him than just the enemy I believed him to be. We start a dangerous game of pretending that will lead to broken hearts when I get my revenge.

Dark Enemies is a stand alone enemies to lovers romance (that is included in a wider series but can be listened to as a complete story) involving the mafia.

©2023 Effie Campbell (P)2025 Blue Nose Publishing

Effie Campbell has done it AGAIN.

This book was everything I crave in a dark romance—danger, betrayal, and a love story that shouldn’t exist but burns all the hotter because of it. With Romeo & Juliet–style rival families, a forced-proximity arranged marriage, and enemies-to-lovers tension that crackles on every page, I was hooked from the very first chapter.

Effie Campbell layers the story with raw emotion and impossible choices—vengeance, loyalty, love, survival—and the stakes never let up. Zoe Baxter and James Joseph brought this world to life flawlessly; their performances captured the tension, the chemistry, and the heartbreak in a way that made it impossible to stop listening.

Dark Enemies is a gripping, darkly romantic ride with explosive chemistry and perfectly executed enemies-to-lovers heat. I devoured it and already know it will stick with me for a long time.

Great Story!

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, I had the great honor of listening to it. It sucks you in from the very beginning with a forced marriage between Kenneth and Alice (malice), gangs, Nazis. Then you throw in this great bad ass grandma they call Babba, and it's just one thing right after another. It was heartwrenching for a bit, and there is violence and very detailed scenes of concentration camps, so be warned if this is a trigger for you.
4 🌟 Story
4 🌟 Narrations (duet)

Maeve & Cam!

Dark Enemies, is a standalone and book two in the McGowan Mafia series written by Effie Campbell.

We follow Maeve McGowan, the youngest daughter in the McGowan family. Maeve is desperately trying to change her destiny. For her to save her brother, Maeve reluctantly enters into an agreement to an arranged marriage with Cameron Thompson, the son of the horrid Harold Thompson who has long terrorised her family. Maeve, is determined to make an impact with her feisty and daring unafraid attitude. She was fed up with being seen as weak by her father and brothers and made to feel inferior, invisible. Maeve was going to fight for herself, for her family. Can she change the course of her future?

Cameron Thompson is a hardened and ruthless member of a feared rival mafia family. Feeling the pressure of his position within the family, he is wrestling with loyalty to his father and his unexpected affection and obsession with his new wife Maeve.

Zoe Baxter plays Maeve. Zoe, your performance is the standout for me. I was taken by how you delivered Maeve’s fire and fight. Maeve’s tenacity grit and determination to change the course of her future came to the fore, my favourite part of this story. Oh, and your voices for the supporting female characters are so good, especially the close connection with Katie, Cam’s younger sister.

Cameron is big, bold and brazen. James Joseph portrays all these traits I come to expect from a mafia character. I do feel James conveyed Cameron’s conflicting emotions with convincing flair.

The pairing of Zoe Baxter and James Joseph performing Effie’s characters kept me engaged throughout the entire story. I enjoyed their accents and felt they suited the characters well.

Dark Enemies is a standalone, in the McGowan Mafia series. Whilst I don’t feel it necessary to have read book one, Dark Escapes. I do feel it has enhanced my enjoyment of this series. Having said this, Effie has provided sufficient insight into each character in Dark Enemies.

Thank you Effie Campbell for an incredibly engaging story. Thank you to Blue Nose for a wonderfully entertaining Advanced Listener Copy.

Perfect Mafia Romance!

I was OBSESSED with this book from the very beginning! Who doesn’t love a Mafia, enemies to lovers, rival mafia families, arranged marriage, one bed/ forced proximity with a man who loves to eat! IYKYK!!

This book has all the best tropes in one sprinkled with a revenge plot! Cam and Maeve had sizzling tension since they were forced down the aisle. Maeve is such a strong FMC even though her brothers didn’t realize she was! Cam was just sex personified mixed with an iceman personality. Both of these MCs had their own trauma that they helped each other heal from and I’m so happy with how this story ended!

@james.joseph.voice gave me literal chills everytime Cam said good girl!! He stole the show!! That Scottish accent was swoon worthy!

Zoe Baxter was amazing as well!

I can not wait to get to the next book in the series to see what @effiecampbellauthor has up her sleeve with Mac and Katie!

Get Dark Enemies on Audio today!!!

Great Story, Awesome Performance!

Someone please 'force me' to marry a man like Cam 😍 especially with James Joseph's voice 😍😍. OMG Those wedding vows at the end....🔥🔥 "Dark Enemies" is my introduction to this series and to the author Effie Campbell. I definitely will be tuning into more of her work.

4 Starz - worthy of a repeat listen

Scottish book boyfriend for the win!

Ooo these Scottish men haha! He is definitely one for the books! A book boyfriend for the win! He was most definitely trying not to fall for her but it was pointless from the second he saw her! She took a little longer to fall for him, but when she did, she fell hard and fast!! And she wasn’t worried about showing the strong willed side of her self from day one and he loved every second of it!

that was beautiful🥹

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𝗠𝗖𝘀: 𝘮𝘢𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘤𝘎𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘯 ♡ 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘴𝘰𝘯

𝙄 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙖𝙧 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙗𝙖𝙜 𝙤𝙛 𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨.

💭 something about a true enemies to lovers/hate to love trope that makes a slow burn romance so much more delectable once it finally hits!! like a sweet 𝙎𝙒𝙀𝙀𝙏 seranade!! & all the pent up tension juz hit harder once we get to the spice!! the way they loved each other equally & fiercely!! the brute danger in their lifestyle was thrilling!! & the damage & healing was ever so heartbreaking!! book 1 was hot AF but i believe 𝗺𝗮𝗲𝘃𝗲 & 𝗰𝗮𝗺's story is my fave by far out of this series!!

🎧 𝘻𝘰𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘳 & 𝘫𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘫𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘱𝘩 did a marvelous job at bringing the characters to life in this duet narration!! 𝙐𝙂𝙃!! they had me goin thru an emotional roller coaster i couldnt get off from til it was over!! 𝘧𝘢𝘯-𝙁𝘾𝙆𝙉-𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤♥️

𝙇𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙮 𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙮, 𝙢𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚.

dark mafia romance | forbidden | touch her/him & ☠️ | arranged marriage | forced proximity | rivals | "good girl"

‼️ 𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨. ✔️🆃🆆/🅲🆆

Rivals to Lovers, but Make It Mafia and Unhinged

I am such a sucker for rivals to lovers, and this one had me absolutely feral. Sweet little Maeve turned out to be a total badass. The girl went from baby sister energy to I will burn your entire world down, and I loved every second of it.

Cameron did not fool me for a minute. Cold on the outside, complete cinnamon roll on the inside. His father is literal trash, and you can feel how broken and lonely he is. The man just wants to be loved, and my heart hurt for him. His walls are tall, but thankfully Maeve’s horniness is taller. The tension between them could cut glass.

When they finally gave in, angels sang, readers wept, and I whispered about damn time. The duet narration was fantastic. James Joseph owned that dark, broody energy, and Zoe Baxter brought Maeve to life with perfect sass and strength.

If you love dark mafia romance with rivals to lovers tension, emotional chaos, and spice that makes you question your morals, Dark Enemies delivers.

the voice acting was TOP NOTCH!

i’m loving the mcgowan mafia world! back with book two and it was so good. the enemies to lovers was done so well, it was a very natural and tension filled progression. i'm a sucker for forced marriage/proximity. and i am in fact obsessed with Cam. i don't want to say he's my favorite so far but.. he can get it. my fierce Maeve had him wrapped around her finger. they could not resist one another and it was wonderful.

the audio was fantasic!! the acting was top notch and the way James says good girl is panty dropping. my commute to work everyday was quite the ride and i'm not mad about it. definitely check out the audiobook! your ears will be happy you listened!

Enemies to Lovers Mafia goodness

This was a perfect enemies to lovers mafia romance.
You don't have to have read the first book in the series to enjoy this one as it is technically a standalone, but it would be helpful if you did to get more background about the families feud. Cam's dad was a TRUE villain and he absolutely made my skin crawl. I was rooting for his demise throughout. I got to re-read this via audio (ALC) and the narrators did an amazing job of capturing every emotion of Cam and Maeve. The male narrator had me feeling so emotional when Cam was going through all of the highs and lows, and the female narrator knocked Maeve's badassery out of the park. Both made the spicy scenes thoroughly enjoyable as well, and not cringy whatsoever!