The Hermit

Mafia Empire, Book 1

De: Michelle Heard

Narrado por: Ryan West, Helena Walters

From USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Michelle Heard comes a new standalone, full-length mafia romance novel.

I entered an arranged marriage so my sister, Ciara, could marry for love. Three years later, I'm a widow, and my father arranges for Ciara to marry Dominik Varga. The assassin slash arms dealer is as dangerous as he's quiet, which is very unnerving.

Needless to say, I'm not happy at all. A deal was a deal, and I kept my end of it, so there's no way on God's green earth I'll just sit back and smile like a good little girl. I'll fight for Ciara's freedom so she won't have to face the hell I was forced to endure.

But Dominik doesn't make things easy for me. He's determined to get his hands on half of Dad's empire.

When he moves into my family home, my entire routine unravels. I have to fight for more than just my sister's freedom because I'm in danger of losing my heart.

I refuse to admit I'm drawn to his darkness. If I do, God only knows whether we'll survive the fire raging between us.

Each book in the Mafia Empire series is interconnected but about a different couple who will all find their HEA.

Narrated in duet style.

©2025 Michelle Heard (P)2025 Podium Audio

SOOOOOOO GOOD

Amazing story line ❤️. but Santiago is my favorite. I really enjoyed this book.I can't wait for the next one

The Story

Michelle Heard never disappoints when it comes to mafia men! Love everything about this book, the story, the characters! Love the two narrators so much, they did a great job and love their voices and the passion!

Excellent storytelling

I love, love the relationship between Dominik and Grace. It was honest, romantic, and interesting

The relationship between the sisters!

I liked how great of a big sister she was and didn’t like how their sister relationship just ended basically. Overall, I liked the book! I loved this couple & the happy ending.

4.5 star read 🥹 duet narration

I never give mafia stories more than 4 stars bc they are very insta-lusty and not actual love. But this one is soo different 🥹 the MMC is soo sweet and patient i loved it soo much. The FMC was strong although she’s been through hell. Duet narration? michelle heard is spoiling us.

My new favorite mafia romance

A very refreshing twist to the mafia romance. An alpha male that is not a total A**hole. This book is playful, funny and yet has some suspense to the story line. I could have used more of the alliance doing their thing together. Narrators were awesome!!

The Hermit

I wasn't sure what I was going to be reading.. but so many readers recommended this series and I was pleasantly surprised. Not a huge instalove fan, but it worked for me here! The way Dom really looked out for Grace and respected her ... so so sweet!! Made me melt. Curious to see if Grace's sister gets a story. Also Santiago! Gonna go see now.

amazeing

No build up and just started off running. I enjoyed the voice actors and I can't wait for the rest of the books to come out

My social battery is almost black 🤣 is me!!!

I'm sooo obsessed with this couple it's not even funny!!! The MMC was everything and the way he made Grace feel loved and safe and gave her that peace back was everything!! I also loved so many of the side characters they were so funny! I ate this book up in less than 24 hrs!! The physical copy had been sitting on my shelf and I'm sad I waited so long to read this, but I was also super excited when I saw this matching audio 10/10 performance!!!

I love this book

This was great. Michelle always writes amazing books. I can’t wait to read the rest of this series