Dance of Deception

A Darkest Dance Standalone

By: Jagger Cole

Narrated by: Ada Sinclair, Gregory Salinas

A scorching hot mafia series from bestselling author Jagger Cole.

He knows what I saw. Now, he owns me.

Carmine Barone is a monster no one sees but me. A beautiful villain with a cold, black heart and a body honed for violence. But when I stumble into a world I was never meant to see, the ruthless mafia heir becomes something else, too: my husband.

Now, I'm trapped in a forced marriage to a man who hunts in darkness. A man who plays games with lies and deception. A secret predator who wants to feast on my darkest, most immoral desires.

And the only thing worse than being chased by a psychopath? Wanting him to.

Dance of Deception is a standalone dark mafia romance with a smart heroine and an ultra possessive psycho hero with "look at her and I'll unalive you" energy. No cliffhanger. HEA included. For mature listeners.

©2025 Jagger Cole (P)2025 Podium Audio

Performance is good but the story lacks realism.

The author should research gender roles and social behaviors of the characters. It's like the first and second halves of the story were written by two different people.

The story started good but ended sappy like an old Batman episode with a whiny main female character.

I need the next audios of this series!

First of all, I really enjoyed this, just like every Jagger book 😍
Sure, there were clichés, but I'm totally willing to put up with them if the rest of the book is fun, if the plot pulls me in, and if the characters are strong.

There were definitely a few things that made zero sense, but instead of annoying me, they actually made me laugh because they were so ridiculous 😂 It was fun in the best way.
I do recommend checking trigger warnings though, because the book does deal with some heavier topics, and your mental health matters more than any story 💛

I know there are about five more books in the series. Right now there's audio only for the first one, but I'm really curious about the MM book, because there was a little hint about the future characters and their chemistry, and now I just want to get to them already 👀💘

So for now I'll look for another Jagger book to start, and until then, I really recommend this one. It was just such a fun read 🤍📚

the suspense of who was doing what

I love Jagger Cole novels as they are attention grabbing from start to finish and this book definitely fits that category also!! The narrators were awesome also. Great read!

Great start to a new series with mention of favorite characters from other series!

Another Excellent and steamy audiobook with all the feels. I am so excited about this new series. Please write about the other kids too! Legacy series are awesome! I do recommend having the male narrator used a bit more. Too much of the female narrators tends to take away from the spice and boldness.

The Mafia Boss and The Dancer

At first I thought this was gonna be a predictable dark mafia romance read but it ramped up so fast and every time I thought I knew what was going to happen I didn’t! The plot definitely had me sitting at the edge of my seat! I’ve read one other book by Jagger Cole but it was out of order. I still enjoyed it but I think I like this story way better. The plot and how complicated the characters are won me Over. I think Carmine and Lyra were a great couple to start the series with, will definitely continue to read the rest of the books. I’m very excited about the Stag I need his book expeditiously.

Recommend this book for fans of mafia, dark romance, secret societies and BDSM

Make sure to check the trigger warnings!