Twisted Pawn

By: L. J. Shen

Narrated by: Stephen Dexter, Lucy Rivers, Corvin King, Lila Winters

From New York Times bestselling author L.J. Shen comes a dark romance about an assassin mafia heir and the villainess who refuses to become his next victim.

Tierney
There’s a bullet with my name on it. And Achilles Ferrante is the man who’ll pull the trigger.
I’d always known one of us would kill the other. I’d just hoped to do the honor. Twice I betrayed him. First, I broke his heart. Then, I sold him out to the Feds. Even if I hadn’t, I doubt he could spell mercy, much less spare me any. The Camorra prince promised he’d make a spectacle of my death when he caught me. Let him try. He could chase me until the end of Earth. I will always run faster.

Achilles
To love is to destroy, and I’d loved Tierney Callaghan far too long, and far too much. She’s a fatal weakness, but unlike the Greek mythology warrior—I will remain undefeated. My little flame can run fast, but my bullet is faster. Once upon a time, she was the only person who saw my humanity. She’s about to meet the monster everyone else is scared of.

Twisted Pawn is a DARK hunter x hunter standalone. Please check trigger warnings if you have any.

©2026 L. J. Shen

Game of chess indeed

Sweet, unhinged, challenged and tested, there love stood the test and they passed with flying colours.

Amazing

This series is a great read. Definitely recommend reading this after Bad Bishop. Hope the series continues.

Amazing multicast narration!

The story itself is so good and I gave 5 stars but the performance of the narrators in this book! Just wow. So worth it, and I love that Corvin and Lucy came back to play their roles from Bad Bishop. Lila Winters and Stephen Dexter did an amazing job as Tierney and Achilles!

Obsessed! 😍

I’ve read Twisted Pawn twice, but I literally almost died listening to the audio while reading along. The immersive experience felt like a movie. Stephen Dexter did an amazing job as Achilles, which made me fall in love with Achilles’ character even more.

Twisted Pawn

Twisted Pawn is the second book in the Society of Villains series. This book is about Tierney and Archilles and is told from both of their points of view.

I would recommend reading these books in order, as both of these characters show up in book one.

Both Tierney and Archilles have had some tough pasts. They have gone through so much. Tierney and Archilles have had feelings for each other in the past, but something has broken their trust in each other. Now, they are against each other.

I loved getting to know these two characters, and seeing how they grew throughout the book. Can Tierney and Archilles come out better on the other side? Will they get their happy ending? I'm excited to continue on in this series!