Bad Bishop

Society of Villains, Book 1

By: L. J. Shen

Narrated by: Lucy Rivers, Corvin King

From New York Times bestselling author L.J. Shen comes a dark age-gap mafia romance.

He's Deathless. She's trying to find a reason to live.

Lila

My innocence was ripped from me one fateful night under the starless sky. Resulting in an unwanted teenage pregnancy and a secret the Camorra must bury. My father decided to hand me off to the highest bidder. The lucky winner? Tiernan Callaghan, psychopath extraordinaire. The Irish mafia prince wants me for all the wrong reasons. Alliance. Money. Prestige. War. I am but a pawn in his twisted game. The man who sits on a throne of his enemies' skulls thinks I'm a weakling. Little does he know, in this chess game, the underdog wins. Because the thing about bad bishops? They protect good pawns.

Bad Bishop is a dark and twisted romance. Please check trigger warnings before listening.

©2025 L. J. Shen (P)2025 Dreamscape Media

Corbin + Irish Accent=perfection

I looooove Corbin & I love Irish Mafia. This listen was like my dream come true. Bravo!! Unique, clever & just an overall excellent listen!

Phenomenal job portraying these characters

5⭐️ 3🌶️
This book was by far my favorite read of 2025. Leigh has really outdone herself with this one. 5 stars doesn’t even begin to describe how phenomenal this book was. I went from listening to it on audible to reading it. Corvin King with an Irish accent chefs kiss. There wasn’t anyone more perfect to portray Tiernan and all his deliciously unhinged ways. And I was here for every minute of it. Lucy Rivers did such a good job as well. Also the side characters had me kicking my feet giggling. My heart broke for these characters and what they endured. The possessiveness on Tiernan top freaking tier. And Lila was such a bada$$ FMC she gave it as she good as she got. She truly was his equal. And I loved it. I couldn’t get enough of this book!! And I can’t wait for Achilles book!! That plot twist at the end had my mind blown 🤯 I did not see that coming. This book is definitely a must read. And I can’t wait for the rest of this series.

yes!

i wish i could read this again for the first time. haven't loved an LJ Shen this much since Angry God. and I love all her books. and Corvin...dreamy

Absolutely must read

This was an absolute 6-star ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ read for me. I absolutely adored this story. I can’t wait for the next book in this captivating world. It’s scheduled to be released in November 2025. This book was a rollercoaster of emotions, leaving me gasping, tearing up, and laughing throughout. It’s a mafia romance, an arranged marriage, a story about disability, an age gap, trauma, banter, and a dark mafia romance. Once you start reading this book, you’ll find it impossible to put it down. It will consume you.

My new favorite

Ahhhh this was amazing!! Move over Tate…..Tiernan has entered the chat 👏🏻 I didn’t think anyone could be more unhinged but here we are! 😍🖤