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- Content warnings: Violence, Forced marriage, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Murder, Dubious consent, Stalking, Misogyny, Coercive control, Sexual content
Lethal Vows
by Kia Carrington-Russell, T.L. Smith
Book 1 in Lethal Vows
A quick, brutal forced-marriage binge for dark mafia readers who want a possessive anti-hero and an enemies-to-lovers spark over slow-burn restraint - it commits to the trope and never softens Crue too early.
goodreads 3.73/5 19,087 ratings
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Length301 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 5 books
Spice4/5 · Dark / taboo style
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Enemies to lovers
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Instant attraction
- High
- Dark / taboo style
- Feral brain activated
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- Possessive alpha
- Possessive love interest
- Possessive / claiming
- The swoon
- Villain
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Dominant vibes
- Addictive read
- War general / commander
- Power imbalance
- Rough / primal
- Love/hate tension
- Dirty talk heavy
- Captor/captive
- Possessive/protective
- Jealous/possessive during intimacy
- Dirty talk (sweet/playful)
- Mine declarations
- Possessive
- Dominance
- Rough/aggressive intimacy
- Power exchange
- Claiming
Fantasy promise
- Dark romance
- Mafia romance
- Big city / metropolis
- Contemporary
- Arranged marriage
- Forced to marry
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- Forbidden love
- Marriage of convenience
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Dark
- Moderate
- Medium
- Runaway / on the run
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- Intense
- Edgy
- Mafia princess
- Dangerous
- Seductive
- Survivor
- Steamy
- Suspenseful
- Tense
- Gritty
- Forbidden desire
- Slow descent into darkness
- Battle of wills
- Page turner
- Binge read
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Book details
- Length
- 301 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book