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Lucien: A Dark Mafia Romance (The Marchesi Family Book 1) Kindle Edition

4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 1,838 ratings

I never imagined the protector I longed for would be a mob boss who demanded complete control.

I shouldn’t have gone to Lucien’s office.

Once I looked into his eyes, I couldn’t leave.

He commanded me to
kneel.

Beg.

Obey.

I couldn’t help myself.

One taste, and I craved more.

Lucien vowed to protect me from his enemies…But who’s going to protect my heart from him?

This MM mafia romance is the first book in the Marchesi Family series.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B086N358G9
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Silvia Violet Books (April 24, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 24, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.8 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 262 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Silvia Violet writes bad boy M/M romance. She can be found haunting coffee shops looking for the darkest, strongest cup of coffee she can find. Once equipped with the needed fuel, she can happily sit for hours pounding away at her laptop. Silvia typically leaves home disguised as a suburban stay-at-home-mom, and other coffee shop patrons tend to ask her hilarious questions like "Do you write children's books?" She loves watching the looks on their faces when they learn what she's actually up to. When not writing, Silvia enjoys baking sinfully delicious treats, exploring new styles of cooking, and reading to her incorrigible offspring.

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Customers enjoy the story with its good plot and development. They find the characters engaging and interesting. The book is described as a quick, gentle read with steamy scenes. Readers appreciate the acceptance and consensual relationship at the end.

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31 customers mention "Story quality"31 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the story. They find the plot engaging with intrigue, deception, and murder. Readers appreciate the background story and love story thrown in. They say it's a good start to the series and fell in love with Peter and Lucien.

"...I did like the background story as well, finding out who the mole was and what side Peter’s cousin would land at the end of this...." Read more

"...The storyline is a simple one, but well told, and the characters are engaging and interesting...." Read more

"...process is pretty clear and Lucien and Peter share some pretty gooey romantic moments...." Read more

"...This is a truly beautiful story of love, change and in the end acceptance...." Read more

11 customers mention "Character development"8 positive3 negative

Customers like the character development. They find the characters engaging and interesting.

"...The storyline is a simple one, but well told, and the characters are engaging and interesting...." Read more

"Don't get me wrong great characters and world is built with enough to sustain a series but lacked depth. Hoping book 2 gives more." Read more

"...the plot (what there was of it) was predictable and there was no character development...." Read more

"...Excellent story line and characters that held your interest and attention making it hard to put down." Read more

6 customers mention "Pacing"6 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's pacing. They find it fast-paced, gentle with Peter and Lucien, and fluffy.

"...But then throughout the book you get so see the softer side of Lucien and all that he does for his family...." Read more

"Quick read. Was relieved that there ended up being plot buried in there somewhere. A lot of aspects of the story were very cliche...." Read more

"...Lucien was just wow so powerful and dominant but yet sweet and gentle when it comes to Peter." Read more

"Fast-Paced & Hot!..." Read more

6 customers mention "Steam content"6 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the steamy content of the book. They appreciate the hot, dangerous main character and the sweet and beautiful twinkly MC.

"...Oh and the sex isn’t that bad either, actually this book is steaming hot...." Read more

"...I'm very excited for it! This has everything I love in a book: a hot dangerous mc, a sweet and beautiful twinky mc, spanking, scorching hot sex, and..." Read more

"...Awesome love story. With a little bit of mafia thrown in there. Hot and sweet!" Read more

"Fast-Paced & Hot!..." Read more

3 customers mention "Acceptance"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the acceptance in the story. They find the relationship loving and consensual, with Peter being a perfect submissive.

"...This is a truly beautiful story of love, change and in the end acceptance...." Read more

"...The relationship is loving and consensual, and it is made clear that Peter, the sub, is a strong man who embraces his desires but is also brave and..." Read more

"...Peter is the perfect submissive —- except for the guns going off all around him. A very sexy book." Read more

Top reviews from the United States

  • Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2023
    So these two were pretty dysfunctional, I mean Lucian basically kidnapped Peter, but they also burned with chemistry. Despite Peter’s initial fear of Lucien he couldn’t fight his overwhelming attraction to Lucien, and even though Lucien tried to keep his emotions out of it was clear from the start his need for Peter was just as emotional as it was sexual. I did like the background story as well, finding out who the mole was and what side Peter’s cousin would land at the end of this. I actually wouldn’t mind a story on Jimmy tbh cause I know there are stories for Lucian’s brother and cousin. I have read some of the spin-offs before this from the Vigilance and Theriot so it was nice to see where those worlds started. I would have liked a little more prologue and to see Lucian’s father fully welcome Peter into the family but maybe that will be touched on later in the series if in just a background way. Either way I enjoyed this a lot.
  • Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2020
    The romance between family man and dominant Lucien and wrong-place, wrong-time submissive Peter brings the darkness level of this story to that point just before sunrise. Sure they kill people, but those people needed killing.
    The storyline is a simple one, but well told, and the characters are engaging and interesting. On a darkness scale of Spencer Spears to K A Merikan, Lucien falls in the middle, in my opinion, and is an enjoyable escape read.
  • Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2024
    Aww mobsters, they will always own my heart and Lucien is no different.

    Peter and Lucien, our MC’s, meet in the craziest way possible but their journey to accepting who they are is absolutely amazing.

    Oh and the sex isn’t that bad either, actually this book is steaming hot.

    I loved the way that even from the very beginning Lucien could just tell that Peter needed someone to be in complete control of him while Peter realized that Lucien needed someone to keep his human side from disappearing from doing his job.

    Oh and there are ponies. Everyone loves ponies except for Lucien it seems.

    Warning though if you don’t care for the dom/sub genre you might want to check out another book because this is definitely in that category.

    Trigger warnings include:
    Dominating a partner
    Violence
    Drug use
    Murder
    Kidnapping
    Mention of sex work

    I personally can’t wait to start the next book in the series.
  • Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2024
    Don't get me wrong great characters and world is built with enough to sustain a series but lacked depth. Hoping book 2 gives more.
  • Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2020
    This turned out to be a real good book. I'll get that out of the way first. But...

    Dub-con. For sure, dub-con. It turned into a surprisingly sweet romance. It could be argued that Peter developed Stockholm syndrome but I don't think so. His thought process is pretty clear and Lucien and Peter share some pretty gooey romantic moments. Lucien gave Peter choices; yes Peter was scared because of what he knew about lucien, but Lucien didn't threaten him. He was very intimidating though and because of that even though Peter was totally turned on any consent given in the start of their relationship is dubious at best. I genuinely felt their emotions though, and I don't think it took long to be a firm "go" from peter.

    Dark-lite. I kinda get that. It wasn't the dark gritty mafia story some people want, but it does have dark notes. Dark lite is actually a pretty perfect description.

    Overall I actually really liked this and I don't like many Silvia violet stories. The ones I do enjoy though, I really enjoy and This was one of them.
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2021
    I devoured this romance of innocent Peter Kelly and mafia boss Lucien Marchesi. We raced to find out the mole in his organization who was revealing Lucien’s plans to takedown his rival fellow mob boss Damian Ricci. As the romance progressed so did Peter and Lucien’s shared passion for one another. In Peter, Lucien finds his safe place to truly be himself while ruling a mafia empire. In Lucien, Peter finds strength and bravery where he previously thought he had none due to the love they share. This was a great read and I plan to finish the series with his brother Angelo and cousin Devil!
  • Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2020
    I do a ton of reading, I can't help it I love reading as much as I love writing if not more. The difference being you don't need courage to enjoy losing yourself within someone else's imagination. Speaking of courage this book shows you how brave a man who doesn't see himself as having even an ounce of courage can be. Don't think I'm talking about the bravery to not run from the chance at love without an open promise of a secured future but no we all take that chance at one time or another.I am talking about a scared guy who summons the courage he didn't think he had to help save the man he tried not to love. But like we all must do they both needed to accept that they couldn't control their heart once it has become involved. This is a truly beautiful story of love, change and in the end acceptance. I'm looking forward to not only the next installment but in others written by Silvia Violet. Wow me again please.💫🤓💫
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  • TriciaH
    5.0 out of 5 stars Benchmark of MM mafia romance books
    Reviewed in Canada on November 30, 2022
    This was one of the first MM mafia romance books I had ever read and it remains one of my favourites. One I come back to again and again. I love the character of Lucien - the quintessential badass mob boss who’s overly protective of the man he’s found who’s his perfect match. And Peter as a scared innocent who always runs from trouble but discovers that love can give you the courage to take a stand. And lots and lots of heat. Perfection.
  • SJ
    5.0 out of 5 stars Mafia at best
    Reviewed in Germany on April 27, 2022
    Dark and possessive love with blood, scratches and gun fire, siblings full of smirks and an innocent submissive boy in Need of control and caring.
  • XG
    5.0 out of 5 stars Dark love....WOW!
    Reviewed in Mexico on June 18, 2020
    With all the intensity that marks Ms Violet's books, this first book in The Marchesi Family series is simply WOW! This story about obsession and dominance that led to love. I enjoyed Lucien's reactions to his conflicting emotions and fears and Peter's not so quiet acceptance of Lucien. Their relationship in the middle of a complex plot of betrayal and intrigue kept me at the edge of my seat the whole time. I can't wait for the next books on this series. So dark...
  • Angel13
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2020
    First time reading by this author and was amazed by the incredible stotyline and brilliant characters. Lucien & Peters story was brilliant and im looking forward to Angelo's book....I love the authors style of writing ...just superb !
  • julianna
    5.0 out of 5 stars ⚔️☠️Lucien☠️⚔️
    Reviewed in Australia on August 22, 2024
    “𝖸𝗈𝗎’𝗋𝖾 𝖽𝖺𝗇𝗀𝖾𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗌.”
    “𝖨 𝖺𝗆. 𝖠𝗇𝖽 𝖨’𝗆 𝗋𝗎𝗍𝗁𝗅𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝗋𝗋𝗈𝗀𝖺𝗇𝗍. 𝖡𝗎𝗍 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗇𝖾𝖾𝖽 𝖺 𝗆𝖺𝗇 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝗆𝖾.”

    I won't go over the blurb as you can read in the description. 🧐🤔
    Who doesn't love an MM Mafia series. 📚
    Book 1 had me drawn in Lucien & Peter are as opposite as you can get, there stories & the way they come together is perfect. The characters are all humour & serious. 🎭 The storyline is intense & loved it. 🔥
    Thank you, Silivia Violet 💐
    Narrator Michael Dean brilliant narration.Thank you🎧
    Story 📚📚📚📚
    Characters ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
    Spice 🌶🌶🌶🌶
    Narration 👄 👄 👄 👄
    #Lucien #TheMarchesiFamilySeries #SilviaViolet #Narrator #MichaelDean #LucienAndPeter #Mafia #MM #Action #Angst #Adult #GreatStart #Audiobooks

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