Mafia / Mob Romance
King: A Dark Mafia Arranged Marriage Romance (King of the Mafia Book 1)
Book 1 in the King of the Mafia series · Reading order →
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Why we recommend it
A ruthless crown, an arranged marriage, and a king who rules without apology. This dark mafia romance binds a fierce woman to a man who treats tenderness like a weakness and possession like devotion. For readers who love cold, commanding antiheroes thawed by the one person they can't control, it offers power plays, simmering enmity, and a vow neither expected to honor. Lethal, opulent, and dripping with dominance.
At a glance
King is book 1 in Ivy Davis’s King of the Mafia series. Spice 4/5, darkness 4/5 — mid-range for mafia romance. Among 931 rated mafia romance books, 32% are less dark and 24% less spicy. Tagged tropes include marriage of convenience, forced marriage and morally grey MC. Marriage of convenience is one of the less common tropes in our catalogue. It is about as dark as Ivy Davis’s other books on Readark (average darkness 4.1/5). 2 content warnings are listed below, hidden until you tap.
Book details
- Published
- February 2026
King spice level
King is rated 4/5 for spice on Readark’s scale: explicit and frequent, meaning multiple detailed scenes, with heat central to the story. Its darkness rating is 4/5: heavy, meaning sustained cruelty, trauma or non-consent central to the relationship. How we rate
King content warnings
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- Emotional Abuse / Gaslighting
- Graphic Violence
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