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Demanding Mob Boss: Spicy Forced Proximity Irish Mafia Romance (Syndicate Rules Book 3) Kindle Edition

4.4 out of 5 stars 1,525 ratings

From USA Today Bestselling Author Lucy Monroe comes a dark, obsessive Irish mafia romance where a ruthless mob boss finds solace in the one woman who sees beyond his bloodstained hands.

ANNA
The world is too loud, too bright, too everything. Until I meet him. His touch sends me to a place I've never been. I want more of him, bloodstained hands and all. What happens when the one person I need is the utterly ruthless boss of the Irish mob?

CIAN
Some call me a psychopath. I don't feel. Until I meet her. I need to know she is safe. Every minute of every day. I hire her to work for my legitimate business. I watch her. I crave her. I will never let her go. But I am a monster. What happens when the one person who makes me feel is pure, sweet innocence?

This standalone novel features a neurodivergent heroine, a possessive antihero, and a guaranteed happily ever after. No cliffhangers. No cheating.

Praise for Demanding Mob Boss:

"Lucy has written a character on the Autism Spectrum with love and respect... This is a gorgeous love story with a character’s neurodiversity written not as a novelty but as a matter-of-fact part of who she is."
— ★★★★★ Amazon Reviewer

"Together Cian and Anna were absolutely perfect. They balanced and complemented each other really well and were so in sync with each other’s personalities."
— ★★★★★ Goodreads Reviewer

"Demanding Mob Boss is fire, spice, and everything oh so nice. The utter devotion between Cian and Anna knows no bounds."
— ★★★★★ Goodreads Reviewer

"I loved Anna and how she sees Cian is amazing. Great story and series."
— ★★★★ Booksprout Reviewer

CW: explicit intimacy, graphic violence, implied assault of secondary character, death of parents, foul language, stalking behavior.

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Spicy Mafia Romance Series

URGENT VOWS is Lucy Monroe’s first mafia book and wow did she get it right. Great job Ms. Monroe – and please bring us more. - A. Sweetko, Fresh Fiction Reviews

I highly recommend Lucy Monroe if you're looking for really good love stories that play into what mafia's all about. - Rochelle's Book Reviews, BookTok

Lucy Monroe is one of my favorite indulgences. - International Bestseller Christine Feehan

Thank you for writing those alpha heroes we love. - New York Times Bestseller Lori Foster

Lucy Monroe

Internationally Bestselling and Award Winning Author

With more than 10 million copies of her novels sold worldwide, Lucy Monroe has published over 90 books, finding her way into readers' hearts with contemporary, historical and paranormal romance. After a successful career selling her stories to traditional publishers in New York, she's gone indie. Some of her books have action adventure and intrigue. All of them are spicy and deeply emotional Her new mafia romance series, Syndicate Rules, is no exception.

redhead man - handsome Text: when she wakes up the apex predator in you and you know she's yours.
young woman Text: When you crave a man everyone thinks is too dangerous for you.
Text: did amazing relaying neurodiversity throughout the story. -Rochelle's Book Reviews

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DEMANDING MOB BOSS is a beautifully written read for and about those who live outside the accepted box. - Fresh Fiction Reviews

Demanding Mob Boss has all the best elements of a great organized crime romance; it's sexy, scary, mysterious and very suspenseful. 5 Stars - Amazon Review

More from this review: This is a gorgeous love story with a character's neurodiversity written not as a novelty but as a matter-of-fact part of who she is, and beautiful, subtle characteristics that the hero comes to love and that resonate with his own understanding of the world and human emotion.

I will be immediately going straight toward this authors back catalog and I recommend that anyone reading this should do the same- right after reading this book first. 5 Stars - Amazon Review

I couldn't put it down. Very beautiful and touching. Great ending. 5 Stars - Amazon Review

Part of the Syndicate Rules series each can be read as a standalone with an overprotective boss the women who captures his attention he will do what it takes to keep her so so hang on and double check that you are buckled up, dangerous men, alpha's personified, possessive, oh, gorgeous, brooding all the makings of a story consisting with three D's (dark, delicious, and dirty) . 5 Stars - Amazon Review

This story has you hooked from the start! Engaging depth of character, Anna's portrayal is the perfect mix, and Cians dark depth know no bounds. 5 Stars - goodreads

Demanding Mob Boss is a well written tale that makes sense of topics that shouldn't make sense. I highly recommend this book and this series. Looking forward for the next one in the series. 5 Stars - goodreads

About the Author

With more than 10 million copies of her books in print worldwide, award winning and USA Today bestseller Lucy Monroe has published over 85 books and had her stories translated for sale all over the world. After a two decade long career in traditional publishing, Lucy has gone indie and she is loving the freedom to write the stories her readers enjoy most. While she writes multiple subgenres of romance, all of her books are steamy, deeply emotional and adhere to the concept that love wins. A true devotee of romance, she adores sharing her love for the genre with her readers and would love to chat with you on social media.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0C1889KTK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lucy Monroe LLC
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 8, 2023
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.9 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 314 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 3 of 8 ‏ : ‎ Syndicate Rules
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USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Lucy Monroe has published over 90 romance novels, with more than 12.5 million copies in print worldwide. Her stories have been translated across the globe and span contemporary, historical, and paranormal subgenres—often with a twist of suspense, always with heart and heat. After a successful career in traditional publishing, Lucy transitioned to indie and now writes the emotionally rich, spicy romances she’s most passionate about—including her newest series, Syndicate Rules, which features morally gray mafia heroes, bold heroines, and all the danger, desire, and redemption readers crave. A lifelong romance reader and story lover, Lucy enjoys connecting with fellow book lovers online. Her stories prove one thing above all: love conquers all... but not easily.

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Customers find this book to be a fast, easy read with well-developed characters and appreciate its blend of Mafia and romance elements. They describe it as beautiful and enlightening, with one customer noting how it provides an unexpected perspective on that lifestyle.

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Customers find the book to be a great read, with one customer noting that the series gets better with each installment.

"...Knew what she wanted and didn't let anyone change her mind. Truly enjoyed this book. Looking forward to the next in the series." Read more

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"This a good book with high intensity obsessive e romance on both parts...." Read more

"...Cian heldmy heart all thru the story. So many beautiful quotes from such wonderful souls. This series gets better and better!..." Read more

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Customers enjoy the story quality of the book, particularly appreciating its blend of Mafia and romance elements, with one customer describing it as a high-intensity obsessive romance.

"It was so sweet and their relationship was full of love and their actions showed it. Good sex scenes (breastplay!) too." Read more

"...The story was interesting, full of the Mafia type books you love guns, revenge & love...." Read more

"...Especially if he is a hot alpha. This story was perfect. The female lead character was different and interesting. She was not a push over...." Read more

"...And the awesome thing is these are small parts of the story that help you understand the FMCs struggles while growing, and I haven't touched on the..." Read more

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Top reviews from the United States

  • Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2025
    It was so sweet and their relationship was full of love and their actions showed it. Good sex scenes (breastplay!) too.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2024
    Although I skipped a lot of the bedroom stuff, I was more interested in the story line. Anna has a touch sensitive problem, it's a rare disease I do believe. The story was interesting, full of the Mafia type books you love guns, revenge & love. The one thing I didn't like was making Anna sound like a child throughout the story. Yes I know she had problems that had to be explained, but in no way was she a child. A grown woman who found love & her person in Cian her boss, husband, safety, protector. Definitely educating about Anna. I gave a 3 only because I wasn't fond of her sounding like a child. She was better than that. Read my peeps, you'll enjoy this story.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2024
    This book was the best of both Mafia and romance. Strange as it may be but I like reading romance novels when the male leading character is a psychopath / sociopath. It always makes the story more interesting. Especially if he is a hot alpha. This story was perfect. The female lead character was different and interesting. She was not a push over. Knew what she wanted and didn't let anyone change her mind. Truly enjoyed this book. Looking forward to the next in the series.
  • Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2024
    It started good but the whole plot about the mafia takes more pages than the love story itself. So I had to skeep several pages to get to the dialogues and encounters between the Heroe and Heroine.
    Anna seems coherent but the author relies too much making her look lost in her world and instead of allowing the reader to perceive her as vein around the autistic spectrum and all her conditions, she missed so points making her look dumb. Terrible.
    Cian es a good heroe, but I couldn’t get sympathy for him at all.
    Monroe’s book are nice, but she says Cora Riley, Geissinger and other mafia-styled/gray-moral-hero authors, are her inspiration; she tried to capture the essence of those author’s writing, she just can’t. Monroe’s style lacks a catching edge I wish I find because she tries to do a good job. At some point maybe her voice is just not made for this kind of books.
    3 stars ⭐️.
  • Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2025
    I started this book twice before but put it down without getting past the first four chapters. Preserve, dear reader, it is a great read. Exciting and insightful .
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2025
    The author starts with a statement about how autism is as diverse as those that have it, that there is no one right way to be autistic. The way she wrote the FMC had me engrossed in the story from the beginning because you can tell these are real situations people struggle with. The story is interesting and feels real, not a comedy of errors to entertain but the struggle of a person to live in our society (the spice is nice too!). She also briefly mentions how the family (her parents) and friends can struggle to understand but accept the person, and those that refuse to acknowledge the struggles and think the person is attention seeking (FMC extended family). And the awesome thing is these are small parts of the story that help you understand the FMCs struggles while growing, and I haven't touched on the crazy that is the MMC! I have listened to the audio book at least 3x by now and see myself gravitating to it regularly. Highly recommend!!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2024
    This a good book with high intensity obsessive e romance on both parts. Both have neurodivergent tendencies that miraculously are quieted by only the other person.
  • Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2024
    Anna has autism and things work differently for her she doesn’t like a lot of noise; crowds and she’s hoping that this job interview will finally put her somewhere that she can cope. At the interview foyer she’s struggling everything is too much, until a man walks in the room, and everything is quieter.
    Cain knows he can’t love, he can’t feel, when he sees the woman in the interview room something about her gives him the smallest feeling. They always leave he’s too much for women too demanding, needing to know where they are at all times and this woman, he knows he will consume her with needing to know and have eyes on her at all times.
    Cain doesn’t do anything different but his calmer with Anna around, Anna can’t believe that Cain makes things quiet, he’s different she can give him eye contact, touch him and it doesn’t bother her.
    What Cain is most surprised about is, the camera’s the trackers that he needs, Anna supports it helps calm her, and Anna can calm Cain with just a smile.
    They might not work with anyone else, but they do work together.

Top reviews from other countries

  • Airy M.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
    Reviewed in Canada on August 5, 2024
    I loved everything about this book. Showcasing neurodivergent individuals and how love and differences can be beautiful. I loved the little jeopardy quotes. I love how pragmatic Anna was. I love how ride or die Ini was. Cian’s Possession was perfection. Connor was an excellent charger. And showcasing a transgendered character in the mob, Elliot was sweet and perfection. This was such an amazing read I adored it. Cannot wait to read more from this author.
  • Slamdunkslusciousreads
    5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful ❤️
    Reviewed in Australia on November 21, 2024
    Oh this story was a pleasure to read . I read it in one sitting and didn't want it to end .
    I adored this storyline because i have two girls who are autistic and as their mum i pray that they find a man who will love them unconditionally the way Cian did with his love for Anna. Although not as obsessively lol 😂.
    Wonderful story of a man who held no emotion and a woman who only wanted a family who loved and accepted her regardless of her quirks. It was so good to see a book about a main character who is neurodivergent shedding light on what it's like living with ASD and how it affects them and those around them . The author certainly did her research or perhaps knows or lives with some one with ASD because she wrote Anna's character superbly. This book holds a special place with me and I will be reading it again . Well done .
  • LJ
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 15, 2024
    This is a great book. I particularly enjoyed the inclusion of neurodiversity, which was done in a meaningful way that allowed for understanding and meaningfully woven into the story. I appreciated the way that Anna and Cian met a need in each other that not everyone could understand, which was enhanced by having their views and insights. Lucy Monroe is skilled at writing characters that draw you in and make you care for them.

    There were some links to characters in other books, which I enjoyed although you don't have to be aware of them to enjoy the story. I'm already rereading and enjoying it.
  • Zanybookworm
    4.0 out of 5 stars surprised me
    Reviewed in Canada on October 8, 2023
    Ok so I almost didn’t finish this one. I liked the characters and the story but the style is very staccato. Short sentence that make it feel weird to read. However. I kept going and as I got used to the cadence of the text I really enjoyed the book.
  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars 4ish
    Reviewed in Australia on January 3, 2025
    We get to meet the Chicago Boss Cian and a special Anna.
    Their bond is unique.
    Some cartel movement that brought other mob families together to defeat them.
    I will be continuing this series.

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