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Forceful God by Michelle Heard
Release Date: January 26, 2026
Series: Kings of Mafia #7
Pages: 238
Genres: Romance, Mafia
From USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Michelle Heard comes a new STANDALONE, full-length MAFIA ROMANCE novel.
I was born into the Cosa Nostra, so I should be used to the blood, violence, and constant threat of death, right?
Wrong.
Every time one of the men I love gets hurt, another piece of me fractures beyond repair. But the moment I see the man who owns my heart fall, it annihilates me.
The fear of losing Christiano forces me to the edge of my sanity. I shut down and push him as far away as possible, convinced distance is the only way to keep myself from unraveling. Christiano is as cold and merciless as his father, raised to rule the Cosa Nostra with an iron fist. Obsession runs just as deep as power in his bloodline, so no matter what I say, he won't let me go.
Refusing to marry him doesn't drive him away. It changes him, making him an unforgiving and ruthless man who will use force to keep me exactly where he wants me. I hide my weakness behind lies, but they only seem to feed the darkness in him. Like the predator he is, he watches me, waits for me, corners me. Every explosive encounter strips away my resolve until there's almost nothing left.
The threat of the five families being torn apart is the only thing that finally makes me give in to his advances, but as I say my vows to Christiano, I know it's only a matter of time before he realizes I'm not the perfect mafia princess he thinks I am.
What will happen when the capo dei capi discovers I'm too fragile to be his Cosa Nostra queen?
My Review:
For Christiano Falco and Sienna Vitale, their lives have completely changed the minute they fell for one another. Although both have been raised within the mafia world of the Cosa Nostra. Their union would not only bring two very powerful families together, but it would also make Sienna, Christiano’s queen. Something that for Sienna is difficult to take, knowing that there is something that Christiano still doesn’t know about her. A secret that has been kept hidden in her family for a very long time. As Christiano takes his place as the head of the Cosa Nostra, it makes him even more powerful. Yet, there is no denying just how much he loves Sienna. An attack targeting the rest of the mafia families would ultimately separate them for a while. Sienna starts to question her ties to the mafia world, as Christiano sets his sights on making her his once and for all.
All in all, I liked the overall concept of the story. Heard does a good job explaining the sensitive topic in the book. I felt for Sienna as she navigated her way through wanting to be with Christiano and dealing with the consequences that come with being in the mafia.Christiano is ruthless and overprotective when it comes to Sienna. He is learning to be a good leader within his world and does’t want to lose the woman he’s loved for a very long time. There is not denying the sizzling chemistry between them, yet Christiano can sense that Sienna is hiding something from him and he will do anything to find out the truth. I would highly recommend checking out the book if you like a good mafia romance, be warned that there are some potential triggers that many or may not be for everyone.
***I received an advanced copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own.***
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