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Merciless Queen (Moretti Mafia Duet Book 1)

C.L. Smoke
4.4 / 5.0
Published: 2025

Description

Harlow Lewis spent her life as a prized possession in the suffocating grip of Vincenzo Mancini, a man who viewed her as nothing more than an object to be owned. Just when existence feels like an endless cycle of captivity, her world ignites when she is snatched away by a new predator: Caterina Moretti. Caterina is the undisputed iron-fisted ruler of the Chicago underworld, a woman who commands fear and respect in equal measure. Her plan was simple—seize Harlow to settle an ancient blood feud with Vincenzo and eliminate her as a strategic casualty. But when the two women collide, the hate that sparks between them unexpectedly curls into a dangerous, dark obsession. Forced into an unlikely marriage that neither woman anticipated, their union becomes a volatile battleground of control, secrets, and raw desire. As Caterina fights to maintain her reign and Harlow navigates the transition from one gilded cage to another, the lines between captor and savior blur. In a world where power is the only currency that matters, they find themselves entangled in a lethal game where falling in love might be the most fatal mistake of all. Caught in a web of mafia tradition and shifting loyalties, they must decide if they are enemies destroyed by war or partners fighting for survival.

Customer Reviews

Top 5 from Amazon
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chill
October 31, 2025
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Heartfelt Survival!

Wow! I went through a gauntlet of emotions reading this amazing story. Roller-coaster of humanaity. The highs will have you hoping and the lows will leave you in despair. This book made me acknowledge and ashamed of my biases and stereotypes towards strippers or sex-workers. It was hard to read some of the scenes but you must. There is still beauty in broken people. You won’t regret going on this journey.
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Jacquie Dore
January 1, 2026
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Great story…needs a lot of editing

LOVE THIS AUTHOR and I loved this story but the fact that it needs a lot of editing detracts from the overall quality. There are a lot of run on sentences and a lot of repetitive inner monologue happening. But, overall, I can’t wait to see how it ends.
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Jessica
September 25, 2025
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CL Does It Again!!

This book is amazing and got me hooked from page one. I love how CL creates her stories and the care and attention she takes in talking about her certain topics. I can’t wait to read book 2!
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Hope
December 16, 2025

holy graphic violence, Batman.

Not for the faint of heart. Captor/captive. Extreme sexual abuse. Marriage of convenience. CL Smoke ramped up the standard mafia romance to an 11 with the incredibly violent and graphic depictions in this book. Check those trigger warnings, folx. That being said, the devastating sexual violence portrayed genuinely furthered our understanding of Harlow’s mental state and did not feel gratuitous. The FMCs relationship felt a little rushed but that’s trauma bonding for you…and lesbians. Cat is your semi-femme mafia boss determined to avenge her mother’s death and ends up married to Harlow, a rival’s sex slave. The storyline was familiar but not trite and I was captivated from the beginning. The open door spicy bits took quite a bit of time to develop…which makes complete sense with the book, but were hot and steamy once we got to them. Merciless Queen ends on cliffhanger, but, having known it was inevitable, the abrupt pause wasn’t devastating. Can’t wait until we get to see how Cat and Harlow make it back to each other in Savage Queen.
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Teri Scott
November 8, 2025

WOW

I couldn't put the book down. At first I thought it was boring but it explains everything so you can understand what Harlow goes through physically and emotionally. I can't wait for the second book to come out!