Bad Bishop (Standard Edition): An Arranged Marriage Dark Mafia Romance (Society of Villains, 1)

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From New York Times bestselling author L. J. Shen comes a dark age-gap mafia romance.

He's Deathless. She's trying to find a reason to live.

LILA

My innocence was ripped from me one fatal night under the starless sky.

Resulting in an unwanted teenage pregnancy and a secret the Camorra must bury.

My father decided to hand me off to the highest bidder.

The lucky winner? Tiernan Callaghan, psychopath extraordinaire.

The Irish mafia prince wants me for all the wrong reasons.

Alliance. Money. Prestige. War.

I am but a pawn in his twisted game.

The man who sits on a throne of his enemies' skulls thinks I'm a weakling.

Little does he know, in this chess game, the underdog wins.

Because the thing about bad bishops?

They protect good pawns.

Dark and delicious tropes:

  • Mafia romance
  • Age gap
  • Forbidden romance
  • Power play
  • Arranged marriage
  • Enemies to lovers
  • Morally gray hero
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Published Nov 4, 2025

448 pages

Average rating: 8.5

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E_reader8
Jun 04, 2026
8/10 stars
If you like a red flag MMC who is evil and violent against everyone but has a soft spot for the FMC this one is for you. This is NOT my usual read. I dont really do romance only and I dont do mafia but I kept hearing nothing but good things about this book so decided to give it a try. This was like watching a violent crime family movie with eyeballs popping and torture from the very first page. Definitely check your triggers if youre squeamish because a lot of violent things happen and theres some wide open door spice. I personally enjoyed it and couldnt wait to see where it would go. Im really surprised the FMC went along with her mom's charade as long as she did considering how "smart" shes supposed to be. That ending. Totally didnt expect it. Left me questioning, that's all I can say without ruining it.
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Hale of A Nerd
Jun 04, 2026
10/10 stars
My first Mafia Romance book and I’m afraid to read another because the bar is set too high now 😭. This book literally had me jumping, screaming and yelling!!! Enemies to lovers with a mystery tied in it. I’m too afraid to start the second book because I feel I’ll be disappointed
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Mrs. Rosario
Mar 30, 2026
10/10 stars
Excellent read
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