This week’s category of the Sapphic Book Bingo features sapphic mafia romance.
For this square of your Hidden Gems bingo card, read a sapphic book set in the world of organized crime, where at least one of the main characters is involved in the mafia. She might be a crime boss, an heir to a criminal empire, an enforcer, a bodyguard, or someone pulled into the dangerous underworld.
For a sapphic mafia romance, expect morally gray characters, high stakes, and forbidden attraction.
15 sapphic mafia romance novels
Below, you’ll find 15 recommended sapphic mafia romance novels:
Mine, Yours & Ours: A Dark Sapphic Mafia Romance by Karmen Lee
Spite built her armor. Desire might be her downfall.
Melissa DuBois
I despised Dante Kincaid. Arrogant. Reckless. Stupid enough to marry me. Now he’s dead, and freedom is within reach—until his twin walks in with the same perfect face and a darker, sharper fire that fuels my desire like no one before.
Dominique Kincaid
I swore I wouldn’t come back until I was ready, but Dante’s disappearance drags me home—to a family I hate and a war I never asked for. If I’m going down, I’m taking everyone with me. Starting with the beautifully dangerous wife my brother left behind.
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The Devil Inside by Ali Vali
Derby Cain Casey was groomed from birth to take the reins of the Casey family enterprises, which just happens to be one of the major crime organizations in New Orleans. Surviving by never turning away from a fight and knowing how to win at all costs, Cain is as careful with her heart as she is with her business—until she met Emma Verde.
The farm girl from Wisconsin puts a hit out on Cain’s heart and leads her down a dangerous road filled with great joy and devastating sorrow. The Devil Inside is the story of unexpected passion, a shattering betrayal, and the challenge of love put to the test.
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Mafia Girl, Maybe? by Kimberly A. Todd
Stephanie Sabbatini, jewel of the Sabbatini Crime Family, didn’t expect to become a Mob Boss so soon. But when her uncle goes to prison for fifty years, everything changes.
With her protected world of running the family’s legitimate businesses nearly over, can she endure a life of crime to make good on old debts owed to two powerful enemies? Will new threats to the woman she loves and her beloved grandmother’s safety compromise her morals and have her questioning if she can really do the job?
Madison Prescott, a Park Avenue society girl, never intended to fall in love with a Mafia princess. But when her job at an art gallery causes their paths to cross, circumstances change. Is true love worth risking your life for?
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Queen’s Ransom by Layla Reyne
Helena fell in love with Celia from across a hospital bed. Life has only gotten more deadly since. And Helena’s crush on her sister-in-law more intense.
Celia’s putting her life back together after leaving her abusive ex. Helena’s interest is a welcome boost of confidence. But the ice queen is more finicky than the engines Celia rebuilds.
Until Celia and her kids are threatened, and Helena shifts into overdrive. Together under one roof, Celia’s warmth melts Helena’s heart. And Celia witnesses the loyalty and love she could have.
Helena may be an assassin, but she makes Celia feel safe. And brave, which she’ll need to rescue the haven she’s found.
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Captive of the Crime Queen by Persephone Black
Years ago, Hadria Imperioli vanished after her father refused her mafia inheritance in favor of her younger brother. Now, she’s resurfaced as “Hades”—ruthless leader of the Styx Syndicate mercenaries that terrorize Chicago—and she’s hell-bent on finally claiming what’s hers.
When her brother announces his engagement to sheltered beauty Aurora Verderosa, Hadria decides it’s time to take back her mafia crown and everything else that belongs to her…
Including Aurora.
Abducted from her wedding altar, Aurora is thrilled at first to have escaped marriage to the violent heir to the Imperioli Family. But she finds herself a prisoner still, at the mercy of Hadria’s whims and desires.
And soon Aurora begins to crave the intoxicating taste of Hadria’s lips on hers…and the wicked pleasures of a life lived outside the law.
Can Aurora resist giving into the darkness Hadria draws out in her? Or will Hadria corrupt her captive completely, coaxing Aurora to turn her back on innocence for the love of a vicious underworld queen?
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Promised to the Queen by Barbara Winkes
MIA
I can’t believe my parents have agreed to marry me off in order to have their debt to the Morettis paid by the Falcone family. Tying the knot with Alessandra Falcone seems to be the only way—but I can’t do that, can I? This is not the marriage I’ve dreamed of since I was a little girl.
This marriage is all but convenient for me because it comes with strings attached. There’s nothing romantic about it, and the fact that I’ve met Alessandra before makes it all worse.
Because I am attracted to her.
ALESSANDRA
I wish things were different, but I have a responsibility to my family. This includes keeping my siblings in line, and the company going. It means I must go along with my grandfather’s ridiculous idea. The Leonards’ predicament is just convenient. Mia…
She’s dangerous, because every time I’m with her, it’s harder to pretend this is just business.
I can’t be distracted, much as I’m tempted. Lives are on the line, and sometime soon, it could be hers…
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Hide No More by Rita Potter
When Vicky Cogburn’s Mafia boyfriend enters the witness protection program, she enlists a law firm to set her up with a fake wife and fake life far away from the city.
Ambitious, no-nonsense attorney Rachel Huntington would do anything to secure a partnership in her New York City law firm—even if it means hiding out and playing house with a seductive Mafia mistress.
Assuming new identities, Rachel swaps her beloved practical suits for a more femme look, while blond bombshell Vicky must tamp down her oozing sexuality. But can they convince the eccentric locals of Mud Bluff, South Carolina, they’re in love?
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Corrupt Goddess by April Gaisford
Catherine Marzanna
Owner of Marzanna Fashion and Shipping
Kansas City
I started Marzanna Fashion and Shipping ten years ago, and we made a name for ourselves across the country. Recently, they told me we need fresh talent; I reluctantly agreed. New designers are good for business, even if I am misanthropic. I let my team handle the hiring process. Then they hired her- a gorgeous, voluptuous girl. My first thought was Mine.
She is my employee. She is younger than me. Yet, all I can think about is how she will feel in my arms. My life is too dark for her, too dangerous. But the need to claim and pleasure her is overwhelming. I can keep her safe if I keep her close. The war between keeping her close but removed from my secrets is relentless. I can’t stay away from her.
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Sadist by Chaos Davie
Ever wondered what might happen when a sadist meets her match?
Disgraced contract killer Theo inadvertently takes on a hostage when tech mogul William Vanguard tries to extort a powerful underground vigilante network, putting Octavia, his only daughter, in the crosshairs.
But Octavia has a secret. And secrets have a habit of slipping free at the most inopportune moments…
When Octavia and Theo’s worlds collide, who will walk away alive?
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Saving Chiara by Anne Hagan
When a prominent Providence businessman is found dead in an alley, all evidence points to Chiara Ciccone—daughter of a notorious Boston crime family. But for private investigator Pax Taggart, this case is anything but simple.
Chiara isn’t just another client—she’s the woman who awakened Pax’s heart in their teenage years, before family loyalties tore them apart. Now, with Chiara behind bars for a murder she swears she didn’t commit, Pax must navigate a maze of deadly secrets, corrupt police work, and her own rekindling feelings for a woman who lives in a world she left behind.
As Pax digs deeper, she uncovers a web of jealousy, revenge, and carefully crafted lies. With each prison visit, the spark between her and Chiara grows stronger, threatening to blur the lines between professional duty and personal desire. But in a case where nothing is as it seems, can Pax trust her heart without compromising her investigation?
Time is running out, and Pax must choose: follow the evidence wherever it leads, even if it means losing Chiara forever, or risk everything—including her hard-won reputation—for a second chance at a first love.
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Forbidden Girl by Kristen Zimmer
One minute you’re trying to escape the criminal underworld you were born into. The next, you’re in bed with your father’s deadliest rival.
As the daughter of the most dangerous man in Boston, I vowed I would never have anything to do with my crime family’s business. Until Rowan.
There’s a twisted war between our rival families. Her father is taking out my loved ones like it’s a sport. I prayed that we would never meet in person. But when it finally happened, fear mixed with something else. Rowan’s emerald eyes lit an unstoppable fire in me.
I thought it would be a one-time thing. Something to get out of my system before truly escaping Boston and its seedy underworld. After all, Rowan’s not known for hanging around.
But I was wrong. What started out as a fling has become so much more. The stone-cold killer showed me the warm heart she’s hidden away.
And now, sucked back into the world I wanted nothing to do with, fighting for every moment with her, I finally understand what could drive a person to kill…
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Yours by Lisa Caro
Isobel Vicente is leading a life she never expected to. When her brother—the head of the Vicente crime family—is murdered alongside his son and heir, Isobel must take the reins of the family business. Her problem? She had to give up the job she loved. Her wife walked out not long ago, leaving her a single mum to her beautiful four-year-old daughter…all while trying to navigate the violent, high-stakes world of organised crime.
Hayley Adams is running from her past. She’s hiding, hoping he won’t find her. One night while working in a bar, a mysterious woman helps her escape the grip of an over-zealous customer who won’t take no for an answer. Isobel immediately draws her attention, an undeniable spark of attraction flickering between them that they both feel…and neither can ignore.
When Isobel offers Hayley a job as the nanny for her daughter, Hayley finds it impossible to decline. But when Isobel searches for information about her new nanny, she finds…nothing.
Who is Hayley Adams? And what is she hiding?
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Carbide Creek by Maggie Brown
When Jasmine Mattioli, daughter of a powerful Sydney Mafia boss, flees a death threat, the last place she expects to find herself is the dust-choked, drought-stricken Carbide Creek. The outback property couldn’t be farther from the world she’s known, but Jasmine is willing to trade her city life for the scorching heat of the Australian bush until the danger cools.
Kate Livingston, Carbide Creek’s no-nonsense owner, has her hands full keeping the cattle alive through the dry. She’s not about to let a city girl with soft hands and a sharp attitude throw a wrench in the works, no matter how striking she may be. But a connection sparks between them as stubborn as the red dirt beneath their boots.
Torn between love and survival, Jasmine has to decide if she can let her heart take root in the outback—or if staying will endanger the one person she calls home.
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Tyton: The Spider and the Dragonfly by Marine St. Jean
Callie used to love rope — the release of control, letting go of her life and her job babysitting one of the AI models that runs Tyton. That is, until her girlfriend lost her job, and with it, her subscription to the chem tech that kept her sane. But a two year dry spell and her persistent best friend manage to drag her out to see a new product — Lumijute, and hopefully a chance to move on and meet someone new.
Talia is also trying to get over her ex. She was the only one who understood her rage. Her need for revenge against the Natalist cult she was born into. The only one who could break through those walls. It could have been forever, except for one small detail. But Callie might be just the thing she’s looking for.
Sesi’s need to avenge her mother has hit a dead end, but in the process, she uncovered something she shouldn’t have. Lumijute isn’t just some new toy and she’ll need an AI psychologist to unravel the truth — and one just so happens to be dating her ex. She’s also just her type.
Cults. Corporations. Cyberware. The fate of it all rests on three women and their bad ideas. But sometimes, bad ideas are the only ones left.
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Thicker than Water: A Sapphic Vampire Mafia Romance by Remi Lebeau
Can she melt the heart of a stone-cold mafia boss?
Amara Moonfall is in way over her head.
When her witch coven is threatened, Amara is forced to go undercover as a bartender at a nightclub operated by the most notorious vampire mafia family in the city.
It’s a dangerous game. Thrust out of her cozy life into a dark underworld, Amara has to conquer bloodthirsty vampires, family feuds…and a captivating mafia boss with a heart of ice.
Celine Côté is the eldest progeny of the most powerful vampire in the city. She runs the family business with an iron fist, but can’t get out from her Creator’s shadow.
Eager to prove herself, Celine goes head-to-head with the rival vampire boss. But she puts everything she loves at risk, including Amara.
Neither of them realize that there’s an even bigger threat.
A threat that will make them question where their loyalty lies…
And whether they will sacrifice it all for love.
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What sapphic book will you be reading for the “sapphic mafia romance” category? Let us know in the comments!
3 Responses
Nice!! I’ll check ’em out.
The books sweet suprise and secrets of the heart by jenny frame
Kristen Zimmer
But recommend Tita Potter to those who have not read it yet. Although more love and less mafia.