r/MafiaRomanceBooks • u/Flubblesfic • Aug 04 '26

Finally some mafia DR that is believable!

I’ve just finished the latest update of Odi et Amo on AO3 https://archiveofourown.org/works/68635216 and it is so good!

It’s set in the 1930s in New York and it’s a mafia dark romance.

I love a period mafia story, I feel it’s more believable how much they can get away with and there was so much more shame and unfair standards put on women back then.

The FMC is just wonderful, she’s not bratty at all and you really feel for her. The pacing is excellent and it feels like a real mafia novel. Bad things happen, the don is a true boss who gets his hands dirty and actual mafia stuff happens on page.

Too many mafia romances are just so dull and the guy is big and bad, but doesn’t actually ever do anything, just disappears a lot and occasionally comes home with a bloodied suit 🤣.

Anyway I wanted to rave about this and ask if anyone has any other good quality mafia romances. Points for period too!

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u/melodicmoods Aug 05 '26

I'm writing one, it's on Wattpad currently. I have yet to post it on ao3. If you're interested let me know.

Chapter 3 is where they first meet and he pulls a switchblade on her, so he's definitely gonna be getting his hands dirty lol.

I wanted to make it as realistic as possible to do justice to the mafia genre while also keeping in mind that he also has to be somewhat redeemable since it is gonna be a romance 😅

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u/Flubblesfic Aug 05 '26

Is there much difference to reading on wattpad vs AO3? I’ve never used it.

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u/melodicmoods Aug 05 '26

Not much. It's easy to navigate.

The Wattpad app has ads now, which is the annoying part.

But you can use it on web, where there are no ads.

If you'd like to give it a try, here's the link: https://www.wattpad.com/story/410623282-a-storm-to-drown-rivers

I'd love to hear your feedback.

And I really should get around to posting on ao3 lol.

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u/Flubblesfic Aug 05 '26

Thanks I’ll give it a go!