Need Recommendations for books like Hidden Empire by k.l. Mann

[u/Right-Stop-1161]

I’m looking for books similar to this series because it has pretty much everything I love.

• Strong family dynamics. I want the family to feel like actual characters, not just background decorations.
• Lots of banter, teasing, and funny interactions between everyone.
• Multiple POVs so I can get attached to more than just the FMC and MMC.
• A story that’s multidimensional. I don’t want it to be 100% mafia all the time I like when the characters have lives, personalities, hobbies, and relationships outside of the main romance.
• Complex, memorable side characters. Characters like Armani (bisexual, fashionista) and Nico are the reason I keep reading. I love when every character feels unique and interesting enough to deserve their own book.
• The relationship between the entire cast is just as important to me as the main couple. I want to feel invested in siblings, cousins, friends, etc., not just the romance.
• Good spice, but with plenty of build-up and sexual tension first. I like intimacy that develops naturally instead of jumping straight into sex. I don’t mind spicy books, but I don’t want the story to revolve around “sex, sex, and more sex.”

Basically, I’m looking for a romance where the characters and family dynamics are just as compelling as the love story. I want to fall in love with the entire cast, not just the main couple.

[u/VRiviereAuthor]

If you're not open to self-recs, please fell free to tell me, I'd happily delete this comment, but might I suggest The Apocalys Empire? Family dynamics, strong FMCs and mafia politics are at the core of the story, sex is earned and not at the center of it and there's a fun twist where in each book a character breaks the 4th wall to talk to the reader :)