Sinners Anonymous

A Forbidden Love Dark Mafia Romance

De: Somme Sketcher

Narrado por: Alan Carlson, Lee Daniels

Now a top 20 Amazon best seller!

My fiancé’s nephew knows every sin I’ve ever committed. He’s about to become the deepest and darkest of them all.

My name is Rory Carter and I do bad things. There’s a charred soul under this angelic exterior and sometimes, I wonder if my weekly confessions to the Sinners Anonymous hotline will be enough to heal it.

Marrying the 70-something head of the Cosa Nostra to save my father is the only good deed I’ve ever done. I’m burning and bitter under the fake smile and tight dresses, but I was keeping it together.

Was. Until my fiancé’s nephew turns up to dinner uninvited.

Angelo "Vicious" Visconti. A beautiful monster with cheekbones as sharp as his tongue. They say I shouldn’t be scared of him, because nine years ago, he went straight. He’s barely a Made Man anymore.

But I say, he’s the most dangerous Visconti of all. It’s not just because his cold sneer makes my pulse flutter. Or the way his syrupy drawl trickles down my spine. No. He holds all of my sins in his big, rough hands. And the only sins darker than mine are his own.

Dark mafia romance, forbidden love, age gap, enemies to lovers.

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Somme’s notes:

Sinners Anonymous is a deliciously dark, enemies to lovers mafia romance. It can be listened to as a stand-alone but believe me, you'll want to devour it with the rest of the trilogy!

You should know that I write dark romance, and my stories—including this one—aren’t for the faint of heart. They contain several triggers and are somewhat disturbing, so aren't suitable for everyone.

You won’t find Prince Charming or a damsel in distress within this audiobook, so if that’s what floats your boat, I kindly encourage you to move along!

©2021 Somme Sketcher (P)2023 The Slow Burn Book Club

Loved the story

This was a really good story. Were the bird puns annoying sure but they were also cute. Also definitely a slow burn but the spicy parts were spicy. 🌶️ 🌶️🌶️

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ | 🌶️🌶️ | The Mafia Golden Retriever Nobody Saw Coming

Sinners Anonymous was a ride—and not the high-speed, bullet-ridden kind I expected from a mafia romance. It was more like… sitting in a fancy town car, wondering if the GPS is broken, and then realizing it was all part of the (very slow) plan.

Let’s start with Rory. Our sweet, bird-pun-loving, goth barista heroine. She thinks she’s the villain in her own story, but let’s be honest—her “dark side” is more of a dimmer switch. I appreciated her love for her father and how that influenced her choices, but some of those choices? Questionable. (Girl, why did we flee school instead of turning in the would-be attackers?!) Also, she’s 21 but felt more like 17 with the way she tiptoes through the underworld like she’s never crossed a city street alone.

Now enter Angelo. Capo’s son turned rich businessman turned Capo again because… vengeance. And let me tell you, I was here for it. He’s suave, smart, a little scary, and somehow a golden retriever wrapped in a three-piece suit. For a man who used to chew women up and spit them out (metaphorically… I think), he shows an absurd level of restraint when it comes to Rory. He’s 15 years her senior, which made their dynamic a little eyebrow-raising at times, but the man’s patience could win awards.

Let’s not forget his brothers and their morbid “game” to stay connected (low-key loved that detail), and his small-town kingpin vibes. Revenge arc? ✔️
Respectful king? ✔️
Dark romance anti-hero? Eh… more like dark-adjacent.

Because here’s the thing—it wasn’t that dark. I came for morally gray chaos, and what I got was a slow-burn with the emphasis on slow. Like, 90%-into-the-book slow. By the time anything spicy happened, I was checking my Kindle battery more than the plot tension.

BUT I’m intrigued. The bones are good. The setup is solid. The family drama is juicy. I’m definitely in for more sinners—and praying they sin a little sooner in the next one.

Obsessed isn’t enough of an explanation

Absolute perfection. The way i gasped out loud during multiple parts of this story is insane. I’m excited for the rest of the series.

The fųĉƙinĝ bird puns

I loved this book...until I didn't. I still have an hour and 44 minutes left and I need a break. At first her bird thing was kinda cute but she 100% lost me when he tells her about his mother and she STILL says "oh my goose." It completely threw off the seriousness of the moment. The beginning started out so strong, I was dying to know her big sins and what she said on the hotline. When she starts telling Angelo her "sins" I thinking ok she's just messing with him and he'll find out the "big ones" soon. After all she "does bad things". I don't know the last time I was this disappointed. Now maybe it's because I haven't finished it yet and I just haven't gotten to some big revaltion, but I don't see it. Hence me taking a break from it to go back later and finish it. Review will be updated once I comp completed if

Thrilled I started this Series!

I went into this book completely blind and knew from the first chapter that this would be a new favorite. I have the physical books but chose to start with the audiobooks and am so happy I did. It is DUET STYLE and got me invested in the story/characters right away.

Mafia Romance is my happy place, and while this is more what I would consider 'Mafia Lite' it has all the elements I love. Enemies to Lovers, Age Gap, Touch Her and Die.

It is also the perfect 'slow burn' with plenty of longing, angst and forbidden attraction leading up to the spice.

Unexpectedly Good

I loved the narration and the story. I didn't like how you had to wait until almost the very end of the story to get the spice.

Great book!

This book was both captivating and terrifying. I absolutely loved this book! The narrators were great and made the story come to life.

Story

A good story with interesting characters. Looking forward to the next in the series. Thumbs up.

Somme Sketcher😍Where have you been my whole life

the Writing👌The Plot, the characters, the story, the Buildup! the Narrator's😍 my new favorite book and Yes I have read over 500 Books the last 3 years! I didn't know what to expect but OMG! Worth all my credits

A Nice little read….

This story was pretty nice, solid premise and progression. I would’ve loved for the confession aspect to be more explored though 🤭