The Emperor
Dark Verse, Book 3
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Wen Ross
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Ramona Master
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Written by:
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RuNyx
About this listen
What happens when a legacy of ruin mates with a realm of blood?
Heir to the notorious Tenebrae Outfit, Dante Maroni has been trained since birth. A silent rebel in the shadows, he has learned to hide his ruthlessness under his charm, his brutality under his suits, and his love for one woman under his silence. Infiltrating the Syndicate responsible for the missing children, Dante discovers information that shatters his reality and forces him to trigger a lethal game.
Daughter of the Maroni housekeeper, Amara has loved Dante for longer than she's known it. Abducted and tortured at the young age of fifteen, she loses herself, her life, and her home as she knows it. Years after, unknowingly protected, she's found some semblance of normalcy when her world collapses again, forcing her to join the game.
Mysteries are unraveled. Secrets are discovered. And their young love is transformed, replaced by a deep intimacy, power, and survival.
The reluctant king and inevitable queen play. An empire of death is born.
This Emperor is a contemporary dark mafia romance. It contains graphic violence and sexual content, and is therefore intended for mature listeners.
Cover Design by Nelly R.
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- Sarah Craine
- 2024-02-15
Great plot advancement in this book
Definitely read the series in order. This book did a great job tying the previous books together and bringing everything up to date. Definitely a bit darker in details. Narrators did a good job.
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- Anonymous User
- 2024-11-13
My heart, I absolutely loved it!
This is a story about the second couple in dark verse. Dante amara are meant to and are faced with so many challenges, along the the way.
Web of gruesome details that uncover together, fight together, love together and just be who they are for one another.
Its a must listen! You won't regret it! Amara is a True Queen and I was here for her!
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