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Bad Bishop

The Society of Villains, Book 1

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By: L.J. Shen
Narrated by: Corvin King, Lucy Rivers
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The first book in the new dark and decadent Society of Villains series, this is a dark age-gap mafia romance . . .

He's deathless. She's trying to find a reason to live.

LILA

My innocence was ripped from me one fatal night under the starless sky, resulting in an unwanted teenage pregnancy and a secret the Camorra must bury. So my father decided to hand me off to the highest bidder.

The lucky winner? Tiernan Callaghan, psychopath extraordinaire.

The Irish mafia prince wants me for all the wrong reasons: Alliance. Money. Prestige. War.

I am but a pawn in his twisted game. The man who sits on a throne of his enemies' skulls thinks I'm a weakling. Little does he know, in this chess game, the underdog wins.

Because the thing about bad bishops?

They protect good pawns.

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE NEW SERIES?
Mafia Wars
Taboo tropes
Plot twists to make your jaw drop
One MM book (I told ya' it was coming)
Cameos from your favourite characters (someone said Wolfe and Francesca? Vicious and Millie? And what about the Forbidden Love gang?) . . .

READERS ARE ALREADY OBSESSED WITH L.J. SHEN:
'The way this book had me in a chokehold'
'I'm honestly speechless'
'New favourite author! I could NOT put this book down'
'This book was everything . . . GRAB THIS BOOK NOW'
'All emotions covered'
'Five stars all day long'©2025 L.J. Shen Contemporary Mafia Emotionally Gripping
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Everything you need from a dark romance. Blood, gore and love.
Corvin king could read the phone book and I’d download it…

Dark, twists and spice!

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This book was the perfect mixture of laugh out loud funny, heart wrenching and sexy all at once.
I had a thoroughly good time with this book, the audio had me cackling outloud in the middle of the street and the disability representation was perfect. The portrayal of someone who was significantly underestimated because of their disability, is something a lot of disabled people are used to experiencing. The fact Lila is a complete badass and puts all these people in their place is superb!!

'Sorry about the mess little man'

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Loved this!! The story was excellent, very gripping, and the male voice lead was excellent. He executed the Irish accent beautifully ❤️ the female voice lead was a little whiny for my liking... I loved the banter and the insults and there were some laugh out loud funny bits 👀 and some juicy twists and turns.
Some reviews talk about him cheating on her but I think it fits with the world building and that she is presenting as being a very young child... so... 🤢🤷 all round very happy with this book and looking forward to any sequels 🙂

Absolutely brilliant!!!

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Loved this, she’s such a good writer. Loved the audio voices too. Didn’t guess the ending either.

Well worth a credit

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This audiobook is intense, uncomfortable, and impossible to ignore. The story dives into trauma, abuse, and twisted relationships with no restraint. It is emotionally heavy, shocking, and often upsetting, but also strangely compelling. Definitely not for the faint-hearted.

Dark and disturbing

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