Reviewed by Jen
TITLE: He Should Be Mine: A Dark MM Mafia Romance
SERIES: My Mobster
AUTHOR: Jessica Jackman
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 367 pages
RELEASE DATE: August 7, 2025
BLURB:
The only man I want is the one man I can’t have.
Molly is beautiful. Feisty. Sensual. Passionate.
A pretty boy who knows his trade.
He is also the very epitome of high-maintenance. Rude. Stroppy. Always aiming to unnerve people with his brazen words and attitude.
It makes me want to hold him tight and show him he doesn’t need to put on an act. Not with me.
But he belongs to my boss. And when your boss is a mafia capo, that’s a line you do not cross.
My role is to guard Molly. Keep him safe. Stop him running away. Prevent anyone from knowing my boss has a boy.
I’m not supposed to crave him.
I’m just supposed to watch him. Day after day. Night after night.
Watch and never touch.
I’m his jailer.
He’s my damnation.
REVIEW:
I’m always on the lookout for a dark m/m mafia series so this one grabbed my attention right away. And while I am not generally a fan of flamboyant, effeminate characters, I set that aside to give this one a go. Said character is Molly, the “boy” chosen to sate the gay sex urges of the current mafia heir. He was chosen by Dario, stepbrother and soldato to Riccardo who has been tasked as Molly’s overseer when he isn’t being used by Riccardo.
Molly comes across as confident and flashy with a side of sass and sparkle. He puts on quite the show, but it doesn’t take long before Riccardo’s true cruel nature starts coming out and the cracks begin to surface. Dario is there to pick up the pieces though, and over time, he realizes the only way to keep Molly safe is to get him away from Riccardo. So, he puts a plan in place but there are a lot of cogs to fit together to make it all happen, and that takes time that Molly doesn’t seem to have.
These two play a dangerous game in their respective efforts to placate Riccardo. Often, things go too far and Molly pays the price. It become increasingly more difficult for Dario to be around Molly and keep his distance. Even if the plan works, it seems Molly will remain a dirty secret with an albeit safer jailer. Needless to say, Dario has to walk a pretty fine line. But he manages to put together what seem to be the right allies to accomplish his goals.
This story does get a bit repetitive throughout with the reminders of what these guys are facing, but the story moves along when it needs to. I would have liked to have seen more of Molly’s true self, especially through Dario’s eyes, which we caught glimpses of throughout. All in all though, I was turning pages to see how it would all play out, and I wasn’t quite ready for it to end. I was excited to see the next books are about the other allies, Nicolo, Carlo and Dante, who helped Dario via various agreements to play a part in the end result and I’m looking forward to seeing this story continue.
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