Reviewed by True
TITLE: Poisened Heart: An MM Dark Mafia Romcom
SERIES: Twisted Mafia Vows #1
AUTHOR: K.A. Merikan
PUBLISHER: Acerbi &Villani Ltd.
LENGTH: 361 pages
RELEASE DATE: January 23, 2026
BLURB:
It was supposed to be blackmail. Now we’re choosing the wedding cake.
I’m Corvus Van der Horn, and as my family’s poisoner and torturer, I’m a master of control, cruelty, and patience. My prisoners are faceless pawns who ought to fear me.
Until Dalton.
He should be forgettable—a washed-up fighter and gambler with more debt than sense. Then I saw his phone. Turns out half the city’s men would sell their souls to let him wreck them. Now I can’t stop asking why.
So we strike a deal: his freedom, in exchange for the kind of night I could never risk with anyone else. A chance to give up control. Just once.
Now he’s under my skin like a disease. And saving him requires a cover story so outrageous it might actually work—an engagement. Me. Engaged. To a man who can’t bluff to save his life and thinks planning ahead means ordering two beers instead of one.
Our deal was supposed to be a secret. A mistake I’d bury.
Instead, I’m drowning in wedding chaos and my own desire.
But when I realize someone is hunting my husband-to-be, they wake up the worst part of me. Because no one—no one—messes with what’s mine.
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“Poisoned Heart” is a standalone M/M Dark Mafia Romcom where a ruthless mafioso loses control to the one man he should have never touched. Desire, obsession, and a trainwreck of wedding preparations collide in a story about love that feels like the sweetest poison.
Warnings: see tags
REVIEW:
Dalton was taken from his truck by armed men and woke up in a tiny cell with no windows.
Yes, he’s not surprised, he is broke and owes the Van Horns a mountain of money.
Corvus van Horn is the family poisoner, he’s a torturer and cruel.
What he found on Dalton’s mobile made him wonder if he could use this big stud of a prisoner as his personal fucktoy.
Dalton’s mobile shows he’s a stallion in bed. That’s what Corvus wants.
So Dalton will not be used as a prey for the family hunt, but secretly for Corvus’s pleasure. No one has to know Corvus likes men.
Dalton is more than just a good fuck, Corvus is happy to use him, until his cousin takes a picture of them with Corvus on his knees before Dalton.
A fast lie, and before you know it, they’re engaged, with a marriage on the horizon.
Dalton has a good time and develops feelings for Corvus, but he can’t deny he feels used, as Corvus confirms every time. Dalton is a giant guy, simple-minded, he just wants to be chosen for once in his life, not for his stamina and his big D.
Corvus has trust issues, big ones, even more so when someone is targeting Dalton.
This is just a little bit about their story. It was entertaining as fuck. A meddling family, hot encounters, and trust issues! The story is full of desire and obsession, fun, hurt, and feelings are all over the place. A great story, entertainingly written. I enjoyed it immensely!
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