Deviant Hearts

Dark Hearts, Book 1

By: Jagger Cole

Narrated by: Ryan West, Sophie Daniels

To stop a mafia war, I'm being forced to marry my sworn enemy.

A brutal, domineering, and lethally beautiful monster with a body built for violence, Ares Drakos—new king of the Drakos Mafia family—is every inch the God of War he's named after.

And now, I belong to him.

Our unholy union is meant to end the bloodshed between the Irish and Greeks. A rising tide to lift all ships.

A match made in hell. And if we can't stop killing each other, "until death do us part" might happen before we can say "I do."

It's not supposed to be real. Until it becomes something else. Something dark, dangerous, and deliciously deviant.

The God of War might be invading my bed, my dreams, and my every sinful desire. But there's one thing he'll never conquer.

My heart.

Deviant Hearts is a standalone dark mafia, arranged marriage, enemies-to-lovers romance with a smart, untamable heroine and an ultra-possessive hero with "look at her and I'll unalive you" energy. This is the explosive start to the Dark Hearts mafia series. For mature listeners. No cliffhanger. HEA included.

©2022 Jagger Cole (P)2025 Podium Audio

The story was good …but

I enjoyed the story for the most part. Loved the female lead and the Irish uncle Killian. The female lead got on my nerves a lot. When she finally came around, I did get into the book. Plenty of spicy scenes 🌶️🥵…. What time Alain explaining how and why things went down the way they did, I felt it got way too complicated and confusing to be honest. I still recommend the book because the love story was good and a general story did have suspense.

God of War

This series starts off in the best of ways... And arranged marriage with the God of War!
This story is Ares and Neve's, and I was hooked from the start of the story and all the way until the end.

I can't believe it took me so long to get to this book. I love a good Mafia romance, and this is a great one. You get all the things you love in a romance like this one. Those 'my wife' vibes are spot on!!

Ryan West is not a narrator. I have listened to before that I can remember, and I thought he did an excellent job. Sophia Daniels is not a narrator I have listened to a lot of, and she has a voice that is really good for a strong heroine.

I like this series a lot and I can't wait to dive into more from this series on audio.

Great start to a new series

Ryan West’s voice will make you hum while he’s reciting
the alphabet. The story line was well written and easy to follow.

PLEASE NO! Don't make me marry the hot broody man

Favorite Quote – ‘’Rage. Power. Vengeance. And possessiveness.”
"In one motion, I cup her jaw, lift her mouth to mine, and sear my lips to hers in the single most possessive, consuming kiss of my lite. There's definitely no going back now.

Rating – 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Spicy – 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Main Characters – Ares Drakos & Neve Kildare

Author – Jagger Cole 😍😍😍😍😍
Title – Deviant Hearts
Series – Dark Hearts: Book 1
Standalone/Interconnected Standalone/Interconnected Series

Narrators – Ryan West & Sophie Daniels
Narration Type – Dual
Ryan West - 💙💙💙💙💙
Sophie Daniels - 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

Genre – Contemporary Dark Suspense Mafia
Tropes – Grumpy Heroine – Arranged Marriage – Possessive Male – Tortured Heroine – Past Trauma – Good Dirty Talk – Jump Scares

Story - 🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶
Chemistry - 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Banter - 💬🗨️💬🗨️
Plot - 📚📚📚📚📚
Side Characters - 👨‍🤝‍👩👨‍🤝‍👩👨‍🤝‍👩👨‍🤝‍👩👨‍🤝‍👩

Hero – Ares Drakos - 📘📘📘📘📘
Humor - 😂😂😂
Jealousy - 😡😡😡😡😡
He Grovels - 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Growth - 🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♂️

Heroine – Neve Kildare - 📕📕📕📕
Humor - 😂😂😂😂
Strength - 🏋️‍♀️🏋️‍♀️🏋️‍♀️🏋️‍♀️🏋️‍♀️
Sweetness - 🍬🍬
Sassy - 😉😉😉😉
Date Read –7/17/2025
#77/2025

Enemies to lovers oh so good

They didn’t like each other, but being forced into an arranged marriage can eventually change how they are feeling towards each other. Especially when he says the most depraved things to her and shows her just how possessive he can be and how jealous she can get. Oh and let’s not forget the audio for this, chefs kiss!