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Danger first, steam a distant second. Sarah Brianne writes Nero as pure mafia romance, grim in atmosphere, with the heat kept mild. Different from S. J. Tilly's Nero. Wanting a crime family story that leans on menace rather than explicit scenes, give this one a go. The content warnings are still worth reading first, as ever.

The read-alikes below share that weather: Mafia dark romance. Spice on Nero is 2 of 5. Darkness is 4 of 5. Picks are scored on shared tropes, spice, darkness and trigger warnings, with no more than two from any one author. Each reason is ours, not a copied review.

  1. Also by Sarah Brianne, if it was the voice that hooked you. Shares the mafia thread. The same spice (2 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including organised crime.

  2. Same lanes: mafia. A touch more heat (3 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including organised crime.

  3. Also by Sarah Brianne, if it was the voice that hooked you. Overlaps on mafia. A touch more heat (3 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including organised crime.

  4. Shares the mafia thread. A touch more heat (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including organised crime.

  5. Same lanes: mafia. A touch more heat (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including organised crime.

  6. Overlaps on mafia. A touch more heat (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including organised crime.

  7. Shares the mafia thread. A touch more heat (3 of 5) and a shade lighter (3 of 5). Similar warnings, including organised crime.

  8. Same lanes: mafia. A touch more heat (4 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including organised crime.

  9. Overlaps on mafia. A touch more heat (3 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including organised crime.

  10. Shares the mafia thread. A touch more heat (3 of 5) and the same darkness (4 of 5). Similar warnings, including organised crime.

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Readers who liked Nero usually stay in Mafia dark romance. Each pick on this page has a short reason written here: the tropes and the spice and darkness scores they actually share.

Is there something like Nero with a masked man?

If the mask is the part you want, read Zade Masked on Patreon. He has his own book page, with warnings, the same way the novels do.

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