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Bad Bishop by L.J. Shen

Bad Bishop

L.J. Shen

Sourcebooks · Paperback · November 4, 2025

From New York Times bestselling author L.

Enemies to LoversDark RomanceMafia Romancecontemporary
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Who it’s for
A gritty, teasing romance with L.J. Shen’s familiar bite and friction.
Themes
mafia, forbidden romance, power dynamics
Pacing
Fast

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About this book

From New York Times bestselling author L. J. Shen comes 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. 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.

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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. Dark and delicious tropes: - Mafia romance - Age gap - Forbidden romance - Power play - Arranged marriage - Enemies to lovers - Morally gray hero

Sharp Edges

A gritty, teasing romance with L.J. Shen’s familiar bite and friction.

Come here for

  • L.J. Shen’s sharp-edged romance voice
  • the enemies-to-lovers tension

Expect

  • dark-romance mood
  • collector-friendly author appeal

Where it sits

Mafia Romance85%
Dark Romance82%
Enemies to Lovers63%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • New Adult Romance
  • Enemies to Lovers
  • Mafia Romance
Authors
L.J. Shen
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Published
November 4, 2025
Format
Paperback
Theme
mafia · forbidden romance · power dynamics
Reading lane
New Adult Romance