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Irish Kings #3

Stolen Temptation

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Kiara
I’ve only ever wanted the two things I can’t have—love and freedom. Instead, I’m a prisoner. Forced to create art for the De Lucas to exploit.

Until my father is murdered. Now my monstrous cousin is the new don, and life as I know it is about to end.

Instead of just selling my paintings, he's planning to auction me off to the highest bidder.

So I run.

Right into the hottest guy I’ve ever seen, who pins me to the wall and kisses me until my body lights up inside like a Christmas tree, before helping me escape.

But he’s no savior. He’s a member of the Irish Kings, the most vicious and powerful mafia family in New York City.

My abductor. My family's sworn enemy.

And the one man who can give me everything I desire...if he doesn't kill me first.

Rory
The assignment was simple. Infiltrate the enemy's underground auction, steal the most valuable item as leverage, and find the mole who's infiltrated the Gallagher family.

Instead, I find a gorgeous runaway who begs me to help her. She awakens the one thing in me I can’t afford.

Desire.

When I kissed her, I didn’t know who she was.

But it turns out I hit the motherlode. She’s Kiara De Luca. The crown princess of our arch enemies. The perfect bargaining tool.

And the woman who's captured my heart.

I can’t fall for her. She’s just a job. She’s not mine to keep.

If I do, I'm betraying my family. And I can't trust her. I've been betrayed by love before.

But I still can't seem to let her go.

*Stolen Temptation is a full-length mafia romance novel with no cheating and a guaranteed HEA.

What to know more about Stolen
- Enemies to lovers
- Forbidden love
- Forced proximity
- Alpha male/
- Possessive hero
- Virgin FMC
- Has an HEA
- Can be read as a standalone

374 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 30, 2025

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461 reviews272 followers
July 9, 2025
I liked this book, but that's about it. It was good enough to read, but it didn't make me feel excited or anything like that.

The story was easy to follow and the characters were fine. But I think something was missing. It was interesting while I was reading it, but after I finished, I didn't think about it much.

This book is okay if you want something simple to read. It's not bad, but it's not amazing either. If you have free time and nothing else to read, you can try it.

I would give it to people who like easy books and don't want something too complicated.
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1,508 reviews347 followers
June 30, 2025
If you love Mafia romance, definitely try this series.

I already loved Rory from the previous book, he came across as this silent, intense type and in this book?..Kiara’s soulmate.
From the first meeting itself there was insane chemistry between them. It felt like them against the world.
I couldn’t stop reading their story.

This book had all the hit ingredients. Amazingly written, Yearning, drama, angst, obsessed hero, some push and pull, a strong plot and vile villain.

I especially loved Shane Gallagher. Even though I know it’s not going to happen but I hope he gets a book too.

Despite enjoying it very much I didn’t give it more stars because, although Kiara was innocent and very sweet, I was hoping for a little more fire from her during climax scenes.
I also wanted a better equation between Finn and Rory. Because there was so much tension between them, the friendship was lacking.
Ending felt a but rushed but you can bet yourself that I’m definitely going to read more from this author.

-Forbidden romance.
-Rival families.
-Secret Identity.
-Hacked x artist.
-Secret identity.
-Obsessed hero.
-Safe, KU, TW and recommended.


I received an advance review copy and I’m leaving this review voluntarily.
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594 reviews44 followers
June 22, 2025
Mafia! Yes this is side character Rory’s story and follows the rival mafia gang that has been attacking the Kings. Rory is tech and love that he’s getting more spotlight and of course a twisty relationship! The story closes up the guesses of who was attacking the family (all for it) and just intense final chapters. Loved!
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35 reviews2 followers
February 13, 2026
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

Spoilers procede con precaución ⚠️

¿Que puedo decir de esta saga de libros? Me he leído los primeros 3 incluyendo este (la autora me los mando de ARC en español) así que los voy conociendo cuando llegan a mi bandeja, yo tengo claro que Riley & Finn son mis número 1 más que nada porque con ellos conocí este universo mafioso y eso es suficiente para amarlos además de que su historia lo es TODO

¿Pero que pasa con Kiara & Rory? Pues en pocas palabras los amo, enserio escalaron en el segundo lugar porque fueron muy importantes para mi y para la trama es que enserio la autora se dejo lo mejor para el final (like que aún faltan libros) pero quien cuenta….

Rory & Kiara tienen esa química explosiva que te atrae a ellos como un imán de verdad desde el momento en que lees su primer encuentro no hay marcha atrás lo que más desea uno es que acaben bien (esto es final feliz garantizado) este libro tiene de todo en especial uno de mi clichés favoritos que es captor/cautiva además de que Rory es un autentico caballero (dentro del mundo mafioso si pero el haría todo por su dama) este es el tipo de “dark romance” por el que yo vivo y el que recomiendo ampliamente

Todo el asunto del arte (que ella es Libertas) el maltrato que vive ella por parte de los de Luca (aunque es familia directa de sangre) como se maneja cuando el se entera me dolió poquito pero tampoco hizo tanto drama eso si, pero más allá la trama “principal” que sigue con los pasados dos libros (es que todo se va entretejiendo hasta consolidarse aquí) es por eso que si quieres leerlo debes hacerlo en orden para que no te pierdas ningún detalle

Yo ampliamente recomiendo este libro como todo lo que ves aquí en mi perfil, enserio ve y léelo ¡no te vas a arrepentir te lo prometo!

Nos estaremos leyendo con más reseñas ✨
Hasta Luego Lucas 🫡🧸
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59 reviews
August 1, 2025
3⭐️
War nicht so gut wie die anderen beiden aus der Reihe. Hab eigentlich nur wegen der Hintergrundstory der Reihe weiter gelesen 🫠
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464 reviews117 followers
February 9, 2026
4/5 ⭐️

Kiara x Rory 🤍

📚 Mafia
📚 Auction
📚 Vigin Heroine
📚 Mystery (?)
📚Kind of Insta Lust/Love
🚩no cheating or sharing, no OW/OM
1,099 reviews37 followers
October 31, 2025
The story was okay, but could have been better.

Kiara and Rory's story is an uphill battle until the very end of this book. Finn and Shane's characters are as obnoxious in this story as they were in Harper and Cian's story. The only victim in this story is Kiara caught between a family that she has been trained to believe are pure evil and the DeLuca's that are pure evil. I grew weary of Rory trying to prove himself to the Kings while trying to find out who Kiara really is. She was understandably not forth coming considering that she was the bastard daughter of the dead Don and half sister to the now leader of the DeLuca's. She and her mother had been held hostages their entire lives, forced to forge artwork for the DeLuca's. Leo, Kiara's half brother was a monster that just kept growing heads.

There is allot of back and forth between are main characters while the King's and the DeLuca's keep adding to the drama. Communication and trust are tossed around like a ball throughout this book which grew tiresome for me because of so much interference from Finn and Shane. I disliked both characters in Harper and Cian's story which only grew in Rory's story. I think the story could have been much better if those characters had not been such a main part of the story. They interfered too much and were judgmental of not only Rory, but of a woman they knew nothing about, but considered an enemy. Their ride or die for only the King family was not only hypocritical but over stated throughout the book.

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176 reviews1 follower
February 5, 2026
Maravilloso! Con tintes de Romeo y Julieta esta pareja me regaló todo lo que amo en un mafia romance!
Rory por muy malo que intente ser es que es imposible
Kiara es un mujer luchadora que está decidida a tomar las riendas de su vida y ningún mafioso por muy guapo que sea va a cambiar sus planes
Me encanta como la
Trama de engaños y traiciones va teniendo un cierre ah que seguro nos abre nuevos enemigos en sus siguientes historias
La química como en cada pareja es brutal y se disfruta a tope
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107 reviews
October 26, 2025
This ended up being such a snooze fest, which is so disappointing because I really loved the way it started off.
And it was also so insta love, which really isn’t my sort of thing.
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1,799 reviews40 followers
July 3, 2025
A sweet and hot mafia romance <3
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515 reviews9 followers
February 25, 2026
—Pero antes de que te decidas, solo quiero estar contigo, una vez más. Si te voy a dejar ir, terminemos con una explosión. Creemos una memoria que podamos recordar y sonreír dentro de unos años.—⁣

🎨 Kiara ha vivido como prisionera, obligada a pintar cuadros que se venden al mejor postor. Cuando descubre que ella misma será subastada, planea escapar para obtener su libertad. La noche del evento, su plan comienza a fallar hasta que un hombre misterioso le ofrece ayuda y seguridad; ella acepta sin saber que solo está cambiando de prisión.⁣

🔫 Rory tenía una sola misión: robar la mercancía más valiosa de sus enemigos. Nunca imaginó que esa “mercancía” sería una hermosa mujer capaz de volver loco su corazón.⁣

🤪 Continuando con la serie Reyes Irlandeses, en esta entrega los protagonistas son Kiara y Rory, quienes me gustaron desde el inicio. Sus personalidades son muy distintas y sus interacciones, simplemente explosivas.⁣

👍🏼 Como saben, no soy fan de las protagonistas que considero débiles; sin embargo, en el caso de Kiara su forma de ser y su ingenuidad son completamente entendibles, ya que pasó toda su vida encerrada.⁣

😍 Por otro lado, Rory es lo que yo llamo un protagonista roto, de moral gris, pero con un corazón noble que esconde para poder mantenerse fuerte y sobrellevar todo aquello que lo atormenta.⁣

🤓 La historia se lee muy rápido, no sentí que tuviera relleno y, aunque todo se desarrolla un poco de prisa, no dejan nada inconcluso. Además de acción y romance, deben saber que, aunque es un libro de mafia, no contiene escenas de violencia demasiado fuertes; eso sí, es bastante descriptivo en las partes spicy. La verdad, fue justo lo que necesitaba, ya que estaba entrando en un bloqueo lector con otro libro y este llegó para despejarme la mente.⁣

⚠️ Dato adicional a pesar de que este es parte de una serie se puede leer de manera independiente, aunque aclaro que si te dará spoilers de las parejas anteriores.⁣
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96 reviews
February 18, 2026
Leer los libros de esta autora son un viaje de ida. Ideales si están en bloqueo lector o no tienen ganas de leer algo pesado. Entretenidos, fáciles de leer. Hombres hermosos que son increíbles con sus mujeres.
Aunque tengo que admitir que fue bastante obvio quién era el traidor, al menos para mí. Pero una vez que empecé a leer no podía parar.
Tengo muchas ganas de saber que le va a deparar a Darren en Las Vegas jajaja
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147 reviews
April 17, 2026
I think this was more of a 3.5 for me, but I'll round to a 4. I liked the previous book better. I hate when characters love each other after like 3 days and this relationship moved in hyper speed. I'd also say the story itself ended somewhat abruptly and could've been fleshed out more, but I think she was just leaving the door open so the rest could be in another book. I figured out the mole's identity forever ago so there was no shock value there.
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336 reviews
February 17, 2026
Kiara starts this story trapped in a nightmare, tossed from one mob family straight into the arms of a rival one. She is terrified of her true identity being discovered, and that fear drives almost every decision she makes.

Rory is stunned when the beautiful redhead he noticed at an auction suddenly runs into his arms asking for protection. Acting on impulse, he claims her as his own and convinces himself she might be the key to bringing down the Italian family responsible for killing his men.

The setup is tense and dramatic, built on fear, desperation, and fast decisions. Watching Kiara struggle to survive while Rory balances attraction with strategy gives the story a constant edge. It is a dark mob romance that leans heavily into danger and possession, with a heroine trying to stay one step ahead of a past that refuses to let her go.
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419 reviews27 followers
July 2, 2025
4.5 stars
Well, well, well… this series just keeps getting better and better.

I really enjoyed Stolen Temptation. Renee Parker masterfully blends dark themes with heart, and this installment hit all the right notes for me.

Kiara has endured a life of torment: used and imprisoned by her mafia family, the De Lucas, who exploited her and her mother. When her cousin becomes don, he plans to auction her off. So, she runs.

Straight into Rory, a hot stranger who kisses her breathless and helps her escape. But he’s no savior. Rory is a tech specialist for the Irish Kings, sworn enemies of her family. He was sent to steal a high-value target, and unknowingly finds it in Kiara.

Their story unfolds with twists, betrayal, secrets, and emotional firsts. I loved that Kiara didn’t trust blindly; she questioned, fought, and held her ground. Rory is loyal, protective, and beautifully broken. Their chemistry builds slowly but intensely.

As in the earlier books, some overthinking from both characters slightly slowed the pace, but the final chapters were gripping and emotional, with a satisfying conclusion. I also guessed the mole’s identity since Book 1 😉😉 but it was still a solid payoff.

📌 Minor inconsistency: In Chapter 9, Kiara assumes Rory and the Kings see her as weak—before she actually knows she's been taken by them. A small detail, but noticeable.

Overall, this was a dark, emotional ride about love, freedom, and survival. Solid 4.5 stars from me. I can’t wait to see where the Irish Kings go next.

I received this book as an ARC and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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99 reviews4 followers
July 17, 2025
sin duda rory ha seido mi favorito
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79 reviews1 follower
August 16, 2025
Es lindo y dulce pero demasiado instantáneo el love story
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74 reviews
November 6, 2025
I DID love this one. It had so much more depth and background on both characters — finally some layers! And it was HOTTTT 🔥 exactly how I like my mafia romances.
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436 reviews6 followers
October 1, 2025
2.5🌶

I loved Kiara and Rory! It's not my favourite of the series, but i still really enjoyed it.
636 reviews4 followers
July 4, 2025
I really wanted to love this book… but sadly, it missed the mark for me.
While the writing style was smooth and easy to read, I couldn’t feel the chemistry between Rory and Kiara. I was hoping for more emotional connection, but it never quite got there.
I started skimming around 60%, the abrupt “to be continued” ending — with no epilogue and only a HFN — left me unsatisfied.

Something was missing, and it just didn’t fully deliver for me.
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260 reviews11 followers
February 6, 2026
ARC REVIEW 📖 Tentación Robada — Renee Parker ⬇️ (@byreneeparker)

Mana… ESTE libro 🔥
Si te gusta la mafia con tensión, vainita enemigos y una química durísima, quédate aquí.

¿Qué puedes esperar?
✨ Enemigos a amantes
✨ Amor prohibido
✨ Convivencia forzada
✨ Protagonista masculino alfa y posesivo
✨ Ella virgen
✨ Final feliz garantizado (HEA)
✨ Puede leerse independiente (aunque es el #3 de Reyes Irlandeses)

¿De qué va?
Kiara solo ha deseado dos cosas toda su vida: amor y libertad… y no ha tenido ninguna. Prisionera de su propia familia, obligada a pintar para que otros se beneficien, su vida da un giro cuando asesinan a su padre y deciden subastarla como si fuera un objeto más de la mafia.
Así que huye… y termina en brazos del hombre más sexy que ha visto. Un beso. Chispa. Fuego. Llama.
Pero sorpresa: no es su salvador.
Es Rory. Parte de los Reyes Irlandeses. Enemigo declarado de su familia. Su secuestrador… y el único hombre capaz de darle todo lo que siempre soñó.

Rory tenía una misión clara: infiltrarse, robar y salir.
No enamorarse.
Mucho menos de Kiara De Luca, la princesa de la familia que más odia y la moneda de cambio perfecta.
Pero mana… el deseo no pide permiso, y el corazón tampoco.

Mi opinión:
Mana, sin pensarlo, este es MI favorito de la serie. Kiara me encantó desde el inicio: inocente, sí, pero con carácter, respuestas rápidas y una curiosidad hermosa por la libertad. Me fascinó cómo va descubriendo que en otras familias de la mafia las mujeres sí pueden hablar, pelear y decidir.
El ritmo es rápido, siempre pasan cosas y la química entre Kiara y Rory es una COSAAAA🔥 desde que se ven hay candela, chispa, fuego y llama.
Y aunque ella estuvo cautiva toda su vida, nunca se deja — siempre tiene “menudo” para Rory (respuestas), y eso gusta.

Si estás buscando mafia romance en español, ya tú sabes mana, anota ahí!

5/5⭐️

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4,5 | Kiara y Rory <3 | VT
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15 reviews
July 2, 2025
Wow!

Book 3 in the Irish Kings Series. Although it says it can be read as a standalone. The books must be read in order in my opinion. The ending of this book is so much sweeter when you have the content of the previous 2 books.

ARC Review

What to know about Stolen Temptation
- Enemies to lovers
- Forbidden love
- Forced proximity
- Alpha male/
- Possessive hero
- Virgin FMC
- Has an HEA
- Can be read as a standalone

I was not disappointed in this book. I love a good tragic backstory. The harder it pulls at my heartstrings the more I love it. This book satisfied that craving.

Kiara, like her mother before her, is a Painter exploited by her family Forced to create works of art until her father dies and the new Don plans to sell her to the highest bidder. That is when she knows she has to escape. During her escape she asks for help from a stranger, only to get kidnapped.
Rory's assignment is to infiltrate the action and steal their rival's most valuable asset to use it as leverage. He ends up stumbling upon Kiara. He can't keep away from her. He knows she is keeping secrets and can't trust her but he can't help falling for her.

I liked that the Author balanced the love story with the underlying plot of the series. Trying to find the mole in their organization while going to war with the De Lucas. The pace was steady. The "slow"parts were necessary for the development Kiara and Rory's relationship. The Author also did and incredible job at showing why the characters are slow to trust in each other outside of being "enemies ". Rorys past failed relationship that ended is betrayal, and Kiara's abusive family where women are not treated as first class citizens. Not to mention the fact that she is hiding her true identity for fear of being killed or sent back to her family.

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204 reviews1 follower
June 30, 2025
Stolen Temptation

Book three in the series has all the great tropes. Enemies to lovers, forbidden love, betrayal, virgin FMC, alpha protective MMC. Kiara and Rory are forced together as she runs from her abusive family, literally into the arms of Rory. Definitely recommend this entire series, you won't be disappointed.
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117 reviews
July 1, 2025
3.25⭐️

The plot line and Kiara’s backstory were engaging, but I can’t with v-card spice.

All of the “to be continued” endings with no real follow up on the past couples without fully wrapping up their stories in their own books is starting to make me feel bamboozled by this author.
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