BOOK ONE · THE MARRIAGE
Marriage Rites
A firefighter. A mob boss. A wedding built on revenge.
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DARK MM IRISH MAFIA ROMANCE
Dangerous men.
Fierce devotion.
A wedding ring can seal a truce.
It can’t bury the truth.
LAUNCH WINDOW · LATE NOV / EARLY DEC 2026
ARRANGED MARRIAGEENEMIES TO LOVERSAGE GAPFIERCE, PROTECTIVE LOVE
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01 / THE BOOKS
Lonergan & Sons
He married him to kill him.
His husband married him to keep him alive.
Boston firefighter Owen Halloran wants the truth about his brother’s death. Irish mob boss Eamon Lonergan has secrets worth killing for. Their treaty marriage is supposed to stop a war. Falling in love was never part of the deal.
One couple. Three books. Read in order. Books 1 and 2 end on cliffhangers; Eamon and Owen’s happily ever after comes in Book 3.
BOOK TWO · THE BETRAYAL
Blood Rites
Love, lies, and a marriage on the edge.
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BOOK THREE · THE RECKONING
Last Rites
Blood demands loyalty. Love demands a choice.
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The price of peace
was a wedding ring.
Owen walked away from his father’s crew. His brother’s death brings him back—and a treaty wedding puts him in the home of the man he blames. Getting close to Eamon should make revenge easier. Instead, every secret draws them closer.
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02 / BLOOD RITES
Trust is the
deadliest weapon.
The search for the truth threatens everything Eamon and Owen have begun to build. In a world where loyalty is survival, the man closest to your heart can do the most damage.
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03 / LAST RITES
Some vows are
worth the fire.
With the war closing in, Eamon and Owen must decide what they owe the families that raised them—and what they will sacrifice for the life they could choose together. Their story ends here, with a hard-won happily ever after.
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02 / THE AUTHOR
Riley Lennox
Dark romance.
Dangerous loyalties.
Love that refuses to let go.
Riley Lennox writes dark MM Irish mafia romance about dangerous men, fierce devotion, and love fought for against impossible odds. The Lonergan & Sons trilogy follows Eamon and Owen through a treaty marriage, betrayal, and the battle for a future of their own.
Reader guidance
For adult readers, 18+. This trilogy includes explicit sexual content between adults, violence, murder, arson, captivity, coercive family dynamics, homophobia, and grief. Books 1 and 2 end on cliffhangers. Read all three in order for the complete romance.