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I am writing a mafia forced marriage mystery romance. I just wanted to put this out please, don't say "I love mafias" "I wanna be kidnapped" and all of that shit because mafias aren't what romance books show them to be. Yes, I get the kill for you and all but let's be honest. They won't hesitate to kill you, they are terrible human beings. Do terrible things to women and children. They are greedy older men. Yes, murderers are cool in books but stop romanticizing them in real life, it's disrespectful to victims who died ruthlessly. Let's separate the fiction world and the real world.
Dark romances don't have to contain abuse in them, "It's not for everyone." reason is stupid and invalid because nonconsensual stuff and other things will never be okay. I am trying to look for books and all I see is nonconsensual shit and straight-up abuse.
Anyways, I am working on my book for about a year now, I'm so sorry for how long I am taking but please be patient. I want it to be the best.