Bad Bishop

Society of Villains, Book 1

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 fateful 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. 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.

Bad Bishop is a dark and twisted romance. Please check trigger warnings before listening.

©2025 L. J. Shen (P)2025 Dreamscape Media

THIS BOOK!!!

Gosh the book was perfect from the first word down to the last! I loved Lila and Tiernan so much , the relationship was the perfect amount of enemies to lovers. And the performance but the narrators was perfection!

Story: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Performance: 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Amazing

Love anything narrated by Corvin King, plus the accent, absolute swoon. Best love story that was supposed to be tragic but had vibes of rom com with crazy mafia.

The twist at the end!!

Omg this was the most shocking I’ve heard in a while and I couldn’t help but audibly gasp! I loved it and now I’m recommending it to my friend, she has to enjoy this with me!

Great listening experience!

4.5 STARS (0.5 point down for FMC's audio narration)

L.J. Shen delivers a story that feels both inevitable and dangerously unpredictable. The MMC is a glorious study in obsession. He is chaotic, relentless, and perfectly unhinged. While the FMC’s youth makes her choices feel fragile, her characterization remains grounded and believable for someone her age. Their dynamic is sharp and witty, and it carries the kind of emotional weight that justifies every page.

The Hybrid Experience: Audio & Physical

I opted for the audiobook for a portion of the journey. The MMC's performance was stellar, and the narrator captured every jagged edge of his personality. However, the FMC’s narration fell flat. She possessed the rhythmic enthusiasm of someone reciting a grocery list. To preserve the tension, I pivoted to the physical copy for her chapters and reserved the audio specifically for the MMC’s POV.

The Verdict

Despite the narration hiccup, the prose is tight, and the stakes are agonizingly high. It is rare to find a story that balances such dark, erratic energy with genuine wit. This was more than just a great read. It was a total reclamation of my reading month. It has been a while since it would have just taken me 24h to finish a 400+ page book; this one has totally been worth it.

Wow! Loved this so much

Corvin never disappoints. And the story? One of the bests. Must read for any dark romance reader