Dante
Chicago Ruthless • Book 1
Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Sebastian York
Why Listen to This Audiobook?
Sebastian York voicing a cold mafia boss who keeps a woman captive is either your exact dream audiobook or a hard no — there's no middle ground.
- Great if you want: dark mafia romance with a morally grey, possessive hero
- Listening experience: intense and fast-burning with dual-POV heat throughout
- Narration: York's commanding tone is tailor-made for cold, dangerous men
- Skip if: captive romance tropes are a dealbreaker for you
About This Audiobook
Set against the shadow world of Chicago's criminal elite, the story centers on Dante Moretti, the most feared patriarch in a dynasty built on violence and power. When a young woman is bound to him through a debt she never personally incurred, she finds herself pulled into his world with seemingly no way out. The tension between captor and captive drives this dark enemies-to-lovers story, where defiance and desire become increasingly difficult to separate, and freedom starts to feel like a more complicated concept than she expected.
Sebastian York and Maxine Mitchell bring the dual perspectives to vivid life. York's voice carries the cold authority and barely restrained menace that Dante requires, while Mitchell captures the heroine's fierce resistance and creeping vulnerability with equal conviction. Their natural chemistry across the dual narration sustains the slow-burn tension across nearly eleven hours, making every charged exchange land with real weight. For listeners drawn to dark romance, the audio format amplifies the push-and-pull dynamic at the story's core.