The Devil (Mafia Empire 5) by Michelle Heard-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 27, 2025

Enzo
Does she know who I am?
‘No.’
Have I killed for her?
‘Yes.’
Stalker?
‘Absolutely.’

Jenna
I’ve worked the night shift at the local gas station for years, and nothing exciting ever happens. That is, until a tall dark stranger comes in to buy a coffee. I thought he was just passing through town, but then he starts coming in every night.

Whenever our eyes meet, I try to muster the courage to say something to him, but I never can and only end up blushing my butt off. I begin to daydream about the man who has an air of mystery and danger, and it lessens the loneliness I feel. The night I finally manage to say ‘hi’ to him, the gas station is robbed, and my tall dark stranger saves my life before disappearing. A few days later, I’m offered a job as a housekeeper for a wealthy recluse. It pays more money than I’ve ever hoped to make in my lifetime, so I accept. I miss my handsome stranger, though.

That is, until I hear a commotion one night and find him bleeding in the kitchen.It turns out everything is not as it seems, and like a helpless fly, I’m stuck in the web he’s spun around me.

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REVIEW: The Devil by Michelle Heard is book five in The Mafia Empire series.

This book dives right in. Enzo Oliveira is a 37 year old assassin and the leader of a criminal organization in Portugal. He is in the United States to deal with an MC Clud who has taken issue with him opening part of his business in their town. He stops in the middle of nowhere for a cup of coffee at a gas station and that is when he meets Jenna Doston.

Jenna is 26 years old and keeps to herself completely. After suffering horrific trauma she has turned in on herself and doesn’t talk anymore. She makes due working at the gas station because its mostly regulars. That is until a definite stranger in town walks in. Jenna hides beneath her bangs and doesn’t eant to make eye contact. But she can’t help it. That’s when Enzo notices her blue and green eyes. He is taken by her appearance and can sense pretty quickly that she is suffering from some kind of trauma.

He didn’t come to town to find a woman. He has no time for that in his life. He came to take care of the MC Club and leave. But he slowly begins to find himself going to that gas station each night and then watching her from a distance making sure she is safe. He can’t help it. He has never felt this way before about anyone let alone a woman. Everything was going good until one evening Enzo arrives at the gas station while a robbery is taking place. He quickly takes care of each man – to protect his Jenna. He has to find away to break thru her walls and let him in.

How will he do it? Will she still like him once she finds out what he is and what he does?

This book started off quickly and didn’t slow down! I wanted nothing more than Jenna to just fall for Enzo but she is dealing with a great deal of her own trauma. Can Enzo convince Jenna how much he cares about her and will Jenna ever let him in?
I highly recommend this entire series. This book can be read as a standalone but why do that! Highly recommend!

Reading Order and Previous reviews
The Hermit
The High Priestess
Death
The Empress

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Reviewed by Erin K

Michelle Heard is a Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling Author who loves creating stories her readers can get lost in. She resides in South Africa with her son where she’s always planning her next book to write, and trip to take.

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