Does The Darkest Temptation need to be read after other books in the series?

The Darkest Temptation is the third book in Danielle Lori's Made series, following The Sweetest Oblivion and The Maddest Obsession. Each book follows a different couple and can be read as a standalone, but reading in order lets you catch the earlier couples' cameos and the wider world of the series.

How does this book compare to Danielle Lori's other works?

The Darkest Temptation continues Danielle Lori's signature style of dark romance with morally gray characters and intense emotional stakes, similar to her "Made" series. Readers familiar with her previous books will recognize the blend of danger, passion, and complex relationships.

The Darkest Temptation

Reader reviews of The Darkest Temptation

Vousmel · 2026-11-09T14:43:53.000000Z

Male Lead: Ronan Markov Female Lead: Mila Mikailov I was the same age as Mila when I was first reading this book. So, I should relate to her a lot, right? Well, she's the most funny female lead so far. Elena is sweet little Abelli—now a Russo, Gianna is sassy girl-boss, Mila is sunshine funny girl. I thought I could relate the most to Mila in everything. Like yk, glazing over a hot older man, being a soft-hearted person and wants to be free-spririted but ouh, one problem is she's a vegan. I'm not a fan of vegan people cause I keep seeing annoying video of them being triggered by absolutely us, meat-eater. And we did nothing to provoke them openly btw. BUT I LOVE MILA, IDC. So far, I'm so interested in knowing how she will slowly discover that the d'yavol was actually Ronan himself. Ouh f•••— it was his plan all along. But of course he didn't expect the paid asshole trying to rape Mila. F••• the asshole. Well, Ronan, if u try to do anything outrageous, you'd be the first made me that I'll despise. So, please don't let me down. 'This man is disturbed.' Hell yeah, he is. I was not expecting this from you, Ronan. But we believe in progression of falling in love so I'll wait when hating turn into flirting. He started to fall for her slowly. Go girl, tame him and Khaos, the uncontrollable German Shepherd dog. GO GIRL. You're not a girl in yellow for nothing. You were born to be a ball of sunshine to everyone. Of course, you're able to soften everyone's heart. “Don’t ever f•••••• disobey me in front of my men again.” Huh. You think Ms. Mila Mikhailov will listen to your words? Maybe it will last for... like a week? Then, she will do whatever she wants. Hate to break it to you, sir but you can't stop a DIVA. “Sit the f••• down.” “You sit down!” He wasn’t even standing. GURL. Maybe I'm a emotional f••• cause I only cried for this book out of the series. I mean those first two were far from being sad aside from Christian's trauma of course. But Mila getting shot to protect Ronan. Like, girl, you're not an immortal either. “I’ve been told I’m a faucet.” Well, never been called a faucet in my life but I literally could cry for every little thing. So hard being an empathetic girlies, right, Mila?

Special Print Edition

Dark Romance Romance

Pages: 408
Published: 2020
Language: English

Synopsis

The Darkest Temptation is the third novel in Danielle Lori's Made series, moving the dark mafia romance from Italy's Cosa Nostra to the Russian Bratva of Moscow. It can be read as a standalone.

Mila has spent her life sheltered and in the dark — raised in Miami with no real answers about the father who left or the city she was born in. Suffocated by unanswered questions, she boards a plane east to find him, and instead crosses paths with Ronan, the most feared man in Moscow.

Ronan is Bratva to the bone: cold, powerful, and holding secrets that place Mila directly in the crossfire of an old enmity involving her father. What begins as leverage curdles into a volatile, obsessive pull between two people who should stay far apart. This is the darkest entry in the series — expect explicit content, morally grey characters, captivity, and violence alongside Lori's signature possessive intensity.

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