THE LOST KINGS
Author: Ashley Munoz
Genre: Dark, Mafia Romance
Release Date: September 26, 2025
From the creator of the bestselling Stone Riders series comes an all-new romantic suspense described as “John Wick meets The Summer I turned Pretty,” with an angsty love triangle between twin brothers.
I was always told people grew roots where they were planted.
But mine developed between the hearts of two brothers.
For as long as I could remember, they were my protectors, living on the opposite end of the manor.
It was when I turned eight that I realized the truth. The twins were never supposed to protect me. It was the other way around and I would grow up to be the one that kept our family safe.
As time went on, they were forced to watch while I was broken and reshaped into the weapon needed to break us free from the cage our family had been forced into.
I always assumed the twins understood.
But when I became old enough to accept my fate, they slapped it away and tried to show me a different choice.
Even with my heart in their hands, I tried to make them see that there was no other path for me to walk.
They left, abandoning the family and destroying those roots that had kept us together.
Without them, we were forced to align with a powerful enemy.
But the twins returned when it was discovered how close I became with our rival.
I assumed it was to reclaim my heart, but it was to declare war.
We stood on opposite sides, but somewhere in the middle was my broken heart, still held between two lost kings.
I just simply couldn’t understand the draw of being with one man when two was an option.
If you’ve read Ashley’s Rake Forge University series, you’re going to love the next gen spinoff featuring the daughter of The Joker.
I have been eagerly devouring any hints into this book for months now. It’s an MFM and it’s a love triangle and I was desperate to find out more. Is the love triangle between the twins? Or is the love triangle between the twins and another man? And after reading this book, I’m still desperate for answers.
I didn’t want him looking at her. I didn’t want him falling for her. He couldn’t. Not when I was fairly certain I already had.
Presley is the daughter of Kyle “The Joker” and with the weight of her father’s empire and sins on her shoulders. From the time she was old enough, she was training to take it over and all the dangers that come with it, including her father’s enemies who never stop coming for him.
Gio and King are the twin sons of Taylor and Juan from King of Hearts and are Presley’s best friends. And from the time they’re old enough to recognize the emotion, they’ve been in love. Though the odds are forever stacked against them with who Presley’s family is.
The story is told in equal parts of past and present. Though I’m not usually a big fan of a lot of flashbacks, it really worked here to give you just enough understanding of their past in order to connect with what is happening in the present.
It was an angsty, slow burn of a story that tugged on the heartstrings right before it ripped them to absolute shreds. I have no idea what I’m going to do with myself until the conclusion. I love the usual spin on mafia male heir with Presley being the tough queen that she is. Her training at the hands of her father’s uncle was ruthless and she grew into a fiery woman but one who can still get her heart crushed by the two men who she never got over.
If you love a forbidden romance with plenty of angst, emotion, and heat, then you’re not going to want to miss this one!