canary by Tijan | a mafia romance with plot and slow burn and the best book bf

In this episode, Yajaira and Cheli break down Canary, Tijan’s darkest mafia standalone—a brutal, high-stakes story about survival, loyalty, and the thin line between protection and possession.

We follow our main character, a woman going by Ash who dives into the mafia world after her sister is taken. With no way out and no one she can trust, she infiltrates the cartel system hoping to find answers—until everything goes sideways and she ends up won in a poker game by the most dangerous man in the room: Raize. Cold, lethal, and emotionally empty, he’s the last person she wants to rely on…but the only one capable of keeping her alive. Join the besties as they discuss whether or not they would recommend this mafia romance!