I'm a mafia man who lives for power and family. My past has made it so love isn't an option. Which is why some say I don't have a heart. A client who owes a substantial debt to me has disappeared. Sitting in his restaurant, I'm greeted by a woman who's a real spitfire. She doesn't care that I'm Franco DeLuca a made man. After a few more verbal exchanges things take a dark turn. She becomes my captive. During the time spent under my roof together the lines get blurred. Because of my dark past I keep telling myself I don't want anything to progress between us. She's testing my limits. She ...

Marked by vengeance, branded as mine—Lucia Terlizzi will be the key to my revenge. Dante Terlizzi has to pay. Two years ago, he broke his betrothal to my sister. Two months ago, his brother stole the bride meant for my best hitman. There’s an unwritten rule about family members and children… But f*ck the rules. Lucia is the baby of the Terlizzi family. Now I’m going to put my baby in her. We’ll see how Dante likes it when I take what’s his. I’ll dress his pretty little sister in the finest clothes. I’ll shower her in diamonds and jewels. I’ll make Dante regret ever double ...

**Now an Amazon Top 70 Best Seller** When I leave a note for the mafia don at his table, I beg for his help. I never expect him to text back or to tell me he wants something in return… My dad’s got us into trouble again. His get-rich-quick schemes always mess up the family. Now, loan sharks are circling, and I’m unsure what to do. When I see Elio Marino at the restaurant where I am a waitress, I almost lose it. My mind. My soul. I fall hard, but I have to be smart. This isn’t a fairytale. He’s tall, way taller than me, ripped with muscle, mature, and brooding as hell. I know I ...

Spying on the Don: I’m pregnant, torn between obligation to family and a new love. Valentine is a charismatic alpha male, leading California's largest Mafia syndicate. I'm the rebellious daughter of his biggest rival, Dante. Sneaking out to a party, I have a brief, intimate encounter with Valentine before rushing home. Valentine not knowing who I am, searches for me but, frustrated, resolves to forget me and focus on his work—taking over Dante’s territory. My father arranges a marriage for me, leveraging my dream of dance school to force me into spying on my intended—Valentine. As I...

A romance with a mafia boss has no place in my life. But he doesn’t care–not once he’s decided he wants me anyway. Six months after my father’s untimely death, I’m drowning in debt. Even working for one of the most respected celebrity tattoo artists in Los Angeles hasn’t been enough to fix that. I don’t have time to fall in love–or even to think about dating. Even a one-night-stand has become a distant possibility. Then my boss asks me to fill in for him while he’s sick–and I end up in a west LA penthouse, about to tattoo the most well-known mafia boss on this side of ...

He says he’s saved me from a fate worse than death. But all I see is a future that was stolen from me. Six months ago, my father promised me to the Bratva heir. My hand in marriage was meant to bridge the violence between our two families–Italian and Russian, mafia and Bratva–and bring peace. Then my father died. Now my godfather is my guardian. He believes the Bratva are ruthless animals, cruel and brutal, and that giving me over to them is signing my death warrant. So on my wedding day, he makes a fateful decision. He takes me for himself. Now I’m wed to the man who vowed to ...

I was forced to marry the Don, an arrogant, bad boy. He is dangerous, and I should hate him, but our undeniable chemistry makes my heart yearn for him. The world of organized crime is filled with danger, and he is so cruel, but he takes care of me and protects me. Breaking through his rough exterior will take a miracle; however, my heart thinks it will be worth it. Still, I fear for his safety and our future. I am determined to take a stronger role in the mafia and prove that a female can be more than a trophy. Then came the ultimate surprise, a revelation that shook our world - I was ...

"Tonight, I'm going to be her hero. Even if tomorrow I have to be her Beast." When my father decides to auction off my hand in some twisted Mafia version of The Bachelorette, I want to believe my once-upon-a-time crush might swoop in to save me. You know, the guy I shared a house with for a few years? The one they now call the Beast? Yeah, him. Spoiler alert: he's not here to play Prince Charming. He's out for revenge. At twenty-one, I should be nailing fouettés on stage, not being paraded around like a prized show pony. Funny how life works out, huh? One minute you're a promising ...

Life gave her shadows and she’ll make sure her past looks damn good in them. Rylee’s camera lens catches more than just dead bodies, it’s caught the eye of a masked artist. She hides behind the chaos of her job as a crime scene photographer where the dead can’t judge her demons. She escaped her old life thanks to a boy that still haunts her dreams. The one that got left behind. Her entire life has been one cruel circumstance after another. Somehow everyone who crosses her path ends up dead, and she doubts its just karma at play. In the shadows there’s always someone. And she ...

The Don’s Hostage: He’s a notorious mafia boss and a bad boy. I hated this alpha male on sight, but I’m also drawn to him. Luca Galiano told me I had to pay for holding a gun on his men. Now, I’m his willing hostage. By his side, I’m protected. He wants to know who I am, but I can’t tell him. I’m hiding my true identity -on the run from a stalker. Luca’s eyes draw me in, and his kisses burn like fire. The truth stands between us, but our passion is raging. I can’t trust him with who I am. Now, there’s a pregnancy he knows nothing about. The Don’s Hit: I fell for an ...

For protection, my father orchestrates a fake marriage with a mob boss. Instead, it thrusts me into a deadly game of cat and mouse. Reese Bowman, the hunky, fierce mafia boss, is now my fake husband and the man who will take my virginity for real. On the second day of our ruse, a baby from his past appears on his doorstep. Add pretend mom to the act and the stakes couldn't be higher. Watching him command his dangerous world with ease, I fall hard. Despite his attempts to keep his distance, he can't keep his hands or his lips off me. When a long-lost enemy snatches me in the night, our ...

The police chief calls me a thug, but soon he’s going to be calling me his son-in-law. Chief Jackson knows not to mess with the Valenti family. When he tries to frame me for murder, I start plotting my revenge. The only person that hates the police chief more than me is his daughter. But she makes the perfect collateral. I’m going to take everything from the Chief, even his family line. When she’s pregnant with my baby, he’ll stop his useless investigations. Family means everything to me. And Calliope Jackson is my family from now on. Possessive Captor is the first book in The ...

Birdie In this world, it is a sin to have a good heart. In a world where power is inherited, promises are broken, and kindness is eradicated, I tried to be good. But no matter how far I ran, the past yanked me back by the collar. The worst thing that can happen to a good heart? It is catching the devil's attention. And liking it. He made the likes of me learn how to beg—begging for it to stop. That pull of brusque hands, the pitch black and Russian laced words. The second worst thing to happen? It is to want to understand it. Sasha I hate many things, but nothing tops the specific kind of...

I’ve been taken captive by a man who wants to destroy my family. There’s no escaping him–or the way he makes me feel. I was born a mafia princess, the only daughter of the most powerful man in Italy. My purpose has always been to marry well, to be used to form an alliance that will benefit my father–and the man he chooses for me. But now I’m being used for revenge. For two years, Andre Leone has been kept as a my father’s prisoner, under house arrest on one of his estates. For two years, he plotted how he would bring my father down. And now, he’s taken his first step. He’s ...

Meet Asher Kane -- my protector, my haven...my greatest mistake My father’s debts have put me in the crosshairs of the mafia’s deadliest enforcers. When they can’t collect from him, they come for me. Now, I’m marked for death unless I do their bidding. I’m trapped. Desperate. Royally screwed. But then, I felt him. Not saw. Not heard. Felt. A slow, deliberate presence. Predatory. Controlled. Dangerous. “You’re playing a reckless game, Ms. James.” That voice—deep, smooth, and utterly unshakable—sent a shiver down my spine. It belonged to a man who’d never known fear. A ...