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If you think that you have been living in hell all your life, let me break that illusion for you,” Adrian said. He spoke slowly, his voice full of menace. “This place–this is true hell, right here, where I am. His statement, “In this place, death is not an escape, no matter how much you may yearn for it,” was enough to make the audience shudder, but all that tiny figure did was raise her lifeless, dull eyes. “Then help me, so I can remain here.” She replied, her voice barely above a whisper. There was a hint of a smile as she continued, “If I can't escape, then I should learn how to live in hell without getting burnt.” ********************************** In a world ruled by loyalties and bloodlines, Kira, the first daughter of the strongest family in the American mafia, finds herself entangled in an unexpected twist of fate. She was betrothed since childhood to the second son of the Italian mafia’s don, due to a blood alliance between both families. She was raised alongside him and always considered him as her everything, while joyfully waiting for the day they would finally get married. To her, their love story was set in stone. However, on the day of the wedding, Kira's world as she knows it comes crumbling down when receives a shocking revelation — instead of her betrothed, a different groom appears at her wedding. And to top it off, he was dressed in a prison uniform. What happens when Kira finds herself thrust into the clutches of Adrian Vasillos, the infamous ‘devil’ of the Italian mafia? Will she be able to navigate this world of danger, intrigue, betrayal, tested loyalties, and forbidden desires where she must come face to face with her deepest fears? Or will she finally discover the true meaning of love and get her happy ending? Read on to find out more in this twisted romance series…

Julia and Evan were the perfect couple—or so she thought. But everything changed when Evan abruptly ended their relationship, leaving her heartbroken and unable to tell him she was carrying his child. Years later, Julia has built a life for herself and her son, Andy, while Evan has risen to unimaginable wealth and success. Their paths cross again at a chance meeting, but Julia soon discovers Evan has moved on with someone else. Julia is done with the pain. She’s fought battles alone, raising a son who deserves the truth about his father, even if Evan doesn’t deserve her forgiveness. When Julia told Evan years ago she had something to say, he didn’t listen. Now, it’s time for him to listen. But is it too late to reclaim what he lost? “We should break up,” he’d said, the words cutting through her like glass. The pregnancy test in her pocket stayed hidden, just like the child they would never share. Now, it’s Evan’s turn to hear the truth—and to face his deepest regret.

Anna had a crush on Declan since school. After pursuing him for ten years, he finally noticed her and asked her to be his girlfriend. Anna's happiness knew no bounds. She readily accepted his proposal, hoping to have a happy life with the man she loved. But that happiness didn't last long. She found him cheating on her on their first anniversary, crushing her heart. She realized she was just a stand-in for his ex-girlfriend. Devastated, she decided to end this one-sided love and move on. To erase the pain in her heart, she went to a bar and got drunk. She accidentally encountered a handsome guy and ended up sleeping with him. But wait…why did he turn out to be the famous doctor Lucian Grey, the new HOD of the Oncology department?

A brutal love. A family legacy. A woman caught between two Ravazzani He was my fiancé’s father. Now he’s my obsession. My life was supposed to be my own. Dance. Freedom. No more mafia ties. But when my father trades me like a pawn to pay his debts, I’m forced into an arranged marriage with a man I’ve never met. Only… it’s not the son who comes for me. It’s Santino Ravazzani—his father. Powerful. Brutal. Twice my age. He doesn’t ask. He takes. And he says I’m his now. He’s the underworld king of Italy. I’m the ballerina trapped in his golden cage. He says it’s about duty. I know it’s about desire. He wants to break me. I want to hate him. But the fire between us? It’s uncontrollable. And once I give in… I might never get out. The story ends on a breathtaking cliffhanger that sets the stage for Mafia Don Claims Me—where the real war begins. “Fiancé’s Father Takes Me” is the first book in a dark, sensual, and emotionally twisted series following a ballerina forced into a brutal marriage with her fiancé’s powerful mafia father. Across five books, you’ll uncover family secrets, forbidden passion, deadly loyalties, and a love that refuses to die. 📚 The Dons of Italy Series— Reading Order: 1. Fiancé’s Father Takes Me – An MF book 2. Mafia Don Claims Me – An MF book 3. Mafia Ring, Mafia Threat – An MF book 4. My Mafia Target Is Gay – An MM book 4.5 Owned By Gay Mafia (Bonus) –An MM book 5. Santino's Final Claim – An MF book

Liesl McGrath is an up-and-coming artist but for eight years she focuses on her husband as a devoted partner, adjusting her life and her career around him achieving his goal of becoming CEO by the age of thirty. Her life is perfect until her glass castle crashes down. Her husband admits to infidelity with none other than her own sister and there is a child coming. Liesl decides the best way to mend her shattered heart is by destroying the one thing he holds more important than anything else: his career. Isaias Machado is a billionaire first generation American he knows the value of hard work and doing what it takes to survive. His entire life has been geared to the moment he can take the McGrath company away from the corrupted men who once left his family homeless. When Liesl McGrath approaches the billionaire to bribe him with information set to ruin her ex-husband, Isaias Machado is chomping at the bit to take everything the McGrath’s prize including Liesl. A story of love, revenge and healing needs to start somewhere and Liesl’s pain is the catalyst to the wildest rollercoaster ride of her life. Let the bribery begin.

Part 2 of 5 -- THIS BOOK IS NOT A STANDALONE! READ BOOK ONE FOR A BETTER CONNECTION! SANTINO I will start a million wars just to get her back. In my world, loyalty is everything. I shouldn't have let her get close. I shouldn't have let her get under my skin. I was betrayed, manipulated, I let her get under my skin like that especially when I have an empire to run. But she's mine. No one's taking her from me. I'll spill his blood because nothing is going to stand in the way of me getting her back. Añastasia is mine and mine alone. FRANCESCA I hate myself. How could I be this foolish to fall in love with a man as dangerous as this, I couldn't love without him… . Until he accused me of being a traitor and without thinking twice. He sent me away. Caged and lonely. The storm came. His rivals kidnapped me and now Santino thinks he can just watlz in like a superhero and have me crawling back to him. No! Not this time. I'm done. This time, I'm going to be the queen who makes a man bow and break. MAFIA DON CLAIMS is the second part of the Dons of Italy, NOT a standalone. If you like feisty heroines, heroes who are a little bit cruel and a lot filthy, and plenty of heat, then welcome to this twisted world. Don't say you weren't warned!

Elena tried to get out of his grip but he was too heavy for her. “I am married.” She screamed. “You are not, not anymore.” He spoke as he bit her neck to the extent that she felt as if he will snatch out her flesh. “Please, let me go.” “That husband of yours lost you on a bet. I am the winner, and you belong to me. Just me.” She knew what Aslan was saying was right. John had indeed lost her on a poker table as if she was nothing but another of his belongings just like his watch or an old table. She pushed his chest with all her might but failed. It was her end. In this world where women were progressing, she was traded off on a poker table. She smirked at her fate. She was nothing. Nothing, but a lost bet.

When Aria Jennings loses her previous job because she repeatedly came in late, she has to find a new job as soon as possible because she has to take care of her son. On a night out at the bar, when she was drinking her miseries away, she meets a handsome stranger, to who she spills her problems. To help, he offers her a card to one of the biggest companies and asks her to contact them for a job. Desperate, she does exactly what the stranger tells her to do, and surprisingly, she gets the job, only to start working and find out that the handsome stranger is her new boss. How does she fit in with her new colleagues when it is obvious to everyone that she is her boss's favorite?

"I, Charlotte Jane Attwood of the Crimson Moon Pack, reject you, Knox and Kane Maddox, as my mates and sever my bond to you both and your pack!" I recited, my eyes dancing with my unspoken pain seeing my mates entwined together with a female! A female who was not me! Shaking my head of the tears I felt threatening to fall from my icy hues. I straightened and waited for them to accept my rejection! But the words that left their lips left me stunned. "I, Knox Maddox and Alpha to the Crimson moon pack refuse to accept your rejection!" He snarled, slipping from the bed, naked and unashamed to step into me, the female sprawled out on the bed forgotten. Kane was quick on his heels, the pair caging me in a wall of muscle and testosterone. "You belong to us, Lottie! I, Kane Maddox, Alpha of the Crimson Moon Pack, refuse to accept your rejection." "Ours!" Knox repeated anger swimming in his baby blues. *** Follow the story of Charlotte, Knox and Kane as they try to find their footing in a cruel world filled with betrayal, heartbreak and secret obsessions that threaten to destroy the bonds of brotherhood and love!