"My mother always told me not to play with fire. I guess I should've listened." ... Alana has spent her life adhering to strict rules, raised in a family where appearances meant everything. Trained to be the perfect daughter-calm, composed, and obedient-she's never dared to step out of line or show her true self. Sergei has been betrayed more times than he can count, leaving him hardened, ruthless, and haunted by paranoia. He's built walls no one can penetrate, trusting only in his own power to survive. ... When a professional encounter with an angry Sergei at Alana's job leads her to be kidnapped, she's thrown into his ruthless underworld, held captive in exchange for her life. What will happen when their lives collide in a marriage neither wants but can't resist? Will their undeniable passion spark the possibility of love or will it fade once reality hits? #1 in enemies #1 in dark #1 in darkromance #1 in mafiaromance #1 in manipulation #1 in adultthemes #1 in captive #1 in russian #1 in heartbreak

| 18+ | A grieving student-detective and her bilingual Italian heir. 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐑𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐲 - She is a hard-working college student studying to become a detective after her mother's unexpected death. The cops labeled it a suicide, but she knew better. Her mother wouldn't kill herself. So- a year later, Clara decides to take matters into her own hands. She forcefully had to postpone her investigation- having to take care of her drunk father and work, but that didn't discourage her. She was determined to find out who murdered her mom, and with the help of her two best friends, they could do the unthinkable. 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐨 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐨 - He is the heir of the Italian Mafia, working every day to find who killed his sweet mother. He could only remember what happened to her and very little about who was involved. So- to get to the bottom of everything, he did what he thought was best. He found a detective, but not just anyone, someone also seeking revenge. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 シ --- Content warning: Mature themes, such as sexual scenes, alcohol usage, drugs, violence, mature language, fast-paced, etc!