CELESTIA DE LA CRUZ. Daughter of a Sicilian Princess and a Spanish Mafia Don. In the mafia world, she is known as the fearsome assassin. "The Llama" LORENZO NICOLETTI RUGGIERO. After his father, he is the most feared man in Italy. If you cross him, you'll understand why he's known as the Devil's son. For a little more than a decade, their families have been at odds. What happens when both families come together and form alliances? Will Celestia and Lorenzo remain enemies or fall in love?

"You're atheist," I remind him. "You don't believe in god." "I believe in you," He murmurs, letting the cigarette hang from his lips. "I believe in whatever you believe." He says, letting the confession roll off his tongue as if it were that simple. As if god, the devil, heaven, hell-as if none of it really had meaning to him. "That's not how it works," I mutter as we walk down a few more alleyways-the city of Manhattan coated in a light blanket of snow. Henry Vitiello had never had anything to pray for, that is, until he met me-the only thing that had ever opened his mind up to the possibility of religion "Isn't it?" He argues, taking the cigarette by his middle and pointer finger before blowing the smoke out. "I'II dip my hands in holy water if it means I could touch you." "You'd probably burn." 𓆩♡𓆪 𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐑𝐘 𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎, the reaper. He's a prick. An asshole. A pretentious son of a bitch. He's not perfect. He's not even decent. But he's hers. She could be a bottle labeled poison but he was an alcoholic, and he had drunk her empty. Now he was hungover. 𝐉𝐀𝐍𝐄 𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒, the healer. She's known to be the perfect good girl, with perfect grades and a perfect life with a perfect family. They didn't know that behind the gated doors of their billion dollar estate, she was strapped down to a chair every night and picked apart just to be put back together in time for supper. 𓆩♡𓆪 star-crossed; adjective (of a person or a plan) thwarted by bad luck. 'star-crossed lovers' and that, they were. So they fucked under those very stars that tried so desperately to break them apart. 𓆩♡𓆪 ‼️DISCLAIMER ‼️ BOOK REFERENCES TO MARA DYER, SHATTER ME, MIND FUCK, ETC ARE ALL INTENTIONAL SO DONT BE RUDE. AS FOR TRIGGER WARN

⎨COMPLETED⎬ Malakai Creed has never been one to crave attention. Unlike most jocks, the title and attention around campus never appealed to Malakai. Throughout his life, Malakai has learned that no matter how much you could love or trust a person; they will somehow always hurt him. He locks his heart in a tight cage, concealing it from the rest of the world. Out of nowhere, someone enters his life, setting off a new feeling in Malakai and threatening to open this cage he has hidden himself in for almost his whole life. The twist, this new spitfire in his life, is the complete opposite to him. And he despises her with a burning passion. Brinley Jones has high expectations for her future. Aiming to achieve her dream of becoming a surgeon, she is working hard, hoping to get into her dream medical school. Dealing with a broken heart isn't something she anticipated dealing with at the end of her junior year. But when her best friend invites her on a surprise trip to help aid her in getting over the dick she calls an ex, along with four notorious soccer players around campus, it seems like the perfect distraction. What happens when she finds an unexpected attraction to one of them? Despite their burning hatred for each other, they don't expect their attraction to each other to be reciprocated, let alone be as compatible as they are. But you know what everyone always says; opposites attract. [ DUAL POV ]

(SAMPLE) Now available everywhere in ebook & paperback (and on Kindle Unlimited in the US & Canada). Kendall works the night shift at the campus library. It's the perfect job: she gets to spend hours reading her romance novels without interruption... until the night that Vincent, king of campus and star of the basketball team, comes to the front desk and asks her for reading recommendations. (75k words. No cheating, no love triangles, happy ending. Adult content. 18+ recommended.)

Two families The son of one The daughter of the other One, the dark prince of the world in which they live The other, the queen in a world that is entirely her own He is seen and worshipped by all who meet him She is invisible and lives in the shadows Two mysteries Bound by coincidence Repelled by hate A hate so strong that perhaps it could be mistaken for something else He is her dark prince She, his shadow queen But can they put away their shared stubbornness and allow themselves to to give in to each other ? To consume one another To allow themselves to fall Or has the hole they've created been dug too deep ?

"We're all sinners but some of us are a little more than another's" -the Italian don and the assassin- Francisco Vittori don of the Italian mafia Francisco was born to be a leader he was born to rule his mafia and that's exactly what he dose but when things get complicated the cold don has to call in his brother to get rid of a problem and luckily for Francisco his brother has the right person for the job. Mercedes Rossi is the best assassin the underworld has ever seen well heard of because this natourious assassin has never been seen only by her trusted clients Mercedes never wanted this life but growing up in an abusive home made her the cold person she is today, when she's called In to do a job for the don of the Italian mafia she can't deny but what she didn't expect was for things to take a turn.

"Shit shit shit." She repeats the curse word from her mouth. I look back at her and our eyes meet. She stares at me for a second, almost as if she is questioning something. "Damn it. Damn it" She sighs. "Just know I still hate you after this." I open my mouth to ask her what the hell she is talking about but before I am able to her hands slide up my chest and wrap around the back of my neck, and with all her might she pulls down, making our mouths crash together. • • • Tayla Madden, a full time anesthesiologist nurse who has always done everything she can to withhold the Madden name. Noah Hayes, a professional basketball player who made a name for himself. This good girl and f-boy would never be friends, until they bump into each other one night and it all changes. Now they find themselves creating a pack that benefits both of them: fake dating. Noah will make Tayla's ex boyfriend jealous, and Tayla will clean Noah's image. The plan is simple. Right? • • • Regular Updates Nov 10. 2021 -

When River crosses paths with a man who speaks to every hidden hunger inside her, their connection spirals into an all-consuming pull neither of them can resist-but is she Grayson's salvation... or his ruin? *** Everyone in River Avelle's hometown knows about Grayson Maddox-the troubled bad boy who almost killed another student in the middle of the school hallway. Those who look into Grayson's eyes only see pure fury and hatred. They all think he's beyond redemption, even Grayson himself. But not River. As the seemingly perfect good girl, River saw something more in those alluring grey eyes. Something worth holding onto. From the first time their eyes connect, both Grayson and River feel the intense, undeniable attraction between them...but neither of them understand what's pulling them together so fiercely. The closer they get and the more vulnerable they become, River has to wonder: is she saving Grayson from his darkness? Or is she just pulling him further into hers? *** He tips my head toward his with his index finger, keeping my eyes trained on him and driving me crazy with the primal look on his face. His grey eyes look heavy, filled with dark desire, and a shock runs up through my core. Everything around us disappears and all I can sense is him and the hardness pressing between my legs. "What are you doing to me, River?" he whispers, his voice raspy and utterly captivated. His face is lowering and I'm closing my eyes, waiting for soft lips to press against mine. My whole body is on fire as I hold my breath for his touch. *** Cover by @strayin

THE BOOK WAS WRITTEN YEARS AGO WITHOUT ANY EDITING SO CONTINUE AT YOUR OWN RISK!!! Amelia Black is known as the "rebellious girl" , she was the kinda girl your parents warned you not to hangout with. Also known as "Black Rose" the undefeated street fighter, Amelia's life revolves around pain and tragedy but she refuses to let it break her, instead it makes her stronger. It's time for a fresh start in a new town with new people. Can Amelia keep her past a secret or, will a certain Mafia boss unleash every secret Amelia has hidden? Vincenzo De Luca is the Don of the Italian mafia, his name is feared by many due to him being heartless, cruel, and ruthless and not sparing a soul from his wrath. He has the looks, the money and has every girl panting and dropping for him but what happens when a certain Amelia black piques his interest? -------------------------- ❝ʜᴇ sᴇᴛ ғɪʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪᴍ, ʙᴜᴛ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʟᴇᴛ ᴀ ғʟᴀᴍᴇ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ ʜᴇʀ.❞

Raised in the Mafia, I have known no other life other than cold calculated violence and discipline. A life where brutality is praised and weakness is ridiculed, I became the best of my parents and the worst the world has ever seen. Young and still gaining control of my mafia, love is never an option for me, that is until one night at a Mafia ball where I spy a woman who has me to my knees. I want more, more, more. She's reckless and cunningly beautiful. Too good for me and yet the only one for me. We fight for survival and for each other because neither one of us will let go. ------------------------- I sat in the back, legs apart and looked at her with my head tilted. She licked her lips and squeezed though the front seats all the while looking at me. I pulled her towards me and she chuckled as she sat on my lap. Her legs were either side of me and her breathing was ragged. I ran my hand down her cheek and pulled her into me. I kissed her lips and soon our tongues whirled around. Hungry and rough. She held her head back and I began to plant rough kisses onto her beautiful neck. "Am I a bad influence?" She breathed. Her hands were on the back of my neck. I stopped kissing her and looked up at her. "Everyone needs a little bad in their lives." I whispered back making her smile. My hands found her waist and I noticed her short dress had ridden up exposing her thighs. She wore it to tease me and I loved it. Fuck, I loved her body. She breathed into my neck and I pulled off her dress in one slick motion. My hands were all over her back, feeling her, touching her. Her soft skin drove me crazy. ------------------------- BE AWARE: Trigger warnings: MATURE CONTENT 18+ (SMUT) SWEARING VIOLENCE/GUN VIOLENCE SELF HARM/SUICIDE (REFERENCES) EXPLICIT LANGUAGE REFERENCES TO RAPE SMOKING/ALCOHOL/DRUGS BLOOD/DEATH/GORE ©️ All rights reserved ™️ The Walnut Tree BOOK TWO OF THE MAFIA SERIES