Childhood friends. High school rivals. Enemies at war. Lovers against the world. Adrian Moreau - the cold, brilliant Canadian billionaire CEO who built his empire on ice and ambition. Lorenzo De Rossi - the ruthless, magnetic Italian mafia king who rules the underworld with fire and blood. They were once inseparable boys sharing secrets in a dusty classroom. Then came distance, silence, betrayal... and the dangerous lives neither of them chose. Years later, fate drags them back together at a glittering gala, their gazes colliding like fire and glass. Now, boardrooms and back alleys become battlefields. Negotiations turn to banter, jealousy turns to obsession, and violence threatens to rip them apart even as desire pulls them closer. Between stolen kisses, bloody wars, and tender moments no one else sees, Adrian and Lorenzo must decide: will their love survive empires built on danger? Or will the world tear them apart once more? A story of power, passion, and the thin line between enemies and lovers. Ice Prince x Mafia King. Fluff, angst, smut, and everything in between.

After growing up in a wealthy household, 21 year old Hyun Lee was known for being a spoiled brat and having an untamable attitude. His father had officially given up with his son and after seven bodyguards quit after only a week, he decided to arrange the best bodyguards he could find in Las Vegas, choosing one in the end that was supposed to watch out for Hyun and as a little extra, tame his spoiled attitude in hopes of finally having a bodyguard that survived at least a week with the walking maniac. Who would've thought that the new bodyguard had a little secret only waiting to be discovered.

PLEASE READ MY BIO! Complete on Dreame and Ao3 Dax Whitlock is bored. He lives a boring life as a CEO of his company, doing the same exact thing day in and day out. He hopes to find something interesting at the popular kink club he owns called The Closet, but finds that there's nobody that can satisfy him the way that he wants. Just as he starts to lose hope in finding something to shake up his life, he meets a new, young boy that may just be what he's been looking for all this time. Noel Grayson is always looking for a challenge. What better way to satisfy his competitive nature than to beat his brother at his own game. BDSM. Changes come when he starts to question if he's in over his head thinking that he could become a perfect sub. Will things come crashing down when he realizes that it's not the game he thought it would be? Note: this book and the book 'Mercy' are a duology but can be read as stand alones Warning: • VERY MATURE THEMES • Mental Illness • Abuse • BDSM (obviously)

Elijah has spent his whole life hiding his body , working odd jobs, avoiding emotional entanglements, never daring to trust anyone enough to reveal himself fully. Everyone sees the rough exterior: a towering man who works construction jobs and drives an old truck. Nobody sees the shy heart under it. Nobody has ever touched him - really touched him - and loved what they found. Until Dean. Dean moves into town after retiring from Military, setting up a custom furniture business. He's instantly drawn to Eli not because Eli tries to impress him, but because of the way Eli looks away every time Dean looks at him like he sees him.

Elijah's life shattered the night of the accident. Moving to a new town was supposed to be a fresh start-a promising opportunity for his family. Instead, it became a living nightmare. His father is nothing but a ghost of the man he once knew, buried under grief and rage. And Elijah? He's left to pick up the broken pieces of his life, all while trying to navigate a school full of unfamiliar faces. But one face stands out. Someone dangerous, alluring, and impossibly magnetic. The kind of person Elijah should stay away from. But darkness calls to darkness. And sometimes, the most twisted paths lead to the sweetest sins.

ᒍᑌᔕT ᖇᗴᗩᗪ ᗩᑎᗪ ᔕᗴᗴ ᗯᕼᗩT ᕼᗩᑭᑭᗴᑎᔕ

Kazeem "Kaz" Curtis is known on the block for wooing the ladies. He's handsome, fly, and everybody's got his name in their mouth. But when the truth about what he's hiding comes out, will they reject him-or finally see him for who he really is? Before he can figure that out, Jasir enters his life. Some call him a mystery. Others know him as hood royalty. But all Jasir knows is that Kazeem isn't as slick as he thinks. He sees right through him.

Revenge. I'm familiar with it. You have to be when you're the firstborn son of a notorious mafia leader. Death and vengeance have been the very foundations of my life. So who in their fucking mind would be stupid enough to cross me? My brother and I have been wrongfully convicted of a crime we didn't commit. We know who is behind this. We bid our time behind bars, planned and prepared for the day we got out. Now we're free and hungry for redemption. I know what must be done. I know whose blood will be spilled. But before I go after him, I'll go after his daughter. I never said I play fair. *Book one in the Marino Brothers Duet. Rated 18+ due to explicit language, sex, and violence.*

Kameron Carter was never meant for the streets-but the streets got a hold on his heart. With money, status, and a life most teens would kill for, Kam should've felt untouchable. But late nights, whispered secrets, and a boy with a gun and too many enemies changed everything. Now Kam's caught between two worlds-one that raised him, and one that wants to destroy him. As love resurfaces and blood is shed, Kam finds himself at the center of a war he never asked to fight. Friends are turning into suspects. Lovers are holding back truths. And survival might come with a price Kam's not ready to pay. In the city, love don't come soft-and falling for a thug might just be the most dangerous thing Kam's ever done. (**editing**)

𝟎𝟖.𝟎𝟑.𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔-