𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐕𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐬. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥. Forced into a Bratva marriage to settle a blood debt, Alina is delivered to the Reznikov estate like an offering - silent, soft-spoken, and smart enough to know that survival means obedience. Aleksei Reznikov is the coldest man she's ever met. He doesn't raise his voice. He doesn't touch her. He barely looks at her. But beneath his stillness lies a storm. He rules with silence, kills with precision, and makes promises in Russian that chill her to the bone. He tells her not to run. That she belongs to him now. That if she disobeys, he won't raise a hand - he'll break her with nothing but words. But as walls crumble and secrets unravel, the most dangerous thing of all isn't the violence outside their gates. It's the quiet pull between a girl who was never supposed to matter... And the man who swore he wouldn't feel. A slow-burn, dark arranged marriage romance. He's a Bratva heir. She's his obligation. So why is he starting to look at her like she's everything? 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟏 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 ༺༒︎༻ 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 ✓ 𝟔𝟒 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬

🖤 Dangerous lies. Violent devotion. Twisted romance that cuts as deep as a blade. This is not a love story. It's a war story in disguise. A dark mafia arranged marriage romance She was the bride they thought was harmless. They didn't know they married death in silk. ⸻ In the glittering underworld of French and Italian Mafia dynasties, Celeste Moreau is the crown jewel - a delicate, soft-spoken daughter of France's most powerful crime family. Or so they believe. Behind the doe eyes and designer dresses hides a whispered legend: La Dame Noire, the faceless assassin whose name makes grown men pray. She's one half of the infamous Reaper Twins, a myth born in blood and silence. But no one suspects her - not her new enemies, not her new family... and certainly not her husband. Alessandro De Luca, heir to Italy's most feared empire, agrees to a marriage of convenience to save his crumbling legacy. He expects a docile, ornamental wife. What he gets is a riddle he can't solve, a shadow he can't pin down, and a woman who might just be his undoing. As enemies close in, bodies begin to fall - and each death leaves behind a calling card, signed with a name that should not exist. When secrets unravel and masks crack, trust turns to obsession, and obsession turns to something far more dangerous. Because you can't love a ghost. And you can't own a reaper. Not unless she lets you. ⸻

❧ 𝐌𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐀 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐔 was never meant to rule-but when her father is murdered, she becomes ANGE the Angel of the underworld and the French mafia. Cold. Ruthless. Alone. She built an empire from blood and silence-until the Italian mafia tries to steal it all after she rejects their Don's marriage proposal. To survive, she does the unthinkable: marries the one man she swore to hate forever. ❧ 𝐌𝐈𝐊𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐋 𝐏𝐄𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐕 - the dangerous, damaged king of the Russian Bratva. He calls her 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑡𝑠𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑎，𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑦𝑠ℎ𝑘𝑎，𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑙 - but his eyes see through her armor. Their marriage is one of power, not love. But living under the same roof, in the same estate, with secrets between them and enemies closing in... something begins to crack. He's haunted by his past. She's running from hers. And neither of them expected that in this war of blood and vows, their hearts might be the first to fall. _____ - Tropes: ❧ Enemies to lovers ❧ Arranged marriage/marriage of convenience ❧ Mafia romance ❧ Trauma bonding ❧ Forced proximity ❧ Age gap _____ Started: 2025 June 20 Finished: 2026 January 20 _____ #1 overprotective

Velvet Chains She stripped for tips. He stripped her soul bare. Serenity didn't choose this life - the late nights, the velvet stage, the way her boss pulls her into his office and uses her like he owns her. For two years, she's been the club's dirty little secret... dancing for strangers while being forced to please the man who signs her checks. She's beautiful. Broken. And numb to it all. Until he shows up. Luca Moretti. Italian. Powerful. The kind of man who doesn't take what's his - he claims it. And from the moment he watches her dance, Serenity isn't just a stripper anymore... she's his obsession. He doesn't care about rules. Doesn't care who her boss is. When he finds out the truth? He'll burn the whole damn club down just to feel her shake under him. He came for a show. He left with a woman. And a body count.

(First book in the Davinci series) Brooke Hayes, the chief of surgery at the best hospital in town gets in trouble one night on her way home, The Don of the Italian Mafia Aiden Davinci happened to be passing by while she needed the help which he provided. A deep secret unravels between them, will feelings emerge?

The Saints' Trilogy: Book One 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐛 𝐁𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐲𝐞𝐫 -Can be read as a stand alone- The daughter of the Italian mob boss, Gianna Romano is one of the top lawyers in the world. She despises the mafia and having to clean up the mess her deranged brother is leaving. Leonid Ivanov is the pakhan of the Bratva. He is falsely charged with the murder of a well-known billionaire. The Italian mob boss offers his daughter's assistance because it is his son that is behind the murder. Leonid is captivated by Gianna the moment he meets her and has no intention of letting her go so easily. While falling for the demanding, obstinate lawyer with commitment issues, he makes excuses to keep her close. Even her murderous brother who is after them won't stop him from having her. He'll do anything to have her. - *STORY IS UNEDITED* *ALL PICTURES USED ARE NOT MINE AND WERE FOUND ON PINTEREST* !!! WARNING !!! This story contains mature scenes and language!!!

{Book #1 of The Bloody City Series} Alessio Salvatorini was the Don of the Salvatorini Familia And a man that no one crossed from his cruel reputation alone, but when war is on the rise he ends up being convinced to take the hand of Arianna Valentino as his wife. The eldest Daughter of the Valentino Familia was a mirror of the world she was born into, where there was torture and death, she was a ray of light. But in a surprise contract she quickly finds herself the enemy Don's Wife. The two must then combat the bond they were forced to build with one another but his coldness counters her kindness as the tension between them turns each others into their greatest temptations, as a war sits on the edge of their tumultuous union. (Includes Cursing, and Graphic Content)

« i need you » he whispers his hot breath going down my neck.... __________ Irina baranova the Russian mafia princess , or at least that's what people called her somehow gets tangled in an arranged marriage with the ruthless cold don of the Italian mafia Lorenzo moretti nicknamed the devil , ruthless cold monster he doesn't tolerate disrespect disobedience, but what happens when he has a sassy fiesty wife who certainly doesn't listen to him . Feelings grow and love gets dangerously tangled in the middle of lies betrayal and secrets ... Will they break and fall apart Or will they get stronger....... . •enemies to lovers •arranged marriage •Italian mafia •jealousy •mortally grey •mafia

THIRD BOOK OF THE VELVET & VOWS SERIES 💍♟️ 𒁍• 𒁍• 𒁍• 𒁍• 𒁍• Alessandro Moretti became Don of Milan after his father retired and returned to New York. When his sister was targeted by Rome's underworld, he took the city by force and claimed it as his own. Now he rules Milan and Rome as one of the most ruthless Dons in Italy. Victoria Marchetti is the daughter of a former consigliere, raised close to a world she never wanted. After her father was shot, she chose to become a trauma surgeon to save lives. She never wanted the mafia - she wanted a life far away from violence. 𒁍• 𒁍• 𒁍• 𒁍• 𒁍•𒁍• 𒁍• 𒁍• 𒁍• 𒁍• Alessandro & Victoria... Neither of them ever wanted this marriage. Alessandro never planned to take a wife. Love was a weakness, and marriage was only a tool of power. He rules as a ruthless mafia Don, where killing is part of survival. Victoria never wanted a life in the mafia. She became a doctor to save lives, not to stand beside a man who takes them. Violence is everything she chose to stay away from. They come from opposite worlds, forced into the same vow. One takes lives. The other fights every day to save them. #1 - gangleader 02/07/2026

"What are you doing to me, Mila?" He asks against my neck. - "Why are you looking at me like that?" She asks softly. I want to kiss you. I don't break eye contact as I ask. "Like what?" She stays quiet for a second, and then looks away from my gaze, like she was afraid to see my reaction to what she was about to say. "Like this is real.." - 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐚 is a single mother trying her hardest to provide for her kids, after a one-night stand five years ago Mila was left with one of the biggest responsibilities of her life, at only 18 she hooked up and got pregnant by a guy whose name she didn't even know, what happens when five years later the two reunite and their mutual attraction ignites once again, only this time, stronger. 𝐆𝐢𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢 was a busy man, he had a mafia to run and it didn't help that his father was always breathing down his neck to find a bride to marry so he could have an heir to his not so glorious throne, deciding to satisfy his dads orders he sends out his men to find him a bride, what happens when the women he's faced with happens to the the women that has put an imprint in his mind for the past five years, the women who has left him with more then a memory and a hangover. Five years later, when they encounter each other again, his life and hers are thrown into chaos as they find themselves forced to confront the unexpected consequences of that one night. In this intense and emotionally charged story, two lives, two worlds, and two souls collide, and nothing will ever be the same again. ©️𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒