#1 in ROMANCE Started Jan. 2019 Completed April 2019 Rio fanfic [au] When a registered nurse of Detroit crashes her car into the car of a gangster, everything changes. Victoria Stone's life soon becomes lethally unraveled in the notorious gang leader's hands, due to his dangerous temper. And she is soon forced to work for him - in saving the lives of his fellow gang members. They're dangerous. But above all, Rio, this mysterious yet sexy gang leader tends to hold an immense dominant power over Victoria. And no matter how much she tries to pull away from him, eventually, his charming smile just keeps creeping back into her head. ❤️ Highest Ranking(s) within 2019: #1 in Rio #1 in Good Girls #1 in Adult Romance #1 in Manny Montana #1 in Thug #1 in Criminal #1 in Crash #1 in Gangster #1 in Adult Fiction #1 in Crime #1 in Action-Romance #1 in Forbidden Love #60 in Romance ❤️ 2020: #1 in Adult #2 in Passion #50 in Romance ❤️ 2021: #1 in Romance #6 in Must Read #1 in Murder #1 in Passion ❤️ 2022: #1 in Must Read #1 in Netflix ❤️ 2023: #16 in Love "This is amazing! You managed to fully catch Rio how he lives and breathes. The upbuilding excitement is an artwork, very beautiful and thrilling. This is amazing, thank you so much for this book!" - @Carterrio "Amazing, very climatic and steamy..." - @laura-n-3xx "Such a thrill! Love it." - @xxxPurplerosexxx "Amazing." - @cherylcherry3 "Omg... More please. I'm addicted to this story." - @Lucky_stars07 "I need more..." - @AceQueen12

Lisa and her boss, Alessandro, agree to spite their exes by pretending to date, but things begin to backfire when fake feelings become real along the way. ***** For two years, Lisa Brooks worked as a secretary to the powerful self-made billionaire, Alessandro Russo. He hardly noticed her, and to him, she was nothing more than a co-worker who wore conservative clothes, a tight bun, and followed his orders. But when Lisa's heart gets broken by her first love and Alessandro starts to lose his willpower to avoid Gretchen (his ex-girlfriend and now-client's wife), they decide to help each other out by fake dating. I mean, how hard can it be to not fall in love? [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Ashley Santoro