Diana Blackwood was a woman of many talents. She was the youngest owner of an industry leading fashion house. She was both famous and revered for her designing talents and business savvy. Diana was admired and respected, but what she wanted most was to be loved. Diana realizes that her friends with benefits situation with her best friend isn't all it's cracked up to be and decides to seek something real wherever it may be. A chance encounter forces her to let go of the control she's so used to having and open herself up to the unknown. Will the risk be worth it? Will Diana finally get the love she's been looking for or will heartache and pain be waiting around the corner?

The year is 1941 in central Boston, Massachusetts. Infamous American mobster Vincent Madden "Lion" has a run in with street dealing negroes. Things get messy when business, love, and lies intertwine. Especially when Madden sets his eyes on the little negro wife of one of the dealers.

❝𝐻𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐼 𝑤𝑎𝑠 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑟, 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑢𝑝 𝑏𝑦 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑘𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑠. 𝑆𝑢𝑏𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑜𝑢𝑐ℎ ❝.

"He fell into despair and lost all hope... For who could ever love a beast?" -Beauty and The Beast ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• When Elle stumbled upon an ad for a stay in chef, she thought the universe had finally tipped in her favor. After graduating from culinary school, she wasn't sure what direction her life would go in... Until she met Stefan DeGramont. At first, he seemed like a cold hearted, presumptuous, egotistical asshole. As she grew to know him... Well... I guess you could add Mafia boss to the list. Now tangled in his crazy Mafia business, will something fragile like her heart, be on the line? Or maybe something more risky, like her life? Could all this be avoided If she can learn to love the man behind the beast... Before it's too late. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• "A thorn defends the Rose. Harming only those that will steal the blossom." **PLEASE Beware: I wrote this a few years ago so the spelling errors are there, and some cringe moments are present. I'll accept all health invoices for any emotional and mental damage inflicted during this read xoxo

"I was not aware you needed repetition, darling. Okay, I'll say it more slowly. I, Xante Alessandro Lucas Deliano, want you, my delightful wife, the love of my life, Dr. Chidinma Adaobi Deliano, to place that delicious pussy that I love to devour, on my tongue." ❦-❦-❦-❦ ❦-❦-❦-❦ SINFUL DESIRES: DANGER MEETS DESIRE. ⇲ DR. CHIDINMA ADAOBI NDIDI has always desired the wedding of her dreams, just not the man himself. So, when billionaire Xante Deliano presents a proposal: a wedding for a wife, she agrees, seeing only his deep pockets and his breathtaking body. Soon, Chidinma notices that her desire is no longer the wedding, but the man himself. But, with her desire comes blind ruin, and she drowns in secret empires and haunted pasts- and the risk of losing herself. ⇱ XANTE ALESSANDRO LUCAS DELIANO has always desired power. A deep craving within him, courtesy of his messed-up head. So, when his mother presents him with an ultimatum to find a wife, he turns to beautiful, normal Chidinma Ndidi. Soon, she becomes his whole world, everything he had ever desired. But, with his desire comes ultimate sacrifice, and he drowns in the harsh complexities of power- and all he must give up for it. {DISCLAIMER: STEAMY SCENES AHEAD. MATURE CONTENT 18+} BOOK 1 OF THE DARK SINNERS SERIES | COPYRIGHT - MARIEDILLBOOKS

READ SWEET LITTLE OBSESSIONS BEFORE THIS! What Vincenzo would do to win back his wife would take far beyond a miracle. His mother always warned him his lies would catch up to him one day. Unfortunately for him, Naomi would do what ever she could to stay away from being a Giordano ever again. "Lying gets people killed" -Vincent Madden

Four years have passed and a lot has changed. Joella is in her final semester of college and she is excited to start her new journey as a young adult in the 'real world'. Her confidence has grown and continues to grow as she finds her way. She's still the same sweet girl, she just speaks her mind more these days. Haden is still his normal cold, dominating self. Only showing his soft side to his one and only Joella. He's spent the past year getting more acquainted with his club Blaze and learning the ends and outs of Cooper Inc. His grandpa (Grandpa Russo) is ready to step down and is placing more pressure on him to step up and take over the 'family business'. The return home is anything but simple. There's still hidden agenda's and resentment for the couple. They escaped their past once, but can they do it again? Will their love over shadow everything or will the stresses of the world tear them apart? This is not a stand alone book. Read The Stepbrother first. I do not give permission for my story to be published or shared anywhere else with out my knowledge.

PLEASE READ LITTLE WHITE LIES AND LITTLE DARK SECRETS BEFORE THIS ONE! Only if you want to understand the back stories Jovani Madden Giordano is a certified, grade A a**hole and he knows it. He doesn't have a sad back story, mommy issues, daddy issues, or a broken heart. To put it simply, Jovani is just not good at being nice. Samira Howard is the daughter of Marcus and Mage. She is everything Jovani isn't. Shy and sweet. The two characteristics Jovani can't stand to be around. So what is it about this girl that he just can't seem to leave alone?

After spending a night together, Alani never expected to see Valerio again. That is, until three months later when their paths meet once more. "𝒀𝒐𝒖'𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒐 𝒘𝒆𝒕, 𝑨𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒊," 𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒔𝒐𝒇𝒕𝒍𝒚, 𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒚 𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒌. 𝑽𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒐 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒆, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂𝒔 𝒂𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒔 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒔. 𝑯𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒚 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒕, 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒚 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒎𝒚 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅. 𝑰 𝒑𝒆𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏, 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒚 𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒚 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒓. 𝑰 𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒅 - 𝑰 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒅.