CAROLINE MATISSE - - - »I'm trained to kill, not to love« I have killed many men in my life. I have stabbed them to death, made them choke on their pathetic words, I was born into this game. The game of killing, or to be killed. But nobody trained me to love, not to say, marrying my enemy, the one I wanted dead more than anything else. And here I am, forced to sign the papers, forced into a life I know no meaning of. Sold to Giovanni De'Bardi, the bastard I call my prey. - - - #1 Action-romance #1 Mansions #1 Paid-story #1 Hate #2 Jewelry #2 Assassin #3 Enemies-to-lovers #3 Love and Hate #4 Mafia #4 Mansion #5 Heartbroken #8 Crying #15 Slow burn #25 New-adult #30 Romance #31 Dark romance #69 Spicy

❝Being against evil doesn't make you good.❞ -Ernest Hemingway ▸ ▸ ▸ ▸ ▸ BOOK 1 IN THE ROMANO SERIES ▸ ▸ ▸ ▸ ▸ FBI agent, Anaya Arora, is well acquainted with the underbelly of Miami. Having spent most of her career closing in on a notorious gang terrorizing Miami, Anaya thinks she's seen it all. But that's until she stumbles upon something bigger - someone bigger. CEO of a successful casino and hotel chain, Alessandro Romano is the whole package; attractive and wealthy with a touch of danger. He's determined to rise to the top in his legitimate business and his illicit family business no matter what it takes. But on one faithful night, Anaya and Alessandro are both in the South Miami PD precinct after a drug deal gone wrong. Alessandro isn't the one being interrogated and Anaya isn't quite sure what a notorious hotel heir is doing at the police station at three in the morning, but she can't shake the feeling that there's more to the story. With unexplainable events leading Anaya and Alessandro to cross each other's paths more than usual; Anaya uncovers corruption, secrets and the realization that the good and the bad are more alike than they seem.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚 𝐇𝐞𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 ❝𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭.❞ 𝗔𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 is the heiress to her father's throne, the Morales Mafia. Not only being a part time assassin known as 𝘿𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝘼𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙡, she's also trained and fought for her title all her life and will not let anyone or anything take that away from her. When a new enemy rises, Asteria is forced by her father to get a personal bodyguard as a precaution . . . 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗼 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘇. They don't particularly like each other from the start. Yet they are forced to be within a certain radius at all times, giving them no choice but to tolerate one another. She doesn't want to like him because he has made her life insufferable the moment he stepped foot into it. He doesn't want to like her because she is the forbidden fruit in his eyes, something he should stay away from but ultimately can't.

They got married for protection, for their mafias, for their family, but they were cold to each other, not wanting to be weak, they didn't trust each other, but they had no choice but to commit to each other. Their hate grew day by day but can they stay like that for so long? Will they soften up to each other? Will they open up? Will the enemy get a hold of them before they get a hold of themselves? (no cheating contained!! Emotional roller coaster. A drop of love triangle and slow burn)

"Seduce me, cara mia." He crooned. "Seduce me like you seduced those other men." * 18 year old, Rosamaria Castro, a trainee at the Italian Mafia is moving on to the last stages of her training which meant learning The Art of Seduction, and from no other than the One and Only, 23 year old, Vincenzo Dominico, the leader of the Italian Mafia. The more time Rosa spent with him, the closer she grew to him emotionally and... physically. There was always more to their story than what the naked eye could see. Join them in their journey full of steamy romance, secrets, and heartbreaks. #1 on fear #1 on seduce [Trigger warning: This book is meant only for mature audiences due to scenes of violence and sexual activity.]

(BOOK 1 OF MAFIA LOVE SERIES) [COMPLETED & EDITING] * "Arie," he whispered, his smile dropping as he closed the distance between us. "I'm sor..." My right hand met his left cheek brutally, stopping all that he had to say. "How dare you?" I hissed, landing another smack on the same spot. "How could you do this to me?" I raised my hand up again to place another one, but he caught my wrist before I could do so. "Plan your next move very carefully," he spoke in a low, belligerent tone tightening his grip on my wrist, daring me to slap him again. Pain jolted from the area, forcing tears to sting at the corner of my eyes. "Or what?" I scowled at him. "You don't want to find out." He took a step closer, staring into my eyes. "And don't tempt me!" * Today was the day it all started. Everything began to fall apart. It twisted me, threw me against the wall, and ripped my sanity and innocence to shreds. I never thought I'd go through it, but there I was in the middle of it all. Arie Noelle is a wise, strong-willed girl with a good heart, but a misfortunate incident leading up to others tears her apart. What happens when she finds herself on the radar of Leo Bonferroni, a ruthless mafia leader hiding behind the mask of a sexy tycoon, who is not only intrigued but also smitten by her? However, they begin to change each other, molding into something else. She does things she never dreamt of doing. He places the world at her feet, but will she accept it or kick it away in fear? The rising tension between the two kills her inside, but will she give into the sexy temptation walking around with an irresistible smirk that mushes her into a puddle? Will they ever find her destroyer or will she end up on the noose herself? Warning: Strong language, sexual content, rape, and graphic violence.

Previously titled Mafia CURRENTLY BEING REWRITTEN "Do I make you wet?" He asked me breathing in my ear from behind me. "No and you'll never be able to." I said smirking, proud I found my voice again. "Is that a Challenge? If yes then you're on Bella." ~ When Isabella Denise, the assassin for the French Mafia, finds out that her own people are plotting to kill her, the feeling of betrayal drives her to collude with the Italians. That's when she meets Giovanni Marco Enzo, the head of the Italian Mafia Family. He was everything from cold and self-centered to intelligent and calculating. More importantly, he was a known womanizer. What would happen when Isabella finds herself drawn to him despite the circumstances? ___________________________________ This Book Has Mature Content and Frequent Use Of Abusive Language. 18+ suggested but if you are under well I cant stop you, read at your own risk.

A lot can happen in the span of five months. But will she allow her feelings and emotions to change? For him? [Editing] Copyright © 2022 secretlyyxurs37

Continuation of Breaking Cannon Phoenix is the daughter of Cannon and Maddox Steele. She is the perfect mix of her parents. Soft, caring but also ruthless and full of rage. Her parents did the best they could protecting her, but not everything can be prevented. The world has turned her cold, angry and determined. Nikolai jr. is the heir of the Russian throne. He is a cold blooded killer, known for his sadism. The two are forced to wed due to a deal made a long time ago, the only way to save the lives of the people they loved. Will they match each other? Will they hate each other? Is redemption realistic?

𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐀 𝐅𝐀𝐘𝐄 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐀𝐆𝐎 was a very happy girl. When she was little her and her bestfriend would do everything together until something separated them. When she joined the Spanish mafia at age 16 life went downhill for her from there and her bestfriend was not there anymore to help her through it. Now Valeria is 24 and is cold hearted and determined to be the best and no one can stop her... 𝐄𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐈𝐎 𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐒𝐈 𝐒𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐎 had a good childhood with his bestfriend it was all he could ask for. Until one wrong decision lead him on a spiral and now he is keeping a secret from everyone. This secret made him skip town and join the Italian mafia at the age of 17. Now at 25 years old Emilio is the don and moves back but he is blunt and cruel. He doesn't show compassion for anyone and wants to take everyone down and no one can stop him... ...or so they thought. Warning in introduction. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 𝐓𝐎𝐏 𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒- #1 in bad boy: 5/14/22 #1 in bad girl: 5/20/22 #1 in mafia boss: 5/14/22 #1 in Italian mafia: 5/14/22 #1 in dark comedy: 5/11/22 #1 in alliance: 5/13/22 #1 in darkromance: 5/17/22 #2 in love: 5/14/22 #2 in mafia princess: 5/19/22 #2 in Spanish Mafia: 4/7/22 #4 in mafia 4/16/22 #4 in jealousy: 5/21/22 #3 in badboybadgirl 5/16/22 #8 in badboygoodgirl: 4/10/22 #9 in assassin: 5/28/22 #9 in enemieswithbenefits: 5/20/22