SEQUEL TO "CLAIMED" 5 long years have passed since Lorenzo and Bella went separate ways. Lorenzo have lived up to his own expectation of growing the drug business to the top. His gang is currently the biggest drug business in the world, making him the biggest underworld drug lord. Bella is done with her studies and is currently living with her brother Khalid, who has secrets on his own. Khalid owns the biggest weapon warehouse in England and have people working under him. The two separate paths that were supposed to lead them different ways, do the exact opposite. What happens when the two gangs make the same enemy and are forced to work together? And more importantly, what happens when Lorenzo meets his amore again?

I've always known I was going to have an arranged marriage. It's tradition. My parents' marriage was arranged, and so is everyone else's. It's how we do things here. It's common in crime families and expected in ours. And as the daughter of one of the most prominent West Coast Italian families, I knew I was destined to marry into the familia. I just didn't know it would be to the boss.

Annika Remo, a beautiful and innocent young woman, hides a painful past while living with her unsympathetic uncle and aunt, relying on her fantasy novels to escape. Unbeknownst to her, her uncle has put her on a dangerous blacklist. Matteo King, the heartless leader of the Italian Mafia, inadvertently becomes entangled in Annika's world, leading to unforeseen consequences. In this compelling romance novel, secrets collide, and innocence meets darkness, as two different worlds clash. © 2021 Sofia Nightgard. All rights reserved.

In the shadowed corridors of wealth and power, love is the most dangerous game. Kate has known cruelty since she was six years old. Abandoned by the very people who should protect her, she's endured abuse, betrayal, and heartbreak. Her parents' final act of treachery? Auctioning her off to the highest bidder-a cold, calculating mafia boss with a reputation as lethal as his name. Lucio King is a man of two faces. By day, he's an enigmatic billionaire commanding respect in high society. By night, he's a ruthless mafia leader who rules the underworld with an iron fist. Arrogant, dangerous, and untouchable, he has no place for weakness-or love. But when Kate enters his world, she shatters the walls he's built around his heart. Thrown together in a dangerous dance of power, lies, and forbidden attraction, Kate and Lucio ignite a spark neither of them can control. As they navigate a web of secrets and deceit, their guarded hearts begin to unravel. But in a world where love can be a weapon and trust is a luxury, their bond may cost them everything. "Love Scars" is a gripping tale of passion, betrayal, and redemption-a story where darkness meets desire, and even the most hardened souls can't escape the haunting pull of love. [Word Count: 120,000-150,000]