Revenge. I'm familiar with it. You have to be when you're the firstborn son of a notorious mafia leader. Death and vengeance have been the very foundations of my life. So who in their fucking mind would be stupid enough to cross me? My brother and I have been wrongfully convicted of a crime we didn't commit. We know who is behind this. We bid our time behind bars, planned and prepared for the day we got out. Now we're free and hungry for redemption. I know what must be done. I know whose blood will be spilled. But before I go after him, I'll go after his daughter. I never said I play fair. *Book one in the Marino Brothers Duet. Rated 18+ due to explicit language, sex, and violence.*

Running from hell isnʼt easy. Especially when someoneʼs dragging you back down into it. Belligerent, brash and always in shades of black, Freya is hardly a lady. Hidden away by her father, sheʼs lived a normal life despite being born into the dark waters of New Yorkʼs underworld. Heʼs cold, cruel and calculating, with a proclivity for destruction. Feared by even Made Men, Torren is the boss of the stateʼs most leachorous crime syndicate. Freya hates his crudity and possessiveness, but she canʼt deny the way her breath hitches at his rough touch, the deep timbre of his voice, and his dark, heated gaze. Torren hates her disobedience, her recklessness, and her chaos. To him, sheʼs only something to be tamed. And after he slips a ring on her hand, snatching away her future, she makes only one vow---to become his biggest torment.

Living the high life wasn't all fun and games. With were Empires that took decades to build could fall in seconds with one wrong move. Lyra Anderson was the future of her fathers dynasty when her four older brothers had chosen to go down different paths. Don't mistake her for being weak for having older brother's this girl knows how to win a battle all on her own and the whole world knows it. Life get's interesting though when two of the biggest rival schools in the country get joined together. This leads to two people who were once sworn to hate each other now have to survive under the same roof. In walks Riker Kennedy. Son of the one of the biggest Mafia leaders in the country. Not that the world knew, as there family had a front of being a normal High Society family. Lyra finds out his secrets and soon she is thrown into his life without either of them even knowing what is happening. What he doesn't know is that she has already been involved in this world. Finding out Lyra was the reason he had such a hard ruling over the City. Zane Knight, Lyra's ex boyfriend and son of the biggest rivals to Riker's Empire. He was the reason Lyra knew about Riker's world all to well. Life gets interesting when these three people are all thrown into the same school and the world didn't know what they were in for when plans start to come together. Are they truly the biggest rivals out there or will they have to join forces to bring down something or even someone even bigger. After all everyone has their own secrets and sometimes when those secrets come to light the world finds out.

He was completely and utterly oblivious to everything that he had caused and she absolutely hated him for that. [UNEDITED] [DUAL POV] TW: eating disorder recovery

THE BOOK WAS WRITTEN YEARS AGO WITHOUT ANY EDITING SO CONTINUE AT YOUR OWN RISK!!! Amelia Black is known as the "rebellious girl" , she was the kinda girl your parents warned you not to hangout with. Also known as "Black Rose" the undefeated street fighter, Amelia's life revolves around pain and tragedy but she refuses to let it break her, instead it makes her stronger. It's time for a fresh start in a new town with new people. Can Amelia keep her past a secret or, will a certain Mafia boss unleash every secret Amelia has hidden? Vincenzo De Luca is the Don of the Italian mafia, his name is feared by many due to him being heartless, cruel, and ruthless and not sparing a soul from his wrath. He has the looks, the money and has every girl panting and dropping for him but what happens when a certain Amelia black piques his interest? -------------------------- ❝ʜᴇ sᴇᴛ ғɪʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪᴍ, ʙᴜᴛ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʟᴇᴛ ᴀ ғʟᴀᴍᴇ ᴛᴏᴜᴄʜ ʜᴇʀ.❞

His voice drops to a whisper, hot against my ear. "You're mine. No one else's." The words hit like a punch to the gut. I freeze for a moment, feeling the weight of them settle in the air between us. "No one will touch you like I will touch you. No one will look at you the way I do," he continues, his breath warm against my skin. "Because, princess, you are mine. And only mine." I pull back, the heat on my face rising as my body bristles with anger. "Excuse me?" I snarl, meeting his eyes with a fierce glare. "I'm no one's," I spit out, every word dripping with defiance. Luca chuckles, that dark, dangerous laugh that sends a chill straight down my spine. "That's where you're wrong, princess," he murmurs, leaning in close. His breath brushes against my neck, sending a shiver down my spine. "If I have to carve my name into your skin for the whole world to see..." He pauses, watching my reaction, a dark glint in his eyes. "I will." ------------- My name is Ezra Ferrari, I'm the heir to the Northern Italian Mafia. I was born a killer. I was born a monster I was born to take out the Southern Italian mafia. Aka The Vincenzo's. Follow me on a wild ride of love, lust and most importantly betrayal.

after a prank gone terribly wrong, hayden jones is sent across country to caldwell academy, a school for the bitchy, the dangerous and the rebellious. and if that wasn't bad enough, it becomes much worse when hayden is accidentally put in the male dormitory, landing her in a room with the school's notorious heartbreaker, chase everett. [not edited...like at all]

Meet Angela Santiago, the daughter of the most feared mafia boss in Spain and the sister of three overprotective older brothers. She's a loving and naive girl who has been hidden from the world since the night she turn ten years old. But what happends when Angela is kidnapped on the one night she decided to sneak out. Her kidnapper is none other than the most dangerous and feared Italian mafia Don, Elijah Black. Angela is introduced to the cruel world and has to overcome many troubles, that life throws at her. What will she do when she's only surrounded by lies, heartbreak, death and broken promises? Does she trust Elijah? or does she face this alone and push him away. ________________ "You can't leave me Angel, I have no one" he says softly. "Don't you remember?" she whispers. "Remember what?" he asks, looking at her through teary eyes. "I've always been yours" she whispers with a small smile. "You promise?" "Pinky promise, gummy bear." ________________ [Book 1] *not edited*

EDITED Davina Romano is quite an exquisite woman. Being one of the most famous assassins in the underworld, she made her name by being absolutely ruthless in any way possible. She's been taught to be absolutely closed off, and to show little emotion. Lorenzo Rossi is one of the most notorious men in the mafia world. From his torture tactics , to his closed off personality, he's never experienced love before. The first time they met, it didn't end very well. What happens when they meet again? . (Stand Alone) Most impressive rankings: #1 out of 1000 in #forbiddenlove -01/28/22 #1 out of 1000 in #want -01/28/22 #3 out of 464 in #assassin -08/04/22

M A T U R E C O N T E N T - 1 8+ ------------------------- A Mafia Romance • A Slowburn Enemies to Lovers • "Did I tell you how fucking gorgeous you are?" Elias spoke, gasping for air as Natalia did the same. "You might have mentioned it" Natalia replied, her legs wrapping around Elias' torso and bringing his clothed erection closer to her cunt. "So fucking needy, bellissima" Elias remarked, trying to contain the groan that almost left his mouth at the contact. "Now open your legs." • 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗼; rich girl by day and secret assassin by night. Her mother, Aurelia Maldonado, owns the biggest technology company in the world, earning billions every year- but she doesn't know about Natalia. She doesn't know of Natalia's ruthless nature, insatiable hunger for death and her flawless talent for fighting. Natalia vowed to leave this life, fleeing to New York- but she didn't expect to join the Italian Mafia and be left with one final mission. To kill the heir of the Italian Mafia, the smug bastard who never fails to set Natalia's heart racing, in both murderous and lustrous ways... 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗼; heir to the Italian Mafia. After the loss of his mother, Elias closed himself off from every emotion and feeling that threatens to take over him, turning into something more similar to a monster. He's merciless, cold-hearted and takes great pride in watching people suffer, especially from his own hand. Excluding his sister, Elias doesn't care for anyone but himself- but a change threatens that statement when he meets the smart-mouthed woman who happens to be living under his own roof. • Book One Of The Nightshade Series