BOOK 1 IN THE MORETTI SERIES A story about an oppressed young woman and a ruthless Mafia man arranged to be married in a world neither of them asked to be born in. *SLOWBURN ROMANCE* *Morally grey Male lead.* *Innocent Female lead.*

𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘢𝘧𝘪𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 ❝𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐲𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐤𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧?" 𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐛-.❞ 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝟏 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐄𝐂𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐒𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐒 𝘚𝘌𝘙𝘐𝘌𝘚 𝙶𝚊𝚋𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚊 𝙵𝚘𝚝𝚘𝚜 - 21-year-old girl, whose destiny was decided by a demon, indestructible by feelings. Ever since she was a child, over-protectively carried by her mother, she believed that a forced change of home would allow her to survive another year. 𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨 𝐃'𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐨 - 28-year-old man, who dedicated his life to save the angel from hell's fire. Leader of the New York underground criminal group Red Lions. A sadistic, cold, and arrogant man whose family is determined to win Gabriella another year of life. A diabolical deal signed by both families forces Gabriella into a framework she doesn't know - yet the main question is will the lovers be able to find each other without 𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 each other 𝐫𝐞𝐝? ⚠︎DARK MAFIA ROMANCE | ⚠︎HIGHLY MATURE CONTENT🌶 ⚠︎VERY LONG STORY / SLOW-BURN

*WAS DELETED AT 600K READS* Adriana Mancini I was raised to bite, not bow. So when they told me I was to marry Nikolas Volkov-heir to the Bratva, enemy to my blood-I didn't cry, I laughed. They thought they could tame me with diamonds and alliances. And for the first time in my life, I realized I didn't have a choice. As for him.. It's the eyes that speak to me. Blank but compulsive with secrets, empty yet dominating with control. Like stone. I wonder, is his heart made of it too? Nikolas Volkov After a bloody feud with the Cosa Nostra, I'm forced into an arranged marriage-to the one woman I can't control. Adriana Mancini. A hurricane in stilettos with venom in her smile. She tests my patience, taunts my power, and tempts my darkness. She thinks I won't ruin her just because she wears my ring. But this marriage was never meant to be peaceful. It was built for war.

Heart of Stone has officially been submitted for the 2026 Wattys. No matter what happens next, I'm so grateful for every single one of you that has read, voted, and commented! (#3 in marriage and #4 in arrangedmarriage 3/17/25 #9 in love 3/18/25 #1 in onenightstand 6/1/26) In the business world of high society, Alexander Pearson is the oldest son of a wealthy businessman who suddenly passed away and left his young son to become the CEO of the family company, while Eloise Winter is the daughter of a struggling entrepreneur. Forced into an agreement created by their grandfathers, who were lifelong friends since gradeschool, Alexander and Eloise are to be wed to save her family from financial ruin. 5 years later, Eloise has yet to ever meet her wayward husband who left the country as soon as they were married on paper. One fateful night, Alexander returns to the states, leading to an unexpected and passionate encounter with his unknown wife. What will he do when the enigmatic and captivating woman he can't get out of his head turns out to be the very wife he never wanted? A story of passion, chance encounters, and high emotions, where a stony heart meets soft and lovely, and an arranged marriage of convenience sets fire to a blazing attraction. TW mentions of abuse.

A Don with no concept of what love entails stubbles upon a Nurse who sets his heart straight.

#BOOK 1 of The Deadly Series In a world where trust is a luxury, secrets are deadly, and love is the most dangerous weapon of all... Avery Caine thought she was just another orphan with a quiet life-until the brutal murder of her guardian shatters everything she knows. Now, hunted and tangled in a past she doesn't remember, she has only one choice: trust him. Rick Conrad. Cold. Dangerous. A man with too many demons and not enough patience. He works in the shadows, fueled by vengeance, but when his path collides with Avery's, the last thing he expects is her-defiant, tempting, and completely off-limits. But danger has a way of pulling people together. And sometimes, the line between hate and desire is razor-thin. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 🔥 "Piccola," he murmured, tilting his head slightly. His voice was smooth-dangerous in the way it sent a shiver down my spine. "Even when I've warned you a million times about rolling your eyes at me... you still make the same mistake." My throat dried. He leaned in, his lips ghosting over the shell of my ear. His next words were a slow, deliberate whisper. "Or maybe..." His fingers trailed up my arm, featherlight. "You do it on purpose." I swallowed hard. "Maybe you want to make the same mistake again and again... just to be punished." My breath hitched. I bit my lip, and the moment I did, his gaze dropped-straight to my mouth. Something in his eyes flickered. Darkened. Before I could even think, his lips crashed against mine-hard, demanding, leaving no room for hesitation. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As enemies close in and the past refuses to stay buried, Avery and Rick must decide-survive apart or burn together. One thing's for sure. They were never meant to fall in love. But it's far too late for that.

Being a teenager is anything but easy. Being a teenager smitten with a police officer while your father is the don of the mafia is...well....chaos ~Stand Alone Novel~ ~Book four of the Midnight Mafia Series but can be read without reading the first three as it's a spin off!~

"Y-you," she stuttered, staring at the handsome man sitting on the sleek black throne, "you're..." He rolled his eyes, waving his hand impatiently and said, "Hades. Come on, say it with me. Ha-des." "Hades," Ariel breathed out, still not believing the sight before her. Every picture she had seen of the gods had not depicted Hades' beauty. The god sitting before her was not a crusty old man with a white beard; no, he was a Calvin Klein model. "Yes," Hades clasped his hands together and grimaced, "the God of Death and riches; that's me." Ariel nodded, still refusing to believe but knowing she had to and Hades' grimace turned even bitter, "And you, darling, will be staying with me for quite some time." ~*~ Cover: _nymphomaniac Published: 8/6/14

In which an eighteen-year-old succumbs to an older man . . . "I can't resist him, even though I tried. Call me weak, pathetic, my ears are deaf except if it's his voice they're listening to. Because no matter what, just one touch and I'm at his mercy."

"𝐈 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡...𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝." ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐇𝐈𝐌 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨, 𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐒𝐲𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞... 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐦. ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 ⚠️𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬⚠️ 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: -𝐒𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞 -𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 -𝐒𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 *𝐈 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤*