𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐕𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐞𝐬. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥. Forced into a Bratva marriage to settle a blood debt, Alina is delivered to the Reznikov estate like an offering - silent, soft-spoken, and smart enough to know that survival means obedience. Aleksei Reznikov is the coldest man she's ever met. He doesn't raise his voice. He doesn't touch her. He barely looks at her. But beneath his stillness lies a storm. He rules with silence, kills with precision, and makes promises in Russian that chill her to the bone. He tells her not to run. That she belongs to him now. That if she disobeys, he won't raise a hand - he'll break her with nothing but words. But as walls crumble and secrets unravel, the most dangerous thing of all isn't the violence outside their gates. It's the quiet pull between a girl who was never supposed to matter... And the man who swore he wouldn't feel. A slow-burn, dark arranged marriage romance. He's a Bratva heir. She's his obligation. So why is he starting to look at her like she's everything? 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟏 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 ༺༒︎༻ 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐝 ✓ 𝟔𝟒 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬

Ever since she's been a child, Leila Rossetti's sole ambition has been to seize control of The Cosa Nostra and avenge the childhood she lost by the claws her father, The Don. When she inadvertently declares war on the Russians, who have long held a vice grip on the underground, her plans go right in the trash giving way to a far more dangerous threat. Yet the overconfidence of the Italian assassin is nothing more than a source of amusement to Nikolai Romanov, king of The Bratva. Known for his ruthlessness and absolute control over Russia, he views Leila's reckless move as merely an entertaining spectacle, like a predator who only toys with its prey before devouring it. So what happens when The Pakhan finally decides to strike his prey? ________________________ His thumb traced the sensitive skin of my wrist, a slow rhythm that felt like he was counting my heartbeats. Then he leaned in, his lips hovering near my ear, not touching, yet the heat was enough to sear. "You're so beautiful. Even when you lie to me." I rolled my eyes, tilting my head back against his shoulder just to show him I wasn't afraid of the proximity, even while my skin screamed at the contact. "And you're still an arrogant bastard who thinks he can keep a throne just by sitting on it." "I don't just sit on it, milaya. I bleed for it. And occasionally, I make sure others bleed a little more." The vibration of his throaty chuckle sent shivers down my spine. "Now, tell me another lie. I want to see if you can make your heart rate match your tongue."

❝𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐚, 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞❞ 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢❦ ꧁꧂ She's the icy heiress of a powerful empire. He's the charming, dangerous brother of Italy's most feared mafia king. To stop a brewing war, Athena Laurent is forced into a fake engagement with Niccolo Moretti-a man she despises. He's cocky, reckless, and lives to get under her skin. But as public kisses turn into stolen glances and real threats close in, hate starts to blur into something else. The engagement was supposed to be fake. The danger is very real. And the last thing either of them expected... was to fall in love. ꧁꧂ 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 Daughter of a powerful French business mogul, Athena is sharp, elegant, and cold under pressure. She was raised to run an empire-not to marry into the mafia. Known in the media as the Ice Queen, she keeps her heart locked behind steel walls. But beneath the cool surface is a woman burning to take control of her life... and terrified of falling for the wrong man. 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢 He's the middle brother of Vincenzo Moretti-the feared mafia king who rules the Italian underworld. With his charming smile and designer suits, Niccolo is the public-friendly face of the Moretti empire. But behind the smirk is a man just as ruthless as his brother. 🏅4 in #wedding 🏅4 in #badgirl

𝐈𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟. . . . . . . . . . . We've all heard the tales of good and bad, the tales of innocent deceit and her hero, the tales that despite their nature, show us the beauty in contrast. But it's the tales of pure evil that get swept under the rug. The tales of deception, where cruelty is rewarded. The tales that have you questioning who the real villain of the story is. There's a simple philosophy to most thing in life; two wrongs 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 make a right. So what ensues when you put two of the worst kinds of people together? Loyalties transfer, lines blur, and hatred ignites complete chaos. She's cunning. 𝘏𝘦'𝘴 𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴. She's dangerous. 𝘏𝘦'𝘴 𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴. She's evil. 𝘏𝘦'𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦. Or so that's what we're told. The devil is always worse. But maybe, just maybe, she's the devil in disguise, playing his advocate... . . . . . . . . . . - 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 - 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 - 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. -

Anastasia Ivanov inherits her father's mafia after his death, but also acquires his past enemies as well. Her father was not a good man and that left her with many debts to pay and people to kill. Alessandro De Luca is the coldest, most feared man to ever live and doesn't let shit slide. A lot of money is owed to him from Russia and he is beyond pissed. How will he react when the he finds out the leader of the Russian Mafia is already dead? Or that there is a new leader and she's ruthless as fuck. ---------- "Who the fuck are you?" I said in a low voice. She looks at me with her grey eyes, intently and long. "Don't fucking worry about it."

[COMPLETED] Book 1 in the Del Rosso series ____________________________________________ "I have three words for you Ace Del Rosso. I hate you." ____________________________________________ River Arccadi is the Spanish mafia Donna and has been independent for most of her life. She doesn't need anyone and has men falling at her feet with just one look. She has the body of a Goddess and always gets what she wants. She had witnessed the brutal killing of her family at the age of fifteen and wants to avenge their deaths. Her past still haunts her. Her nightmares still occur. Her trauma still taunts her. Ace Del Rosso, the Don of the Cosa Nostra. The title was given to him at a young age being only 16 and now he's carrying the weight of leading a mafia at the age of 25. He's a man who is feared by many and is known for being merciless, ruthless, strong and powerful. He would shoot you between the eyes if you dared to look at him the wrong way. He was unforgiving. Hence why people steered clear of him. Both mafias have been enemies for years. A deal was made that was suppose to mean nothing to them but somehow meant everything. What happens when the deal comes to an end? ____________________________________________ //tw read book with caution// •contains sexual content• started:1/12/21 finished:12/3/22 #6 slow burn: 27/12/24 #3 kill: 13/8/25 #2 trauma: 21/3/25 #2 hate: 31/3/25 #1 funny: 2/4/25 #3 Italian: 3/5/25 #2 lies: 13/6/25 #1 betrayal: 11/7/25 #4 lovers: 31/7/25

𝗜𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 ---- Celeste Costelle fled France with many unresolved problems that have been catching up with her lately. Even when she's made an infamous name for herself with the help of the Irish mafia, the assassin can't seem to outrun her past and so she ends up right into the hands of her enemy. Dante Alessi became the youngest capo of the Italian-American mafia after his parents got assassinated. Now, seven years later he finds out that the Irish mafia are recreating the poison that killed his parents. He's standing before piles of unanswered questions, and when the one person that has been nothing but a nuisance to him for years shows up at his doorstep, he might finally get some answers. Follow the story of two people who were thrown head first into lives of violence and crime as their pasts and futures intertwine ---- - 𝘿𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 - 𝙀𝙣𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨 - 𝘼𝙜𝙚 𝙜𝙖𝙥 - 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙮 - 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩

*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.

𝑫𝑹𝑶𝑾𝑵𝑬𝑫 𝑩𝑳𝑶𝑶𝑫, Book 1 in 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐍𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 a dark enemies-to-lovers gang/mafia romance by 𝐊. 𝐃𝐀𝐑𝐊. 𝐄𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐎𝐋𝐘𝐌𝐏𝐔𝐒 One of the most feared and deadly syndicates in all of Italy. Whispers of their names alone sent shivers down the spines of even the boldest criminals. But among them all, none cast a longer shadow than 𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐔𝐒𝐀-the leader, the weapon, the son of the oldest Russo, and the most brutal soul in the underworld. He wasn't a monster carved from myth. He was worse-human. A man built like a god, carved by rage, and cursed with eyes like the original Gorgon. They didn't turn people to stone anymore... but they froze them just the same. An arms trafficker. A tactician. A tyrant. Medusa wasn't born from the Echoes of Olympus-he forged them with blood and fire. But he wasn't the only myth walking in flesh. She had spent a year running from her past, a year choosing every day not to end it all with a blade across her veins. She could have vanished. But instead, she reached out with bloodstained hands-back into the shadows where it all began. Her name was spoken in the underground like a curse. 𝐇𝐄𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐄-the black-haired goddess. Unpredictable. Unyielding. A tormentor of tormentors. And a woman with nothing left to lose. Now, both rulers of the dark are forced into a fragile alliance-two myths wrapped in flesh, carrying fire and fury in their veins. And they just happen to share the same enemy. 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 - Strong langue - Sexual content - Violence

"You went through hell these past few weeks, so let me take you to heaven and make it all up for you, my love." ᯽᯽᯽ Audrey Garcia, daughter of the Spanish Mafia's leader, is a strong and bold women who won't hesitate to fight back. No man scares her, and she puts her missions first. She never lets a man get in her way of succeeding in her missions and take her entire focus but that all changes when it comes to her biggest enemy. Carlos Del Rosso, son of the Italian Mafia's leader, never fails to use his attractiveness against Audrey and distract her to get what he wants. He uses his charming acts to his advantage during missions against her. They are both two enemies, but with the same goal. To take down the French mafia, before they are the ones being taken down. But will it be easy to pull off when everyone is grieving the losses of their loved ones they lost? Or when the apparent enemies are constantly lost on their feelings they have towards eachother? Or while families and friends betray eachother? ᯽᯽᯽ check out my other accounts: • spotify: saturdacy • tiktok: saturdacy • pinterest: saturdacyy ᯽᯽᯽ All rights reserved © Audrey Del Rosso © saturdacy 2023