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.*

"You do not understand how much I hate you," I whisper our breaths mixing. "And you do not understand how much I want to throw you onto this table and kiss you until all you can remember is my name," he says leaning in so our noses brush. "You wouldn't." "Oh yeah?" ○●○●○●○●○● Aria Caddel dreams of having a love story like her parents. But she would rather spend the whole day with her friends at the beach. When her mother tells her that she needs to find a job for the summer instead of doing nothing with her life she figures the best idea would be lifeguarding at her local beach with a few of her friends. That way she can be doing everything she wants to all summer while getting paid. Yet when she finds out that the person she would rather strangle than even breathe near applied as well she immediately regrets her decision. Xander Madden is every girl's dream. Well, every girl but Aria. Xander is a dream boat, you could say. Smart, talented, and extremely handsome. Aria would describe him differently. The two teenagers have been enemies since they could remember. However, lifeguarding together means they have to make up and play nice for the summer, which isn't going to be easy for either of them. The two must find a way to be civil around each other which in Arias's mind means ignoring him at all costs. Except for some reason she is constantly finding herself near him. Obviously, she would never think of him as anything more than her enemy and the person she hates most in the world...right?

.・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。 We smiled and caught our breaths. He looked me in the eyes and said- "Mi Reina. It means my Queen." .・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。 Violet lilac- Loud talkative extrovert. Even with a rough past, still following her, she can make almost anyone smile. Liam james- A quiet, rude, and intimidating guy. Hates most people except his close circle of friends. Has a lot of inner demons, he doesn't let anyone see. Liam catches violet from falling, and immediately hates her. She talks to much and is too happy. But even though he "hates her" he cant seem to get away from her or forget her. Will they hate eachother? Or will somebody fall for someone their supposed to hate..? - -ˋˏ ༻✿༺ ˎˊ- ・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。

The Princetons and the Lockes. It's an enmity of decades. And so the tradition continues when it comes to Venus and Caden. A prince and a leader's daughter. Two hearts. Two minds. Two bodies. Attraction. Hate. Love. But above all, lust. Unfortunately, feeling anything but hate for the other, is a sin. And Venus and Caden are now sinners. They're taught to hate each other. To take every opportunity to torment the other and to steal the other's moment. But what happens when the two hearts being told to do so start to disobey? After years of so-called hatred, the attraction is now seeping through and their acts are unraveling rapidly. Can Venus and Caden keep everything between them hidden and under wraps? Or will a forbidden romance cause havoc? . . . . . ALL RIGHTS RESERVED