[18+ ONGOING & SLOW UPDATES] "Be careful with the games you play," he added. His voice slashed the silence underlined by a lower, ominous tone. A warning. Did I even hear him correctly? What were all these new sides Niccolò had shown me tonight? I turned around. "Why?" I slowly brought the word out, taking a step closer to better analyze him. "Every action has its consequences." His head tilted to the side, his gaze finally meeting mine. A wicked promise flickered in his coffee-brown eyes, and I saw the corner of his lip twitch teasingly. Amused. "And I am not a man who will stand to be tested, not even by you, mia bambina." ✧ ✧ ✧ ✧ From birth, Catalina Villada had grown up in the spotlight. She is the daughter of world-famed Spanish celebrities. Her father serves as a judge on the highest court of Spain, while her mother is an A-list actress. The family even owns one of the world's top wine companies. Although, there is more than meets the eye with the famed family. One night the Villadas meet and negotiate a deal with Don Giuseppe Sorrentino of Cosa Nostra and his eldest son and heir, Niccolò. Protection for the famed family in exchange for a percentage of revenue for their wine company. Like a moth drawn to a flame, Catalina instantly catches Niccolò's attention. He becomes intrigued by the calculated blonde. There was more to her, so much more than she showed to the cameras. The two end up conversing that night, and things go surprisingly well. Except for the hint of sexual tension lingering in the air, Catalina didn't pay too much attention to it. Although she never anticipated that in three years, she'd meet Niccolò again in Ibiza. Or the whirlwind romance that would form between the two of them and the obstacles that would try to pull them apart. After all, all that glitters is not gold. ••• Rankings ✨✨ #1 in #forbidden #2 in #bdsm

[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

"𝐈 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧, 𝐛𝐮𝐭, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭." - Kade Abruzzese. '𝐈 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐰 𝐮𝐩 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠' - Madelyn Lodge.

[Book 2] ••••••••••• After constantly being lied to and betrayed from not only her family but also her once best friend, Angela finds it hard to be able to trust anyone again. What will Elijah do when Angela enters his life again? Will he be able to gain her trust again or remain a distant memory to her? •••••••••••••• "Promises are like little hearts. They aren't meant to be broken." ••••••••••••••

When Arianna marries billionaire Zach Price to save her family, she doesn't expect to fall in love with a man who'd always consider her a second choice. An unexpected turn of events brings the couple closer together, but can a marriage based on lies and deceit ever survive? ***** When Arianna's older sister, Olivia, decides to run away on the day of her wedding, Arianna is forced to take her place to save her family from ruin. But her new husband is angry, heartbroken, and seems to hate her guts. The cold, elusive billionaire Zach Price has never quite struck Arianna as the kind of man she'd want to spend her entire life with. She was more than content with her sweet, thoughtful boyfriend Noah, but when circumstances force them together, Zach and Arianna's hearts get entangled in a way she never saw coming. As the couple grows closer, they must battle the demons of their past and of the lives they left behind - especially when Olivia returns and decides she wants Zach all for herself. Content/Trigger Warning: This story contains scenes of violence and sexual abuse, and mentions abortion and miscarriage. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren Tachibana

𝑳𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒛𝒐 𝑹𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒇𝒊𝒂 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒂 𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒊𝒎. 𝑯𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒅𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒑. 𝑯𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒓𝒖𝒆𝒍, 𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒆. 𝑯𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒔. 𝑨𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒓𝒂 𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒐 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚, 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒔. 𝑺𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒃𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝒇𝒓𝒖𝒊𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑𝒍𝒚 𝒅𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒔. 𝑾𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓, 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔 𝒇𝒍𝒚, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒅𝒖𝒕𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎. 𝑾𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒊𝒕 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓? 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆? ☆•☆•☆•☆•☆•☆•☆•☆•☆•☆•☆•☆•☆•☆•☆•☆•☆•☆•☆•

Hate surrounded us. Why wouldn't it after everything that happened in the past? Rhys Archer had already ruined my life once, and he was about to do it all over again. Breaking my heart once wasn't enough. The cold and brutal prince wanted to do it again. It wasn't meant to be me. I wasn't supposed to end up with him. I'm the substitute. I'm not meant to be his, nor is he destined to be mine. Could he love me? Never. . . . Ava Robinson. The Marshal's daughter. And Prince Rhys's substitute bride. When Ava's sister runs away a week before her wedding day, Ava's forced to take her place with the man she despises most. Rhys Archer. The crowned Prince of the Kingdom of Kilthorne. Her worst nightmare, nemesis, and... the only boy she's ever loved. Once upon a time, it was forbidden, and the prince put his duties before his love, breaking Ava down and leaving her to pick up the pieces. Now, when it's time for him to marry, the most suitable contender was someone familiar. Their twisted fate brings them back to each other, this time in the bond the two desperately want to escape. Can old feelings rekindle with the vows of holy matrimony? Or can hatred be the only vow they make to each other?

Mila Angelov: Trained to kill, heir to the russian mafia. A force to be reckoned with and undefeated. Her last mission before becoming Don? Kill him. Vittorio 'Capo Guerra': Capo of the Italian mafia, undefeated. Kill count?Uncountable. His mission? To kill her. ----- Tropes: Dark romance, Enemies to lovers, he falls first, traumatic childhood, anti-hero mmc and fmc, who did this to you? , Power struggle (And some other things I don't want to spoil yet) -------- I strongly recommend not reading it before you read the disclaimer as it contains triggering topics and explicit mature and sexual language.

I looked at her possessively before grabbing her by the nape of her neck and pulling her closer to me, our lips a breath away. "You are mine. Only mine. Understand?" I gritted out and she nodded slowly. "Good. Because I'll fucking kill any man who lays his hand on you. On what's mine." I said and crashed my lips onto hers. I kissed her roughly and possessively, I made her know who she belonged to. And if anyone said otherwise, they'd have to deal with a bullet in their head. * * * Nicholas 'Ace' King - Don of the Italian Mafia and the most feared person around. Dove Winchester - A bright college student, with a fire inside her only a few know about. When Dove bumps into the Mafia king at her favourite café, how will he react? She seems to bump into him in various places that her friends say it's fate... but is it? Will Dove grow closer to Nicholas and put his past behind them or will she question all her morals to be with him? Will Nicholas learn to love or will he be dragged down with his bloody past? Keep Reading to find out! #1 in Passion #1 in College #1 in Café #1 in Blue Eyes #1 in Rich #1 in Beautiful #1 in Bad Past #1 in Girl #1 in Guy #1 in Jealousy #1 in Hot Guys #2 in Italian #2 in Bad ass #3 in Dark Romance #4 in Singer #4 in Mafia #5 in Billionaire #6 in Possessive #11 in Friends & Family #11 in College Stories #12 in Love

VINCENT VALENTINO Cold, heartless, arrogant and insipid. Vincent Valentino, Underboss to the Italian mafia, is met with the terrible reality that he's no longer 17 anymore and therefore has to get married. But not just to anyone. ELENA MACHINOVIA Beautiful, smart, sophisticated, and psycho. Elena Machinovia has been engaged to Vincent for as long as she can remember. She knew that arranged marriages happen too often in their world and she just had the displeasure of having him as her husband. ---------- |BOOK 1 IN THE VALENTINO SERIES|