An arranged marriage, each with their own agenda. Love is a battlefield, but with guns, it's a warzone. Who's going to come out alive?

BOOK 2- This is the continuation of Renzo and Kat's story, with added BONUS chapters from characters like Dante, etc. If you HAVEN'T read the Original 'Slow burn' then please hop onto my page and start there :) -(A Shade Darker series)

COMPLETED. "Look, if you're-" "Shut up." I was taken back at the sudden manner in which he spoke to me. "Let's get something straight Miss Greene, I don't appreciate people talking back at me. And quite frankly, you're crossing your limit with me and my patience with you. So from now on, as long as you're with me you'll do as I say. Understood?" _____________________________________________ Mystery. Romance. Deception. You know what they say, hate is a strong emotion- so is love. You can only hate someone you place in high esteem since you care about what they think. When Juliet Greene secures an internship position at the Empire Heights hotel, and things seem to be finally going her way, a brief encounter causes her life to turn upside down. Getting in the way of the hostile, unfeeling, yet wickedly magnetic billionaire Adrian Vandermir, Julie suddenly gets thrown into a situation that's too much for her to handle. Wanting to have little to do with this and the infuriating Vandermir, she none the less convinces herself that his decisions would be best for her family's own safety. But when things begin to get out of hand, she discovers that she has more to do with the dangerous situation Adrian is involved in than she or anyone else could ever imagine. In the hopes of ending the matter, both must endure each other's company as they take a trip together which reveals unbearable past secrets and irresistible desires. Desires that Julie fears would only deepen her wounds, but somehow heal Adrian's. BONUS CHAPTERS available on my blog (link in my bio)

"You can't avoid me forever Lara" I chuckled "I'm ignoring you, you idiot" "Is it?" he slowly came towards me and pressed my body with his. Now I'm crushing between wall and him. My God please save me from this psycho. We locked our eyes, I saw his grey one. His eyes are filled with lust. I can sense I'm turning on but I'll never allow that. While I'm thinking about how to punch him, he suddenly slip his hand under my night wear rubbing my right thigh up and down. I'm in dead shock that my body can't move an inch from where I was standing, scratch that I was being crushing by this monster. He slowly leaned towards my ear, rubbing his lips below my ear and whisper "looks like you're enjoying my touch." I give him a big smirk making him confused, it's reasonable because he don't know my next move.. ≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈≈ Zanvil Makarov 25, Russian, cold and merciless Mafia king, play boy. Lara Charlotte 21, daughter of Italian mafia Don, infamous assassin who everyone is afraid of. Top one mafia king and top one assassin who is trying to revenge her friend death. Will her identity get reveal? Will these two savage people become 'Savage Couple'? 𝓛𝓮𝓼𝓼 𝓻𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓷𝓰𝓮 𝓶𝓸𝓻𝓮 𝓼𝓶𝓾𝓽 🔞 I'm not embarrassed to say that my first story is a little cringey.. it's a warning guys. ⚠️⚠️⚠️

"The rules for a Mafia wife were endless and strict. Once she entered into this life she would never be free. Women in the Mafia were first daughters, then wives, and then mothers; always under the control of a man, always expected to live up to their expectations." A woman who yields to no man, who cannot be obedient, is not made to be a Mafia wife. Liliana Fiorenza, the headstrong granddaughter of a Sicilian Mafia Don, was not made to be a Mafia wife. Yet, she is forced to return to America and marry the infamous and secretive D'Onofrio heir. Marcello D'Onofrio, the heir to the D'Onofrio legacy, has gained himself a reputation for being far more ruthless than his father ever was. He now sits at the head of one of the most powerful American Mafia families in New York, consumed entirely by his work. Until, that is, he is forced to take on a wife - one who fights him at every turn. TW: Contains violence, assault, depression, and covers the topic of suicide. COMPLETED / BEING EDITED

Kate Miller, a beautiful innocent girl with even more beautiful heart. Yet despised by her own parents. A dancer by profession.She has an older brother who is the only kind man with her. She has got a best friend too, Avery. Ethan Robinson, hottest single CEO of Robinson Enterprise. Doesn't do relationship shit, only night stands. Has a loving family consisting of mother, father, elder brother who is married and a bunch of close friends. Kate's greedy parents put a condition while doing a contract with Ethan! He should marry Kate. What happens when these two polar opposites are put in a loveless marriage? Will they survive? Or will they fall apart? Read the book to find more. :::::::::::::::::::::::::: Hey beautiful people. Go check out my new book. I hope you will like it. Show some love!!❤️❤️ Yours lovingly, Anushka. Best rankings:- #3 in dancer out of 1.49k stories (04/01/21) #2 in Ethan out of 1.54k stories (26/03/21) #15 in Romance out of 1.83k stories (28/03/21) #13 in love out of 1.73k stories (20/04/21)

When there's an attempt on Gia TerraNova and her family's lives she's forced into sheltering at the big boss of the Italian mobs home. She'll have to share space with both Luciano brothers whose reputations aren't good ones. When Gia becomes suspicious of these new found attacks she starts down a dangerous road to find answers. But what's more dangerous for Gia? Nicolas Luciano or the answers someone really doesn't want to have found. -Dark Romance- (A Shade Darker series) (Stand alone read)

"ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴏᴛ ʟᴀʏ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ꜰɪɴɢᴇʀ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴜɴʟᴇꜱꜱ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴋᴇᴇᴘ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙᴏᴅʏ ɪɴᴛᴀᴄᴛ." ʜᴇ ꜱᴀʏꜱ "ʏᴏᴜ ᴡɪʟʟ ʀᴇꜱᴘᴇᴄᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴀꜱ ᴍʏ ᴡɪꜰᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪꜰ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄʜᴏᴏꜱᴇ ɴᴏᴛ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡ ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ꜱᴜʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ ꜱᴇᴇ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ, ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀꜱᴛᴏᴏᴅ ᴍʀ. ᴍᴏʀʀᴇᴛʟɪ?" ____________________________________________________________________ Marco De Silva, the cold-hearted heir to Italy's biggest mafia, needs a wife-but marriage is the last thing on his mind. That is, until Lilliana Mortelli, the broken daughter of a cruel mafia worker, is sold to him for a million dollars. Thrown into a forced marriage, Marco keeps his walls up while Lilliana struggles to survive his dangerous world. But when his enemies target her, he realizes his heart may not be as untouchable as he thought. Will love bloom in the shadows, or is it all just a dangerous game?

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 Enzo Mariano is known for being nothing but ruthless. He is feared by all in the Italian mafia. He kills on site and fears no one. He has reclaimed his throne and is hungry for revenge. Elianna will do anything to protect her baby brother. She just wants Haze to stay happy like she promised. She will never break her promise, even if it breaks her. ... What will happen when Elianna is thrown in an arranged marriage with Enzo? Will there ever be peace between these two who just can't seem to get along? Will she manage to keep her promise or will he eventually break her? ・‥...━━━━━━━☆☆━━━━━━━...‥・ There are some references from 'His Secret' but this book CAN BE READ AS A STAND-ALONE! *SLOWBURN* *MATURE* This book contains sex scenes, some inappropriate language, physical and verbal abuse which may be triggering for some readers. Please read at one's own risk as a trigger warning will not be designated at each chapter. THANK YOU FOR THESE TOP RANKINGS #1 in enemiestolovers #1 in arrangedmarriage #1 in dark #1 in mafia #1 in enemies #1 in marriage #1 in Italian #1 in revenge #1 in slowburn #1 in lovers #1 in hatetolove #1 in pregnancy #1 in darkromance #1 in mafiaromance #1 in italianmafia #1 in enemieswithbenefits #1 in sunshinexgrumpy #1 in fakecouple #1 in forcedmarriage #3 in badboy #3 in billionaire #6 in love