She's a girl with a powerful family. He's a guy who runs his own mafia. So why do they have anything to do with each other? Why does he have to be her cold and arrogant body guard? What is he hiding? Can they handle being nine years apart? Will they be able to resist their sexual desire for each other? Book 1: Escaping Mafia Series

**Book 2 in the "BLOOD AND BOND" Series** ******NOT A STAND ALONE****** There's a thin line separating Love and Hate. When do the battles of war turn into the dangerous games of love? How far are you willing to go? How much are you willing to sacrifice? How deep are you willing to lie? And when you finally surrender to the passion that burns within you, what fire will condemn you to a lifetime of hate? There are 3 instances that changed Leila Adesina's life forever. Firstly, the day she and her family were abducted by the Kaduna human trafficking industry. Secondly, the day she was rescued and separated from her family. And last, but most important, most dangerous and life changing, the night of March 19. The night that would haunt her days and her nights, the night that would always hold her in its grasp. The night that killed Leila Adesina, the innocent 15 year-old orphanage girl and brought to life the mafia assassin and torturer. Where will the games of life take her next? Possibly to the very brink of love and hate...

𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘰 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘰 𝘥𝘪 𝘝𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪 - 𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺, 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘊.𝘌.𝘖. 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘐𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘧𝘪𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦. 𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘓𝘶𝘯𝘢 𝘙𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 - 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘺, 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥. 𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺. 𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘣𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘊𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵'𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦.

Prologue How do you fix something that is beyond repair? How do you stop your heart from breaking each time you try to fix the wrong? How do you redeem someone when you know the person is beyond redemption? SHE was the happiest soul to step on this earth. HE was worse than satan himself. She was an angel to the world but only a few knew she was a devil in disguise too. He had a heart of black, they thought, but only a few knew that the same heart was once golden. She was adamant on making the wrong right. He was adamant on making it worse. But In the journey of making his wrongs right, In bringing him out of the darkness. She didn't know she would become darkness herself, she wasn't aware that her heart would break into million pieces which she couldn't put back. ^ ^ ^ ^ "would you treat me the same way if I wasn't independent and equally strong?" I asked breaking the silence. He stared at me and said "No, I wouldn't" shocked would be an understatement, I was astonished his 3 words made my heart jump but I wasn't prepared for what came next, " I wouldn't treat you the same way not because no woman deserves it, but because I would never, EVER bend to anyone because I won't beg for anyone to stay, because I don't NEED anyone" he said, coldly. That day I realized one thing, whatever this guy had gone through was beyond repair but I wasn't aware that with him, even I' d have to go through the same hell. Would Blaze and Olivia cross all limits of being crazy? Will Blaze's cold demeanor be broken by Olivia's warmth? Or will Blaze bring darkness to her like he bought to everything else? Will obsession win over love? Will sins be redeemed? Cover by: @krissthetic.

𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 The billionaires daughter's dreams and fantasies of marrying for love crushed within a second as she finds herself helping her family and marrying for convenience. Helping her arranged husband get back with his ex, wasnt something she'd dream of. She'd always been warned not to fuel the fire, but maybe she 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙙 to fuel the wildest fires she encountered. 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐳𝐳𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢 Settling down with someone was never in his cards, especially after he got out of a 3 year relationship. Next thing he knows, he's being swindled in a marriage, he couldn't give one fuck about. Letting his arranged wife help him go back to a relationship he got scarred from, wasn't expected. A soul so tainted, in disguise. Perceived as a 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙣, but he's far from it. ᥫ᭡. 𝐃𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍; 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭.

*UNDER CONSTRUCTION* | Sequel to The Dynasty We Built | I tuck Luna into bed for the first time. The kiss I place on her cold forehead sends a shock through me. "She's more like you than you think." I look over my shoulder to see Maya leaning against the door frame. "She has your looks though." I said. "But even after I left, I still saw you in her. Her personality, her attitude." She said, placing her hand on my shoulder. "She made me feel closer to you, no matter how far." ________________________________________ ~Maya Castillo~ Maya has spent the past 5 years with her daughter, Luna, and being the CEO of her family's company in California. When she has to return back to New York to work in person with her brother, she runs into her ex-boyfriend, Noah Slade. With tension growing between them and a new fire built inside herself, heaven is found where hell used to be. ~Noah Slade~ After losing his love, Noah has spent the past 5 years growing his businesses and mafia. When he runs into Maya one day, he finds out he has a secret daughter. Trying to reconnect their family, he sees Maya has a new side to her, and he falls harder than he did the first time. ~ H I G E S T R A N K S ~ #8- ongoing 8/25/22 #16- interesting 9/10/2022 #1- ongoing 10/31/2022 #7- maya 5/3/2025 #2- maya 5/4/2025 #6- noah 5/5/2025 #6- bad 5/5/2025 #1- maya 5/9/2025

When Lunden begins her Junior year of college, her new course The Making of Monsters Intrigues her. But what she never expected was herself to be the main subject of the class. Though known as your regular introvert, Lunden has different tastes in extracurricular activities. So when they are studying the new serial killer in the city, she finds herself studying her own case. But what happens when her professor finds her Interest too peaked? And what will she do when she feels him catching on? Please note that this book is purely a work of fiction. All rights reserved.

Dominic Valentine (pronounced Valen-teen) Giossi was the head of a very powerful Italian crime syndicate based in Little Italy...New York. At 30 years old he'd gained the respect of the family heads as well as the Russians and Greeks. He was fair but ruthless in his business dealings; he demanded loyalty from those that worked for him. It didn't matter if you were house staff all the way up to his second; you didn't go against the famiglia. His father passed away when he was 20 and all the biological family he had left was his mother, Valentina Giossi. She was a good, caring mother and she understood the business enough not to interfere but she also wanted Dominic to settle down with a good girl. This is the story of when fates collide and do you fight it or ride it out to see where it takes you? And would she be the 'more' that he was so desperately looking for? THIS STORY CONTAINS MATURE CONTENT, LANGUAGE AND VIOLENCE. 18+ READERS ONLY. The character names and a lot of the places are fictional and any likeness they represent is purely coincidental.

𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐒, renowned CEO and entrepreneur. Ruthlessness was all she knew after her first love disappeared without a trace. Worst of it all was she was carrying his child, who turned out to be more of a blessing than a curse. Celeste worked her way around the single mother life and built an empire at the feet of her daughter. As time passed over, she never anticipated the return of her lover, the father of her daughter. Does he deserve a second chance? Will Celeste ever forgive him for leaving? 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐄𝐎 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐗𝐄𝐑