PROLOGUE Hello, my name is Asimthandile Khosa (24), I'm Xhosa, I live in Cape Town with my Aunt Nomaxabiso Fati (55) her husband Xolizizwe Fati (55), her two sons Kwakhanya (19), Kwakho(13) and my three siblings Nqobile Khosa (30), Sandile Khosa (27), Siyamthanda Khosa (16). My parents died when I was 11 years old in a car accident, after our parents died Siyamthanda and I had to live with our Aunt Nomaxabiso, my aunt never liked my mom ever since my mother Khanyisile Khosa(53) married a very wealthy man which is my dad Andile Khosa (59), my aunt and my mom never spoke ever since my mother got married my aunt did not even attend my mother's wedding. I am doing my last year in CPUT I'm studying medicine , my older brother Nqobile is a taxi owner he owns more or less 7 taxi's, Sandile has his own businesses 'SK interior design company' and 'SK Lounge' he has two lounges one in Johannesburg the other one here in Cape Town, Siyamthanda is currently doing grade 11 at Wynberg Girls High School, Kwakhanya is doing his first year at UCT and Kwakho just started high school grade 8. Ever since my parent's died life has been draining, Nqobi chose to quit school to be a taxi driver so that he can pay my fees and Sandile is paying Siya's school fees because my aunt doesn't provide for us all she does is make us her maids.

Mateo Costello rules with fear. A rising mob boss with blood on his hands and enemies at his feet, he's built his empire on brutality, loyalty, and the unspoken promise that betrayal ends in death because that is all he's ever known. Nobody crosses him twice. Nobody survives long enough to try. Then he meets Malia Sofia. Defiant, elusive, and impossible to control, Malia burns through every wall Mateo has spent years building around himself. She's all sharp edges and wildfire fury, the kind of woman who would rather start a war than bow her head. And for the first time in his life, Mateo finds himself undone by someone he can't intimidate, buy, or break. What begins as dangerous attraction quickly spirals into obsession. Drawn together by violence, secrets, and a hunger neither of them can resist, Mateo and Malia are forced into a world where love is lethal and loyalty comes at a price. Because in the mafia, blood binds deeper than promises... and once you're pulled into the darkness, there's no escape. Bound in Blood is a dark, action-romance, filled with power, obsession, betrayal, and devastating consequences. In a world ruled by fear and fuelled by revenge, love may be the deadliest weakness of all.

Caterina gave a small, amused hum, flipping a page of her magazine as though unfazed. "You'd be hotter if you weren't so mean." "And you'd be hotter if you cut the fucking attitude," Celine shot back, her voice dropping as she leaned closer, her eyes narrowing dangerously. "Before I fuck it out of you." When Celine crosses paths with Caterina, the daughter of a powerful mafia boss, she expects a quick and simple plan to settle an old score. What she doesn't anticipate is Caterina's audacious counteroffer: a marriage of convenience that will grant Celine access she can not decline. Their uneasy alliance is fraught with tension-both the fiery, physical kind and the sharp clash of wills that comes from two women with their own dark pasts and hidden agendas. As they step into a world of wealth, deception, and ruthless ambition, their plan teeters on the edge of chaos, with one question looming large: Can they trust each other long enough to survive? Will they pull off the ultimate betrayal-or will their fragile bond bring everything crashing down?

I'm Vi Angels. The daughter of the most dangerous mafia boss in New York and also the heir to the mafia. I was supposed to take over on my 21st birthday. I was ready. That was until my father made a deal with our biggest rivals and married me to their heir. Alex Forman. I hate him. With all my heart. but now I'm supposed to marry him and I don't know how I'll handle it. But that's not the only problem the we have to deal with as there's a bigger enemy out there I've sought to destroy and they think the same about me. And along the way this hate we have slowly morphs into something else and things just end up getting more complicated. I must find a way to survive. This is an enemies to lovers mafia dark romance with a lot of spice and suspense. Hope you enjoy 😊 #2 in enemies to lovers #3 in grumpyxgrumpy #1 in people #5 in twist #4 in suspense #10 in dark romance #9 in enemies

Running from hell isnʼt easy. Especially when someoneʼs dragging you back down into it. Belligerent, brash and always in shades of black, Freya is hardly a lady. Hidden away by her father, sheʼs lived a normal life despite being born into the dark waters of New Yorkʼs underworld. Heʼs cold, cruel and calculating, with a proclivity for destruction. Feared by even Made Men, Torren is the boss of the stateʼs most leachorous crime syndicate. Freya hates his crudity and possessiveness, but she canʼt deny the way her breath hitches at his rough touch, the deep timbre of his voice, and his dark, heated gaze. Torren hates her disobedience, her recklessness, and her chaos. To him, sheʼs only something to be tamed. And after he slips a ring on her hand, snatching away her future, she makes only one vow---to become his biggest torment.

𝐕𝐈𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐓 𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐇𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐀 - Intricate and witty, her life has twisted upside down after her father's past scarred his family. At the young age of twenty, Violet is informed that eight years ago, she was promised to marry a Mafia Don's son by her father, in exchange for ten million dollars. 𝐃𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐂 𝐃 '𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐋𝐎 - A name that lingers of blood and lust, was also a ruthless killer and the new Don of the Italian Mafia. In order to have no distractions, his father has forced him to marry the daughter of a millionaire law firm owner. What happens when two fiery personalities collide? Will they be able to avoid the instant attraction that they feel? Or will they give into each other? Breaking the one and only rule of the marriage that they both so desperately despised; no sexual interactions. ______ #𝟎𝟏 - 𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐬 #𝟎𝟏 - 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 #𝟎𝟏 - 𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 #𝟎𝟏 - 𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 #𝟎𝟏 - 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 #𝟎𝟏 - 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 #𝟎𝟏 - 𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 ______ 𝐃𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 - to all of those who long to be someone's first choice, this one's for you.

Dante Romano, the most powerful Italian mafia leader is forced to pick a bride by his cruel father in a week. When a man betrays his trust and steals from him, Dante is about to kill him before the man mentions he has a daughter around his age and will sell her to him to marry her. But this guy and girl never believed in love because of something to do with their cruel fathers. What will happen when these two broken souls meet each other? Will they help each other in finding their true selves again? Will they actually fall in love? Keep reading to find out...

"𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬." 𝐇𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬. 𝐇𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐈 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐦. 𝐇𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐒𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝." - 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟗 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚 𝐆𝐢𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝟏𝟖, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐞. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 "𝐃𝐨𝐧" 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫? 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐚...

To secure a crucial investment to save his company, CEO Clark Ashford strikes a faux relationship deal with an ambitious entrepreneur. But after romantic feelings and anonymous threats get involved, it jeopardizes everything they're working toward. Season 1 of His CEO Series *** Broken promises and fleeing investors throw Clark's company into a financial crisis. His only hope is to secure an investment from Ava Holmes, the hottest billionaire in tech. To catch her attention, Clark must attend an exclusive couples' retreat hosted by Ava. The only problem is he's single AF. Desperate and out of options, Clark reluctantly turns to a fake dating service where he hires the charming Elias Barnes to pose as his boyfriend. What starts as a simple arrangement evolves into something more after off-script kisses and cuddles blur the line between business and pleasure. With billions at risk, Clark will have to make a choice that not only places his future and heart on the line, but Elias' too.