Layla Harding thought that her life was pretty complete. A college junior, she had the internship of her dreams in Los Angeles, two best friends that always managed to pull her out of her shell, and a bright future ahead of her. Sure she had some rocky family history, but who didn't? Yet, she couldn't shake the feeling that something was missing, something that would make her whole. On a seemingly normal night of clubbing, Layla accidentally witnesses the elusive Hunter Michaelson commit a crime, and she soon becomes the target of his interest. Hunter can't let her go free, now that she has information that must stay quiet. He intends on keeping Layla under his control to hide his secret, but he soon realizes there is much more to this alluring angel. Layla wants nothing to do with the dangerous criminal that is Hunter Michaelson, but over time, she comes to notice the man underneath, and lines begin to blur. Could they make each other whole? 3/17/21: #5 in chase 5/12/21: #4 in chase 5/16/21: #1 in chase

Highest Ranks- 1# Mafia 1#hostage 1#happyending 1#complete 1#good girl 1#italian 2#happy ending 2#opposites 3#Mature 4#morallygrey Editing* Rosie didn't have anyone, only herself. Growing up in the foster system she learnt that love did not exist, she learnt to be on her own, she learnt that in this lifetime, she would not be introduced to a happy life. Rosie moved into the busy streets of Brooklyn once she turned 20. She was a quiet and shy person, she never knew the true meaning of love...until she met the eyes of a devil, a devil with a heart. When a stranger strolled into the closed cafe at midnight, Rosie felt a sudden wave of shock when she looked up to see the most alluring man she had ever laid eyes on, a man impossible to be only crafted by one god. Luca knew from the moment he saw her, his world would no longer just consist of being the Don of the Italian mafia, he knew the moment he saw those piercing blue eyes that his world would consist of nothing but love...

✥ The Rich Girl & Her Bodyguard ✥ Blaise Inocencio, the daughter to a well-known politician, inherits the fear of being killed when she receives a threat after the assassination of her father. The constant fear of being killed only intensifies when there is more than the dark past on the hunt. The Brazilian happens to end up with an ex military officer who was strictly there to protect her. When Blaise comes face to face with the fact he is suffering with an antisocial personality disorder it is hard for her to trust him completely. Octavio Amor was an ex military officer that was foreign to the feelings of forgiveness. Being sociopathic he lacked the most important trait, love. An assassination of a politician, Boris Inocencio, leaves Octavio with one job. He needed to protect Blaise, the only daughter of the assassinated politician. There is sexual tension, manipulation, and love - but was any of that real? ✥ ✥ ✥ ✥ ✥ ✥ ✥ ✥ ✥ ✥ ✥ ✥ ✥ ✥ ✥ ✥ ✥ ✥ ✥ ✥ ✥ ✥ ✥ ✥ ✥ ✥ ✥ ✥ "There are countless women in here Octavio that are patiently waiting to be kissed by you. You can take the night off for once." Her lips came in contact with the glass every time she took a sip. Her plump lips wetted with the fine red wine. His eyes never leaving the erotic scene in front of him which left him wishing that he was that glass in her hand. "No." He answered back in his usual emotionless tone. "Why?" She asked as her lips continued to dampen with the fine liquid. "Because romance is not my thing." He answered. "Then what's your thing?" She asked daringly. "I bite your lip Blaise not kiss you."

Callista Genovese never wanted to be part of the family business. She enjoyed the anonymity of being a teacher in a land where she was not the killer queen. But like always, family tends to ruin everything. Callista was dragged back to New York with a mission to ruin the wedding of the year. As if that wasn't enough, she was caught up in a war between the two mafia kings. With scandals and secrets trailing at her feet, can she get what she truly desires? ============== "You ever think about marriage, Callista?" "Not really." "You can marry me." "That was the shittiest proposal I have ever heard." "Should I kneel?" ======== "I was afraid, not because I thought she wasn't the one. I was terrified because I knew she was." ======== { EXTENDED SUMMARY INSIDE } | LOVE-HATE | LOVE TRIANGLE | | ROMANCE | ACTION | MYSTERY | MAFIA | ANGST | WINNER Bridge to Fantasy Awards #1 on ELITE 4/27/20 #1 on MINDGAMES 7/21/20 #1 on ACTION-ROMANCE 10/12/20 [first draft] [cover image from unsplash/daniel rykhev]

He's known to be like the devil, that's how he got his name. A cold hearted killer. People vanish when they see his presence, but scream when they don't. He's deranged, heartless, and some would call him a monster. He's killed more people then he's loved. What the world doesn't know is that he was once a little boy. A boy who lost all hope in the goodness of the world before he could even experience the world. Aurora eventually learns, even the most deranged, cruel and dangerous people need. She knows he's dangerous, cold, and considered a monster. But she can't help but only see him as a man who had everything stripped from him before he even got a chance to speak his first word. *This book is more of a romance book than a mafia book.*

They thought that she was dead before she got to live. They have been deceived by the person they were supposed to trust. She grew up loved, but that all changed making her life a true nightmare. She has scars that will forever follow her no matter were she went. What will happen when she finds out the truth about who she is. How will they handle the newfound truths and cruel revelations?

¦ Mafia ¦ Scarlett Mazikeen Black, after six years of training, finally has the chance to make revenge for her dead family. Mason Xavier Matteo, after six years of wait, finally puts his mafia working on getting revenge for his dead sister. Both from the illegal, underground world, one has family, other has not. Both trained to kill and survive in a world full of pain. What will happen when these two scarred people come together to work in getting the revenge they so thirst for? ------ ------ This story contains mature content, violence and swearing.

~ Belladonna flower ~ A gift of belladonna might interpreted as a warning or a symbol of death. Rebecca Rose - A sweet and kind hearted girl, who tries her best to stay in the shadows. But what happens when her dark past starts to haunt her. With her mother and brother dead because of a car crash when she was little. She was left with her father, the same father she killed later on. But why? How did a sweet girl turn to murder. How did she become the best known assassin Belladonna. Lorenzo Romano - Your typical bad boy and next in line to the Italian mafia. The boy had nothing on his mind beside revenge. Revenge for his mother and revenge for his little sister who were both killed by a unknown killer. What happens when a girl with a dark past saves his life. She went from someone he didn't know existed to wanting to know everything about her. But what happens when things start to connect, things she didn't know were related to her. With love, betrayal and revenge mixed into it. Would their love for each other beat the dark truth. *** Started ~ 30 July 2022 Finished ~ 20 March 2023