Eliana Sol Cardenas walks in silk and death. A seductionist-assassin driven by grief and fury, she is relentless, unapologetic, and dangerous to cross. Her sister is gone--and Eliana wants the Russian's blood in return. Roman Ares Markov is Volkov's most beautiful weapon. A charming, lethal force of nature, he kills with ease and smiles like trouble. The kind of man who enjoys the chaos he creates. Their past is a collision of opposing sides and unfinished violence-one that left behind resentment and undeniable tension. When the truth about Eliana's sister's murder emerges, Alexsandro Volkov binds them together. One mission. One enemy. A ruthless war against the Serbian mafia. They can survive any mission- except the one involving their hearts ******************* Spoiler "Please stop getting shot, it stresses me out!" Eliana snapped. Roman groaned. "Oh well! if YOU insist."

Madelyn Laurent is a French princess with two overprotective brothers, zero patience, and a mouth that gets her into trouble. Reckless, rebellious, and completely unfiltered, she has never been very good at behaving. Adriano De Luca is the future Don of Italy--cold, ruthless, and a full-time control freak. Power comes easily to him, but before he can claim it, he's forced to meet one irritating requirement: getting married. Their first meeting at an auction is a disaster. Insults fly, hatred is immediate, and both leave fully committed to never crossing paths again. That plan falls apart when their parents arrange a marriage to secure an alliance, forcing two enemies into a union neither of them wants--and turning irritation, tension, and banter into something impossible to ignore. Because some hearts aren't won --they're auctioned. ************* ~tropes~ -enemies to lovers -arranged marriage -mafia romance -slowburn -forbidden love