"You think airports, oceans, and borders can keep you from me? That's adorable. The only way you leave me, little siren, is in a coffin-and even then, I'll be in that fucking box with you." - Scully never should have started a holiday romance with Viktor Villonov. She thought he was just the devastatingly handsome stranger who made Russia feel a little less foreign. A man with dangerous eyes, a wicked smile, and an obsession she mistook for passion. She was wrong. Because Viktor Villonov isn't just any man. He's the Bratva's most feared torturer-a monster whispered about by grown men who beg for death long before he grants it. He doesn't believe in second chances, mercy... or letting go of what's his. What was meant to be one unforgettable vacation becomes a nightmare the moment Scully tries to board her flight home. Viktor has no intention of watching her disappear. He claimed her the second they met. Now he'll burn cities, spill blood, and bury anyone who stands between them. Escape isn't an option when the man hunting you has already decided you'll be wearing his ring. Some obsessions fade. His only grows deadlier.

When her mother dies, Theodore 'Theo' Sutton discovers the father she never knew is head of the Irish mafia. Thrust into a violent world of secrets and enemies, she's forced under the protection of Apollo, the ruthless Greek heir who claims she's his-whether she wants him or not. *** Theo Sutton knew who she was-until the day of her mother's funeral brings a letter from her father that shatters her world. The father she was never told about is not only alive, but the powerful head of the Irish mafia. Drawn into his orbit, Theo is forced to meet the family she never knew, half-brothers who treat her like glass, and a dangerous empire built on secrets and violence. Adjusting to this new life is hard enough, but Theo's unexpected arrival also paints a target on her back. To protect her, Apollo, the feared heir of the Greek mafia, whose loyalty is as unsettling as his obsession, is more than happy to volunteer as Theo's bodyguard. Trapped between blood ties she doesn't understand and a man who refuses to let her go, Theo must navigate a world where trust is dangerous, love is a weapon, and her own name may cost her everything.

~•~ 26 year old, Connor Deluca, is a professional Hockey player in the NHL; who just moved into the expensive Citrus Grove Community. 23 year old, Serena Jade, is the recluse famous author known to the public only under her pen name Skylyn Voss, and is unfortunately Connor's neighbor. Connor moves into the huge and gorgeous house right next to Serena's own big and beautiful home. The pair immediately form a growing hatred for one and other when Connors first "house warming party" involves blasting music at 2 am and his guest puking in her petunia's. He's a bad boy party animal, and she likes her quiet where she can stay inside and read all day. Nothing in common at all. In fact complete opposites. Yet, Connor can't seem to get the outline of Serena's perfect curves out of his lustful thoughts and Serena finds herself fantasizing about Connor's chiseled body on top of hers. Sexual tensions and ever growing lust sets the two a flame with desires they wish they could ignore.

"Why suffer for all of eternity when you can indulge?" "Indulging leads to sin." Her smile held no shame. "Aren't we already damned?" || Damned: a vampire romance - 2023 An original CallMeByYourName production