DISCLAIMER THIS BOOK IS NOT A SLOWBURN, WROTE THIS A YEAR AGO AND IT NEEDS EDITING. 𝐀 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐒 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐔𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 She wanted love. He wanted power. Aaliyah is forced to marry someone who she hasn't yet met, unwilling and disgusted at the thought she does everything in her power to get out of this future and stay with her boyfriend Zane, but her father makes sure she cannot avoid her fate. Killian Knight was nothing but a cruel, ruthless man who didn't care for anyone's life. When he found out he was marrying Aaliyah, he didn't fight it and only did it to become don. She was nothing but a convenience to him and to her, he was her downfall. Nothing could stop this from happening, the marriage and what happens in the future will be unstoppable. She will try to run, and he will chase. A destined future for the two. Killian will do anything to become leader of the Italian mafia, and Aaliyah will do anything to run from the killer that is Killian. But soon, love is in the air and both of them try to deny it, try to run away from their feelings and refuse to come to terms with it. But fate has other plans for these two, unavoidable and inescapable fate. Quote : You are like a rose, so beautifully tempting but the second I came within your space, I was pricked by your sharp, cruel thorns. You drowned me in your toxins, like you were a drink of poison that I kept drinking even when my own heart couldn't take it. You were an ocean that sank me in sorrows. Like the sun, you burned me and left unhealed wounds on my skin, blinding me with your beauty just to leave me reduced to burnt ashes.

Evelina Giannino isn't like any other 25 year old you have met. She is fierce, bold, courageous and, most of all, dangerous. Mess with her family and you won't live to see tomorrow. She has two problems: (i) Her Biological Family (ii) Traitors What will happen when a traitor messes with her family and gets to live another day? What happens when her biological family 'finds' her but she isn't the naïve and innocent girl they used to know? --- "Eve, I'm not like Mama and Papà. I can't see you falling apart and not do anything." He says as he walks from the door towards me. "Maybe it is because I'm your husband or because the mafia needs you. Scratch that. I need you, my dear wife." He completes, causing hot tears to roll down my cheeks. He cups my face, making me look up towards him. "Don't waste these precious pearls." He says while using his thumb to wipe the tears away. "Talk to me, Eve. Don't break my heart with your silence."

Aletheia - a Greek word (ἀλήθεια) that means "truth" or "unconcealedness." ★★★ Angelina Marina Nyx Cattivo thought she was stuck in a never-ending nightmare, surviving a dark past while believing her parents were gone. But one night, everything changes when she fights back-and discovers an earth-shattering secret: her father is alive, and he's the ruthless leader of a powerful mafia. Oh, and she has five brothers she never even knew existed! Suddenly, Angelina is swept into a world of luxury, danger, and fierce protection. Her brothers-tough as nails and loyal to the core-swear to protect her at all costs. And her father, once cold and distant, is ready to make up for lost time. But her return has riled up some deadly enemies, and her new family will do whatever it takes to keep her safe-even if it means going to war. For the first time, Angelina isn't alone. She has a family that would burn the world to protect her-and they just might have to. Will she rise from her past...or be consumed by it? ★★★ "You... came? But you're... supposed to hate me," I rasped, barely able to speak. He smiled a sad, broken smile as his hands moved to the chains, fingers trembling but quick. "I don't," he whispered. I wanted to laugh. Or cry. Or scream. Maybe all of them. "Well... I hate you," I said, my voice cracking. He paused for only a second, then leaned in slowly, pressing his forehead to mine. "No you don't." Then he kissed me. ★★★ - Mafia - Long Lost Sister - Slow Burn - Romance Started: 26/1/24 Finished: 29/4/25

She loved him quietly for three years-no confessions, no expectations, just silent glances and fleeting words. He was in love with someone else... until she broke him. Now, as his world falls apart, he starts to notice the girl who's always been there. But is she just a rebound, or finally the one?

What was that saying our parents used to say back in the day? 'You can't turn a ho into a housewife', right? Well, how about a mother? As we all know, 31-year-old Rikki Santana was never a stranger to taking her clothes off in front of a crowd to make a few dollars. Shit, while we bullshittin', she wasn't a stranger to taking those same clothes off for a quickie either. And it just so happens that it was that very thing that got her so caught up that the last time we seen her... She was publicly admitting her defeat when it came to sleeping with her best friend's husband and her boss at the same time. So, I wonder just how she plans to announce that now she has a little girl and... no idea of the father. 10 part sequel to 'Between You, Him & I.' ©Copyright KeKe Biddle 2014 All Rights Reserved.

The Petrakis family trilogy, like a tsunami of destruction, emerges from their Greek homeland to the Long Island shores, striking fear into the hearts of those who stand in their way. Unparalleled power and influence, they are the Greek Mafia; a criminal empire that spans across continents, relentlessly advancing, toppling anything and anyone that dares challenge them. Together as one impenetrable force, they spread like wildfire throughout history with every act of violence and every drop of blood spilled. Meet Adonis Petrakis, he's a man to be feared. He's a dangerous , lethal assassin who never let's anything get in the way of his targets - not even love. But when he stumbled upon Coco Brown, he couldn't resist saving her from certain death at the hands of her abusive ex-husband. Coco was unlike anyone he had ever met: young, African American, and with a strength that belied her size. Despite the disapproval of his powerful Greek Mafia family, Adonis found himself falling for Coco- hard. And she fell for him just as fiercely. Their relationship may have been forbidden, but they were determined to be together no matter what it took. As secrets are revealed and tensions mount within the Petrakis family, Adonis must fight to protect the woman he loves form those who would tear them apart.

17 year old Adrianna Costello has been through hell and back. Now she is on top and feared along with her two best friends. The catch, no one knows who the devil's triplets truly are. After a incident she ends up back in the house she lived 15 years ago with her biological family. Will she tell the who she really is? Will they tell her she is the lost mafia princess? Are the people believed to be dead really 6 feet below? Or will they come back haunting her? Can she survive this new adventure with her family, or will the secrets drown her? This book has a sequel!

You know the feeling when the whole world turns against you? When no one listens to you nor acknowledge you? And then in the end your all alone, well you think so but then there is this one person who understands you, because they somewhat go through the exact same thing at the exact same time? Well that happened to Aurelia Moreno, a girl with a somewhat normal life turned upside down. ••••••••••••••••••••••• Fate is the development of events outside a person's control, regarded as predetermined by a supernatural power. It is destined to happen, turn out, or act in a particular way. It's the power that is believed to control what happens in the future. Aurelia Moreno. The brave, calm and gentle 20 year old never believed in Fate till she met Luciano De Luca. Mafia Boss of the biggest Mafia in the World. Luciano De Luca. The biggest Mafia Boss in the World, over 100 people just in his inner cycle who work as underbosses or capos in different locations. Lucianos training has paid well, he was prepared for everything he has to know for a life of crime. Only never had anyone ever told him about Love. No training could prepare him for what he will come upon. Both of them hate each other. Can you even love someone that you have hated your whole live? What will happen when they find out what they fell for each other? Warning this book contains mature language, sexual content, sexual assault such as abuse or rape and graphic violence read it on your own risk! Book I| Fate series |+16 Started writing: September 14th 2021 First chapter posted: - December 25th 2021 (Introduction) - January 1st 2022 (first chapter) Finished: - May 28th 2022 *currently editing*

Alessia Ferrari is the Don of the Italian Mafia. Whip-smart and dangerous, she is a woman in a man's world, surviving against all odds. Born and raised to become a lethal killer, even the ground she walks on bows at her feet. She has it all, until that is, her father gives her hand away in marriage. Ace Hernandez is the boss of the American Mafia. He's a cold cruel hearted monster. He knows the game all too well and does whatever it takes to win and if that means breaking someone, he could do that with his eyes closed. Fate is vicious when the two are forced to marry. Will two monsters find solace in each other's arms or will they kill each other? ---------------------------- "I don't recall signing up for strip poker." She replied. Her full lips frowned softly but her eyes were filled with amusement. She knew she couldn't beat me, not at this game. "Are you quitting? Are you a quitter?" I mocked getting under her skin. Her lips twitched before she pursed them tightly. The blues of her eyes deepened and she threw me a dangerous smirk. She shuffled and pulled off one of her sandals. Fuck. So we're doing this the long way. She raised it in the air, dangling it off her finger before tossing it aside. She raised a brow at me, she challenged me. I knew I got under her skin. Just as I had anticipated. -------------------------- BE AWARE: Trigger warnings: MATURE CONTENT 18+ (SMUT) SWEARING VIOLENCE/GUN VIOLENCE SELF HARM/SUICIDE (REFERENCES) EXPLICIT LANGUAGE REFERENCES TO RAPE SMOKING/ALCOHOL/DRUGS BLOOD/DEATH/GORE ©️ All rights reserved ™️ The Walnut Tree BOOK ONE OF THE MAFIA SERIES

𝐀 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝'𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 Book Two in The Bittersweet Series. Created: 04/01/20 Published: 05/01/20 Completed: 14/11/20 Rewriting: start 26/01/23