You'd think you could trust a man who promises not to call the police when there's a dead body five feet away. You'd be wrong. Very, very wrong. That night, Alessio DeMarco took me in. He gave me a name, a bed, and the illusion of safety. He fed me at his table, trained me beside his sons, and turned me into something sharp enough to survive his world. Something dangerous. Now I'm one of the deadliest assassins alive-raised in violence, educated in strategy, and trapped inside a family that sees me as property instead of blood. With his eldest son preparing to inherit the empire, Alessio has other plans for me. Plans I refuse to be part of. So I run. Straight into Sicily. Straight into another storm. Because peace never lasts, not for people like us. Old ghosts rise. Loyalties fracture. Empires clash. And the man who trained me wants me back. This time, I'm not running to survive. I'm running to choose my own ending.

Book 2 of the Romano Series 5 years. 1826 days since the Romano family lost their princess for the second time. How much can one family change in that time? Valentina Romano always accepted her family's role in the mafia. But that was all before she went through hell and back. Will her family accept the new version of her? The version that is oh-so similar to them... If not, worse. Will she finally get the happy ending she dreams of? This book contains very sensitive topics. Please read with caution. [Unedited]

Book 1 of the Romano Series 4-year-old Valentina Romano was the centre of her family's world. She had anything and everything she could've ever dreamed of. What happens when her mother takes her away from all of it? 12 years later, Valentina has no recollection of the family she once had. What happens when they finally reunite after her mother's death? [Unedited]

Eleanor De Costa. The Princess of the Italian Mafia kept far away from her empire for a decade, being thrown on a boarding school for the rich and elite since she was just an 8 year old little sweetheart. Separated from her older brothers, cousins, uncles, aunts, and grandparents with no contact. Now that she has graduated as valedictorian, she's ready to go back home. However as she steps back into her childhood walls, greets the faces of whom abandoned her at such a young age, Eleanor can't help but feel angry. Revenger starts becoming a craving as needed as air. But as she strives to hunt and harm, ignoring the battle wounds reopening, she starts to ask questions, questions that challenge the morals she built her mental wall around. When do the consequences outweigh the prizes? When does the heart finally speak against the mind? When is it enough? _____ "The hollow hole in your soul that just for some reason keeps on growing. The loneliness slowly overcoming you. Slow enough for lack of realization yet sure enough to surely over rule you're senses one day. The kind that only family would ever dare leave in their absence." "I have my friends to fill that hole." "You can't heal a bullet wound with a bandage."

"I have nothing to lose. Death? It doesn't scare me." Living under a mask of innocence, she's the perfect agent. Cold, calculated, and ready to retire after one last mission. Her escape from the life of violence is almost in reach, but fate seems to have other plans. When her mission takes an unexpected turn, she finds herself tangled in a web of danger and intrigue, crossing paths with people she never thought existed and a man with power, danger, and ties to a notorious mafia. Now, nothing is as it seems. One final choice could change her life forever. But will she survive the consequences?

I didn't exactly choose to be stolen at four years old. But the French underworld isn't big on consent. One minute I was Donatella Acardi, Mafia royalty. The next? Just another stolen kid bleeding in someone else's basement. That's where I met Amir. We bonded over near-death experiences and shared trauma. Real cute stuff. Then Demetri found us-trained us, broke us, built us back. We became something the underworld whispered about when they thought no one was listening. Angela Della Morte. Morte Nera. The Angel of Death and the Black Death. It has a ring to it, doesn't it? We're not kids anymore. We're not victims either. And we have one job: burn the French Mafia to the ground. Starting with the Don who ruined everything. But revenge doesn't follow a clean checklist. Especially not when I'm suddenly face-to-face with the family I swore I'd never see again... Yay. Now I'm stuck balancing the ghost of who I was with the assassin I've become... while navigating a castle full of lies, power plays, surveillance systems, olive oil, and one very inconvenient slow-burn romance. The mission? Still on. But if I'm not careful, I might survive the job and still lose what's left of me. And let's be honest-I worked way too hard to become this unkillable. ⋆˚𝜗𝜚˚⋆⋆˚𝜗𝜚˚⋆⋆˚𝜗𝜚˚⋆⋆˚𝜗𝜚˚⋆ ~Thank you so much for even taking a glance at this book. Please make sure u remember to vote, comment, and follow if you like. I hope u enjoy the book! And please, if you enjoy just a tiny bit recommend it. I really want this book to go well. It doesn't even have to be a huge recommendation. Just to the point where people can graze over it. Thank u! Highest Rankings!: #2 assassin #5 mafia #1 betrayal #1 Bad girl #1 badass #1longlostmafiaprincess

Raelynn Baker A woman who escaped the viciously blinding nights of forced prostitution. Snatched from the embrace of a comfortable life, she had to hold onto herself for survival. A true warrior who persistently fights against the dark memories of her past. Vincent Marino A man who runs the entire underground syndicate. Born and brought up in the treacherous darkness of power struggle, he rose to the top by challenging years of humiliation and brutally vanquishing every opponent in blood. Respect. He values it the most. Freedom. She longs for it from her own demons. Mirroring each other's gaze, forcing the other to back down, they lock horns when a chance encounter collides them. One is authoritative. One is headstrong. Each holding a story of their own and both trying to read each other. She has secrets that when break out would tarnish his respect and question his authority while he has rivals who when succeed would shove her back into her terrifying past. When love becomes a double edged sword, with danger lurking right around the corner, can the ignited flames of curiosity break the shackles of their past and melt the ice walls surrounding their heart? Ride along the melancholically beautiful journey of two souls in their pursuit of a home! Reading 'What is family?' will give you a better insight into the family dynamics of the Marinos, but it is optional. Disclaimer : This book contains violence and triggering content. I advise you to read it at your own discretion. Also, note that the female lead in this book is not weak or timid. If you're looking for a submissive female lead, this book is not for you.

When she was three, Seraphina De Luca vanished without a trace. Kidnapped from her family's estate. Raised by their enemies. Trained to forget who she was. For years, the the feared De Luca mafia searched for her - never giving up, never forgiving. Meanwhile, Seraphina grew up in the hands of her family's enemies. She was controlled, conditioned, and shaped into a weapon. Her past was buried. Her name erased. But deep down, a part of her remembered-flashes of warmth, of music, of a mother's perfume. Now, at sixteen, Seraphina escapes. Not to destroy the empire that once belonged to her. But to uncover the truth buried in blood, memory, and lies. She doesn't know her last name. She doesn't know the world she was born to rule. But she is the missing heartbeat of the De Luca family. She just doesn't know it yet.

Ella was kidnapped by the Greek mafia at just three years old and endured years of brutal torment until she finally rose to power. By sixteen, she had become the feared Donna of the Greek underworld and the legendary assassin known as Belladonna. But when CPS steps in, she is forced to live under the same roof as her six Italian mafia brothers, a family she never asked for. Can Ella learn to trust the people who want to protect her, or has her past carved wounds too deep for her to ever truly open up? "So... where are you shipping me off to? What foster home this time?" "No, Miss Drakos. We found your biological family." I looked at them, then back at him. "Yeah... no thanks," I said flatly.

𝘈𝘥𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘵𝘪 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘩 𝘙𝘢𝘫𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘩 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘦, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦. 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵. 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘩, 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 - 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘣𝘰𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺'𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘴, 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴. 𝘚𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘏𝘦'𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘴. 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴, 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘦 - 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘛𝘸𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵