Revenge. I'm familiar with it. You have to be when you're the firstborn son of a notorious mafia leader. Death and vengeance have been the very foundations of my life. So who in their fucking mind would be stupid enough to cross me? My brother and I have been wrongfully convicted of a crime we didn't commit. We know who is behind this. We bid our time behind bars, planned and prepared for the day we got out. Now we're free and hungry for redemption. I know what must be done. I know whose blood will be spilled. But before I go after him, I'll go after his daughter. I never said I play fair. *Book one in the Marino Brothers Duet. Rated 18+ due to explicit language, sex, and violence.*

|A stalker romance| When Trinity finally takes on her first case as a lawyer, she's completely oblivious to the fact that it might be her last, considering it made her the new obsession of a certain dangerous man. - "Unblock my number, Malyshka." A voice as deep as night says from next to me, the accent slipping with Russian. A warning, a threat..no. A promise. He knows I'm awake. Please read trigger warnings<3 UPDATES EVERY FRIDAY WARNING- THIS IS A DARK ROMANCE!!!

Abigail Winter, is a survivor who has rebuilt her life with a singular focus: to graduate from Northwestern with a nursing degree and start anew. Her carefully laid plans are upended when she crosses paths with Ruslan Mikhailov, a former bratva enforcer. Ruslan embodies everything Abigail has spent her life avoiding. Yet on one fateful night their worlds collide, irreversibly altering both their destinies. Abigail finds herself caught in a dangerous web, forced to choose between the life she's fought to reclaim and her freedom. Blurred Lines is the story of Abigail Winter's journey into the Russian mafia. It's the first instalment of a two part novel. Part 2 - The Bratva Wife, is out now. Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of sexual activity, abuse, violence, abduction and questionable consent.

At twenty, Ayla Moore becomes the price for a crime she didn't commit; her fate sealed by a 600-year-old Canon that grants an angry mobster the right to vengeance. When Roman Berisha demands a life for a life after his brother's death, Ayla is handed over to settle the score - her freedom reduced to payment in a brutal code of honor. Torn from everything she's ever known, she's forced into the world of a man who believes vengeance is justice, and mercy is weakness. As Ayla struggles to survive under Roman's rule, hate should be easy. Falling for the man who claimed her for vengeance should never be part of the bargain, but in a world ruled by blood, loyalty, and power, love may be the most dangerous betrayal of all. Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of abduction, abuse, graphic sexual descriptions and questionable consent.

𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧, 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐚n𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧. ❝𝐈𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤❞ ■𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐭 𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤#1 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. (𝐂𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞) ■𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 #1 Bwwm #1 Black girl #1 Italian #2 Blackwoman #2 whiteman #2 interracial #4 Mafia

Rebel Simmons was just a girl who was dealt a shitty hand in the game of life. Despite her harsh and abusive upbringing, she worked hard, and studied harder. With an IQ of 252. she's a certified genius and is working towards her Masters Degree in Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Stanford University. When tough times hit and she's desperate for money, she steals $5 Million from an offshore bank account. Little did she know she was stealing from the most ruthless Mafia Boss in the world: Dante Vino. • MATURE THEMES 18+ • Cover designed by Holly Thurston

Abigail Winter thought she understood the risks of her husband's underworld connections, but when she finds herself in the middle of a foiled abduction attempt while she's seven months pregnant, her life as a Bratva wife to of a former enforcer begins to unravel. Tormented by her fear and crippling doubts, she confronts a shattering revelation that forces her to make an excruciating decision: to leave everything behind. Forging a new identity, she grasps at the promise of a fresh start, believing she's finally broken free from Ruslan Mikhailov's dangerous past, but some ties cannot be severed that easily. A year later, Ruslan Mikhailov stands in her living room -a man torn between his love and haunted by the choices that have dictated his life. Can trust be rebuilt from the ashes of betrayal? As they navigate a treacherous world of underground crime and personal reckoning, Abigail and Ruslan must decide if their love is strong enough to withstand the sins of their past. The Bratva Wife is a tale about second chances, redemption, forgiveness, and the price of one's past. It's the second and final instalment to Blurred Lines. Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of violence, abuse, sexual activity, abduction and questionable consent.