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Torment | A Mafia Romance (Complete)  by rhianovak
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Running from hell isnʼt easy. Especially when someoneʼs dragging you back down into it. Belligerent, brash and always in shades of black, Freya is hardly a lady. Hidden away by her father, sheʼs lived a normal life despite being born into the dark waters of New Yorkʼs underworld. Heʼs cold, cruel and calculating, with a proclivity for destruction. Feared by even Made Men, Torren is the boss of the stateʼs most leachorous crime syndicate. Freya hates his crudity and possessiveness, but she canʼt deny the way her breath hitches at his rough touch, the deep timbre of his voice, and his dark, heated gaze. Torren hates her disobedience, her recklessness, and her chaos. To him, sheʼs only something to be tamed. And after he slips a ring on her hand, snatching away her future, she makes only one vow---to become his biggest torment.
Eirlys (Book 8.5 Of The Land Of The Forgotten Series) by AutumnShore1
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Eirlys Vaughan is an oddity in Tir Anghofi. She's human and unmated. She knows the chances of her finding love are very slim. But what happens when a certain male suddenly takes an interest in her? Is he truly interested in her or just using her to get to her friend? Will she have a chance at love?
Dead Run | 18+ by WrittenbyMelisa
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In which she infiltrates a cartel to burn it down from the inside and save her sister, only to end up as the prisoner of probably the worst man she could've possibly gotten caught by. A man who has every reason to hate her and fully intends to make her pay for what she's done before eventually killing her. Except things don't exactly go according to plan, and when the cartel turns on both of them, they're forced to run together through the desert while being hunted by the same people they were once hunting/working for. So now they're stuck with each other, dehydrated, pissed off, barely surviving and probably one argument away from killing each other themselves. Basically: enemies to lovers, cartel shit, forced proximity, running for their lives and two people who absolutely should NOT trust each other having no choice but to do exactly that. DEAD RUN Some devils you run from. Some devils... you run with. (lol I'm so sorry if that was kinda cringe) --- Highest rankings: #1 in cartel #1 in desert #1 in hatelove #1 in assassin #1 in hiding #2 in angst #3 in slowburn
Forbidden Love by http_S
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I slap him across the face. Then I shove him. After that, I start to punch his chest repeatedly, still crying. "I HATE YOU! YOU'RE A HORRIBLE PERSON! A HORRIBLE KING! A HORRIBLE ALPHA! AND THE WORST MATE KNOWN TO MANKIND!" As soon as I say the words, I regret it. His eyes darken until their black. He shoves me back, nearly causing me to fall down. "You are mine, Skylar. No matter how much you may hate me, you will always need me." He strokes up and down my arm, and the sparks distract me. My thoughts start to jumble up, everything mixed up. "You feel it, don't you? The sparks, the electricity. One little touch, and you can't even think straight." * Skylar hates werewolves. With a passion. So what happens when a very important werewolf turns out to be her mate?
ROSES & RUIN (Formerly: WHERE ROSES BLEED) by ficsbyvic
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They married to end a war. Now they're just playing with fire. Francesca "Frankie" Rossi is the mafia princess no one dares cross. She's gorgeous, ruthless, and raised to smile through bloodshed. She was supposed to marry for duty, not desire. But Cole Donetti? He makes obedience feel like sin. Cole is cold steel in a designer suit. With his father dying and his brother buried thanks to a bullet no one will claim, he's ready to lead the Donetti empire-starting with the woman who's either his biggest liability or his greatest weapon. Their arranged marriage is a ceasefire on paper. In private, it's anything but. As rival enemies turn lovers and long-buried secrets rise from the grave, Frankie and Cole must decide: Can you build a future on betrayal? Or will falling in love be the final crime? In this world, loyalty is a weapon. And hearts are just another thing to break. (TOLD IN ALTERNATING PERSPECTIVES.) (COMPLETE.)
𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐃 |  ✓ by mimidoesntread
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𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 The billionaires daughter's dreams and fantasies of marrying for love crushed within a second as she finds herself helping her family and marrying for convenience. Helping her arranged husband get back with his ex, wasnt something she'd dream of. She'd always been warned not to fuel the fire, but maybe she 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚𝙙 to fuel the wildest fires she encountered. 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐳𝐳𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢 Settling down with someone was never in his cards, especially after he got out of a 3 year relationship. Next thing he knows, he's being swindled in a marriage, he couldn't give one fuck about. Letting his arranged wife help him go back to a relationship he got scarred from, wasn't expected. A soul so tainted, in disguise. Perceived as a 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙣, but he's far from it. ᥫ᭡. 𝐃𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍; 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭.
Saved By Him by EliteImagineLife
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Isabella Rose, a fearless girl always on the run. At first she ran away from her toxic home to start a new life in Russia, until she finds her herself forced into a marriage between herself and the leader of the Russian Mafia. With much difficulty, she manages to escape from him, only to fall into the hands of someone much more dangerous. Valentino Moretti, the Italian Mafia Leader. Ruthless, cold and dominating, Valentino rules cold heartedly. He hates many things, two including Russians and liars. What happens when he takes Isabella under his control? Will he accept her? ---------------------------------------------------- "Fine. I'll give you two options. Either you team up with me and help me take him down, by giving me all the details I want. Or you can choose death." He says seriously. My heart drops hearing the word death. "Option 1" I tell him confidently, watching a smirk form on his face. "Smart choice amore". ◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇◇ 1 #newwriter 08/02/22 1 #fear 08/02/22 01/08/22 67 #love 21/02/23 38 #fighting 4/03/23
Auctioned to the Billionaire (18+) by Emerald_Inks
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"𝑯𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒖𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒚. 𝑵𝒐𝒘 𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒔 𝒎𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂𝒎 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆." I never thought I'd sell myself to a stranger. But when you are desperate you will do anything to survive. To save my mother from the man who's been destroying her for years, I stepped into the shadows of an exclusive, forbidden auction. My body for a week. Enough money to finally buy our way out. I thought I could handle it. Then Ambrose Blackwell stepped into the room. He didn't just bid, he claimed. I hadn't sold my body instead I had sold my soul. Now, I wear his collar. I kneel when he commands. And every breath I take belongs to him. He's not interested in letting me go. And I'm beginning to realize...I don't want him to. 👑 HIGHEST RANKINGS 👑 #1 in justreadit 08/02/26 #1 in possessive 15/06/26 #1 in lawyer 02/09/26
Mabli by AutumnShore1
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What happens when things don't quite go the way they're supposed to? When you decide to risk it all for love?
The Cost of Devotion  by wholesomeartifacts
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Octavia Moretti has spent her life in the shadows of the mafia world. Silent, calculating, and untouchable. But when an assassination attempt leaves her father on his deathbed, she's forced into an arranged marriage with their family's greatest enemy: Luca Barone. Luca is ruthless, feared, and utterly merciless. He never wanted a wife, let alone her; the woman who hates him for her brother's death. But their marriage isn't about love; it's about power. A fragile truce to unite two warring families against a traitor in their ranks. Octavia refuses to be a pawn, and Luca refuses to be distracted. But when she's ambushed and left for dead, everything changes. Luca finds her bleeding out, barely alive; and something inside him snaps. Nobody touches what's his. From that moment, Luca is obsessed with protecting her, his need to hunt down the men who hurt her becoming a brutal, unforgiving mission. He doesn't go into hiding; he makes them run. While Octavia struggles against his control, Luca wages war in her name, carving a path of vengeance through the underworld. But Octavia is no damsel in distress. She won't be locked away, won't be controlled, and certainly won't let Luca fight her battles alone. As their forced proximity turns to something more dangerous; a desire neither of them can fight; the lines between hate and obsession blur. Loyalty will be tested. Betrayal is inevitable. And when the truth about who ordered the hit comes to light, it won't just break their fragile alliance; it will force them to decide if protecting each other is worth setting the world on fire.