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Forbidden Flower by satanbetterloveme
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Nicholas Salvatore the heir to the Salvatore's throne. Born with a diamond spoon in his mouth, he basically had everything in the palm of his hand. A player with the body of a Greek God and face liked a model, the new Don changed women like they were his toys. His hands scarred from murders, dangers lingered wherever he went, his aura had everyone feared his presence. What happened when he met his match? The first woman he wanted but couldn't have. Anastasia Rayne was born to be a killing machine of her father. Trained to seduce and murder since before she even knew what lipstick was, she was a mafia princess after all. The goddess with a figure of an hour glass and eyes that bewitched every guys under her spell. She came to England for a mission under her father command with a perfect plan under her sleeves. A plan that crumbled the moment she met a pair of grey eyes. • book two of the Salvatore's series (can read as a stand-alone) • all images in the book don't belong to me, credit to the rightful owners • cover by @myyyraaa_
BY DEMARCO'S STANDARDS (Part 5) by nikkihershell
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~ALERT~ This book is apart of the Double Standards Series. You must read Double Standards to understand this story. It will be fun Ivy, they said. You deserve a night out, they said. What they failed to mention was that I would nearly loose my life by some dark stranger covered in tattoos. My fiancee recently jipped me at the alter and my friends insisted a night out on the town was just what I needed to make a comeback. After hour's of their badgering, I pulled myself from my tissue covered bed and allowed them to doll me up. Then it all happened to quickly. One moment I was sipping my drink and feeling fine as rain for the first time since my fiancee ran out on me. The next moment gunshots rang out through the club and everyone scattered including my friend's. As for me, I dove under the table. Soon a male's feet came into view and I don't know why, but I slid my hand from under the table and snapped a picture with my phone. Suddenly the table flipped away and eye's that had no soul bore into mine. Samantha's gone but I live with her everyday. I carry her everywhere. I'll never love another, in fact I don't even want to. It's been two year's now since she was taken from me and the pain only grows. In those two year's I've built an Empire like none other, an Empire so strong, so powerful even the God's fear it. I'm known now not as Demarco Harper but the man with no heart, and for two very strong reasons. One being I show no mercy, two being I kill all my victims by the heart. No one needs a heart. A heart will get you killed. That's my last thought as I enter my enemies night club to collect a few more hearts.
Escort Me Baby (#2) by reetilicious
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(BOOK 2 OF MAFIA LOVE SERIES) EXCERPT: "I don't get you. At times you're trying to kill me and then you're seducing me. I can't seem to figure you out." "I'm a puzzle, Mr. Azallion, with a million pieces." Her soft lips kiss my jaw as her fingers run down my neck. "Put me together and you'll unveil all my secrets." My neck arches further back when the flesh on my neck is bitten by her, forcing me to dive my nails into her ass before she pulls away and motions me to get on my feet like her. "All the pieces are in front of you. Fence through the false ones and bind the true ones together." *** Athena Estle possesses the beauty of Aphrodite, compelling all men to her feet and ready to serve her in any way possible, but looks can be deceiving. She lives up to her name with her fierce and ruthless attitude of the Ancient Greek Goddess Athena herself. Being a former member of the most powerful mafia organization just adds fuel to her personality that scares even the most strongest of men, so who the hell does Eros Azallion think he is by pushing the strong woman to her limits and challenging her in any way possible. The funny thing is that he doesn't realize that she's the coach of the game he plays. What happens when the evil billionaire woman decides to buy him and make him the new play toy, placing a month's deal that he can't refuse? Will his dominant side finally be the able to tame the wild cat and rule the dominating woman or will she scare him away with her oozing power and secrets that threaten to pour back into her life? On the battlefield of dominance, one is bound to wear the crown while the other worships them. Who will win this dirty game? Only time can tell. Can you handle a dominating, sexually confident, powerful woman or is that too much for you? MATURE CONTENT SUCH AS SEXUAL SCENES, FILTHY LANGUAGE, TRIGGERING MOMENTS, AND VIOLENCE.
Mia Regina (#1) by reetilicious
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(BOOK 1 OF MAFIA LOVE SERIES) [COMPLETED & EDITING] * "Arie," he whispered, his smile dropping as he closed the distance between us. "I'm sor..." My right hand met his left cheek brutally, stopping all that he had to say. "How dare you?" I hissed, landing another smack on the same spot. "How could you do this to me?" I raised my hand up again to place another one, but he caught my wrist before I could do so. "Plan your next move very carefully," he spoke in a low, belligerent tone tightening his grip on my wrist, daring me to slap him again. Pain jolted from the area, forcing tears to sting at the corner of my eyes. "Or what?" I scowled at him. "You don't want to find out." He took a step closer, staring into my eyes. "And don't tempt me!" * Today was the day it all started. Everything began to fall apart. It twisted me, threw me against the wall, and ripped my sanity and innocence to shreds. I never thought I'd go through it, but there I was in the middle of it all. Arie Noelle is a wise, strong-willed girl with a good heart, but a misfortunate incident leading up to others tears her apart. What happens when she finds herself on the radar of Leo Bonferroni, a ruthless mafia leader hiding behind the mask of a sexy tycoon, who is not only intrigued but also smitten by her? However, they begin to change each other, molding into something else. She does things she never dreamt of doing. He places the world at her feet, but will she accept it or kick it away in fear? The rising tension between the two kills her inside, but will she give into the sexy temptation walking around with an irresistible smirk that mushes her into a puddle? Will they ever find her destroyer or will she end up on the noose herself? Warning: Strong language, sexual content, rape, and graphic violence.
DOUBLE EDGED A Harper's Book. (Book 10) by nikkihershell
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King is struggling to find his place within the Harper Empire. Holding on to guilt over his parent's death has lead him down a dark path. King refuses love as he feels undeserving of any ounce of kindness and warmth. This has turned him into a bitter man at an early age. In fact he could very well be the most ruthless Harper King yet. While in Vegas he happens upon Ashton Steward. In a attempt to hide his growing feelings for her, King treats her in the most horrible of ways. The question is can Asthon break through his wall's and convince him that he is worthy of love? Ashton Steward is a young woman with a dark past and a long, secret criminal history. No one really knows the true Ashton. Her criminal activities is what puts food on her table and a roof over her head. Then by sheer luck she meets King Harper in the most inopportune time. Never meaning to pursue any form of a relationship with him it just happens. Neither realize that the other is a criminal. What will happen when the truth comes out and can Ashton conquer King?
SEEKING SAM (Part 6) by nikkihershell
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A Double Standard's Series. Dark Romsnce. Secrets. My life is nothing but secrets. Secrets that I've have kept so close that they have embedded into my soul, woven into the tapestry of my skin. Secrets that I pray no one finds out. I'll never tell the truth to the new people my path may cross. I'll always hide my biggest secret from the people I left behind.... The Harper's, my ex husband Demarco. Moving on has been a feat but a must. If Demarco only knew, what would it change? If the Harper's ever found me out would I be next on their list. No, I must forever hide these secrets with my life. They mustn't know. After a hard divorce from her husband Demarco Harper, Samantha makes a fresh start. However that start wasn't so fresh. It's a struggle to hide that she was once married to a ruthless Italian Mafia king. It's a even bigger struggle trying to keep two very big secrets from her ex husband and his family. If her secrets are ever revealed the hand of the man she vowed to love forever may be the one to kill her. No matter what though she will always love Demarco but staying away is what's best for him and his new wife. With love in her heart and pain in her body Sam made the ultimate sacrifice.... Set Demarco free and let him find his own happiness and love for his new wife. Join Sam on her journey of overcoming heartache, becoming a fierce business woman, finding true love and hiding her most deceitful secrets all in the name of love. A queen in her own kingdom.
DOUBLE BETRAYAL  (Part 3) by nikkihershell
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This is the third book in the Harper mafia series. If you haven't already, I suggest reading the first two before starting this one (Double Standards and Double or Nothing), so you can better understand the characters as well as the twists and turns. My name is Ari Tomini. I grew up under the command of the Harper Empire. My father, Travez, was one of the many men London Harper controlled. As for my mother, she was breed to stand by her man and for the life, just as I have. I've been in Italy for some years now receiving the best education but now I'm 18 and returning home to claim what and always has been mine. Yes Demarcus Harper belongs to me and no one can change that. I will be the queen.
Double Dose (Part 9) by nikkihershell
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Mizery Butini, the daughter of the stunning yet deadly Mirimosa Harper and the notoriously insane Cole Butini is all grown up. Although beautiful, Mizery has a personality of a viper and strikes before you realized you've walked upon her. However, Mizery suffers from her father's condition and it's an everyday battle to feel comfortable in her own skin. Mostly overlooked by the family, Mizery finds it easy to go missing unnoticed. Setting out on her own mission to uncover the truth behind her Grandparents murder, she believes that Aiden Marietta knows something he's not telling. Determined to get the truth from him one way or another, Mizery finds herself up against some very difficult decisions..... End Aiden or give into the thing she hates the most...love. Aiden Marietta, Las Vegas's playboy, most eligible bacholer and deadly as they come is about to be uprooted from his happy go lucky lifestyle. Son of Severo Marietta, mafia king of Vegas, Aiden has the world laid at his feet. The wildest party boy, women aplenty and a knack for humor he is unprepared for the storm called Mizery that is about to blow her way into his life. They've know each other since childhood as his father is one of the Harper's biggest alliances yet they mix as good as water and oil. However, both are grown now and Mizery is out for blood. Can Aiden survive Mizery or can he tame the voices in her head? And even if he can there lies a much bigger problem ahead... the forbidden joining of the Harper and Marietta families. Join these two souls on a journey of deceit, hilarious moment's and maybe forbidden love.
DOUBLE TAKE (Part 8) by nikkihershell
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Tia was the most sought after model in Germany. Flanked with grace and beauty she was destined to be more. However she suffered at the hands of an abusive husband who only kept her by his side to relish in her glamorous lifestyle. Tia's dream was to move to America and become the "it" girl, make her face and name known there but fear kept her by her husband's side. Not only was he abusive but the most exclusive underground Lord of Germany. Eventually Tia does the daring and escapes to New York only to find herself in the hands of the Harper's. One particular Harper to be exact... Heir. Tia is now consumed with unwanted temptation, deceit, and possibly death. Will she survive the Harper's? Still reeling from his grandparents untimely death Heir throws himself deeper into the party world. It's there he finds Tia and immediately he knows he must have her. Unbeknownst to him Tia is running from a troublesome past that could ultimately link her to his grandparents death. How far will Heir go for love or will he kill his one?
Mio Re (#3) by reetilicious
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(BOOK 3 OF MAFIA LOVE SERIES) COMPLETED READ MIA REGINA AND ESCORT ME BABY BEFORE YOU READ THIS. This book CANNOT be read as a standalone. * The real story and rule begins now. Once you're in the mafia, death is the only way out. * "Make me hate you so that I don't fall for you again." "You can't fall in love again if you never fell out of it, my love." * My King. Mio Re. * In attempts to protect my only family, I pushed the love of my life away. It killed me, but I knew it killed him more. Now that I see him again, all the love and pain is rushing back and I can't stop it. He's not the man I once loved. I barely recognize this lifeless body that is somehow living. I broke him. I killed him. And I regret it. * A lot happens in four years. People change, circumstances change, feelings change, lovers change, but one thing remains the same. First love and pain. Secrets are kept hidden from the people they shouldn't be and new ones cave in, but when the thin veil is lifted from them, all hell is bound to break loose, especially in the mafia world where hell resides on earth. * Arie and Leo meet once again when they least expect to. The fire that once burned within, ignites back up with more fuel to add to it. The cravings, lust, and love is more powerful than it has ever been, but they're bound by relations and family to even look at one another. Two weeks is all they have to get through and then they don't have to see each other ever again. Hate is what they want to feel, but how can you hate someone you desperately love? She gets pulled back into the mafia world that she desperately wanted to escape, but the darkness and the man at the middle of it all are very alluring. Once you're in it, things are bounds to happen, relations are bound to break, people are bound to be killed, and family is bound to be saved or torn apart completely. MATURE CONTENT SUCH AS SEXUAL SCENES, FILTHY LANGUAGE, TRIGGERING MOMENTS, AND VIOLENCE.