Wattys 2018: Longlist Niccolò Romano. His name is a threat. Everyone that has ever crossed him has ended up dead. He is a killer, a gangster - a monster. And his enemies will do anything they can to hurt him.

To the world he was a beast but for her he would do anything. He could have the world but all he wanted was her. They say the things we want most are the things we can't have. For she was so afraid of him that even the thought of him could have her running for the hills. Little did she know that she was the only one who didn't have to be afraid of him. Credits for the cover go to @Chatachino for the amazing cover.

Stella Erickson has always been one to follow rules. Living in the 1920's, as a dancer, it is often hard for her to uphold her beliefs, yet alone make any friends. When she meets Jack Moretti, everything changes, and suddenly, prudish Stella is carefree and finds herself breaking rules...and she loves it. Can she get past Jack's career? And can she avoid falling in love with him?

Apollonia DiMarco is the quiet and polite homemaker in training daughter of Benito DiMarco. Benito is know all throughout New York for being ruthless and cold. But no one expected him to be so evil as to marry off his sweet and innocent daughter to Sicily's most dangerous and volatile mafia don Domenico Manzoni. Domenico is a callous man, who can kill anyone without an inkling of remorse or guilt. He took over for his ailing father being that he was the only heir. Will Apollonia and Domenico ever come to an understanding? More importantly will they ever be able to love each other.