Highest rank #1 General fiction 14th August 2017 Two mafia families. An age old rivalry between them. No one could bring them together and at peace......or so people thought. And then SHE happened. A girl so innocent and loving entered their darkened lives like a falling star and ushered them towards the light, binding them together. Her name is......... A mafia boss. Valerio Valentini. The head of one of the oldest crime dynasties in the world. A dangerous, deadly and ruthless man. Famously described as the "silent storm", a storm that destroys anyone who has wronged him. Some say that his heart is built of cold ice as he shows no mercy or compassion to anyone, it beats for no one .......except one. And her name is...... Amara Sullivan Romero- A daughter. A Princess. A Queen. ********* Cover credit: @EvaKvi COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT! ALL RIGHTS RESERVED!

* The Romanovs were a cornerstone of the elite: furtive, renowned, and intemperately established. Sophia knew not the extent of this, though she had been warned to tread in their company with prudence. * Sophia Stomsvik, a young and prepossessing heiress, is caught in the crosshairs of a series of illicit affairs. Naive to the Russian cartel's lawless underbelly, she sees the eldest Romanov son, Kane, as dangerous- yet utterly seductive and enrapturing. His infatuation with her is endless, interlacing the pair of lovers within a tale of crime and greed. **Explicit content; sexual situations, violence, and mature language. Not intended for young readers**

Book Two. Six Friends. One House. Mature Content. ~ NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON ~ © 2019 ~ J.L.VANDERS. ~ This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are the products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. ~ All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. _________________________________________ .

A king has no intention of trying to change, control, or silence a queen. He wants his woman to be just as strong and tactfully outspoken as him, with her own mind, because he knows, his woman's strength is a reflection of his. Iron sharpens iron.

⚠️Book 1⚠️ "She is your Death..." Meet Cassandra "Casey" Russell, the daughter who was disowned for not meeting her families standard of "fitting in", in a family of models, actors and ofcourse her father is a Senator and her mother a well known fashion designer. She was the ugly black sheep of the family. The one who was never noticed even if she got the highest scores in class and brought home the gold for a quiz bee. No.. Never was she noticed. Even by the one guy whom she loved so much, looked at her with pity and is engaged to her perfect sister. Poor Casey who got kicked out of the family mansion and left under the pouring rain with her drab duffle bag. Casey who disappeared and never heard of.. Until now. With only one thing in her mind, was her vengeance against those who failed her and treated her wrong.

Desperate to find her sister, Erin goes to the only man in Houston who can help her: Ivan Markovic. The intimidating, tattooed Russian operates one of the most elite mixed-martial arts training centers in the world but it's his shadowy past and reputed connections with Houston's underworld that interest her most. To find her sister, she'll need the help of her big, scary Russian protector-but asking for help from a man like Ivan carries a steep price, one that might just include her heart.

Hooking up with her best friend's brother is Sam's childhood crush come true, but to have a future together, she'll have to overcome her past. ***** Sam Larson has always known Mason Wells is off-limits. He's her best friend's brother, and their family took her in when she needed somewhere to go as a teen. She thought she'd let her crush go, but seeing him at his sister's wedding brings all those old feelings back. And then some. Hooking up is one thing, but to have a real relationship, Sam will have to wrestle with the past she fears if she's going to have the future she longs for. [[Word count: 60,000-70,000]] Cover designed by @OutofMyLimit17 Content Warning: This book contains references to drug use, childhood neglect, and intimate partner abuse.

Book #2 of "The Four" book series Warning: Mature (18+) Content! "I said move your hand," I demand with a low growl. She shakes her head again. So I say, "Move your hand or I'll move it for you." -Niccolo Fierri #5 in Mafia 2021 #5 in Obsession 2021 #1 in Stripper 2021 #1 in Steamy 2021 #1 in Arguing 2021 #1 in Boss 2021 #1 in Explicit 2021 #2 in Enemieswithbenefits 2021 #2 in Degradingkink 2023 #3 in Mafiaromance 2023 #11 in Enemiestolovers 2023 #28 in Possessive 2022 #1 in Italian 2022 #1 in Revenge 2023 **** 26 year old Autumn Jacobs wants to prove to her parents that she can build a successful life without their money. With dreams of becoming a dancer and owning her own dance studio, she applies to become a stripper at a nightclub. Little does she know, her bosses are members of the biggest Mafia family in all of New York. After the death of his father five years ago, 30 year old Niccolo Fierri became angry with the world. To him, everyone and everything around him is just a means to an end. That is, until he meets Autumn Jacobs. **** Have they finally met their match? Will they become the thing that saves or breaks one another? Find out in this exciting second book of (The Four) series!

{THIS BOOK IS SELF-PUBLISHED!! If you want to read a newer improved version you can read it in paperback or kindle (ku) on amazon!!} Getting stuck in the elevator with a famous hockey player was an accident, but falling in love is a choice. ***** Josie Scott was looking forward to a normal Friday evening of red wine and TV on her couch, but the building elevator had other ideas. Stuck in a tiny space with hockey star Wyatt Boone, they get to know each other to pass the time. But Josie never expected a little flirtation to turn into a steamy romance, an onslaught of paparazzi, and strangest of all: self-acceptance. [[word count: 80,000-90,000 words] Cover designed by Adam Budny {BOOK 1 OF THE FALLING SERIES} {BOOK 2-FEAR OF INTIMACY} {BOOK 3-FEAR OF LOVE}

🥇 The Amby Awards 2023, Romance 🥇 The Hot & Bothered Awards 2024, Dark Romance 🥇 The GrandLibrary Awards, 2022, Romance 🥇 The Writer's Recognition Awards, 2021, Romance 🥇 The BooksAndBeyond 2021 Awards, Romance To the world he is everything you could want in a man. Tall, dark, and handsome. A sharp business profile, respected, and with a prestigious family name. He has everything; looks, money, and a dangerous sexual attraction. In the underground, he is known as The Dragon. Leader of one of the largest factions of the Russian mafia with claims all over Europe. Ruthless, cold, and rules his territories with an iron fist. When he wants something, he goes for it and he does not know how to fail. She is what he wants. But how will he win her back after having ghosted her and been gone for four years without explanation? Will she even give him a chance? And what if the reason he ghosted her is the one reason she would not want him at all? What if her secrets are the ones he will have to battle and not his own? Fighting a ghost of an enemy under the veil of a past he has no knowledge of, he is trying to keep his men safe, win the woman he loves, and protect the heritage of his family name. The sins of the past, wrapped in secrets to never be revealed, will haunt him without him even knowing what happened long before he was born, long before he became the leader and had to take responsibility for it. It is his job to take up the gauntlet and fight, in the name of honor and family. Will he succeed in his endeavors and solve the feud? Maybe find happiness and redemption? Or will he fail for the first time in his life...? 18+ Topics in the book include but are not limited to: Mafia affiliation. Murder. Torture. BDSM. Non-consensual sex/Rape. Violence. Abuse. Psychological terror. Most described in graphic detail.