Book 1 of the Moretti Chronicles PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS "The Girl Who Walked Into A Bar" •1st place General Fiction in Star Dazzle Awards •Best Plot Twist in Star Dazzle Awards I was so close, so close to coming when a knock on the door interrupted us. Emilio got up and licked his lips just as the door opened. "Boss we have-" Luca started only to stop midsentence when he saw me sprawled out on the desk naked. "I'm uh, I'm gonna go and let you guys finish up in here" Luca said exiting as quickly as he had entered. Well shit. ... Layla Smith was alone in this world. Her mother died when she was 16 and having no father around, Layla had to drop out of high school to work and take care of herself, since she had no other family left. Now at the age of 21, she was barely making ends meet with her job as a waitress. Emilio Moretti, at the age of 26 was feared by all. He left nothing but chaos and destruction in his wake. He was a very cold and ruthless man, but what else could you expect from the most notorious mafia boss. What happens when Layla witnesses something she shouldn't have? Emilio is now left to choose whether she lives or die. Will she make it out alive or will Emilio succumb to his ruthless nature and do what he does best. Kill. COMPLETED. __________________________________________ Highest Rankings: #1 in gangster- 21/01/22 #1 in illegal- 13/11/20 #1 in hate- 31/12/20 #2 in possessive- 10/11/20 #2 in mature themes- 09/11/20 #2 in bad boy- 27/12/20 #3 in new adult- 09/11/20

Disclaimer This isn't your standard dark romance. No forced marriage. No Italian or Russian sounding names. No instant love. No twenty-something virgin waiting to be "corrupted." And it contains an actual story line, that makes it interesting to read, with plot twists and turns. I can't stand "dark" male characters who are just shallow and arrogant with a leather jacket, so mine isn't. When he gets dark, it's genuinely unsettling, not sexy cosplay. A real redemption arc actually requires something worth redeeming, and this story doesn't shy away from that. I want you torn between wanting to kiss him or wanting to call the authorities. Dan is complicated, not because he recites cringy lines about his "darkness," but because he's built from more than clichés. If you roll your eyes every time a brooding man whispers "Can you handle all my demons?" and if you are looking for a storyline that it's more than girls meet boy - kidnap - love then welcome. You're in the right place. Now on the book: Dan is a ruthless mafia boss. Lilly is a kind strong girl who found herself in the wrong place at the wrong time. After she witnessed too much he decides to kidnap her. What begins as a game of power and punishment quickly spirals into obsession, blurring the line between desire and control. As secrets, betrayals, violence and other forces close in, will our captor and captive finally get their happily ever after? Finished: Nov 2026 10k views: 15 Dec 2025 25k views: 12 Jan 2026 50k views: 13 Mar 2026 100k views: 10 Jul 2026 #1 obsession 20 Dec 2025 #3 mafia 20 Dec 2025 #2 dark 15 Jan 2026 #2 crime 15 Jan 2026

# The Devil's Saint "You call it obsession." "I call it devotion." Anastasia Karpova once saved a dying man inside a church. She didn't know him She only knew that the stranger had piercing green eyes far too dark, too dangerous, to belong in the house of God. She thought that night ended there. She never realized that for him, that night was only the beginning. For two years, Artem searched for her. No name. No identity. Nothing but the memory of a girl in a white veil and a pair of green eyes he could never forget. And when he finally found her... Artem made only one decision. Take her. Two years later, in one blood-soaked night, Anastasia loses everything. Her father. Her brothers. Her home. Her entire world. And the man standing in the middle of that sea of blood... is the same man she once saved. **Artem Petrov.** The most feared Pakhan in Russia's Bratva. Cold. Ruthless. Merciless. A devil hidden behind a face beautiful enough to be mistaken for a saint. Forced into a marriage built on blood, obsession, and destruction, Nastya becomes the center of Artem's dark devotion. To the world, he is ruthless. To his enemies, merciless. To her- he is both salvation and damnation. But loving Artem Petrov comes with one terrifying truth: Everyone who loves him ends up destroyed. This is not a story about a devil becoming a saint. This is a story about a saint who survives the devil. Because to Artem, love was never about letting go. Love was possession. And the devil wearing a saint's face had only one weakness- the woman he called: Moya Svyataya. *My Saint.* He ruled a kingdom built on blood and death. She was the only thing that still smelled like spring. And perhaps that was why the devil wanted a saint. *Dark Romance • Bratva • Possessive Hero • Obsession • Enemies to Lovers • Toxic Love*

They call my husband the embodiment of cruelty. Demetri Ferraro was forged for control, vengeance, and bloodshed without conscience. Strangers murmur cautions about what he might do, forgetting I sleep inches from him nightly. If only they could witness what I have. There's a terrifying authenticity to our marriage. With me, he's attentive to the point of reverence. I wear his fingerprints like brands. His vigilance wraps around me, reflexive as breathing. I trusted him completely because betrayal seemed impossible. That was my undoing The merger of our families cost me things I didn't know I was losing. I salvaged only the skating rink-solitary hours on pristine ice before dawn or after midnight. The architecture of my future was more elaborate than I comprehended. The truth doesn't announce itself with confession. It arrives without remorse, manifesting as inevitability, as though questioning his constructed reality was never an option. I don't doubt that my husband loves me. For the true terror of Demetri Ferraro isn't found in shadows or violence. It's in how he determined I belonged to him, by systematically eliminating any alternative path.

Sheltered shifter Celeste runs away after disappointing her parents with another failure to secure a worthy mate bond, but she accidentally stumbles onto the land of a brutal Alpha in dire need of his mate; it just so happens that his soulmate is her. Season 1 of The Dark Alpha *** Controlled by her ambitious parents, Celeste's sole purpose has always been procuring a mate bond with a high-ranking wolf. Their pack's future Beta is her last chance to secure her family's name, but when Celeste's sister is mated to the Rowan Beta instead, a humiliated Celeste runs away onto unclaimed land. Her taste of freedom is thwarted the second she trespasses onto the territory of the enigmatic and feared Alpha Theo Draven. Though there is no more impressive mate than an Alpha, the seductive mate bond that solidifies between her and Alpha Draven only makes matters worse. Her family and her pack urge Celeste to leave her new Alpha mate, concerned for her wellbeing and safety, but Celeste can't seem to let the dark Alpha go, sparking a war with her caught in the middle.

They should never have met. Each one of them lived in different parts of the world. She lived in the light, an ordinary existence while he kept to the shadows, the underworld. But one fate encounter brought them together and no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't deny the pull they felt towards the other. They thought they could make it casual, to take comfort in the other's bodies and then walk away. But any hope of that ended when the strip turned blue and if he knows anything about his world; once you're in it there is no leaving.

▪️MAFIA ROMANCE▪️ "Be grateful I didn't call you Daddy Dom instead. Although, I have been thinking about Dom the Dom, kind of has a nice ring to it no?" I teased, irritating him on purpose. "I should put you across my knee and teach you a lesson," Dominic growled against my lips. **** Aelbank City is run by Dominic Calvetti, an Italian with a unique skin condition. He's a ruthless criminal mastermind with a love for fire. As a result of a dark and troubled past, he does not do relationships, or any sort of intimacy for that matter. So what happens when Jade, a young woman whom he had rescued years ago, expresses a sudden interest in him? It is obvious that the mafia boss cares for her in his own way. Can she use that small spark to her advantage? Dominic is damaged. In fact, they both are. However, Jade believes that they owe it to themselves to explore these strange new feelings. Will things work out or will the dangers of the criminal world surrounding them get in the way? 🔅Rated R: Contains thematic issues, drugs, adult language, MATURE sexual content, violence and possible triggers. ✴️ Featured On ✴️ ▪️Wattpad DangerousLove ------------------------------------------------- Cover Photo: Edited by @KimberlyTanithMarie using an image from artist Inna Mikitas © All rights reserved 2020 I DO NOT consent to my story being translated, copied or otherwise reproduced by anyone.

Summer Jacobs knew full well about her town’s tradition. Every year at the end of the summer, a party would be held on school grounds without the knowledge of the parents or the teachers. It had been happening since before Summer was born and never once was anyone the wiser. This year however, everyone was going to find out. Summer had planned a weekend of alcohol, bad decisions and horrendous photo’s which she would later un-tag herself from on Facebook. A whole weekend with her friends at the biggest party of the year, without any worries or parents telling her what to do. So how she ended up trapped in the school with a deranged psycho killing her classmates off one by one, she will never know. It wouldn’t have been as bad if she was trapped on her own. She would have been happier to face the lunatic solo rather than be trapped with a guy who kept using the life or death situation to make passes at her. His theory was being so close to death should definitely loosen her up, and by ‘loosen up’ he definitely meant ‘get naked.’ Along with his friends who between them had the IQ of a baby tree stump, an outcast who probably still had Spiderman bed sheets and the cheerleaders who were more worried about all the blood staining their new white jeans, they had to somehow make it out of there alive. And to think, Summer’s biggest worry that weekend was waking up with a brutal hangover… ©makeandoffer