Kara Hawthorne refuses to fall in love until the brooding Cameron crashes into her life. He burns for her like no other. But the past doesn't forget and the biggest sacrifice of his life awaits. ***** Spitfire Kara Hawthorne is a hardworking twenty-one-year-old college student with a smart mouth who wants nothing more than to save her family's auto shop. But her life is thrown into a whirlwind as her intense attraction for the dangerous Cameron Saint Laurent becomes all too consuming. Cameron has revealed his painful memories to Kara, but she knows there is more he refuses to tell her. Cameron's past is clouded in mystery and is darker than even he knows. Will Cameron conquer his demons and claim Kara's heart, or will he let the darkness of his past destroy him and lose his chance at love forever? Book 2 in the In Love Series [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]] Cover designed by Ren Tachibana

(ROUGH DRAFT)Bad Boy Billionaire Silvio tried to make things work with Jane, the gorgeous free spirit he had a fling with (that may or may not had started in the bathroom of the hottest club at the time). But Jane wasn't just having a relationship with a billionaire. She writes about them. As in romance novel, happily ever after, pie in the sky type of writing. The fantasy was different from the reality, and with Silvio's past, a life of abuse and murder with reporters hounding his every move and every love, theirs was doomed from the start. Except Silvio could never stop thinking about the woman who stole his attention and held on tight, and after Jane's bad break up with her limp noodle boyfriend, he's willing to make it work this time. All he has to do is get her to say yes, and that might involve being a little tricky. Like, offering to give Jane the fantasy billionaire romance from one of her sexy novels. "Research," he'll call it, with everything included, all the way down to the hot sex and HEA. **** Special Thanks To the awesome Cover Artist, Melody Simmons, and to Patrons! Their names will be included in the dedications pages of each chapter. You guys rock! XOXO https://www.patreon.com/mandyrosko

MAFIA ROMANCE Previously known as "The Moth and The Flame" Highest rank: #98 IN ROMANCE Winner of #JustWriteIt #AdventureEdition on @justwriteit **COMPLETED** Dahlia Costa's life has been a rollercoaster that she wants to keep hidden, along with her new discovery. She is a free-spirit and tries to find the silver lining in everything, that is what fascinates Matteo the most. Matteo Donati is part of a dangerous organisation and is the one that creates the laws. His number one priority is his business, but that doesn't seem important as someone has just walked into his life. Follow Matteo and Dahlia's story. They clearly have feelings for each other, then what's stopping them? What is her secret? ## Author's note: This is the first book from the Donati Clan saga. Comment and give me your reviews. I love to hear from you guys!! Thank you for choosing this story!! ### *Newly edited © 2016-2021 Ruyawrites All Rights Reserved

(BOOK 4 OF MAFIA LOVE SERIES) Read Mia Regina, Escort Me Baby, and Mio Re before this. *** I woke up in a place I didn't recognize, with rowdy looking people I didn't know, and fear tingling in every inch of my aching body. I had no place to run, no one to seek help from. I was trapped in these four walls, clawing at my own hair. I was associated with the mafia because of the man I loved. Leo Bonferroni. I knew it wasn't going to be easy. One could never escape the mafia. Death was the only way out and there was no way I was dying in this hellhole. No matter the amount of people I had to rip through or the battles I had to fight, I was determined to go home to the love of my life. It was especially difficult when no one could be trusted. The people you wouldn't suspect came out from their shadows and haunted me. I hoped I had the strength to fight each one off. No matter the cost, I kept telling myself. MATURE CONTENT SUCH AS SEXUAL SCENES, FILTHY LANGUAGE, TRIGGERING MOMENTS, AND VIOLENCE.

(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.

MAFIA ROMANCE Zack Donati's life was surrounded by dangerous people. Never had he wanted to look at a girl in an affectionate way, that was until his brother fell in love. Now, he wonders what would be to have his lover in his arms, even if is forbidden. Theodora Moretti 's life was surrounded by darkness. There was a time that she used to laugh and smile, but due to some events, she changed. Eventually, she stopped feeling. Now, she often wonders if she ever genuinely smiles again, if ever. Zack and Theodora are from the same world but they had different upbringings. But even their lives are not that simple or fixable. Can they be together even with all the chaos? ## Author's note: This is the second book from the Donati Clan saga. Comment and give me your reviews. I love to hear from you guys!! Thank you for choosing this story!! ### Currently editing and updating... :) © 2016 Ruyawrites All Rights Reserved

Danger can be so seductive. It makes a rush of excitement go through your body.....makes you crave it. Camilla Summers is a responsible and no-nonsense type of woman who has faced many hardships in life. She lost her father at a very young age and had to fight her way through life to become an accomplished writer. She has the life she deserves until she breaks up with her long time boyfriend only to have her best friend marry him. She moves to Italy thinking that she will have a new beginning and a better life there. Enzo Ferrer is a very dangerous man who is tormented by the demons of his past. He has lived the mafia life since he was born and is one of the many Ferrer men who are mafia bosses. He always gets what he wants and doesn't stop until he gets it. He lives a life where it's better to kill than be killed. Where the strong survive. He has lost so many of the people he loves, that he has turned into a cold and heartless man... that is until he meets her. Enzo becomes attracted to Camilla when he sees her in the club. She looked so sexy, he just had to have her. Camilla instantly becomes attracted with the tall, dark, and handsome blue-eyed stranger until she realized who he really is. She knows she should run away from him, but her undeniable attraction towards him doesn't allow her to do that. When other mafia bosses get word of Enzo's infatuation with this new woman, they do everything they can to get to her and kill her to punish Enzo from all the wrongs he has done towards them. With dangerous men at their heels, will Enzo and Camilla get the ending they deserve? Or will their story end in tragedy? Will Enzo give her up to save her life? Or will he keep her by his side and try to keep her safe even if it kills him? Read on and find out.

"Your problem is that your heart is too big, it leaves you vulnerable and makes you weak." He spoke in such certainty that it brought tears to my eyes, because it was the truth. I was vulnerable and delicate, I was weak and let my guard down too much. "You put your heart on your sleeve. You are oblivious to evil and peoples capabilities because you cannot imagine a person like that, you are blinded by your good nature." "What about yours?" I asked hesitantly, trying to keep the shake out of my voice. He looked at me with confusion for a second so I continued, "What about your heart?" I questioned. He looked at me with his dark eyes, his stare like stone. "I haven't got one." ******* Angela and Adriano are like fire and ice, they are complete opposites. But what happens when Angela gets thrown into Adriano's dangerous lifestyle? Can Adriano protect her from the evils he faces every day? Or does it become too much for the innocent Angela to cope with? *Warning: There maybe be strong language in some of the chapters.* #26 in Romance 10/04 #4 in Romance 19/06 #2 in Romance 28/07 #1 in Romance 03/09