In which Isla, the daughter of Aphrodite, has spent her life surrounded by beauty, charm, and the expectations of love. But beneath her flawless exterior lies a heart simmering with resentment. Tired of living in the shadow of her mother's reputation and the gods' indifference to the suffering of mortals and demigods alike, Isla finds an unexpected ally in her best friend-Luke, son of Hermes. At 17, the two decide to rebel against the gods who have controlled their lives for far too long. They join Kronos in a bold move to make their parents pay for the pain they've caused. As Isla and Luke fight side by side, their bond begins to shift, sparking a love neither of them expected but both desperately need. Caught between loyalty to each other and the destruction their rebellion may cause, Isla must decide whether to follow her heart or continue down the dark path of revenge. In a world where gods and monsters loom large, love becomes their most dangerous weapon, and Isla will discover that even in the heat of rebellion, the heart cannot be tamed.

Carlotta Angela Vasiliev is a 17 year old girl living with her adoptive Russian mafia family of 4 brothers and father. Ever since she was a child, she's had no sense of belonging, abused by the Swedish mafia in her youth, her Russian saviours are the only family she knows. That is until someone frames her with the CPS and she gets taken away to live with her biological family. Enter the Italian mafia. 5 more overprotective brothers who finally got their little sister home in New York. Carlotta faces a new life with a new family, will she ever see her adoptive brothers again? Or will she replace them with her biologicals? What happens when she meets a boy who catches her eye? ~~~ "Car." He cuts me off, taking a step towards me, "Nothing about you could ever bother me." He says, lifting a hand to cup one of my cheeks. "Apart from your bratty attitude, but you'll learn." He adds on at the end nonchalantly smirking down at me as his hand slides from my cheek to my throat. TW: Mentions of abuse, rape, violent scenes and SMUT

"Sergei.." "What's the matter, milaya?" He taunted softly. "You didn't want this kind of attention from the start?" "You know I did." "Then stop being so shy and spread those pretty legs wider for me." *** Gianna Martine never thought looking for her lost dog would end up with another loyal, muscular, dangerous and obsessed bigger dog. Sergei Sokolov didn't think he was capable of obsession until one sassy, doe-eyed beauty turned his world upside down. She sassed him and instead of walking away like a sane man, he decided she was his. What starts as an 'accidental' encounter turns into a love story neither of them saw coming. Sergei is ruthless, dangerous, and unapologetically protective. Gianna is fiery, independent, and constantly testing his patience. It began with a lost dog... but their story is anything but ordinary. 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 @XxCoconutwallyxX 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬: #14 𝚒𝚗 𝚁𝚞𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚊𝚗 [17.2.25] #12 𝚒𝚗 𝚁𝚞𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚊𝚗 [𝟷𝟾.𝟸.𝟸𝟻] #7 𝚒𝚗 𝚁𝚞𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚊𝚗 [𝟷𝟿.𝟸.𝟸𝟻] #6 𝚒𝚗 𝚁𝚞𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚊𝚗 [𝟸𝟹.𝟸.𝟸𝟻] #3 𝚒𝚗 𝚁𝚞𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚊𝚗 [𝟸𝟺.𝟸.𝟸𝟻] #2 𝚒𝚗 𝚁𝚞𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚊𝚗 [𝟸𝟾.𝟺.𝟸𝟻] #1 𝚒𝚗 𝙼𝚘𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚠 [𝟸𝟾.𝟺.𝟸𝟻]

Alessia Ferrari is the Don of the Italian Mafia. Whip-smart and dangerous, she is a woman in a man's world, surviving against all odds. Born and raised to become a lethal killer, even the ground she walks on bows at her feet. She has it all, until that is, her father gives her hand away in marriage. Ace Hernandez is the boss of the American Mafia. He's a cold cruel hearted monster. He knows the game all too well and does whatever it takes to win and if that means breaking someone, he could do that with his eyes closed. Fate is vicious when the two are forced to marry. Will two monsters find solace in each other's arms or will they kill each other? ---------------------------- "I don't recall signing up for strip poker." She replied. Her full lips frowned softly but her eyes were filled with amusement. She knew she couldn't beat me, not at this game. "Are you quitting? Are you a quitter?" I mocked getting under her skin. Her lips twitched before she pursed them tightly. The blues of her eyes deepened and she threw me a dangerous smirk. She shuffled and pulled off one of her sandals. Fuck. So we're doing this the long way. She raised it in the air, dangling it off her finger before tossing it aside. She raised a brow at me, she challenged me. I knew I got under her skin. Just as I had anticipated. -------------------------- BE AWARE: Trigger warnings: MATURE CONTENT 18+ (SMUT) SWEARING VIOLENCE/GUN VIOLENCE SELF HARM/SUICIDE (REFERENCES) EXPLICIT LANGUAGE REFERENCES TO RAPE SMOKING/ALCOHOL/DRUGS BLOOD/DEATH/GORE ©️ All rights reserved ™️ The Walnut Tree BOOK ONE OF THE MAFIA SERIES

When 19-year-old Nathalia witnesses a murder she becomes the key witness in a huge case against several high-ranking mob members, which means she must go into the witness protection program. To protect her she gets assigned a bodyguard, the mysterious but handsome Darius. He's cold and distant, but she can't help but feel like there's more to him than meets the eye. The question is: will he allow her to get close enough to find out what it is? Previously known as 'My Bodyguard And I' and in editing. Reached #2 in New Adult Reached #3 in Teen Fiction Reached #4 in Romance

__❤︎ The Maid and the Mafia King ❤︎__ Losing her father at the age of 20, Bella started to search for jobs. Not to mention, she already was doing 2 jobs. But they were not enough to pay her father's debt. With the help of her friend's cousin, she got the job of working as a maid in a big mansion,owned by a multi billionaire. She heard the owner of the mansion was young and the mansion too screamed rich and power. But what she didn't know was the owner of the mansion was feared by people, the most perilous Mafia king of Italy and around the world. She didn't know one more thing. That the ruthless Mob king was going to claim her 𝑯𝑰𝑺 no matter what. _________ "Sshhh.. no one cares," Lucifer's hot breath hitting my neck as his lips slowly tracing down to my collarbone. "No please- w-we shouldn't ahh.." I gasped as he took the skin of my sweet spot between his teeth. "Don't open your mouth. I won't be responsible for what I would do to you if you open your sweet mouth again, " he didn't give me time to response before he claimed my lips possessively. ________ •[ WARNING ] Contains MATURE CONTENT, VOLGAR LANGUAGE, ABUSE. (18+) _________ Started: 12/08/20 Completed: 24/11/20 •°•°•°• [Cover by me]

" W..what are you-" " Do you want me to show all those people who you belong to the easy way or the hard way?" He says deeply, a dark look in his eyes as he looks down at my lips then back to my eyes. I feel my heart start to beat insanely fast at his close presence, the smell of his expensive cologne intoxicating me, almost like he was trying to lure me into his lips. • Sofia Novikov, youngest daughter of the Russian Mafia leader was kept away from the public eye her whole life. Her sister Anastasia Novikov however was always in the spotlight. With her perfect figure and personality everyone adored her. She was the sunshine and could do anything you could think of, she was everything any girl wished to be. What happens when ruthless and cold hearted Italian Mafia leader Connor Agosti is to be arranged in a marriage with one of the Novikov sister?

After an unexpected ceiling collapse sends her apartment into chaos, Madelaine Grayson ends up living with her brother - and dangerously close to his tattooed, way-too-charming roommate. He's off-limits... but resisting him might be impossible. *** When Madelaine Grayson's bathroom ceiling caves in, it's not just drywall that crumbles. It's her entire world. Forced to move in with her brother, she finds herself swept up in the chaos of his new protective attitude - especially when it comes to his tattooed roommate, Noah Laurier. Noah is the epitome of perfection: sweet, hot, and embedded into every thought Madelaine has. But he's forbidden, and the closer she gets, the harder he is to resist. Well... what her brother doesn't know can't hurt him, right? *** "Matt's sister, I presume?" He walks towards the couch and my eyes widen. He's tall. I thought I was tall but this man could tower me, and when he reaches a hand towards me, there's an intricate clock tattooed on the back of his hand and his fingers have bones tattooed over them. This man is not human. He's tall and angular and dripping with sex appeal. This man is hot. Capital H, capital O, capital T. I don't think I've ever seen a human being so attractive. All I can think about as I force myself to keep my eyes on the screen is the feel of his jaw beneath my hand, and it takes everything in me not to look back at him.

𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐏𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐃𝐔𝐄𝐓 #𝟏 ───── ♥︎ ───── 𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐀 𝐃𝐔𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐓 - The golden girl. With her bubbly charm, you'd think people would strive to be friends with her, but that couldn't be further from the truth. Born in her twin sister's shadow, Analia grew up in a lonely environment where no one noticed her-no one except for her best friend, Mar. When a serial killer takes the one person who made her feel seen, it sets her on a path that she can never go back from. 𝐋𝐄𝐕𝐈 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 - The arsonist. The viper. A danger to society. Many vicious rumors have been made about the Sterling Enterprises CEO, but he's never cared enough to deny them. Cunning and calculating, Levi Sterling gets everything he wants. That is, except for one thing. Analia Dupont. His greatest enemy and his best friend's sister. They can't stand each other, but what happens when the two are forced to join paths to solve a mystery that the police have shoved to the side for years? 𝐏𝐈𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐄 𝐋'𝐀𝐕𝐎𝐈𝐑 - Son of the French president. Everyone says he has it all, but does he really? His whole life, he's been pressured to be as great as his father is. But what if he doesn't want to live that life? What happens when he cracks? With Pierre, it's hard to tell. Born with a reckless and adventurous spirit, an outsider would call him shallow. But what if there's something wicked behind his charismatic façade? ───── ♥︎ ───── 𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒: #1 in #𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭 #1 in #𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 #1 in #𝐯𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐫 #1 in #𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐬 #1 in #𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 #2 in #𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 #3 in #𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞 #3 in #𝐦𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞