The written rules were simple.
Uno. Go to the P.O box the 1st of every month.
Due. Do not open it until I return home.
Tre. Spend the cash however I want.
The unwritten rules were anything but.
When I first received the letter with instructions, I was drowning in debt, struggling to pay tuition,
about to lose my apartment...so the decision was made pretty easily.
Don't judge - Wouldn't you follow a letter verbatim if it said you'd receive ten thousand dollars
monthly?
The only problem is, every loan I took, every dollar I spent, everything given to me was debt.
And now I'm expected to pay it all back with my body.
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Lucia Venturi knew the moment she decided to take money from an anonymous person that her life would change. What she did not know was that the money came from the mafia and everyone knows the mafia is life.
Stubborn, violent, and relentless, Ettore Basile runs the Sicilian Mafia on the US East Coast. He knows that his insatiable need for power and success is only paralleled by his fidelity to his family. And deep down, he knows that the very thing he lives for will be the thing to kill him. After meeting the curvaceous and impossibly beautiful Lucia by accident, he becomes enthralled by her. So when the opportunity comes for him to get her all to himself, he doesn't hesitate to take it.
He doesn't realize that if he cannot give her heaven, he'll turn hell into salvation for them both.
SMUT
SEXUAL THEMES
VIOLENT THEMES
ASSHOLE MALE
When Chef Margot loses her beloved restaurant to her cheating ex-fiance, her best friend, single dad Nathan, steps in with an unexpected offer to help her start over. As they collaborate, sparks fly-but can they overcome their complicated pasts for a chance at real love?
Season 4 of The Mechanic
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Margot Taylor thought she had it all: a thriving restaurant and a fiance she adored. But her world crumbled when her fiance abruptly cancelled their wedding and claimed ownership of her cherished restaurant. With her career in tatters and her heart broken, Margot is forced to start over.
Enter Nathan Davis, her loyal best friend and a single dad chasing big dreams of his own. As a partner in the multibillion-pound auto business, Nathan offers her a lifeline-a chance to open a new eatery on the grounds of his new mechanic shop.
As Margot pours her heartbreak into a new dream, her friendship with Nathan deepens into something much more electric. But their growing happiness is threatened when Nathan's ex-wife returns, determined to take their daughter away and upend the new couple's relationship. Caught in chaos, Margot must decide if she has the strength to fight for the life she's building...or let the wounds of her past ruin her future.
Content warning: This story contains depictions of eating disorders that may be upsetting for some readers. Reader discretion is advised.
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