Half A Heartbeat Away
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Last published Thu, Dec 11, 2025
MAFIA ROMANCE•
Beckham Blackford, head of the English mafia, had no time to mourn the death of his murdered wife, as he needed a new mother figure for his two kids.
Enters the Italian mafia boss' daughter, Milena Ricci, only 20, she's forced to marry Beckham and become the nanny/mother figure for the kids.
They still need to figure out who carried out the murder that led them to this predicament, and navigate this new life on eggshells, inside and out. Sounds easy, but it's more complicated than that.
Tropes: Arranged Marriage, Forced Proximity, One Bed Trope, He falls first and harder, Age Gap (11 years), Present Dad, No Cheating.
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#2 in FakeRelationship
#1 in DarkAcademia
#22 in MobBoss
#50 in ForcedProximity
#16 in SingleParent
#2 in Marriage
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