*Genre:* Dark Romance, Thriller, Mafia Fiction
"In a world of shadows, love can be deadly."
Caliste Bourbon, a 22-year-old spy's daughter, loses everything in a tragic car accident. Raised in an orphanage, she's haunted by her past.
Eiden Windsor, a ruthless 29-year-old mafia leader, rules Genoa's underworld. His darkness hides a painful truth.
Their paths collide when Caliste's boyfriend, Rouge, betrays her, selling her to Eiden's empire.
As Caliste becomes Eiden's captive, their toxic bond ignites. But Kyren Savo, Eiden's best friend, seeks to destroy their love.
Secrets unfold, and revenge takes center stage. Will Caliste and Eiden overcome their demons, or will their love succumb to the darkness?
[WATTY'S 2024 SHORTLIST] When the Ravos Kingdom abducts the Nyrial Emperor's dragon, princess Aeryn Glastos must marry the demon prince planning her assassination to save her empire and end the war while guarding her heart and a dangerous secret.
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The twenty-two-year-old draconian princess is starting her final year at Insignia Academy during the height of the war between the draconians and demons. Aeryn's dream is to graduate as a bonded Champion in the Fire Force and fight in the war. The only problem is, she is the only draconian to never receive a power by age twenty. Ashamed of his powerless daughter, the emperor of the Nyrial Empire proposes a marriage between Aeryn and the Ravos Kingdom's demon prince to end the war and get his dragon back.
Shade Cross is ruthless, cunning, and dangerously powerful. Everything he touches dies, except Aeryn. He awakens something in her she has never felt before and she acquires not one, but two powers. She must navigate both nations built upon lies, betrayals, a forbidden alliance, and a deadly curse. When she discovers the truth about her empire, she must make a choice: protect the secrets and save her father, or side with the enemy. Aeryn needs to be careful because when it reigns, it pours, and she is caught right in the middle of a feuding storm between both nations.