In a world where power and deception rule, love becomes both a weapon and a salvation.
Olivia has lived her life sheltered in luxury, unaware of the dark secrets hiding beneath her father's polished exterior. When Mark, a charming yet mysterious businessman, enters her life, he seems like the perfect man-until his true intentions begin to unravel. What Olivia doesn't know is that Mark isn't just any businessman. He is the ruthless leader of the Mafia, fueled by a vendetta against her father, the man who destroyed his family to claim power.
Mark's plan was simple: get close to Olivia, earn her trust, and break her heart to avenge his own. But the lines between love and vengeance blur when Mark falls deeply for the very woman he's meant to ruin. Their whirlwind romance is shattered when Olivia uncovers the truth, and her father's sins collide with Mark's betrayal. Pregnant and heartbroken, she vanishes, leaving Mark to wrestle with guilt and an empty void he can't fill.
Months later, Mark discovers her whereabouts, just in time to witness the birth of their child. But happiness is short-lived. His enemies strike, kidnapping Olivia and their baby as revenge for Mark's dark past. Now, Mark must risk everything to save the woman and child who have become his world, even if it means facing the shadows of his own making.
Will love be enough to overcome the weight of betrayal, bloodshed, and revenge? Or will their story end in tragedy, just as it began?
When long estranged Jake returns to West Line Ranch, Liz can't help but sense that they're in for a world of trouble - though as the two become closer, Liz becomes torn between her family and the man she's starting to fall for.
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After the beloved owner of West Line Ranch passes away, Liz and the rest of the ranch get a wild surprise at the reading of the will - long estranged Jake is on his way back to West Line Ranch, which can only mean trouble. When he arrives to not only discover he was granted full ownership of the ranch, but that he must stay for a year, he agrees, as there's nothing holding him to his past. However, the longer he stays at the ranch, the more he begins to fall for not just the simpler way of life in the country, but for Liz as well.
This is Book 1 of the West Brothers Series.
Book 2 - Western Connection and Book 3 - Western Flame, are also available to read exclusively on Wattpad
Watty's Shortlist - 2021
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Cover designed by Ashley Santoro