Recommendations based on "Lies of My Monster (Standard Edition)"

OWNED BY THE MAN I BETRAYEDSix years ago I uttered a lie that changed a man's life.My father banished him from his bratva cell. From the country.Now he's back to take my inheritance. My life. Not through murder, but marriage.And my own father arranged it.Maxim thinks he can make me submit to his will. He thinks he gets to call all the shots.I wanted him once and he refused me. I won't fall for him again.And I don't plan to cave.Not even when he makes me tremble with need...

A ruthless mafia boss, and a determined NYPD detective play a dangerous and seductive game of cat and mouse, in this thrilling dark romance set amidst the brutal yet alluring underbelly of the New York City Mafia.FrankieI don’t have to hide behind a mask anymore.I rule New York.It’s time to finish what I started ten years ago—destroy the man who took my life.No one can get in my way.That is until I’m arrested for murder and have my first taste of Detective Zara O’Reilly.The woman is hell bent on ruining my plans.She thinks I don’t know she’s watching my every move, waiting to drag me back into that prison cell.She can pretend I’m the enemy all she likes.In reality, she craves me as much as I do her.No matter how much we fight it.My stalker becomes my obsession.She doesn’t realize the power she holds, not only over me, but the city. Together we will be unstoppable . . . if she lets me break her.

Ayla The darkness never truly left me. It’s always there, waiting for the right moment to strike. It’s been months since I ran away from the nightmare that was slowly killing me. I ran for my life, straight into the arms of a man who I thought would be worse than the nightmare I’d left behind. Little did I know he’d become my savior. But my happy ending was ripped away from me in a blink of an eye. I had everything…and I lost everything. Alessio I didn’t believe in angels. But then I saw her. I touched her. I kissed her. I made love to her. In return, she saved my soul. I was no longer unlovable, because my Angel found it in her heart to love me. I had her…and then I lost her. But I will not stop until I find her. Even if it means starting a war and spilling the blood of everyone who gets in my way. I will find my Angel.

We met because of a job. We played because he made a bet. We carried on because we couldn't stop. Now we're in too deep, and the secrets of our pasts will catch up. It's supposed to only be a fling, but it's started a fire. One that we're both in denial about. *Standalone Dark Romance in the same world as the Lethal Vows series*

Ambition. Revenge. Love.Rita Award-winning author Kennedy Ryan delivers the gripping conclusion to the All the King's Men Duet.Raised to resist. Bred to fight. Survival is in my blood and surrender is never an option.Though surrender is what Maxim Cade demanded of my body and heart, I had other plans. We were fast-burning fascination and combustible chemistry, but the man I trusted with everything was a trickster. A thief who stole my love. If what we had was a lie, why did it feel so real? The man I swore to hate will have it all, and wants me at his side. But power is a game, and we're the pawns and players.Facing insurmountable odds, will we win the world, or will we lose it all?

From indie superstar, J.T. Geissinger comes Queens and Monsters, a scorchingly hot, breath-stealing mafia romance series where John Wick meets Romeo and Juliet.An Irish mobster with a brutal grudge.An Italian mafia princess with a dark secret.Two enemy empires joined in sacred marriage vows.Let the hating games begin.Reyna:If this arrogant Irish mobster my brother sold my niece to thinks I’m going to play nice over this arranged marriage BS, he should think again. I don’t care if this match with the Mob will make my brother capo of the Five Families.I don’t care how much money, territory, or power it will gain us. I especially don’t care that the Irishman is the sexiest man I’ve ever seen. I won’t allow my innocent niece to suffer the same way I did.Even if I have to kill him.Spider:I’m supposed to marry sweet, beautiful Lili. So why can’t I stop thinking about herswamp witch of an aunt?Reyna who hates me. Reyna who challenges me. Reyna with the guts of a Viking, the body of a fertility goddess, and the attitude of a feral cat.Nothing good can come of what I’m feeling for a woman who’s not the one in the wedding contract I signed. A woman I want so much, I’ll have to burn the whole world down to get.If she doesn’t kill me first.Queens and Monsters Reading Order:Ruthless CreaturesCarnal UrgesSavage HeartsBrutal Vows

Where is Kiro? He's the lost Dragusha brother, heir to a vast mafia empire-brilliant, violent, and utterly savage...and he's been missing for years. Ann I'm supposed to be doing simple undercover research at the Fancher Institute for the Mentally Ill & Dangerous, but I can't keep my mind off Patient 34. He's startlingly young and gorgeous, but it's not just that. He's strapped way too tightly to that bed. And there's no name or criminal history on his chart. What are these people hiding? My reporter's instincts are screaming. Here's the other thing: the staffers here believe he's so sedated that there's not a thought in his head, but I catch him watching me when nobody's looking. Our connection sizzles when I enter the room. When our eyes meet, I know he understands me in a way nobody else ever has. I'm supposed to follow my editor's orders-I have secrets, too-but everything about Patient 34 is suspicious. How can I not investigate?

Micah Sloane knows almost everything there is to know about Risa Clay, including the vicious betrayal she endured years ago and the distrust she's harbored ever since. The only way for the Elite Ops agent to uncover an assassin—and banish the ghosts of his own dark past—is to use Risa as bait. But nothing has prepared him for her disarming blend of innocence and sensuality, or for his overwhelming need to protect her...Risa has spent six years rebuilding her life. And now, to save it, she must pose as Micah's lover and draw a killer into the open. It's a risky plan—especially with a man as powerfully seductive as Micah. But, as their charade becomes reality, Risa realizes the greatest danger may lie in losing her heart forever...

She ordered an assassination. She just didn't know it. I thought I was out of the life, until I saw her. Daisy, with her peaches and cream skin, and a dark shadow lurking over her shoulders. That man was going to hurt her. A thousand miles from the big city and my hitman past, yet I can't resist pulling the trigger to keep her safe. My reward is her sweet, pure body riding me into the sunset. She stirs up a longing in me that I can't resist. But instead of spending our days screwing and enjoying the simple life, my dangerous past comes back to haunt me. To haunt us. I've found something to live for, after all these years. The mafia is going to learn just how hard I'll fight for her.

Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Alexis Abbott, continues Luca & Serena’s dangerous romance in Book 2 of the Killer Trilogy. Luca was never mine. For five years, I struggled to purge him from my heart. To move on. He disappeared when I needed him most. I told myself I hated him, but he still had my heart. When he crashes back into my life, I can’t fight my desires. I thought I knew the whole story, but I’ve been so naive. I’m in danger, and every life he takes is to keep me safe. I have to trust the man who once broke my heart. We thought our love would protect us from the mafia. But fate has other plans. This is a full-length romantic suspense novel and is BOOK 2 in the exciting new trilogy by Alexis Abbott. Explicit language. Safe from cheating. HEA. Previously titled: Bound to the Mafia Topics: Romantic Suspense, Mafia Romance, Alpha Male Romance, Dangerous Romance, Contemporary Romance, Erotic Romance, Steamy Romance, Contemporary, Series, mafia romance good girl, italian mafia romance, italian mafia romance books, a dark mafia romance, mafia romance with baby, mafia romance arranged marriage, virgin auction, mafia romance italian, mafia romance arranged marriage, dark italian mafia romance, bratva mafia romance, mafia romance hea, mafia romance suspense, mafia romance baby, mafia romance forced marriage, dark mafia romance age gap, Forbidden Love, Forced Proximity, Fake Relationship, Killer Romance, Forbidden Romance, Kidnapping Romance, Bad Boy, romantic suspense, mafia romance, alpha male romance, bad boy romance, alpha male, dark romance, captive romance, age difference, antihero romance, series romance, forbidden romance, second chance romance series You might enjoy Alexis Abbott's novels if you're a fan of: Jane Henry, Nora Ash, Natasha Knight, Renee Rose, Anna Zaires, Winter Sloane, Julia Sykes, A. Zavarelli, Kitty Thomas, CD Reiss, Jeanne St. James, Nicole Fox, Clarissa Wild, and Chelle Bliss