Recommendations based on "Mafia Bride: Italian Mafia Romance Standalone (The Sovranos)"

Belle Stuart walked into Smith Price’s office with crimson lips and a smart mouth to match, making it impossible for him to not put her in her place―and on her knees.She should be off-limits. Claiming her was reckless. Keeping her is dangerous. But she’s more than a conquest, she’s his obsession.Belle doesn’t know the dark forces that brought her into his life. Or the danger she’s in. Protecting her might mean letting her go.But she’s the one woman he can’t give up. She the tone woman he can’t stop craving. She’s the one he covets…

Notorious Mafia enforcer and right hand of the Cosa Nostra, Maximo DiMarco has always looked out for me. He’s my protector. My brothers’ best friend. My crush—with the body of a god and the mind of a devil.And I am just a spoiled Mafia princess. At least that’s who most people think I am. They don’t look at me long enough to see the real me. But he sees…He is dark and dangerous and lethal, but he’s the only man who makes me feel like I’m alive. It’s a pity he’s too loyal to my brothers to ever act on the sparks that constantly fly between us…Or is he…?Because when he finally loses control, it’s even more than I ever dreamed it could be. And even though he tells me that the two of us aren’t an option, I see the look in his eyes every time we’re together. He’s only ever a breath away from losing that control again.But Max is a man with a dark past and secrets that he can’t escape. When that past catches up with us, it threatens what might be our only shot at happiness. Because I would give up everything I’ve ever known for a life with him. And when my brothers find out about us, I just might have to.This book is a standalone, brother's best friend romance. It features*A jealous, possessive MC*Age gap*Praise/ punishment*Pierced MC*Inexperienced FMC*Touch her and die vibes*No cheating*A HEA

From USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes the fourth in a dark and steamy college romance series featuring elite criminal families and morally gray heroes. Mia Solokov has one goal: ruin Landon King for messing with her family. But this sociopathic, genius artist might just ruin her instead.I'm out for revenge.When Mia Sokolov, Mafia heiress and selective mute, successfully gives Landon King a taste of his own medicine, she discovers that her actions may have unwelcome consequences.Landon King is a genius artist, a posh rich boy, and Mia's nightmare. Now, he's obsessed with her. He's never met someone with the same penchant for mischief as himself. But he realizes that beneath Mia's hard outer shell, she is struggling with something that is too horrible to say aloud.Mia can't seem to shake Landon and finds herself increasingly attached to him, despite his seemingly constant ability to make her angry and his psychotic tendencies that always push her a bit too far.And as Landon gets closer to the truth about Mia's past, danger lurks just around the corner. Mia has learned to trust Landon…but will he protect her or ruin her?

Demetri -As the ruler of The Volkov Empire, Demetri has made many sacrifices for the sake of the family.Those sacrifices meant nothing after uncovering his father's dark secrets and his ex-wife's lies, and betrayal.Looking to rebuild what was taken from him, Demetri sets his sights on Montana, where his path collides with a feisty, headstrong woman who unintentionally ignites a spark he thought had been extinguished forever.Glory -Putting her life on hold, Glory dedicated two years to helping her best friend and Goddaughter escape the clutches of evil.Now with the threat dead and her friend safe, Glory feels like she can finally move on with her life.So, she thought.With one day bleeding into the next Glory finds herself feeling lost and hollow inside.Until Demetri Volkov enters her life again.Demetri is King of the criminal underworld, and when Glory gets caught in a war between two Mafia Empires - taken and used by his enemies as leverage to get what they want; he does the only thing he can.He kills.Showing no mercy, and leaving a path of destruction, Demetri proves he will stop at nothing to get her back.Read less

Demons so deep they destroy us...Every part of Adrian Ivanov is pure, unable to ignore, male virility.He’s arrogant.Protective.Sweet and intensely attentive.On rare occasions, outright vicious.If only his soul weren’t tortured over who he is and what he has become. It makes him hide it all from me, proclaiming the truth will ruin us. No matter how much I insist anything he confesses won’t deter my heart, his ghosts won’t allow him.But they aren’t apparitions.The present collides with the past in a dangerous and twisted game he doesn’t even know he’s a pawn in. It causes everything in our future to remain in jeopardy.There’s a choice, yet nothing hard in life comes without consequences.He’s my vicious protector…”Vicious Protector” is the jaw-dropping fourth installment of the “Mafia Wars” series. It’s an interconnecting, stand-alone Dark Mafia Romance, guaranteed to have an HEA.

(Until Mayhem) An International BestsellerShe was my princess.I was her psycho.Two worlds colliding with a BOOM.There was a sh*tstorm brewing. Whispers. Rumbles. A rot—fueled by greed and protected by corruption—that’d seeped like sewage, eating away at everything it touched. The only people I trusted were my brother by blood, my brothers by patch, and the crazy Irish-Scottish bastard I did jobs for.That was why, when the hot-as-hell blonde started trailing my brothers and me, I had to act.Maybe Ophelia Kline was working with the enemy—playing me with lies from that damn mouth. Or maybe she was innocent—caught in the spread of toxic rot.Either way, she was mine. And when push came to glock-in-the-face, I wouldn’t let her go.Because all good relationships start with a BOOM and a little kidnapping… right?~~~~This is a Happily Ever Alpha novella featuring crossover from the Hyde Series and Aurora Rose Reynolds' Until Series. It can be read as a standalone, but it's recommended you read Until Nox first since a certain accented someone shows up often.Warning: Not recommended for readers under the age of 18 due to alllll the good things: Adult language. Adult situations. Biker hotties who work in the gray. And an OTT hero who knows what he wants when he gets hit by the BOOM.

Part One Left Us With Our Mouths Hanging, And In This Finale, Some Heads Are Gonna Roll! But Whose? Akeela Used Her Father To Get Konvict Right Where She Wanted Him, But He Had No Idea Her Plans Included Joelle! Messiah Is Back, And Poor Joelle Was Blinded By A Friendship That May Cost Her Life. Will Di’aundrie Be Able To Save Her In Time When He Has No Idea That She’s Even Missing? Or Will Akeela Finally Win? Secret And Romello’s Romance Was One For The Books! The Night They Met Went Terribly Wrong, But It Changed Their Lives Forever. Secret’s Baby Is Romello’s, And That Put Them Back Onto Each Other’s Path, Which Eventually Led To Their Romance Blossoming Once Again. However, Sheena Isn’t Quite Ready To Let Romello Go, Even Though Her Past Is Not As Clean As She Played. Now She’s Set Her Sights On Using Malik, And You Won’t Believe What She Makes Him Do! Will That Be The End Of Romello And Secret, Or Is Their Love Strong Enough To Withstand? Find Out In This Emotional Finale. These Brothers Have Drama Coming From Every Angle, But With Their Women Taken By A Real Gangsta Romance, The Brothers Find That They Just Can’t Walk Away.

From USA Today best selling author Scarlett Cole, writing as S. Cole, comes an electrifying MC, forbidden lovers romance.Iris:As a woman born into an Irish crime family, I'm expendable.It's why I've extricated myself from that life.Only now, I'm wrapped up in another one when I witness the death of the president of a motorcycle outlaw club.And the club's sergeant at arms has declared himself as my protector... Or stalker.And I can't decide if he terrifies or excites me.Spark:Too many people have died on my watch in Kabul and New Jersey.My conscience can't carry the weight of one more. Especially a pretty young thing with eyes that pierce my truths.But her family is our enemy. One of many.And she hates the things I pride myself in standing for.Until she needs me to play her family's deadly game. A game to ruin us all.

It's Italy, 19XX, and the Gardino family, which rules a port town, has two candidates for the next boss. One is Gino, a pure-blooded executive who respects tradition. While the other is Dante, a liberal who seeks a new future. Gino sees Dante as his rival, but Dante always tries to find some reason to get involved, Inadvertently, Gino's "biggest secret" is revealed to Dante. So to keep his secret a hidden, Dante asks... to hold Gino for one night.

Forbidden desire simmers between a mafia king, and his enemy's daughter that could ignite a war within New York City.    Luca From foster kid to mafia boss, I was the undeserving king to the throne, forced into this role after my estranged father’s death. I gave up everything to build my empire. Nothing else mattered—until I kidnapped my enemy’s daughter. Rosa Falcone. Il mio tesoro. When fate drags Rosa back into my world, I can't make the same mistake again. Even when the future of the mafia depends on my arranged marriage. I still can’t resist her. There’s no way in hell I can watch her marry another man. Even if it means starting a war. Rosa The wild child, the spoilt mafia princess. No one understood my pain, so I hid behind the mask. That was until Luca Russo stole me from my life, only to put me back together again. I gave him my heart, and he let me go—back into the arms of my abuser. This time, I don’t have anyone to protect me. Or so I thought. Luca might not be mine to keep, but that doesn’t stop me from falling deeper. But when the world is against us, how much would we be willing to sacrifice to have our happily ever after?