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Decorated War Hero Reece Michaels Agrees To Go Undercover In Order To Bring Down The Irish Mob. In Return, The Civilian Life He’s Coveted For The Past Six Years Will Be Returned To Him. Hired By Mob Boss Sean O’malley To Protect His Youngest Son, Reece Soon Discovers The Young Man Needs More Protection From His Own Family Than Its Enemies. What Reece Doesn’t Count On Is His Instant Attraction To The Police Chief’s Beautiful And Willing Daughter. Abby Mackenzie Is The Younger Sister Of A Woman With Whom Reece Once Had A Torrid Affair. He’s Determined To Not Give In To Abby’s Come-hither Ways. After All, One Mackenzie Woman Was More Than Enough.

Review "With sizzling love scenes,taut plotting, and a hair-raising finish, Castille's romantic thriller willappeal to her existing fans and win her new ones." - Publishers Weekly Starred Review "Luca is a fast-paced, action-packed tale balanced by humor, heart and family." - RT Book Reviews 4.5 stars, Top Pick"Gritty, emotional, intense, and powerful, LUCA had me HOOKED from the very start!" - Shayna Renee's Spicy Reads"Everything I could want in a Mafia Romance, Sarah Castille just gives you more!!! I loved Luca and Gabrielle's story." - Crystal's Book World"I didn't want it to end and I couldn't read it fast enough all at the same time. I held my breath and loved every second. Fantastic story!" - About That Story Product Description Luca Rizzoli was nearly destroyed by a brutal betrayal that cost him his family. Now a ruthless crime boss in the city of sin, he lets nothing touch his frozen heart-until a smoldering encounter with a beautiful stranger ignites his passion. One night isn't enough for a man who takes what he wants, but his mysterious temptress has slipped away. For two years police detective Gabrielle Fawkes has lived for revenge. But a night of indulgence with a sexy stranger changes everything. Powerful, charming, and deliciously dangerous Luca, has his own private reasons for offering to help her pursue the drug lord who killed her husband. There's a lot Luca isn't telling her, and the more she finds out the less she wants to know. When Gabrielle becomes the target of the drug lord she has vowed to hunt down, she must do the unimaginable: place her life in a mobster's hands. To save her, Luca must break his Mafia ties-or risk losing Gabrielle forever. About the Author New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Sarah Castille worked and traveled abroad before trading her briefcase and stilettos for a handful of magic beans and a home near the Canadian Rockies. She writes sexy contemporary romance and romantic suspense featuring blazingly hot alpha heroes and the women who tame them.Aiden Snow is a romance and erotica narrator who has been called "the crown prince of audio romance." His rich baritone has garnered a solid fan base and has allowed him to range from paranormal romance to military romance, from "motorcycle bad boy" to "boardroom dom."

The mafia men of New York Times bestselling author Sarah Castille’s Ruin & Revenge series are hard, hot, and ruthless. They show no weakness and take no prisoners. But the right woman can soften their stone cold hearts and make them come alive with dark desire.Luca Rizzoli was nearly destroyed by a brutal betrayal that cost him his family. Now a ruthless crime boss in Las Vegas, he lets nothing touch his frozen heart...until a smoldering encounter with a beautiful stranger ignites his passion. One night isn’t enough for a man who takes what he wants—and Luca will do whatever he can to possess his mysterious temptress...Police detective Gabrielle Fawkes lives for revenge. She lost everything at the hands of an unforgiving ruler of the Vegas underworld. Now she wants to see him six feet under. But when a near-fatal attack leads her into Luca’s arms, what was meant to be one night of unbridled passion becomes something forbiddingly more. Luca has his own agenda, but when strong, determined, kick-ass detective Gaby sets her sights on her target, Luca feels compelled to stand by her side and protect her at all costs. However, pursuing danger comes at a high price—and both Gaby and Luca must work together in order to eliminate the dark enterprise that threatens them, in Luca by Sarah Castille.

**CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE STANDALONE! ** My life is a secret. His life is dangerous. We're both stubborn, calculating, and controlling. Mark Dixon doesn't know what he's getting into. He doesn't know his games could cost us our lives. I have to do what is necessary to keep us alive, and that means guarding my heart. But I know I'm defenseless against him, and in the end, he'll force me to surrender.

From USA Today Bestselling author Khardine Gray comes a sexy, delightfully devilish, seductive Mafia Romance series. Continue your journey in the alluring world of the ruthless and the dangerous with book two.I was the devil. The worst kind of man for her.I knew the truth would make her hate me.But I still wanted her to be mine. My goddess.I’d never wanted a woman the way I wanted her. One simple kiss could scorch my mind clean of everything I knew. She took me out of the real world, where I was the mobster and she was the cop.I was the imposter who lied to her… Her father gave me a task: marry his daughter and get everything.Marry the daughter of the mafia king and get everything.The whole billion-dollar fortune. Greed made me say yes, and love blinded me to the danger we were in.The web of lies I got myself tangled in was the least of my worries because her life was in danger. She had a target on her back.Blood for blood, that’s the worst kind of mark you can get in my world. It means death.Someone has to die… I may be the devil and the worst kind of guy for this angel of a woman, but I’ll die trying to save her. I will be her savior, and God help those who come for her.Mafia Scars is the second book in The Accidental Mafia Queen trilogy. Lucian and Amelia’s intriguing, sexy, story continues in this book and completes in Mafia Love.

My husband. My villain.We started with death and blood.We started with games and carnal pleasure.Adrian and I shouldn't have been together.He's wrong. I'm wrong.What we have is the epitome disaster.Yet, it's impossible to stop.My husband will either destroy me or I'll destroy him.This book is part of a trilogy and is not standalone.

Things have never been more intense in New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Kristen Proby's Martinelli Mafia series...As the son of one of the States' most prominent mob bosses, Shane Martinelli's always been immersed in society's shady underbelly. Learning to navigate it and keep to the edges was working just fine until an acquaintance turns up missing, and he fears the worst. From the moment he laid eyes on her, he hasn't stopped thinking about her. Luckily, as an ex-special operative, he's uniquely qualified to track her down and keep her safe. Unfortunately, nobody's making that easy-not the people who took her nor the woman herself.Ivie Jordan has led a pretty uneventful life, and that's just how she likes it. Especially since she'll be the first to admit that she doesn't do so well in social situations. She's a proud business owner, and while she doesn't have family, she does have a network of people who look out for her. Little did she know that being accepted into that fold came with a laundry list of issues. When the worst happens, and she's forced to rely on the ruggedly handsome alpha hero who comes to her rescue, she discovers her inner badass-and the sultry vixen on her other shoulder.Too bad the two of them are literally running for their lives and trying to ensure the safety of those they love. There is way more at stake than meets the eye.It's time for the hunted to become the hunters.

From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a standalone dark MM mafia rivals romance set in the world of Legacy of Gods.

We were always a heartbreak waiting to happen…She never belonged in my world of bloodshed and danger.The criminal underworld.She’s the good girl. The angel.I’m the devil. Dark and ruthless.A dangerous man who blew into her life like a raging storm.When she left my bed four years ago, it should have been the end of us.Women are a weakness I can’t afford.Now she’s back in Chicago.Reappearing like the ghosts that haunt me.But now there are more reasons to leave her alone.I’m a mobster and she’s a fed.She’s off-limits. Completely forbidden to me.I planned to stay away.Until the day she needed someone to save her.The only person I trust to protect her is me.When dark secrets spill and scatter at our feet, our lives become a game of survival.A game where truth is lies, and lies are truth.She’s mine, whether she wants to be or not.Mine to love.Mine to save.Even if it cost me everything…**This is book four in the Gangsters and Dolls series but it can be read as a complete standalone. It is a full-length novel that contains NO-CLIFFHANGERS, and has a HEA. It is a HOT Mafia romance and contains subject matter not suitable for all readers. **

I came to the Institute to exact revenge on a rival...And found a heiress instead.Kat VanHalen is beautiful, rich and savagely loyal.But she also carries a secret.One that's so deadly it invades the island to snatch her out from under our nose.But there's only one problem...Kat wasn't just a rich woman.She was mine.I'd staked my claim.On her body. Her mind.Her soul too.And when they came for her, they earned themselves an enemy.One fueled with vengeance and wrath.They don't call me the Stidda Mafia Prince for nothing.With fists, fury and a surprising allay I hunt them across countries...Until I find her.And protect her with all I am.May God have mercy on her enemies...because I wont.*Released previously as Lazarus' Crown, Cosa Nostra Series and Rossi, First Sons Series.Ruthless Protector is a New Adult dark Mafia Romance and is part of the Blood Ties Series World. Lazarus Rossi is the perfect protector so if you are sensitive to particular content make sure you check the warnings inside the book before you begin.