Kirjahaku

Cilla The Beast had Belle.Killian Black has me. How I got here doesn't matter, even though he says it does. Says it was my choice. He doesn't get it, though. It wasn't ever a choice for me. And now, he's changing the rules. The agreement was one month. For thirty days, I'd be his. He's no longer satisfied with my body alone, though. He wants my soul, too. Wants every part of me. And even though I can pretend I'm safe when I lie beneath him, this man does something to me. Something wicked. A thing that will break me. Killian Cilla made the choice. She offered the deal. I just took her up on it. So what if I changed the rules half-way in? I'm not apologizing for it. See, Cilla and me, we're the same. She's dark. As dark as me. Something happened to her. Something bad. It damaged her. But it's not a hero she seeks. It's an avenging angel. A dark knight. That, I can do. I'll slay her dragons, but it'll cost her, because in return, I want everything. And I'll take it. She's mine. Author's note: Killian: a Dark Mafia Romance is an emotional romance that was originally published with the title Captive Beauty.

I didn't know who Giovanni Santa Maria was the night I walked into my apartment to find him sitting in my chair drinking my whiskey while his men stood sentry. I didn't need to know to understand he was dangerous. But he knows who I am and he needs something from me. Something I can't give him. I'm a cartel princess. I was one, at least. But my family was betrayed, the cartel toppled. And I'm not supposed to be alive. Giovanni finding me means my enemies will find me too. But I've caught his attention and he wants more than my secrets. I'll fight him. I have to. But he's a man used to getting what he wants and what he wants is me.

The monsters are always closer to home than you think. My fianc was one of those monsters, but by the time I learned the truth, it was too late for me. What he didn't know was that his betrayal would send me into the arms of his fiercest enemies-brothers who would stop at nothing to bring him down. Now a pawn in a deadly game, I became Gabriel and Syn's captive. First at a camp in the forest. Then in a beautiful, secluded mansion. I didn't know who to trust, how to survive. Because there were no good guys in this game. And trusting the wrong ones would get me killed.

MacKayla Simone was beautiful. Irresistible.She was also the setup.We had one night.A night that rocked my world.Then burned it to the ground because the next thing I knew, she and I made the headlines of every paper, our faces and much more plastered on TV screens across the country.That night cost me everything. I wasn't a dangerous man until then, but things change when you have nothing left to lose.And only one thing matters to me now.Find her. Find the girl who destroyed me and ruin her.

Lucia It all started with a contract signed by him, then by me, while our families watched. While my father sat silent, a man defeated, giving his daughter to the Benedetti monsters. I obeyed. I played my part. I signed my name and gave away my life. I became their living, breathing trophy, a constant symbol of their power over us. That was five years ago. Then came the time for him to claim me. For Salvatore Benedetti to own me. I had vowed vengeance. I had learned hate. And yet, nothing could have prepared me for the man who now ruled my life.I expected a monster, one I would destroy. But nothing is ever black or white. No one is either good or evil. For all his darkness, I saw his light. For all his evil, I saw his good. As much as he made me hate him, a passion hotter than the fires of hell burned inside me. I was his, and he was mine. My very own monster. Salvatore I owned the DeMarco Mafia Princess. She belonged to me now. We had won, and they had lost. And what better way to teach a lesson than to take from them that which is most precious? Most beloved? I was the boy who would be king. Next in line to rule the Benedetti Family. Lucia DeMarco was the spoils of war. Mine to do with as I pleased. It was my duty to break her. To make her life a living hell. My soul was dark, I was hell bound. And there was no way out, not for either of us. Because the Benedetti family never lost, and in our wake, we left destruction. It's how it had always been. How I believed it would always be. Until Lucia.

Gia I'm the daughter of a foot soldier. The sister of a snitch. Monsters have been part of my life for as long as I can remember, but the morning I woke in that cold, abandoned cabin with Dominic Benedetti looming over me, I knew I'd met the darkest of them all. He took me to break me. But I'm not so easy to break. And when he saw the mark they put on me, everything changed. But I've never believed in fairy tale endings and happily-ever-after doesn't belong to people like us. Some love thrives in the light.Dominic and I, we belong in the dark. Dominic I'm the last-born son of the Mafia King.The one with nothing to lose. I walked away from my family. Turned my back on everything that should have been mine and became what I was meant to be. A monster. Until the day I stood over Gia cowering in the corner of that decrepit cabin in the woods. Until I saw the mark they'd put on her. It was then I understood something my father used to say. Keep your friends close, your enemies closer. My enemies had overplayed their hand. It was past time I returned to the family. Past time I collected the debts owed me. And long past time I punished those who betrayed me.

Persephone Abbot is in my debt. Exactly the way I want it. The sins of the father should not be inherited by the daughter. It's unfair, I know, but since when has life been fair? The events that brought us here began on Halloween night more than five years ago in that chapel ruin. I saved her that night. Carried her home through the storm that was the omen warning of what would come. I didn't know it then, but I do now. Her father destroyed something precious. Someone innocent. I don't believe in an eye for an eye. I won't just balance the scales of justice, I'll tip them so far in my favor his legacy will topple. I'll take that which he most loves. His daughter. But I'm not the only monster lurking in the dark corners of her world. She'll sleep in the bed of the beast, but I'll keep her safe. Protect her fiercely. And maybe I'll keep her. Set in the Benedetti Mafia World, Descent is a brand new Standalone Enemies-to-Lovers Romance.

I'm one of four Willow daughters. He's the first-born son of the Scafoni family. And we have history. For generations, the Scafoni family have demanded a sacrifice of us. A daughter to atone for sins so old, we don't even remember what they are anymore. But when you have as much money as they do, you don't play by the rules. You make them. And Sebastian Scafoni makes all the rules. The moment I saw him, I knew he would choose me. Even though the mark on my sheath declared me unclean. Even though my beautiful sisters stood beside me, offered to him, he still chose me. He made me his.And then he set out to break me. This set contains Taken, Torn and the spin-off, Twisted.

Gabriela Stefan Sabbioni showed up uninvited in my bedroom on my birthday. He stood in the shadows smelling of whiskey and death and wrapped a broken, blood-crusted necklace around my neck. I thought he'd strangle me with it. That night, he left a message for my father. He said he'd be back to take something precious. I never delivered that message, though. I wonder if things would be different if I had because now, two years later, he's back. And he's not hiding in any shadows. He's come to make good on his promise.He's back to take that something precious.Me. Stefan Marchese is the manipulator of my family's tragedy. I won't just bring him to his knees. I'll bury him for what he did. Taking his daughter is only the beginning. I'll do it knowing I'm starting a war. I'll do it knowing my enemies will become his allies. They'll stop at nothing to destroy me and he'll stop at nothing to get her back. I've never shied away from war, though. I'm not one to play nice and I don't share my toys. I'll demolish you if you touch what's mine. And she is most definitely mine.

I'm one of four Willow daughters. He's the first-born son of the Scafoni family. And we have history.For generations, the Scafoni family have demanded a sacrifice of us. A daughter to atone for sins so old, we don't even remember what they are anymore.But when you have as much money as they do, you don't play by the rules. You make them. And Sebastian Scafoni makes all the rules. The moment I saw him, I knew he would choose me. Even though the mark on my sheath declared me unclean. Even though my beautiful sisters stood beside me, offered to him, he still chose me. He made me his.And then he set out to break me.

Taking her is my right.Breaking her, my duty. I was always going to choose Helena. I knew it the instant I saw her. She's different than the others. There's a darkness about her. Something wild inside her. And it calls to the beast inside me.But she isn't what I expect. With every word and every touch, she pushes me, burrows deep under my skin, challenging the rules, upending history. And all the while, I see how my brother watches her. He wants her, and as the rules stand, she'll become his in one year's time. Except that I have no intention of giving her up. Author's Note: Torn is the second and final book of the Dark Legacy Duet.

JulienI'm a hit man, an assassin. A deviant by all accounts. I never pretended to be the good guy. She was the opposite.But the minute she pulled the curtains back and saw my face, watched me screwing the blonde who happened to be my next mark, she sealed her own fate. There could be no witnesses, ever. Imagine my surprise when I turned up to take care of her only to find two goons breaking down her door, weapons in hand. Turned out she had a price on her head. Her stepbrother wanted her and he wanted her alive. I'd never been one to pass up an opportunity to collect the kind of money he was offering, especially if I could have some fun while I was at it. It just never occurred to me she'd be anything more than my next mark.Mia"Curiosity killed the kitten." I'll never forget the look in his eyes when he said those words. When I watched them from the window, I didn't suspect for a moment that he'd seen me, that he was watching me back. Not while he was doing what he was doing to the woman on her knees before him. But then she turned up dead, and he turned up in my hotel room, waiting for me in the dark. I didn't think for one second him being there that night would save my life. I'd been on the run for two years, but my stepbrother had finally caught up with me. Or his two thugs had. Finding out I had a quarter-of-a-million dollar bounty on my head convinced Julien I was more valuable alive than dead. But to collect it would mean returning me to my stepbrother, who had sworn to make me pay for what I'd done. Julien was cruel. He was merciless. He scared the crap out of me. But there was something else, something he never wanted me to see. Inside, he was broken, like me.My stepbrother was wrong if he thought I'd ever let him get his hands on me again. I had no intention of allowing that to happen, even if it meant I'd have to sleep with the devil to survive. And I had no doubt Julien was the devil.

My brother was right. I always wanted my own Willow Girl.What happened on that island didn't break me.It twisted me. Corrupted me.Made me into a monster.Although, I guess it's true what she says. You can't become something that wasn't inside you all along. This was always going to happen. I was always going to take Amelia Willow. History and destiny sealed her fate. Sealed both of ours. For months, I've been waiting.Watching.Preparing.And tonight, everything will change. Because tonight, I'll collect my own Willow Girl.Author's Note: Twisted is a standalone spinoff of the Dark Legacy Duet. No cliffhanger.