Shandi Boyes

Valentina: The Caruso family is legendary in Sicily. They're powerful, untouchable, and rumored to have their hands in everything from imports to politics. I won't mention the things better left unspoken. Someone perpetually late and as styleless as she is poor should be an unlikely match for the Don of the Cosa Nostra. Not only do I get a second glance, but I'm also tossed headfirst into a scandal so salacious it's front-page news. Since I refuse to rehash my mother's mistakes, I try to ignore the tension hot enough to burn, but obsession is a brutal game, and Giovanni Caruso never loses. Giovanni: Attachments are dangerous. They make you hesitant. They make you weak. And yet, when a fresh face in our great country steps into danger's path, I respond without considering how my gallantry will favor my family or myself. For thirty-four years, I discredited my father's claim that he knew my mother was "it" after only seeing her once. The instant Valentina Raimondi peered up at me, I understood. My fixation with the curvaceous beauty is immediate and borderline psychotic, and although obsession is a dangerous thing, I can't suspend our thrilling game of chase. Valentina is mine, and I'll destroy anyone who tries to convince her otherwise... including the woman I'm contracted to marry. Brutal Obsession is a standalone age-gap mafia romance with a curvy heroine and the man utterly obsessed with her.

When a case extremely close to home is assigned to Special Agent Grayson Rogers, the last thing he expects to come from it is love. For seventeen years, Grayson's entire existence has had one goal: find his missing girlfriend, Cameron June. Every decision he makes, both personal and with his career, is based on how it will benefit his mission. Then he's handed an assignment on the other side of the country, and another reason to breathe filters through his lungs. Bold and beautiful are the perfect words to describe the lead agent who's been working tirelessly to take down the latest baby-making ring on the West Coast. Together, they have the perfect mix of skill and determination to bring these criminals to justice, but with an unexpected development narrowing their timeline to a dangerously thin six weeks, they must work fast and in close contact. As fragments of their past and present collide, what starts as a high-octane case shifts to unexplainable chemistry and tension-filled yearning years in the making. They've tiptoed around their mutual attraction for over a decade, but is exploring it worth the sacrifice of possibly losing their loved ones forever, or will the guilt of their pasts be too much for them to overcome? Chaos in Disguise is a standalone slow-burn, romantic suspense about two federal agents working against the clock both professionally and personally.

MaraThe rich powerful men I work for never associate with the help, so I'm shocked when the latest resident of Myasnikov notices me, and even more astounded that he pays enough attention to decipher that my stutter is a fear-based reaction.Arkadiy Orlov is the epitome of wealth and power. He's politically successful, handsome, and has the funds to buy anything he wants.Except the wife his campaign manager insists he needs to reach the top of the political ladder he's been climbing for the past two decades.I could have been the Cinderella of his story if our dark pasts hadn't collided with dire consequences.Our union could destroy Ark's campaign for presidency before it even begins. But with our attraction hotter than the inferno we barely survived in our childhoods, will we risk everything for the chance of love?Or are not all fairytales meant to have a happy ending?ArkadiyMy life was meticulously planned. Individual success in the private sector, wealth beyond imagination, and then the ultimate power-domination of the political world.Then I saw her, the maid with a stutter and a bucket load of secrets in her pretty eyes.There was something about Mara that drew me to her. I feared it was because a victim knows a victim, but I could have never predicted the similarities of our childhoods.We faced the same pain, endured the same heartache, but Mara's life proves that not all secrets need to be shared.Sometimes burying them is the only way you can move past them-both physically and mentally.Please note: although this is book three in the marital privilege series, it can be read as a complete standalone.*** Check the author's website for TWS**

A fire-sparking trilogy from a USA Today Bestseller.Protect, honor, obey, and serve.Four words I was raised by.Four words I live by.Four words that may very well kill me as I endeavor to keep them alight.Years ago, I pledged to protect her. I swore an oath to never let her down. However, I didn't know back then that not all your enemies wear camouflage.Some share your blood. Silent Guardian is a heart-pumping romantic suspense trilogy about a boy who made a promise his father will never let him keep, and a girl whose family has just as many secrets. This is Brandon & Melody's complete story.

Three Firesparking Standalones by a USA Today Bestselling Author Spy Thy NeighborThe Opposite Effect &I Married A Mob Boss.

Sparks ignited when Isabelle Brahn fell at Isaac Holt's feet-literally. Although his unique-colored eyes sheltered an arsenal of secrets, the immediate connection between her and the brooding businessman were undeniable.With lines crossed and a date penciled in, things were set to get roasting... until fate intervened.Even being her first week on the job won't alter the facts: not even rookie federal agents are allowed to date their targets.Enigma: The Complete Collection is a forbidden love story between a rookie FBI agent and the suspected billionaire mafia boss she was brought in solely to take down.Books included in this package: EnigmaUnraveling an EnigmaEnigma: The Mystery UnmaskedEnigma: The Final Chapter

ZoyaI never imagined a dreaded gynaecology appointment would result in a fire-sparking connection hotter than the sun.Even in an office designed to torture women, the tension between the sinfully delicious stranger and me is so blistering that we spend the night together, twisted beneath silky sheets.Although disappointed to wake alone the following morning, I assume aching muscles will be the worst side effect of our night of sin.If only anything in my life was that simple.I learn shortly after our night of debauchery that Andrik isn't just seductively charming and easy on the eye. He is also married.During an exchange as heated as the night before, he assures me that I have nothing to feel guilty about, that his marriage is a contractual agreement designed to take down a hierarchy that's been ruling his life since prior to his conception.His defense is so credible that I almost believe him.But with one lie unearthing a dozen more, it isn't solely Andrik's affair being scrutinized.A dynasty centuries in the making is about to topple, and I'm unknowingly wielding the axe responsible for its demise.AndrikOne glance seared my soul, but one brush of a pair of pouty lips seals my fate.Zoya Galdean is going to ruin me.No ifs.No buts.She will ruin me. But I refuse to withdraw from a battle more dangerous than one decades in the making.Betrothed or not, Zoya wants me, so she will have me.I just can't publicly announce that until I fix the monumental mistake I initiated mere hours before bedding a woman whose inclusion in the farce ensures it isn't solely my head on the chopping block.*Please note: although the blurb implies cheating, there are no *relations* between anyone but the two main characters.

ZoyaI never imagined a dreaded gynaecology appointment would result in a fire-sparking connection hotter than the sun.Even in an office designed to torture women, the tension between the sinfully delicious stranger and me is so blistering that we spend the night together, twisted beneath silky sheets.Although disappointed to wake alone the following morning, I assume aching muscles will be the worst side effect of our night of sin.If only anything in my life was that simple.I learn shortly after our night of debauchery that Andrik isn't just seductively charming and easy on the eye. He is also married.During an exchange as heated as the night before, he assures me that I have nothing to feel guilty about, that his marriage is a contractual agreement designed to take down a hierarchy that's been ruling his life since prior to his conception.His defense is so credible that I almost believe him.But with one lie unearthing a dozen more, it isn't solely Andrik's affair being scrutinized.A dynasty centuries in the making is about to topple, and I'm unknowingly wielding the axe responsible for its demise.AndrikOne glance seared my soul, but one brush of a pair of pouty lips seals my fate.Zoya Galdean is going to ruin me.No ifs.No buts.She will ruin me. But I refuse to withdraw from a battle more dangerous than one decades in the making.Betrothed or not, Zoya wants me, so she will have me.I just can't publicly announce that until I fix the monumental mistake I initiated mere hours before bedding a woman whose inclusion in the farce ensures it isn't solely my head on the chopping block.*Please note: although the blurb implies cheating, there are no *relations* between anyone but the two main characters.

The Ivanov family exudes wealth and power, so when its founder shows up on the surgical roster of a third-year resident, even with me not laying eyes on her previously, I'm thrust under their spotlight.Her son's, to be precise.Maksim Ivanov is a walking red flag. He oozes confidence, and appears to have never been told no, but despite our differences, sparks ignite the moment we trade sultry glances.The tension is white hot. I've never experienced such an immediate mutual connection. But as quickly as his mother was placed under my care, she is removed.I assume her discharge will be the last I'll hear from the mysterious family, so I struggle to hold back my delight when I bump into Maksim weeks later.He's darker than the man I'd met previously. More unhinged. But I am still drawn to him like a moth to a flame.Regretfully, he tries to make it seem as if the sparks are one sided.He pushes me away as often than he draws me in, so you can picture my shock when I wake up after a night out drinking, wearing his ring.I wanted to make him jealous.I became his wife instead.It could be mistaken as magical... until more than just the people I placed between us start showing up dead.

Sparks ignited when I fell at Isaac Holt's feet-literally. Although his unique-colored eyes sheltered an arsenal of secrets, the immediate connection between the brooding businessman and me were undeniable.With lines crossed and a date penciled in, things were set to get roasting... until fate intervened.Even being my first week on the job won't alter the facts: not even rookie federal agents are allowed to date their targets.Enigma: The Complete Collection is a forbidden love story between a rookie FBI agent and the suspected billionaire mafia boss she was brought in to take down.Books included in this package: EnigmaUnraveling an EnigmaEnigma: The Mystery UnmaskedEnigma: The Final Chapter*For TWs please visit the author's website.

I play the tough act well.If you piss me off, I'll kill you.If you mess with me, I'll kill you.And if you hurt those I care about, you guessed it, I'll kill you.But anytime a familiar creak sounds through my ears, I freeze like a statue. I didn't learn to run until it was too late.I had already been hurt.The same can be said for Claudia Sanchez. She walked into my life in a prison jumpsuit with knotted hair and hurt-filled eyes, because just like me, the ghosts of her past were still haunting her.They torment her day in and day out, their screams so loud, I had no choice but to intervene.My ma would have rolled in her grave if I had ignored the silent pleas beaming out of Claudia. When she was alive, I never wanted to disappoint her, so I won't in her death either. I'll help Claudia, and she won't owe me a dime for it because helping her may very well be the only way to fix me.Rocco is book eight in The Italian Cartel Series by USA Today Bestselling Author Shandi Boyes. Although this tells the entirety of Rocco's story, it is not recommended to be read until you've read previous books in the series. It has dark elements and multiple forms of abuse that may trigger some readers. Caution is advised.

Five years ago, my life was tragically upended when my wife and unborn son were killed by a drunk driver. People often quote that as the years move on, so will my grief.It hasn't.Every breath I take without Jorgie feels like I'm betraying her, so shouldn't even a second without her on my mind make it hard for me to breathe?For the past five years, that's exactly how I felt. . . until I glanced into a pair of pretty green eyes clouded with mistrust. For the quickest moment, she made me wish I could be the man I was before I lost everything. To know what it felt like to breathe without the heaviness on my chest. To smile without guilt. I would have given anything to become the man I once was just for the chance to ease the pain in pretty stranger's eyes, and for her to see the man I was before I was broken.My wife's favorite saying was that you can't fight fate, however, fate only brings people together, your heart chooses who gets to stay. But can a man without a heart help a stranger heal hers? Or will my grief break her more? I guess only time will tell.

Popular. Well-liked. Respected by the locals.On paper, Maddox Walsh has the ideal life, but like all shiny things, you don't unearth what's hiding beneath the surface until the gleam wears off. His handsome package is harboring a secret--a secret so big, there's a chance not even his family's stellar reputation could salvage it.My family's name is also well-known, it's just dosed with disdain anytime it's mentioned. We're feared instead of revered, hated instead of admired, and if my uncle has it his way, we won't just be responsible for Maddox's downfall, we will end his reign entirely.Men like Maddox Walsh don't belong in our world. The heirs born to rule this realm barely make it out of the carnage unscathed, but stubbornness is a Walsh trait. They don't give it up for anyone. Not the risk of being scorched, not a threat of tarnishing their family name, not even murder has them backing away. There's only one thing capable of taking Maddox down, and that one thing is me.Maddox is a fast-paced messy romance between two people at opposite ends of the reputation ruler. It has scenes that may be distressing for some readers. Caution is advised.