Her father assures me she’s a good girl who’ll give me no trouble. But from the moment I marry Sofia, I realise things aren’t going to be simple.She’s defiant, angry, and she challenges my every word. She blames the mafioso for deciding her fate and forcing this marriage on her, and I guess she’s right, but it’s too late, so she needs to suck it up and accept this is our life now.It’s one thing to give me the run-around while ignoring my rules but another to cross me, and boy, does she cross me. Sofia takes revenge to another level . . . and I’ll make sure she pays dearly for it.SofiaChallenging Vincent Romano wasn’t regularly done until I came along. He’s perplexed by my constant need to question him and my addiction to doing the exact opposite of what he says. I never was the type of girl to follow orders.London offers me so much more than Italy, and while I might be stuck in this ridiculous marriage with Vinn, that doesn’t mean to say, I won’t be following my dreams . . . even if it means I have to take down the great mafia boss.Ignoring the warnings from my cousin, I begin a hate campaign against my new husband, confident I won’t be discovered. And even if he does work it out, what’s he going to do, kill me? I’m his wife, for better or for worse. After all, he is the one who keeps reminding me that this is our life now.

    Yet the deference and rules he has lived by his entire life feel like a straitjacket compared to the wild feeling in his heart that seeks freedom and the cool bite of purpose. When an incident with his family ends in his arrest, he feels his life is over—until a mysterious man offers him hope and a future he yearns for. With ten years of military service under his belt, he retires from the Army and takes his place in the Shadow Elite. With his life everything he ever wanted it to be he can’t understand the nagging doubt in his heart until he meets the wild Irish Mafia Princess who could be his destruction.Aoife Doyle grew up as the princess of her father’s Irish Mafia reign but when he offers her hand in marriage to a man she hates, to forge the bonds that will stabilise his power, she runs. Fleeing her life and everything she knows Aoife finds herself in a tiny Welsh town with no money or food. Taking a job at a local pub she begins to put her life back together and regain some of her hard-won control. When a sexy man with a deep brogue and eyes she could drown in walks into her pub, she knows she’s in trouble, their chemistry is off the charts and the heart wants what the heart wants.Just as Bram and Aoife are making a path for themselves the worst happens and the happiness they’d found is destroyed in a bloody carnage. Bram must now fight like never before to save the woman who makes him whole and holds his heart in her hands, but outside forces want only his death.Will they survive the fallout, and will the prince finally get his princess?

    The daughter of a famous actor. Her life is predictable and routine—boring. She’s afraid of change, but it seems as though her life is about to be turned upside down in a single instant. Russian Bratva Torpedo, Danill Belsky, has a new mission that includes an offer for a payment that he can’t quite resist. A payment that comes in a knockout body with long blonde hair and blue eyes. ​​​​​​​In a dark club, he meets her under the guise of fate. He is drawn to her. Not only does he need her, but he wants her, too. She’s alluring, seemingly untamable, but Danill knows that she wants to be his. Can a woman really be stolen if she goes willingly?

    The ones who have the ability to start wars with one signal. They make no apologies for the power they hold.What do they all have in common? None of them wait. They take what they want and make no apologies for doing so. In Bourbon & Bullets, a collection of dark romance and romantic suspense authors take you on a wild ride while their heroes, or anti-heroes, find their happily-ever-after.***Bourbon & Bullets is a mafia romance themed anthology organized by Knox Publishing. Please be aware this is intended for mature audiences only, and the contents within may be triggering to some readers.

    Wicked. Predator. I've been called many things, most of which are true.But when you're an outlaw, you wear those words like badges of honor on your cut.I grew up in the Devil's Skull MC. It's all I know. It's all I've ever wanted to be.Until I met her.She's feisty, smart, and way too good for the likes of a dirtbag like me.But I can't stay away from her.For two years I've watched her from a distance, wishing our circumstances allowed for me to be the kind of man she deserves.When the chance to get close to her finally arrives, it's only to drag her home so she can answer for her crimes.Finding her was the easy part.Bringing her in sealed her fate.Claiming her was the final nail in her coffin.*** Death In The Flames was partially released as an 18k word novella in the Possessed by Passion Collection. It has been added to and expanded into a full-length novel. ***

    From USA Today Bestselling Authors K Webster and Nikki Ash comes Truths and Lies: the complete duet—a dark, arranged marriage, Greek mafia romance.My life was easy, simple, fun.My life was brutal, horrific, ruthless.Light.Dark.Until I got wrapped up with the wrong people.Until a beautiful bride was dragged into my life.Nothing but a piece of property to pay for the sins of my father.I took her as my prize and made her mine.I’m to be married off to a handsome monster.Vengeance never tasted so sweet.I see his truths every day, and it’s hard not to fall for the enemy.I see her truths every day, and it’s hard not to fall for a woman who makes me weak.He won’t let me escape, but I’m not sure I want to.She can try to run, but I have no intention of ever letting her go.I wanted to marry for love, but it looks like love is a lie.I wanted to marry for hate, but it looks like hate is a lie.**Please note: this complete duet includes stories Hidden Truths and Stolen Lies.**

    Farrell Blackmore.*Six feet tall, dark, dangerous, and ruggedly handsome.*Single dad.*My kidnapper.He’s no Prince Charming.He’s a monster who will have me killed in the end.He stole my freedom and locked me in a cage.I despise him for everything he’s done,But that doesn’t stop me from craving his touch.Submitting to his darkness fulfills my deepest desires.And when he punishes me for disobeying him,I find myself longing for more

    Knowing I’m the first in my family to be educated makes me proud, and gives me hope for the future. I hold myself to a higher standard than anyone else, especially with a southern small-town breathing down my neck. One night, on a dark mountain road, I help the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen in my life change a flat tire. What I don’t know, is she’s the youngest daughter of my Chief. His number one rule? Don’t date his daughter’s. I try to stay away from her, try like hell, but when a forest fire threatens our town, and the guys in my company, I know I can’t let her walk away from me. Not without a fight.

    . . until a feisty little firecracker comes crashing into our compound with the body of a goddess and drowning in trouble.Nova needs help, but nothing comes for free. I agree to rescue her sister from a rival club, but only if she gives her body to me exclusively. The longer she's here, the more I fall for her, but pleasure with Nova comes with jealousy, secrets, and betrayal.I can't stop the burn in my soul for this woman, though, and between the bastards brutalizing the kids in my town, and our enemies determined to take her from me, I'm almost certain Nova will do more than burn me—this time, I may get scorched.Too bad no one realizes I'd walk through Hellfire to keep Nova at my side and in my bed. She's mine, and I'll unleash my darkest demons to make sure she stays that way.

    

    Including kidnapping me to exact his revenge.Max Ferrara is a ruthless Mafia prince, a monster out of my worst nightmares, but it’s not his scarred face that makes him a beast. My father, the mayor, sent most of his family to prison. I’m the key to his revenge.But my innocence sparks his obsession. The chemistry we share is undeniable, and I can’t help being drawn to the damaged criminal who watches me from the shadows. His pain calls to something deep inside me, and I’m quickly becoming addicted to his dangerous presence in my life. When other bad men threaten me, my possessive stalker proves to be my dark protector.With every stolen kiss, I fall harder for the man who should be my most fearsome enemy. If our families discover our relationship, we’ll both suffer painful consequences.Our love could be our ruin.

    Loyalty. Family.Neal Sanders is the heir to one of the most powerful Mafia Families in New York City. It’s time for him to take his rightful place as Don, however Neal didn’t expect there to be certain conditions…an arranged marriage. He never intended to get married and chooses to live his life serving his Family and La Cosa Nostra.Amelia Hudgens is a nursing student with a plan for her life. Graduate, get married, have children. It’s what every girl wants…right? Meeting a handsome stranger changes everything for her. She got more than she bargained for as she falls deeper and deeper into the dark edges of the New York Underworld. Neal has always done what is expected of him, until he met her. He didn’t expect Amelia to crack open the very foundation his life is built upon. She didn’t expect the future Don to steal her heart and make her question the plan set out for her. Will she be able to handle the New York Underworld? Will he be able to resist her and stay true to his contract? Or will their love be the downfall of all they’ve ever known?

    Unleash the passion of FIVE dominant, powerful mob bosses.TheoThis man is everything your mom warned you about.RuthlessColdI should be afraid of him.I should keep my distance.But talk about sexy - he’s a living, breathing, chiseled god.When l meet his eyes for the first time, I know what's behind them.These were dark, angry, and full of demons.Who cares if his past has damned him?Who cares if his eyes say he could never love?I'll suffer in silence, let him pierce my heart till I bleed out knowing he'll never feel the same way.Or could he?CarlyleI’m a powerful criminal.I know fire when I see it.Valerie is too feisty for her own good.I bring the world down to its knees.But she isn’t scared of me.Not yet.She hasn’t seen the real face behind this mask.The man that I’m capable of turning into.But she does trigger the monster within me.One that will devour her until she submits herself completely to me.ErikDid I make a mistake laying eyes on Natasha?F”ck no.My cracked little Fabergé egg with baby blue eyes and curves that shook my soul.Hot as hell, but why is her touch icy cold?Her ocean eyes tell me she’s hurt. Tormented. Neglected.Still, I want her.Her heart, like her soul, is dead.In that, her and I are the same.I’ve always liked to take risks, play with fireBut I won’t watch as the flames get higher.Demons lie in whispers of her past, but I’m her future.Just before I find her heart, she finds another secret.Secrets that could shatter everything.I’ll fight. Until the ashes of her past turn to dirt.It’s time she learned, pretty things aren’t meant to be broken.But can I save her from herself?Or will her demons tear her apart in the process?OranWhat was the meaning of the human connection?When my one constant dissolved in my palms to ash, I found the answer to that question. True, it required a total upheaval of my life, but- hey, my goals weren’t all that great, anyway.In that moment, I lost everything that had been and found what could be.Seattle was supposed to be a new beginning. A silvering city on the water, where I spent months finding myself and what I wanted- truly wanted.And then… I found her. A stroke of luck on the back of a mindless decision, she came into my life like a storm determined to run its path.MateoThere were a lot of things in my life I regret but taking that walk that night wasn’t one of them.I was tired. I was ready. I was stuck in an endless loop with no way to escape.After the shit of the past years, I could waste away in this room and be happy to do so.But I wasn’t alone, and her… she didn’t deserve this terror. She didn’t deserve this incompetency.Me- I spent my life knowing this day might come, and I was ready.

    "You and me are bad for each other, Deck.""And since when have either of us ever settled for what's 'good for us'?" I slide my fingers into her hair. "I'm done playing these games, Minx. If you love me, just let me know..."Blurb to come...

    She would play with my emotions like a well-played guitar. Then she would disappear. Making me want to strangle her. Maybe she wasn’t a ghost, maybe she was the giver of sin. Because we sinned every time we touched, every time she was near. Her lips were shaped like a heart, deceiving you at every word. Her body was created straight from my fantasies, one I craved to bend to my will. Her heart, well, who the hell knew. She kept that shit locked tight. And I couldn’t find the key.