I wanted to take away the pain in her eyes and heal her fractured, lonely heart. My presence was the last thing she needed, yet I couldn’t stay away. What started out as a mild obsession quickly turned into a game of survival. Unexplainable events threatened us at every turn, but was it because of my dark past, or the man intent on taking her life? I wanted to keep her safe, to give into the pull I felt tugging me toward her from the moment we first met. But would I be able to push my demons aside to save her, or will she have to fix me first?

    It’s a sickness she brought upon me. And I’m about to make her pay. I shouldn’t bring her into my world. But it was my father’s wish, it was the ultimate revenge on our enemies. A poised, pristine princess, too pure for this life. And me, I’m the dark prince forced to be a King too soon. She dances gracefully, capturing my attention, before fighting me like a savage tigress. She’s fire, burning through my darkness, and I’m the ice that will bring her to her knees. Right where I like her. I will make her bow. I will make her submit. And when I do, she’ll be my Queen.

    A walking nightmare. He belonged to an organization that valued money over life; power over free will; codes over love.And if that wasn’t enough of a deterrent, he was strictly forbidden.I, Rosalia Lombardozzi, solemnly vow…no fraternizing with the men who belong.I worked for the same organization, and even with that oath forever marking my tongue, I was drawn to him like a moth to a flame. Something existed between us that not even the fire of disloyalty could turn to ash.Some called it obsession. I called it love.The world we lived in called it an act of betrayal. To disavow meant certain death.When the heart takes an oath, though, it is more sacred than any vow spoken—it’s the one thing worth living and worth dying for.

    Then he broke me.Sal Faliero chained me to his bed and forced his ring on my finger.In public, I was his queen – the mother of his child. In private, I’m nothing but his possession.I thought I found the bottom to his cruel games.But each day, he proves how much further I can fall.He demands my total obedience.My complete submission.He wants me on my knees.Begging him for mercy.Even if it means he has to break me.Broken Queen is a dark Romance & Psychological suspense novel by bestselling author Brook Wilder.WARNING: This book contains scenes that may be disturbing to some readers.

    Between his drug and gambling addictions, it seems like whatever I do, we’re always drowning. Until he does the unforgivable.Trading me to the tortured billionaire in our small town. His debts are erased and I have to do whatever Marco Blackstone demands. I should have run screaming when the first task he gave me was to clean the blood stains from his expensive five piece suit.When I overhear a conversation I shouldn’t, our bargain becomes even more twisted when Marco fakes an engagement to save my life. And I become even more trapped in this world I never wanted any part of.I don’t know who I can trust. But I’m running out of time when my fake engagement turns into anything but and I just might have to say “I Do,” for real.

    Hired to rid the threat she caused to The Ruin.Little did I know the only threat she caused was to me. I want her.You can fall in the love with The Ruin, but you won’t survive it. I was young, charmed by the monster who was my husband.But things soon turned dangerous inside my home, and I was made to be the enemy for his cowardice. I wanted to run, but he ensured I couldn’t escape the world he ran. Instead, he wants to end me. Take my breath from my body. Only problem—I didn’t know when the enemy was coming. Then he took me.

    I’ve never been afraid of the dark, because I am relentless in the night.This world, my world, is a black hole of death and despair.No one knows it better than me.But my Alyson Scarpati is a blinding light.Her innocence captured my heart the moment I saw her.She vanquishes the shadows and leaves an uneasiness burning inside me.Her father wants to give her away as a gift to the highest bidder?But all he wants is a profitable alliance.Not if I have anything to say about it.Her protection is my reverence.And when she tells me about our little secretnothing, not even our families will get in the way.She’s my Little Lamb.And I will be her Lion.

    The first person I met was local bad boy, Calvin Montgomery. His father was president of the local MC, but despite his reputation, Calvin had a heart of gold. We were a perfect match until one violent night destroyed the future we’d envisioned together.Calvin:I lost Ellison and the dream for our future when I was locked up for a decade. An act of violence I will never regret. It’s been ten years without her, but a day hasn’t gone by where I haven’t thought about her. But Ellison isn’t the same girl I left behind. They say time heals all wounds, but nothing cuts as deep as your first true love.Step into the dark and gritty universe of the Underworld Kings.A multi-author series of standalone books filled with mafia families waging war, danger and violence, arranged and forced marriages, angst, love, and everything in-between.Light or dark, twisted or sweet, the Underworld Kings has something for every reader.

    The man, the myth, the monster.Naomi was an innocent club girl. Hardly worth my time.But I needed a release, and so I claimed her the only way I know how:Utterly and completely.And then I forgot about her.But she’s back now—back in my underworld, back in my enemy’s sights…and back with secrets she cannot hide any longer.The baby she’s carrying may have been an accident, but it’s my problem now.Because the men I’m at war with will stoop as low as it takes to see me vanquished.If I’m to protect Naomi and my child, I have to make a choiceSave my empire…Or save my family?SERGEI is a full-length, standalone mafia billionaire romance novel. It comes complete with a snarly, growling mob boss, hot action, no cheating, and—of course—an HEA!

    I fell for Sarina the moment I saw her.When the Kingdom tore her from me, I promised revenge.My claim was forfeit the moment she ran, but now I will follow.I will find her.I will earn her.And I will burn the world if they dare touch her.Again.

    Alessi is in way over his head. Grand Haven has a new underworld king, and he's celebrating at the local gentlemen's club. But rules are rules. Not even the newly crowned underboss of the Coppola crime family touches the girls without permission from the madam who runs the local escort service.It's easier said than done once Vera Monroe takes the stage under a blood-red light. The lure of the mysterious dancer can't be ignored, and they're soon hooked. However, when something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. Rip suspects she’s hiding something and forgetting his basic instincts will put his life at risk. But sometimes rules are meant to be broken. Kiss Of Death is a Hush novella that can be read as a standalone in the Underworld Kings compilation.

    I've devoted my life to my pursuit of ballet, it’s my escape from the dark underworld I was born into. As a Carpella and the daughter of a made man, I've accepted certain traditions. Yet, having just been promoted to principal within a prestigious dance company, I'm so close to escaping that world…Until a devil with blood on his hands and an Irish curse inked into his skin tears into my world, now passion holds a whole new sinister meaning. With ruination in his steel-blue eyes and me in his crosshairs, Lucian Cross traps me in his gilded cage and uses me to deliver his retribution.Forced to sign a marriage contract, my father traded my life to save his own. Now I'm bound to Lucian, owned by a monster who swore an oath of pain and suffering to my family. Lucian's passion is revenge.And because my family destroyed what he loved, he vowed to destroy what I love. Every night he forces me to dance until my breaking point. He wants to condition me to loathe the very thing that once gave me hope.I can't let him break me, but the closer we get to the wedding date, the more entangled I become in his dangerous, tempting world, and I begin to lose myself in him.His vow is my pain.My vow is not to fall for the enemy.But how can I dance with the devil himself and not be singed by his fire?

    This is book 1 of a trilogy, an epic cliff-hanger can be expected!!TheoMy whole life was mapped out, designed for me, before I was even a twinkle in my old man’s eye. I am the heir to the Valentino throne. A kingdom built with blood and dirty money. But one I’ll rule all the same.My father was the youngest Don to ever be crowned king. However, with any luck, the controlling bastard will drop soon, allowing me to beat his record by a few years.I love my father—respect the hell out of him. But some of his choices lately, the plans he’s laid out for me, they’re… archaic. I was happy to go along with his proposition, to embody the role I was assigned at birth. Until I met her.She wasn’t part of his carefully orchestrated game board. She’s not part of the lifestyle. She’d get eaten alive if I were to bring her into the fold.Those innocent emerald eyes of hers hold me captive from the moment our paths collide. To hell with the plans for my future. This girl, who has no place being in my world, has become its entirety.HollyA new job. A new city. A new country. This is the new me. Or at least that’s what I’m telling myself as I step off the plane at JFK. New York, I couldn’t think of a better city to force myself out of my comfort zone, to step out from under my sister’s shadow.My dream once included finding the husband, having the kids, building that white picket fence. It’s funny how things change over time.My new dream? Experience life to the fullest. Explore and discover who I am, without my other half. Surviving the New York culture shock, without getting mugged or killed, is also high on that list.That is, until I run into him. And just like that, my life takes a one-eighty. Again. There’s something dark inside him—it calls to a part of me I never knew existed. Can I really go against my moral compass, every belief I’ve held onto so tightly, just to answer it? To be with him?

    My role is to take action against the darkest men I’ve ever come across.To kill them one at a time. Until my list is complete. And in doing so, I’m going to use my most powerful weapon—my body. They ruined my life, and now it’s my turn to destroy theirs. Even if it means a death sentence for me, each drop of blood will be deserving. Each kill will be worthy of the price I may need to pay. My name is Isadora, and my target is the Moretti Mafia.

    _____Once upon a time, all Giuseppina Delarosa cared about was escaping her suffocating past. Then Darragh entered her world and offered the unlikeliest of escapes. But in the dark world of the mafia love doesn’t come easy, and now she’s playing a dangerous game to keep Darragh alive. Staying one step ahead of her captor is a necessity to save everyone she loves, but it will take more than Giuseppina’s ever sacrificed to win this power game with Lucien Rocci.Darragh O’Callaghan never cared for anyone until Giuseppina changed his entire life. As the new Kingpin of the Irish mafia, the stakes are higher than ever before. In a world where tradition and honor rule them all, he’s faced with new consequences as he searches for the woman he loves. As war erupts around the city and new alliances are formed, Darragh will have to play a dirty and bloody game to keep his family alive.Can they overcome the dangers from every corner of NYC, or will the life finally catch up destroy them both?Marked is the second and final book in the Mafia Born Duet. It is a direct sequel to Hit and cannot be read as a standalone.