Novels by Ajah Francess

Her family sold her to the devil. They never imagined she would become his greatest weakness. Isabella Rossi has spent her life being treated like a burden. After losing her mother, she is left in the care of a father who barely notices her, a stepmother who despises her, and a stepsister who takes pleasure in making her miserable. Claudia Rossi has always wanted Isabella out of her way. Her daughter, Bianca, wants everything Isabella has, even though Isabella has almost nothing. So when Isabella's father falls into a dangerous debt, the two women see an opportunity they cannot resist. They convince him to make a deal with Alessandro Moretti, the most feared mafia lord in Italy. The price of his freedom? His own daughter. At twenty-three, Isabella is handed over to a man whose name alone is enough to silence an entire room. She expects cruelty, punishment, and a lifetime of misery. And she might be right. Alessandro Moretti is ruthless, possessive, and dangerously powerful. He has built his empire on blood, loyalty, and fear. He doesn't believe in love, and he has no intention of allowing a woman to weaken him. To him, Isabella is nothing more than a debt settled. He finds himself protecting her, seeking her company, and growing furious whenever someone makes her cry. The man who has never bowed to anyone begins bending the rules of his own world for a woman who is too afraid to ask him for anything. When betrayal threatens to tear them apart, Isabella must decide whether she can trust the man who bought her freedom at the cost of her own—or whether loving him will destroy the little she has left. Meanwhile, Claudia and Bianca believe Isabella has been thrown into a living hell.