Novels by Zayna Vale

Alyssa Hart is out of options. Drowning in medical debt, with her mother’s life hanging in the balance, she’s desperate for a solution. When an unexpected email offers her an interview at the mysterious Valentino Enterprises, she doesn’t hesitate. But what she walks into isn’t a job opportunity... it’s a marriage contract. The powerful and feared Valentino Crime family needs a wife for their heir, Stephano Valentino. Cold, ruthless, and utterly uninterested in love, Stephano has discarded every woman his parents have introduced him to. They don’t expect Alyssa to be any different. The deal is simple: marry Stephano, bear his heir, and in two years, she’ll be free, with enough money to ensure her mother’s survival. There’s only one rule: this is not a real marriage. Stephano can do as he pleases, but Alyssa is bound to him alone. She should hate him. He gives her every reason to. But the longer she stays, the more she begins to see through the cracks in his armour. Beneath his icy exterior is something broken, something she can’t help but want to fix. And Stephano, who swore he would never care, finds himself drawn to the woman he was never meant to love. But in their world, love is a weakness, and breaking the rules always comes with a price...

After catching her fiancé in bed with her best friend at their engagement party, Lana Rivera's perfect life shatters in a single night. Humiliated and heartbroken, she feels the scene, desperate to disappear. But running from one betrayal thrusts her into something far more dangerous... Seeking refuge, Lana wanders into an exclusive lounge that feels less like a bar, and more like a secret society. Cigars and cologne linger in the air, Italian jazz hums in the background, and patrons watch everything with sharp, vigilant eyes. But when she witnesses a man executed in cold blood, right into the middle of the club, she realises too late that she has stumbled into the world of Underground crime... quite specifically... the Mafia. Before she can escape, Ezio Benedetti, the ruthless Don who owns the lounge, claims her. At first, she believes she will be killed for what she's seen, but instead, Ezio decides to keep her, to parade her, and to make her part of a world she doesn't understand. When he brings her to his family's most elusive event, Ezio shows her off as his newest prize. But Ezio isn't the only powerful man in the room... Among the guests stands Dante Valencia, the one they call the Mafia King, Don of the most feared family in the city, and Ezio's sworn enemy. When Dante sets his sights on Lana, Ezio refuses to let her go, refuelling the war between the two empires. Now, Lana is caught between two Rival Kings of the Underworld, one who wants to possess her, and one who wants to save her. In a world built on loyalty, blood and power, her heart might be the most dangerous thing of all...

Kaida has spent years running from her past, haunted by the massacre of her pack at the hands of an unknown Pavk. As the lone survivor and daughter of a fallen Alpha, she’s become a rogue, living with the weight of her lost legacy. Hardened and dangerous, Kaida trusts no one and answers to nothing—until she stumbles into Raven Moon territory. There, she comes face-to-face with Alpha Octavius, a powerful leader with his own secrets. He’s ruthless, feared by many. Their relationship starts off harsh and problematic, but for some reason they find themselves drawn to one another. Soon, Octavius marks her as her mate and she has no choice but to now accept him fully. To her, the idea of belonging to any pack—let alone being someone’s Luna—is impossible. But the connection between them won’t be denied. As tension and desire grow, Kaida and Octavius are forced to confront their shared fate. Can they break through their walls and accept each other, or will Kaida remain untamed, forever the Rogue Luna?

Velina Merrano has spent her entire life trying to earn a place in a family that never truly wanted her. As the youngest child of the powerful Don Russello Merrano, she was raised inside a world of power, loyalty, and violence. But while her brothers were trusted and her sister adored, Velina was always treated like an outsider. No matter how much she sacrificed, it was never enough. Then one night, everything falls apart. Framed by her own sister for setting fire to a Merrano warehouse, Velina is dragged before her family and condemned without a chance to defend herself. Just as her father prepares to punish her in the most brutal way possible, gunfire erupts inside the mansion. Their enemies have arrived. At the centre of it all stands Don Luciano Diomani, the ruthless leader of a rival syndicate and one of the most feared men in the Underground. Cold, powerful, and dangerously perceptive, Before he is about to execute the entire Merrano family, they offer Luciano something he can not refuse. Velina... and she becomes the bargaining price to keep her family alive, to which Luciano happily accepts. Now forced into a marriage with the enemy, Velina is pulled into a dangerous game of power, secrets, and betrayal. Because the man who now claims her as his wife may be the only one who knows the truth about who she really is... And the family that raised her may have stolen far more than her childhood...

Alpha Vera Novarnis walks into the Moonfall Gala expecting to finally be marked by the man she's wanted for months. Instead, the most feared wolf in the region claims her first. Cole Drakov, the Rogue King, is brutal, dangerous, and blamed for countless attacks across the region. He is the last man Vera would ever choose, yet in front of every Alpha and Elder at the Gala, Fate accepts his mark and binds them together as mates. Vera refuses to accept the bondm but Cole doesn't care whether she does or not. Their mating throws the region into chaos. Rival packs demand answers, the Council begins watching them closely, and Alpha Alaric Talmor makes it his mission to destroy the Rogue Pack after losing Vera to Cole before the eyes of the entire region. But while everyone focuses on the Rogues, the attacks continue... Villages are destroyed overnight, wolves vanish near border territories, and entire families are slaughtered without warning. And none of it appears to be the work of the Rogues. As tensions between packs spiral toward war, Vera finds herself torn between loyalty to her people and the dangerous bond pulling her toward a man she was raised to hate. And the closer she gets to Cole, the more she realises a far darker enemy may already be among them...