Giovanni Boccaccio Novels & Stories

In Catania, beneath the shadow of Mount Etna, the mafia rules with fire and blood. No name carries more fear than the Valerios and no one is more protected than Lucy Valerio, the youngest and only daughter of the ruthless boss, Salvatore. Sheltered by her brothers, especially Vince, the heir to the Valerio name, Lucy lives in a gilded cage where freedom is only a dream. Until one reckless night changes everything. At The Velvet Room, the city’s most dangerous nightclub, Lucy meets Angelo, dark, magnetic, and scarred by secrets. Their chemistry is undeniable, but their love is forbidden. For Angelo is no ordinary man: he is the prodigal son of Giovanni Mancini, Salvatore’s sworn rival. A man who once abandoned the mafia life, only to be pulled back into its shadows. As passion ignites between them, the past resurfaces. Old betrayals, family feuds, and the reappearance of Angelo’s first love turn their bond into a deadly gamble. In a city where love is weakness and betrayal is currency, Lucy must choose: loyalty to her family… or the man who could destroy it.

Si Tajiana Caprice Fuentes ay sinaktan at niloko ng fiancé niyang si Jared Villaluna kasama ang ahas niyang best friend na si Sandra Samaniego sa mismong anibersayo nila kaya naman naisipan niyang maglabas ng sama ng loob sa Kaiser Club at dito niya nakilala si Giovanni Maxence Regio na nag-pa-part time bilang isang Disk Jockey sa bar na ‘yon. Nalasing si Tajiana at dinala siya ni Xence sa condo nito at dala ng kalasingan, may nangyari sa kanila. Pagkagising niya ay agad siyang umalis dahil ayaw niyang maabutang gumising ang estrangherong nakatalik niya at nakakuha ng kaniyang virginity. Everything was a pure accidental lust. Kailangan niyang kalimutan ang pangyayari na ‘yon at ibaon na lamang sa limot ngunit hindi niya ito magagawa dahil nagbunga ang isang gabing paniniig nila ng binata na sadya namang itinadhana para maging boss niya.

Alphas from different packs flocked towards Onel, a man who was said to be more beautiful than any woman. He was the last surviving omega who could give birth to a strong alpha son which made him the perfect mate. Out of those who desired him, Onel chose Alpha Blue, his mate, and the alpha of their pack whom he had always loved since he was a child and who loved him in return. But after giving birth to Blue's child, he found out his betrayal and his dirty secrets which led him to escape from his claws along with their child. But Alpha Blue caught him and killed him. Desperate to seek revenge, during his final moment, he begged the moon goddess for another chance. When he opened his eyes again, he was back to the past. And this time, he would make sure that justice would be served on a sizzling platter. No one will be spared from his wrath. Anyone who will try to block his path will pay a heavy price… even if it’s Giovanni Del Fierro, his second chance mate and the Alpha King himself.

Walang ibang choice si Fatima kundi tanggapin ang kapalaran na mismong ama niya ang may gawa. Dahil baon na sa utang ang kanilang pamilya ay sapilitan siyang ibinenta sa isang matandang lalaki upang pakasalan ito. Ngunit nang magising siya ay hindi matandang lalaki ang kaniyang nakita sa kaniyang tabi, bagkus isang guwapo at matipunong lalaki! Giovanni Samaniego is a tycoon billionaire. Nang malaman niyang magpapakasal muli ang kaniyang ama ay umuwi siya upang pigilan iyon. Ngunit hindi niya inaasahan na isang babae ang handog nito upang amuhin siya at kunin ang loob niya. Dala ng kalasingan ay tinanggap niya ang babae, ngunit ang hindi niya alam ay maling babae ang nasa kuwarto niya! Ang babaeng nakasama niya nang gabi iyon ay ang babaeng pakakasalan pala ng Daddy niya! ACCIDENTAL BABY, DESTINED LOVE!

My birthday present this year is a written contract titled 'Behavioral Reform Contract'. My fiance, who was the mafia head Matteo Giovanni, and my parents have already signed their names at the bottom. Together, they had me sent to the Behavioral Correction Center. … The windows are always shut, and the sunlight is filtered through the metal window bars. They drug, reprimand, and ostracize me to make me shove my feelings of aggrievement down. Even while I am being humiliated and punished, they teach me to force a smile and maintain a steady breath. It was all done in the name of "treating" me. A year passes, and I go from being a so-called "troublemaker" to their ideal version of me—quiet, elegant, and utterly perfect. Matteo beams at me and says, "You've finally become my perfect wife. We can finally marry." I match his smile, a gesture that they think means obedience from my part. However, it is not true. It is just me bidding my farewell before I leave for good. There's something I don't understand, however. They constantly found me lacking, so now that I am gone from their lives, why are they falling apart?

Inhaling deeply, I nodded as I gazed into his sexy grey eyes, "Yes. I will be your fake fiancée, Roman." He smirked, "Perfect. I knew you wouldn't disappoint me, doll." +++ One day, Sofie Diaz comes home, and is given the horrendous news of her engagement to the CEO of a reputable business corporation, who is thrice her age, by her greedy parents. Infuriated, she goes to a bar to drink her frustration away. There, she meets a sexy stranger. One thing leads to another, and Sofie ends up having a one-night stand with him. The next morning, the man, Roman Giovanni, who Sofie later realizes is one of the richest CEOs in America, makes an absurd proposal, for her to be his fake fiancée for a hundred days to fulfill his grandmother's wish, for him to get married. Ignoring her logical reasoning, Sofie accepts his proposal on a whim as she'd rather fake being engaged to a hot billionaire than be the wife of an old ogre. What happens when this arrangement of theirs blooms into love spiced with a generous dash of passionate sexcapades?

My father was murdered. My best friend was raped and killed. All I wanted was revenge—nothing more, nothing less. I needed power, or someone more powerful. And I already had one: Giovanni Macini, the most feared mafia boss in Madrid. The man my father bound me to through a contract I never wanted. I thought I could use him—his influence, his ruthlessness—to get what I craved. But his power came with a price I never planned to pay: satisfying his sexual demands. I told myself it was just sex. It wasn’t. It was the way he looked into my eyes, commanding every inch of me. His fierce, handsome face was stealing my breath every time our gazes locked. I planned to use him for revenge. But now… I’m starting to love the way he uses me. Will my plan survive? Or will I fall completely before I get my vengeance? Click “READ” if you dare to be soiled in this 18+ Dark Mafia Romance which contains Revenge, Power, and Forbidden Desire.

Long ago Legends made flesh collided with the underworld as Dragons and werewolves went to war. In a battle that still rages today, the land was split and dragons took over the business world while werewolves controlled the underbelly and, as the years blended together two names emerged at the top of the shifter foodchain. Ragnar Dalgaard is the last of the pureblood dragonlords. In the business world, his company reigns supreme as it gobbles up the struggling businesses of lesser dragons. Hiding in plain sight amongst the humans, learning from their technology, and adapting their own, Dalgaard Industries is on the cusp of something big. Meanwhile deep in the crime world, Giovanni Lupo is the boogeyman amongst his peers. Sexy and ruthless, Gio and his cutthroat pack rule their world with an iron fist, but the werewolf wants more than slums and backstreets, he wants it all, and no one, neither beast nor human will stop him from getting it. When Charlotte Ren, a beautiful and highly intelligent scientist finds herself lost in the City, a chance encounter with the boogeyman and a job offer from a handsome stranger sets her on a path where old friends and sworn enemies come together in a supernatural clash of the titans, for the chance to win the heart of a human. But is Charlotte willing to let herself be the prize, and who says she has to choose just one of the men fighting for her favor?

What do you do when you find out your fiancé is the biggest douche on Earth? A Liar, and a traitor? Your heart shatters into a thousand pieces. Madison finds out that her longtime boyfriend Gustaf has leaked videos of them together all over the internet for the whole world to see. Disappointed and heartbroken, she decides to leave her boyfriend without confrontation. With no money of her own and no , she calls Stanley, her big brother who raised her. Stanley agrees to let Madison move in with him. As two former orphans, her brother is overprotective of her, but so is her brother's best friend, Victor Giovanni, who she has been trying to avoid for the last few years. Why? Because crushing on your brother's best friend never ends well. Madison knew she had to bury her emotions for Victor years ago. Victor is infuriatingly handsome and wealthy. Madison doesn't know how he can afford to live a life in such luxury, but she knows it might be better to be kept in the dark because some secrets aren't meant to be revealed. But what do you do when you return home only to find out your childhood crush is now a beautiful man full of mysteries?

Hindi siya ang tunay na nobya. Sa araw ng kasal, napilitan si Naveda na isuot ang damit ng kapatid niya, akuin ang pangalang hindi kanya, at pakasalan ang lalaking hindi naman siya ang pinili. Isang kasinungalingang ginawa para iligtas ang pamilya, ngunit nauwi sa limang taong pagkakulong sa isang malamig at walang pagmamahal na pagsasama. Para kay Brandon Delgado, isa lamang siyang obligasyon. Isang kontrata. Walang higit, walang kulang. Ngunit gumuho ang lahat nang bumalik ang tunay na Amanda… at inilantad ang katotohanang matagal niyang kinimkim. Sa isang iglap, nawala ang lahat kay Naveda—ang pangalan, ang tahanan, ang pamilyang kanyang ipinaglaban. At sa mundong puno ng kapangyarihan at panlilinlang, siya ang naging kontrabida. Ngunit sa gitna ng kanyang pagbagsak, may isang lalaking handang baguhin ang lahat. Si Giovanni Delgado—mapanganib, makapangyarihan, at walang pakialam sa batas ng mundo—ang nag-abot sa kanya ng pagkakataong bumangon… at maghiganti. At sa sandaling itinapon siya ng lahat— “If they were foolish enough to throw you away, then let me be the man they’ll regret underestimating. Marry me.”