Tahereh Mafi

A deal signed in blood. A love she never saw coming. Elena Moretti was never a daughter only a bargaining chip. When her cruel father sells her to the most feared man in the underworld, Adriano Romano, the ruthless Mafia Lord , her nightmare takes a deadly new turn. Cold. Dangerous. Merciless. Adriano doesn’t believe in love only control. Yet the girl he bought refuses to bow. Bound by a deal, trapped by desire, Elena must survive the man whose name makes enemies tremble…and whose touch burns with dangerous warmth. Will she lose herself to the chains he forged or make him fall to his knees?

When her husband died, Victoria Darlington was left with his cigar and distillery business to run. During this time, a man who claimed himself as a former friend of her husband entered her life and dragged her into a world of danger. Octavian Carlson is a mafia boss with a plan to overtake the business by seducing Victoria, only to find out later he has fallen for the charming widow. With preying eyes from all sides and his dark background, they struggle to maintain their power and forbidden feelings. How will this complicated relationship unfold? Read more to find out

Travis Huxley, known as the "Deadly Man", is a twenty-year-old devilishly handsome mafia king. He is a strikingly attractive, aggressive, and fearless leader. He has the looks, the money, and every girl swooning over him. His life has only one goal: to avenge his family's ruin and the death of his lovely woman. Harper Varlice is a twenty-year-old war freak bitch. She lives with a wealthy family as a black sheep daughter because of her bad attitude. Who would have thought that she was a well-known Assassin? No one knows about her true identity and she had long forgotten being an Assassin to finally forget her dark past. When Harper finds out that her parents want her to marry a man she didn't know, she plans to run away from them to escape and live a peaceful life like what she wanted in the first place. To make sure that they could no longer find her, she thought of pretending to be a man. Two people with the darkness inside. They never believed in happy endings, because they've been told that it doesn't exist in people like them. What will happen when Harper with a history of being an Assassin gets involved with the leader of the biggest mafia king? Is it possible for them to feel love for each other or will they end up killing each other?

And just like every cliche love story, their's, also began in a marriage of convenience. But wait---there's more to it. ************ Rowan Yasir Dela Cruz is looking for a woman who has the Rousso mafia mark, but little did he know; he had already known her for a long time. He even married her. He was just too dumb not to notice her. (Rowan Yasir Dela Cruz and Avyanna Cabrera story) This is a work of fiction. The names, places, businesses and events mentioned in the story are only used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead or actual events are purely coincidental. All Rights Reserved 2022 PLAGIARISM IS A CRIME

His iron grip was fastened around my waist and he pinned me on to the wall. "Let go of me!" I gritted. "If I want to right now" he leaned in close, his lips grazing my earlobe. "I can forcefully have my way with you and watch you scream your beautiful melodious tone underneath me" he whispered gravelly. I gasped and tried getting his hands of my waist. "You are my wife after all aren't you?" He teased, his teeth gently nibbling on my skin. I felt a strange heat brewing up inside me and I fought to control it. "Dante let go of me!" I seethed. Slowly, his head ascended from my neck and faced me. He ran a finger along my lips and a devilish smile curled up on his face. * * * * * * Love. Crime. Passion. Strong female lead Alina Fedorov, the vibrant and daring daughter to the Don of the Russian mafia is forcefully put into marriage against her wishes by her father. And her groom is no other than the feared Dante Morelli, the ruthless capo dei capi of the most powerful and dangerous italian-american mafia. He has his base running all through Europe and America with myriads of capos and underbossess at his beck and call. Running his underworld without a heart, he is quick to do away with any one who goes against his orders and his years of training has him equipped for a dangerous life of crime. But none of that will matter when he meets the impulsive and independent Alina Federov. Can love ever blossom between the two especially as Dante craves revenge on Alina for the sins of her father? Or will Alina be able to break down his walls of coldness and have him on his knees for her?

Octavia a well trained spy is sent as an undercover agent to infiltrate one the most powerful Mafia bosses Alfredo De El. Betrayed by her ex lover, and his mother she builds an ice stone heart that is melted the moment Alfredo picks interest in her and her true identity comes between their love.

Rheanne Austin mendapatkan pekerjaan barunya sebagai sekretaris di sebuah perusahaan besar. Dia memiliki seorang Boss yang sangat dingin dan sombong. Seiring waktu Rheanne bekerja di sana, dia mulai merasakan keanehan pada Bossnya. Sampai suatu hari, Justin–sang atasannya, meminta Rheanne datang ke mansion untuk meminta berkas kerja yang harus Justin tandatangani. Rheanne shock saat memergoki Justin yang membunuh seseorang. Tanpa pikir panjang Rheanne mengundurkan diri dari perusahaan. Rheanne pikir setelah dirinya berhenti bekerja, dia bisa menghindari Justin, tapi ternyata salah. Justru dari sana lah awal baru dimulai. Rheanne dan Justin dipertemukan kembali oleh takdir hingga membawa mereka ke dalam hubungan pernikahan. Mereka hidup menjadi pasangan yang saling mencintai. Namun di balik kisah cinta mereka yang manis, ada banyak hal terjadi yang mengancam ketenangan hidup mereka.

“You think you can walk away from me, Ava?” His voice was low, dangerous—the kind that made her pulse betray her fear. “I don’t even know who you are,” she whispered, trembling as his fingers traced her jaw. “Then let me remind you… one kiss at a time.” When Ava Sinclair is forced by her foster brothers to be a billionaire’s mistress, she never expects to fall into the hands of Lorenzo Valenti, the city’s most feared mafia heir. To settle her foster family’s debts, she’s offered to him as property. But Lorenzo sees more than a transaction—he sees her face. A face that haunts him from a past soaked in blood. A woman who vanished ten years ago… a woman from his rival’s family. As Ava’s buried memories start to resurface, the truth threatens to destroy them both. Because her real name isn’t Ava. And the man who claims her heart might be the one destined to be killed by her.

Amara Hale is a broken soul with an even more broken past. When she moves to Chicago, she hopes to finally forget what she left behind. Upon her arrival, she meets Lucian Moretti, a mafia boss who knows more about her than she thinks. Soon, the two struggle with constant battles of sexual frustration and indecisiveness. What will happen? Will Lucian admit his feelings? Does Amara escape her past?

Sold to the highest bidder to pay off a blood feud, I never imagined I would be the pawn in my father's fatal game. Still, here I am before Enzo De Luca, the most vicious mafia leader in the city. Though appealing, he is cold, deliberate, and as lethal. Though my heart races just from his proximity, it is his touch that ignites me. My body betrays me and reacts to him in ways I am powerless over. And I melt as he softly, commandingly says my name. Enzo loves neither me nor another. In his deadly kingdom, I am only another bargain, another transaction. But every time we are alone, the conflict between us snaps—desire becomes a terrible addiction. Although I detest him for everything he stands for, I yearn for the way he consumes me, body and soul. He has made it quite evident—our marriage is more about power than love. Still, every angry gaze and every snatched moment in the shadow reveals something different. Benevolent underneath his icy façade lies something broken that appeals to the darkest sides of me. But depending on a man like Enzo may mean losing everything. Bound to him now, for better or worse, I am caught in a world where loyalty is brittle and treachery carries a bullet. Our friendship gets more perilous the more truths about his empire I find. And as the past calls for us, I have to question myself: will our passion be the thing that ruins us both or can I survive loving a guy like Enzo De Luca? Burning in his arms is me. But in his universe, I could roast alive.