The Mafia's Mermen

“Alexander, this isn’t right,” Valentina whispered, her voice shaky as his hand traced the line of her jaw. He tilted her chin up, forcing her to meet his gaze. “It doesn’t matter what’s right,” he said, his voice low and commanding. “It matters what’s mine.” Her breath caught as his fingers slid to the back of her neck. “And you think I’m yours?” “I don’t think, Valentina,” he murmured, a dark smile curving his lips. “I know.” --- Valentina never expected her life to take such a dangerous turn. After her husband demands a divorce to marry his mistress, she finds herself entangled with Alexander—a powerful mafia Don whose reputation is as lethal as the man himself. Alexander doesn’t just want Valentina; he needs her. When he discovers she’s the daughter of Nico Vance, the man responsible for the tragedy that destroyed his family, his rage burns hotter. But instead of killing her, Alexander makes a chilling decision: Valentina will become his late wife, down to the last detail. Caught between desire and danger, Valentina must decide if she’ll run from Alexander’s dark world—or step willingly into it. Because once she does, there’s no turning back.

Isabella Monroy is hours away from marrying the man she loves — until the night before the wedding turns into a nightmare. After her best friend secretly spikes her drink, Isabella wakes up in the wrong room, half-dressed, with a dangerously handsome stranger stepping out of the bathroom. Her fiancé and her guests witness her leaving the room. And that cost her wedding and reputation. The stranger is Dante Moretti — a seductive billionaire who is secretly the ruthless King of Mafia, known as Draco. Their encounter had been a complete misunderstanding… or so they both thought. Weeks later, with her life in ruins, Isabella runs into Dante again. Sparks and hate collide. Dante is amused by her anger, drawn to her fire, and refuses to stay away. But when a rival mafia faction uses Isabella as leverage, Dante’s true identity comes to light. As danger encircles her, Isabella uncovers the truth: her best friend Camila and her fiancé Sebastian betrayed her. The “accidental” night was a setup meant to trap her. Now forced into Dante’s dangerous world for protection, Isabella battles her feelings for the man who ruined her life… and then saved it. Their chemistry turns explosive, their enemies grow ruthless, and their pasts collide in blood, passion, and betrayal. But that only made Dante more obsessed.

Elodie Briar's life was defined by a single purpose: providing a better life for her beloved Aunt Sally. As a loyal servant to the wealthy Denmark family, she never dared to dream of more. That was until the day she met him - a stranger who turned out to be the infamous mafia boss, Henry. Their first encounter left an indelible mark on Henry. He couldn't shake off the memory of Elodie's innocent face. When fate brought them together again, Henry knew he had to make her his. There was only one problem: he was already betrothed to Mia, the Denmarks' heiress. Torn between duty and desire, Henry proposed a scandalous solution: he would marry Mia, but Elodie would become his mistress. As Elodie navigates the treacherous landscape of Henry's world, she must confront the darkness within herself and decide: will she succumb to Henry's allure, or will she fight to preserve her integrity?

Beneath the Mafia’s Veil adalah sebuah cerita misteri dengan nuansa gelap dan penuh teka-teki di kota Ravenwood. Kisah dimulai dengan Detektif Leon Ardian yang menyelidiki serangkaian pembunuhan dengan pola aneh, di mana korban selalu ditemukan dengan bunga camellia putih di sisinya. Bersama dengan ahli forensik Evelyn Selene, Leon mulai menyusun potongan-potongan teka-teki yang membawanya pada jaringan kriminal yang lebih besar. Penyelidikan mereka berkembang dari pembunuhan sederhana menjadi pengungkapan operasi rahasia berskala internasional yang melibatkan mafia, senjata biologis, dan konspirasi politik. Cerita ini menggambarkan perjuangan Leon dan Evelyn melawan waktu untuk menghentikan Damian Crowe dan bos kriminal di baliknya. Sepanjang perjalanan, mereka menghadapi ancaman mematikan, teka-teki simbolis, dan keputusan sulit yang menguji moral serta kepercayaan mereka satu sama lain.

I was dancing in my bedroom when the door open by Dominic and suddenly the music stopped I turned around and smiled shyly "Is there a problem Mr. Russo ? " yes there is a problem, your shaking your ass when you be should be paying attention to my daughter " I hanged my head in embarrassment as he stared down at me " I'm sorry Mr. Russo but Emily is asleep and I got caught up in the music while I was studying. How stupid of me I should have locked the door properly "Its ok but to make it up to me I want you to do that same dance you were doing" what? did he just ask me to dance for him. "Ok" I pressed the play button on the the laptop, I started to dance then it and the music stopped again. "No no I want you to dance you to dance on me" I was shocked, did my boss/ Mafia king asked me to dance on him. "Ook" He walked over to the chair and sat down I started the music again before walking towards him and climbed over him. Before I could start he grabbed my hips and pulled down so I was sitting on his lap. "Start" He demanded. I then started grinding on him slowly moving my hips to the beat, I sudden felt him getting hard as it poked my heat. "Your playing a dangerous game Mr. Russo" I said as I danced on him.

After Katarina Andretti graduated valedictorian of her college class she thought her future was set for her. Oh how wrong she was. Her gambling, alcoholic father owes money to a local mafia boss. A lot of money. Ten million dollars to be exact. Taken from her graduation after party and placed in a room with a double-sided mirror, Katarina has no idea what is at stake when he sits down at the table with to play a game of poker with the ruthless tyrant. At least not until she is brought into the room to sit right next to him. Alejandro King is a local mafia boss with a problem. One, he doesn't appreciate his clients owing him money and not repaying him and two, he has to find a wife by his twenty-fifth birthday in to stay in power of the families or his cousin Javier takes over. When he first sees Katarina he is taken aback by her beauty and innocence. She seems to be just what he has been looking for. Both beauty and brains. He negotiates with Chase Tomas, Katarina's father for his daughter but when Tomas says no Alejandro challenges him to a game of poker, Tomas' weakness. Little does anyone know but the game has been set up to let Alejandro because once Alejandro sets his sights on something he wants he always gets it even if he has to take extreme measures to ensure he gets his possession, namely Katarina.

“How cruel of you Rose to mention another man’s name while lying next to me. From now on I’m gonna make sure I’m all you see. Morning, noon, and night I’m all you’ll think of!…” - Donovan Dalgliesh “Mr. Donovan, you seem to be confused earlier. Let me make it clear. I. Am. Not. Your. Woman!” - Rosella Beauregard But in fact she was his woman! A surrogate who would birth the heir of the Dalgliesh clan. Yet that position which many yearned for was a thorn in her flesh! How could it not? When she has to share a bed with her father’s murderer?! As if being betrayed by her fiancé of five years wasn’t enough, she now has to carry on the lineage of the man who killed her father! Yet, as she mingles with the High Society and tries to survive in a world filled with blood-sucking vipers, she gets caught up in a deadly feud between the Dalgliesh and the Heinrich family. What secrets could they be hiding? And how much does it affect the reality she thought she knew? Can the ill-fated relationship of Rose and Donovan, which was built on nothing but enmity turn to love? Find out more <<<>>> Disclaimer: The book cover belongs to Google

Isabella is a young lady who is forced to sign a contract deal which sells her without possible revocation to the deadliest mafia Lord. Luca. Her parents, having no other option, use her as the last collateral to pay up whatever they owed Luca. After she arrives at Luca's Villa, he tries to make her comfortable but still drops warnings for her. Isabella is anything but comfortable. She is determined to get away from there as fast as possible. Isabella, without the knowledge of Luca, plans an escape. Ready to leave.

Jesse sets the flowers down on the dining table, plucking the card off the little holder to read out the contents. “Dearest Jesse, just wanted you to know that I'm thinking about you. I hope you're thinking about me too. Love--" He pauses and squints before cocking an eyebrow and pursing his lips turning to face his brother. "Wal, why is the boss of your little boy band gang professing his love to his son’s babysitter?" Wallace drops the noodles on the floor with a loud curse as he burns his hand. ************* Jesse offers to be a babysitter to a kid he hasn’t even met until he realizes he’s babysitting a mafia’s kid. The same mafia he had a one night run in with. Infuriated, he tries to back out since he has been trying his hardest to avoid the criminal life for a long time despite being born into it, but a cute kid and an infuriating Mafia Lord keeps pulling him deeper into the mix.

They say love is unpredictable—an unstoppable force that no one truly escapes. Some run toward it. Others run from it. Ted Allen belongs to the latter. A mafia heir like his father, Ted feared love more than bullets. It was messy. Dangerous. Uncontrollable. Just like everything he’s sworn to keep out of his life. But fate has other plans. When his kidnapped niece—his tiny mirror image—escapes her captors, she’s found by two strangers with pasts cloaked in secrets. One of them, Cookie Carlisle, a spirited runaway hiding in Italy from her twisted father, helps the child find her way home. That single act of kindness sets off a chain reaction neither of them could foresee. Because Cookie is about to find herself dragged into a war she knows nothing about… and Ted is about to meet the one woman who shatters every rule he’s built his empire on. She’s wild. Fearless. Addictive. And she’s not stopping until he’s hers. --- “I really doubt you’ll last long here,” River said. “Trust me. I won’t die yet.” Not until the big bad wolf with my name on his soul gets what’s coming to him. He hasn’t seen the last of me.