Download or read book Climb A Mafia Crime Family Romance written by Bella Love-Wins and published by Bella Love-Wins Books. This book was released on 2024-02-15 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Bella Love-Wins, comes CLIMB, a riveting continuation of the emotionally dark mafia crime family romance serial. Antonio DeLucci I'm closing in on Natalia. Her father, my boss, can show up anytime, and the first thing he'll want to know is if his daughter is safe. My answer needs to be yes. Natalia belongs here. With me. With her famiglia. It's time I bring my girl home. I’ll walk through Hell if I have to. I've fallen far from grace but it's not the end yet. I'm ready for this climb. Author's Note: CLIMB is book three of the four-part Saints of Sin Series. This is a serial romance that ends in a cliffhanger.

Download or read book Rise A Mafia Crime Family Romance written by Bella Love-Wins and published by Bella Love-Wins Books. This book was released on 2019-06-15 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Bella Love-Wins, comes the continuation of the emotionally dark mafia crime family romance serial. Antonio DeLucci I’m under fire, but won’t take it lying down. The Italian head boss we all answer to is to blame. The boss of everything. We’ve been loyal without question. Until now. Until he went too far. Because of this ruthless old man, we risk losing it all. Now, the New Jersey empire placed in the palm of my hand is crumbling under my watch. The woman who melted under my heated touch is further out of reach. He crossed the line by taking Natalia from me. I’ve lost enough. I’ve fallen too far. But to take it all back, I’ll have to fight like never before. And if it takes becoming The Trigger once more, so be it. I’ll bring down hell on earth to track down my Natalia. My sweet, virgin, mafia princess. It's our time to rise. I’ll kill everyone in my path to get Natalia back. And if they’ve touched a hair on her head, the boss of everything will be the next target on my list. Author's Note: Rise is book two of the Saints of Sin Series. This is a novella-length serial romance that ends in a cliffhanger. Cover design by Book Cover by Design (Kellie Dennis). Search Terms: Billionaire, billionaire romance, young adult romance, romantic suspense, good girl, bad boy romance, contemporary romance, three way, hostage, dark, dark romance, mafia, betrayal, organized crime, military, military thriller, thriller, suspense, billionaire suspense, rich ceo, kidnap, alpha male, action adventure, bbw, curvy, fantasy, menage love triangle, secret baby, pregnancy, bad boy military, second chance romance, marriage, threesome. Topics: Billionaire, billionaire romance, sex, love scenes, young adult romance, romantic suspense, good girl, bad boy romance, contemporary romance, three way, hostage, dark, dark romance, mafia, betrayal, organized crime, military, military thriller, thriller, suspense, billionaire suspense, rich ceo, kidnap, alpha male, action adventure, bbw, curvy, fantasy, menage love triangle, secret baby, pregnancy, bad boy military, second chance romance, marriage, threesome.

Download or read book Fall A Mafia Crime Family Romance written by Bella Love-Wins and published by Bella Love-Wins Books. This book was released on with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Bella Love-Wins comes an emotionally dark mafia crime family romance serial. My name is Antonio DeLucci. They call me The Trigger. I’m the most trusted made man in the Romano crime family. I’m at the peak of my career with the mob, and in their good graces, but I’m not their blood. All this time, I thought there was an upside to that fact. It meant one day, I could have her. Natalia. The boss’s only daughter and sole heir of the Romano empire. I protected her since she was a kid. I craved her since the day she turned eighteen and snuck into my apartment to tell me she wanted to be mine and mine alone. But she is forbidden. Off limits. I wouldn’t dare give in to temptation. Until now. And when her father finds out what I’m now doing in secret with his sweet virgin daughter, there’ll be hell to pay. Loyalty is everything to him, and I’ve betrayed him in the worst possible way, with the person that matters most to him. Any day now, it’ll all come back to haunt me. Except right now, I don’t care. She’s mine, and I’ll move heaven and earth to keep her. No matter the cost. No matter how far I fall. Even if it kills me. Author's Note: Fall is book one of the Saints of Sin Series. This is a full-length serial romance that ends in a cliffhanger. Cover design by Book Cover by Design (Kellie Dennis). Search Terms: Billionaire, billionaire romance, young adult romance, romantic suspense, good girl, bad boy romance, contemporary romance, three way, hostage, dark, dark romance, mafia, betrayal, organized crime, military, military thriller, thriller, suspense, billionaire suspense, rich ceo, kidnap, alpha male, action adventure, bbw, curvy, fantasy, menage love triangle, secret baby, pregnancy, bad boy military, second chance romance, marriage, threesome. Topics: Billionaire, billionaire romance, sex, love scenes, young adult romance, romantic suspense, good girl, bad boy romance, contemporary romance, three way, hostage, dark, dark romance, mafia, betrayal, organized crime, military, military thriller, thriller, suspense, billionaire suspense, rich ceo, kidnap, alpha male, action adventure, bbw, curvy, fantasy, menage love triangle, secret baby, pregnancy, bad boy military, second chance romance, marriage, threesome.

Download or read book The Merciless King written by Juliette N. Banks and published by Juliette N. Banks. This book was released on 2024-08-27 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dark Kings are the best combination of alpha heroes and romantic suspense. Each book is a roller coaster ride of emotion, danger and sizzling, sexy fun. - Carly Phillips, NY Times bestselling author. One minute I’m discharging from the US Marines, the next I’m undercover in the Baldassare mafia searching for my kidnapped cousin, thanks to fellow marine and billionaire Connor Barrett. He found me a way in. Her name is Gianna Baldassare. Do I care that I’m using her? Not at fucking all. To begin with. Then her long dark lashes and Italian curves start to affect more than one body part and royally messes everything up. --- My friend Mia got out. There has to be a way for me to escape this life. Except how many powerful, gorgeous billionaires are there wanting to take on a mafia brat? Zero. That’s how many. So when another buffed-up gangster smirks at me, seeking to join my father’s dangerous business, I figure why not. It’s just another day in crime lord paradise. It’s his funeral. Until I learn Braxton’s not who he says he is, and I’m left torn between loyalty and freedom. The price we both have to pay could be far more than we bargained for. Which one of us will run first? The Merciless King is the next book in The Dark Kings of NYC series - a dark billionaire mafia romance, by bestselling author Juliette N. Banks. If you enjoy darker spicy romances with twists, battling mafia families, and dominant, protective heroes, then you’ll love this book. Expect a happy ever after in every book, and a different couple. If you love these authors, you’ll enjoy this series: Nicole Fox, Rina Kent, Bella J, Renee Rose, Lisa Renee Jones, Sara Cate, Serena Akeroyd, Sadie Kincaid, Lucy Monroe, Shandi Boyes, L. Steele, Victoria Quinn, C.M. STEELE, Penelope Sky, Shantel Tessier, Parker S. Huntington, L.J. Shen, Claire Contreras, Ivy Smoak, Pippa Grant, Fiona Stone, Cassandra Robbins, Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valent, Melanie Harlow, J.T Geissinger, Max Monroe, Melanie Moreland, Eva Charles, CD Reiss, A. Zavarelli, K. A. LINDE, Shayla Black, BB Hamel, J.L Beck, Mandi Beck, DL Gallie, J. Saman, Luna Mason, K.C. Crowne, Kylie Kent, Khardine Gray, Renee Rose, Cora Reilly, Sophie Lark, Ana Huang, H.D. Carlton, Danielle Lori, Penelope Douglas, Michelle Heard, Jagger Cole, Naomi West, Maggie Cole, Faith Summers Keywords: billionaire, ceo, office, alpha strong heroine, vampire romance, soul mates, fated mates, instalove, romance novel, sexy book, sexy romance book, steamy romance novel, friends to lover, mature heroine romance, alpha hero reads, military romance, instant love, romcom, romantic suspense, office romance, holiday romance, New York romance, enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, alpha hero, alphahole, alpha hole, rejected mates, adventure romance, action romance series, military, military heroes, spicy romance, forbidden lovers, billionaire romance, five star romance, hot reads, mistaken mate, possessive heroes, dominant heroes, page-turner romance, sexy uniform, author romance, writer, danger, secret lover, Hawaii romance, tropical romance, romantic love story, passionate romance, sexy villains, mafia, bad boy romance, MC romance, dark romance, bdsm, taboo romance, billionaire, bad boy, love books, love stories, new adult, holiday, romantic novels, sexually romantic books, guaranteed HEA, no cliffhangers, happily ever after, bestseller, bestselling author

Download or read book Sinner s Empire The Complete Trilogy An interracial dark mafia captive romance written by Nikita Slater and published by Nikita Slater Writing Services Ltd.. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 1085 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dark mafia trilogy by USA Today Bestselling Author Nikita Slater. Shaun's life changes in an instant when she's kidnapped from a hospital where she works as a surgeon with Doctors Without Borders. She's faced with two choices; save the mafia informant or die. She finds herself in a dangerous situation where the only man she can trust is the vicious enforcer to a crime family. Jozef Koba. From the operating room to an opulent glittering ballroom and a forced engagement, Shaun is wildly out of her depth. Every step she takes is monitored and the man who kidnapped her watches her like a feral dog preparing to strike. A mob war. A family in crisis. A rise to power. Together, Jozef and Shaun, must show the world a new Koba empire, built from the ashes of destruction and put back together with the strength of their love. NOTE: The Sinner's Empire Trilogy contains sensitive subject matter, with some scenes containing elements of PTSD and panic attacks, please read with caution. Keywords: romance series, romance trilogy, possessive alpha male, dark romance, jealous possessive, gothic romance, seductive romance, alpha hero, antihero, antihero romance, antihero dark romance, suffering heroine, obsessive hero, abduction to love, passionate lovers, tortured heroine, sexually romantic books, series, romantic suspense, forbidden romance, capture fantasy, thriller, crime, mafia romance, enforcer, kidnap, love books, love stories, contemporary mafia romance, family saga, enemies to lovers, mobster, dark mafia romance, billionaire romance, possessive alpha romance, bestselling series, bad boy, non-verbal, no cheating, kidnapping, nonverbal, stalker, mercenary, doctor, protective, steamy, abused heroine, dominance submission, caged, marriage, captive romance, mob boss

Download or read book Machiavellian written by Bella Di Corte and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-18 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I hungered to be seen. There were three things I knew about Capo Macchiavello: He was gorgeous. He was reclusive.He was considered one of New York's most savage animals. And he wanted me as his wife. A simple arrangement - you do for me, I do for you. Nothing owed, no expectations. Except for one: never leave. Life was never that simple, though. By the age of twenty-one, I was parentless, jobless, and homeless, and I had come to learn the hard way that nothing was ever free. Even kindness comes with strings.Capo might've been the only man to ever see me, but I had made a vow to myself: I would never owe anyone anything. Most of all, the man I called boss. I killed to stay hidden. Mariposa Flores thought she owed nothing to no one, but she owed everything...to me, the ghost the world had once called The Machiavellian Prince of New York. Machiavellian is the first of three books set in the savage world of the Gangsters of New York series.

Download or read book The Rossi Crime Family written by Cassandra Hallman and published by . This book was released on 2019-10 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Limited edition box set filled with FIVE full-length standalone novels, including a brand new release. Over 350,000 words with hours upon hours of reading time. Five men filthy, dark, cruel men that will do anything to protect what is theirs. Darkness may own their souls but they each have one woman that will forever own their hearts. It's time to take a dip into a little darkness and join the Rossi Crime Family. Book 1- Protect Me She needs me. When she finds her brother dead in her apartment she comes to me. I'm the only person who can protect her, save her from my brother, but in the mafia there are conditions and to keep her safe I have to make her my wife.Book 2- Keep Me She's looking for her sister. I'm looking for revenge. Taking her was meant to hurt my father until I find out she's an innocent caught in the tangled web of the mafia. But she knows my secret and that makes her dangerous. Do I kill her or let her into my heart? Book 3- Guard Me Brought in for an auction there's no way I can keep the girl with soft eyes, and a caring smile. The mafia owns me and betraying them means death for both of us. But I have to have her... I have to save her.Book 4- Tame Me My brother saved her life and shoved her into my arms. I'm the last thing this angel needs. I'm the devil, seconds away from falling off the edge. I don't deserve her, but that doesn't mean I'm letting her go. Her past is coming for her and I'll be damned if I let them get their hands on her again.Book 5- Remember Me (New Release) She was my first love, my forever, and then I lost her. I told myself I would let her go, that I would let her live her life however she wanted. That was before someone tried to hurt her. My enemies are coming for me and they'll do anything, kill anyone to get their revenge. And I'll be damned if I let them hurt her. ***This is a dark mafia romance box set. Including dark themes and dubious content. Not suitable for all readers. HEA guaranteed. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. ***

Download or read book A Silent Reckoning written by Nikita Slater and published by Nikita Slater Writing Services Ltd.. This book was released on 2021-02-27 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Silent Reckoning is the second book in International Bestselling Author Nikita Slater's mafia romance Sinner's Empire Trilogy. One year. Jozef is ready to reclaim the woman who got away from him and start their lives together. He has watched, he has waited and now he will build his empire with his woman at his side. One year. Shaun never thought she'd see him again. The man who ripped her life into little pieces and left her to deal with the shambles. Now he's back and he's determined to pick up where they left off. A Silent Reckoning is Book 2 of 3 in the Sinner’s Empire trilogy. All three books are now available for purchase. Keywords: possessive alpha male, dark romance, jealous possessive, gothic romance, seductive romance, alpha hero, antihero, antihero romance, antihero dark romance, suffering heroine, obsessive hero, abduction to love, first in trilogy, passionate lovers, tortured heroine, sexually romantic books, series, romantic suspense, forbidden romance, capture fantasy, thriller, crime, mafia romance, enforcer, kidnap, love books, love stories, contemporary mafia romance, family saga, enemies to lovers, mobster, dark mafia romance, billionaire romance, possessive alpha romance, bestselling series, bad boy, non-verbal, no cheating, kidnapping, nonverbal, stalker, mercenary, doctor, protective, steamy, abused heroine, dominance submission, caged, marriage, captive romance, mob boss

Download or read book His Ex s Little Sister written by Bella Love-Wins and published by Bella Love-Wins Books. This book was released on with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She's supposed to be off-limits, but all bets are off. Reid I'll never regret running away from a nightmare of a broken home to join the Army. On my return after three tours, I have a chance meeting with a sassy little country-western songbird. The attraction is explosive, but she turns out to be my ex-girlfriend's little sister. I don't remember her having all those curves, or her fiery attitude, or that mouth that was made for sin. Now that I've set my sight on Robin, her forbidden status means nothing to me. I'm ready to claim her, no matter the cost. Robin I bump into the bad boy who broke my sister's heart nine years ago, and everything changes. I never expect forbidden fireworks, secrets and danger at every turn, and a hero in my corner when I need him most. AUTHOR’S NOTES: - His Ex's Little Sister is a standalone romance novella with no Cliffhanger and a Guaranteed HEA. - The Insta-Love on the Run series includes quick and sinfully steamy contemporary romance standalones you can devour on the run! Each book is a short burst of explosive romance that'll consume you for up to two hours. Find your dose of love from the very first page. All stories are written and copyrighted by Bella Love-Wins.

Download or read book Cocaine Hustler Boxset Books 1 3 A Dark Organized Crime Romantic Thriller written by A. Hayat and published by A. Hayat. This book was released on with total page 886 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BOXSET BOOKS 1-3 COCAINE HUSTLER SERIES A cold and ruthless Mafia Kingpin, "kill or be killed" is what Louis lives by... Until he meets Sarina: a sexy, mysterious woman who turns his life upside down. Follow Louis's journey as he transitions from a young, teenage boy into a mob boss, as he is influenced by his crime lord stepfather Steve Sawyers. Watch Louis as he is thrown into a dark and dangerous world of drug smuggling, gun trafficking, money laundering, fraud, sex, psychopaths and murderers... There aren't any friends on these streets. "A darkly disturbing, edgy, hard-hitting and compelling read from the start." - Book Viral Reviews

Download or read book The Billionaire and The Virgin written by Bella Love-Wins and published by Bella Love-Wins Books. This book was released on 2017-07-10 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I caught her trespassing on my property. That makes her mine. Jackson The world tilted a little on its axis the second that innocent little country girl appeared from the other side of the privacy glass on my penthouse terrace. Everything changed. Her timing couldn’t be any worse, but the second she climbs onto my balcony, I have to have her. Her name is Dahlia. My doll. Now, she’s my property. She doesn’t know it yet, but Dahlia is about to be owned. Dahlia The bossy billionaire wants to make me pay. The first time I laid eyes on Jackson Knight, the bossy billionaire next door, he gave me an intense, panty-dropping stare with those mesmerizing, sky-blue, brooding eyes. The second time, I trespassed onto his penthouse balcony to retrieve a wayward, high-strung Shih Tzu I was pet-sitting for his neighbor. Jackson warned me never to do that again, or next time he’d punish me and make me pay. Well, dogs will be dogs. It happened again. And I found out he wasn’t lying about punishing me. Now I’m naked and tied to Jackson’s bed. Any minute now, I’ll have to tell him that I’m a virgin. *Author's Note: The Billionaire and the Virgin is a Standalone Romance Novella with a guaranteed HEA ending and no Cliffhanger. Books in the Seduction and Sin Series can be read in any order. Search Terms: Billionaire, billionaire romance, young adult romance, romantic suspense, good girl, bad boy romance, contemporary romance, three way, hostage, dark, dark romance, mafia, betrayal, organized crime, military, military thriller, thriller, suspense, billionaire suspense, rich ceo, kidnap, alpha male, action adventure, bbw, curvy, fantasy, menage love triangle, secret baby, pregnancy, bad boy military, second chance romance, marriage, threesome. Topics: Billionaire, billionaire romance, sex, love scenes, young adult romance, romantic suspense, good girl, bad boy romance, contemporary romance, three way, hostage, dark, dark romance, mafia, betrayal, organized crime, military, military thriller, thriller, suspense, billionaire suspense, rich ceo, kidnap, alpha male, action adventure, bbw, curvy, fantasy, menage love triangle, secret baby, pregnancy, bad boy military, second chance romance, marriage, threesome.

Download or read book Sloth A Dark Mafia Romance written by Gwyn McNamee and published by Gwyn McNamee. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I’ve been hiding for decades. Watching and waiting. Calling the shots while maintaining the ruse. Only I haven’t been cowering in the shadows… I’ve been in plain sight. Veiled by the church and faith. This collar gives me the perfect cover. No one has ever suspected the truth. Of who and what I really am. But it’s time to step from behind the cloth and into the light. Because Chicago is ripe for the taking. The families are warring. And now, I have an ally who will ensure my enemies will blow away in the wind this city is famous for with one little breath. ***Sloth is the thirteenth book in The Deadliest Sin Series about organized crime in Chicago. This series is best read in order, as the stories are chronological and each sin builds on the events of the previous one.***

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Download or read book The Deadliest Sin Series Complete Collection Spicy Dark Mafia Romance written by Gwyn McNamee and published by Gwyn McNamee. This book was released on with total page 1774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The five crime families of Chicago rule with quick trigger fingers and don't hesitate to spill rivers of blood to maintain their stranglehold on the city. But what they have is never enough. No sin is off the table if it means ultimate power and control. The only question is, who will survive the deadliest sin? The Deadliest Sin Series Complete Collection contains all 22 books in the Deadliest Sin Series about the Albanian, Irish, Russian, Italian, and Colombian organized crime families in Chicago battling for control of the city.

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Download or read book The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America written by Wilbur R. Miller and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2012-07-20 with total page 2657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Several encyclopedias overview the contemporary system of criminal justice in America, but full understanding of current social problems and contemporary strategies to deal with them can come only with clear appreciation of the historical underpinnings of those problems. Thus, this five-volume work surveys the history and philosophy of crime, punishment, and criminal justice institutions in America from colonial times to the present. It covers the whole of the criminal justice system, from crimes, law enforcement and policing, to courts, corrections and human services. Among other things, this encyclopedia: explicates philosophical foundations underpinning our system of justice; charts changing patterns in criminal activity and subsequent effects on legal responses; identifies major periods in the development of our system of criminal justice; and explores in the first four volumes - supplemented by a fifth volume containing annotated primary documents - evolving debates and conflicts on how best to address issues of crime and punishment. Its signed entries in the first four volumes--supplemented by a fifth volume containing annotated primary documents--provide the historical context for students to better understand contemporary criminological debates and the contemporary shape of the U.S. system of law and justice.

Download or read book The Crooked Ladder written by James M. O'Kane and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-04 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ethnic organized crime is a phenomenon that has been largely ignored by social scientists and historians, and dismissed as a subject not to be taken too seriously by those researching the mobility patterns of their own ethnic ancestors or current minority newcomers. The Crooked Ladder represents a groundbreaking attempt to describe how some members of ethnic minorities have utilized organized crime as one vehicle of upward mobility, advancing from lower-class status to middle-class power and respectability.O'Kane illustrates the criminal road to prosperity as a process of displacement and succession: each group competes with and eventually eliminates its more established predecessor from the upper echelons of organized crime. This historical criminal succession mirrors the upward mobility of the Irish, Jews, and Italians in the larger, conventional noncriminal realm. Arguing that African Americans, Asians, and Hispanics are pursuing similar criminal routes, O'Kane takes issue with contemporary social scientists who view the current plight of minorities as unique in American social life.As a fundamental rethinking of the American ethnic experience with crime, The Crooked Ladder will be essential reading for social historians, sociologists, and criminologists. Now available in paperback, it will be useful in criminology courses and well as classes in ethnicity and social relations.