Download or read book Mafia written by A.G.D. Maran and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-09-02 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The pre-dawn arrests of the last remaining mafiosi in December 2008 signalled the end of the Sicilian Mafia as we know it. In Mafia: Inside the Dark Heart, A.G.D. Maran charts the complete history of the world's most infamous criminal organisation, from its first incarnation as an alternative form of local government in the Sicilian countryside and arguable force for 'good' to the more familiar form that has been immortalised in films such as The Godfather, and its final defeat after a long-awaited change of attitude by the Italian government. The author has used his many Italian contacts and a decade of exhaustive research to bring to life the story of the Sicilian Mafia while also exploring the links to the Cosa Nostra in America. Along the way, he asks many provocative questions, including: Why was Lucky Luciano, the father of modern organised crime, freed from a life sentence in America and deported to Italy, allowing him to organise the international drug trade? Was the Mafia involved in the death of Pope John Paul I? Why did the Mafia murder Roberto Calvi, known as God's Banker? What is the relationship between the Mafia and Freemasonry? Why did successive Italian governments fail to tackle the Mafia? Why did it take 40 years to find the Last Godfathers? These and many other riveting issues are covered in Maran's refreshing new take on a perennially enthralling subject.

Download or read book Little Bird written by Kally Ash and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-04-05 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strong women bringing toxic Alphas to their knees – the steamy and intoxicating romance from USA Today bestselling author, Kally Ash. It's good to be King... Bane Rivera. My name is well-known and feared in the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles. There is only one rule that I live by – only one rule that matters – never let a woman get in the way of business. Ever. Then Wren Montana barged into my office and into my life like a beautiful wildfire, demanding something of me I couldn't ever give her: a pass for her brother's mistake. From the moment I saw her, I knew I had to have her. To feel her spirit break under my crushing grip as she gave her very soul to me. Until she was dependent on me like a junkie for their next fix. But she wasn't like the other women. No, my Wren, my Little Bird, she was strong. Every time she told me no, every time she walked away, it only fanned the flames of my need, consuming me... Causing me to forget my one and only rule.

Download or read book Mafia Heir written by L Steele and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-07-16 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mine to protect. Mine to take. She is MINE! Five brothers One broken family A past that will haunt them forever "If you dare leave me for another if you ever look at another man if you ever let anyone else touch you... I'll not let him live, Beauty. I won't stop until I've ground his face into the dirt, until I've pulled out his eyes for looking at you, broken his mouth for daring to speak to you, until I've pulled out his guts, and," I glare at her, "smeared his blood on the ground." Her breath hitches and her pupils dilate. My thirst for violence seems to fulfill a need deep inside of her-one she doesn't bother to hide from me either. "You're not disgusted by my cruelty?" I tilt my head, "My penchant for brutality seems to appeal to you, Bellezza?" "And what if it does?" She purses her lips, "What if I it is the savagery at your core that attracts me...?" This is the prequel to Mafia King - Dark Mafia Billionaire Arranged Marriage Romance Series

Download or read book Salvatore written by Natasha Knight and published by Natasha Knight. This book was released on 2016 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lucia It all started with a contract signed by him, then by me, while our families watched. While my father sat silent, a man defeated, giving his daughter to the Benedetti monsters. I obeyed. I played my part. I signed my name and gave away my life. I became their living, breathing trophy, a constant symbol of their power over us. That was five years ago. Then came the time for him to claim me. For Salvatore Benedetti to own me. I had vowed vengeance. I had learned hate. And yet, nothing could have prepared me for the man who now ruled my life. I expected a monster, one I would destroy. But nothing is ever black or white. No one is either good or evil. For all his darkness, I saw his light. For all his evil, I saw his good. As much as he made me hate him, a passion hotter than the fires of hell burned inside me. I was his, and he was mine. My very own monster. Salvatore I owned the DeMarco Mafia Princess. She belonged to me now. We had won, and they had lost. And what better way to teach a lesson than to take from them that which is most precious? Most beloved? I was the boy who would be king. Next in line to rule the Benedetti Family. Lucia DeMarco was the spoils of war. Mine to do with as I pleased. It was my duty to break her. To make her life a living hell. My soul was dark, I was hell bound. And there was no way out, not for either of us. Because the Benedetti family never lost, and in our wake, we left destruction. It’s how it had always been. How I believed it would always be. Until Lucia.

Download or read book Code of Silence written by Shantel Tessier and published by . This book was released on 2023-11-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dangerous and feared.Those words describe my future husband. Who just so happens to also be my ex-boyfriend.It's complicated. Two years ago, he broke my heart when he left me to do his father's bidding. After months of crying, I finally accepted he was gone and wasn't going to look back. That maybe he'd never loved me at all. I never wanted to see Luca again.Now a cruel twist of fate has signed me over to him in a heartless deal. I'm his. He thinks he did me a favor, but I feel like I've been given a death sentence. He doesn't want to get married because he still loves me. No, he did it for money. More power.I'm going to be a mafia wife. And there's only one way out of it. Death.But as it turns out, someone else doesn't want me to marry the ruthless Luca Bianchi. And if he has his way, I'll see that early grave.

Download or read book Innocence written by Stasia Black and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Club Mafia The Contract written by Stella Andrews and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-01-23 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They will save me; they will break me. Not if I get there first.Rockwell AcademyA place where the demons circle and destiny changes lives. I was sent to join my twin. To finish my education before fate reaches out and drags me in line. Freedom is something I crave, but it will never be mine all the time I'm controlled by my father. I don't have long-we don't have long because I'm not alone in this madness. Five men walk beside me Sons of the most powerful mafia families in the world. The Boss - my twin who is my happiness dressed as a knight of hell and God help me if this is what comfort feels like. The Demon - The man with a corrupt and twisted mind and dark soulless eyes that hold the secrets of Satan himself. The Angel - A chaotic beauty of saint and sinner combined. Tall, broad, and devastatingly handsome. His hair color is the only light thing about him and the madness in his eyes would make anyone cower in fright. The Savage - Brutally handsome in a twisted way, rough, capable and a machine with rippling muscles and close-cropped hair. Most women's dream and every man's nightmare. The strong, silent type. Then there's The Beast - Strong, possessive, dominant. Loving, dark & delicious. Demanding, sweet & protective. The one man I want but can never have. One kiss will change history and one kiss is all it would take to ruin me forever. I want one night only in his arms. It will destroy us all. Walk with the devil and he corrupts your soul and if you're very unlucky, he destroys it. This is the prequel to Club Mafia. A dark & dangerous tale of stolen love. Rockwell Academy sets the scene and starts the reader on a dark and destructive journey of the most twisted kind. Lock up your daughters. The mafia is looking for an angel to sacrifice-it could be you. High heat and scenes not for the fainthearted. If you love a dark Mafia romance, you're in the right place.

Download or read book The Dominator written by DD Prince and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-03-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An arranged marriage dark mafia romance. My life is about to be twisted up in knots. I've been ripped from my life and handed over as a payment for my father's debt. I'm now engaged to a dark, dominating, terrifying man who has three rules for me. Rule number one: Obey. Rule number two: Tell no one anything about him. Rule number three gives me a peek into just how dark, depraved, and possessive my new fiancé really is. This dark mafia story has explicit, mature, dark themes and situations that may upset those who are sensitive to common themes in dark romance. Standalone, no cliffhanger, but more books available in this series.2024 edition. First edition published in 2015.

Download or read book Killian a Dark Mafia Romance written by Natasha Knight and published by Natasha Knight. This book was released on 2018-01-24 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cilla The Beast had Belle. Killian Black has me. How I got here doesn’t matter, even though he says it does. Says it was my choice. He doesn’t get it, though. It wasn’t ever a choice for me. And now, he’s changing the rules. The agreement was one month. For thirty days, I’d be his. He’s no longer satisfied with my body alone, though. He wants my soul, too. Wants every part of me. And even though I can pretend I’m safe when I lie beneath him, this man does something to me. Something wicked. A thing that will break me. Killian Cilla made the choice. She offered the deal. I just took her up on it. So what if I changed the rules half-way in? I’m not apologizing for it. See, Cilla and me, we’re the same. She’s dark. As dark as me. Something happened to her. Something bad. It damaged her. But it’s not a hero she seeks. It’s an avenging angel. A dark knight. That, I can do. I’ll slay her dragons, but it’ll cost her, because in return, I want everything. And I’ll take it. She’s mine. Author’s note: Killian: a Dark Mafia Romance was originally published as Captive Beauty.

Download or read book Giovanni a Dark Mafia Romance written by Natasha Knight and published by Natasha Knight. This book was released on with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dangerous written by Nora Ash and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-23 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Killer. Heartbreaker. Husband...' Blaine Blaine I hurt, break and kill for a living. The Family point, I deliver. But this time, they ask too much. This time, they want me to marry the one woman who knows my secret. She has reason to hate me, I know, but I'll take her, I'll break her, and I'll make her mine. That's the only way I can keep my secret. Mira When I ran away eight years ago, I thought I'd escaped the underworld I'd always known. I made a life for myself. I thought I was free. Then my past came knocking at my door. Now I'm marrying the son of London's biggest crime family. A man who hates me as much as I hate him. He's ruthless, brutal, and dangerous-everything I've always feared. He's taken away the life I built, he's taken my freedom. And now, I fear he's taken my sanity, too. How else could I have ended up pregnant with his baby? **Dangerous is a full-length romance novel with a guaranteed HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger!**

Download or read book Bad written by L. P. Lovell and published by LP Lovell. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True power is never held by good men, only the most perfect of villains. And she and I are both villains... I stole her, and she's so very angry. The cartel princess doesn't like being a pretty little pawn. She fights me when she should fear me. But oh, how her defiance excites me. She would kill me if she could, and I'd ruin her if I had an ounce less control. What a twisted game we play with sweet threats and cruel promises. I crave her madness in the most depraved ways because I know she'll be so beautiful when she bleeds. A queen who could set the world on fire and a king who would call it rain. Two very bad people who want very bad things are never safe together. Some love stories have no heroes.

Download or read book Broken Vow written by Sophie Lark and published by Bloom Books. This book was released on 2023-12-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He'll protect her...whether she likes it or not. Riona Griffin is gorgeous, intelligent, and iron-willed, determined to carve her name in the family ledger without a man at her side. But when she barely survives an unexpected attack on her life, her family hires Raylan Boone as her bodyguard--a rancher, a soldier, and a southern boy with plenty of charm to burn. And Riona hates his guts. She doesn't think she needs anybody, but Raylan is pretty sure she needs him. After all, she's being hunted by an assassin who never misses his mark. To keep her safe, Raylan will have to stay by her side, day and night, for the foreseeable future. Riona might think that's a fate worse than death, but once they're alone on Raylan's family ranch, the chemistry between them comes to a boil--and everything changes. Raylan knows Riona could learn to love him. But he'll have to keep her alive first. And this hitman isn't getting his girl without a fight.

Download or read book Awakening written by Stasia Black and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Taken As Collateral written by Piper Stone and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-28 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I thought I could leave the life behind. Then her father betrayed my father and pulled me back in. She was meant to be collateral, just a pawn in a deadly game, but she became so much more...

Download or read book Faked a Dark Mafia Romance written by Vanessa Waltz and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-05 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My feelings are forever...the engagement is not.Vinn Costa used to hang the moon in my sky. He's my brother's broad-shouldered, brutally handsome best friend. He doesn't know I exist, but I've always loved him.Until he did something unforgivable.Vinn's not a sweet boy anymore. He's grown into a ruthlessly cold gangster. He's the most powerful man in Boston, a beautiful lost cause.I cut him from my life. I moved on. Or I would have, if he hadn't roped me into a lie so dangerous I had no choice to play along. Now I have to pretend I'm his expecting fiancée, or we're both dead. I need to walk away, but I have to see this through.I'm stuck...with the monster in the Vinn-suit. Author's Note: This is the third and final book of the Sinners of Boston series! Faked is a steamy, age gap, fake fiancé romance between a jealous/possessive hero and his best friend's sister. All books are standalones and can be read in any order.

Download or read book The Queens 4 Book Dark Mafia Romance Box Set written by Nikita Slater and published by Nikita Slater Writing Services Ltd.. This book was released on with total page 1095 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dark mafia romance boxset from International Bestselling Author, Nikita Slater. BOOK 1 - Scarred Queen She despised them all, yet she was wife to one. Drifting in a world of glittering diamonds, mansions, lunches and designer clothes, Casey Hernandez could happily disappear, except the life of the mafia wife demanded she remain and play her part. One misstep and she would face the monster who marked her as his own. Reyes wanted the stunning blond with the furious eyes. He was going to ruin her life, take her from everything she knew and own every inch of her. Hard, brutal, mean. Exactly how he was. Exactly how this world had shaped him. Because he could. She was about to become spoils of war. And when he finally had his woman, they would rise up together; the king and his scarred queen. BOOK 1.5 (novella) - Alejandro's Prey The rules are simple. Don't talk to the men, don't communicate with the outside, stay loyal to the family. Gina tries to follow the rules, but every time she turns around there's a new rule! It's only a matter of time until she breaks one and becomes… Alejandro's Prey. He's an enforcer, second-in-command to one of South America's leading crime lord's. Rules are his life. He gave her one year - one year to adjust to him and his rules. But his sweet little mouse broke the rules and now she's his. Only someone else wants her, too… BOOK 2 - Queen's Move He declared war, she accepted the challenge. Born to the mob, abused by the mob, Vee is queen in a beautiful and brutal city. She has risen up to take over her dead husband's territory. She leads her organization with cool logic, passionate loyalty and an iron will. She's the perfect woman for the job. Until one cartel refuses to bow to a woman, shattering her dreams. Now she is fighting for her right to rule. The Gentleman Butcher is a legend in the mafia for his efficient, gruesome and relentless takeovers. One woman stands in his way and he will dethrone her. A king in his own country, he will capture and tame the furiously independent beauty. He will seize her loyalty for himself and force her to submit to his rule. As they come together, this explosive couple will set fire to a city, a country and everything in their path. BOOK 3 - Born a Queen Born to the mafia and gifted to a mobster. Two years ago, Raina found out that she was the daughter of a very powerful family. She was introduced to a dark new world, a mother she’d never met and an admirer who stalked her every move. She was forced into a life so foreign to her own carefree country childhood that she simply couldn’t comprehend living that way. So she ran. Away from her new and dangerous reality. Away from him. From the moment Mateo touched her he knew she was his. He was consumed with the desire to protect her, even from herself. Mateo would do whatever it took to stop her from running again. He would take her captive. Treat her like a queen. His woman, his wife, his everything. His obsession with Raina was a consuming emotion not to be tested. Any who tried would face Miami’s brutal new boss and the powerful mafia family at his back. The Queens is a dark mafia romance box set that includes three full length novels and one novella. Each book has a guaranteed HEA, NO cheating, and NO cliffhangers. These are sizzling dark mafia romances with capture fantasy themes, please read at your own risk! 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, blackmail, passionate lovers, tortured heroine, tragic love, sexually romantic books, series, romantic suspense, collections, anthologies, forbidden romance, capture fantasy, standalone, thriller, crime, mafia romance, enforcer, kidnap, happily ever after, love books, love stories, contemporary mafia romance, Bolivia, enemies to lovers, mobster, guaranteed HEA, no cliffhangers, dark mafia romance, billionaire romance, billionaire romance series, possessive alpha romance, bestselling series, bad boy, age gap, no cheating, kidnapping, Venezuela, stalker, mercenary, Miami, protective, steamy, abused heroine, dominance submission, caged, marriage, captive romance, mob boss