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Marco Valentini has a secret that could destroy him. As the heir to a powerful crime family, he's spent a decade hiding his omega nature behind suppressants and sheer willpower. When his father is assassinated, Marco must claim his birthright as Don—while his ambitious uncle circles like a predator and his family's enemies close in. The only person who knows the truth? Dominic Russo, his father's loyal consigliere. The alpha Marco has wanted for years. The man who just took a bullet meant for his heart. Now Marco must navigate conspiracy and succession while his suppressants fail at the ...

When the trauma surgeon saves his first love's life, he discovers some wounds never heal—and some loves never die. Dr. Ethan Cross has spent ten years trying to forget Marco Santini. Ten years since the man he loved vanished without explanation, leaving nothing but a cryptic text message and a shattered heart. Ethan threw himself into medicine, building a career saving lives in New York's busiest ER. Then Marco is wheeled into his trauma bay—unconscious, bleeding out from a gunshot wound, and even more dangerous than Ethan remembered. A standalone MM mafia romance featuring second-...

A fake marriage. A desperate escape. A bond that becomes all too real. Marius Jacobson has six months until he can access his trust fund and escape his abusive family. But when they arrange his marriage to a notoriously cruel alpha, his timeline collapses. Desperate, he proposes a deal to Aubrey Spinner—the only alpha who's ever treated him with kindness: a fake marriage, a fabricated bond, and freedom at the end. Aubrey knows he owes Marius's family everything. But watching them sell their omega son to a monster is a debt he can't repay with silence. He agrees to the deception, expecting...

He never expected to inherit his father's debt. He definitely didn't expect to become payment. When Luca Costa's estranged father dies, he inherits more than just grief—he inherits a two-million-dollar debt to the Valentino crime family. With no way to pay and nowhere to run, Luca is given a choice: work in one of their omega establishments for ten years, or provide "personal service" to Dante Valentino himself. Dante has wanted Luca since he first saw him at a gallery opening two years ago. Brilliant, beautiful, and completely unaware of being watched, Luca was everything the ruthless ...

Nathan Ward never wanted to be a hunter. But as the son of the legendary Marcus Ward, he had no choice—until a vampire's revenge transforms him into the very thing he was trained to destroy. Awakening as a fledgling vampire in enemy territory, Nathan makes an audacious proposal: an arranged marriage to Alaric Ravencroft, the ancient and powerful coven leader, to broker peace between their warring peoples. It's strategic. Logical. Purely political. At least, that's what Nathan tells himself. But as he navigates vampire society, learns to embrace his new nature, and grows closer to the ...

A marriage born from duty. A love forged in fire. Joseph Vitelli has spent his life as the invisible second son—brilliant, strategic, and utterly expendable. When his family needs an alliance with their oldest enemies, the Russos, Joseph becomes the bargaining chip. One wedding later, he's bound to Luchino Russo, heir to a rival empire and the most infuriatingly perfect man Joseph has ever met. Luchino never wanted this marriage. He definitely didn't expect to fall for the sharp-tongued financial genius who sees through every carefully constructed wall. But as bullets fly and conspiracies...

When Luca Santori inherits his father's crime empire, he discovers more than just money and power—he inherits Dimitri Thorne, a century-old vampire bound by a blood debt to protect the Santori family. Luca wanted nothing to do with his father's violent legacy. But when rival families attack and vampire hunters close in, he has no choice but to accept Dimitri's dark protection. What starts as an unwanted obligation transforms into something neither man expected—a love that defies the boundaries between human and vampire, mortal and immortal. As Luca navigates the treacherous world of ...

For eight hundred years, Dorian Ashford has been a prisoner of the sire bond—enslaved to the ancient vampire who turned him, unable to resist, unable to die, unable to be free. Kieran Vale has spent decades hunting his father's vampiric creations, trying to atone for the monster's legacy written into his dhampir blood. When he finally tracks down Dorian—his father's first and most prized creation—Kieran expects a fight to the death. He doesn't expect Dorian to surrender. "Finally," the vampire whispers. "I've been waiting for you." What begins as a mission of vengeance becomes ...

When his brother's death leaves an impossible debt, Luca Ferrara offers himself as payment. He expects death. He gets something far more dangerous. Luca walks into the Volkov estate knowing he won't walk out. His brother Marco owed the Russian mafia more than he could pay, and debts don't die with the debtor. But Yuri Volkov, the cold and calculating heir, has other plans. Instead of a bullet, Luca gets a cage—a luxurious penthouse prison where he belongs to Yuri in every way that matters. He's collateral. Property. A means to an end. Yuri has spent sixteen years hunting his mother's ...

When four bullets nearly end his life, enforcer Dante Moretti wakes up in the one place no one in the family knows exists—the Ice King's private sanctuary. Luca Santoro didn't get his reputation by showing weakness. As underboss of the most powerful crime family in the city, he's spent years perfecting his cold, untouchable facade. But when his best soldier is ambushed and left bleeding out, Luca breaks every rule to save him—taking Dante to his secret villa to heal. Six weeks of forced proximity in Villa Serafina changes everything. Dante has wanted his captain for three years, ...

When Marco Valentino stares down the barrel of a gun at the Metropolitan Museum, he expects to die. What he doesn't expect is for his would-be assassin to lower the weapon and walk away. Adrian Kozlov has waited five years to avenge his father's murder at the hands of the Valentino family. But when the moment comes, something about Marco's defiant courage makes him hesitate. That hesitation will change everything. Soon both heirs discover they're pawns in a larger game—someone has been manipulating their families toward mutual destruction, feeding them intelligence designed to escalate ...

He thought abandonment was the worst betrayal. He was wrong. For 150 years, Kieran Ashford believed his maker left him because he wasn't enough. One night, Lysander simply vanished from their Vienna townhouse without explanation, leaving Kieran to build a life from the ruins of his shattered heart. Now a respected vampire negotiator, Kieran has buried his pain beneath layers of control and ambition. He's survived. He's thrived. He's moved on. Or so he thought. When a vampire summit in Prague forces them back together, Kieran discovers the truth: Lysander didn't leave by choice. An ancient ...

Five years ago, Adrian Chen buried his brother. Now he's infiltrated the Russian Bratva to kill the man responsible. Nikolai Sokolov is everything Adrian expected—dangerous, ruthless, commanding. He's also everything Adrian didn't expect—intelligent, magnetic, and impossibly beautiful. As Adrian works beside the enforcer he's meant to destroy, every lie cuts deeper than the last. Every stolen glance, every accidental touch, every moment of forced proximity breaks down the walls around his hollowed-out heart. In the violent world of the Bratva, trust is a luxury and love is a death ...

Three months after surviving brutal captivity, Nico Rossini refuses to be the weak link in his powerful crime family. When the Russian Bratva demands a Rossini as collateral for a new alliance, Nico shocks everyone by volunteering—and by accepting the request of Alexei Volkov, the ruthless enforcer known as the Savage Prince. In Moscow, Nico finds himself thrust into a world of elegance and brutality, where beauty is a currency and weakness is fatal. Alexei is everything his reputation promises—cold, lethal, untouchable—yet behind his ice-blue eyes lies an obsession that burns ...

Six months on the run. One chance at freedom. A vampire who can walk in daylight. Jay Hurley is on the run from his vampire captor with nothing but a fake ID and three hundred dollars. Now he's tending bar at Nocturne, trying to rebuild a life from the shattered pieces of who he used to be. The enigmatic club owner is everything Jay's captor wasn't: patient, protective, impossibly gentle. And despite being a vampire himself, Giulio possesses a rare mutation that lets him walk in sunlight, bridging the gap between human and monster. As Jay learns to trust again, their careful friendship ...

What if love was forged in the fires of a mafia alliance, where one omega's freedom hangs by a thread? In the shadowy underbelly of New York’s crime families, Luca Santoro, a fierce omega heir, faces an impossible choice. His family’s empire crumbles under FBI seizures and rival threats, forcing his father to broker a desperate deal: an arranged marriage to Nikolai Kavinsky, the cold, calculating underboss of the powerful Kavinsky Bratva. Suppressants failing and instincts awakening, Luca steps into a world of ruthless alphas and unbreakable bonds. What begins as a business transaction ...

He was sent to kill the vampire lord. Instead, he became his. Matthias Vale has been trained since childhood by the Order of the Silver Dawn—beaten into a weapon, taught that pleasure is sin and vampires are irredeemable evil. When he's sent to assassinate the ancient Lord Kieran Ashford, he expects to die completing his holy mission. He doesn't expect Kieran to know exactly who he is. Or to keep him as a captive "guest" instead of killing him. What begins as a battle of wills becomes something far more dangerous. Kieran doesn't want Matthias's death—he wants his corruption. His ...

Finding the truth was supposed to set him free. Instead, it made him a prisoner. Forensic accountant Daniel Park is brilliant at uncovering financial crimes—which is exactly why the Russian bratva wants him. When he discovers evidence that threatens their operations, crime boss Dimitri Krylova gives him a choice: use his skills to find an internal thief, or watch his family suffer the consequences. Daniel's new reality comes with a shadow he can't escape: Mikhail Sokolov, a former Spetsnaz operative assigned to ensure his cooperation. Misha is everything Daniel should fear—dangerous, ...

When Jason Callahan photographs the ruins of New Haven, he captures what the city wants to forget—crumbling cathedrals, abandoned buildings, and the beautiful decay that marks time's passage. Living alone and haunted by past betrayals, he's built a life documenting dead things that can't disappoint him. Then Lucien St. Clair walks into his world. Elegant, enigmatic, and dangerously compelling, Lucien sees through Jason's carefully constructed walls with eight centuries of practice reading human nature. As Jason finds himself drawn into Lucien's orbit—and the shadowy vampire society that...

Adrian Cross is the Phantom – an elite hacker who destroys the corrupt with surgical precision, exposing their crimes with meticulous paper trails. Dante Moreau is something darker, more visceral – a street-level vigilante who isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty in the name of justice. When their paths collide, sparks of animosity immediately fly, but are they destined to be something more than rivals? Vigilante Heat is a 16,000 word M/M dark romance thriller with explicit scenes and a happy ending.