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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 ...

In the wasteland that was once civilization, survival means making impossible choices, and Wes has made more than his share. When the battle-scarred drifter arrives in New Haven, he's running from a past that won't stay buried and an enemy who won't forgive. All he wants is to disappear into the ruins of another broken city. But New Haven has its own problems, and information broker Robin needs a partner who can handle himself in a fight. What starts as a simple business arrangement becomes something deeper when they uncover a conspiracy that threatens everything the city has built. Someone...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

Some secrets are buried so deep, even moonlight can't reach them. Ethan has spent five years perfecting the art of isolation. He works his corporate job, keeps his apartment sterile, and most importantly—he disappears for four days every month with excuses no one questions. It's safer that way. Lonelier, but safer. Then he meets Richard on a rooftop at 2 AM. Richard, the ER nurse from across the hall who works nights and can't sleep. Richard, with his terrible coffee and easy smile and dangerous curiosity about the things Ethan won't say. Richard, who doesn't know that the man he's ...

When exhausted medical student Ethan Chen literally crashes into Oliver Castellano at a charity gala, he has no idea he's just spilled champagne on New York's most dangerous mob prince. Oliver should be furious. Instead, he's fascinated by the one person in the city who doesn't know to fear him. What starts as a generous tip becomes a whirlwind romance, with Oliver paying off Ethan's crushing student loans and introducing him to a world of luxury he's only dreamed of. But Oliver's "logistics" empire is built on blood, and his gentle touches hide hands capable of violence Ethan can't imagine...

Seven years of hatred. Three weeks undercover. One impossible love. Marco Valentino has spent seven years hating the Kozlov family for his brother's death. Alexei Kozlov has spent just as long blaming the Valentinos for his father's murder. When simultaneous attacks threaten to ignite all-out war between their families, they're the last two people who should be forced to work together. But a federal conspiracy is manipulating both sides, and Marco and Alexei must go undercover as a couple to infiltrate the enemy's network. Living together. Touching for the cameras. Pretending to be in love ...

When a coffee-stained scholarship student collides with a brilliant doctoral candidate, their instant antipathy ignites more than just arguments—it awakens a four-century-old mystery. Dorian Blackwood has fought for everything—his scholarship to prestigious Thornfield University, his spot in the restoration program, his right to belong. The last thing he needs is Gabriel Rossi, with his perfect translations, Italian silk shirts, and insufferable assumption that money can buy expertise. Gabriel has spent his life hiding who he truly is behind family expectations and academic achievement....

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, ...

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 took my freedom. Then he gave me everything. One wrong turn down a dark alley, and I witnessed a murder. The killer—Alexei Konstantin, ruthless Bratva enforcer—took me prisoner to protect his secrets. I should hate him. Should fear him. But the man who kidnapped me isn't the monster I expected. He's damaged, dangerous, and the only person who's ever made me feel truly seen. When my abuser from the past resurfaces, Alexei risks everything to protect me. Leaves his criminal empire. Gives me the freedom to choose. And I choose him. Now we're building a life together far from the ...

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.

Nick Castellano has spent eight years hunting the vampire who murdered his family, never knowing he's been watched—and protected—by a mysterious guardian in the shadows. That guardian is revealed to be Sebastian, a tormented vampire fledgling who was forced to participate in the Castellano family's massacre. But Sebastian isn't the only monster from Nick's past. Anthony, the ancient vampire sire who orchestrated that night of blood and flames, has returned to reclaim his beautiful, defiant creation. Centuries old and devastatingly charismatic, Anthony wields his dark magnetism like a ...

When ER doctor Timothy Morrison saves a mysterious patient with impossible wounds, he never expects the man to heal within hours—or to return with coffee and conversation that makes Timothy feel alive for the first time since his sister's death. James Anderson has walked the earth for two centuries, carrying the secret of his vampiric nature and the weight of his maker's murdered dream: a synthetic blood that could free vampires from the need to hunt. When Timothy is attacked by James's enemies and left dying, James faces an impossible choice—let the man he's falling for perish, or ...

He destroyed everything I loved. So I made him mine forever. Elias Reed is the hunter organization's most lethal weapon—cold, efficient, and responsible for the massacre of Dorian Ashford's peaceful vampire coven. When Dorian captures the man who burned his family alive, death would be mercy. Instead, he chooses something far crueler: he turns Elias into the very thing he's spent a decade hunting. Bound by an unbreakable sire bond, they're forced into intimate closeness neither wants. Elias struggles with his new monstrous nature while Dorian battles guilt over his twisted act of revenge....

Six years ago, Vincent Rossini died in an explosion—or so his family believes. In truth, he has lived as Vito Calabrese, enforcer for the very family that destroyed his life. But when Jake Morrison, the underboss who once betrayed him to save him, reveals the truth of his father’s deadly plans, Vincent has no choice but to rise from the ashes and reclaim his name. Returning to Boston means more than facing his brothers who mourned him—it means standing beside the man who broke his heart. Jake carries six years of guilt, six years of gathering evidence against his ruthless father, and ...

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 ...

When a brutal territorial war threatens to destroy both their families, Yakuza lieutenant Ryo Asuka and Irish mob heir Justin Thomas are forced into an arranged marriage neither wants. What begins as a cold strategic alliance between enemies is undercut by something far more dangerous—genuine attraction. Ryo has clawed his way to power through violence and cunning since his father's assassination, trusting no one and showing no weakness. Justin has been deliberately sheltered from his family's darker activities, managing their legitimate businesses while staying clean of their crimes. ...

Jason Kane has spent fourteen years surviving in Viktor Volkov's criminal empire, using his brilliant analytical mind to manage the financial operations of one of the most dangerous organizations on the West Coast. He's learned to trust no one, feel nothing, and keep his head down—because in a world where vampires rule through fear and violence, invisibility means survival. Everything changes when Viktor dies and his nephew Dominic inherits the organization. The new boss wants to do the impossible: transition away from human trafficking and build something legitimate. Most shocking of all...