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They call me The Scorpion because I’m fast, lethal, and I pack plenty of heat.ALEX When you’re street muscle for the biggest drug cartel in North America, you’re hard or you’re dead. I’m alive asf*ck, because I get the job done. My boss swore kidnapping the accountant’s daughter would be quick and easy. Just find Tessa at the wedding, stuff her into a car and let someone else drive her off. Notdance with her all night. Notbeat up the driver for being drunk. Nottake her to the safe house yourself. The only thing more dangerous than doing my job isnot doing my job. But for her? Sign me the f*ck up.TESSA Here’s a tip: if a tall, impossibly sexy man starts flirting with you at your friend’s wedding,run the other way. Don’t flirt back.Don’t dance with him, andabsolutely do not fool around with him, no matter how much you want to. Otherwise, you might get kidnapped by an arrogant, swaggering, cocky jerk who thinks he’s God’s gift to women. One who also happens to work for a powerful Mexican cartel… your father’s former bosses. You might wind up stuck together in a safe house, deep in the desert. Worst of all, you might find out he’s cocky for onereally good reason - and you might like it. Whatever you do,don’t fall in love with him.

Remo Falcone is beyond redemption.As Capo of the Camorra he rules with a brutal hand over his territory – a territory the Chicago Outfit breached. Now Remo is out for retribution. A wedding is sacred, stealing a bride sacrilegious. Serafina is the niece of the Boss of the Outfit, and her hand has been promised in marriage for years, but kidnapped in her wedding dress on her way to church by Remo, Serafina quickly realizes that she can’t hope for saving. Yet, even in the hands of the cruelest man she knows, she is determined to cling to her pride, and Remo soon understands that the woman at his mercy might not be as easy to break as he thought.A ruthless man on a quest to destroy the Outfit by breaking someone they are supposed to protect. A woman intent on bringing a monster to his knees. Two families that will never be the same.

From USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes the fourth in a dark and steamy college romance series featuring elite criminal families and morally gray heroes. Mia Solokov has one goal: ruin Landon King for messing with her family. But this sociopathic, genius artist might just ruin her instead.I'm out for revenge.When Mia Sokolov, Mafia heiress and selective mute, successfully gives Landon King a taste of his own medicine, she discovers that her actions may have unwelcome consequences.Landon King is a genius artist, a posh rich boy, and Mia's nightmare. Now, he's obsessed with her. He's never met someone with the same penchant for mischief as himself. But he realizes that beneath Mia's hard outer shell, she is struggling with something that is too horrible to say aloud.Mia can't seem to shake Landon and finds herself increasingly attached to him, despite his seemingly constant ability to make her angry and his psychotic tendencies that always push her a bit too far.And as Landon gets closer to the truth about Mia's past, danger lurks just around the corner. Mia has learned to trust Landon…but will he protect her or ruin her?

The Pretty Kings became the most notorious drug lords in the United States. This is how their reign begins. Bambi and her sisters in law have it all. They're married to cousins of the highly respected Kennedy family, rich and hopelessly in love. As promised, the Kennedy Kings decide to get out of the drug game, after, a one hundred million dollar meeting with The Russians, whom they never met personally. First, the Kings have to return home from LA. But, while in a casino, something so devastating occurs, which their wives witness via video calling, that changes the wives lives forever. The next day, emotionally beaten, Bambi remembers the meeting with The Russians that is to take place on Saturday. Although grieving, she considers how life will be without her husband and penniless. Bambi tries to facilitate the meeting without their husbands but is unsuccessful. The Russians are expecting the Kennedy Kings only. Not wanting to miss and opportunity to take care of her family for the rest of her life, Bambi comes up with a plan. However, for this plan to be executed, the wives would have to take over their husbands identities. They must become the Kennedy Kings. If it works, they will continue to afford the lifestyle they are accustomed. If not, they might suffer a fate so brutal, death would be better.

Sophia Sometimes, you don't mean to become another person. Sometimes the choice is made for you, and pretending is the only thing that keeps you going. When Alexis Romera is taken and her kidnappers find her fake ID in her purse, she must become Sophia in order to keep her family safe. Revealing her real identity to the man she's sold to would be easy enough, but can she trust him? Hell bent on revenging the murder of his uncle, Rebel doesn't seem all that interested in playing things safe. In fact, nothing about the secretive, dark and brooding MC president seems safe at all. Rebel What do you do when the man who raised you is murdered, and the only witness is kidnapped girl who's being sold as a sex slave? You buy her, of course. As president to the most powerful motorcycle club in America, Rebel isn't lacking in power. There are strings the man can pull, and entire criminal organisations and corporate businesses alike would fall to their knees. However, along with such power comes intense interest. The DEA have their eye fixed solely on the MC...and they're just waiting for Rebel to trip up. Getting Sophia to testify is the only way to bring the Los Oscuros cartel down. The beautiful, dark haired, dark eyed woman is belligerent and uncooperative and unlikely to bend to his will, but Rebel has a few tricks up his sleeve to make her compliant--he'll charm her until she's bending over backwards to please him. Of course, falling for her might cause a few hiccups along the way... * The Dead Man's Ink series contains strong ties with the Blood & Roses series, but you do not have to have read those works in order to read this one. The Dead Man's Ink series is contemporary romance story with occasional dark themes that some people might find confronting. *

Shattered By Their Devastating Breakup, Detective Levi Abrams And Pi Dominic Russo Find Themselves At War Right When They Need Each Other Most. While Dominic Is Trapped In A Vicious Cycle Of Addiction, Levi Despairs Of Ever Catching The Seven Of Spades. The Ruthless Vigilante's Body Count Continues To Climb, And It's All Levi Can Do To Keep Up With The Carnage. When Levi's And Dominic's Paths Keep Crossing In The Investigation Of A Kidnapping Ring With A Taste For Mutilation, It Feels Like History Repeating Itself. Thrown Together By Fate Once Again, They Reluctantly Join Forces In Their Hunt For The Mastermind Behind The Abductions. But The Seven Of Spades Hates Sharing The Spotlight, And They Have An Ace In The Hole: A New Batch Of Victims With A Special Connection To Levi. Their Murders Send Shockwaves Through Las Vegas And Change The Rules Of The Game Forever. The Seven Of Spades Has Upped The Ante. If Levi And Dominic Don't Play Their Cards Right, They'll End Up Losing Everything.

Liliana Vela hates the term victim. She's not a victim, she's a fighter. Stubborn and strong with a quiet elegance, she's determined to take back her life after escaping the clutches of human traffickers in her poor Mexican village. But she can't stay safely over the border in America--unless the man who aided in her rescue is serious about his unconventional proposal to marry her.Meric Toledan was just stopping at a service station for a bottle of water. Assessing the situation, he steps in to rescue Liliana from traffickers. If he can keep his secrets at bay, his wealth and position afford him many resources to help her. But the mysterious buyer who funded her capture will not sit idly by while his prize is stolen from him.Melissa Koslin throws you right into the middle of the action in this high-stakes thriller that poses the question: What is the price of freedom?

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author Sylvia Day Returns To The Decadence Of The Multimillion-selling Crossfire® Saga With Ireland, A Searing New Tale Of Temptation, Deception, And Ice-cold Vengeance. Ireland Vidal Is The Third Generation To Control Vidal Records, And She’s On Track To Lead The Recording Company To Greater Heights. She’s The Youngest Of An Affluent, Prominent Family Headed By Her Eldest Brother, Gideon Cross — One Of The Richest Men In The World. Despite Her Siblings’ Outsized Shadows, Ireland Has Carved Her Own Identity. But The Clever, Stunning Beauty With Fierce Tenacity And A Heart Of Gold Has Yet To Find A Man With Whom To Share Her Life — Someone Who Doesn’t Need Her Connections To Be Successful. Then A Chance Meeting With Ronan Boudreaux Sparks An Irresistible Attraction. He Has It All: Wealth, Charm, A Wickedly Provocative Talent For Seduction, And He Can Hold His Own Against Her Powerful Family. He Offers Ireland Everything She’s Ever Wanted, But At What Price? Waiting In The Wings, Someone From The Distant Past Bides His Time Until He Can Unleash His Vendetta Against The Vidals. He’s Got Old Scores To Settle And When He Sets His Plans In Motion, Everything And Everyone Ireland Loves Is In His Crosshairs. From The Soaring Penthouses Of High-stakes Manhattan To The Opulent Mansions And Mysterious Bayous Of Louisiana, Ireland Draws Readers Back Into The Illustrious Lives Of The Beloved Vidal / Cross Family, Where The Only Thing More Dangerous Than Desire Is Falling In Love.

Forbidden desire simmers between a mafia king, and his enemy's daughter that could ignite a war within New York City.LucaFrom foster kid to mafia boss, I was the undeserving king to the throne, forced into this role after my estranged father’s death. I gave up everything to build my empire. Nothing else mattered—until I kidnapped my enemy’s daughter. Rosa Falcone. Il mio tesoro. When fate drags Rosa back into my world, I can't make the same mistake again. Even when the future of the mafia depends on my arranged marriage. I still can’t resist her. There’s no way in hell I can watch her marry another man. Even if it means starting a war.RosaThe wild child, the spoilt mafia princess. No one understood my pain, so I hid behind the mask. That was until Luca Russo stole me from my life, only to put me back together again. I gave him my heart, and he let me go—back into the arms of my abuser. This time, I don’t have anyone to protect me. Or so I thought. Luca might not be mine to keep, but that doesn’t stop me from falling deeper. But when the world is against us, how much would we be willing to sacrifice to have our happily ever after?

DELUXE EDITION--featuring beautiful golden sprayed edges and a bonus character interview!The fourth book in the scorchingly hot mafia romance Queens and Monsters series by New York Times bestselling author J.T. Geissinger, where John Wick meets Romeo and Juliet.An Irish mobster with a brutal grudge.An Italian mafia princess with a dark secret.Two enemy empires joined in sacred marriage vows.Let the hating games begin.Reyna:If this arrogant Irish mobster my brother sold my niece to thinks I’m going to play nice over this arranged marriage BS, he should think again. I don’t care if this match with the Mob will make my brother capo of the Five Families.I don’t care how much money, territory, or power it will gain us. I especially don’t care that the Irishman is the sexiest man I’ve ever seen. I won’t allow my innocent niece to suffer the same way I did.Even if I have to kill him.Spider:I’m supposed to marry sweet, beautiful Lili. So why can’t I stop thinking about her swamp witch of an aunt?Reyna who hates me. Reyna who challenges me. Reyna with the guts of a Viking, the body of a fertility goddess, and the attitude of a feral cat.Nothing good can come of what I’m feeling for a woman who’s not the one in the wedding contract I signed. A woman I want so much, I’ll have to burn the whole world down to get.If she doesn’t kill me first.Queens and Monsters Reading Order:Ruthless CreaturesCarnal UrgesSavage HeartsBrutal Vows