Sinner’s Vows – Mafia Vows Book 3

An enemies to lovers Mafia Romance

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Dominic Scalera
The world is spinning apart as the old Don’s death delivers another post-mortem surprise: Ariana Morelli, a woman with too many secrets.

Ariana crashes into our lives out of nowhere and becomes our family’s only link to a past we buried decades ago.

Except she doesn’t talk. Making people talk is my specialty, but I’ve never had to wring information out of a woman before—never mind one who bears scars like my own handiwork… scars similar to the ones I have on my skin.

Even worse, Ariana looks at me with trust in her eyes and clings to my hand as if I’m her savior, making me feel alive for the first time since I was reduced to nothing but a weapon in the Don’s arsenal.

I can’t let her break down my walls. I refuse to cave to the desire that pulses between us. I’m the devil himself, and Ariana Morelli is a slice of heaven the likes of me will never deserve.

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Worst of all, I already sense that once her truth finally comes out, I’ll have to kill her to save my brothers. How do I pull the trigger on the woman I love?

Ariana Morelli
Kidnapped and trafficked, I’m alive only to serve as a bartering tool. When my kidnapper’s plans crumble, I’m wounded and thrown into the heart of Il Consiglio—and straight into Dominic Scalera’s arms.

He takes care of me, convinced I’m tied to his missing sister. But I’m an undercover agent, in the wrong country, trapped in the wrong crime ring.

All I want is to get the hell out of here—while hiding who and what I really am—reconnect with my team in Italy, and finish the job we started.

But Dominic Scalera has other plans—plans that involve uncovering everything about me. Nobody has ever asked. Nobody has ever cared. And as Dominic gently pries open every locked door in my inner world, I can’t help but fall for him, even though I know we’re doomed.

This can only end one way, and it isn't going to be pretty.

SINNER'S VOWS is a Mafia vs Police, forced proximity, slow burn romance. This is the 3rd book in the Mafia Vows series, and reading HATED VOWS and BROKEN VOWS first is recommended. There's no cheating, no cliffhangers, and guaranteed HEA. This is a Mafia romance so some scenes might trigger readers - please read with care!

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WHEN I FALL IN LOVE

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Part of the Ashleigh Lake series:
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Hunter: I've always put my family first, but second chances only come around once. How do I convince her that my love never faltered, and how do I make her stay?
Beth: I left Ashleigh Lake under a cloak of shame, and my heart never recovered from losing Hunter in the process. Now I'm the only one who can save his business, which makes me doubt his every move. Can he prove to me that our love stood the test of time?

Hunter Logan
There are only two things that keep me going: my business and caring for my extended family. So the expansion plans I have for my ice cream company, plans that will set up my siblings and cousins for life, are very close to my heart.

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When a major obstacle gets in the way, it rocks my world. Suddenly I’m scrambling to save my business, and the person who holds my livelihood in the palm of her hand is the girl who stole my heart sixteen years ago.

And never gave it back.

Beth is back in Ashleigh Lake and this could be my second chance, but will I pick my family over the love of my life again?

Beth Anderson
The last person I expect to walk back into my life on a random weekday afternoon is Hunter Logan, the boy who broke my heart. And now he wants me to save his business and not sell the farm in Ashleigh Lake that I’ve inherited?

The best thing I can do is shut the book on Hunter and my past, but that won’t be easy. Not when he's my next-door neighbor on my visit to Vermont to sign on the dotted line. And most definitely not when he goes out of his way to remind me of everything I once loved about Ashleigh Lake…him most of all.

WHEN I FALL IN LOVE is a second-chance romance written in first person, dual Point of View, set in small town Vermont and sure to give you a warm and fuzzy glow around your heart!

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The Intern

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When her steamy video lands in her boss's inbox, her scholarship and career are suddenly on the line. With one video her billionaire bosshole thinks he's got her figured out? She's going to one-up him all the way...

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Izzy
Izzy Scarpa is a quick study. In the past ten minutes, she's learned that unwritten rules are there to make people toe the line. After a most humiliating meeting with her boss, all she wants is to walk out of this boardroom, but she has a new contract to sign—one that will derail all her future career prospects and everything she's worked for. If only she’d adhered to Bryce Sutherland’s simple rules…
Rule #1:
Don’t let your boss catch you in a steamy video you posted online, flaunting his company logo as if he were your biggest sponsor.
Rule #2:
No tears in the boardroom. Ever.
Rule #3 (and this is one of her own):
If your boss wants to screw you over, screw him over right back.

In theory this works perfectly, that is until she falls in love with the human behind Bryce Sutherland’s cold, handsome façade…and has to make the hardest choice she never anticipated making in the first place.

Bryce
For Bryce Sutherland all decisions in life fall into one of two categories: good or bad.
Every day he works hard to step away from his past and make good decisions, especially where his company and reputation are at stake. Rules make good versus bad decisions easy, and he likes to stick to them.
Rule #1:
His company’s interns are off limits. And that goes double when it comes to Izzy Scarpa.
Rule #2:
When that same intern makes a hot-as-hell video that lands in his inbox, company logo and all, don’t keep it. Or watch it on repeat. Delete, delete, delete.
Rule #3:
Don’t break rule #1 or rule #2 and be the idiot that falls in love with this gorgeous, feisty woman in the process.

As for Izzy Scarpa…she might break more than rules and his bank account—she might just break his heart.

The Intern is a slow burn romance with forbidden, forced proximity, and age gap tropes!

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BROKEN VOWS – Mafia Vows Book 2

Stephano Scalera
I can spot trouble a mile away. Not that anybody can miss Gigi Trapani. As the son of a notorious mafia Don, her first words to me hit a nerve. I promise to put her in her place, but instead we end up having an explosive one-night stand because we’ll never see each other again.

A month later, Gigi calls in a favor and hurtles back into my life with her sister in tow. Forced to protect them, I enter an arranged marriage with Gigi. Suddenly she’s in my house, in my head, everywhere…except in my bed.

Gigi has a pile of secrets and teasing them out of her only makes me develop feelings—feelings I’m not allowed to have. There’s a reason I’ve vowed to never love, and it’s a demon I fight every day. What if avenging Gigi is the only way to set me free from my past and make my marriage real?

Gigi Trapani
My whole life I’ve had one mission: to escape my family’s mafia crime ring and take my younger sister with me.

When my stepbrother forces me into an arranged marriage with the new Capo Crimini, I’ll do anything to escape this fate, even marry the man I’ve vowed to never see again: Stephano Scalera. Our intense one-night stand still haunts me—our chemistry was off the charts, but it only took one night to know Stephano is the most dangerous man I’ve ever met.

When the Capo Crimini hunts me down, Stephano proves to be the husband I never knew I needed. How does a woman walk away from a man like that? She doesn’t. She falls deeper in love and fights to keep him.

BROKEN VOWS is a one-night stand, marriage of convenience, forced proximity, steamy romance. This is the 2nd book in the series, and reading HATED VOWS first is recommended. There's no cheating, no cliffhangers, and guaranteed HEA. This is a mafia romance so some scenes might trigger readers - please read with care!

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Stephano Scalera
I can spot trouble a mile away. Not that anybody can miss Gigi Trapani. As the son of a notorious mafia Don, her first words to me hit a nerve. I promise to put her in her place, but instead we end up having an explosive one-night stand because we’ll never see each other again.

A month later, Gigi calls in a favor and hurtles back into my life with her sister in tow. Forced to protect them, I enter an arranged marriage with Gigi. Suddenly she’s in my house, in my head, everywhere…except in my bed.

Gigi has a pile of secrets and teasing them out of her only makes me develop feelings—feelings I’m not allowed to have. There’s a reason I’ve vowed to never love, and it’s a demon I fight every day. What if avenging Gigi is the only way to set me free from my past and make my marriage real?

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Gigi Trapani
My whole life I’ve had one mission: to escape my family’s mafia crime ring and take my younger sister with me.

When my stepbrother forces me into an arranged marriage with the new Capo Crimini, I’ll do anything to escape this fate, even marry the man I’ve vowed to never see again: Stephano Scalera. Our intense one-night stand still haunts me—our chemistry was off the charts, but it only took one night to know Stephano is the most dangerous man I’ve ever met.

When the Capo Crimini hunts me down, Stephano proves to be the husband I never knew I needed. How does a woman walk away from a man like that? She doesn’t. She falls deeper in love and fights to keep him.

BROKEN VOWS is a one-night stand, marriage of convenience, forced proximity, steamy romance. This is the 2nd book in the series, and reading HATED VOWS first is recommended. There's no cheating, no cliffhangers, and guaranteed HEA. This is a mafia romance so some scenes might trigger readers - please read with care!

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HATED VOWS – Mafia Vows Book 1

MATTEO
The Don. I hate him.
We’ve never seen eye to eye.
But he’s dying and wants me to tie up a few loose ends for him for his peace of mind.
Peace of mind? It’s one thing none of us deserves, but he is my father, and I will kill for him when he asks.

Deal with the Sicilian. The man who wronged my family decades ago. Easy. Having his blood on my hands has been on my to-do list for years.

Deal with the Senator. The man who was responsible for my brother’s death. The man who owes us millions. The time has come. For his daughter, death would be a welcome alternative to the plan I’ve set in motion.

I’m glad the Don asks me to deal with his last requests and not my brothers. Not only am I the heir to Il Consiglio, I’m also the cold-hearted brute who can’t be swayed by a beautiful face and a pure heart.

I am the man who gets the job done—whatever it takes.

Except that Tasha Armstrong turns out to be feisty handful, and by that I don’t only mean her curves…those curves that call louder than a siren’s song. She’s only merchandise, and I never touch the merch. But what if she touches my soul?

TASHA
I’m terrified.
Kidnapped and bartered in exchange for my father’s debts.
I’ve been reduced to merchandise in the hands of Il Consiglio, the most notorious mafia family on the East Coast.

According to Matteo Scalera, my host, I have only one thing of value, and it’s up on auction to the highest bidder.

Now I’m locked up in Matteo’s uber-luxury apartment and the only way out is to kill him before he kills me and my father.

But as soon as I find myself on his private jet to Sicily, I know my situation is beyond my control. And so is my attraction to Matteo…an attraction that has me begging for more, wanting to break every rule.

We are both denying our chemistry, but Matteo is set in his ways and firm with his plans. How am I going to survive what he has in store for me?

HATED VOWS is a dark, enemies to lovers, fake marriage, forced proximity, steamy stand-alone romance. No cheating, no cliffhangers, guaranteed HEA. This is a mafia romance so some scenes might trigger readers - please read with care!

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MATTEO SCALERA
The Don. I hate him.
We’ve never seen eye to eye.
But he’s dying and wants me to tie up a few loose ends for him for his peace of mind.
Peace of mind? It’s one thing none of us deserves, but he is my father, and I will kill for him when he asks.

Deal with the Sicilian. The man who wronged my family decades ago. Easy. Having his blood on my hands has been on my to-do list for years.

Deal with the Senator. The man who was responsible for my brother’s death. The man who owes us millions. The time has come. For his daughter, death would be a welcome alternative to the plan I’ve set in motion.

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I’m glad the Don asks me to deal with his last requests and not my brothers. Not only am I the heir to Il Consiglio, I’m also the cold-hearted brute who can’t be swayed by a beautiful face and a pure heart.

I am the man who gets the job done—whatever it takes.

Except that Tasha Armstrong turns out to be feisty handful, and by that I don’t only mean her curves…those curves that call louder than a siren’s song. She’s only merchandise, and I never touch the merch. But what if she touches my soul?

TASHA ARMSTRONG
I’m terrified.
Kidnapped and bartered in exchange for my father’s debts.
I’ve been reduced to merchandise in the hands of Il Consiglio, the most notorious mafia family on the East Coast.

According to Matteo Scalera, my host, I have only one thing of value, and it’s up on auction to the highest bidder.

Now I’m locked up in Matteo’s uber-luxury apartment and the only way out is to kill him before he kills me and my father.

But as soon as I find myself on his private jet to Sicily, I know my situation is beyond my control. And so is my attraction to Matteo…an attraction that has me begging for more, wanting to break every rule.

We are both denying our chemistry, but Matteo is set in his ways and firm with his plans. How am I going to survive what he has in store for me?

HATED VOWS is a dark, enemies to lovers, fake marriage, forced proximity, steamy stand-alone romance. No cheating, no cliffhangers, guaranteed HEA. This is a Mafia romance so some scenes might trigger readers - please read with care!

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One Sweet Summer

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One shot of Vermont Grump.
One shot of Miami Sunshine.
Mix with one sweet summer and brew in a barn over six weeks as they build a tiny house together.
So much could go wrong. . . but so much could go spectacularly right.
Which is it going to be?

Raiden Logan:
Life. Not my forte. But here I have my one chance to change the trajectory I set for myself when I ran away from home at sixteen. Building a tiny house for a televised competition I plan to win might just put me on the map and get me that bank loan I need to start my own business. Losing isn’t an option.

For this competition, I’m allowed one assistant. I’m not going to mess up selecting one by tossing these résumés in the air and going with the first one that lands in my lap. My assistant isn’t going to be a sexy Miami beach babe who wields power tools like she wields social media. And I’m not going to fall for Georgiana Wess either, because business and pleasure shouldn’t mix and can only lead to disaster. Nope. I’m going to nail this and get the kickstart I never had.

Not.

Life, remember? Not my forte.

Georgiana Wess:
I have one summer to create and build something for myself before I return to the drudgery of working for my parents' company. The only problem? The six-foot grouch I’m teamed with.

The first thing I learn about Raiden Logan: he pushes all my buttons. The second thing? He doesn’t do things the way we do them in Miami…or anywhere else in the world for that matter. The third? He’s impossible to ignore, but I can't let him get to me because of all the ways to ruin this summer, falling in love with him would be the worst.

One Sweet Summer is a steamy contemporary romance set in small-town Vermont, with forced proximity and enemies-to-lovers tropes written in first person, dual point of view.

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The Neighbor

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She is the key to unlocking the most personal case he’s ever worked on.
He already knows all her secrets, yet to her, he’s a stranger.
Keeping her close is easy but falling for her could put his case, career, and heart in jeopardy.
Can love really overcome those odds and conquer all?

Marlène Desrosiers has only one goal: get clean and stay clean. And when she stumbles over her attractive neighbor one fateful Friday night and their lives become entangled, it seems she might finally succeed. Ruben Scott appears only to want to stay close and help her. Every time her past tries to drag her back to the dark, he keeps her afloat and she can’t help but fall for him.

Ruben Scott is on forced leave after an incident at work, triggered by the case he’s battled to crack for almost a year. All he wants is to get back on the job and put criminals behind bars. Helping his neighbor quit will fill those empty hours when he should be working on his own issues.

But as Marlène and Ruben get to know each other, his growing feelings for her are soon overshadowed by the uneasy suspicion that she could be the key to solving the very case he’s been unable to close for so long.

When Marlène learns the reason behind Ruben’s seemingly good intentions, she questions the motives behind his every gesture and each intimate moment they’ve shared. At a crossroads, Marlène needs to choose between life, love, and moving forward, or drifting back to the past that will keep her prisoner.

The Neighbor is a sensual, emotional standalone contemporary romance that touches on hard topics that might trigger readers, including drug abuse and addiction, human trafficking, child exploitation, and grooming. None of these triggers are described in detail, but referred to as it relates to the characters' backstory. 

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Just My Type

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Part of the Standalones series:
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She hides behind a camera lens. He’s played himself into a corner. Can they outrun the rumor mill and make way for forever?

Hayley Brooke is done with men. So when a sloshed guy at a party makes a sloppy play for her affections, the wedding photographer is relieved when a hunky stranger comes to the rescue. But her gratitude quickly sours when she realizes her savior is the same infamous womanizer she once met on a bad blind date.

Mark Hastings is tired of trying to tough it out. Heralded online as the hottest bachelor on the market, the rugby player’s crippling anxiety steers him well away from the suffocating public spotlight. So saving a familiar pretty face and then being rejected is made a million times worse when pictures light up the internet with salacious gossip that suggests they are a couple.

Horrified to be caught up in the swell of fangirl spite, Hayley demands he set the record straight by being seen with somebody else…only to be bitten by unexpected jealousy. When they’re forced back together to plan a mutual friend’s engagement bash, they give in to their physical attraction and Mark vows to finally expose his vulnerability.

But with social media commenting on Mark's every move, will Hayley ever believe his love is real?

Just My Type is a heart-fluttering contemporary romance novel. If you like endearing characters, steamy excitement, and breathtaking twists, then you’ll adore Sophia Karlson’s sensual scrum.

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The Shrink

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From award winning romance writer Sophia Karlson comes a hauntingly beautiful story of healing and the power of love…

Apparently she's a bit crazy.
Apparently he's the shrink who will cure her.
Apparently they aren't allowed to fall for each other at all.

 

Stacey Sinclair's mother died in a gruesome car accident six years ago, and now everybody thinks she is finally losing it. Surely a few crazy actions on her part don't justify her seeing a shrink for months on end?

For a psychologist, Dr Ivo Linder is too decent, too caring, and too handsome to get a glimpse of what really goes on in her head. Stacey's unforeseen feelings towards him make her retaliate — she taunts him, never expecting to fall with him into forbidden lust.

As their attraction intensifies, the old adage stands: it doesn't matter as long as nobody finds out. But someone always finds out and when they do, will Stacey and Ivo risk everything to give their love a chance?

The Shrink is a sensual, emotional standalone contemporary romance that touches on hard topics that might trigger some readers. If you enjoy reading stories with deep emotions about the healing power of love, you might just LOVE this book. Pick up The Shrink today!

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Reviews:Sylvie R - Netgalley wrote:

"Outstanding, breath-taking, moving, beautiful story!"

Romance Book Club wrote:

"This book literally took my breath away!"

Tasha, Goodreads Reviewer wrote:

"An emotional journey of a book, so well crafted and thrilling from beginning to end!"

Margaret H wrote:

"The Shrink is an absolutely riveting beautiful story dealing extremely well with some dark subjects, so many heart stopping and heart breaking moments as the story evolves. I can't praise this book enough, I want to restart it and read all over again, the ending was perfect."


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Perfect Obsession

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Obsession isn’t always a bad thing

Chris Summers needs purpose to come to grips with his new circumstances and save his own sanity. A friend’s offer to get involved in an architectural photobook as the professional photographer is the only solution. The project allows him to work with his friend’s sister, Julia Carlevaro, a luxury hotel heiress, who has sworn off men, love, and some other things she prefers to keep to herself.

Once on location in East Africa, Chris and Julia work long hours together to meet their looming deadline. The attraction between them is palpable but Julia sticks to her no-men resolve and to her secrets.

After a shooting accident that leaves Chris unhinged, he is forced to reveal the true nature of the incident that led to his disability. His cards are on the table, and Julia will need to show hers, or let go of their one chance for love.

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Chris lifted Julia’s chin to bring her closer, their lips magnetizing by their own volition. Hers were soft and opened for him in a sensual invitation as he kissed her. Desire raced through his body, demanding more as he explored her mouth with his tongue, inching tenderly deeper as she settled against him.

Her soft moans and fingers in his hair drew him back to unwanted reality. He broke away from her mouth to anchor his forehead against hers.

He’d never intended to kiss her. Not after her revelation.

She drew herself up to him, her softness pressed against his telltale arousal. Dropping his head back he took a deep breath, hating himself for losing control like that.

She was an addict.

She was addictive.

Chris opened his eyes and hardened his resolve. He took her by the shoulders and pushed her to arm’s length. Her eyes flew open and he stared at her, shaking his head. “I won’t get involved, I can’t.”

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He’d never hated life more than in that moment. “I’ve seen… I’ve lived this life already, Jules. It’s not only the addict who suffers. The loved ones suffer equally if not more. Without taking the drug once.” He took a deep breath. “Let’s not mess with each other like this, okay?”

He didn’t wait for her answer. Instead, he let go and turned to limp through the few meters of water. Grabbing his cane, he stalked off, not looking back.

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