Sweetest Games : A Dark, Steamy Mafia Romance with a Protective Boss, Fake Dating and a Fierce Chef Heroine

description : A Dark, Steamy Mafia Romance with a Protective Boss, Fake Dating, and a Fierce Pastry Chef Heroine 🍫🔥

He is a morally gray billionaire hotelier trying to go legit. She is a razor-sharp pastry chef who refuses to be a prize.
When a sabotaged gala and a forged debt pull them together, a fake relationship becomes the hottest problem either of them has ever had to solve. Contracts, cameras, and chemistry collide as they play a private game with only three ask and answer, no public lies, family is never leverage.

He protects with strategy, not fists. She saves lives with labels and steel nerves.
Together they expose a criminal network with paper trails and patience, then build a dessert lounge where the only rules are truth and heat. The kisses are real, the danger is too, and the payoff tastes like citrus and dark chocolate.

What you will love 💘
• Mafia romance, fake dating that turns into real, forced proximity, bodyguard vibes, protective but respectful alpha, morally gray billionaire MMC, fiercely competent FMC, grumpy x grounded, open-door heat, guaranteed HEA
• Dark and steamy, romantic suspense with brains, high stakes with tender intimacy, consent on the page, competence porn, found family at work
• Slow burn to scorching, banter and pining, then full spice
• Luxury hotel, test kitchens, a glittering gala, a rain-slick city, and an elegant dessert lounge called Sweetest Games

Meet your couple 🥀🕴️🍊
• Kade Protective boss, billionaire hotelier, choosing the legal exit over legacy crime, prefers evidence to escalation, all cedar and control until she unbuttons his restraint
• Lila Fierce pastry chef heroine, perfectionist with a spine, saves the night with allergen protocols and a rolling pin, will not be owned, gives as good as she gets in and out of the kitchen

Steam and safety 🔥🔐
• High heat, consent-explicit, mutual respect, zero cheating, no love triangle
• Open-door scenes that are tender and intense, with clear verbal check-ins
• Violence kept off glamour, focused on legal takedowns and consequences, not gore

Why this book stands out ✨
• Competence as plating perfection, security strategy, and signature cocktails that double as clues
• Paperwork over clean legal sting, chain of custody, journalist receipts, a bank memo that flips the stakes
• A protective hero who asks, and a heroine who power shared, not stolen

Perfect for fans of 📚

Dark mafia romance, morally gray billionaires, fake engagement, bodyguard romance, slow burn to spicy, romantic suspense with smart heroines and protective heroes, consent-driven chemistry, and rich atmosphere that tastes like espresso, orange zest, and dark chocolate.

Book details 📝
• Standalone novel with a HEA, no cliffhanger
• Dual POV, modern, first-person intimacy
• Spicy mafia romance with heart, mystery, and a satisfying takedown
• Content adult themes, criminal coercion, on-page spice, addiction recovery for a side character, violence referenced but not gratuitously depicted. 18+

One-line hook to seal the click 💍

They promised to tell the truth, then faked a romance, and fell in love for real.