The Cursed Union (Blood Vows, Love of Tears #1)

He bought my debts. He bought my house. Then, he bought me.

My father, once a respected real estate tycoon, is now nothing more than a ruined gambler. To save his own skin from ruthless creditors, he committed the unthinkable. He signed a contract. The price of his survival? Me.

Elena Valenti. Sold to the most feared man in the city. Dante Salvatore.

They say he has no heart—that his organs have been replaced by clockwork gears and dry ice. He is the Capo dei Capi, a predator in a three-piece suit who rules the city with surgical violence. He doesn’t want me for love. He wants me for the image. For the alliance. And, I suspect, for a dark vengeance whose roots I have yet to discover.

I have become his prisoner in a gilded cage. I wear his ring, I carry his name, and soon, I must bear his heirs. He thinks I am a porcelain doll he can break. He thinks I will submit to his icy commands and his steel gaze.

He is wrong. I didn’t come to be his wife. I came to be his war.

But Dante is a dangerous game. The more I hate him, the more terrifying his obsession becomes. He protects me with the ferocity of a monster guarding his treasure. When the Russian Bratva and the cruel Dimitri Volkov threaten to burn everything down, Dante becomes the only wall between me and death.

In this world of blood and betrayal, hate is the only safe emotion. Because if I give in to this toxic attraction pulling us together… if I let the man behind the beast touch me… It’s my soul he’ll end up devouring.

What you’ll find in this Arranged & Forced A union born in blood, sealed by coercion.

Enemies to A visceral hatred that transforms into devastating passion.

Forced Proximity & Locked away with the monster in his high-security manor.

Italian Mafia vs. Russian Turf wars, family betrayals, and graphic violence.

Morally Grey Dante is no hero. He is a villain who would burn the world down for her.

Steamy & High Explicit scenes and intense psychological tension.

This is a Dark Romance. It contains scenes of violence, explicit language, themes of dubious consent, and possessive behavior that may be triggering for some readers. Mature audiences only.

"The Cursed Union" is the first book in an explosive trilogy. Are you ready to say "I do" to the devil? Rated '5/5 - Explicit and plentiful' for steam/spice/heat level.