--- He was not Prince Charming. He was the dragon to consume me. --- As the daughter of a mafia boss , I knew that keeping my head down meant staying alive. So when my father arranged my marriage to a Sicilian mafioso, I smiled and nodded, hoping for a kind man. But then my future husband’s cousin , Santo Villani, appears to pick me up for the wedding, and my life turns upside down, shattered by a kiss that shouldn’t have happened... more--- He was not Prince Charming. He was the dragon to consume me. --- As the daughter of a mafia boss , I knew that keeping my head down meant staying alive. So when my father arranged my marriage to a Sicilian mafioso, I smiled and nodded, hoping for a kind man. But then my future husband’s cousin , Santo Villani, appears to pick me up for the wedding, and my life turns upside down, shattered by a kiss that shouldn’t have happened. Arrogant , cocky, and yet irresistibly charming, he’s exactly the kind of man I shouldn’t be reaching out for. A dangerous mafioso who isn’t afraid to taste forbidden fruit . I am torn between duty and passion , but my wedding is set in stone, so no matter which one of them wins, I will fall on their battlefield. POSSIBLE SPOILERS: Themes: mafia, organized crime, marriage, forbidden love, danger Genre: Dark, twisted romance / crime thriller Erotic content: Explicit scenes Length: ~61,000 words (STANDALONE novel, spin-off from the 'Guns n' Boys' series by K.A. Merikan) WARNING: Adult content. Contains violence, distressing scenes, abuse, offensive language, and morally ambiguous protagonists. less
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