The Calegaris Series by Caprice Langden

He’s my best friend's older brother, the man I always wanted, but couldn't have. He wasn't my type - tall, dark... dangerous. My stomach flipflopped whenever he was around and I got so tongue-tied I could never get words out of my mouth. But it didn't matter. He never talked to me. Barely knew I existed. Why did I just spend the last decade dreaming about him? I'm shy, quiet… still a virgin. A man like Dante Calegari would never be interested in a girl like me... moreHe’s my best friend's older brother, the man I always wanted, but couldn't have. He wasn't my type - tall, dark... dangerous. My stomach flipflopped whenever he was around and I got so tongue-tied I could never get words out of my mouth. But it didn't matter. He never talked to me. Barely knew I existed. Why did I just spend the last decade dreaming about him? I'm shy, quiet… still a virgin. A man like Dante Calegari would never be interested in a girl like me. So, I made him an offer he couldn't refuse. ~ She thinks I don't know how she feels, thinks she's hidden it all from me. She couldn't be more wrong. I've known Noemi since she was twelve, watched her grow up. She was sweet back then, a little shy, too quiet. Never talked to me. Just smiled, nodded, and walked away. Then the sweet girl I knew went away to college, traveled the world and came home to torment me. But it could never happen between us. I'm a ruthless killer and she's the girl next door.Then she made a decision that changed things. She handed me what I needed. A pass to my own personal paradise, or a one-way ticket to Hell, depending on how you looked at it. She gave me permission to ruin her. She asked me to agree to the Virgin Clause and I wasn't strong enough to say 'no.' Now, she's all mine. If I can keep her alive. less

I’m a cold-hearted assassin and she was the girl next door. Sweet. Innocent. A virgin. But when Noemi made me an offer I couldn’t say no to, I ruined her.Now, she’s all mine.If the voices of the past can be silenced.If I can keep her alive.I never said I was a nice man. I’m exactly the opposite, and Noemi is about to find out she’s in love with a monster. After everything I’ve done in my life, walking away from her was the worst. I wanted her. I needed to protect her... moreI’m a cold-hearted assassin and she was the girl next door. Sweet. Innocent. A virgin. But when Noemi made me an offer I couldn’t say no to, I ruined her.Now, she’s all mine.If the voices of the past can be silenced.If I can keep her alive.I never said I was a nice man. I’m exactly the opposite, and Noemi is about to find out she’s in love with a monster. After everything I’ve done in my life, walking away from her was the worst. I wanted her. I needed to protect her.I was never supposed to love her. less

I spent my life trying to become the perfect image of a mob boss’ daughter, trying to be what everyone assumed I was. I’ve seen the worst the world has to offer. I watched my father get murdered in the street, but I plastered a red-stained smile on my lips and pretended the fear didn’t exist. I may be a spoiled Italian princess, used to getting what, and who, I want, but I know I’ll never find a man who can take away my pain. I came close one night, the night I met him, but Sebastian St... moreI spent my life trying to become the perfect image of a mob boss’ daughter, trying to be what everyone assumed I was. I’ve seen the worst the world has to offer. I watched my father get murdered in the street, but I plastered a red-stained smile on my lips and pretended the fear didn’t exist. I may be a spoiled Italian princess, used to getting what, and who, I want, but I know I’ll never find a man who can take away my pain. I came close one night, the night I met him, but Sebastian St. Valentine was the last man I could ever give my heart to. After the dark of night faded, my prince became a monster. The criminal underworld is in the palm of my hand. If I close my fist, I can crush them all. I control every aspect of my world, including my women. I like them shy, quiet...submissive. Except for the woman who haunts my dreams. She is bratty, mouthy, and sexy as hell. Worst yet, the sister of the man I vow to destroy. She didn’t know who I was the night we met, but I know everything about Lilly Calegari and her family, and I know just how I can use her. Lilly was supposed to be disposable, but once I had her, I couldn’t forget her. And if I couldn’t forget her, I’d find a way to keep her. less

As head of one of the East Coast's most profitable crime families, I keep my real family close…and my enemies even closer.I had plans for the future. Once my rise was complete, no one I loved would ever have to worry about anything. Ever. Someone else had other ideas. Someone was trying to bring down my organization from the inside. I could handle them. That’s the world I live in, the world I command. But then they crossed a line... moreAs head of one of the East Coast's most profitable crime families, I keep my real family close…and my enemies even closer.I had plans for the future. Once my rise was complete, no one I loved would ever have to worry about anything. Ever. Someone else had other ideas. Someone was trying to bring down my organization from the inside. I could handle them. That’s the world I live in, the world I command. But then they crossed a line. It’s one thing to mess with my business; it’s a different matter entirely to threaten my family. I launched a preemptive strike with one thing in mind - I needed information I could use against the man who’d recently become the biggest thorn in my side. Under the guise of reconciliation, I welcomed his olive branch, but I couldn’t trust him….or, as it turned out, anyone else. My plan backfired. Suzanne’s sweetness was more than I could resist. One look into her eyes, and I condemned myself for the crimes I was about to commit. I couldn’t bring an innocent woman into the carnage of those who wronged the name “Calegari.” My name is Gabriel Calegari. I am a mafia don, a son, a brother… and a lover. I can have no weakness - including her. I will stop at nothing to protect my family from those who are out to destroy me - no matter how much it costs me. Dive into the dengerous desires of the Calegari world with the rest of the series:The Virgin ClauseThe Virgin TemptationPrincess of PridePrincess of Passion less