Elm Street Mafia Series by Ali Lyda, Alexa May

Serve the Family at all costs. That’s my purpose in life.No one asked me if I wanted it.Now there’s no way out.And there’s definitely no place for Jake, a do-gooder military vet who sticks his nose in where it doesn’t belong.He thinks he saw darkness in the Army? He hasn’t looked at the depths inside me.He’d run screaming if he knew.But he’s made something in our crumbling neighborhood I thought couldn’t exist.Something I want to be a part of.Just like I want him. But I have to walk away... moreServe the Family at all costs. That’s my purpose in life.No one asked me if I wanted it.Now there’s no way out.And there’s definitely no place for Jake, a do-gooder military vet who sticks his nose in where it doesn’t belong.He thinks he saw darkness in the Army? He hasn’t looked at the depths inside me.He’d run screaming if he knew.But he’s made something in our crumbling neighborhood I thought couldn’t exist.Something I want to be a part of.Just like I want him. But I have to walk away.No one betrays the Family and lives.Knight in the Shadows is a full length m/m mafia romance featuring a wounded army vet trying to make the best of his neighborhood and the mafia enforcer with a dark past who never expected to fall in love! less

Eleven years ago I walked away from the only man I’ve ever loved.Back then I was afraid to take a chance on a man with a past as dark as Cole’s.Now I know just how short life can be.I need to keep my kids safe, not get mixed up with the mob.But the feelings I had all those years ago? They’re just as strong now. Cole has changed. He’s harder. Crueler.And just as alluring as he’s always been.When my life is in danger, he’s the only one I trust. Falling for him again is the last thing I should do... moreEleven years ago I walked away from the only man I’ve ever loved.Back then I was afraid to take a chance on a man with a past as dark as Cole’s.Now I know just how short life can be.I need to keep my kids safe, not get mixed up with the mob.But the feelings I had all those years ago? They’re just as strong now. Cole has changed. He’s harder. Crueler.And just as alluring as he’s always been.When my life is in danger, he’s the only one I trust. Falling for him again is the last thing I should do.It’s too bad I can’t resist.My heart stopped beating eleven years ago.That’s when Sam tore it out.I haven’t needed it since. Now I’m back in The Elm, the same neighborhood Sam calls home.It’s my duty to protect my boss.But my heart still belongs to Sam.If he rejects me again, I won’t recover.And if he asks me to walk away from the Family …You don’t walk away from the mob. But for him I’d tear it all down for the chance at a life together.Get ready for a 65,000 word second chance romance featuring a single dad and the mafia enforcer he let get away! less