MALAVITA Series by Diane Portman-Ray

I wear the ring they all bow to kiss, but not her. Never her.The Nucci family had a lot of sins and Muse was one of them. When my father trashed our name, she was collateral, and now I have to make sure the past doesn’t destroy us. I will do everything in my power: if she wants revenge, I’ll write it in blood for her, but if she wants my heart she’s going to be left empty handed…because I don’t have one. I didn’t go to her, she came to me. Her picture ended up in my hands and it was game over... moreI wear the ring they all bow to kiss, but not her. Never her.The Nucci family had a lot of sins and Muse was one of them. When my father trashed our name, she was collateral, and now I have to make sure the past doesn’t destroy us. I will do everything in my power: if she wants revenge, I’ll write it in blood for her, but if she wants my heart she’s going to be left empty handed…because I don’t have one. I didn’t go to her, she came to me. Her picture ended up in my hands and it was game over. All I knew was that she had to be mine and I didn’t care how hard she tried to fight it. A Nucci always gets what he wants. I took her from the stripping pole and made her my queen. Muse and I were inevitable, doomed to burn together. But fire turns into ash. And ash gets lost in the wind. less

BlurbFor them, he was the bruiser, the assassin, the last thing you see before the bullet hits your head. He was the Albanian Monster.For me, he's Hugo, my brother's best friend, and my annoying bodyguard. For me, he is Famiglia.I knew I needed protection... moreBlurbFor them, he was the bruiser, the assassin, the last thing you see before the bullet hits your head. He was the Albanian Monster.For me, he's Hugo, my brother's best friend, and my annoying bodyguard. For me, he is Famiglia.I knew I needed protection. I didn't grow up as a mafia princess in the most powerful crime family in New York without learning that there's always a gun barrel lurking in the shadows ready to aim for my head, but why did it have to be him?Temptation, desire, and danger were pushing us together, but if my brother would find out that I was having an affair with his most trusted general, blood would be spilled and it wouldn't be mine.We were walking a fine line, but I was in too deep. I was the girl who fell in love with a Monster. less

I lost her once. The first time I saw Salvatrice I knew she was meant to be mine, I just had to wait for her to realize it. We were perfect together. She was the woman for me and, but our love was catastrophic. She never got to know the real Roman Stefani because I never told Salva about my ties with the mafia and the oath I made to the famiglia. When she found out, she left me... moreI lost her once. The first time I saw Salvatrice I knew she was meant to be mine, I just had to wait for her to realize it. We were perfect together. She was the woman for me and, but our love was catastrophic. She never got to know the real Roman Stefani because I never told Salva about my ties with the mafia and the oath I made to the famiglia. When she found out, she left me. I haven’t seen her eyes in six years – damn those emerald green eyes that haunt my dreams!Now I have her again, an unexpected twist of fate brought her back into my arms. She was a mother now…to my child. My life turned upside down again. I had a six years old daughter and the woman I loved.…And I was losing her all over again. less