D'Angelo Syndicate Series by Ellie Isaacson

She was my best friend, and my first and only love. But when Jael left me without a word, I struggled to go on.Five years later, a chance encounter forced me to make a decision: leave her stranded and hurt, or help her and risk my still fractured heart. All it took was one look, one fleeting moment, to unearth my long-ago buried feelings. Despite the years away from her side, being with her had never felt more right.But our lives were veering in different directions... moreShe was my best friend, and my first and only love. But when Jael left me without a word, I struggled to go on.Five years later, a chance encounter forced me to make a decision: leave her stranded and hurt, or help her and risk my still fractured heart. All it took was one look, one fleeting moment, to unearth my long-ago buried feelings. Despite the years away from her side, being with her had never felt more right.But our lives were veering in different directions. She worked for my uncle’s mafia syndicate, while my passion was to create art. Each moment we spent apart felt like she was slipping from my grasp.While I needed her in my life, holding on to her felt as impossible as containing the raging sea. Would our feelings be strong enough to weather the coming storm, or would I end up losing her once again? less

As a mafia soldier, I was no stranger to pain. I took as much as I gave and enjoyed every minute of it. Now, after an accident left me damaged and broken, my every movement was met with intolerable agony. I had nothing to live for. Until her.Lyndsey. Who was not only terrified of me and my mafia life, but as a single mother and my physical therapist, was off limits.She intrigued me and I became obsessed, until all I could focus on was her. The tears she cried... moreAs a mafia soldier, I was no stranger to pain. I took as much as I gave and enjoyed every minute of it. Now, after an accident left me damaged and broken, my every movement was met with intolerable agony. I had nothing to live for. Until her.Lyndsey. Who was not only terrified of me and my mafia life, but as a single mother and my physical therapist, was off limits.She intrigued me and I became obsessed, until all I could focus on was her. The tears she cried. Her fears and the scars that she tried to hide. The threat looming over her and her daughter’s heads.While she healed my body, she stole my heart, and something in me shifted. When her dark past resurfaced, I knew I would do anything in my power to keep it from taking her away. less