The Notorious Five Series by Sophie Dyer

We were different in so many ways, polar opposites, stark contrasts; he was night and I was day.Axel fought the law while I represented it and we could never have been more opposite.You know what they say about opposites, though, and as much as I keep telling myself this is wrong, everything feels right.We all have double standards... moreWe were different in so many ways, polar opposites, stark contrasts; he was night and I was day.Axel fought the law while I represented it and we could never have been more opposite.You know what they say about opposites, though, and as much as I keep telling myself this is wrong, everything feels right.We all have double standards.But what separates us from the rest?What does it take for you to realise that your moral compass is nothing more than a mechanical piece of cogs and hands that blur the directions you should be heading?For me, it was when Axel came into my life, or maybe it was the other way around. less

*** EDITED JUNE 2023***The Notorious Five have always been the talk of the city. Wanted for organized crimes in drug trafficking, money laundering, and arms dealings. Nothing would please me more than to see them all behind bars, repenting for the crimes they've committed against the city. When the opportunity arises to finally take one of them down, I don't waste my time. Two months. That's how long I've been chasing Trigger Colombo... more*** EDITED JUNE 2023***The Notorious Five have always been the talk of the city. Wanted for organized crimes in drug trafficking, money laundering, and arms dealings. Nothing would please me more than to see them all behind bars, repenting for the crimes they've committed against the city. When the opportunity arises to finally take one of them down, I don't waste my time. Two months. That's how long I've been chasing Trigger Colombo. Wanted in particular for the murder of Gabrielle Santos, killed out of revenge and creating a war between gangs. He's one of the most ruthless men I've met and he’s about to pay for his crimes. If only it was that easy. This man is everything I despise and everything I desire. The man has me hooked. The more time I spend with the criminal, the more I want of him. I know I'm playing with fire but there's something about him that makes me question everything I've worked for, everything I've aspired to become. If there is one thing I know, it’s that life will always throw a curveball and I have some decisions to make. Some harsh decisions. less

***EDITED JUNE 2023***The Notorious Five, the most feared men in New York City, for most. Maxton Lucchese was always the quiet type, the observant one, the one who listened and held all your secrets. I have known the man my entire life. Maybe that’s why I find myself knocking on his door in the middle of the night after ten years apart. Ten years was a long time to return to a place you once called home. But Maxton Lucchese was home for me. I can’t say that this was planned. None of it was... more***EDITED JUNE 2023***The Notorious Five, the most feared men in New York City, for most. Maxton Lucchese was always the quiet type, the observant one, the one who listened and held all your secrets. I have known the man my entire life. Maybe that’s why I find myself knocking on his door in the middle of the night after ten years apart. Ten years was a long time to return to a place you once called home. But Maxton Lucchese was home for me. I can’t say that this was planned. None of it was. My life was mapped out entirely differently a decade ago. I had dreams, aspirations, friends and family who loved me. How quickly things change when you are blinded and manipulated. How slowly it takes you to truly understand your own worth. Max was the only person I ever trusted in this world and I hoped I hadn’t made the wrong decision. I couldn't afford to because with delicate decisions like mine, come delicate consequences. less

***EDITED JUNE 2023***My purpose in life has always been to look after the people around me. My friends, my family, and my patients in the emergency room. Taking care of people is my calling; it’s what fulfills me. I’ve never needed anything more. At least that was what I thought until I first saw that pair of captivating green eyes, and my world tilted on its axis. Hunter Gambino, a dangerous man whose name precedes him. We met by chance, but I can’t seem to escape his orbit... more***EDITED JUNE 2023***My purpose in life has always been to look after the people around me. My friends, my family, and my patients in the emergency room. Taking care of people is my calling; it’s what fulfills me. I’ve never needed anything more. At least that was what I thought until I first saw that pair of captivating green eyes, and my world tilted on its axis. Hunter Gambino, a dangerous man whose name precedes him. We met by chance, but I can’t seem to escape his orbit. No matter how many times we cross paths, no matter how many times I push back, the outcome is inevitable. But we are opposites. Opposites may attract, but they don’t belong together. I know that, yet all I want is him. I want him to consume me—and I’ve never said that about anyone else before. The man oozes confidence. He’s perfect, but perfect doesn’t fit into my life. I can’t afford distractions. I needed to focus on myself, my job, and on my life in New York City.Still, he doesn’t give up. He’s relentless in his pursuit, and I’m powerless to resist. Encounters, that’s really all we had, and each one was tainted. less

***EDITED JUNE 2023***There's a fine line between love and hate. Love is not something we are all accustomed to, though. It is not something we are all lucky to feel in our lifetime.Myself? I am one of those people that doesn't apply.From the age of twenty-one, my life was officially promised away, forced into a marriage with a man I had never met before. It was an arrangement to suit families. A truce to suit everyone but the individuals... more***EDITED JUNE 2023***There's a fine line between love and hate. Love is not something we are all accustomed to, though. It is not something we are all lucky to feel in our lifetime.Myself? I am one of those people that doesn't apply.From the age of twenty-one, my life was officially promised away, forced into a marriage with a man I had never met before. It was an arrangement to suit families. A truce to suit everyone but the individuals.It was to be expected that I hated Ryder Genovese with every bone in my body. I loathed the man, despised him with a passion so furious that the line between love and hate became blurred,Ryder Genovese came into my life like a tempest, a relentless storm that refused to release me. He was the darkness, the shadows monsters hide within.But as much as I hated Ryder, this man twisted the shadows and revealed something I never knew about myself. less