Vancini Mafia Series by Jayla Talbot

KincaidI was treading water, my head barely above the surface, clinging to a world that didn’t care about me. It didn’t care that I lived in squalor or the medical bills that piled up. It didn’t care about my lecherous boss or my lack of food.I spent days wishing one of the handsome billionaires from the stories I read would come and save me. But that’s not what I got.Instead I got him. A demon.MaddoxThe second she walked into the room I knew she was my new toy.Blonde, petite, innocent... moreKincaidI was treading water, my head barely above the surface, clinging to a world that didn’t care about me. It didn’t care that I lived in squalor or the medical bills that piled up. It didn’t care about my lecherous boss or my lack of food.I spent days wishing one of the handsome billionaires from the stories I read would come and save me. But that’s not what I got.Instead I got him. A demon.MaddoxThe second she walked into the room I knew she was my new toy.Blonde, petite, innocent.The perfect little dove.If I was a better man I would’ve let her go. But I wasn’t. With all the depravity I lived in I could barely be considered a man at all.And now she was in my cage. Trapped. And I wouldn’t let her go. Not until she broke for me.******'Madness' is the first in a duet and ends on a cliffhanger. The duet completes with 'Dove'. Neither can be read as a stand-alone.It is a dark romance and will not be to everyone's liking. Please check the author's note for content warnings. less

KincaidI never wanted this. To be loved by someone who was more demon than man. To be taken from him. To have my desires used against me.All I want is to get away. From him. From the world of mafia and monsters.Even if I hadn’t really known how to live until him; at least I had survived.MaddoxLoving her wasn’t the plan. She was supposed to be a toy I would enjoy breaking.Until she wasn’t.And now someone was trying to take her from me. Break what I’d already decided to protect... moreKincaidI never wanted this. To be loved by someone who was more demon than man. To be taken from him. To have my desires used against me.All I want is to get away. From him. From the world of mafia and monsters.Even if I hadn’t really known how to live until him; at least I had survived.MaddoxLoving her wasn’t the plan. She was supposed to be a toy I would enjoy breaking.Until she wasn’t.And now someone was trying to take her from me. Break what I’d already decided to protect. I’d do anything to get her back.She was put on this earth from me. I knew it deep in my bones. The same way I knew my name.She was mine.******'Dove' is the second in a duet that ends with an HEA. 'Madness' is the first book. Neihter can be read as a stand-alone.It is a dark romance and will not be to everyone's liking. Please check the author's note for content warnings. less

TessaI never wanted any part of this life. The world of Mafia and monsters that had killed my mother. It came looking for me anyways.But the last thing I needed was a man to protect me. I took care of myself. I always had.And I certainly didn’t need one with thick muscles and tattoos. One who saw the broken girl inside.I wasn’t broken; I was in control. I made men like him fall to their knees.I just didn’t expect him to like it... moreTessaI never wanted any part of this life. The world of Mafia and monsters that had killed my mother. It came looking for me anyways.But the last thing I needed was a man to protect me. I took care of myself. I always had.And I certainly didn’t need one with thick muscles and tattoos. One who saw the broken girl inside.I wasn’t broken; I was in control. I made men like him fall to their knees.I just didn’t expect him to like it.BashI’d been drawn to her from the moment she’d walked into the club with sage eyes and dark curls. For years I ignored her. Kept the beast inside from tainting her.Until her friend fell in love with mine, and it turned her into a target for our world.My job was to protect her. To make sure she never found out the truth.But the closer I got, the harder I fell. And now I’m trapped in a web of lies with no way out.Risking the one thing I swore to protect. The only person I ever wanted to keep her.******'Bash' is a stand-alone book in the Vancini Mafia Series. It can be read alone, but for a better reading experience, you may want to start with 'Madness'. It is a dark romance and will not be to everyone's liking. Please check the author's note for content warnings. less

AlessandraMy life wasn’t my own. I was born the wrong gender in the wrong world. My only value to the family was to be married off. To be a line item in a contract for power.I had no choice, but I never expected my father to sell me to a stranger. A dangerously handsome stranger with piercing hazel eyes. At least if I married him I would leave this house of horrors.They say the enemy you know is better than the enemy you don’t... moreAlessandraMy life wasn’t my own. I was born the wrong gender in the wrong world. My only value to the family was to be married off. To be a line item in a contract for power.I had no choice, but I never expected my father to sell me to a stranger. A dangerously handsome stranger with piercing hazel eyes. At least if I married him I would leave this house of horrors.They say the enemy you know is better than the enemy you don’t. I don’t know who the hell said that, but they didn’t have my enemies.My monster.I’d do anything to get away from him even if it meant selling myself and my body to a stranger.ColeAll I wanted was their name. The power and influence that came with it. I never wanted a wife.Until I saw her.She was innocence and kindness with sweet doe eyes and chestnut hair. Everything I shouldn’t be allowed to touch. She was a little fawn calling to the monster inside me.So I accepted.Without another word I sealed my future.Hers.We were going to be bound together. Forever. Until death parts us.I just never expected death to come for us so soon.******'Cold-Hearted' is a stand-alone book in the Vancini Mafia Series. It can be read alone, but for a better reading experience you may want to start with 'Madness'. It is a dark romance and will not be to everyone's liking. Please check the author's note for content warnings. less

LeifI agreed to marry her. The niece of my enemy. Doing what I’d always done; sacrificing for the family.It didn’t matter what she looked like or her personality. She was an answer to a problem. A way to end this mafia war without another death.Then she walked into the room with honey hair and curves that screamed at me. A body that made me want to own her. Ruin her.But when I looked into her amber eyes, I saw it.A predator always recognizes another predator.MilaThere’s more than one way to die... moreLeifI agreed to marry her. The niece of my enemy. Doing what I’d always done; sacrificing for the family.It didn’t matter what she looked like or her personality. She was an answer to a problem. A way to end this mafia war without another death.Then she walked into the room with honey hair and curves that screamed at me. A body that made me want to own her. Ruin her.But when I looked into her amber eyes, I saw it.A predator always recognizes another predator.MilaThere’s more than one way to die.Your heart can still beat. Your blood can still run through your veins. But you’re a shell. There’s no joy. No peace in small pleasures. It’s the walking death.That’s what I am. All I have is a burning need for revenge.He thinks I married him to end the bloodshed, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth. Nothing but their blood would satisfy the monster inside me.******'Lies' is a stand-alone book in the Vancini Mafia Series. It can be read alone, but for a better reading experience, you may want to start with 'Madness'. It is a dark romance and will not be to everyone's liking. Please check the author's note for content warnings. less

MilaI had nothing left to live for.Betrayed by my family. Left for dead. Unable to fulfill the revenge I’d been seeking.Because I’d fallen in love with him. The one person I never should’ve wanted.A man who would never love me.LeifI’d tried to destroy her. Thought it was what I wanted until someone did it for me.Then I realized how easily hate could turn to love.She wasn't mine to destroy anymore. She was mine to love.******'Links' is the second in a duet that ends with an HEA... moreMilaI had nothing left to live for.Betrayed by my family. Left for dead. Unable to fulfill the revenge I’d been seeking.Because I’d fallen in love with him. The one person I never should’ve wanted.A man who would never love me.LeifI’d tried to destroy her. Thought it was what I wanted until someone did it for me.Then I realized how easily hate could turn to love.She wasn't mine to destroy anymore. She was mine to love.******'Links' is the second in a duet that ends with an HEA. The duet starts with 'Lies'. Neither can be read as a stand-alone.It is a dark romance and will not be to everyone's liking. Please check the author's note for content warnings. less