New York Rogues: Rossi Series by Quinn Marlowe

SLOANEI moved to LA to get away from the life, and I thought I’d succeeded. College, law school, and plenty of sunshine. Beaches, books… and a gun always in my purse.Because when you’re the only daughter of one of the biggest mafia Dons in the country, you don’t get to just walk away. Even when you move to the other side of the country.The problem is, you just never know when the son of your father’s enemy is going to show up… and start following you... moreSLOANEI moved to LA to get away from the life, and I thought I’d succeeded. College, law school, and plenty of sunshine. Beaches, books… and a gun always in my purse.Because when you’re the only daughter of one of the biggest mafia Dons in the country, you don’t get to just walk away. Even when you move to the other side of the country.The problem is, you just never know when the son of your father’s enemy is going to show up… and start following you.I thought I was going to have a peaceful Santa Monica Christmas. Instead, I have a new fucking shadow, and I’m constantly looking over my shoulder and trying to figure out if Joseph Rossi is here to shoot me in the back… or rekindle the friendship we destroyed five years ago.JOSEPHSanta Monica at Christmas. California in the winter. And my first business trip for the family.If I do it right, this could be the biggest deal of my career. Proof to my father—and his men—that I’m ready to move up in the organization. Start doing my own thing.But of course there’s a wrench in that plan. Of course there’s a complication.Sloane. Fucking. Brennan. My childhood best friend. The girl I’ve been in love with since I was a kid. The girl who nearly got me killed five years ago, and who I haven’t spoken to ever since.She’s not my problem. She’s trouble, and she’s going to ruin my shot at finalizing the deal my father sent me out here to negotiate.But when I realize that she’s got a shadow—some guy dogging her steps with his hand inside his coat like he’s got his finger on the trigger of a gun—I realize one more thing.She might not be my best friend anymore. I might not have any rights to her. But I’m going to be well and truly damned if I let anyone else lay a fucking finger on her.*A Very Rossi Christmas is a dark mafia romance in short story form, and includes violence and mature sexual themes. If you’re triggered by guns, sex, rape, or murder, this isn’t the series for you. less

She's my best friend from childhood. The girl I thought I loved once. And the woman who just threatened to put me in jail, courtesy of the case she's prosecuting in court. She's also now my prisoner.Sloane Brennan thought she was on top of the world. Hell, she was on top of the world. But she's also the daughter of my father's enemy, and when my father decides to kidnap her and use her as leverage against her own father, then puts me in charge of watching over her.. moreShe's my best friend from childhood. The girl I thought I loved once. And the woman who just threatened to put me in jail, courtesy of the case she's prosecuting in court. She's also now my prisoner.Sloane Brennan thought she was on top of the world. Hell, she was on top of the world. But she's also the daughter of my father's enemy, and when my father decides to kidnap her and use her as leverage against her own father, then puts me in charge of watching over her...Let's just say it puts ideas in my head. Bad, bad ideas. Ideas that I've been fantasizing about for years.After all, I'm supposed to be taking care of her while she's under the Rossi umbrella, right? And no one actually defined what that means. Right?When the plan goes awry, though, and it becomes apparent that Sloane's life is actually in danger and my feelings run a whole lot deeper than I realized, I have to recalculate my actions, and decide whether my loyalty is to the family... or the girl I've always loved.*Her Romeo is the second book of three in Sloane and Joseph's story, and is a dark mafia romance and includes violence and mature sexual themes. If you’re triggered by guns, sex, rape, or murder, this isn’t the series for you. less

When my father put me in charge of kidnapping Sloane Brennan—the girl who was once my best friend—I thought I could handle it. After all, the plan was pretty simple. Shove her into a plane, take her to Italy, hand her off to someone else.Ignore the things she made me feel every time we got too close to each other. Ignore the spark that had my body humming with hot, throbbing need for her. Ignore the burning desire to make her mine and murder anyone else who even thought about getting too close... moreWhen my father put me in charge of kidnapping Sloane Brennan—the girl who was once my best friend—I thought I could handle it. After all, the plan was pretty simple. Shove her into a plane, take her to Italy, hand her off to someone else.Ignore the things she made me feel every time we got too close to each other. Ignore the spark that had my body humming with hot, throbbing need for her. Ignore the burning desire to make her mine and murder anyone else who even thought about getting too close.No problem.But I didn’t count on the mission getting complicated. I didn’t count on the man who was supposed to hold Sloane taking another contract and deciding he didn’t need Sloane alive after all.Now we’re running from the man my father told me to trust, and heading for a city where we’re going to be the hunted. I turned on my family’s contact. Sloane still has a price on her head.Our only allies are each other, and I don’t know if I can get us out of this one. I don’t even know if I can contact my family—or who the hell is hunting us.I don’t know anything except that I won’t let them have Sloane. Not even if it costs me my life.I never thought I’d be calling her my partner in crime again, and I sure as hell didn’t count on having to play hero. But here we are.And this time, I’m playing for keeps. less

JosephWhen my father told me to kidnap the princess of the Irish mafia, I did what he said.After all, I’m his second in command. Heir to the Rossi fortunes. It’s my job to take care of our family. No questions asked.But now we’re in trouble. The man he thought was an ally isn’t, and the deal is falling apart. And Sloane and I are trapped in the house of a man who means to kill us.Both of us.But Sloane Brennan isn’t just my father’s hostage. She’s the girl I grew up with... moreJosephWhen my father told me to kidnap the princess of the Irish mafia, I did what he said.After all, I’m his second in command. Heir to the Rossi fortunes. It’s my job to take care of our family. No questions asked.But now we’re in trouble. The man he thought was an ally isn’t, and the deal is falling apart. And Sloane and I are trapped in the house of a man who means to kill us.Both of us.But Sloane Brennan isn’t just my father’s hostage. She’s the girl I grew up with. The one I once thought I’d marry. The girl who runs in my blood like a freaking drug.Johnny Reno thinks he’s going to take her away from me. But he has another thing coming. Because I’ll kill any other man who tries to lay a hand on her.She might not want protection. But this time, she doesn’t have a choice in the matter.Sloane Brennan is mine.And I’m not letting her get away.SloaneWell, that escalated quickly.One moment I was hauling ass to make sure my parents were alive. The next, I was kidnapped by Joseph Rossi. And now I’m here, in a house I don’t know near Rome. Hostage. Bargaining piece.Bait.And things aren’t going according to plan. The man who has me isn’t playing the game, and our lives are in danger. If we stay, we’ll both be killed.We have to run.The problem is, Joseph is my only ally here, with his hot eyes and even hotter tongue. The promises. The memories. He’s already forced his way back under my skin. And now he’s asking for more.But I’m not sure I can pay the price he’s asking.Doing so would cost more than my life. It would cost my heart.Her Hero is the third book in Sloane and Joseph's story, which started in His Obsession and continued in Her Romeo. The book includes Romeo and Juliet themes, kidnapping, car chases, stalkers, and heroes, plus enough tension and spice to make you want a Joseph Rossi of your very own.The Anniversary Collection features new edits and bonus scenes for this series, with special edition covers and sneak peeks at future books. For more in the Rossi series, move to Her Target, which starts Penny and Michael’s love/hate relationship and features brother’s best friend, forbidden love, age gap, and good girl/bad boy themes. less

An investigation she didn't want. A weakness he didn't need. And an alliance that will rock them both to the core.

A girl who doesn’t have enough power. A man who has more than he knows. And a forbidden relationship that will rock the world. DANTE Rossi sister. Rossi princess. Rossi girl. Believe me, I’ve heard them all. And it’s getting really old. The problem is, my brothers don’t think I should be a part of the family business. They want me to stay in the background. Keep my nose clean. Study international relations. I think they’re wrong... moreA girl who doesn’t have enough power. A man who has more than he knows. And a forbidden relationship that will rock the world. DANTE Rossi sister. Rossi princess. Rossi girl. Believe me, I’ve heard them all. And it’s getting really old. The problem is, my brothers don’t think I should be a part of the family business. They want me to stay in the background. Keep my nose clean. Study international relations. I think they’re wrong. I want to be involved, and when I come up with a plan that works, I dive in with both feet. The target: Dax Romano, head of one of the wealthiest families in New York. The mission: Meet with him and charm him into an alliance with the Rossi family. The goal: Use his wealth and power to help my family win this war against the Massimos. The thing I don’t see coming? Dax Romano. He’s gorgeous and intense and seductive, and before I know what’s happening, I’m swept up by him and thrown into more danger than I could ever imagine. And Dax might be the only man who can save me. DAX Another day. Another boring schedule. Until Dante Rossi barges into my life and changes everything. She’s spoiled and obnoxious, and beautiful enough that I can forget both of those things. She’s also half my age. In short, she’s trouble, and I shouldn’t want anything to do with her. I don’t want the new allies she’s promising. I certainly don’t want to get involved in the war the Rossis have brewing. But I’m finding it awfully hard to say no to her. Especially when I find out that the family the Rossis and Brennans are fighting is the same family that killed my brother. Now they’re after Dante. They’ve kidnapped her and tried to kill her, and though I know I shouldn’t care for her—I know I’m far too old to want anything with her—I can’t seem to stop trying to protect her. From the Massimos. From herself. And even from me. But now that I’ve found her, I’m not willing to let her go. And not even the Massimos are going to change that. Her Rebellion is the first book in the Dante and Dax duo of the New York Rogues: Rossi series. This book promises enemies to lovers, age gap, grumpy sunshine, forbidden love, mafia war, and brother’s enemy, and will have you craving a Dax Romano of your very own. less