Vendetta Series by Katarina E. Tonks

Omertà-noun. (as practiced by the Mafia) a code of silence about criminal activity and a refusal to give evidence to authorities. Scarlett moves into her new apartment with the mentality that she will start fresh and rule her own life. But when she overhears her mysterious neighbor murdering someone next door, her life takes a turn for the worst, and she is suddenly thrown onto the Italian Mafia's radar. So much for starting fresh. ***. Mature content.

Omertà-noun. (as practiced by the Mafia) a code of silence about criminal activity and a refusal to give evidence to authorities. Scarlett moves into her new apartment with the mentality that she will start fresh and rule her own life. But when she overhears her mysterious neighbor murdering someone next door, her life takes a turn for the worst, and she is suddenly thrown onto the Italian Mafia's radar. So much for starting fresh. ***. Mature content.

Samantha finds herself imprisoned in a world of illegal trade and criminal activity, where she must face the consequences of her actions and repay her father's debt. She also will try to resist a mob boss, who understands her on a much deeper level than her heart can allow.

Kiss de La Notte is a standalone novel in the Vendetta series. You do not need to read Omertà or Borgata to begin reading! ;). ***. Korinna Romano is a third-year college student, who wants to get as far away from her criminal father and the damage his business has inflicted upon her family. With the looming threat of a rival gang, her father forms an unexpected alliance with the notorious and dangerous La Notte family... moreKiss de La Notte is a standalone novel in the Vendetta series. You do not need to read Omertà or Borgata to begin reading! ;). ***. Korinna Romano is a third-year college student, who wants to get as far away from her criminal father and the damage his business has inflicted upon her family. With the looming threat of a rival gang, her father forms an unexpected alliance with the notorious and dangerous La Notte family. And Korinna may have just held a loaded weapon to the face of the La Notte's eldest son. Lucius La Notte, nicknamed "The Devil's Hand," is the son of a mafia king. It is his blood rite to take over the family business, but with a reckless history of partying, womanizing, and breaking the law at the expense of the Family, his father no longer trusts him. After exhausting almost every avenue to fool his father that he's finally changed his ways, Lucius begins to fear he will lose his father's trust forever, and with it, the entire La Notte empire. Until he meets Korinna. Lucius promises she will regret the night she almost killed him, as his spiteful but clever nature entangles them both in a complicated fake agreement to strengthen the Romano and La Notte new alliance. Problem is, Korinna and Lucius mutually despise each other. She wants to get away from the mafia, while he wants to be crowned by it. And both of them could start a war with the secrets they keep and the fatal attraction that ignites between them. The perfect foundation for an arranged marriage. less