Il Consiglio Scalera - A Mafia Dynasty Series by Sophia Karlson

Revenge comes first…My father, head of the most notorious crime ring on the East Coast, saddles me with two missions to complete before his death:Take out the Siciilian.The man who wronged my family decades ago.Easy.Having his blood on my hands has been on my to-do list for years.Deal with the Senator.The man who was responsible for my brother’s death and who owes us millions.Easy.The daughter will atone for the father’s sins.I’ve never failed the Don... moreRevenge comes first…My father, head of the most notorious crime ring on the East Coast, saddles me with two missions to complete before his death:Take out the Siciilian.The man who wronged my family decades ago.Easy.Having his blood on my hands has been on my to-do list for years.Deal with the Senator.The man who was responsible for my brother’s death and who owes us millions.Easy.The daughter will atone for the father’s sins.I’ve never failed the Don. Except this daughter turns out to be a feisty handful, and by that I don’t only mean her curves. She has one thing of value, and it’s up on auction to the highest bidder. Kidnapped, cornered, her only way out is to kill me…unless I claim her for myself.But to me she’s only merchandise.And I never touch the merch.HATED VOWS is a dark, enemies to lovers, fake marriage, forced proximity, steamy stand-alone romance. No cheating, no cliffhangers, guaranteed HEA. This is a mafia romance so some scenes might trigger readers - please read with care! less

Stephano ScaleraI can spot trouble a mile away. Not that anybody can miss Gigi Trapani. As the son of a notorious mafia Don, her first words to me hit a nerve. I promise to put her in her place, but instead we end up having an explosive one-night stand because we’ll never see each other again.A month later, Gigi calls in a favor and hurtles back into my life with her sister in tow. Forced to protect them, I enter an arranged marriage with Gigi... moreStephano ScaleraI can spot trouble a mile away. Not that anybody can miss Gigi Trapani. As the son of a notorious mafia Don, her first words to me hit a nerve. I promise to put her in her place, but instead we end up having an explosive one-night stand because we’ll never see each other again.A month later, Gigi calls in a favor and hurtles back into my life with her sister in tow. Forced to protect them, I enter an arranged marriage with Gigi. Suddenly she’s in my house, in my head, everywhere…except in my bed.Gigi has a pile of secrets and teasing them out of her only makes me develop feelings—feelings I’m not allowed to have. There’s a reason I’ve vowed to never love, and it’s a demon I fight every day. What if avenging Gigi is the only way to set me free from my past and make my marriage real?Gigi TrapaniMy whole life I’ve had one to escape my family’s mafia crime ring and take my younger sister with me.When my stepbrother forces me into an arranged marriage with the new Capo Crimini, I’ll do anything to escape this fate, even marry the man I’ve vowed to never see Stephano Scalera. Our intense one-night stand still haunts me—our chemistry was off the charts, but it only took one night to know Stephano is the most dangerous man I’ve ever met.When the Capo Crimini hunts me down, Stephano proves to be the husband I never knew I needed. How does a woman walk away from a man like that? She doesn’t. She falls deeper in love and fights to keep him.BROKEN VOWS is a one-night stand, marriage of convenience, forced proximity, steamy romance. This is the 2nd book in the series, and reading HATED VOWS first is recommended. There's no cheating, no cliffhangers, and guaranteed HEA. This is a mafia romance so some scenes might trigger readers - please read with care! less

Dominic ScaleraThe world is spinning apart as the old Don’s death delivers another post-mortem Ariana Morelli, a woman with too many secrets.Ariana crashes into our lives out of nowhere and becomes our family’s only link to a past we buried decades ago.Except she doesn’t talk. Making people talk is my specialty, but I’ve never had to wring information out of a woman before—never mind one who bears scars like my own handiwork… scars similar to the ones I have on my skin... moreDominic ScaleraThe world is spinning apart as the old Don’s death delivers another post-mortem Ariana Morelli, a woman with too many secrets.Ariana crashes into our lives out of nowhere and becomes our family’s only link to a past we buried decades ago.Except she doesn’t talk. Making people talk is my specialty, but I’ve never had to wring information out of a woman before—never mind one who bears scars like my own handiwork… scars similar to the ones I have on my skin.Even worse, Ariana looks at me with trust in her eyes and clings to my hand as if I’m her savior, making me feel alive for the first time since I was reduced to nothing but a weapon in the Don’s arsenal.I can’t let her break down my walls. I refuse to cave to the desire that pulses between us. I’m the devil himself, and Ariana Morelli is a slice of heaven the likes of me will never deserve.Worst of all, I already sense that once her truth finally comes out, I’ll have to kill her to save my brothers. How do I pull the trigger on the woman I love?Ariana MorelliKidnapped and trafficked, I’m alive only to serve as a bartering tool. When my kidnapper’s plans crumble, I’m wounded and thrown into the heart of Il Consiglio—and straight into Dominic Scalera’s arms.He takes care of me, convinced I’m tied to his missing sister. But I’m an undercover agent, in the wrong country, trapped in the wrong crime ring.All I want is to get the hell out of here—while hiding who and what I really am—reconnect with my team in Italy, and finish the job we started.But Dominic Scalera has other plans—plans that involve uncovering everything about me. Nobody has ever asked. Nobody has ever cared. And as Dominic gently pries open every locked door in my inner world, I can’t help but fall for him, even though I know we’re doomed.This can only end one way, and it isn't going to be pretty.SINNER'S VOWS is a Mafia vs Police, forced proximity, slow burn romance. This is the 3rd book in the Mafia Vows series, and reading HATED VOWS and BROKEN VOWS first is recommended. There's no cheating, no cliffhangers, and guaranteed HEA. This is a mafia romance so some scenes might trigger readers - please read with care! less