Emilia Bonetti is no stranger to danger. As the only heir to a powerful Italian family, she's been raised in a world where loyalty is earned in blood and betrayal means death. But when a rival family threatens to take her as leverage in a deadly power struggle, her world gets turned upside down.Enter James Stonewell, the sharp, cunning lawyer her family trusts with their darkest secrets. Emilia can't stand him—the way he stares, the way he speaks, always so calm and controlled... moreEmilia Bonetti is no stranger to danger. As the only heir to a powerful Italian family, she's been raised in a world where loyalty is earned in blood and betrayal means death. But when a rival family threatens to take her as leverage in a deadly power struggle, her world gets turned upside down.Enter James Stonewell, the sharp, cunning lawyer her family trusts with their darkest secrets. Emilia can't stand him—the way he stares, the way he speaks, always so calm and controlled. But she has no idea that beneath his stoic exterior burns an obsession. From the moment he met her, James has been captivated by the fiery princess, and he’ll do anything to protect her—even if it means crossing lines he vowed never to touch.As tension mounts and the threat to her life becomes more real, Emilia must decide if James is truly deserving of all her hate, or if the passion between them is more dangerous than the mafia war threatening to tear them apart.Corrupt Desires is a spicy romance with dark elements that is book two of the Desires Trilogy. Corrupt Desires cannot be read as a standalone, and it is highly recommended that you read book one, Deadly Desires, first.Please check the content disclaimer at the beginning of the book or for a full list of trigger warnings, check out my website www_dot_authorashleymcknight_dot_com less
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