Changing of the Guards Series by Aquila Thorne

A mafia boss with a heart. .. but only for herWren WilsonWhat would you do if your father gave away your hand in marriage to settle a gambling debt without your knowledge? Mine did exactly that. But I didn't get married, I conked the guy on the head, kicked my heels off, and hiked up my skirt. 'Chubby legs don't fail me now' is what I muttered just before I fled the little Woodland Church... moreA mafia boss with a heart. .. but only for herWren WilsonWhat would you do if your father gave away your hand in marriage to settle a gambling debt without your knowledge? Mine did exactly that. But I didn't get married, I conked the guy on the head, kicked my heels off, and hiked up my skirt. 'Chubby legs don't fail me now' is what I muttered just before I fled the little Woodland Church. The only problem is that I may have fled the flames but I jumped right into the fire when I threw myself in the middle of a lonely road into the path of an oncoming car. Declan MacGallanI was the driver of that car. Not only did I bring a war to my doorstep from the Scottish Mafia wanting to move into my territory, but by helping her, I invited it into my home. I've never met a woman so stubborn and opinionated in all my life! If I didn't have such a physical reaction to her curvy AF body, I would drive her back and leave her where I found her. She's going to be a problem in more ways than one. She's grown on me like a fungus on a rotten log. And that's exactly what I'll become. A rotten log when I take over the 'family business' replacing my father as Captain. I will have to tame her before she becomes my weakest link. Savior is not your usual mafia romance but a spicy, runaway bride, cinnamon roll, alpha hero. Many readers will find the FMC to be a relatable, funny character that I hope you will love! less

Katrina George. Imagine my surprise when I got a phone call demanding to know who TF I am without so much as a hello. I hung up on the prick. A second later a woman called apologizing for him and to explain that my father was in an accident. Problem is, I've never met the man. Not only do I not know him, but I have a half brother to boot, that is insistent that I come at once. Hopefully the prick isn’t there when I arrive. That is if I go, I haven’t decided yet. Rory Hennessy... moreKatrina George. Imagine my surprise when I got a phone call demanding to know who TF I am without so much as a hello. I hung up on the prick. A second later a woman called apologizing for him and to explain that my father was in an accident. Problem is, I've never met the man. Not only do I not know him, but I have a half brother to boot, that is insistent that I come at once. Hopefully the prick isn’t there when I arrive. That is if I go, I haven’t decided yet. Rory Hennessy. I've been sour ever since my boss, Declan MacGallan, the Captain of our Clan fell in love and got married. Not because he got married, but because he’s stepping down to move to the South of France to make wine with his bride. And I’m next in line for Captain. It’s a job I don’t want. But that all changes when Declan's father has an accident and doctors are threatening to put the old man in a nursing home. We start searching for documents to prove that Declan is Power of Attorney and come across a box. A box that contains information on a half sister he never knew existed. A half sister that can take over as Captain if her heart desires. All because of the MacGallan blood running in her veins. I may not want the job, but I sure as hell won’t answer to a woman boss! Salvation is a spicy Mafia romance with a badass female lead. less

Mia Andrews. As a part-time librarian, I cherish the peace of old books, trying to bury a past I'd rather forget. But that peacefulness shattered one morning with a violent struggle on my porch. I watched in horror as one man ended up dead. Panicked, I fled to the only sanctuary I knew: the newly appointed Captain of the Irish Mafia, I'm just terrified of what he will do when he finds out the truth about who I really am. Connor O'Brien. I'm just the cook and housekeeper for the MacGallan's... moreMia Andrews. As a part-time librarian, I cherish the peace of old books, trying to bury a past I'd rather forget. But that peacefulness shattered one morning with a violent struggle on my porch. I watched in horror as one man ended up dead. Panicked, I fled to the only sanctuary I knew: the newly appointed Captain of the Irish Mafia, I'm just terrified of what he will do when he finds out the truth about who I really am. Connor O'Brien. I'm just the cook and housekeeper for the MacGallan's. The guy who wore an apron and always has a spatula in hand, with a smile as warm as the bread I bake. The kind of person who is friendly, and loyal, like a Golden Retriever. Now suddenly, I'm told I have to step up to become the captain of the clan? It feels like a bad dream. And if that isn't enough pressure, there’s a ticking clock—six months for me to find a wife, or the family loses our beloved estate to a cousin no one can stand. I can't let that happen. There’s only one woman who I've talked to in the last year. The woman I held in my arms on the dance floor at Declan and Wren’s wedding, her mousy sister, Mia. Now to convince her to marry me. less

The MacGallan clan had long ago given up on Kane Murphy. At family gatherings, they'd watch him slouch in a corner, flask in hand, a perpetual five o'clock shadow darkening his jaw. Thirty-one years old when the drinking started in earnest, and now he’s still clinging to it and his bachelor existence with stubborn determination. Then came the night of the Changing of the Guards ceremony. Declan's hands trembled as he broke the seal on the envelope addressed in his dead father's handwriting... moreThe MacGallan clan had long ago given up on Kane Murphy. At family gatherings, they'd watch him slouch in a corner, flask in hand, a perpetual five o'clock shadow darkening his jaw. Thirty-one years old when the drinking started in earnest, and now he’s still clinging to it and his bachelor existence with stubborn determination. Then came the night of the Changing of the Guards ceremony. Declan's hands trembled as he broke the seal on the envelope addressed in his dead father's handwriting. "The family crypt," he whispered, eyes meeting Kane's across the room. Hours later, standing among ancestral remains, their flashlight beams revealed something that would drag them all, willing or not, across the Atlantic to the misty shores of their ancestral homeland. Kori Blake. Pressed a damp tissue to her face as the plane shuddered through another pocket of turbulence. The trembling aircraft wasn't what had unleashed this flood of tears, however. Five years of marriage had dissolved in the seconds it took to open her neighbor's text—"Thought you should see this"—and view the attached photos of her husband and sister tangled together on her own kitchen counter. Now she is soaring somewhere over the Atlantic, bound for a friend's small-town cottage on Ireland's coast, desperate to find the woman she'd been before becoming the wife of a CEO. But her recovery plan goes sideways when a red-eyed man across the aisle plops into the seat beside her, she can smell the booze on his breath when he says, “Whatever he did, he’s not worth it. ”. Seven words. That’s all it took for her to feel comfort in the presence of a strange man. A drunk Irish one at that! But once they part ways, both wonder whether they will meet again…. less