The Inferno Series by Marian Black

I caught him infiltrating my club wearing a disguise and carrying a wire. Stefan Romano—the forgotten son of my enemy, sent on a suicide mission by his own father. I should have killed him. Should have sent him back. Instead, I kept him. Locked him in a comfortable room and told myself it was strategy. That I'd use him as leverage against the Romanos. That my obsession with him was just about control. I was lying to myself. Now the FBI's building a RICO case that could bury us all... moreI caught him infiltrating my club wearing a disguise and carrying a wire. Stefan Romano—the forgotten son of my enemy, sent on a suicide mission by his own father. I should have killed him. Should have sent him back. Instead, I kept him. Locked him in a comfortable room and told myself it was strategy. That I'd use him as leverage against the Romanos. That my obsession with him was just about control. I was lying to myself. Now the FBI's building a RICO case that could bury us all. Stefan's father is cooperating with federal agents. And the man I'm supposed to hate is the only thing keeping me sane while my world falls apart. I should let him go. But I won't. He's mine now. And I protect what's mine. My father sent me to gather intelligence on the Vitales, expecting me to fail. I got caught by their brutal enforcer—a man whose reputation for violence precedes him. Matteo DeLuca should terrify me. Instead, he gave me something I've never choice. He unlocked the door and told me I could leave. I stayed. Not because I had nowhere else to go, but because for the first time in my life, someone valued me for more than my appearance. Now I'm falling for my former captor while cutting ties with my family. While Matteo faces life in prison. While everything we're building could be destroyed by the same trial that should tear us apart. I'm choosing him anyway. Over my family. Over safety. Over everything. A dark M/M romance with forced proximity, enemies to lovers, and intense family and legal drama. High heat. Morally grey characters. Obsessive love. No cheating. HEA. Book 2 in the Inferno series. Each book features a different couple but follows an interconnected story. Can be read as a standalone. less

JULIAN. I ran three states to escape an arranged marriage to a monster. I had nothing but wet clothes and desperation when I walked into Inferno nightclub begging for sanctuary. I didn't expect Elio Marino to see me as dangerous instead of fragile. Didn't expect the head of security for New York's most powerful crime family to look at me like I was someone worth choosing. Didn't expect to fall for a man fourteen years older who treats control like religion. He says I'm too young... moreJULIAN. I ran three states to escape an arranged marriage to a monster. I had nothing but wet clothes and desperation when I walked into Inferno nightclub begging for sanctuary. I didn't expect Elio Marino to see me as dangerous instead of fragile. Didn't expect the head of security for New York's most powerful crime family to look at me like I was someone worth choosing. Didn't expect to fall for a man fourteen years older who treats control like religion. He says I'm too young. Too inexperienced. Too vulnerable for what's between us. But I'm not the fragile mafia prince everyone thinks I am. I destroyed my father's empire. I helped bring down the FBI's corrupt investigation. And I'm going to prove to Elio that I'm exactly as dangerous as he secretly believes. The only problem? My ex-fiancé is still watching. Still waiting. Still convinced I belong to him. And he's willing to do anything to take me back. ELIO. I've spent fifteen years maintaining perfect control. Perfect discipline. Perfect emotional distance from everyone except my partners. Then Julian Bianchi walked into Inferno rain-soaked and desperate, and everything I'd built started cracking. He's too young at twenty-one. Too inexperienced for this world. Too vulnerable for someone like me. I should keep him at arm's length. Should protect him without getting involved. Should maintain professional boundaries. But Julian sees me completely—the human and the monster—and chooses me anyway. He's brilliant and brave and refuses to be treated as fragile. He challenges everything I thought I knew about control and mercy and what it means to love someone. I'm falling for him. Hard. Fast. Irreversibly. And when his psychotic ex-fiancé kidnaps him to finish what he started five years ago, I'll burn the entire city down to get him back. Because loving Julian means being willing to show mercy and commit murder in equal measure. And I'd do both for him. Without hesitation. Without regret. A dark M/M romance where a sheltered mafia prince seeks sanctuary from a man who never lets his control slip. High heat. Morally grey characters. Obsessive love. No cheating. HEA. Book 3 in the Inferno series. Each book features a different couple but follows an interconnected story. Can be read as a standalone. less

I built an empire on fear and control. Cold. Calculating. Untouchable. Then I saw him. Valentino Russo, investigative journalist with fire in his eyes and a story that could destroy me. I should have eliminated the threat. Instead, I made him an write what I want, or face the consequences. I told myself it was about control. About protecting my interests. But the truth? From the moment he walked into my life, nothing was the same. I started this with leverage... moreI built an empire on fear and control. Cold. Calculating. Untouchable. Then I saw him. Valentino Russo, investigative journalist with fire in his eyes and a story that could destroy me. I should have eliminated the threat. Instead, I made him an write what I want, or face the consequences. I told myself it was about control. About protecting my interests. But the truth? From the moment he walked into my life, nothing was the same. I started this with leverage. I ended up with something I never wanted—something that terrified me more than any federal raid. Love. He could ruin my career. Luca Romano didn't ask—he demanded. Write favorable articles about his organization, or watch everything I'd built crumble. I was terrified. Furious. Trapped. But somewhere between the threats and the fear, I started seeing past the persona to the man underneath. The one who'd spent his entire life performing. The one who looked at me like I was more than leverage. Like I was something important. I had a walk away when he offered me freedom, or stay and build something real from a foundation of coercion. I chose to stay. I chose him. Now we're facing federal charges, a trial that could send us both to prison, and a love story that started so wrong it might be impossible to defend. But some things are worth fighting for. Even when they begin in darkness. Book Four in the Inferno series. A dark MM mafia romance about power, choice, and love that grows from impossible beginnings. Features morally gray characters, high heat, a coercion-to-love arc, and an HEA earned through trials and transformation. less