Izotov Bratva Series by Nicole Fox

"Fifty Shades of Grey" meets "The Bear" — From Amazon bestselling author Nicole Fox comes a billionaire office, mafia-lite romance. I tried to quit. My boss said no. When you work for billionaire restaurateur Bastian Hale, every day is an exercise in endurance. He screams at you in front of half the staff? Endure. He tears your work to bits and tells you to start again? Endure. He surprises you shirtless in the office late one night? Endure. .. then go home and die of embarrassment... more"Fifty Shades of Grey" meets "The Bear" — From Amazon bestselling author Nicole Fox comes a billionaire office, mafia-lite romance. I tried to quit. My boss said no. When you work for billionaire restaurateur Bastian Hale, every day is an exercise in endurance. He screams at you in front of half the staff? Endure. He tears your work to bits and tells you to start again? Endure. He surprises you shirtless in the office late one night? Endure. .. then go home and die of embarrassment. I've endured six years of Bastian Hale. I can endure anything. . .. Until my doctor tells me I'm going blind in ninety days. Suddenly, enduring isn't the goal anymore. Living is. Seeing everything I can before the lights go out forever. And that means one thing: quitting the job that's consumed my entire adult life. There's just one problem:. Bastian doesn't accept my resignation. Instead, he shreds my letter to pieces. .. Offers me a million dollars to stay. .. And vows to make my last ninety days of sight worth remembering. The man is arrogant. Brutal. Cold as the walk-in freezer. But his hands are warm. And in the dark, he teaches me things my eyes never could. I wanted one last look at the light. I got a taste of the dark instead. TASTE OF THE DARK is Book 1 of Bastian and Eliana’s story. Their romance concludes in Book 2, TASTE OF THE LIGHT. TROPES:. Billionaire hero. Chef / foodie vibes. Enemies-to-lovers. Boss/employee office romance. Forced proximity. Contract / fake relationship. Forbidden relationship. Morally gray, tattooed, reformed bad boy. Disability (blind heroine). Bucket list romance. Mafia-lite. less

A list of red flags that I, Elaina Hunter, have ignored:. - Billionaire chef. (Suspicious. ). - My actual boss. (Problematic. ). - Emotionally unavailable. (Classic. ). - Secret mafia ties. (Less classic. Still an issue. ). - Faked his own death. (Honestly, at this point, I should've seen it coming. ). I should've run after the first one. I definitely should have booked it after what I saw him do in that alley... moreA list of red flags that I, Elaina Hunter, have ignored:. - Billionaire chef. (Suspicious. ). - My actual boss. (Problematic. ). - Emotionally unavailable. (Classic. ). - Secret mafia ties. (Less classic. Still an issue. ). - Faked his own death. (Honestly, at this point, I should've seen it coming. ). I should've run after the first one. I definitely should have booked it after what I saw him do in that alley. And yet here I am, pregnant with his baby, opening my door to him at midnight because he said pretty please. Bastian Hale makes me want to tear my hair out. He makes me want to cry and scream, and also kiss and cuddle. But if he thinks I'm the same girl he ruined, he's got another thing coming. This is a new me. Eliana 2. 0. And this version won't fall so easily. If Bastian wants forgiveness. .. He's gonna have to beg for it. TASTE OF THE LIGHT is Book 2 of Bastian and Eliana’s story. Their romance begins in Book 1, TASTE OF THE DARK. less