Feretti Syndicate Series by Sherry Blake

“I was raised to hate him. Trained to destroy him. But then I met him. ”𝐙𝐨𝐞. Beautiful, brilliant, and bred for vengeance. And now, engaged to the man I’ve been ordered to destroy. Damiano Feretti murdered my father — or so I’ve been told. Byron Easton raised me to believe it. To weaponize it. Now, I’m playing the perfect fiancée,. Smiling at the man I’ve sworn to betray,. While secretly tearing his empire apart from the inside. But Damiano isn’t the cold-blooded monster I expected... more“I was raised to hate him. Trained to destroy him. But then I met him. ”𝐙𝐨𝐞. Beautiful, brilliant, and bred for vengeance. And now, engaged to the man I’ve been ordered to destroy. Damiano Feretti murdered my father — or so I’ve been told. Byron Easton raised me to believe it. To weaponize it. Now, I’m playing the perfect fiancée,. Smiling at the man I’ve sworn to betray,. While secretly tearing his empire apart from the inside. But Damiano isn’t the cold-blooded monster I expected. He’s dangerous, yes — but also devastatingly human. And the closer I get,. The more I wonder if the real villain has been pulling my strings all along. 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐨. I don’t trust Byron Easton. His empire is crumbling, and his “gift” — Zoe — is too perfect to be real. But one look at her, and I knew she’d ruin me. Smart. Poised. And hiding something behind those calculating eyes. This engagement was meant to be a tactical move. But I want her — body, mind, secrets and all. She thinks she’s infiltrating my world. She has no idea I’ve already stepped into hers. And I don’t plan on walking away. *Ruined By Revenge is a full-length mafia romance novel with no cheating and a guaranteed HEA. This is the first book in Feretti Syndicate mafia series. Each book in this series features a different couple and can be read as a standalone, but for maximum enjoyment, follow the recommended reading order. Feretti Syndicate Reading Order & Tropes. 1. Ruined By Revenge (Damiano & Zoe). Arranged Marriage, Age Gap, Enemies to Lovers, Forced Proximity, Possessive/Jealous Alpha Male. 2. Ruined By Blood (Enzo & Sienna). Age Gap, Kidnapping, Forced Proximity, Enemies to Lovers, Possessive/Jealous Alpha Male, Scarred hero, Who did this to you? , Good Girl/Bad Boy. 3. Ruined By Siren (Noah & Evelyn). Age Gap, Kidnapping, Forced Proximity, Enemies to Lovers, Possessive/Jealous Alpha Male, Scarred hero, Who did this to you? less

Freedom always comes with a price. For her, he'll pay it in blood. Sienna. They say the devil comes dressed as everything you've ever wanted. They never mentioned he might be your only chance at freedom. My life was carefully scripted. Every word. Every smile. Every breath,. controlled by a man who saw me as nothing but an asset. One day, I found him. Enzo Feretti is everything I should run from. Instead, I find myself running toward him. Enzo. Some men are born monsters... moreFreedom always comes with a price. For her, he'll pay it in blood. Sienna. They say the devil comes dressed as everything you've ever wanted. They never mentioned he might be your only chance at freedom. My life was carefully scripted. Every word. Every smile. Every breath,. controlled by a man who saw me as nothing but an asset. One day, I found him. Enzo Feretti is everything I should run from. Instead, I find myself running toward him. Enzo. Some men are born monsters. Others are forged into them. I accepted my nature long ago. Embraced the darkness necessary to build my empire. I don't do vulnerability. I don't do mercy. Then she appeared—a storm disguised as stillness—and suddenly my carefully constructed world doesn't make sense anymore. She thinks I'm saving her. She doesn't realize she's changing me. The rules of my world are take what you want, eliminate threats, show no weakness. But for her? I might just break every rule I've ever made. *Ruined By Blood is a full-length mafia romance novel with no cheating and a guaranteed HEA. This is the second book in Feretti Syndicate mafia series. Each book in this series features a different couple and can be read as a standalone, but for maximum enjoyment, follow the recommended reading order. Feretti Syndicate Reading Order & Tropes. 1. Ruined By Revenge (Damiano & Zoe). Arranged Marriage, Age Gap, Enemies to Lovers, Forced Proximity, Possessive/Jealous Alpha Male. 2. Ruined By Blood (Enzo & Sienna). Age Gap, Kidnapping, Forced Proximity, Enemies to Lovers, Possessive/Jealous Alpha Male, Scarred hero, Who did this to you? , Good Girl/Bad Boy. 3. Ruined By Siren (Noah & Evelyn). Age Gap, Kidnapping, Forced Proximity, Enemies to Lovers, Possessive/Jealous Alpha Male, Scarred hero, Who did this to you? less

"The most dangerous melody is the one that makes a monster feel. "Noah. Control is everything in my world. It's how I've survived. How I've thrived. How I've become the man others fear. Then I heard her play, and for the first time, I lost control. One woman. One melody. One reckless decision. I took her from a world of spotlights and standing ovations into my shadows. Told myself it was for her protection. A necessary evil. The lie tastes bitter even as I repeat it... more"The most dangerous melody is the one that makes a monster feel. "Noah. Control is everything in my world. It's how I've survived. How I've thrived. How I've become the man others fear. Then I heard her play, and for the first time, I lost control. One woman. One melody. One reckless decision. I took her from a world of spotlights and standing ovations into my shadows. Told myself it was for her protection. A necessary evil. The lie tastes bitter even as I repeat it. Because the truth is darker, more selfish, more. I saw something in her I recognized in myself—a captive soul yearning to break free. And I wanted to be the one who set her free. The one who owned that freedom. Evelyn. Music has always been my sanctuary. The only place where expectations fall away. Where I can breathe. Until the night my sanctuary was invaded by a man with death in his eyes and danger in his touch. Noah Rivera doesn't ask. He takes. He doesn't persuade. He commands. My captor. My savior. The contradiction that holds my life in his scarred hands. I should be terrified. Instead, I'm intrigued. I should be planning my escape. Instead, I'm discovering parts of myself I never knew existed. As the world I've always known crumbles around me, one truth emerges from the. Sometimes captivity reveals the prison you've been living in all along. *Ruined By Rhapsody is a full-length mafia romance novel with no cheating and a guaranteed HEA. This is the third book in Feretti Syndicate mafia series. Each book in this series features a different couple and can be read as a standalone, but for maximum enjoyment, follow the recommended reading order. Feretti Syndicate Reading Order & Tropes. 1. Ruined By Revenge (Damiano & Zoe). Arranged Marriage, Age Gap, Enemies to Lovers, Forced Proximity, Possessive/Jealous Alpha Male. 2. Ruined By Blood (Enzo & Sienna). Age Gap, Kidnapping, Forced Proximity, Enemies to Lovers, Possessive/Jealous Alpha Male, Scarred hero, Who did this to you? , Good Girl/Bad Boy. 3. Ruined By Rhapsody (Noah & Evelyn). Age Gap, Kidnapping, Forced Proximity, Enemies to Lovers, Possessive/Jealous Alpha Male, Scarred hero, Who did this to you? 4. Ruined By Captivity (Alessio & Melania). Age Gap, Kidnapping, Forced Proximity, Enemies to Lovers, OTT Possessive/Jealous Alpha Male, Tortured hero. less

Some decisions change your life. This one might end mine. My wedding day was certain to seal my fate. Bartered off in marriage to a monster, my existence merely a business deal to cement the aspirations of two crime families. But I don't follow anyone's rules and had no intention of going into that dark night. Instead of driving to a flashy cathedral ceremony, I plotted my disappearance, taking the evidence I've collected with me... moreSome decisions change your life. This one might end mine. My wedding day was certain to seal my fate. Bartered off in marriage to a monster, my existence merely a business deal to cement the aspirations of two crime families. But I don't follow anyone's rules and had no intention of going into that dark night. Instead of driving to a flashy cathedral ceremony, I plotted my disappearance, taking the evidence I've collected with me. But I hadn't planned on the booby trap that scuppers all my plans. Abducted by mafia killing machine Alessio Gallo—ruthless, dangerous, intoxicating. Extricated from one gilded cage only to be locked up in another. Now we're both in peril. La Cosa Nostra always exacts vengeance. My fake fiance will come for me when he realizes what I have on him. As I try to make my abductor see the threat we face, I struggle to maintain my loathing for everything he is. There are one or two teensy obstacles holding me. His muscular physique makes my knees buckle. His touch awakens parts of me I never knew existed. His dark gaze breaches the walls I've built around my heart. His possession has me questioning everything I was taught to believe. As the line between captor and savior blurs I find myself facing an impossible choice. Escape from yet another demon intent on holding me captive. Or risk everything for a man who should be my enemy. *Ruined By Capture is a full-length is a dark mafia, forced proximity, enemies to lovers romance loaded with vengeance, betrayal, secrets, lies and most of all, a ton of steam heat. No cheating and a guaranteed HEA. This is the fourth book in Feretti Syndicate mafia series. Each book in this series features a different couple and can be read as a standalone, but for maximum enjoyment, follow the recommended reading order. Feretti Syndicate Reading Order & Tropes. 1. Ruined By Revenge. (Damiano & Zoe). Arranged Marriage, Age Gap, Enemies to Lovers, Forced Proximity, Possessive/Jealous Alpha Male. 2. Ruined By Blood (Enzo & Sienna). Age Gap, Kidnapping, Forced Proximity, Enemies to Lovers, Possessive/Jealous Alpha Male, Scarred hero, Who did this to you? , Good Girl/Bad Boy. 3. Ruined By Rhapsody (Noah & Evelyn). Age Gap, Kidnapping, Forced Proximity, Enemies to Lovers, Possessive/Jealous Alpha Male, Scarred hero, Who did this to you? 4. Ruined By Capture (Alessio & Melania). Age Gap, Kidnapping, Forced Proximity, Enemies to Lovers, OTT Possessive/Jealous Alpha Male, Tortured hero. 5. Ruined By Protection (Matteo & Hazel). Age Gap, Forced Proximity, Second Chance, OTT Possessive/Jealous Alpha Male, He Falls First, Who did this to you? less

When he touches me I don't see a killer. I see salvation. Isolation, gaslighting, punishment. I married a man who smirked while he broke me. Who threatened to murder my parents. Now I'm running from his abuse to hide with my cousin, who recently married into the Feretti mafia cosca. Ensconced in their fabulous mansion I encounter a dangerous phantom - the only man who ever made me feel alive. For just one unforgettable night. Matteo Caruso. Dark eyes. Skillful hands. Expert mouth... moreWhen he touches me I don't see a killer. I see salvation. Isolation, gaslighting, punishment. I married a man who smirked while he broke me. Who threatened to murder my parents. Now I'm running from his abuse to hide with my cousin, who recently married into the Feretti mafia cosca. Ensconced in their fabulous mansion I encounter a dangerous phantom - the only man who ever made me feel alive. For just one unforgettable night. Matteo Caruso. Dark eyes. Skillful hands. Expert mouth. Ruthless killer. My husband will never let me go but Matteo swears to guard me with his life. And wreak vengeance for every single one of the battle scars decorating my body. His protection comes with a price I'm not sure I can pay. But when he touches me, I remember what it feels like to be worshipped instead of owned. He kills for duty, for loyalty, for family. But will he also kill for love? I'm starting to think some prices are worth paying. But have I escaped one violent monster only to be captured by the possessive obsession of another? *Ruined By Protection is a full-length dark mafia, forced proximity, second chance romance loaded with angst, passion, secrets, lies, twists and most of all, a ton of steam heat. No cheating and a guaranteed HEA. This is the fifth book in Feretti Syndicate mafia series. Each book in this series features a different couple and can be read as a standalone, but for maximum enjoyment, follow the recommended reading order. Feretti Syndicate Reading Order & Tropes. 1. Ruined By Revenge (Damiano & Zoe). Arranged Marriage, Age Gap, Enemies to Lovers, Forced Proximity, Possessive/Jealous Alpha Male. 2. Ruined By Blood (Enzo & Sienna). Age Gap, Kidnapping, Forced Proximity, Enemies to Lovers, Possessive/Jealous Alpha Male, Scarred hero, Who did this to you? , Good Girl/Bad Boy. 3. Ruined By Rhapsody (Noah & Evelyn). Age Gap, Kidnapping, Forced Proximity, Enemies to Lovers, Possessive/Jealous Alpha Male, Scarred hero, Who did this to you? 4. Ruined By Capture (Alessio & Melania). Age Gap, Kidnapping, Forced Proximity, Enemies to Lovers, OTT Possessive/Jealous Alpha Male, Tortured hero. 5. Ruined By Protection (Matteo & Hazel). Age Gap, Forced Proximity, Second Chance, OTT Possessive/Jealous Alpha Male, He Falls First, Who did this to you? less

The wedding is tomorrow. And I'm done playing by their rules. There are luminously beautiful women and then there's. .. Lucrezia Feretti. Only sister to the most brutal mafia don on the East Coast. Best part? She doesn't even know she's perfect. She's engrossed in painting emotional landscapes and helping other traumatized women heal their wounds. And I'm completely engrossed in keeping her safe. No man will ever take her from us again. No asshole will ever do that to her again... moreThe wedding is tomorrow. And I'm done playing by their rules. There are luminously beautiful women and then there's. .. Lucrezia Feretti. Only sister to the most brutal mafia don on the East Coast. Best part? She doesn't even know she's perfect. She's engrossed in painting emotional landscapes and helping other traumatized women heal their wounds. And I'm completely engrossed in keeping her safe. No man will ever take her from us again. No asshole will ever do that to her again. Not while I walk this earth, even if it's on my knees. I've observed her battle her demons with a ferocity I haven't seen in the hardest hit man. And now this . .. to be bartered off in an arranged marriage because the Russians want to muscle in on our casino operation. She deserves better. Her luminescence is what keeps this killer family from descending into the darkest hells. But who am I to say? A nobody--hired muscle, violent enforcer. A fixer who lives in the shadows. My illicit fascination for the mafia princess is from afar, a totally off-limits forbidden fantasy. She may be unbreakable, a blade beneath silk, but every night I dream about making her submit to my dark desires. The only woman I can't have is the only one I want. One taste and I'd burn this entire stinking city down for her. This forced marriage might destroy her. I'll fight them but I can no longer fight my hunger for her. If I try to claim what should be mine it could ignite a war between the New York families - Bring it on. *Ruined By Ravishment is a full-length dark mafia, Bodyguard protection , Forbidden love romance loaded with dangerous loyalty, trauma healing, impossible choices, and most of all, a ton of steam heat. No cheating and a guaranteed HEA. This is the sixth book in Feretti Syndicate mafia series. Each book in this series features a different couple and can be read as a standalone, but for maximum enjoyment, follow the recommended reading order. less

PIETROI'm already dead inside. Loving her could finish the job. Thirteen years ago, I died with my best friend Pablo in a warehouse ambush. I just didn't stop breathing. I've spent over a decade as a ghost. Ruthless, cold, already dead inside. Then Nora Kelly walks into my office. My new secretary. Sharp. Fearless. I swore I'd never feel again. But she's cracking something open inside me. Making me want to live instead of just survive. NORAI'm lying with every breath... morePIETROI'm already dead inside. Loving her could finish the job. Thirteen years ago, I died with my best friend Pablo in a warehouse ambush. I just didn't stop breathing. I've spent over a decade as a ghost. Ruthless, cold, already dead inside. Then Nora Kelly walks into my office. My new secretary. Sharp. Fearless. I swore I'd never feel again. But she's cracking something open inside me. Making me want to live instead of just survive. NORAI'm lying with every breath. When he finds out, we'll both burn. My real name is Nora O'Sullivan. I'm the daughter of the Irish mob boss who wants Pietro Sartori six feet under. Every time Pietro looks at me with something that might be trust, I'm lying to his face. He thinks I'm his salvation. He's letting me past walls no one else has breached. I'm the knife aimed at his heart. And when he discovers the truth, there won't be anything left of either of us. less

I sought sanctuary from the devil. Instead, I found my damnation. I'm twenty years old, and I have three weeks before I become Daniil Morozov's bride—and his next victim. My mother is dead. My uncle is selling me to the Russians like I'm property he can trade. I have one option left, one desperate beg protection from the enemy who once saved my life. Lorenzo Sartori doesn't save Torrino women. I know this. The last one who entered his life left four of his men dead... moreI sought sanctuary from the devil. Instead, I found my damnation. I'm twenty years old, and I have three weeks before I become Daniil Morozov's bride—and his next victim. My mother is dead. My uncle is selling me to the Russians like I'm property he can trade. I have one option left, one desperate beg protection from the enemy who once saved my life. Lorenzo Sartori doesn't save Torrino women. I know this. The last one who entered his life left four of his men dead. But when I appear at his door with evidence that could destroy Francesco's empire, Lorenzo makes a choice that changes everything. He keeps me. Now I'm trapped in his compound. Hunted by Russians who see me as their stolen prize. Caught between two families who've bathed Chicago in blood for generations. I'm supposed to be his prisoner, leverage in his game of power. He's supposed to be cold, calculating, untouchable. Instead, we burn. Every lesson in survival becomes a lesson in desire. Every night I spend under his protection pulls me deeper into his darkness. Every touch is a betrayal of everything I should stand for. And when the city explodes in violence, when the past comes calling in blood and bullets, I discover a truth that terrifies. I didn't run to Lorenzo Sartori for salvation. I ran to him because some part of me always knew. I was born to be his queen. "You're mine now, piccola," he tells me. "And I protect what's mine. "Dark. Possessive. Utterly addictive. LORENZO - Preorder Now. less

A debt. A lie. A love that could destroy them both. Kristen Thomas knows survival. After clawing her way out of a marriage that nearly broke her, she's building a new life for her daughter. Saving a stranger's life at a gala wasn't part of the plan. Finding out that stranger is the mother of Chicago's most ruthless crime boss? Even less so. Nico Sartori has spent his entire life building walls no one can breach. Love is a liability he can't afford... moreA debt. A lie. A love that could destroy them both. Kristen Thomas knows survival. After clawing her way out of a marriage that nearly broke her, she's building a new life for her daughter. Saving a stranger's life at a gala wasn't part of the plan. Finding out that stranger is the mother of Chicago's most ruthless crime boss? Even less so. Nico Sartori has spent his entire life building walls no one can breach. Love is a liability he can't afford. But when the woman who saved his mother needs protection from a threat that could end her life, keeping his distance becomes impossible. She's sleeping down the hall. Looking at him like he's more than the monster everyone says he is. Making him want things he swore he'd never have. The rules were Keep her safe. Don't fall. Some rules are made to be broken. Some debts can never be repaid. less

He knows where she goes. What she does. Who she talks to. And he's done sharing. I built the security systems that run my family's empire. Facial recognition. Behavioral analysis. Encrypted communications. I see everything that happens inside the Sartori compound. I'm supposed to be invisible. Untouchable. Safe behind my screens. So how the hell did Dmitri Baganov get past every wall I've built? The Bratva heir is dangerous... moreHe knows where she goes. What she does. Who she talks to. And he's done sharing. I built the security systems that run my family's empire. Facial recognition. Behavioral analysis. Encrypted communications. I see everything that happens inside the Sartori compound. I'm supposed to be invisible. Untouchable. Safe behind my screens. So how the hell did Dmitri Baganov get past every wall I've built? The Bratva heir is dangerous. Not the kind of dangerous that makes you run — the kind that makes you forget why you should. He walks into a room and every algorithm I've designed becomes useless. One kiss in his nightclub, and I've spent a month trying to debug whatever virus he planted inside me. Desire. Obsession. A want that won't quit. I shut it down. Walked away. Deleted him from my system. But you can't delete a man who owns half of Chicago. Now our families are forcing an alliance. His dying father demands a marriage, and my brothers are offering me as the price. A mafia princess traded to a Bratva king who's been running surveillance of his own. He knows everywhere I go. Everyone I talk to. Every secret I'm trying to bury. I'm the tech genius who should have seen this trap coming. But Dmitri Baganov doesn't set traps. He builds cages. Beautiful, golden cages where the doors lock from the outside and the only key is surrender. The problem? I'm a Sartori. We don't surrender. The bigger problem? Every time he touches me, I want to. This is a full-length dark mafia romance featuring a possessive Bratva hero, a fierce heroine who fights back, forbidden love between rival crime families, and enough heat to melt your Kindle. This is the fourth book in the Sartori Syndicate series. Each book features a different couple and can be read as a standalone. Tropes:. Arranged Marriage. Enemies to Lovers. Forbidden Love. Beauty and the Beast. ΟΤΤ Obsessive/Possessive Hero. Bodyguard/Protector. Forced Proximity. Multicultural & Interracial Romance. Bratva heir. Anti-Hero. Billionaire hero. Morally gray, tattooed, reformed bad boy. Dangerous Secrets. less