The Neon Underworld Series by DITYA GANZ

He demanded my life to pay for my father’s sins. I didn't know he intended to consume my soul. For twenty-two years, I was a pristine porcelain doll locked in a gilded cage. I thought my father was protecting me from the violent reality of the Tokyo underworld. I was wrong. I wasn't being protected; I was being saved for a rainy day. And the monsoon just arrived. Enter Kenjiro Sato. He is the ruthless Oyabun of a rival syndicate... moreHe demanded my life to pay for my father’s sins. I didn't know he intended to consume my soul. For twenty-two years, I was a pristine porcelain doll locked in a gilded cage. I thought my father was protecting me from the violent reality of the Tokyo underworld. I was wrong. I wasn't being protected; I was being saved for a rainy day. And the monsoon just arrived. Enter Kenjiro Sato. He is the ruthless Oyabun of a rival syndicate. A leviathan of a man with dead, obsidian eyes, a body covered in dragon ink, and a reputation forged in absolute blood. To end a war that is decimating my family, he demands a blood truce. He doesn’t want money. He doesn’t want territory. He wants me. Handed over to the devil in a white silk dress, I entirely expected to be a casualty of war. But Kenjiro doesn't just want a terrified captive. He wants a queen. Beneath his lethal, ice-cold exterior lies an all-consuming, terrifying obsession. Every time I fight him, his grip tightens. Every time I defy him, the dangerous, electric heat between us burns hotter. But my father’s surrender was a lie, and the city is about to erupt into a slaughter. As betrayals are unearthed and the bullets start flying, I am faced with a devastating run from the monster I was forced to marry. .. or stand by his side and help him burn the world to ash. Welcome to the underworld. Author's Bound by Shadows is a dark, intense Yakuza arranged marriage romance. It contains mature themes, a morally black male lead, explicit content, and violence. It is a full-length standalone novel intended for readers 18+. Arranged MarriageEnemies to Lovers"Touch Her and Die" EnergyMorally Grey / Villain MMCMafia / Yakuza RomanceForced Proximity. less

He was sent to collect a debt. He collected me instead. My father is a coward. When his staggering debts to the most ruthless Yakuza clan in Tokyo finally caught up with him, he emptied the register, ran into the neon-soaked night, and left me behind to pay the price. The man the syndicate sent to collect didn't want my meager savings. He wanted my freedom. Renjiro Koda is a monster forged in blood and folded steel... moreHe was sent to collect a debt. He collected me instead. My father is a coward. When his staggering debts to the most ruthless Yakuza clan in Tokyo finally caught up with him, he emptied the register, ran into the neon-soaked night, and left me behind to pay the price. The man the syndicate sent to collect didn't want my meager savings. He wanted my freedom. Renjiro Koda is a monster forged in blood and folded steel. Nicknamed "The Demon of Shibuya," he is a towering, heavily tattooed enforcer who speaks in whispers and kills without a second thought. To him, I am nothing but collateral. Locked away in an icy, heavily guarded fortress in the snowy mountains of Kyoto, I am forbidden to leave, and he is forbidden to touch me. But the silence of my beautiful cage is deafening, and pushing the grumpy, untouchable killer to his breaking point quickly becomes a dangerous, addictive game. I thought I was just trying to survive him. I didn't realize I was waking up the feral beast inside him. When a rival Russian syndicate breaches the walls to steal me away, the fragile rules keeping us apart entirely shatter. Ren doesn't just cross the line—he obliterates it. Now, the deadliest man in Japan has declared a one-man war on the underworld. And he will paint the city red before he lets anyone else claim his sunshine. Author's Note: Tethered to the Monster is a full-length, dual POV dark Yakuza romance. It is Book 2 in The Neon Underworld series but can be enjoyed as a complete standalone. This book features a fiercely possessive "touch-her-and-you-die" antihero, a captive/captor dynamic, heavy angst, and explicit, spicy content. Reader discretion is advised. less