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Ruined Secrets: An Age Gap Arranged Marriage Mafia Romance (Perfectly Imperfect)

Neva Altaj • 2022

Isabella<br/><br/>Longing,<br/>I’ve wanted him most of my life,<br/>Since the day he saved me from drowning when I was a kid.<br/>But he’s never noticed me,<br/>Never given me a second thought.<br/>To him, I’m just a child.<br/>And now, he’s ordered to marry me.<br/><br/>He doesn't want me,<br/>Not in his heart or in his bed.<br/><br/>But everything is allowed in war and love,<br/>And I am ready to do whatever it takes,<br/>Even lie to a man who doesn't remember his past.<br/><br/>Luca<br/><br/>As beautiful<br/>As she is cunning,<br/>My young wife masterfully guides me,<br/>Through La Cosa Nostra waters,<br/>Making sure no one suspects,<br/>That I’ve had no memory since the accident.<br/><br/>Now, I’m falling hard for a woman I don’t even remember,<br/>The woman who's been lying to me,<br/>Since the moment I opened my eyes,<br/>And I intend to unravel her secrets.<br/><br/>*Ruined Secrets is a full-length novel with several open-door steamy scenes, no cheating and a guaranteed HEA.<br/><br/>This is the fourth book in Perfectly Imperfect 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.

Fractured Souls: An Age Gap Forced Proximity Mafia Romance (Perfectly Imperfect)

Neva Altaj • 2023

Asya<br/><br/>I can't go back to my family.<br/>I'm not worthy of them,<br/>Could never be one of them again.<br/>The sister they know, love, and remember,<br/>Doesn't exist.<br/>Not anymore.<br/><br/>Until him....<br/><br/>The one who took me in,<br/>Healed me from my demons,<br/>My fears,<br/>My scars,<br/>Piecing me back,<br/>Bit by bit.<br/><br/>Pavel<br/><br/>I don't get close to people,<br/>And I certainly don't need anyone.<br/><br/>Until her...<br/><br/>Now, she's all I want,<br/>All I need.<br/>The selfish bastard in me,<br/>Wants to steal her away,<br/>All for myself.<br/><br/>But she no longer needs me.<br/>I have to let her go,<br/>Let her soar,<br/>Not break the wings that help her fly.<br/>She's not mine to keep.<br/>To love,<br/>To have.<br/><br/>Can I teach my fractured soul to survive without her?<br/><br/>This is the sixth book in Perfectly Imperfect 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. Perfectly Imperfect Reading Order & Tropes 1. Painted Scars (Nina & Roman)<br/>Tropes: disabled hero, fake marriage, age gap, opposites attract, possessive/jealous hero<br/><br/>2. Broken Whispers (Bianca & Mikhail)<br/>Tropes: scarred/disabled hero, mute heroine, arranged marriage, age gap, beauty and the beast, OTT possessive/jealous hero<br/><br/>3. Hidden Truths (Angelina & Sergei)<br/>Tropes: age gap, broken hero, only she can calm him down, who did this to you<br/><br/>4. Ruined Secrets (Isabella & Luca)<br/>Tropes: arranged marriage, age gap, OTT possessive/jealous hero, amnesia<br/><br/>5. Stolen Touches (Milene & Salvatore)<br/>Tropes: arranged marriage, disabled hero, age gap, emotionless hero, OTT possessive/jealous hero<br/><br/>6. Fractured Souls (Asya & Pavel)<br/>Tropes: he helps her heal, age gap, who did this to you, possessive/jealous hero, he thinks he’s not good enough for her<br/><br/>7. Burned Dreams (Ravenna & Alessandro)<br/>Tropes: bodyguard, forbidden love, revenge, enemies to lovers, age gap, who did this to you, possessive/jealous hero<br/><br/>8. Silent Lies (Sienna & Drago)<br/>Tropes: deaf hero, arranged marriage, age gap, grumpy-sunshine, opposites attract, super OTT possessive/jealous hero<br/><br/>9. Darkest Sins (Nera & Kai)<br/>Tropes: grumpy-sunshine, opposites attract, age-gap, stalker hero, only she can calm him down

Burned Dreams: A Forbidden Mafia Bodyguard Romance (Perfectly Imperfect)

Neva Altaj • 2023

AlessandroEight long years, I have been waiting,Patiently plotting my revenge.Now, I've found him,And I'm going to make him pay.He hired me to guard his wife,Ensure her safety.And I'm going to kill the same woman I vowed to protect.He'll suffer like I did,And when I'm done with him, he'll be begging for mercy,Mercy, I won't give.RavennaHe stares at me with hatred in his dark gaze,His eyes as black as an abyss,Following my every move.Those eyes see everything;I can't escape that silent stare,Or hide the bruises that cover my body,Every mark proof of burned dreams.I also can't deny the craving I have for a man,Who will never be mine.

Her Ruthless Warrior: An age-gap Mafia Romance (The Syndicates)

R.G. Angel • 2022

The line between redemption and damnation is razor thin—and once it’s crossed, there’s no going back…<br/><br/>Violet<br/>Nothing wrecks an already bad day faster than almost getting hit by a car.<br/>But then he rescued me.<br/>My mysterious, sexy savior wore danger as easily as he wore his black-on-black clothes. And still, I wasn’t afraid of him.<br/>I should’ve been.<br/>Because after one misunderstanding, the man I thought would love me forever showed me just how ruthless and cold he really is.<br/>I trusted him with my heart once and it broke me. I can’t afford to make that mistake again…<br/>Hoka<br/>She was my ikigai—my life purpose.<br/>Loving her was inevitable.<br/>But I’m king of the Japanese mafia. Softness like hers doesn’t exist in my world.<br/>Maybe that’s why it was so easy for me to believe she betrayed me. Why I burned us to the ground.<br/>Now that I know the truth, I’ll do anything to get her back.<br/>I know a good man would let her go.<br/>But I’m not a good man...<br/>Her Ruthless Warrior, book 1 in the The Syndicates series, is a steamy, angsty, dark(ish), emotional age gap romance featuring an innocent heroine and the mob boss who falls head-over-heels in love with her at first sight. Happily ever after guaranteed.<br/><br/>Download today and get ready to fall for Violet and Hoka.<br/><br/>WARNING: 18+ only. Please read responsibly. THIS NOVEL CONTAINS TRIGGERING CONTENT.

Her Heartless Savior: An age gap Mafia Romance (The Syndicates)

R.G. Angel • 2022

Birthday Girl

Penelope Douglas • 2018

From New York Times Bestselling author Penelope Douglas comes a new forbidden love story...JORDANHe took me in when I had nowhere else to go.He doesn't use me, hurt me, or forget about me. He doesn't treat me like I'm nothing, take me for granted, or make me feel unsafe. He remembers me, laughs with me, and looks at me. He listens to me, protects me, and sees me. I can feel his eyes on me over the breakfast table, and my heart pumps so hard when I hear him pull in the driveway after work. I have to stop this. It can't happen. My sister once told me there are no good men, and if you find one, he's probably unavailable. Only Pike Lawson isn't the unavailable one. I am. PIKEI took her in, because I thought I was helping.She'd cook a few meals and clean up a little. It was an easy arrangement. As the days go by, though, it's becoming anything but easy. I have to stop my mind from drifting to her and stop holding my breath every time I bump into her in the house. I can't touch her, and I shouldn't want to. The more I find my path crossing hers, though, the more she's becoming a part of me. But we're not free to give into this. She's nineteen, and I'm thirty-eight. And her boyfriend's father. Unfortunately, they both just moved into my house. *BIRTHDAY GIRL is a stand-alone, contemporary romance suitable for ages 18+.

Twisted Games (Twisted, 2)

Ana Huang • 2022

<p>From New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Ana Huang comes a contemporary royal romance!</p> <p>Stoic, broody, and arrogant, elite bodyguard Rhys Larsen has two rules: 1) Protect his clients at all costs 2) Do not become emotionally involved. Ever.</p> <p>He has never once been tempted to break those rules...until her.</p> <p>Bridget von Ascheberg. A princess with a stubborn streak that matches his own and a hidden fire that reduces his rules to ash. She's nothing he expected and everything he never knew he needed.</p> <p>Day by day, inch by inch, she breaks down his defenses until he's faced with a truth he can no longer deny: he swore an oath to protect her, but all he wants is to ruin her. Take her.</p> <p>Because she's his.</p> <p>His princess.</p> <p>His forbidden fruit.</p> <p>His every depraved fantasy.</p> <p>***</p> <p>Regal, strong-willed, and bound by the chains of duty, Princess Bridget dreams of the freedom to live and love as she chooses.</p> <p>But when her brother abdicates, she's suddenly faced with the prospect of a loveless, politically expedient marriage and a throne she never wanted.</p> <p>And as she navigates the intricacies-and treacheries-of her new role, she must also hide her desire for a man she can't have.</p> <p>Her bodyguard.</p> <p>Her protector.</p> <p>Her ultimate ruin.</p> <p>Unexpected and forbidden, theirs is a love that could destroy a kingdom...and doom them both.</p> <p>Do not become emotionally involved. Ever.</p>

Twisted Love (Twisted, 1)

Ana Huang • 2022

<p>From New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sensation Ana Huang comes a billionaire brother's best friend romance!</p> <p>He has a heart of ice...but for her, he'd burn the world</p> <p>A diverse new adult steamy romance from Tiktok sensation and USA Today bestselling author Ana Huang.</p> <p>Alex Volkov is a devil blessed with the face of an angel and cursed with a past he can't escape.</p> <p>Driven by a tragedy that has haunted him for most of his life, his ruthless pursuits for success and vengeance leave little room for matters of the heart.</p> <p>But when he's forced to look after his best friend's sister, he starts to feel something in his chest:</p> <p>A crack.</p> <p>A melt.</p> <p>A fire that could end his world as he knew it.</p> <p>***</p> <p>Ava Chen is a free spirit trapped by nightmares of a childhood she can't remember.</p> <p>But despite her broken past, she's never stopped seeing the beauty in the world...including the heart beneath the icy exterior of a man she shouldn't want.</p> <p>Her brother's best friend.</p> <p>Her neighbor.</p> <p>Her savior and her downfall.</p> <p>Theirs is a love that was never supposed to happen-but when it does, it unleashes secrets that could destroy them both...and everything they hold dear.</p> <p>Twisted Love is a contemporary brother's best friend/grumpy sunshine romance. It's book one in the Twisted series but can be read as a standalone.</p>

A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 3)

Sarah J. Maas • 2020

The epic third novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas.<br/><br/>Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit. One slip could bring doom not only for Feyre, but for everything-and everyone-she holds dear.<br/><br/>As war bears down upon them all, Feyre endeavors to take her place amongst the High Fae of the land, balancing her struggle to master her powers-both magical and political-and her love for her court and family. Amidst these struggles, Feyre and Rhysand must decide whom to trust amongst the cunning and lethal High Lords, and hunt for allies in unexpected places.<br/><br/>In this thrilling third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series from Sarah J. Maas, the fate of Feyre's world is at stake as armies grapple for power over the one thing that could destroy it.

A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 2)

Sarah J. Maas • 2020

The seductive and stunning #1 New York Times bestselling sequel to Sarah J. Maas's spellbinding A Court of Thorns and Roses.<br/><br/>Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart. Though she's now been granted the powers and lifespan of the High Fae, she is haunted by her time Under the Mountain and the terrible deeds she performed to save the lives of Tamlin and his people.<br/><br/>As her marriage to Tamlin approaches, Feyre's hollowness and nightmares consume her. She finds herself split into two different people: one who upholds her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court, and one who lives out her life in the Spring Court with Tamlin. While Feyre navigates a dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms. She might just be the key to stopping it, but only if she can harness her harrowing gifts, heal her fractured soul, and decide how she wishes to shape her future-and the future of a world in turmoil.<br/><br/>Bestselling author Sarah J. Maas's masterful storytelling brings this second book in her dazzling, sexy, action-packed series to new heights.

A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 1)

Sarah J. Maas • 2020

<p><b>The sexy, action-packed first book in the #1 bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series from </b><b>global phenomenon</b><b> Sarah J. Maas.</b><br><br>When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she knows about only from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not truly a beast, but one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled her world. <br><br>At least, he's not a beast all the time. <br><br>As she adapts to her new home, her feelings for the faerie, Tamlin, transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But something is not right in the faerie lands. An ancient, wicked shadow is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it, or doom Tamlin-and his world-forever.<br><br>From bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read.</p>

Wildfire: A Novel (The Maple Hills Series)

Hannah Grace • 2023

Maple Hills students Russ Callaghan and Aurora Roberts cross paths at a party celebrating the end of the academic year. Aurora slips away before Russ even has the chance to ask for her full name. They bump into each other on the first day of the summer camp where they are both counselors, hoping to escape their complicated home lives by spending the summer working

Rival Darling (The Darling Devils Series)

Alexandra Moody • 2024

A sweet young adult hockey romance.<br/><br/>She's got one rule: never date a jock. He'll do whatever it takes to break it.<br/>When seventeen-year-old Violet is left heartbroken by the captain of her school’s ice hockey team, she vows to never date a jock again. But, in an attempt to prove she’s moved on, she turns to the most unlikely person—her ex’s biggest rival, the notorious captain of the Ransom Devils.<br/><br/>Reed Darling is gorgeous, mysterious and intimidating, both on and off the ice. Wild rumors constantly circulate about him, and the only thing people love to talk about more than his hockey skills are his exploits as a ruthless heartbreaker and bad boy. Who better to serve as Violet’s fake boyfriend until her ex gets the message, right?<br/><br/>But despite the intense rivalry between their two schools and Reed’s infamous reputation, Violet soon starts to wonder if there’s more to him than the gossip suggests. And while she tries her best to control their ‘relationship’ with a list of strict guidelines, Reed has other ideas. He’s set his sights on winning her over and is determined to show Violet he’s not the guy everyone thinks he is.<br/><br/>She should have known better than to make a deal with a devil because this one is going to break all her rules.