My 5 ☆'s in books

God of Fury: Special Edition Print (Legacy of Gods Special Edition)

Rina Kent • 2023

NOTE: This is the special edition print of God of Fury. To find the ebook and audiobook, please look for the main edition.<br/><br/>From USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a new STANDALONE MM college romance.<br/>I’m not attracted to men.<br/>Or so I thought before I slammed into Nikolai Sokolov.<br/>A mafia heir, a notorious bastard, and a violent monster.<br/>An ill-fated meeting puts me in his path.<br/>And just like that, he has his sights set on me.<br/>A quiet artist, a golden boy, and his enemy’s twin brother.<br/>He doesn’t seem to care that the odds are stacked against us.<br/>In fact, he sets out to break my steel-like control and blur my limits.<br/>I thought my biggest worry was being noticed by Nikolai.<br/>I’m learning the hard way that being wanted by this beautiful nightmare is much worse.<br/>This book can be read on its own, but for a better understanding of the world, you might want to start with God of Malice.

God of Ruin (Standard Edition) (Legacy of Gods, 4)

Rina Kent • 2025

From USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes the fourth in a dark and steamy college romance series featuring elite criminal families and morally gray heroes. Mia Solokov has one goal: ruin Landon King for messing with her family. But this sociopathic, genius artist might just ruin her instead.<br/>I'm out for revenge.<br/>When Mia Sokolov, Mafia heiress and selective mute, successfully gives Landon King a taste of his own medicine, she discovers that her actions may have unwelcome consequences.<br/>Landon King is a genius artist, a posh rich boy, and Mia's nightmare. Now, he's obsessed with her. He's never met someone with the same penchant for mischief as himself. But he realizes that beneath Mia's hard outer shell, she is struggling with something that is too horrible to say aloud.<br/>Mia can't seem to shake Landon and finds herself increasingly attached to him, despite his seemingly constant ability to make her angry and his psychotic tendencies that always push her a bit too far.<br/>And as Landon gets closer to the truth about Mia's past, danger lurks just around the corner. Mia has learned to trust Landon…but will he protect her or ruin her?

God of Malice: A Dark College Romance (Legacy of Gods)

Rina Kent • 2022

From USA Today bestselling author Rina Kent comes a new STANDALONE dark romance about a villain and his new obsession.<br/><br/>I caught the attention of a monster.<br/>I didn’t ask for it.<br/>Didn’t even see it coming.<br/>But the moment I do, it’s too late.<br/>Killian Carson is a predator wrapped in sophisticated charm.<br/>He’s cold-blooded, manipulative, and savage.<br/>The worst part is that no one sees his devil side.<br/>I do.<br/>And that will cost me everything.<br/>I run, but the thing about monsters?<br/>They always chase.<br/><br/>This book is a dark unconventional romance and contains themes that aren't to everyone's liking. Please check the author's note for content warnings before reading.

NERO: Alliance Series Book One

S.J. Tilly • 2023

Payton<br/><br/>Running away from home at 17 wasn’t easy. Let’s face it though, nothing before, or in the ten years since, has ever been easy for me.<br/>And I’m doing okay. Sorta. I just need to keep scraping by, living under the radar. Staying out of people’s way, off people’s minds.<br/>So when a man walks through my open patio door, stepping boldly into my home, and my life, I should be scared. Frightened. Terrified.<br/>But I must be more broken than I realized, because I’m none of those things.<br/>I’m intrigued.<br/>And I’m wondering if the way to take control of my life is by giving in to him.<br/>Nero<br/>The first time I took a man’s life, I knew there’d be no going back. No normal existence in the cards for me.<br/>So instead of walking away, I climbed a mountain of bodies, and created my own destiny. By forming The Alliance.<br/>And I was fine with that. Content enough to carry on.<br/>Until I stepped through those open doors, and into her life.<br/>I should’ve walked away. Should’ve gone right back out the door I came through. But I didn’t.<br/>And now her life is in danger.<br/>But that’s the thing about being a bad man. I’ll happily paint the streets red to protect what’s mine.<br/>And Payton is mine. Whether she knows it or not.

Temted by deception

Rina Kent

Vow of Deception: A Dark Marriage Mafia Romance (Deception Trilogy)

Rina Kent • 2021

Stolen Touches: An Arranged Marriage Mafia Romance (Perfectly Imperfect)

Neva Altaj • 2022

Milene<br/><br/>Rules,<br/>I know them,<br/>But I didn’t follow them.<br/>I moved into his city, his domain without approval.<br/>And now, it’s time for me to pay the price.<br/><br/>Marry the cold, calculating Don of La Cosa Nostra,<br/>The man who many have never seen-or could recognize,<br/>And be bound to the mafia forever.<br/><br/>But when he comes to collect me,<br/>I realize that this isn’t the first time we’ve met.<br/><br/>Salvatore<br/><br/>Nothing amazes me anymore.<br/>I’ve seen and done too much.<br/>Until her.<br/><br/>She’s an anomaly,<br/>Living in poverty,<br/>In MY city,<br/>Without approval.<br/><br/>I’m drawn to her in ways I never imagined.<br/>She ignites me and intrigues me.<br/>I want more than stolen touches.<br/>I want it all.<br/>And what Salvatore Ajello wants, he takes.<br/><br/>*Stolen Touches is a full-length mafia romance novel with no cheating and a guaranteed HEA.<br/><br/>This is the fifth 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.<br/>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

Mafia Darling: An Italian Dark Mafia Romance (The Kings of Italy)

Mila Finelli • 2022

Mafia Mistress (The Kings of Italy)

Mila Finelli • 2021

Twisted Pride - Camorra Chronicles T3

Cora Reilly • 2024

Taken By A Sinner: A Greek Mafia Romance (The Sinners Series)

Michelle Heard • 2022

From USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Michelle Heard comes a new standalone, full-length Greek Mafia Romance novel.<br/><br/>Drowning in the murky waters of the mafia, I’m determined to find a way out. I have my sights set on becoming a film producer and won’t let anything or anyone stand in my way.<br/><br/>Then my mother marries a retired Godfather, and I get the head of the Greek mafia as a stepbrother.<br/>Nikolas Stathoulis is set on ruining my well-laid plans. His ruthless reputation has me running for the safety of my apartment.<br/><br/>But he’s always there. On campus. In my apartment. Expecting me to play by his rules.<br/>If only I can ignore his godlike features and stop my heart from doing cartwheels at the sight of him.<br/><br/>Greek God? Pretty much.<br/>But he’s rude, demanding, and hell-bent on making my life a misery.<br/><br/>Two can play this game… Right?<br/><br/>STANDALONE: A Greek Mafia Romance full-length novel.<br/>WARNING: 18+ only. Please read responsibly. THIS NOVEL CONTAINS TRIGGERING CONTENT.

Mile High (Windy City Series Book 1)

Liz Tomforde • 2022

Zanders<br/><br/>Chicago hockey isn’t complete without me—everyone’s favorite player to hate. I know my role, and I play it well. In fact, I thoroughly enjoy spending the majority of my game time in the penalty box before leaving the arena with a new girl on my arm each night.<br/><br/>What I don’t like is the new flight attendant on our team’s private plane. She works for me, not the other way around. But I’ll be sure to remind her of that, and I can guarantee, by the end of the season, she’ll be begging to quit her job.<br/><br/>But every road trip blurs the lines, and I can’t quite figure out if I keep pushing that flight attendant call button in order to push her buttons or if it’s more than that.<br/><br/>Stevie<br/><br/>I’ve been a flight attendant for years. I thought I’d see it all, but when my new job lands me onboard working for the most egotistical and self-righteous diva in the NHL, I start to second guess everything. Including the promise I made to myself of never hooking up with an athlete again…no matter how annoyingly tempting he may be.<br/><br/>Evan Zanders is unfiltered, unapologetic, and too attractive for his own good. He loves his image, but I hate everything about it.<br/><br/>Everything but him.

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>