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A dark mafia romance. Though Kiara Payne may be a genius when it comes to languages, what she knows of the real world largely comes from books and movies. But after foiling a robbery on her first day as a bank teller, Kiara finds herself thrust into a world of danger, her life resting in the hands of the infuriatingly sexy Italian mafia boss Milo Di Vaio. In exchange for her safety, Kiara agrees to serve as Milo's translator, accompanying him across Europe as he tries to clean up the mess his late brother left behind and save the reputation of the Di Vaio crime family. Cold, ruthless, and sinfully beautiful, Milo is hard to resist but even harder to love. As tensions rise and secrets are spilled, Milo and Kiara are both forced to question everything they thought they knew. Does love outweigh loyalty? And if so, is it worth dying for? Tropes: enemies to lovers dark m@fia romance touch her and 💀 slow burn European setting polyglot FMC morally gray MC spicy AF classic lit references THE DEVIL IS NOT AS BLACK AS HE IS PAINTED... Check CW on Author's Website.

What sleeps on Mars should not be woken. The Mars excavation team has discovered sentient life buried on the outskirts of Hellas Montes in the form of a plant. Locked away in its tomb, the specimen brings humanity its greatest discovery, or perhaps, the greatest threat to their existence. When the crew starts listening to their mind, they discover there’s something talking back in the darkness. Not God, but something entirely foreign. This short story collection spans 300 years and follows the specimen as it makes it way to Earth and begins terraforming the planet. Will humanity find a way to survive? They should have left sleeping plants where they lie.

In my world, marriage is a transaction between two families. Nothing more. So, when the head of the Mancini crime family approaches me with an offer to marry his daughter in exchange for what I need to destroy my enemy, I accept. But when a woman I’ve never heard of shows up on the contract, questions arise. If forcing her hand in marriage is what it takes to get what I want, then so be it. A wife was never meant to be anything more than a business transaction. A means to an end. She might be easy on the eyes, a pretty little brunette with curves I want to sink myself into, but her sharp tongue and even sharper attitude may just be my undoing. I make it a point to know everyone I need to know in this world, so that begs the question—who the hell is this woman? Matteo is a dual POV mafia romance with mature themes, profanity, and open-door spice.

A young man who has improbably escaped death twice reveals his secret in a spine\-tingling short story by New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill. Martin Lorensen is a twenty\-three\-year\-old counselor for disturbed teenagers. He’s bright, compassionate, attractive, and outgoing. He’s also—and this is the most interesting thing—not dead. Martin has improbably survived not one but two deadly disasters that claimed dozens of lives. The kid is riding one hell of a lucky streak. Two federal agents think there is something darker at play. Now that they’ve arranged to interview Martin, they want answers. Martin is ready to share everything he knows. One thing is for certain: when it comes to escaping death, luck doesn’t figure into it at all.

The stakes have never been higher. A simple partnership between two rivals. An unlikely match ready for the long-run. Cara Collins is one of the best contract spies in the world. The only problem? So is her dad’s best friend and arch nemesis, Grant Sinclair. When the Director of the Agency reaches out to them about catching the most elusive, wanted criminal out there, they have no choice but to team up. This unlikely duo must infiltrate the Carolinas mafia in order to dismantle the entire ring. With tension running high and time running out, they have to find their way to the inside as a suburban married couple with seedy pasts. With no choice but to trust one another, Cara and Grant discover that not everything is what it seems with the other… but maybe that’s a good thing.

The sword that consumes. The encroaching darkness. The waning Barrier. Sainte, with his newly acquired sword, and his acquaintance Thedios set off to gather an army. One that can take on the forces of the Abomination and Malignin. However, as they travel Crearia they find that the Abomination seems to be just one step ahead of them. Across the lands, Nadrian, Peng, Kial, and Seltrin have a similar idea. The men leave Precipeak to bring more people back with them. It doesn’t take them long to realize that the Malignin are gathering forces of their own.