Gabriel I hate the Juventinos. They destroy everything around them. All they know how to do is take. But Mateo is cut from a different cloth. He's not your average drug lord's progeny, and that makes him an even easier target. Once I learn he's nothing like his father or me, I'm more at war with myself than his family. I forget he's part of a plan greater than us. I forget I'm supposed to use and ruin him. When the time comes for me to leave him behind broken, will I be able to walk away? Or will I choose to live with my princesa at my side over avenging my family?

Santiago People hate me, and many want me dead. I never pretended to be a good man. I know what a see when I look in the mirror, the same thing everyone else sees, a monster. Then I meet him and nothing has ever brought me closer to hell. I want to hate when he touches me, but the only time I feel like I'm withering away is when he doesn't. What is meant to fully break me, may also be the thing that sets me free. Angelo My name has never been a reflection of who I am and I've never pretended it was. Especially when my enemies come face to face with me for the first time. My eyes are always the last thing they see before I bleed them dry from every bit of life they have, but not him. No, Santiago morales will live. I will break him apart piece by piece until he is begging for death. But the longer he is here, the more I wonder who will be the real loser of this game.

\\\Author note\\\ This book can't be read as a stand alone. The free prequel Xold Blooded must be read first. Carlos The past has a way of always following you and whenever he's involved, I never mind. Isaiah has called on me for help before, but the new favor he asks of me is one I never expected to receive. His beloved husband has been taken and he needs help tracking him down. One good quality I've always had was the ability to find people. I should say no and turn my head. Except the word no was never in my vocabulary when it came to the man I've been secretly in love with for the last ten years. Once my job is completed, will I be able to walk away this time? Isaiah As much as I've been looking for an excuse to call on my old friend, this wasn't it. My life has had its ups and down but I'm finally at the point where I thought I had everything. Or at least, I did until the other piece of my heart was taken away from me and every good thing in my life was threatened. There's only ever been one other person besides Joey I could always trust, and he's never completely left my mind or heart all the years later. As much as I hate putting another person I care about in harm's way, I know he's my only hope. Joey One minute I'm safe in the arms of the man I love, and the next I wake up in the back of a dark van half naked. Out of all the things I feared in the past, being sold to the highest bidder wasn't one of them but here I am and I won't make it to any auction without a fight. I never was one to need rescuing, but Isaiah was never one to leave me fighting alone either. The man he sends is nothing I've expected him to be. What starts off as pretending for the sake of surviving, turns into something else. I'm not sure I can let him go once this is all over. \\\*Sold Blood is an MMM gritty romance and some things may be triggering for some readers. All books in the Cartel Wars series must be read in order. This story is a continuation about the couple from Cold Blooded

Marcus Happiness was always something too far out of my reach. I'd get close enough to stare it in the face right before it got ripped away from me. Miguel Jeventino will soon know what that feels like. My pain, my suffering, and all the tears I had shed years ago will all be his. Running a well-known Mexican Cartel is everything to him and once I burn it to the ground, he'll have nothing left but ash. Hate was the only emotion to ever drive passion and strength in me. All love ever did was bring me to my knees. I can't allow myself to fall again. Miguel will die before I let him near my heart. Miguel Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Mine stopped beating years ago when I thought I lost the man I loved. Our relationship was forbidden, a disgrace to the Jeventino name. With the biggest threat gone, nothing will keep us apart now, not even him. Marcus Castaneda will fight but I will break down his walls until he's begging to love me. Marcus is mine and he will learn the only place to run to is into his Papi's arms. Just a little longer. Blood Ties is an MM enemies to lovers Mafia romance. Some topics may be triggering for some readers so please head the warnings. These books should be read in order and aren't stand alones.