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Sinners of Boston
Series · 5 books · 2019-2024

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#1

Arranged

2019

She had him first. Alessio Salvatore. Charming, gorgeous, and completely off-limits. I watched him propose and counted myself lucky when my sister said "yes" to the notorious gangster. I have plans for my life. None of them involve sleeping with the enemy, even if it's to broker peace between our families. But when my sister mysteriously dies, my life turns upside-down. I'm now the heir of my father's assets, and without an arranged marriage, our families are on the brink of war. Until my father gives Alessio an offer he can't refuse. Me. ———— ALESSIO I need Mia to understand three 1. We are getting married in a month. 2. I demand loyalty. 3. I want kids. Now. I was meant to walk her sister down the aisle. A relationship with Mia would've been unforgivable. She was persona-non-grata forever until her old man gave me her hand in marriage. How could I say no? But wrangling the boss' daughter is more trouble than I thought. When she's not fighting her feelings, she's fighting me. Never mind that we have more fireworks than dynamite. Or that we're perfect together. Or that we're marrying in a few weeks. She hates me. Too bad. She'll have to get used to me. Author's This is a dark, mafia arranged marriage, standalone romance. A young woman desperate to leave a life of crime and violence fights her arranged marriage to her late sister's fiancé, a ruthless mob boss who demands three things from marriage, loyalty, and a baby. As their wedding date approaches, Mia struggles with a decision that once seemed easy—escape his control or surrender to her heart?
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#2

Taken

2020

I stole my trophy wife I need a mother for my two kids. A wife to warm my bed. A lover to break. That's Carmela. I thought my only battle would be between us...in the bedroom.…but marrying her incited a war I never saw coming. If I don't win…I lose everything.
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#3

Faked

2020

My feelings are forever...the engagement is not. Vinn Costa used to hang the moon in my sky. He's my brother's broad-shouldered, brutally handsome best friend. He doesn't know I exist, but I've always loved him. Until he did something unforgivable. Vinn's not a sweet boy anymore. He's grown into a ruthlessly cold gangster. He's the most powerful man in Boston, a beautiful lost cause. I cut him from my life. I moved on. Or I would have, if he hadn't roped me into a lie so dangerous I had no choice to play along. Now I have to pretend I'm his expecting fiancée, or we're both dead. I need to walk away, but I have to see this through. I'm stuck...with the monster in the Vinn-suit. Author's Note: This is the third and final book of the Sinners of Boston series! Faked is a steamy, age gap, fake fiancé romance between a jealous/possessive hero and his best friend's sister. All books are standalones and can be read in any order.
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#4

Claimed

2024

Marry a hitman or lose my nephew forever?That's the impossible choice I'm faced with when I track down the only help my sister left behind – a note revealing the father of her child, with a stern don't contact him. Six months into my new role as a mom, I'm a wreck. Desperate for help and money. Driven to the edge, I throw caution to the wind and let Achille Costa into my life. But Achille isn't an ordinary man. He's a hitman in the mafia and the biological father of my nephew. And he's not content to be just a distant benefactor. He wants more. He wants us – his newfound family. Now, I'm caught in a deadly dilemma. Do I surrender to this dark passion and marry a man who lives in the shadows? Or should I risk losing the last piece of my sister I have left? This secret baby romance is book 4 in an interconnected series, but it is a standalone. All books can be read on their own.
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#5

Trapped

2024

"We're not going home until you're pregnant." When I escaped to Boston, I needed to attach myself to a powerful man. Santino Costa seemed like the perfect choice—dangerous enough to protect me, rich enough to keep me, jealous enough to kill for me. But protection comes at a steep price. I’m not just paying off my debts with money—I'm paying with my body. It's supposed to be no\-strings. But the more time I spend with him, the more I catch myself dreaming of a future that can never be. Santino’s possessiveness knows no bounds. He doesn’t share, and he makes that crystal clear to anyone who dares come close. So when my past comes knocking and he's forced to give me up, Santino doesn't just push back—he kidnaps me. Then he lays down his "We're not going home until you're pregnant." He Falls FirstTouch her and DieUltra Possessive HeroNo Strings Turns SeriousThis is the fifth book in the series, but a complete standalone. Please check the TW's in the book!

Author

Vanessa Waltz
Vanessa Waltz
Author · 34 books

Vanessa Waltz is an author of Dark Bad Boy Romance and lives in Seattle with her two ill-behaved cats. Before she settled in Seattle, she lived in Northern California where she studied English Literature at San Jose State University. She pursued a career in medicine before making an about-face to write full-time. She also pens psychological thrillers as Rachel Hargrove. She enjoys beer tasting, live music venues, and singing her heart out at horrified bar patrons. Vanessa is represented by Jill Marsal of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency. Email: info@vanessawaltzbooks.com Website: www.vanessawaltzbooks.com Facebook Group: http://bit.ly/2JQ4PZ9 Amazon: https://amzn.to/2JQ7i5R Newsletter: https://landing.mailerlite.com/webfor...

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