Vanessa Volkov began her life as a pawn. Being the Pakhan’s daughter, she was conditioned to obey, to be who her father demanded she be. After his death, Vanessa spends the next two years rising to the role of Pakhan, her rightful place as the only heir. But a throne claimed after a king’s fall is unstable, making the queen vulnerable to other players—even ones not yet revealed. Zeno Mancini isn’t fooled by the woman nicknamed the Merciless Queen. A ruler she may be, but monarchies are historically known to crumble under threat. Despite his vendetta against the Bratva, Zeno keeps Vanessa alive because there’s numerous ways for the Volkovs to pay for past transgressions. I do is the equivalent of checkmate, and the Merciless Queen is now left to the mercy of her new king.

Katya Terasov survived a game once played without rules. After enduring round after round, she cuts ties with the boy she believed to be her golden knight and starts a new life far away from the organization he’s dedicated his life to: the Bratva. For years, she’s lived peacefully, never noticing her stalker in the shadows. One who’s torn between keeping her safe and keeping her for himself. Dimitri Volkov once honoured the wishes of the girl who is his everything by letting her go. Ten years she’s been gone, and for every one of those, he’s watched her from afar. As a boy, he released her, but as a man, he refuses to. He’s claimed the soul of everyone who’s harmed her, but there’s one more remaining. One more threatening her safety. One more forcing him to emerge from the shadows and reveal himself as Katya’s deadly knight: his father. Deadly Knight is the second book in The Bratva's Elite, a series of interconnected standalones that are best read in order. It involves content some readers may find triggering.

When a princess plays, a rook protects. Serafina Mancini is a mafia princess without the crown. Raised outside of the mob, she’s always constructed her own game with her own rules, and the mandated live-in bodyguard was never supposed to be a player. Especially not one who treats her like a queen and makes her want to break the unwritten rules. Lev Petrov prefers being alone, but finds himself agreeing to protect Serafina from a rival mob family. The woman who should be a task calms the noise in his head, tempting him to step beyond his structured rules. Until she’s forced onto another prince’s board and he realizes he’ll do anything to defend her—even keep her. Defensive Rook is the third book in The Bratva's Elite, a series of interconnected standalones that are best read in order. A slow burning forced proximity bodyguard romance between a neurodivergent MMC and an anxious FMC with an emotional happily-ever-after. This book involves content some readers may find triggering.

When a rogue deceives, a pawn performs. Anastasia Petrov survived being a pawn for her father and came out the other side. Having moved past the men who used her, she embraces her future as a Bravta Elite, determined to defend those she cares for. Until a hidden part of her past resurfaces, asking for trust when she has none to give. Not to him, nor the feelings he dredges up. Nero Amato is weighed down by guilt ever since saving the ballerina’s life and condemning another. For years, his demons have drowned him in self-hatred, but when Anastasia returns to his life, he sees a chance to fix the past by breaking down her walls. When trust twists into betrayal, the truth is revealed. She’s not the broken one—he is. Violent Pawn is the fourth and final book in The Bratva's Elite, a series of interconnected standalones best read in order. Enjoy this dislike-to-love forced proximity romance between a ballerina and the man who once saved her life, filled with banter, betrayal, and groveling, ending in a hard fought happily-ever-after. This book involves content some readers may find triggering.