Mafia. To most it’s a fearful word. A group to stay away from. It’s dangerous. To me, it’s a way of life. Born a Caputo, an Italian mafia family feared on the American east coast, I’m more like them than I care to admit. The only daughter of Antonio Caputo, rage and fire course through my veins the same as it does my father and my brothers. I was bred for violence. I thirst for blood. I was raised to never back down. I’m hungry for the power they all hold. I pretend to be the princess Daddy wants me to be. To the outside world I’m the angel among monsters. I’m a good liar. An even better player. I even have him fooled—the one person I never meant to hide myself from. I’m done hiding. The day I shed my cap and gown the real me came out. He still hasn’t figured out it’s all just a coverup. No matter how many times I told him I wasn't the good little girl he thought I was, he didn’t believe me. He never thought I could handle him, pretending I didn’t exist. Truth is—he’s the one that can’t handle me, and he’s about to see how bad I can be.

Two world’s collided, igniting forbidden passion like no other. Can a marriage survive manipulation and lies? She was hellbent on making her father disown her. Her rebellious attitude and the color that marred her snowflake skin was proof of that, so I used that knowledge to my benefit. I promised her hate and blood. Instead, what she got was my heart and a weak man on his knees in front of her. She was never supposed to be my bride or my anything. She was the daughter of a rival family, not even of Italian descent. She was from a completely different culture. Sasha Nikolayev was my vice. I was an addict for her. I would have said and done anything to chain her to me—so that’s what I did. \\\* This is book 2 in The New American Mafia series. Please read BAD PRINCESS first. This book is a different couple but the series is interconnected.

How does a man get over the first woman he ever loved? I didn’t get to say goodbye to my mother. When I watched her coffin lower into the ground, I swore I’d never love another that deeply again. I didn’t have to. I found solace in the opposite. Krishna is hard like me. I keep him at arm’s length no matter how much I prefer him in my bed. Together, we can be whatever we want. The monsters we keep at bay to avoid someone getting hurt can come out to play with each other. My life was stable, controllable. Then my father issued an order I wasn’t expecting—a bride. Ciera is soft, but her eyes are constantly challenging my authority. She has a backbone that only shows when her smart mouth is telling me off. I’ve never wanted a woman aside from the physical release they provide, but the moment my dark gaze fell on her emerald stare, I wanted to wrap my hand around her pretty little throat and claim her as mine. I can’t let her be my downfall. I can’t allow them to be my undoing. I won’t make my father’s past mistakes. I won’t lose those I vowed to protect. \\\*There are three books in this series: Bad Princess, Dark Prince, and Deviant Knight. Each book is primarily about a specific couple, but the overall story does not conclude until book three and they should be read in order.