He'll protect her from everything but himself. They call me the Italian Prince. I'm dark, dangerous and filthy rich - and I always get what I want. She will be no exception. Amelia Marshall is the daughter of an old family friend. She's sin wrapped in innocence, and a tempation I won't resist. I want to take her apart, break her open. see what makes her tick. I want to make her mine. When her father renages on a deal, he gives me the opportunity to take Amelia as payment. I take it. Revenge is sweet but having her will be even sweeter. This is a prequel novella to the Twisted Trilogy. This is a dark romance.

He thinks I’m weak. He sees me as prey. He doesn’t know what I’m capable of or the terrible secrets I hide. Giovanni Bianchi: Handsome, wealthy, and controlling. He’s the man who has it all—except me. When he offers me the opportunity to work as a librarian for his estate, I can’t turn him down despite my father’s deathbed warning. I have nothing to lose. My father is dead. My home is in danger. My fortune gone. Yet, still he takes from me. I should have listened to the warnings. Giovanni tempts me with books, lures me with sunshine, and wraps me in sin. But all is not well in our Eden, and my secrets refuse to stay hidden. Will he leave when he sees the real me? Maybe, but I’m starting to understand my Italian Prince. He’s not just powerful, he’s the devil in disguise. Our twisted game will bring danger to us both, and our lives will never be the same again. Secrets are spilled, battle lines are drawn, but Giovanni won’t let me go. And this time he’s playing for keeps.

Giovanni Amelia betrayed me, and now she must pay the price. She says I’m her captor, but the line between captor and protector is fine. There are things I know. Things I could tell her, but I won’t. The awful truth is that she hates me, and I don’t trust her. We’re a match made in hell. But when we strike that match, we burn so beautifully together. Amelia Lies and betrayal are all I know now. I tell him I hate him, but it’s one more lie. The moment he touches me I light up. We both carry such savage legacies within us, it can never work. He makes me yearn, and he makes me weak for him. When I find my strength, I’ll leave for good. Otherwise, he’ll burn my soul until there’s nothing left but ashes.

No matter what, she's mine...for better, or for worse. Giovanni: When you take two individual strands and twist them together, you make them stronger. Amelia refuses to see the strength we share, so I will make her. Both our lives are now on the line. I won’t let her go, though, and I won’t let anyone else take her from me. Twisted, yes, but Amelia is mine. I’ll do whatever it takes to keep our bond alive. Amelia: Giovanni Bianchi is my nemesis and my savior. My protector and my captor. Facing my own demons makes me face the truth. Despite it all, Giovanni is my heart. It is only for him that I burn. I’ll #ght to the bitter end to try to salvage one more chance with him. This is the final book in the Twisted Trilogy. It is a dark mafia romance with Beauty and the Beast vibes. Trigger warnings apply.