Arranged marriage, enemies to lovers, Mafia/cartel romance
As the only daughter of the Kansas City capo, at eighteen years of age, I was given to the son of my father’s consigliere, a man who was expected to accomplish great things for the famiglia. Things didn’t go the way we planned.
There wasn’t love.
My husband was a traitor, taking part in a coup against the famiglia.
My husband is dead.
I’m free.
Until the fateful night my brother, our new capo, informs me that I’ve once again been promised in marriage. He explains that as a childless widow and the daughter of the late capo dei capi, I am desired—requested.
Aléjandro Roríguez is the son of the leader of the Roríguez cartel. My brother married a woman from the cartel, securing the Mafia/cartel alliance. He says that it’s now my turn.
I’ve only met my future husband a few times, but I know without a doubt that I don’t like him. Loving him is impossible. I’ve lived in a marriage without love. I won’t do it again.
Aléjandro lives a dangerous existence.
Death saved me once before.
Maybe it will again.
Have you been Aleatha’d?
TILL DEATH DO US PART is a stand-alone dangerous Mafia/cartel romance in the new “Brutal Vows” series. Each arranged-marriage story is filled with the suspense, intrigue, and heat you’ve come to expect from New York Times bestselling author Aleatha Romig.
Aleatha Romig is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author who lives in Indiana. She grew up in Mishawaka, graduated from Indiana University, and is currently living south of Indianapolis. Together with her high-school sweetheart and husband of over thirty years, they’ve raised three children. Before she became a full-time author, she worked days as a dental hygienist and spent her nights writing. Now, when she’s not imagining mind-blowing twists and turns or her new lighter side, she likes to spend her time with her family and friends. Her pastimes include reading and creating heroes/anti-heroes who haunt your dreams!
I’m a vampire hunter, a legacy meant only to care about killing monsters. But all I’ve ever cared about is Sebastian. I’m enamored… obsessed. Stalking him and manipulating fate to keep us together.
We were assigned to Visamar Academy, where a group of powerful vampires gorge on the rich. I failed him as a partner and he paid the ultimate price—the worst thing that can happen to a hunter.
My obsession wouldn’t let me end him. I sullied our souls, damning us to Hell. Crossed lines I never thought I would.
Now I’ll pay for those sins in blood.
The Brotherhood will kill me… if Sebastian doesn’t first.
Piper is not about to miss her cousin’s wedding however she was not aware of just how volatile the situation was between the Mustang Mountain Riders and a rival club. When she finds herself in the wrong room it might just be the best thing to happen to her as it happens to belong to Lightning.
Lightning is a member of the MC who was drawn to Piper from the moment he saw her, but he also wants to keep her safe. The best way to do that is to escort her home but now that he has gotten to know her, he cannot imagine a future without her.
Great chemistry combines with a little suspense and angst as Piper and Lightning fight for the life they both want.
Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth Holt has spent over a decade fighting for justice, but when DNA evidence cracks a cold case will justice finally be served?
Someone is watching…
Just months from her college graduation, Elizabeth Holt is in love and her future is brighter than the sun. But all that changes when, after a romantic birthday with her fiancée, Elizabeth returns home, unaware a secret watcher has unimaginably horrible plans for her.
Left for dead . . .
Days after the attack, Elizabeth emerges from a coma, but she is irrevocably changed. Compelled to find her attacker and find justice, she travels down a dark path that forces her to choose between love and her obsession–not just for herself, but other survivors.
Justice or vengeance…
Forced to choose between obsession and love, Elizabeth doggedly pursues justice for the victims of other crimes, while her attacker remains at large. Until finally she gets a call with the news she’s been waiting twelve years for.
But what Elizabeth learns could tear her life apart…
With renewed purpose, I trek through the sand along the bushes that line the sides of the property and separate it from the neighbors. But nothing could have prepared me for the sight I encounter as I come around the front of the house.
A woman is walking backward up the front porch steps, waving an umbrella in front of her as she yells at a gaggle of geese. Nearly ten of them are gathered just a few feet from her, honking obnoxiously in protest as she wields the umbrella like a weapon to fend them off.
“Go! Get!” she yells, but there’s something familiar about that voice that makes me pause. And the longer I watch her, the stronger the sense of déjà vu becomes.
“Back up!” She lunges forward as the geese squawk and jump backward, only to move forward again once she runs to the door, keeping the umbrella behind her as a shield.
Once I snap of my daze, I figure I might as well lend a hand. As amusing as the sight is, she seems genuinely scared. “Need some help?”
Her head snaps up, and when our eyes lock, my stomach plummets.
It’s her—the blonde from the bar.
She still looks uptight, although the gaggle of geese might be partly to blame.
“You!” she spits out, disdain lacing her words.
“Me?” I retort with just as much conviction. “What the hell are you doing here?”
She twists and lunges toward the geese with the umbrella again, huffing in frustration. “Well, currently I’m trying to get inside my house, but as you can see, these geese seem to have an agenda of making my life a living hell.”
I’m at a bar trying to poison a mark like the professional I am when I see him.
Straight from Tartarus, they say the shadow dragon called Legion has slayed entire armies single-handedly, and the intense way he looks at me suggests every rumor I’ve heard about him is true.
I should be terrified. Instead, I’m drawn like a moth to a flame.
The moment he touches me, everything changes.
Suddenly, my skin is the poison. One touch is enough to kill a man, which is exactly what I do before I realize what Legion has done to me.
I vow to make him pay.
The pull I feel toward him is a beacon—or a leash—but he’s not the easy mark I expected.
To my utter horror, I go from hunter to captive.
If I want to earn my freedom, Ill have to give him the one thing he demands: me.
Mallory may have escaped her captor, but that is only the beginning as she needs to find out who she is and why it happened. Exhausted she collapses on Liam’s ranch where she finds out they are tied together in a way that only raises more questions than answers.
Liam has a devastating past that continues to haunt him. When he finds Mallory, the surprises keep coming when he finds her in possession of an unlikely object and now, they must find out who is responsible before they try again.
There is a story about healing and new beginnings that is filled with suspense and twists that will keep you guessing until the end.
AUTHOR BIO
Born out of an idea to write sweet romance, or as some call it, closed-door romance, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kelly Elliott decided to bring a pen name to life. Letting her reader group vote on the new name, they came up with Ellie Grace.
After publishing contemporary romance for over 11 years, the new pen name allows Kelly to branch out and write in different genres and tropes. While “Kelly” is known for small-town, western, contemporary romance, “Ellie” will get to explore a bit more with her writing while keeping it on the sweet side of romance. Don’t worry; she’ll still be giving you the swoony heroes, strong heroines, and HEAs that make your heart melt. However, she may make you cry a time or two.
“Ellie” lives in central Texas with her husband, their two pups, four cats, and a plethora of wild animals. When she’s not writing, “Ellie” enjoys gardening, reading, and spending time with her family.
Series: Book 3 of the Oakmount Elite series – Complete Standalone
Release date: July 12th
Genre/Tropes: Forced Proximity / Tortured Hero / Boss x Employee / Enemies to Lovers / Primal Play / Who Hurt You? / Dark Romance / Found Family / Amnesia
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Sebastian Arturo isn’t just cruel, he’s downright terrifying.
With piercing green eyes, a body made for doing very bad things, and a charming demeanor, it’s no wonder everyone thinks the world of him… everyone except me.
When I wake up with pieces of my memory missing he’s the only one who can give me answers.
But he doesn’t give me answers, instead he tells me to stop asking questions, or else…
I heed his warning and do my best to avoid him but since he’s my boss and I live in his house that’s kinda difficult.
Then one night his hate for me reaches its breaking point…and the lines blur.
Hate twists into lustful obsession.
His cruel words become seductive praises.
One touch sparks a raging inferno of desire, and I find myself burned to ash beneath his fingertips.
Just when I think I’ll finally find happiness my memories return bringing with them a vicious truth.
Turns out the man I’m falling for isn’t who I thought he was… and escape isn”t an option. He has me right where he wants, caught in a trap, just like prey.
**This is a standalone, however for better reading enjoyment please consider starting with The Wallflower before reading The Prey. Again this is a dark romance novel, but does contain a happily ever after. It also contains triggering material, and adult content. Please do not start reading till you check the trigger warning at the beginning of the book.**
About JL Beck:
Beck writes steamy romance that’s unapologetic, meaning it makes no apologies for the way it rips you open and makes you crave more. Her heroes are alphas who take what they want, and she pairs them with heroines that bring them to their knees.
She loves writing about darkness, passion, suspense, and of course, steam.
Leaving her readers gasping and asking what the hell just happened is only one of her many tricks.
Her books range from morally grey to dark and spicey but always end with a happily ever after. She loves to write across numerous tropes, but her favorite is enemies to lovers.
She started her writing career in the summer of 2014 and hasn’t stopped since. She lives in Wisconsin and is a mom to two, a wife, and likes to act as a literary agent part-time.
Why you will love this book… 🔥Hurt/Comfort 🔥Redemption 🔥Self Discovery 🔥Different Worlds 🔥Secret Billionaire 🔥Emotional Scars 🔥Road Trip 🔥Broken FMC/MMC
I met him when my ship was sinking, and I clung to him through the storm. Little did I know he needed me as much as I needed him.
The first time I saw Roman Dante King, he stuck out like an odd puzzle piece that got mixed up in the wrong box. It wasn’t his blue eyes in the dim light of the bar, the tattoos that covered his arms and hands, or even his arrogant personality. It was something else—something I couldn’t see—that told me he didn’t belong in our small beach town on the Oregon coast.
Elora Mazie Barlow reminded me of a hummingbird zipping from one flower to another, never stopping, never allowing anyone more than a glimpse before she was gone. Never letting anyone in… until me. Then she gave me her smiles that were more valuable than anything I ever owned and wrapped me in her peace without asking for anything in return.
Her tragic story sounded achingly familiar to my own.
Our connection is knotted up in loss. The journey we’re on together will eventually come to an end. But will we be able to untangle the mess of strings that have tied us together?
Dangerous secrets can lurk under the water’s surface
Ariana Alivette has lived a life of perceived luxury in the elusive Omni Towers. While most of the remaining survivors around the world are struggling to survive, Ariana has been locked away to protect a dangerous secret. But, even the walls of a gilded cage can’t last forever.
When Ariana makes the decision to reveal her secret to save a life, she suddenly finds herself targeted by those determined to use her for their own ambitions. Ariana must quickly learn the rules of this new world and do whatever is necessary to master her own fate, because one wrong decision means losing her life—and her heart.
