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Illicit Love

Before they fell head-over-heels, the Valentino brothers ruled Chicago with iron wills and closed fists. Now, the men in their inner circle are taking the reins and taking the plunge into their own deliciously wicked happily-ever-afters. The streets of Chicago will run red as these bad boys set out to tame the curvy women fate has in store for them. And they'll take no prisoners along the way.

Irresistible

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Run, rabbit, run. He's coming for you...

Diego Butera
Lawyer by day, criminal by night. A life constantly in conflict.
That’s the life I chose when I took competing oaths.
One to uphold the law. One to put La Cosa Nostra above all else.
All in a quest for revenge that I walked away from in the end.
Now, I’m tangled more tightly than ever, and it’s about to blow up in my face.
Because Special Agent Athena White knows far too much about the kind of man I am.
And the closer she gets to unraveling the web I wove, the more irresistible I find her.
I’ll do whatever I have to do to possess her.
Even if it means destroying her world.
Run, rabbit, run.

Athena White
Being assigned Diego Butera’s case should have been a crowning moment.
Instead, it’s turned into my own personal nightmare.
The only reason I’m in Chicago is because my boss wants me to fail.
Every other agent has for the last year. Why should I be any different?
Diego thinks he can outmaneuver me. My boss thinks he can get rid of me.
They’ve both underestimated me.
I’m not so easily fooled. I know precisely who Diego is and what’s at stake.
The only problem? Every time Diego touches me, the less his crimes seem to matter.
He’s a monster. But I’ve always liked the dark.
Perhaps a little too much.
Because right now, the fact that I might not survive it isn’t even enough to stop what’s happening between us.

Irrevocable

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He took what didn't belong to him. Now, he'll burn it all to the ground to keep her.

Domani Brambilla
I've spent my entire life with a gun in my hand and my back against the wall.
I learned exactly two things: Kill or be killed.
That's the fate awaiting me. That's my destiny.
Right up until I find a pretty little Irish goddess asleep in a bed and take what doesn't belong to me.
Now, I'm forging my own fate and writing my own destiny.
And I intend to do it with Finley at my side.
Even if I have to wipe out every member of her family and mine to do it.
She belongs to me. Not even hell itself will take her from me now.

Finley Brennan
I've spent my entire life with a smile on my face and a cage of glass surrounding me.
I know exactly two things: My family is dangerous, and I want out.
But I never expected to be plucked from my bed by a member of the mob.
Nor did I think I'd be so ungodly attracted to him.
Domani is like no one I've ever met.
His hands are stained in blood, but when they're on my body, I don't care what kind of monster he is.
I know he's even more dangerous than my family, but I don't care about that, either.
I want him. Even if it means risking everything.
But I never expected the cost to be this high.
If love is pain, what's the price of a soul?

Irredeemable

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Love isn't supposed to taste like betrayal. And they aren't supposed to like the way it hurts. But they'll risk everything for an obsession that might destroy them both.

Coda
I was innocent once.
Until I watched my parents die by the hands of a man they trusted.
The streets swallowed me, and no one noticed.
I swore then that he'd paid.
I've spent the last twenty-five years covered in blood, biding my time.
I'm the thing monsters fear. I'm the last thing they see.
Until now. Until her.
I came for her father. I left with her.
I wasn't supposed to feel. I wasn't supposed to fall.
But now, I'll claim. And I'll kill.
She's mine. No one is taking her from me.

Karina
I was drowning once.
Until he held out his hand and pulled me into the dark.
I swore then that I'd follow him anywhere.
But I didn't know I was following him to hell.
He has secrets. And sins.
And somehow, I'm caught in the middle, a pawn in a game I don't understand.
But still, I feel. Still, I fall.
And when the truth comes out, I break.
Love isn't supposed to taste like betrayal.
And I'm not supposed to miss the way it hurts.
And yet…I want it back. Even if it destroys everything.

Warning: Irredeemable is a dark mafia romance featuring an antihero who will burn the world for his curvy queen. If large age gaps, dark themes, obsessed antiheroes, and power imbalances aren't your jam, this book isn't for you.

Each book in the Illicit Love series can be read as a standalone.

Irreplaceable

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He was never supposed to claim the Capo's baby sister. Now, he'll defy everyone to keep her.

Mattia
People call me cold and heartless.
But one thing they never question is my loyalty.
I do whatever I have to do to protect the Valentino family.
That's all that matters to me.
Until the day I discover the daughter their father hid from them and claim her as my own.
I don't tell her brothers. I don't tell anyone.
My loyalty is to her and her alone.
But she's keeping secrets that threaten to tear my world apart.
And if I can't gain her trust, they're going to destroy everything. Including us.
I'll rip this city apart before I allow that to happen.
I'm not losing her.

Aurelia
My father didn't want me. He threw me out before I was ever born.
So I've spent my life watching my brothers from afar.
But when my mother's life hangs in the balance, I go to them for help.
One of their enemies finds me instead.
To get my mother back, he expects the ultimate betrayal.
This world is kill or be killed.
Until Mattia sweeps in and changes everything.
I swore I wouldn't fall for the dangerous man who forced me into marriage.
But it's impossible to stand firm when his hands are on me.
Right up until the truth comes out and destroys everything, anyway.
If I'm his world…why do I feel like a pawn?
And if he's the villain, why can't I let him go?

Irreplaceable is a steamy age-gap mafia romance featuring a morally gray hero and a plus-size heroine. It can be read as a standalone story.

Illicit Love: The Complete Series

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Running a criminal empire keeps these Made men busy, especially when their enemies are at the gates, trying to topple the kingdom they built. They don't have time for love. They certainly aren't looking for it. But they're about to find out just how far they're willing to go to claim what belongs to them. And they won't take any prisoners along the way.

To protect the strong, curvy women who own their souls, they'll risk everything.

Loyalties will be tested. Lives will be ruined. And the streets of Chicago will run red.

Illicit Love: The Complete Series includes all four deliciously dark books in the series.

Irresistible (Diego and Athena) - He betrayed the family once. Now, a federal agent is on his case and all bets are off. To keep their secrets, he'll drag her into the dark and destroy any chance she has of a future without him. But he didn't expect to fall.

Irrevocable (Domani and Finley) - He wasn't supposed to take the daughter of their enemy, but he did. Now, he'll do whatever it takes to keep her. Even if it means destroying her family and his own.

Irredeemable (Coda and Karina) - Love isn't supposed to taste like betrayal and they aren't supposed to like the way it hurts. But when he claims the daughter of the man who killed his family, the obsession between them might just destroy them both.

Irreplaceable (Mattia and Aurelia) - He was never supposed to claim the Capo's baby sister. He certainly wasn't supposed to force her into marriage. But he did anyway. Now, he'll defy everyone to keep her. Even if the cost is his life.

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