A Counterfeit Queen's Gambit

Drugged and framed by an enemy gunman, Rowan Callahan is caught in a devastating trap orchestrated to ruin her. On the very day Julian Griffin ascends as the new Don, his betrothed, Bianca, exposes Rowan's apparent betrayal to the family Capos. Blighted by heartbreak and pressure, Julian orders the destruction of Rowan’s unborn baby and demands her execution. But once her life is drained away, the truth shatters Julian, turning the ruthless leader into a madman desperately seeking the forgiveness of a dead woman.

Frail and sickly, eighteen-year-old Ms. Salvatore grew up in poverty believing her father’s mafia identity was a drunken lie. When she is finally brought home to the Salvatore estate, she faces a hostile family and a cruel fake heiress, Serena. After her brother Marco and fiancé Luca Moretti mistreat her to protect Serena, a tragic fall from a clock tower leaves her broken. Her true identity is revealed, but it may be too late for her family to fix their mistakes.

I found my angel. Then I broke her wings. Alexis Wright never belonged in my world. Men like me ruin girls like her, stripping away innocence until nothing remains. She believed she was strong enough to handle me, but she had no idea how deep my darkness truly ran. Claiming her for a single night and walking away was the kindest thing I could do. Anything more would have been cruel. I believed I'd never see her again. Then, two years later, my office door opens and there she is. The woman I devoured. The woman I ravaged. Now she stands before me, and I have only two questions. What is she doing here? And what does she mean by "our baby"?

Aiden Willis has spent a decade searching for his fated mate while his siblings found theirs. Now focused on pack leadership, his life changes during a coastal trip when he meets Thalia. As a hitman and princess of the Moreno crime family, Thalia is trapped in a brutal world. To save her sister from a forced marriage, she escapes to her uncle's pack. Aiden must now fight to protect Thalia and help her overcome years of trauma to earn her trust in this intense romance.

I stood before the altar of the grand gothic cathedral, about to marry Julian Moretti, the grieving adopted son stepping up for the comatose Don. To the hundreds of mafia men behind us, it was a dutiful wedding. But I knew the horrifying truth. Julian and his pregnant mistress, Clara, had orchestrated a brutal plot to steal my dowry and secure his place as the next Don. In my past life, I was completely blind to their betrayal. Julian trapped me in our apartment and set it ablaze. I could still feel the blistering heat of the fire. I could still hear my mother’s agonizing screams and my little brother Antonio’s desperate coughing as the smoke filled our lungs. My entire family was burned alive just so Julian could swap the brides and put his whore in my place. I died in pure agony, filled with hatred and despair, wondering why I had trusted a monster. God hadn't saved me from those flames. The Devil had. And he sent me back to this exact moment at the altar. "Do you, Isabella Rossi, take Julian Moretti to be your lawfully wedded husband?" the priest asked. Julian reached for my hand with a sickeningly gentle smile. I didn't give it to him. I tore back my lace veil and turned to face the crowd. "You are mistaken, Father," I said, my voice like ice. "The man I am bound to marry is your Don. Damien Moretti."

To avenge her mother's murder, she becomes the perfect prey. Posing as a terrified student caught in the rain, she lures Leo Sterling, the Sterling crime family's ruthless enforcer, into her trap. But the plan spirals when she infiltrates his underground fight club and is forced into a sheer lace corset, shoved into his private VIP suite to serve him. Surrounded by cigar smoke and the scent of blood, she kneels in submission, waiting for him to fall. Then his lighter flares, revealing a cruel smirk. He knows her identity is fake. He knows she orchestrated everything. As his bodyguard moves to drag her away, Leo stops him. Lock the door, he orders, gripping her chin. The deadly game has begun. With a ceramic knife hidden in her shoe, she must survive the monster who sees right through her.