Francesca Gallo grew up surrounded by violence no one names. In her world, love comes at a cost.Salvatore Gallo never wanted to be a made man, but what one wants and what they must do are rarely the same thing. So, he made a deal with the devil that left him paying for decades—one tragedy after another.Nico Russo's entire personality has been shaped by surviving one moment to the next. With a father who would rather he bleed than breathe, finding a way to make it through th...

Everything comes with a price.Kolya Boykov isn't afraid to die—he's already been dead for a long time.All it takes is one look at her from across the bar, and Kolya comes to life again. She's fragile and beautiful and caged. Taking her was the last thing he should have done, but he's never wanted anything like he wants Maya. As the son of a Bratva boss, no one can stop him from having her.Maya Kozlov wishes she was invisible—mistreated and unloved, they never let he...

The allure of fear is learning to love it.Viktoria Boykov has heard it all—cold they call her. The spoiled bratva princess. She knows very well what people say when her back is turned. She doesn't mind; let them talk. It's better for people to assume what they want about her than for them to know the truth … until him.Pavel Kotov knows what people say—death they call him. The Boykov dog. He's heard all the whispers locked away in the cells of the Compound. As the reaper for...

Featuring stories from readers favorite characters from author Bethany-Kris' Commission World, Outtakes Vol 2: The Commission World takes readers to before the filthiest Marcello took his throne and far beyond ... to the next generations.Made up of outtakes and short stories written for and by request of readers, the collection contains over 170,000 words and over 100 shorts.Readers should be familiar with The Commission World to best enjoy.

They're not star-crossed—they're impossible.Calisto Donati is what every made man in the mafia should be, and then he broke his oath for a woman that wasn't his.Their secrets and games are deadly, but as hard as he tries to stay away from his boss's new bride, the universe seems determined to keep bringing them back together. Trapped in a marriage that leaves Emma heartbroken and lonely, he's often the only one left to pick up the pieces of what remains of a once vibrant wo...

Almost eighteen years after marrying the girl of his dreams, Nico Russo looks like he has it all.And then there are the twins...A supermodel with a secret. The prince who always settles.Lives are about to change and the family won't be the same.Darling, Dove is book 2 of the In Love and Blood saga.

They're not star-crossed—they're impossible.Emma Donati wasn't given a choice in the end, and the one she was forced to make saved more lives than just hers. If only knowing that was enough to get her through the hell she's currently living. Instead, she's paying the price for the lies they've told, and the cost is unbearably high.Some days, it feels like she imagined it all. Like everything with Calisto was a dream.But they were real once.Even if now, he do...

Every Hallan has their fate, but where Bothaki least expects to find his is on a planet he's never even seen or heard of.When a meteor storm throws his ship off course, he's forced to land on a planet of blue and green. His hopes that the strange land is uninhabited are dashed when its people take him hostage, but his thoughts of breaking free begin to change when he finds the woman he's waited a lifetime for just outside his cell.Selina has always waited for opportune time...

A Donati Trilogy Companion NovellaThe secrets of the Donati family begin here …Read as Cross and Camilla Donati go from children, to teens, to young adults, where their stories can now begin. Learn the most devastating moment in Affonso Donati's life, as he handpicks his new bride.And finish where it all began, where the secrets started, and the first lies muddied the bloodlines of the Donati family.Written in novella form that moves from one scene to the ne...

There is no clear direction for life and inheriting a legacy is far more complicated than simply carrying on a name. Sometimes, men just need the reminder...they are their father's son.His Father's Son is book 3 in the In Love and Blood saga.

From author Bethany-Kris to her readers, nearly a decade after the release of The Arrangement, she brings back your favorites in Outtakes Vol 1: The Russian Guns. take a trip back into the world of Anton and Viviana Avdonin before, during, and after the events of their arrangement. Watch their children grow, and even their children's children.The Russian Guns series should be read first.

Eighteen years after the events of His Father's Son and What We Leave When We Go closes out the first and second generation of Russos and Gallos for the In Love and Blood saga. It's about growing up, getting old, second chances, and saying goodbye.In the end, it only counts if it was worth it.