Blood & Marriage

--- He was not Prince Charming. He was the dragon to consume me. --- As the daughter of a mafia boss, I knew that keeping my head down meant staying alive.So when my father arranged my marriage to a Sicilian mafioso, I smiled and nodded, hoping for a kind man. But then my future husband's cousin, Santo Villani, appears to pick me up for the wedding, and my life turns upside down, shattered by a kiss that shouldn't have happened.Arrogant, cocky, and yet irresistibly charming, he's exactly the kind of man I shouldn't be reaching out for. A dangerous mafioso who isn't afraid to taste forbidden fruit. I am torn between duty and passion, but my wedding is set in stone, so no matter which one of them wins, I will fall on their battlefield. POSSIBLE SPOILERS: Themes: mafia, organized crime, marriage, forbidden love, dangerGenre: Dark, twisted romance / crime thrillerLength: 61,000 words (STANDALONE novel, spin-off from the 'Guns n' Boys' series by K.A. Merikan)WARNING: Adult content. Contains violence, distressing scenes, abuse, offensive language, and morally ambiguous protagonists.