Made Men

DANTE 

My city is living in fear, terrorized by a man who isn’t me.  When he takes my father’s life, enacting revenge will make taking him down that much sweeter.

I wasn’t ready to ascend to the head of my family, but it is beyond my control now.  The vultures will circle, but they will not find a meek, vulnerable man.  They will find me, a king with blood on my hands and darkness in my soul. 

New Orleans is preparing for Mardi Gras, but my focus is the ashes around us and the man responsible.  When I find a rare flower, the woman meant to be mine, and save her from the same fate as my father, I know what I have to do. 

I will encase Jasmine in glass, a cage so pretty she’ll never know she is trapped.  I will show her that her place is at my side, a queen no one can touch.  I will have my revenge, born from fire and doused in blood.  Then I will return to my flower to bask in her light as well as her darkness which matches my own. 

JASMINE 

The fairy tales tell you to be on the lookout for a knight on a white horse riding in to save the damsel in distress.  I didn’t get a knight.  I got the devil walking through the smoke and flames to save me. 

Dante Giudice rules New Orleans, but I never thought I would come face to face with him.  What would a king, dangerous and powerful, want with me?  Then he saves me from a fire set by the same man who killed his father and makes the city live in fear of the flames. 

He says I’m his.  His queen to stand by his side.  His to own.

He offers me a life I don’t want, a role I can’t fill.  I try and fight it, but the longer I spend in his arms the more I own him.  He brings out my darkness; he craves it.  Maybe I can be queen.  

**18+.  This story has dark themes and a morally grey mafia hero.  You’ll still find an insta-love story that is spicy and isn’t necessarily simple, but with darker themes and situations.  No cheating with a guaranteed HEA.  It is a companion to Bead on a Bombshell (World’s Biggest Party Series), which is related to my Denver Family series, but can be read as a standalone.** 

JERICHO

Every life I’ve taken is a stain on my soul, one I accepted a long time ago. There have only been a few good things I’ve done in my life, but it isn’t enough. It’ll never be enough.

The people whose lives I hold in my hands never see me coming, they never know I’m there until it’s far too late with a rose left in my wake. For their lives. For my penance. For proof to the ones who pay for my services. I leave them behind and I mark them on my body.

When I see her, for the first time since I found myself in a life I can’t undo, I wish my soul wasn’t tainted. I know I’ll corrupt her, but I can’t stay away. She’s mine and it’s only a matter of time until I prove it to her. I’ll watch her and keep her safe because my life will drown her.

When keeping her safe means coming out into the light, will she be able to accept me as the monster I am? Will my rose show her thorns, her strength? How beautiful will she look with a soul as dark as mine?

BRIAR

Can you love your life and be bored by it at the same time? I love my flower shop, but it feels like it’s the only thing I have to show for my days. People come in and then leave to deliver joyful bouquets.

It isn’t enough, but it’s not until the first time I feel him watching me that I know awareness which stretches beyond my skin. How long can I stay stagnant and waiting before I give up on the hope I feel when I know he’s watching? I’ve never even seen him, but I know he’s there.

Danger always feels like a possibility, but I know it won’t touch me with him around. The truth of it whispers across my soul. Until everything changes.

When he saves me I wonder if the wishes I’ve made can become reality. What will I have to give up to keep him? I’ll do anything because he’s mine and I’m his, even if that means stepping in to his world with both feet and my head held high. He cradles me where roses lay, but will it last?

**18+. This story has dark themes and a morally gray hero. You’ll still find an insta-love story that is spicy and isn’t necessarily simple, but with darker themes, situations, rough spicy times and depictions of violence (not between the MMC and MFC).  No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. This book has ties to my Denver Family book but does not contain any characters from those storylines. This book is related to my Agosti Crime Family books but can be read as a standalone. Meet the Agosti family in Flames and Flowers. Meet Briar in Room Three: They Like to Bite (Club Sin Series).**

LILY

My father was not a good man, but his murder still weighs heavily on my heart. He never let me in on the family’s business dealings, which I was thankful for. Until now. With no family left, I’m the last Scavo at the top of an empire I’ve never been interested in running.

I don’t have a clue where to start and there’s only one man I can think of who might be able to help me. When I see Constantino Agosti again it’s to ask for his help, but at what cost? Everything has a price and money is not the only currency.

Bartering with myself and my future isn’t something I was prepared to do, but what other choice do I have? His whispered words and sweet caresses make me look past the man with blood on his hands. Once he owns my heart, I’ll have nothing left to give. I can only hope everything doesn’t crumble around me.

CONSTANTINO

Her father should have never brought her to the meeting. The moment I saw her, he sealed their fates. Lily Scavo belongs in my life and in my bed. When she’s left alone in this cold, cruel world, she’ll come to me for help. Then I’ll own her.

Being a patient man who looks at all the angles makes me invaluable to my family and it’s a skill which serves me well with my plan to make Lily mine. I resign myself to watching her, obsessing over every detail of her life, until the perfect opportunity presents itself.

When I’m there to help her through the loss of her father, everything falls into place. She’s been a princess her whole life, but now it’s time to make her my queen. I can never let her know the depth of my depravity or my obsession. There are too many lies between us, but, even if she finds out, I’m never letting her go.

**18+. This story has dark themes and a morally gray hero. You’ll still find an insta-love story that is spicy and isn’t necessarily simple, but with darker themes, situations, rough spicy times and depictions of violence (not between the MMC and MFC).  No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. This book has ties to my Denver Family book but does not contain any characters from those storylines. This book is part of my Agosti Crime Family series but can be read as a standalone. Meet the Agosti family in Flames and Flowers. Meet Constantino in Where Roses Lay (Criminal Desires Series).**

That prickly feeling on the back of your neck that says someone is watching you? It’s me. And I’m never going to stop.
 

From the twisted minds of sixteen authors comes Endless Obsession, a take on romance that you never saw coming. This July, step into the shadows and let the darkness pull you under.
 

There is no right or wrong, there is only Endless Obsession.

DAISY

I’ve grown up a sheltered princess and the crown I wear is covered in blood. While my brothers were being groomed to take over and expand our family’s empire, illegal as it may be, I was privileged, protected and pampered. It was never what I wanted, but no one ever asked me.

The one thing I want I can never have. Lorenzo Vitale. He looks at me like he would walk away from it all sometimes, but now he sits at the right hand of the throne. I know it can never be now.

One thing you learn growing up as an Agosti is that taking is the only way. I want a new future, so I’m going to take it. I have one shot at freedom. What I never anticipated was for Lorenzo to show up at the auction. When he buys me will he still take the payment expected—my virginity? Will he want more? I have a feeling I’ll be heartbroken in the end.

LORENZO

The only person I’m loyal to above Elio Agosti is his sister, Daisy. It pains me to watch her from afar and never touch her or tell her how much I have always loved her. When we were growing up, it was a sweet kind of love.

As she blossomed into a woman, I realized it was so much more. Daisy has always been mine. If only being with her was an option. I protect her from a distance instead of holding her close. No matter how much it pains me.

Finding out Daisy is selling her virginity changes everything. There is no way I’m allowing another man to touch what belongs to me. If I must buy her to ensure it, then so be it. She’s mine and I’m going to pluck her. I’m going to keep her. Nothing can stop me. 

**18+. This story has dark themes and a morally gray hero. You’ll still find an insta-love story that is spicy and isn’t necessarily simple, but with darker themes, situations, rough spicy times and depictions of violence (not between the MMC and MFC).  No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. This book is part of my Agosti Crime Family series but can be read as a standalone. Meet the Agosti family in Flames and Flowers. Check out the chronological reading order for the Agosti Crime Family books below.**

Step inside the world of The Auction Series where the highest bidder wins. It's not goods and services on stage to be bought and sold, but people who have put their bodies in the spotlight. When the hammer comes down and the amount is paid, will love be the real currency?
Join some of your favorite romance authors as they take you behind the auction room doors. Bidding starts this August.

LINDEN

When I literally crashed and burned, soaked in the gasoline of bad decisions and alcohol, it was time to take a hard look at my life and make some changes. The night I lost the man that I thought I was going to love forever changed everything. It set me on a new path.

I cling to my sobriety because without it I’d float into the void of loss and nothingness I was headed toward one way or another. If it hadn’t been him, would it have been me? I’ll never know, but I keep moving forward.

When Luca, whose heartbeat feels so familiar under my palms, comes into my life, it’s another crash and another change in trajectory. Can we fix the pieces of ourselves which have always been broken? What secrets does he hide behind his charming smiles? Why does it feel like he knows me? Why does it feel like I already love him?

LUCA

I grew up in the shadow of my family and my brothers. They protected me and sheltered me. I don’t blame them considering how sickly I was growing up. Everyone was always so careful around me. 

Weak. Breakable. What no one ever saw was that I was already broken and hiding. Because of the man I couldn’t be with the rest of the Agosti men looming over me and my body a betrayal from my first breath.

I got a new lease on life when I finally got the heart transplant I needed, but there’s a yearning inside of me. I’m compelled to find out about the man who had my heart and when I see Linden, I know why. She’s mine. She becomes my obsession, an addiction I was never able to have before. I’ll stand between her and anything which wants to harm her, including the ashes of loss she’s risen from. Will the secrets between us and how our paths connect tear us apart or bring us together?

**18+. This story has dark themes and a morally gray hero. You’ll still find an insta-love story that is spicy and isn’t necessarily simple, but with darker themes, situations, rough spicy times and depictions of violence (not between the MMC and MFC).  No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. This book is part of my Agosti Crime Family series but can be read as a standalone. Meet the Agosti family in Flames and Flowers.**

Virtue—sincere, wholesome living as the remedy and atonement for sin. Vice—freedom to lose all your inhibitions and give in to your wildest desires. Two sides of the same wicked coin.

Fourteen of your favorite romance authors have come together to treat you to a steamy selection of carnal temptations. Whether you’re steeped in sin or pervaded in purity… this October, fall victim to the Vices & Virtues.

A collection of steamy romance stories that will make you question if you want to be good, bad, or everything in between.

ZINNIA

In my pain, I have found darkness. When I am at my lowest, I find him. He is all darkness, a place where light doesn’t dare to touch. How can he bring me so much warmth when all I have known is cold for so long? I want him as my savior, but he tastes like sin on my tongue.

Being separated from what I love the most due to my body’s own betrayal has broken something inside of me. Dance used to be a way for me to feel the rays of the sun on my face, to feel free. Ballet is no longer an option, but I haven’t made my peace with the loss.

When searching for another way to dance and leave the shadows, that’s when I find him. Elio won’t let me go, but I don’t want him to. He is not a man who heals. He is a man who kills. Then how does he manage to bring my broken pieces back together? Is he mending me just to break me again?

ELIO

Filling in for my brother at his club brings me a woman whose cracked soul calls to mine. She is shrouded in darkness and shadow, things I intimately understand. The pain in her eyes makes me yearn to cradle her against me and fix her.

Zinnia is the light I need in my life, the one ray of undiluted joy that could banish the demons inside of me while also freeing her from the darkness of her sadness. She calls to me—a song on the wind that caresses the movements of her body. Wanting her, having her, could bring me happiness or it could bring death to us all.

How can I hold her when the blood on my hands never dries? What new dangers would she come to know by being in my life? Can I help her to blossom and keep her safe? It doesn’t matter because I’m never letting her go and those who defy me, who would dare to punish her for my sins? They will know the shadows of the underworld because of my hands.

**18+. This story has dark themes and a morally gray hero. You’ll still find an insta-love story that is spicy and isn’t necessarily simple, but with darker themes, situations, rough spicy times, and depictions of violence (not between the MMC and MFC).  No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. This book is part of my Agosti Crime Family series but can be read as a standalone. Meet the Agosti family in Flames and Flowers.**

Power comes at a cost and these men have sacrificed their souls. They know violence, death, and how to walk in the gray, but that doesn’t mean they are without weakness. The women they love are their light and they would scorch the Earth to protect them. This December meet the men who rule their empires of crime and the women who stand by them while darkness reigns.

MISTLETOE

Revenge. It’s the only thing that has been driving me for so long and now it’s so close. The death of my twin hangs heavy on my heart. She didn’t deserve the pain she was put through. The desperation she must have felt echoes through my soul along with my guilt. The man who killed her was not tortured enough.

Since the man responsible is already gone, the only one who can temper my need for blood is Nikolai Orlov. I’ve been watching and waiting. When he retreats to his cabin, I know it’s time to strike. He will answer all my questions and I will get vengeance for my sister’s demise.

Getting stranded with him wasn’t part of the plan. Nor was finding out that his pain mirrors my own. He’s haunted, but is it enough? Will anything ever be? Can my soul rest in his arms and find peace? What would my sister think of me if she knew Nikolai has stolen my heart?

NIKOLAI ORLOV

I am being haunted. There are so many sins in my past, so many deaths on my shoulders, but the death that taints my soul the most wasn’t by my hands. I was too late to stop the abuse, but I tried to make it right. I can still see her lifeless eyes in my nightmares because her ghost will not let me rest. I don’t deserve the luxury of vanquished guilt.

The need to get away from the city and search for some solace drives me to my cabin. I was hopeful the ghost of my failure, wouldn’t follow me, but she did. At least, I thought she did, but the person who has been haunting me isn’t a ghost at all.

I see the pain in Mistie’s eyes for her twin. I can see the hatred she has for me and her need for retribution. I will pay in flesh and blood willingly because once I know she is real and not a figment of my own failure, I also know that she’s mine. We’re two hearts in pain and stranded in the snow. Can we find a way forward together?

**18+. This story has dark themes and a morally gray hero. You’ll still find an insta-love story that is spicy and isn’t necessarily simple, but with darker themes, situations, rough spicy times and depictions of violence (not between the MMC and MFC).  No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. This book is the first of my Orlov Bratva books and has a connection to my Denver Family and Agosti Crime Family books but can be read as a standalone. Nikolai Orlov is mentioned throughout the Agosti Crime Family books, you can meet him in Their Songbird (Raining Love Series).**

It might be cold outside, but things are heating up indoors.  Will secret wishes and filthy dreams come true when 11 dirty-talking heroes and their sassy women find themselves Snowed Inthis Christmas?
Join your favorite Instalove romance authors from Flirt Club as we bring you a brand-new series of red-hot romances this November. 

VLAD

I’ve been watching and waiting for a chance to get Laurel in my arms. I shouldn’t want her since she’s the Orlov princess, but I don’t care that our families have spent generations killing each other. All I want is her. She will be the Petrov family’s queen.

I know her power, her strength, and her softness; I crave all of her. I’ll lure her to me and then I’ll never let her go. The darkness inside of me demands her submission and I don’t care if the thorns she uses to protect herself draw blood. I will gladly bleed for her.

I’ll free her of the gilded cage the Orlovs have built around her. She’s mine and I’m never letting her go. Once she’s in my arms, nothing can take her from me, not even her brothers. They can come for her, but they’ll never win.

LAUREL

With my brother out of town, burying himself in his own misery and guilt over something he couldn’t control, the throne of the Orlov family is vacant. It should mean freedom for me, but unfortunately the rest of my brothers think I should be caged as well. The only solace I have is my art.

When I get an offer to talk to someone in Atlantic City about a gallery show, it’s an opportunity I can’t pass up. Coming face-to-face with my family’s enemy is the last thing I expect. The Petrov name has always been sneered in my family and I know the kind of darkness that lives in Vlad.

Vlad says he wants to set me free, but I know he only wants to trap me for himself. I’ve always hated not having my freedom but being captured by Vlad is a craving I can’t deny. If he can handle my thorns, he can have me. My family will get over it or I’ll watch it all burn.

**18+. This story has dark themes and a morally gray hero. You’ll still find an insta-love story that is spicy and isn’t necessarily simple, but with darker themes, situations, rough spicy times, and depictions of violence (not between the MMC and MFC).  No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. This book is part of my Orlov Bratva series but can be read as a standalone. Meet one estranged Orlov brother in Their Songbird and the head of the family, Nikolai, in Snowed In With the Bratva Boss.**

Power comes at a cost and these men have sacrificed their souls. They know violence, death, and how to walk in the gray, but that doesn’t mean they are without weakness. The women they love are their light and they would scorch the Earth to protect them. This December meet the men who rule their empires of crime and the women who stand by them while darkness reigns.

TAZIO

I breathe for the Agosti family, and I would lay my life down for them without a second thought. Everything I have is because of them and I’m rewarded for my loyalty. I have no problem using the skills they’ve given me to extract revenge or payment in blood when it is required of me. When a debt is owed and ignored, I am the one who will be calling.

When Dahlia is offered up as payment by her brother, I don’t hesitate in cashing in. Not because it erases her brother’s debt, but because the moment I see her, with fear in her eyes and betrayal in her heart, I know she’s mine. I’m taking her to protect her and claim her, but her brother’s payment is far from cleared.

He thinks he’s gotten away with it, but he’ll see there is a reason people fear me. I am the king of pain, the bringer of death for the Agosti family. Dahlia is the only one who will never have to fear me. The only thing I ask for in return is her loyalty and her love.

DAHLIA

I’ve never been close to my brother, Brett, and we’ve never liked each other much. Still, we’re family. I didn’t think he would ever do something so stupid or involved me. All the illusions I might have had about him are shattered when he uses me as payment for his debts.

When Tazio makes the deal, I should run, but there’s something about the intimidating man I can’t ignore. He doesn’t tower over me, but there is power in his frame. Maybe I can find protection there as well; if I can trust him, but I’m not sure I can.

Tazio says I’m his, but can I be loyal to a man who took me as payment for my brother’s debts, even if he did it to protect me? Can I find love with a man who knows what its like to take a life? When he proves to me that his words are true, can I make it up to him for doubting him? He’s my king and I have much more than my loyalty to give him.

**18+. This story has dark themes and a morally gray hero. You’ll still find an insta-love story that is spicy and isn’t necessarily simple, but with darker themes, situations, rough spicy times, and depictions of violence (not between the MMC and MFC).  No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. This book is part of my Agosti Crime Family series but can be read as a standalone. Meet the Agosti family in Flames and Flowers. Check out the chronological reading order for the Agosti Crime Family books on the Made Men page of my website .**

Kick-off 2023 with a short slice of heaven.
Your favorite instalove romance authors have come together to bring you a fun-sized selection of mafia men, billionaires, best friends, enemies, and more. Whether you like your short kings dangerous or sweet, these men will show you that height doesn’t have to get in the way of true love.
Short Kings: proving you don’t have to be tall to have it all.

POSY

One night to dance in the moonlight. I’m taking one night and forgetting everything that brings me down. I won’t worry about the way my family ignores me unless they want to use me. I won’t think about the uncertain future ahead of me and the marriage my father is trying to arrange for his own purposes.

I almost don’t make it to the ball because of my sister’s selfishness, which is nothing new. It seems I have at least one person on my side because I get to revel in the sparkle of the Guidice Ball. Then I meet them—two men who have danger written all over them who give me a night I can never forget.

If only I didn’t have to go back to the life waiting for me where obligations I don’t want weigh me down. Long after the clock strikes midnight, I can still feel their hands on me. But one night is all I’ll ever have. The thought of them finding me is just a fairytale woven in moonlight.

TONY

I was born to stand next to Dante Guidice; it’s the only path I’ve ever known, and he’s earned my loyalty. I had no idea that being who I am would lead me to a night that changes my life. Sharing a woman with Zeno isn’t something I expected, but it is right. Then the next morning, she’s gone.

The thing our Moonlight needs to realize is that nothing is going to stop us from finding her and making her ours.

ZENO

Being trusted by the Guidice family isn’t what I expected out of life, but the family saved me and gave me a home. I never expected to find a woman who set my heart aflame, nor did I think I’d share her with Tony. When she disappears, I’m grateful for the skills I’ve gained. Finding Posy ends up being the easy part, it’s keeping her that tests our skills.

Our Posy is going to learn an important lesson—we’ll do anything to protect her and never let her go because her moonlight is what leads us home.

**18+. This story has dark themes and morally gray mafia heroes. You’ll still find an insta-love story that is spicy and isn’t necessarily simple, but with darker themes, situations, rough spicy times, and depictions of violence (not between the MMCs and MFC).  No cheating with a guaranteed HEA. Meet Tony and Zeno in Flames and Flowers.**

This year Mardi Gras is about more than indulging in good food before the fast, it’s about these heroines finding pleasure and love with more than one man.  Join some of your favorite romance authors for the Mardi Gras Menage series!  Laissez les bon temps rouler, indeed. 

RELEASE DATE 7.11.2023

Our underworld is filled with bloodshed and malice, and darkness dominates our lives. 

It’s our world… where limits are built of smoke, and their rules have no power. 

And when we find the object of our deepest desires, we are ruthless. Nothing, not even their defiance, will stand in our way.

We cast our shadows on them and they give our corruption a purpose.

Before, we were breaking the rules for ourselves. Now, we are breaking every rule for them.