Steph Starry

She returned to bury her father. Instead, she was forced to marry his enemy’s son.

Rosalind Marlow returns to New York to settle her father’s affairs, once one of the city’s most feared mafia bosses, only to find he died beside his greatest rival… and left behind a contract binding her to the rival’s son.

Viktor Marino is cold, calculating, and infuriatingly magnetic.

Rosa has no intention of becoming anyone’s pawn, not in grief, not in business, and definitely not in bed. But Viktor plays a long game, and with every stare, every challenge, he pulls her deeper into a world of secrets, power, and heat.

She was raised to be untouchable.
He was born to conquer.

And in the space between vengeance and desire, who is going to lose control first?
(Contains mature and dark content)


EXCERPT
“It was hard to focus when his palm teased my folds, circling my cl*t until I could barely breathe.

‘Why would you want to leave this behind?’ he growled in my ear, his chest rumbling against my back.

Because I can’t trust you. Because I don’t know what I want.

‘Because it’s cruel,’ I whispered.

And then he pulled away, leaving me trembling, desperate, and furious.”

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Wolfless. Unwanted.

Desperate to secure her and her mother’s safety, Maeve risks everything, breaks the law, and turns to a vampire for forbidden lessons in seduction. She never expects to crave him.

But when the full moon rises and her fated mate steps from the shadows, Maeve is bound to two worlds… and two men. One destined by fate, the other chosen by desire.

Yet the fate of both worlds lies in her blood.

Torn between forbidden love and fated duty, can her heart survive the choice?

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This novel contains mature themes, explicit content, and darkly romantic elements intended for adult readers (18+). Reader discretion is advised.