Dark Hearts of Stone

Dark. Obsessive. Dangerous.I play the perfect daughter. Obedient. Intelligent. Trapped.When my father demands I marry a man whose cold stare terrifies me, I make a desperate choice-a fake Vegas marriage to Shelby Boyle. The one person I know won't try to cage me.It's supposed to be temporary.It's supposed to be safe.Shelby learned to survive by controlling everything. His emotions. His danger. His heart. Years of black ops missions in Afghanistan and Syria taught him that everyone he cares about gets destroyed. The last thing he needs is to be shackled to a woman who could burn down everything he's spent years protecting.But the Vegas chapel changes everything.Forced into close quarters, our chemistry ignites. The fake marriage becomes real the moment we touch. As we navigate the dark politics of the Syndicate together, we uncover secrets that threaten both our families. The closer we get to the truth, the closer we get to each other.In a world where loyalty is law and betrayal is death, two broken people discover that trust might be the most dangerous weapon of all.Contains explicit sexual content and violence. Recommended for mature readers. USA Today bestselling author Liz Gavin's books have made to #1 in countries as diverse as Japan, the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and her home country Brazil, collecting 5 and 4-star reviews. Nominated for a Summer Indie Book Award in 2016, and again in 2017, this RWA member constantly seeks new opportunities to improve her craft.This thirst for knowledge propelled Liz to leave the comforts of family and friends in Brazil and move to California to pursue a Master's degree in late 2015. She lives in sunny SoCal, where she's researching the writing process, for her thesis, in hopes to figure out why she creates in English instead of her native Portuguese. Liz Gavin writes in contemporary, paranormal, and historical genres. In her sexy stories, one finds smart, independent women, who don't need rescuing by knights in shining armor, but indulge in steamy action with swoony Alpha males with big hearts. She also writes about women discovering their sexuality and finding happiness in unconventional setups.

NIKOLAIIt was supposed to be only a distraction. One anonymous night in Paris. One taste of her innocence. One angel claimed my heart.Still, I walked away before she saw the monster lurking inside me.Now she's my assignment. I must keep her safe. And she's also the daughter of the man I've sworn to destroy.But every moment near Isabella DiLorenzo reminds me of what I can never have. I'm the Bratva heir. My own family is filled with secrets and sins I'm only beginning to uncover, the stuff that feeds my nightmares.I thought I knew my enemy.I was wrong.The monsters I've been hunting elude me at every turn. And the innocent woman I'm falling for? She's the only light in an endless night soaked in blood.ISABELLAIn Paris, I was anonymous. Bold. Free. I gave pieces of myself to a stranger who vanished before dawn.Now the stranger has a name: Nikolai Petrov. Bratva heir. Lethal. Cold as ice.And my new bodyguard.The only person who can help me survive this darkness is the man who shattered me.I've spent my whole life being protected from the truth. Now the truth is hunting me.Nikolai thinks I'm too innocent for his world. He's about to learn that DiLorenzo women don't break.We burn.As buried truths surface and enemies close in, Nikolai and Isabella must choose: protect their hearts or fight for a love that could destroy them both. Because in a world of blood and betrayal, love is the deadliest risk of all. Claiming a Bratva Heart is a scorching dark mafia romance featuring an obsessive Bratva heir, a fierce mafia princess, and explosive secrets that will destroy everything they thought they knew. This full-length novel includes forced proximity, enemies-to-lovers tension, second-chance romance, and a V-card holder who refuses to be a pawn. He falls first. Touch her and die. Dual POV. HEA guaranteed. No cheating. No cliffhanger. USA Today bestselling author Liz Gavin's books have made to #1 in countries as diverse as Japan, the UK, the US, Canada, Australia and her home country Brazil, collecting 5 and 4-star reviews. Nominated for a Summer Indie Book Award in 2016, and again in 2017, this RWA member constantly seeks new opportunities to improve her craft.This thirst for knowledge propelled Liz to leave the comforts of family and friends in Brazil and move to California to pursue a Master's degree in late 2015. She lives in sunny SoCal, where she's researching the writing process, for her thesis, in hopes to figure out why she creates in English instead of her native Portuguese. Liz Gavin writes in contemporary, paranormal, and historical genres. In her sexy stories, one finds smart, independent women, who don't need rescuing by knights in shining armor, but indulge in steamy action with swoony Alpha males with big hearts. She also writes about women discovering their sexuality and finding happiness in unconventional setups.