Dark Sovereign

It started with a simple offer...and it ended with me on my knees. Of two things I'm certain: When something sounds too good to be true, it is; and when Alexius Del Rossa makes you a deal, you run far away and never look back. Me? I didn't run. I stayed. I opened that envelope, and I accepted his offer. Why? Because my life was a mess and on a downward spiral to a big, fat nothing. And he just offered me everything in exchange for six months of my life. It was supposed to be a simple arrangement, but I learned the hard way that nothing is simple when it comes to Alexius. The man is a menace mantled with power, and it doesn't take us long to go at each other's throats. But when he starts demanding more of me, I realize I'm just a lost stray in his world, and my odds of surviving are slim to none. Alexius and his brothers control the moves of every pawn in this game. And that's me. I'm the pawn. The Dark Sovereign is a dark mafia romance intended for mature listeners.

I am no longer the stray he picked up off the street. I am Leandra Del Rossa...his wife. Alexius Del Rossa made me an offer I couldn't refuse. A temporary arrangement. One that would benefit us both. Be his wife for six months so he can solidify his legacy, and I walk away with the security of having the Del Rossa name. Now I realize that it's no longer that simple-not while his every command bends my will and entices me to obey. We've become each other's poison-a toxic mix of his wicked touch and my dark desires. By day I'm the woman who walks by his side, and by night I'm the toy who kneels at his feet. He's given me a taste of how it feels to indulge without limits, a glimpse of what life would be like as the queen of his empire. But I can't ignore the warnings. The subtle stir of whispers that nothing is as it seems. Even though Alexius helped me conquer my demons once…I'm afraid my husband might just be the real monster I should fear.

I warned her. I told her there's no line I won't cross to keep her. And that's what I did, I crossed a line. Thing is, I don't regret it. I'd do it again if I had the chance. This all started with me needing a wife-a wife I didn't want. But things changed. She got under my skin and into my bed. Now, I'm not willing to let her go. Not even if she begs me to set her free. She knew the risk. She knew my love would come with a burden she'll carry for the rest of her life. And the rest of her life is now; it's here with me as her husband. Whether she spends it behind a locked door forever…that's up to her. Unraveled is the third and final book of Dark Sovereign, a dark romance series intended for mature listeners.

Fighting their attraction has never been this hard. I've never had a life. I'm not talking about the freedom money can buy because I have that in spades. I'm talking about the freedom a girl gets from growing up with four overprotective Del Rossa men…which is zero. Zero freedom to have a social life. Zero freedom to date. Men in this city know better than to look my way. I'm Dark Sovereign property, and everyone knows you don't touch what belongs to the Del Rossas. To the brothers, I'm the little sister they never had. Except for Nicoli. It's different with him. Whenever he looks my way, I can't seem to breathe right. When he's close, I'm a mess on two feet. But Nicoli has made it clear that the girl he grew up with is a hard limit for him. I'm the one woman he'll never touch… Not even if I beg him to. Nicoli is book one in the Dark Sovereign Underboss series but can be enjoyed as a standalone.If you love the sexy and steamy romantic suspense worlds of Nicole Fox, Rina Kent, and Ana Huang, you will love this series! Contains mature content.

Our story started with secrets. Now, it's nothing but twisted love. There's always a price to pay when you're loved by a man like Nicoli Del Rossa. He's my king, the captor of my heart. But with the Dark Sovereign empire comes savage enemies thirsting for bloodshed, and when a mafia war is raging, buried secrets are brought to the surface. While my husband does everything to protect me, I start to see the cracks in his truth. The lies, the deception-it begins to unfold, and I no longer know who I can trust. All it takes is one night apart. One night of living in the dark. One night… and I remember everything. Now, I'm no longer the woman he married. I'm no longer his hummingbird with a white lace ribbon in her hair. Instead, I'm a shattered soul grappling with haunting recollections, and no one can save me. Not even him. His Queen is part of the Dark Sovereign world and the second part of Nicoli's story. It is not a standalone and should be listened to after Nicoli.

Everyone treats me differently now. Like I'm this broken doll with glue sealing the cracks. It's okay. I can handle their pitying stares. But not his. Not Nicoli's. I hate the way he looks at me like I'm this fragile thing he's too afraid to touch. I want him to love me the way he did before this nightmare started. He needs to realize that I'm stronger than he thinks. I'm not a victim, and I'm more than a survivor. I'm a fighter. And while Nicoli and his brothers hunt the man responsible, I'm plotting my own revenge. This isn't a Dark Sovereign war. It's mine. I didn't come out on the other side of this as a weaker woman. I came out a stronger queen. And Nicoli needs to see that. He has to stop blaming himself. I don't. After all, he did save me in the end... didn't he? Or is the worse still to come? Unveiled is book six in the Dark Sovereign series, and concludes Nicoli and Mira's story. Nicoli and His Queen need to be listened to before Unveiled.

I had to run. It was that, or marry a man my father auctioned me to when I was a little girl. I knew my father wouldn't make it easy, but color me surprised when he sent Caelian Del Rossa to find me. The man is a menace. Arrogant. Infuriating. Enigmatic. He thinks he's my knight in shining armor. I'm convinced he's nothing more than my father's retriever. Turns out my father asked the Dark Sovereign for help to get him out of the deal and me out of a marriage from hell. Their solution? Marry Caelian instead. Granted, like me, he's not exactly thrilled about it. But he's a Del Rossa. Loyalty runs in his veins. He'll do what's expected of him. But I'm not a puppet. I can't be controlled or manipulated. No smoldering looks or electrifying touches are going to tame me. And definitely not that one little thing that seems to set every nerve in my body on fire. The one thing that makes Caelian so dangerously seductive. The hunt.

I never wanted this life, this marriage. But Caelian carried me down the aisle, and a corrupt priest declared us husband and wife, ignoring the thousand no's I screamed at our wedding. What began as a battle of wills has turned into an obsession. We were forced into a marriage of convenience, but somewhere between the hate and the heat, we found something more. Something dark and irresistible, something that binds us together even as it threatens to tear us apart. Now, tragedy has struck the Del Rossa family, and they all blame me. I see it in their eyes and hear it in their whispers. Even Caelian looks at me as if I'm the reason everything is falling apart. In our imperfect marriage, love isn't a fairy tale... it's a war. This is the epic conclusion to Caelian and Giana's story and should be listened to after Caelian.

The first time I saw her, I told myself to walk away. She wasn't meant for me. She wasn't meant for anyone, really. She's too soft. Too good. Too… innocent. That's why I couldn't stay away. She doesn't know it yet, but she's already mine. Every breath. Every step. Every second she exists-I'm watching. She'll never be safe. Not from the world. Not from the people who want to take her from me. I see the way they look at her. Like she's something they can steal. But she's not theirs to take. She's mine. Mine to protect. Mine to ruin. Mine to keep. And if they think they can have her, they're already dead. Contains mature content. A complete list of content warnings can be found on the author's website.