Beyond Buttons

His prisoner. His muse. My brother didn't pay his debts-and now I'm on the hook for it. They already killed him, so I know they won't hesitate to do the same to me. With nowhere to run or hide, I buy a one-way ticket to Milan to audition for Barsetti Lingerie in the hope I can start a new life. Conway Barsetti chooses me as his next model-but then he wants more. He doesn't need to express his thoughts with words, because his jealousy is written all over his face. He wanted me to model his lingerie to the world, but now he wants me all to himself. He offers me a new position entirely-as his muse. Instead of hitting the runway, I'm hitting his studio, and the job has become far more personal than professional. Conway is cold and authoritative, but I've come to see all the good qualities he tries to hide. He's possessive of me in every way-and he wants me to be more than his muse. Conway is the most handsome man I've ever seen and I've become desperate for his touch. But there's one problem-I have enemies that want me dead. If I tell Conway the truth, will he dismiss me from his life? Or will he protect me? Buttons and Revenge is the first installment of the bestselling Beyond Buttons Series, an alpha male, dark mafia romance.

Conway paid off Knuckles to keep me-but he expects something in return. I belong to him exclusively, to fulfill every order he gives, personally and professionally. I'm more than just his muse now. I'm his in every sense of the word. I live a life of luxury in his mansion, but he treats me like a servant. I can't deny my attraction for him, but I despise the kind of man he is. I should be grateful that Knuckles is gone and I don't have to look over my shoulder anymore, but now I'm indebted to another man-one just as cruel, just in a different way. It's something I can't outrun-because you can't outrun your heart. Without passionate nights and heated stares, it's impossible not to get attached… not to want more. But Conway refuses all my requests for commitment. My options change when I get a call from a rival lingerie company. They offer to pay double my salary-enough for me to buy out my remaining contract from Conway and pay off Knuckles. I could be a free woman and start over. But I'm not sure if I can leave Conway-for any price. Buttons and Betrayal is the second installment of the Beyond Buttons series, a bestselling alpha male, dark mafia romance.

If I don't give her what she wants, I'll lose her forever. When Sapphire became my muse, it was supposed to be a business transaction. We both got what we wanted-until she wanted something more. If I don't give it to her, give her all of me, she'll walk out of my life. My father already granted his approval-so he would be disappointed if I let her slip through my fingers. Committing to her is more complicated than it seems-because she doesn't know me. She doesn't know what Cane and I do when we're out of the house all night. She doesn't know that I'm involved in a very dangerous game with the Skull Kings. If they ever discover my deception, they'll kill me. And they'll kill her too. But as Sapphire pushes for more, she unravels our secrecy, and if she keeps pulling at these threads my enemies will know exactly how to hurt me. Then she does the unthinkable-and publicly declares her love for me. Now she's got a target on her back. Buttons and Devotion is the third installment of the Beyond Buttons series, a bestselling alpha male, dark mafia romance.

Conway threw me out like trash on the street-just because I had the balls to say I loved him. I return to New York and ask Andrew to give me the job I stupidly turned down. Thankfully, he's not spiteful and vindictive like Conway and hires me. Now I have money in my pocket-and I'm not a prisoner to anyone. I buy myself an apartment and start a new life in an old place. Conway hasn't called-and I suspect he never will. But three weeks later, he shows up on my doorstep, his eyes in repentance. The butterflies in my stomach roar like fire-breathing dragons, but I give him the coldest stare I can muster. He apologizes for everything-but it's not enough. It's not enough because I can look him in the eye and tell him I want him for the rest of my life-and he refuses to admit he feels the same way. When Conway leaves, it's like another breakup, but it's more painful than the first. It hurts far more because I know he wants exactly what I want-but he'll never admit that. Even after three weeks of silence, I still love him. Is this the last time I'll ever see him? Or will he finally realize I'm the woman he can't live without? Buttons and Power is the fourth installment of the Beyond Buttons Series, a bestselling alpha male, dark mafia romance.

My father wouldn't approve of most of the men I've dated-but definitely not him. His name is Bones-and he's an enemy to my family. I thought I was in the wrong place at the wrong time, but he planned this moment long ago. He's taken me captive-and he wants the life that was stolen from him. Killing and torturing me is his best way to accomplish that. But the intensity between us is overpowering. The chemistry is unlike anything I've ever felt. I shot him in the shoulder-and he kissed me hard on the mouth. Our story was supposed to be about murder, but now it's a tale of star-crossed lovers with a forbidden romance. Bones is the son of my mother's tormentor and I should want him dead-but I don't. He says he'll spare my family as long as I belong to him, but I didn't realize how much that agreement would cost me until now. I should slit his throat in the middle of the night or take one of my father's guns and shoot him, but I can't do either of those things. Not when I'm falling deeper and deeper for the man I should hate. I need to walk away before it's too late-before I fall in love with him. Buttons and Despise is the fifth installment of the Beyond Buttons Series, a bestselling alpha male, dark mafia romance.

I'm supposed to be his prisoner-but I'm the one that won't let him leave. Every time he has a new hit, the separation is unbearable. I wait for him to come home on pins and needles. I paint alone in the bedroom, and now my artwork has changed. I used to paint homes and landscapes…but now I've painted a person. A man standing on the bank of a lake surrounded by snow. As hard as I tried to prevent this from happening, I ended up there anyway. I can feel it in my heart…feel it in my bones. If I had the strength to kill him, this problem would be long gone. My chance does arise when his enemies show up on his doorstep. He orders me to hide while he deals with the intruders, but as I listen from my hiding place, I know he's outnumbered with a gun in his face. If I do nothing, he'll die and it'll fix all my problems. I spared his life and he was still determined to kill my family, and I won't make that mistake again. I'll save my heart from a relationship doomed to die. All I have to do is wait for the gunshot and then it'll be over… But can I let him die? Buttons and Beauty is the sixth installment of the Beyond Buttons Series, a bestselling alpha male, dark mafia romance.

Watching him go is the hardest thing I've ever had to do. "I love you, Vanessa." He said the words with ferocity in his eyes, declaring his love for me without a second thought. It was impossible to get a man like him to commit, but he did it freely. But that declaration only made me realize how wrong this relationship was. It could only end one way. My mother set me up on a blind date, with a family friend named Matteo. I show up and try to be good company, but Bones is the one that's on my mind. I try to focus, but flashbacks of our nights together hit me like sweat on the skin. Then my phone vibrates with a text from the devil himself. He's too scrawny for you, baby. I know who you're really thinking about. Just because I let Bones go doesn't mean he's let me go. He's a fighter-and he's going to fight for me until he gets what he wants. I've never wanted to yield so hard in my life, to surrender to a man's domination. But I can't… Buttons and Loyalty is the seventh installment of the Beyond Buttons Series, a bestselling alpha male, dark mafia romance.

Crow Barsetti knows about me-and he doesn't like it. I know he's paying his top guys to dig up every piece of dirt they can find, but I don't care what he discovers. There's nothing I've done that he hasn't done himself. All that matters is I love his daughter-and he's going to accept it. I get a call in the middle of the night while Vanessa is dead asleep-and it's him. He asks to meet in the back of one of his clubs, where we can speak without his daughter's interruption. It's the first time I've ever been nervous. Not because of who I'm meeting-but why. The second Crow looks at me, I know exactly how this will end. "I told my daughter I would try to accept you. But looking at you now… she's asking for the impossible. You have one chance to change my mind-one." Better make it count. Buttons and Blood is the eighth installment of the Beyond Buttons Series, a bestselling alpha male, dark mafia romance.

My father made his decision-and the answer is no. Griffin told him how our relationship started, and it sent my father into a blind rage. But in my heart, I know my father was never going to accept him, even when he promised he would try. This was how it would end all along. I choose Griffin anyway, but he rejects my decision. "I know how much your family means to you, baby. It's over." It's the single most painful thing I've ever heard him say. I can't imagine my life without him. If I don't convince my father to change his mind, I'll lose Griffin forever. So I return to my childhood home and face my father-and demand the answer I want. Buttons and Death is the ninth installment of the Beyond Buttons Series, a bestselling alpha male, dark mafia romance.

I owe Crow Barsetti nothing-but I love his daughter like mad. I tell Crow everything I know about the hit on his son. It's a brief conversation, and I don't waste my time trying to convince him of the facts. Whether he believes me or not, I couldn't care less. I fulfilled my obligation to Vanessa. But once I realize Crow and Cane are outnumbered and they're all going to die in this hit, I have to get involved. I have to risk my life because I know how devastated my baby will be if she loses the men she loves most. It's not my fight, but I grab my guns and men like it is. Vanessa and I have been apart for months and I know she's already seeing someone, but I love her just as much today as I did the first time I said those three little words. Her father was wrong to deny me. And now I'm going to prove just how wrong. Buttons and Lies is the tenth installment of the Beyond Buttons Series, a bestselling alpha male, dark mafia romance.

I gave Crow Barsetti a piece of my mind-and I had no regrets. Now he's the one trying to earn my approval, but it'll never work. He put me through hell and back, almost made me lose Vanessa for good, so I don't have to like him. Tolerate him, yes. But not like him. I try to make an effort for Vanessa, but it just blows up in my face. Sitting across from Crow at the dinner table, in the very chair where he handcuffed me and pointed a gun at my face…made me blow a fuse. All I want is Vanessa, and now that I have her, I have no obligation to her family. But Crow won't let it go. "I don't care about my relationship with Vanessa, Griffin. I care about my relationship with you." He asks me to come to the winery three days a week so we can spend time together, so he can repair the relationship that he shattered. So he can be the father that I never had. Buttons and Deceit is the eleventh installment of the Beyond Buttons Series, a bestselling alpha male, dark mafia romance.

My life is finally what I want it to be. Griffin and my father are finally getting along, and Griffin has decided to retire from the hitman business. We talked about our future, and I told him there's no future for us without children, and thankfully he agreed. But that perfect life is shattered when strange men pull up to the gallery. I don't have time to make more than one phone call, so I decide to call Griffin instead of the cops. He can't get to me in time, but he promises that he'll find me soon enough. I'm forced onto a plane and then into a prison cell in Morocco. I'm all alone in a cell, and I'm not sure what's going to happen to me. All I think about is Griffin, knowing he'll get me out of here before it's too late. Buttons and Hope is the twelfth installment of the Beyond Buttons Series, a bestselling alpha male, dark mafia romance.

He saved my life-and he wants a kiss as payment. I was in the wrong place at the wrong time and a group of thugs dragged me down an alleyway. I tried to invoke fear by telling them exactly who I was, Carmen Barsetti, the daughter of Cane Barsetti. But my name didn't protect me-only his did. Just his presence made them scatter like rats in a sewer. Then he looks me up and down with those hard eyes-and he likes what he sees. "You want to thank me, sweetheart? I want a kiss." In a tight leather jacket that hugs his thick arms and powerful shoulders, he backs me up into the wall and draws close. "That mouth. That's what I want." It was supposed to just be a kiss-but we do a lot more than that. I pay my debt and try to walk away, but Bosco Roth has other plans. "I've changed my mind. I want more." Now I'm in indebted to this man-and I never want to be debt-free. Buttons and Belief is the thirteenth installment of the Beyond Buttons Series, a bestselling alpha male, dark mafia romance.

He wants forever-but I want three months. Bosco Roth is the kind of man my father will never approve of, so I need an expiration date. He may be the man of my dreams, someone I could see as my husband and the father of my children, but the relationship with my family will never be the same and no man is worth that-not even Bosco. As the days pass, I dread the end before it even arrives. I can't sleep without him beside me. Even if he's out all night, I stay on the couch so I can hear his arrival the second he walks in the door. He's on my mind and in my heart-always. When we get down to the last three weeks, it gets even harder. Bosco promises he'll let me go when that time comes, but he also promises something else. "We both know you aren't going to leave, Beautiful. There's no way you're going to walk out of that door. You love me too much. You need me too much. And you can't live without me." Will I have the strength to leave Bosco Roth? Buttons and Desire is the fourteenth installment of the Beyond Buttons Series, a bestselling alpha male, dark mafia romance.

I told him I loved him-and I can't take it back. Bosco promised to give me everything I want to make me stay. Marriage. Four kids. A villa in Tuscany. But he won't give up the one thing that matters most-his job. As long as he's involved in the underworld, my unborn children will never be safe. When I finally have the strength to leave, disaster strikes. I cross a man I should have avoided, and now he's intent on keeping me for himself. He's got serial killer written all over him. But I know Bosco is always watching-together or apart. I thought leaving this man would keep me safe-but it's only put me in more danger. Buttons and Shadows is the final installment of the Beyond Buttons Series, a bestselling alpha male, dark mafia romance.