Brutal Vows

Arranged-marriage, age-gap, Mafia/cartel romance, forbiddenDue to my birth order as a child of the Luciano famiglia capo, I'm used to second place.Second son.Second in standing.Never number one.It's the way my life has always been.Only in the dark alleys, private clubs, and seedy establishments am I respected. Not just as the consigliere to my brother, the new capo of the Kansas City Famiglia, but also for my unmatched skills with a knife and my particular skills of interrogation. This status is as high as I will achieve. First place will forever be out of reach.Camila Ruiz is the younger daughter of Andrs Ruiz, a top lieutenant in the Rorguez cartel. From the first moment I laid eyes on her, I knew I wanted her. She is too young and fragile, though, to be with a man like me, a killer and criminal. I don't deserve a woman like Camila. Taking her would ruin her.With the newly established alliance between the Luciano famiglia and Rorguez cartel, I ask for the impossible and promise my life. With the blessing of my capo and the Rorguez drug lord, Camila is to be mine.For once, I will be first in another's eyes. And Camila will always be first to me.What happens when the fragile alliance is tested?Can I keep my promise to my wife and my oath to the famiglia?Have you been Aleatha'd?

Mafia/cartel, arranged marriage, forbidden, possessive hero, sheltered heroine, he falls first, dangerous romanceReinaldo RodrguezEmiliano RuizBoth are dangerous, deadly, and powerful. Both are second-generation soldiers proving themselves in the Rorguez cartel.Both want me. Of course, I wasn't told until it was too late. That's the way things work in the famiglia. My fate is up to Dario Luciano, my guardian.He doesn't care about the way the men make me feel. How when I'm near them, the air crackles and my skin warms with stinging electricity, stirring something deep inside me that never before existed.One fills me with desire, twisting my insides.The other recognizes my need to be loved, filling me with a comfortable warmth.By the time I learn that both have requested my hand, a deal has been brokered.Neither man from the Rorguez cartel will have me.I've been promised to another, the son of Dario's sworn enemy.Will I have any say in my future?What will happen to the alliance between the Luciano famiglia and the Rorguez cartel when tragedy strikes?Have you been Aleatha'd?QUEENS AND MONSTERS is a stand-alone dangerous Mafia/cartel romance in the "Brutal Vows" series. Each arranged-marriage story is filled with the suspense, intrigue, and heat you've come to expect from New York Times bestselling author Aleatha Romig.