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.

Cartel romance, marriage of convenience, slow burn, protective hero, unexpected love, independent heroine, he falls first, age-gap, organized crime, morally gray hero, widow heroine, trauma recovery, dangerous romance As a newly declared lieutenant in the Roríguez cartel, I'm told I need a wife. The cartel allegiance with the Luciano family has mandated multiple matrimonial mergers. However, I'm not looking for a wife in the true sense of the word. Liliana Ruiz has been in my life for years. I'd never before looked at her as a woman to pursue. When I first met her, she was damaged and timid. Time allowed Liliana to grow into not only a beautiful woman, but an independent soul. She doesn't want to marry, yet the time will come when it isn't her choice. Maybe I can convince her to a mutually agreeable solution: marriage in name only. Everything changes when danger threatens the Roríguez cartel. Have you been Aleatha'd? Spend the holidays with the familiar characters from the Luciano famiglia and Roríguez cartel in this 34,000-word Brutal Vows novella-complete story with HEA. *You don't need to have read the other books in Brutal Vows to enjoy NAUGHTY AND Aleatha Romig is a New York Times and USA Today best selling author, who has been voted #1 "New Author to Read" on Goodreads July 2012 - Present! Aleatha has lived most of her life in Indiana growing-up in Mishawaka, graduating from Indiana University, and currently living south of Indianapolis. Together with her high-school sweetheart and husband of twenty six years, they've raised three children. Before she became a full-time author, she worked days as a dental hygienist and spent her nights writing. Now, when she's not imagining mind-blowing twists and turns, she likes to spend her time with her family and friends. Her pastimes include exercising, reading and creating heros/ anti-heros who haunt your dreams! Aleatha enjoys traveling, especially when there is a beach involved. In 2011 she had the opportunity to visit Sydney, Australia to visit her daughter studying at the University of Wollongong. Her dream is to travel to places in her novels and around the world. CONSEQUENCES, her first novel, was released August 2011 by Xlibris Publishing. October 2012 Ms. Romig rereleased CONSEQUENCES as an Indie author. TRUTH, the sequel, was released October 30, 2012 and CONVICTED, the final installment of the Consequences Series, was released in October 8, 2013! Aleatha is a "Published Author's Network" member of the Romance Writers of America and represented by Danielle Egan-Miller of Brown and Miller Literary Associates.