It was just a one night stand…I should’ve known it was a mistake to crawl into the councilman’s bed, especially since he clearly believed I was someone else. But I never could’ve imagined the repercussions. I never could’ve imagined it’d send the mob after me.They think I know things.They think I need silenced.And I think I need the councilman’s help… Even if he’s the last person I ever want to see.A note about Gruco Crime Famiy:This is an 18+ standalone mafia romance series with varying tropes and heroes with diverse personalities, intentions, and tolerances for violence. Because of this, each book can be very different, and it’s perfectly okay to hop around! Here’s a brief breakdown of the series.His Promise - Gritty and spicy but not very dark with an alphahole hero and a fake relationship.His Pet - DARK. Lorenzo is out for revenge, and he’s going to get it.His Prize - Gritty and spicy but not very dark with an alphahole hero and a forbidden love.His Puppet - Mid-level dark with a captive heroine.His Property - DARK. Hero is a sadist who loves pain play.His Passerotta - Low-level dark with a captive heroine and a hero who is soft with her.

Three sisters, three books, one box set!Branded:SavannahHer father told everyone that her older sister ran away. Savannah knew better. She was there the day the man came to get Jade. The day he paid her father. That’s how she knew what was about to happen to her.Breaker:When the only way he can save Savannah from the obsessed Marco is to take her deep into the Louisiana swamps where he grew up, can he face his own dark past?Forgotten:JadeThere are no such things as monsters. Evil doesn’t exist. And fathers don’t sell their children.Except in Jade’s world there are monsters, evil does exist, and her father sold her when she was fourteen. Years slipped away. Then she was running, there was the sound of a gun. A bullet grazing her head. Stumbling, but not stopping. Now all she has is a forgotten past and the nightmares that plague her.CrewHe thought he’d heard everything as a private detective, but he wasn’t prepared for Jade's story and he’d never seen eyes that looked so haunted. What the hell was he thinking to even consider her case? She couldn't even pay his usual fee.Runaway:RenaTheir father sold Jade first, then Savannah. Would Rena be next?When the shiny black car pulls up in front of the home where Rena lives with her alcoholic father, recognition then fear, ricochet through her. The streets would be better than what her father planned, so she runs. But the streets are no place for the innocent.SeanHe goes undercover to bust an illegal fight club, but his hands are full with the tough and rebellious, no-holds barred fighter they call Tornado. One solid right hook, and she almost breaks his jaw. He’s ready to throw the book at her, but the captain has other plans.

When Tessa Porter returns home from work one evening to find her apartment has been broken into, the Chicago nurse is shocked when the detective who responds to her call is her sexy neighbor – the one she's been fantasizing about. She'd caught a naughty glimpse of him through her window one morning, but Quinn Donovan is even hotter in the flesh.
Quinn had spotted Tessa through his window, as well, and when he meets her in person, his reaction is hard to conceal – or control. Their passion and desire are overwhelming, but what will happen when Quinn wants more – and Tessa is hiding a secret?
Warning: Contains explicit sex and graphic language.

Logan is the Vice President of the Kings of Retribution MC. Nothing else matters but the brotherhood. He lives and breathes for his club, but his world is turned upside down when he crosses paths with Bella Jameson, causing him to question what he wants.Bella is a strong woman who is determined to provide a stable life for her sister, Alba. However, fate intervenes when she unexpectedly falls in love with a rugged tattooed biker. Despite the potential risks and challenges that lie ahead, Bella cannot ignore the magnetic pull she feels toward Logan.Danger looms in the shadows, threatening the safety of the woman Logan loves. He vows to stop at nothing, to hunt down and annihilate those responsible.

She’s terrified of falling in love. He’s terrified of losing her…For Hanna Moss, love has always come with danger. From the incessant stalking by an ex to nearly losing her life in a hit-and-run accident, she vows to remain alone—and safe. So when her golden retriever, Bella, welcomes a handsome private investigator into their lives, Hanna is reluctant to confide in him.Blake Bowman returns to Clam Cove, Maine, with a shattered heart. All he wants is to enjoy a much-needed quiet vacation far from his ex-girlfriend. But when he meets beautiful, injured Hanna, his focus shifts…because it looks like what happened to her was no accident.Hanna is terrified of the feelings she’s rapidly developing for Blake and refuses to repeat her past mistakes. Blake is determined to help and protect Hanna, even if that means putting love on hold.Find out if Bella can help these two humans understand that trust is a two-way street, the heart can be repaired, and love can bloom again.Tangled Trust was previously titled Helping Hanna. It was part of the multi-author Gold Coast Retrievers series.

Travis Bryant, known in the biker world as Curly, spent thirteen hard years behind bars for a heinous crime he didn’t commit. When the truth finally sets him free, nothing remains of his previous life. Curly doesn’t know how to live without the brotherhood of a club. After visiting the Hell’s Handler’s MC, he’s given the go ahead to open a charter in his home state. Claiming an ol’ lady is the furthest thing from his mind until he meets Brooke, the beautiful, hardheaded, dog trainer bent on ending a violent dog fighting ring near her home.After ten long years married to an abusive narcissist, Brooke vowed she’d never live under another man’s thumb again. Accepting help doesn’t come easy, but when abandoned dogs begin popping up with fatal injuries, she’ll do anything to put an end to the fighting ring responsible. Even enlist the assistance of the most attractive man she’s ever met, and his outlaw MC brothers.From her feisty, independent spirit to her shapely legs, Brooke appeals to Curly on every level. He can’t keep himself away, but he’s been burned before, and has no plans to tie himself to a woman. Brooke is in the same boat, having promised herself no man would ever have control over her life again. Unfortunately, she can’t kick the curly-haired man in the biker boots out of her head or her bed.As Brooke and Curly grow closer and danger strikes, will they be able to overcome their past traumas and find strength in each other? Or will they remain stubborn and stick to their guns as their lives crash and burn?