Dangerous Intent 2
(2026)(The second book in the Blood & Lust West Coast Syndicates series)
A novel by Tonya Anders
In a city built on bloodlines, power is inherited—never earned. And peace is nothing more than an illusion.
Journey Monet ‘Gigi’ Highland was raised to survive men like Tahir Ezekiel Parish. She thrived on her mother’s daughter cold, controlled, calculating, and untouchable. As the only daughter of the Highland Syndicate, she understands exactly what this arranged marriage is––a transaction designed to stop a war before it begins.
Six weeks.
One alliance.
Two empires unwilling to allow anyone to interrupt their peace.
But the Parish family faces threats lurking in the shadows that threaten their carefully crafted alliance.
Because someone is trying to take what doesn’t belong to them.
A pregnant ex with too many secrets.
Secrets tied to old bloodlines.
Whispers buried beneath decades of Syndicate power.
And enemies watching Journey and Zeke’s engagement like vultures waiting for weakness to exploit.
Ezekiel ‘Zeke’ Parish was trained to rule with logic, not emotion. Yet the moment Journey walks into his world, she becomes the one thing he cannot predict. She doesn’t fear him. Doesn’t obey him. Doesn’t break when she’s supposed to. And in a world where hesitation gets people killed, wanting her may become his greatest vulnerability.
The deeper they’re pulled into the alliance, the more dangerous the truth becomes. Because this marriage was never meant to create love. It was built to bury secrets.
And when those secrets finally surface, they won’t may not only destroy the family's standing at the altar—
They’ll start a war powerful enough to burn the entire Syndicate to the ground.
Author Note: This is part two of a dark, arranged-marriage mafia romance.
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Journey Monet ‘Gigi’ Highland was raised to survive men like Tahir Ezekiel Parish. She thrived on her mother’s daughter cold, controlled, calculating, and untouchable. As the only daughter of the Highland Syndicate, she understands exactly what this arranged marriage is––a transaction designed to stop a war before it begins.
Six weeks.
One alliance.
Two empires unwilling to allow anyone to interrupt their peace.
But the Parish family faces threats lurking in the shadows that threaten their carefully crafted alliance.
Because someone is trying to take what doesn’t belong to them.
A pregnant ex with too many secrets.
Secrets tied to old bloodlines.
Whispers buried beneath decades of Syndicate power.
And enemies watching Journey and Zeke’s engagement like vultures waiting for weakness to exploit.
Ezekiel ‘Zeke’ Parish was trained to rule with logic, not emotion. Yet the moment Journey walks into his world, she becomes the one thing he cannot predict. She doesn’t fear him. Doesn’t obey him. Doesn’t break when she’s supposed to. And in a world where hesitation gets people killed, wanting her may become his greatest vulnerability.
The deeper they’re pulled into the alliance, the more dangerous the truth becomes. Because this marriage was never meant to create love. It was built to bury secrets.
And when those secrets finally surface, they won’t may not only destroy the family's standing at the altar—
They’ll start a war powerful enough to burn the entire Syndicate to the ground.
Author Note: This is part two of a dark, arranged-marriage mafia romance.
Genre: Romantic Suspense