Ruthless Empire
(2025)(The sixth book in the Gallagher Crime Family series)
A novel by Ryan Stacks and S R Watson
From USA Today Bestselling Authors S.R. Watson and Ryan Stacks, comes an enemies to lovers dark mafia romance that is intense, twisted, and binge worthy.
Ruthless. Underestimated. Resilient. As the youngest son of the Gallagher family, my future was paved with salvation and redemption—the last chance at bringing honor to our surname. I was encouraged to go off to college and pursue my once childhood dream of becoming a surgeon. Only, I’m no longer a child, and those aspirations has since died with my exposure to my family’s mafia underworld.
With the wield of my blade, my best mate of ten years died at my hands. The ripple effect brought about disruption and chaos to our clan’s established plan to exact revenge for our parents’ murder. That night in my condo opened the floodgates to new problems, the biggest one being a girl named Nova who’s harboring secrets dangerous enough to topple our entire legacy and future empire.
At first glance, Nova is an unassuming college student who I once crushed on from afar. Up close, she’s a force to be reckoned with and my problem to rectify!
Nova is:
Mine to Break
Mine to Transform
Mine to Possess
Nova and I enter into a game of mutual manipulation to outwit and outmaneuver, but her performance is no match for mine.
My brothers never had plans to activate me as a member of the Gallagher clan, but as fate would have it, they no longer have a choice.
Gone are the days of hiding my true nature and the savagery I’m capable of. Only the darkness prevails, and I will bring my family absolution in its shadows.
I’m the Trojan horse nobody anticipated—the forgotten brother who will prove to be one of our clan’s biggest assets!
WARNING: 18+ only. This book contains scenes that may be triggering to some readers. Please read responsibly.
Genre: Historical Romance
Ruthless. Underestimated. Resilient. As the youngest son of the Gallagher family, my future was paved with salvation and redemption—the last chance at bringing honor to our surname. I was encouraged to go off to college and pursue my once childhood dream of becoming a surgeon. Only, I’m no longer a child, and those aspirations has since died with my exposure to my family’s mafia underworld.
With the wield of my blade, my best mate of ten years died at my hands. The ripple effect brought about disruption and chaos to our clan’s established plan to exact revenge for our parents’ murder. That night in my condo opened the floodgates to new problems, the biggest one being a girl named Nova who’s harboring secrets dangerous enough to topple our entire legacy and future empire.
At first glance, Nova is an unassuming college student who I once crushed on from afar. Up close, she’s a force to be reckoned with and my problem to rectify!
Nova is:
Mine to Break
Mine to Transform
Mine to Possess
Nova and I enter into a game of mutual manipulation to outwit and outmaneuver, but her performance is no match for mine.
My brothers never had plans to activate me as a member of the Gallagher clan, but as fate would have it, they no longer have a choice.
Gone are the days of hiding my true nature and the savagery I’m capable of. Only the darkness prevails, and I will bring my family absolution in its shadows.
I’m the Trojan horse nobody anticipated—the forgotten brother who will prove to be one of our clan’s biggest assets!
WARNING: 18+ only. This book contains scenes that may be triggering to some readers. Please read responsibly.
Genre: Historical Romance
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