I went into his nightclub for a story. I left with a target on my back… and his ring on my finger. 💍
I’m Liora Hale—investigative journalist, stubborn truth-teller, and the last woman who should fall for a mafia king.
Cassian Marchesi is ink and control in a tailored suit—older, lethal, protective—and he asks before he touches. One night, one explosion, and a kill list later, I’m trapped between survival and the man everyone’s been taught to fear.
Our fake engagement is supposed to be a shield.
Our rules: no lies that make me small, no crowns in the dark, consent every step.
It should be temporary. It becomes everything.
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What you’re getting (from me, not the rumor mill)
• Mafia dark romance with an age gap and forbidden slow burn → scorching heat (consent-forward: ‘This okay?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘More?’ ‘Please.’) 🔥
• Protective, possessive antihero × investigative journalist heroine
• Romantic suspense: snipers, betrayals, evidence trails, a coin that buys more than favors
• Fake engagement, safehouse rules, rooftop stakes, public optics war
• Found family: Enzo’s quiet loyalty, interns who argue over the cheapest coffee, a deli that feeds the revolution, and a clinic that keeps the light on
• HEA guaranteed • No cheating • Standalone (series world potential)
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If you search for…
‘mafia dark romance,’ ‘age-gap forbidden romance,’ ‘protective antihero,’ '''journalist heroine,’ ‘fake engagement,’ ‘romantic suspense with HEA,’
—this is your book. One click, and you''re in my city where daylight is the only weapon that works. 🌆
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Why readers tell me they stay
Because when cameras want blood, we give them truth.
When legacy demands a body, we build a clinic.
When power says kneel, we fuse links and choose mercy.
I won’t trade my voice for love. He won’t trade his soul for a throne. We meet in the open and write our ending where everyone can see it.
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Content notes (handled with care)
Organized-crime danger, gun violence, brief on-page injuries, trauma-recovery themes. Intimate scenes are explicit, enthusiastic, and respectful. Boundaries are spoken, kept, and sexy.
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Sneak taste
I walked into his club with a counterfeit pass and a lipstick recorder.
I walked out with evidence… and a man who put down his crown to offer me links instead.
The city thinks it can script my ending. It forgot I write.
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Click ‘Buy now’ if you want a high-heat, high-stakes mafia dark romance where the antihero is dangerous to everyone but you, the heroine refuses to be small, and the happily-ever-after is earned in daylight. 🗝️
Genre: Romance
I’m Liora Hale—investigative journalist, stubborn truth-teller, and the last woman who should fall for a mafia king.
Cassian Marchesi is ink and control in a tailored suit—older, lethal, protective—and he asks before he touches. One night, one explosion, and a kill list later, I’m trapped between survival and the man everyone’s been taught to fear.
Our fake engagement is supposed to be a shield.
Our rules: no lies that make me small, no crowns in the dark, consent every step.
It should be temporary. It becomes everything.
⸻
What you’re getting (from me, not the rumor mill)
• Mafia dark romance with an age gap and forbidden slow burn → scorching heat (consent-forward: ‘This okay?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘More?’ ‘Please.’) 🔥
• Protective, possessive antihero × investigative journalist heroine
• Romantic suspense: snipers, betrayals, evidence trails, a coin that buys more than favors
• Fake engagement, safehouse rules, rooftop stakes, public optics war
• Found family: Enzo’s quiet loyalty, interns who argue over the cheapest coffee, a deli that feeds the revolution, and a clinic that keeps the light on
• HEA guaranteed • No cheating • Standalone (series world potential)
''
If you search for…
‘mafia dark romance,’ ‘age-gap forbidden romance,’ ‘protective antihero,’ '''journalist heroine,’ ‘fake engagement,’ ‘romantic suspense with HEA,’
—this is your book. One click, and you''re in my city where daylight is the only weapon that works. 🌆
⸻
Why readers tell me they stay
Because when cameras want blood, we give them truth.
When legacy demands a body, we build a clinic.
When power says kneel, we fuse links and choose mercy.
I won’t trade my voice for love. He won’t trade his soul for a throne. We meet in the open and write our ending where everyone can see it.
⸻
Content notes (handled with care)
Organized-crime danger, gun violence, brief on-page injuries, trauma-recovery themes. Intimate scenes are explicit, enthusiastic, and respectful. Boundaries are spoken, kept, and sexy.
⸻
Sneak taste
I walked into his club with a counterfeit pass and a lipstick recorder.
I walked out with evidence… and a man who put down his crown to offer me links instead.
The city thinks it can script my ending. It forgot I write.
⸻
Click ‘Buy now’ if you want a high-heat, high-stakes mafia dark romance where the antihero is dangerous to everyone but you, the heroine refuses to be small, and the happily-ever-after is earned in daylight. 🗝️
Genre: Romance
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