From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Giana
Darling comes the conclusion to the Anti-Heroes in Love duet, a gripping mafia
romance about the capo who will risk everything to keep the woman he loves
safe...
I am the hero no one wanted...
I was a murderer.
One of the cruelest and wealthiest men in New York City.
Dante Salvatore, capo of capos.
Yet I had one weakness.
Elena Lombardi.
Cold as ice, sharp as the edge of broken glass, and more beautiful than any
woman should have the right to be, she stormed my defenses and razed my life as
I knew it to the ground. For her, I would once again play the hero and prove
myself worthy of her unconquerable heart.
For her, I would change everything.
I could have left her to the enemies hounding me, but instead, I made the
unforgivable decision to take her with me to the old country. Now, there is no
other option. In order to keep both of us safe, Elena Lombardi must become my
wife.
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EXCERPT
His eyes pinned to mine, he bent his torso to brace both hands on my armrests,
effectively caging me into my seat.
My heart raced with a curious mixture of fear and excitement.
It was Dante’s unique charm that convinced you he might as easily kiss you as
kill you.
“Perhaps it would help if I reminded you why you gave up everything you know to
be with me,” he purred in that rich, dark voice I wanted to eat off his tongue
like dark chocolate.
I was aroused, there was no denying it. A second pulse beat between my thighs,
growing more and more insistent. My nipples were pebbled beneath my silk
camisole despite the heavy cashmere cardigan I wore over it. The airplane air
was cool, but every inch of my flesh itched with heat.
Yet, I felt nervous, awkward and almost irritated.
I wanted to play this game of seduction, but how in the world did I compete
with the raw sexual magnetism of this man?
I felt when I had spent so many years quelling every emotion.
I trusted that, the feeling.
Even if I was wary of where it would take me.
So, I sucked in a bracing breath and raised my hands to slide my fingers around
his warm neck into the short hairs at the back of his head.
“Show me,” I told him, barely above a whisper. “But I don’t need reminding. I
could never forget why I left it all behind. I could never forget you.”
A growl worked through his throat as he dipped down to capture my mouth in a
savage kiss. It was all tongue and teeth, a dance of ownership. I didn’t back
down to his possession, desperate to show him how much I wanted to possess
every inch of him too.
“Kissing you is the sweetest agony,” he murmured against my damp lips as one
big hand moved to my throat. The feel of him collaring me that way should have
been deplorable. Instead, it felt like the most exquisite necklace, one I
wanted to wear with pride forevermore. “I never want to stop kissing you at the
same time it makes me hungry for more.”
“Don’t stop,” I implored him, fisting my hands in his shirt collar so I could
tug him harder against my mouth. “Kiss me.”
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AUTHOR BIO
Giana Darling is an USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Top 40 Amazon Best
Selling Canadian romance writer who specializes in the taboo and angsty side of
love and romance. She currently lives in beautiful British Columbia where she
spends time riding on the back of her man's bike, baking pies, and reading
snuggled up with her Golden Retriever puppy, Romeo.
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