Also By Zoe Blake
CAVALIERI BILLIONAIRE LEGACY
A Dark Enemies to Lovers Romance
Scandals of the Father
Cavalieri Billionaire Legacy, Book One
Being attracted to her wasn”t wrong… but acting on it would be.
As the patriarch of the powerful and wealthy Cavalieri family, my choices came with consequences for everyone around me.
The roots of my ancestral, billionaire-dollar winery stretch deep into the rich, Italian soil, as does our legacy for ruthlessness and scandal.
It wasn”t the fact she was half my age that made her off limits.
Nothing was off limits for me.
A wounded bird, caught in a trap not of her own making, she posed no risk to me.
My obsessive desire to possess her was the real problem.
For both of us.
But now that I”ve seen her, tasted her lips, I can”t let her go.
Whether she likes it or not, she needs my protection.
I”m doing this for her own good, yet, she fights me at every turn.
Refusing the luxury I offer, desperately trying to escape my grasp.
I need to teach her to obey before the dark rumors of my past reach her.
Ruin her.
She cannot find out what I”ve done, not before I make her mine.
Sins of the Son
Cavalieri Billionaire Legacy, Book Two
She”s hated me for years… now it”s past time to give her a reason to.
When you are a son, and one of the heirs, to the legacy of the Cavalieri name, you need to be more vicious than your enemies.
And sometimes, the lines get blurred.
Years ago, they tried to use her as a pawn in a revenge scheme against me.
Even though I cared about her, I let them treat her as if she were nothing.
I was too arrogant and self-involved to protect her then.
But I”m here now. Ready to risk my life tracking down every single one of them.
They”ll pay for what they”ve done as surely as I”ll pay for my sins against her.
Too bad it won”t be enough for her to let go of her hatred of me,
To get her to stop fighting me.
Because whether she likes it or not, I have the power, wealth, and connections to keep her by my side
And every intention of ruthlessly using all three to make her mine.
Secrets of the Brother
Cavalieri Billionaire Legacy, Book Three
We were not meant to be together… then a dark twist of fate stepped in, and we”re the ones who will pay for it.
As the eldest son and heir of the Cavalieri name, I inherit a great deal more than a billion dollar empire.
I receive a legacy of secrets, lies, and scandal.
After enduring a childhood filled with malicious rumors about my father, I have fallen prey to his very same sin.
I married a woman I didn”t love out of a false sense of family honor.
Now she has died under mysterious circumstances.
And I am left to play the widowed groom.
For no one can know the truth about my wife…
Especially her sister.
The only way to protect her from danger is to keep her close, and yet, her very nearness tortures me.
She is my sister in name only, but I have no right to desire her.
Not after what I have done.
It”s too much to hope she would understand that it was all for her.
It”s always been about her.
Only her.
I am, after all, my father”s son.
And there is nothing on this earth more ruthless than a Cavalieri man in love.
Seduction of the Patriarch
Cavalieri Billionaire Legacy, Book Four
With a single gunshot, she brings the violent secrets of my buried past into the present.
She may not have pulled the trigger, but she still has blood on her hands.
And I know some very creative ways to make her pay for it.
I am as ruthless as my Cavalieri ancestors, who forged our powerful family legacy.
But no fortune is built without spilling blood.
I earn a reputation as a dangerous man to cross… and make enemies along the way.
So to protect those I love, I hand over the mantle of patriarch to my brother and move to northern Italy.
For years, I stay in the shadows…
Then a vengeful mafia syndicate attacks my family.
Now nothing will prevent me from seeking vengeance on those responsible.
And I don’t give a damn who I hurt in the process… including her.
Whether it takes seduction, punishment, or both, I intend to manipulate her as a means to an end.
Yet, the more my little kitten shows her claws, the more I want to make her purr.
My plan is to coerce her into helping me topple the mafia syndicate, and then retreat into the shadows.
But if she keeps fighting me… I might just have to take her with me.
Scorn of the Betrothed
Cavalieri Billionaire Legacy, Book Five
A union forged in vengeance, bound by hate... and beneath it all, a twisted game of desire and deception.
In the heart of the Cavalieri family, I am the son destined for a loveless marriage.
The true legacy of my family, my birthright ties me to a woman I despise.
The daughter of the mafia boss who nearly ended my family.
She is my future wife, and I am her unwelcome groom.
The looming wedding is a beacon of hope for our families.
A promise of peace in a world fraught with danger and deception.
We were meant to be the bridge between two powerful legacies.
The only thing we share is a mutual hatred.
She is a prisoner to her families” ambitions, desperate for a way out.
My duty is to guard her, to ensure she doesn”t escape her gilded cage.
But every moment spent with her, every spark of anger, adds fuel to the growing fire of desire between us.
We”re trapped in a dangerous duel of passion and fury.
The more I try to tame her, the more she ignites me.
Hatred and desire become blurred.
Our impending marriage becomes a twisted game.
But as the wedding draws near, my suspicions grow.
My bride is not who she claims to be.
IVANOV CRIME FAMILY TRILOGY
A Dark Mafia Romance
Savage Vow
Ivanov Crime Family, Book One
Gregor Samara’s story
I took her innocence as payment.
She was far too young and na?ve to be betrothed to a monster like me.
I would bring only pain and darkness into her sheltered world.
That’s why she ran.
I should’ve just let her go…
She never asked to marry into a powerful Russian mafia family.
None of this was her choice.
Unfortunately for her, I don’t care.
I own her… and after three years of searching… I’ve found her.
My runaway bride was about to learn disobedience has consequences… punishing ones.
Having her in my arms and under my control had become an obsession.
Nothing was going to keep me from claiming her before the eyes of God and man.
She’s finally mine… and I’m never letting her go.
Vicious Oath
Ivanov Crime Family, Book One
Damien Yelena’s story
When I give an order, I expect it to be obeyed.
She’s too smart for her own good, and it’s going to get her killed.
Against my better judgement, I put her under the protection of my powerful Russian mafia family.
So imagine my anger when the little minx ran.
For three long years I’ve been on her trail, always one step behind.
Finding and claiming her had become an obsession.
It was getting harder to rein in my driving need to possess her… to own her.
But now the chase is over.
I’ve found her.
Soon she will be mine.
And I plan to make it official, even if I have to drag her kicking and screaming to the altar.
This time… there will be no escape from me.
Betrayed Honor
Ivanov Crime Family, Book One
Mikhail Nadia’s story
Her innocence was going to get her killed.
That was if I didn”t get to her first.
She”s the protected little sister of the powerful Ivanov Russian mafia family - the very definition of forbidden.
It’s always been my job, as their Head of Security, to watch over her but never to touch.
That ends today.
She disobeyed me and put herself in danger.
It was time to take her in hand.
I’m the only one who can save her and I will fight anyone who tries to stop me, including her brothers.
Honor and loyalty be damned.
She’s mine now.
RUTHLESS OBSESSION SERIES
A Dark Mafia Romance
Sweet Cruelty
Ruthless Obsession Series, Book One
Dimitri Emma’s story
It was an innocent mistake.
She knocked on the wrong door.
Mine.
If I were a better man, I would”ve just let her go.
But I”m not.
I”m a cruel bastard.
I ruthlessly claimed her virtue for my own.
It should have been enough.
But it wasn”t.
I needed more.
Craved it.
She became my obsession.
Her sweetness and purity taunted my dark soul.
The need to possess her nearly drove me mad.
A Russian arms dealer had no business pursuing a naive librarian student.
She didn”t belong in my world.
I would bring her only pain.
But it was too late…
She was mine and I was keeping her.
Sweet Depravity
Ruthless Obsession Series, Book Two
Vaska Mary’s story
The moment she opened those gorgeous red lips to tell me no, she was mine.
I was a powerful Russian arms dealer and she was an innocent schoolteacher.
If she had a choice, she’d run as far away from me as possible.
Unfortunately for her, I wasn’t giving her one.
I wasn’t just going to take her; I was going to take over her entire world.
Where she lived.
What she ate.
Where she worked.
All would be under my control.
Call it obsession.
Call it depravity.
I don’t give a damn… as long as you call her mine.
Sweet Savagery
Ruthless Obsession Series, Book Three
Ivan Dylan’s Story
I was a savage bent on claiming her as punishment for her family”s mistakes.
As a powerful Russian Arms dealer, no one steals from me and gets away with it.
She was an innocent pawn in a dangerous game.
She had no idea the package her uncle sent her from Russia contained my stolen money.
If I were a good man, I would let her return the money and leave.
If I were a gentleman, I might even let her keep some of it just for frightening her.
As I stared down at the beautiful living doll stretched out before me like a virgin sacrifice,
I thanked God for every sin and misdeed that had blackened my cold heart.
I was not a good man.
I sure as hell wasn’t a gentleman… and I had no intention of letting her go.
She was mine now.
And no one takes what”s mine.
Sweet Brutality
Ruthless Obsession Series, Book Four
Maxim Carinna’s story
The more she fights me, the more I want her.
It’s that beautiful, sassy mouth of hers.
It makes me want to push her to her knees and dominate her, like the brutal savage I am.
As a Russian Arms dealer, I should not be ruthlessly pursuing an innocent college student like her, but that would not stop me.
A twist of fate may have brought us together, but it is my twisted obsession that will hold her captive as my own treasured possession.
She is mine now.
I dare you to try and take her from me.
Sweet Ferocity
Ruthless Obsession Series, Book Five
Luka Katie’s Story
I was a mafia mercenary only hired to find her, but now I’m going to keep her.
She is a Russian mafia princess, kidnapped to be used as a pawn in a dangerous territory war.
Saving her was my job. Keeping her safe had become my obsession.
Every move she makes, I am in the shadows, watching.
I was like a feral animal: cruel, violent, and selfishly out for my own needs. Until her.
Now, I will make her mine by any means necessary.
I am her protector, but no one is going to protect her from me.
Sweet Intensity
Ruthless Obsession Series, Book Six
Antonius Brynn’s Story
She couldn”t possibly have known the danger she would be in the moment she innocently accepted the job.
She was too young for a man my age, barely in her twenties. Far too pure and untouched.
Too bad that wasn”t going to stop me.
The moment I laid eyes on her, I claimed her.
She would be mine… by any means necessary.
I owned the most elite Gambling Club in Chicago, which was a secret front for my true business as a powerful crime boss for the Russian Mafia.
And she was a fragile little bird, who had just flown straight into my open jaws.
Na?ve and sweet, she was a tasty morsel I couldn”t resist biting.
My intense drive to dominate and control her had become an obsession.
I would ruthlessly use my superior strength and connections to take over her life.
The harder she resisted, the more feral and savage I would become.
She needed to understand… she was mine now.
Mine.
Sweet Severity
Ruthless Obsession Series, Book Seven
Macarius Phoebe’s Story
Had she crashed into any other man”s car, she could have walked away—but she hit mine.
Upon seeing the bruises on her wrist, I struggled to contain my rage.
Despite her objections, I refused to allow her to leave.
Whoever hurt this innocent beauty would pay dearly.
As a Russian Mafia crime boss who owns Chicago”s most elite gambling club, I have very creative and painful methods of exacting revenge.
She seems too young and naive to be out on her own in such a dangerous world.
Needing a nanny, I decided to claim her for the role.
She might resist my severe, domineering discipline, but I won”t give her a choice in the matter.
She needs a protector, and I”d be damned if it were anyone but me.
Resisting the urge to claim her will test all my restraint.
It”s a battle I”m bound to lose.
With each day, my obsession and jealousy intensify.
It”s only a matter of time before my control snaps…and I make her mine.
Mine.
Sweet Animosity
Ruthless Obsession, Book Eight
Varlaam Amber’s Story
I never asked for an assistant, and if I had, I sure as hell wouldn”t have chosen her.
With her sharp tongue and lack of discipline, what she needs is a firm hand, not a job.
The more she tests my limits, the more tempted I am to bend her over my knee.
As a Russian Mafia boss and owner of Chicago”s most elite gambling club, I can”t afford distractions from her antics.
Or her secrets.
For I suspect, my innocent new assistant is hiding something.
And I know just how to get to the truth.
It”s high time she understands who holds the power in our relationship.
To ensure I get what I desire, I”ll keep her close, controlling her every move.
Except I am no longer after information—I want her mind, body and soul.
She underestimated the stakes of our dangerous game and now owes a heavy price.
As payment I will take her freedom.
She”s mine now.
Mine.