Carfano Crime Family Series by Rebecca Gannon

Tessa Every week he sits at the same table, half in the shadows, watching me. Raw power rolls off of him in waves, and because of him, I dance better than I ever have before. I only know him as A, the simple signature he uses on every note left for me at the end of each show. But I want to know more. I want to know if his eyes are as dark as they feel, and I want to know if his touch will burn as much as his gaze promises it will... moreTessa Every week he sits at the same table, half in the shadows, watching me. Raw power rolls off of him in waves, and because of him, I dance better than I ever have before. I only know him as A, the simple signature he uses on every note left for me at the end of each show. But I want to know more. I want to know if his eyes are as dark as they feel, and I want to know if his touch will burn as much as his gaze promises it will. He keeps his distance, though, until the night I need saving, and I’m swept away to his castle in the sky. The moment I lock eyes with him, I feel my world tilt. He brings out a part of me I’ve kept hidden away, but so desperately need to be. I know I should run in the opposite direction when I find out who he is, but I take a step closer instead. And even when I try to run, he has other plans. Alec Carfano isn’t a man to let what’s his go easily, and there’s no question that I’m his. Alec Tessa Lyons is mine.She became my obsession the moment I saw her.There’s a darkness in her that matches my own, hiding just below her cover of innocence. It calls to me, begging me to coax it out of her so she can join me in the shadows where I live.I stayed away as long as I could, not wanting the evils of my world to touch her. But when the evils of hers dares to, I use the opportunity to finally take her. And now that I have her, I refuse to let her go. She doesn’t know who I am or what I’m capable of, but she’ll soon find out just how far I’ll go to keep her safe. No matter the cost, I’ll do anything to protect her. Nothing will stop me from keeping the one thing in my life that makes me feel anything good. less

Abrianna Leo Carfano was my everything. Until I woke up one day and he was gone, leaving me with three parting words written on a piece of paper that have haunted me for the past five years.But even after all this time, the pain in my chest is still as prominent as ever, and there isn’t a day that goes by without him invading my mind.He’s my walking nightmare... moreAbrianna Leo Carfano was my everything. Until I woke up one day and he was gone, leaving me with three parting words written on a piece of paper that have haunted me for the past five years.But even after all this time, the pain in my chest is still as prominent as ever, and there isn’t a day that goes by without him invading my mind.He’s my walking nightmare.When my eyes meet his hard stare again in the last place I expect to see him, he makes me question everything I thought I knew about why he left. He seeks absolution in his confessions, and although they break me further, I can’t help but see the truth that’s laced in everything he does and says.I’m his. Always.Which is why he’s the only one I trust when everything I thought I knew about my life is a lie. Leo Abrianna Fleming was the light in my dark world.An angel I never deserved.I wanted to give her forever, but she was never mine to keep. When it was time for me to step up and claim the throne I was born to rule, I did the only thing I knew would keep her safe and alive. Dragging her into my world would make her the number one target of my enemies, but after five years of depriving myself of her, one look into her eyes has me forgetting any plan I thought I had. Because I’ll be damned if I give her up a second time.Being together has the potential to destroy the both of us and the family names we bear, but Abrianna is mine, and I’ll eliminate anyone who tries to hurt or take her away from me. less

Angela I've been a captive my entire life behind the walls of my family’s making.And while the walls have kept me in, they didn’t keep the monsters out.Under a constant watchful eye, I have no choice in anything, my path already carved out for me the moment I entered this world.Until the night my door is kicked down, and I’m dragged away from the only life I’ve known by a man who simultaneously sends a chill down my spine in fear and makes my heart race for a completely different reason... moreAngela I've been a captive my entire life behind the walls of my family’s making.And while the walls have kept me in, they didn’t keep the monsters out.Under a constant watchful eye, I have no choice in anything, my path already carved out for me the moment I entered this world.Until the night my door is kicked down, and I’m dragged away from the only life I’ve known by a man who simultaneously sends a chill down my spine in fear and makes my heart race for a completely different reason.Luca CarfanoAll I’ve ever known from men like Luca is betrayal, but I can’t help wanting him when he lets me see beneath his hard, emotionless exterior.He may have taken me out of one cage and put me in another, but Luca has a way of keeping the monsters away that makes me want to stay his little bird even when he sets me free. Luca The mission was clear – get in and get out.We were there for the man who had our father killed, not her.But when I found her locked in her room, I decided to take her too.Angela CicarielloAs the daughter of our enemy, she wasn’t supposed to be anything other than leverage, but it turns out she wants her father to suffer as much as we do. And when I see the pain behind her eyes, I’m determined to know why.Unravelling her isn’t easy, but I’ve never backed down from a challenge, and I’ve never wanted someone more.Angela is mine to protect now, and I’ll see to it that she’s free from the nightmares that have haunted her for years. less

Dante They call me The Executioner. I’m feared by everyone.Except her. At least, not anymore.Katarina Carfano. I was never supposed to want her.Her father took me in when I was thirteen and turned me into the ruthless man I am today. He told me to stay away from his daughter, but she’s the only reason I’m still here. I live for her. I breathe for her. I do what I do for the family for her. Because with every piece of scum I rid this world of, it’s one less that has the potential to hurt her... moreDante They call me The Executioner. I’m feared by everyone.Except her. At least, not anymore.Katarina Carfano. I was never supposed to want her.Her father took me in when I was thirteen and turned me into the ruthless man I am today. He told me to stay away from his daughter, but she’s the only reason I’m still here. I live for her. I breathe for her. I do what I do for the family for her. Because with every piece of scum I rid this world of, it’s one less that has the potential to hurt her. Being with Katarina means going against the only people I can remotely come close to calling family, but I set our fate in motion years ago, and I’ll keep doing whatever is needed to make sure she’s safe.And mine. Katarina My father brought Dante Salerno into our home a battered and broken kid.He terrified me. But as the years went on, that fear eventually turned into curiosity, which then morphed into something so much more. A deep-seated need took root inside of me with every lingering look and brush of a touch we’d share when no one was watching.I knew nothing could ever come of it, though. I’ve known my role in the family since I was fifteen and my father told me I was meant to marry the man of his choosing. I was meant to be a bargaining chip in a business deal and nothing more. And while he was killed before that could happen, my brother who took his place as the head of the family thinks I’m still going to play that role for him.What my brother doesn’t realize is that I’m no longer a scared or timid teenager, and there’s no way I’m going down without a fight or without knowing what being Dante’s truly feels like. less

Vinny Carfano is determined to show me that his last name doesn’t mean he’s a bad man, and I’m determined not to listen.Until he gives me no choice…Ever since my mom got remarried a few years ago, it’s felt like it’s been just my nonno and I against the world. I’d do anything for the man that helped raise me, including putting my senior year of college on hold for a semester to help him run the deli he’s owned for the past forty years... moreVinny Carfano is determined to show me that his last name doesn’t mean he’s a bad man, and I’m determined not to listen.Until he gives me no choice…Ever since my mom got remarried a few years ago, it’s felt like it’s been just my nonno and I against the world. I’d do anything for the man that helped raise me, including putting my senior year of college on hold for a semester to help him run the deli he’s owned for the past forty years.But even when he recovers and I’m back at school, I still check on him every day, and he repays me by pushing me back out the door, telling me I need to stop hovering and go out and have some fun again.Of course, I don't think he knew that night would flip both of our lives upside down.It was the night I met him.Vinny Carfano.He tells me his name and I know I need to walk away. Nothing good can come from being with a Carfano. But he doesn’t make it easy with his charming smile and eyes that hold promises I want him to make good on.From that night onward, he’s there at every turn, inserting himself into my life and fixing problems I don’t need him to fix. And when I tell him that, he just doubles down, liking how I react when I’m mad at him too much.Probably because it involves my lips on his.It’s why he continues to raise the bar on his crazy gestures, until he goes a step too far and I get my revenge the only way I think he’ll listen. Of course, I didn't account for him taking the opportunity to blackmail me into both accepting his help and to go out with him.He’s relentless.And I think he knows I secretly love it. less

Nico Carfano walked back into my life at the worst possible moment. Or, perhaps the best possible moment if I wasn't so stubborn...Cassandra f*cking Connelly is my fantasy girl I let walk away.I promised her a weekend of fun, nothing more, but that was before I found out how addictive she was... moreNico Carfano walked back into my life at the worst possible moment. Or, perhaps the best possible moment if I wasn't so stubborn...Cassandra f*cking Connelly is my fantasy girl I let walk away.I promised her a weekend of fun, nothing more, but that was before I found out how addictive she was.It was easier to keep my distance when I was in New York, but when I have to go back to Atlantic City, it takes every ounce of strength I have to not show up at her door so I can remind her how good we were.I thought I’d be safe going out with my cousins while they’re in town, since the last place I expected to find her was on stage, dancing in my family’s club. But there she was.Even with her back to me, I know it’s her.I know how her body moves because I spent three days memorizing it.I know the exact shade of her red hair because I saw it splayed out on my pillows and had it wrapped around my fist every chance I got.I know the script of her tattoo on the back of her thigh because I spent hours tracing it, trying to decipher the language.She shouldn’t be here.I’m the one the family relies on to always be in control of my emotions. But if anything is going to make me lose that, it’s everyone getting to see what should be mine, and mine alone, put on a show that has me ready to spill blood.Cassie just stepped into my world, and I make the rules here.She keeps her heart guarded and her secrets buried deep. She doesn’t want me meddling in her life, and made it clear she doesn’t want my help even when I know she needs it.Despite trying to hold me at a distance, she keeps taking steps towards me, only to take three back when she realizes how close she’s getting.But I'll win this war.There's no other option. less

When it came to Mia Carfano, all it took was a single look and I was done. Gone. Obsessed.And no matter what I had to do, she was going to be mine…I was going to start living my life for myself for once, but he had other plans.Santino Antonucci.My family needs to make a deal with his, and as the head of the Antonucci family, the only way Santino will agree to help is if I marry him.I’ve never met him.I don’t even know what he looks like... moreWhen it came to Mia Carfano, all it took was a single look and I was done. Gone. Obsessed.And no matter what I had to do, she was going to be mine…I was going to start living my life for myself for once, but he had other plans.Santino Antonucci.My family needs to make a deal with his, and as the head of the Antonucci family, the only way Santino will agree to help is if I marry him.I’ve never met him.I don’t even know what he looks like.All I know is that he’s fourteen years older than me, he was supposed to marry my cousin last year, and after he saw me at another cousin’s wedding a few months ago, he decided he had to have me.If he thinks I’m flattered by that, I’m not.I’m only marrying Santino because my family needs this deal with him to go through, and just because I’m agreeing to the marriage, it doesn’t mean I’m agreeing to give him any part of me.Santino Antonucci is an arrogant a**hole who thinks he can have me simply because he wants me, but he’ll soon learn I’m not someone he can easily manipulate.But then a mistaken encounter leaves us both wanting more, and while he says he won’t touch me again until I beg him to, from the moment we say ‘I do’, he’s the one that’s doing all the begging.And I have to admit, I like seeing him on his knees.I went into this arrangement with a plan. With rules. But Santino wasn’t a man I could’ve prepared for. I thought when he slid that ring on my finger it’d be a prison sentence and I’d spend the next few years finding every which way to escape. But with each day that passes, I find myself losing my will to break free from the life we’re creating together.Of course, so long as the enemy lurking in the shadows doesn’t rip my new life from me before I have the chance to finally be happy. less