Masters' Admiralty Series by Mari Carr, Lila Dubois

A brutal beginning. A killer who won’t stop. A love worth dying for.While on the trail of a madman, Antonio Starabba finds something unexpected—the killer’s next victims, beaten, tortured, but alive.Rescuing Leila and Karl means letting the killer escape, and once they’re safe, Antonio is overcome with a deep need to protect them. A bond forged in pain, blood, and fear deepens to something more, something that might just be love... moreA brutal beginning. A killer who won’t stop. A love worth dying for.While on the trail of a madman, Antonio Starabba finds something unexpected—the killer’s next victims, beaten, tortured, but alive.Rescuing Leila and Karl means letting the killer escape, and once they’re safe, Antonio is overcome with a deep need to protect them. A bond forged in pain, blood, and fear deepens to something more, something that might just be love. When their wounds heal, Karl and Leila want revenge, and Antonio admits exactly who he is…and what he can do.After all, the killer is still out there, eluding capture, and he’s made it clear that his next victims will be Leila, Karl…and Antonio. less

To find a killer, they’ll have to use her as bait. World class assassin Lancelot will do anything to get the job done, including lie to his new partner, billionaire professor Hugo. But Hugo has secrets of his own, and when the mission looks like it will fail, he has no choice but to seek out a woman who has no place in their war--Sylvia. Hugo wants to protect her. Lancelot knows they need her help. Neither expects the explosive attraction between the three of them... moreTo find a killer, they’ll have to use her as bait. World class assassin Lancelot will do anything to get the job done, including lie to his new partner, billionaire professor Hugo. But Hugo has secrets of his own, and when the mission looks like it will fail, he has no choice but to seek out a woman who has no place in their war--Sylvia. Hugo wants to protect her. Lancelot knows they need her help. Neither expects the explosive attraction between the three of them. In the hunt for an enemy who will stop at nothing to bring down the Masters’ Admiralty, both men are forced to decide between completing their mission or saving the only woman they could ever love. less

An unbearable loss. A man willing to kill for her. A future they’ll never have. Brilliant, beautiful...and scarred, Nyx Kata is living on borrowed time. In a race to find the villain threatening to destroy the Masters Admiralty, Nyx is forced to face the terrifying secrets of her past. Secrets...and a man...she can no longer run from. Grigoris Violaris is a knight, who has sworn to protect Nyx at all costs. He failed her once, a mistake he won't make again... moreAn unbearable loss. A man willing to kill for her. A future they’ll never have. Brilliant, beautiful...and scarred, Nyx Kata is living on borrowed time. In a race to find the villain threatening to destroy the Masters Admiralty, Nyx is forced to face the terrifying secrets of her past. Secrets...and a man...she can no longer run from. Grigoris Violaris is a knight, who has sworn to protect Nyx at all costs. He failed her once, a mistake he won't make again. There’s no denying their chemistry or the deeper feelings they have for one another, but in the world’s most powerful secret society, arranged menage marriages aren’t created because of love. The clock is ticking as Nyx and Grigoris search for a madman. Because the threat is no longer just against the secret society. The mastermind has set his sights on them. less

Damn it! He’s a doctor, not a serial killer hunter. When a man they call the Viking walked into his clinic in rural Libya, the last thing Dr. Walt Hayden foresaw in his future was a wedding, a stalker, and a serial killer...in that order.Attending his brother’s wedding becomes the start of a journey across Europe in the company of Dr. Annalise Fischer and her bodyguard. Eric, the Viking, has a long list of enemies.. moreDamn it! He’s a doctor, not a serial killer hunter. When a man they call the Viking walked into his clinic in rural Libya, the last thing Dr. Walt Hayden foresaw in his future was a wedding, a stalker, and a serial killer...in that order.Attending his brother’s wedding becomes the start of a journey across Europe in the company of Dr. Annalise Fischer and her bodyguard. Eric, the Viking, has a long list of enemies...as does Annalise, who has attracted the attention of a dangerous stalker, a man who will stop at nothing to claim her as his own.Walt may be the only man who can help put the pieces together to identify a killer who has already claimed one of the Masters’ Admiralty’s own. And if he falls in love with a member or two of that secret society along the way, well…That love is doomed...because Walt is already promised to the Trinity Masters. less

An arranged marriage is already quite dramatic, especially with two grooms. When a bomb goes off at the wedding reception, Gabriella Torres is left wondering who exactly she just married.This might have been an assassination attempt aimed at her new husband Vincente, the security minister for Castile. Or maybe the bomb was meant for her other new husband Emiliano, a politician with dangerous enemies... moreAn arranged marriage is already quite dramatic, especially with two grooms. When a bomb goes off at the wedding reception, Gabriella Torres is left wondering who exactly she just married.This might have been an assassination attempt aimed at her new husband Vincente, the security minister for Castile. Or maybe the bomb was meant for her other new husband Emiliano, a politician with dangerous enemies.Either way, the get-to-know-you honeymoon is on hold as Gabriella, Vincente and Emiliano race against the clock to find the deadly bombers—and figure out which of them has secrets so dangerous that the bomber just might strike again. less

She spent months as a captive...until they set her free.Talya is smart and stubborn…and that’s why she’s spent two months as a prisoner to the mafia. They’ll let her go if she gives them what they want, but Talya would rather die than risk dangerous biochemical information falling into the wrong hands. And she probably will die–after all no one is coming to save her.When the mafia decides to sell her, she assumes a bad situation is only going to get worse. Until she meets her new “master”.. moreShe spent months as a captive...until they set her free.Talya is smart and stubborn…and that’s why she’s spent two months as a prisoner to the mafia. They’ll let her go if she gives them what they want, but Talya would rather die than risk dangerous biochemical information falling into the wrong hands. And she probably will die–after all no one is coming to save her.When the mafia decides to sell her, she assumes a bad situation is only going to get worse. Until she meets her new “master”...and it turns out the auction is the rescue she never dared hope for.Billionaire Henri buys her to save her. It wasn’t the most traditional rescue, but now that she’s in his home, he will do anything to help her.Milo is haunted by the fact that he saw her in chains...and had to leave her as a captive. Now that she’s safe with Henri, he should leave…but he doesn’t want to. Because he’s drawn to Talya and Henri. The betrayal of a friend strikes hard because the mafia isn’t finished with Talya. less

She fell in love, got married…and it was all a lie.They expected a mafia princess, but when Rodrigo meets the woman his father is forcing him to marry, he realizes Giada is much more than she seems. Smart and dangerous, she’s the kind of woman he could love…too bad everything he’s about to tell her is a lie.Casson knows Rodrigo is in too deep... moreShe fell in love, got married…and it was all a lie.They expected a mafia princess, but when Rodrigo meets the woman his father is forcing him to marry, he realizes Giada is much more than she seems. Smart and dangerous, she’s the kind of woman he could love…too bad everything he’s about to tell her is a lie.Casson knows Rodrigo is in too deep. Rodrigo’s undercover mission as the heir to a powerful Camorra don should have ended long ago, but now he’s engaged to the daughter of another dangerous man, and it’s Casson’s job to pull him out.There’s just one problem. Giada.She’s nothing either man expected, and everything they want. The last thing they expect is for Giada to invite both of them to her bed.As the wedding day looms closer, and enemies close in, the line between what’s real and what’s a lie becomes blurred, and Rodrigo and Casson have to decide if love is enough. And if they should tell her the truth.Unfortunately, there’s someone else waiting in the wings to make sure they never say “I do.” less