New York Rogues: Rossi Series by Quinn Marlowe

SLOANEI moved to LA to get away from the life, and I thought I’d succeeded. College, law school, and plenty of sunshine. Beaches, books… and a gun always in my purse.Because when you’re the only daughter of one of the biggest mafia Dons in the country, you don’t get to just walk away. Even when you move to the other side of the country.The problem is, you just never know when the son of your father’s enemy is going to show up… and start following you... moreSLOANEI moved to LA to get away from the life, and I thought I’d succeeded. College, law school, and plenty of sunshine. Beaches, books… and a gun always in my purse.Because when you’re the only daughter of one of the biggest mafia Dons in the country, you don’t get to just walk away. Even when you move to the other side of the country.The problem is, you just never know when the son of your father’s enemy is going to show up… and start following you.I thought I was going to have a peaceful Santa Monica Christmas. Instead, I have a new fucking shadow, and I’m constantly looking over my shoulder and trying to figure out if Joseph Rossi is here to shoot me in the back… or rekindle the friendship we destroyed five years ago.JOSEPHSanta Monica at Christmas. California in the winter. And my first business trip for the family.If I do it right, this could be the biggest deal of my career. Proof to my father—and his men—that I’m ready to move up in the organization. Start doing my own thing.But of course there’s a wrench in that plan. Of course there’s a complication.Sloane. Fucking. Brennan. My childhood best friend. The girl I’ve been in love with since I was a kid. The girl who nearly got me killed five years ago, and who I haven’t spoken to ever since.She’s not my problem. She’s trouble, and she’s going to ruin my shot at finalizing the deal my father sent me out here to negotiate.But when I realize that she’s got a shadow—some guy dogging her steps with his hand inside his coat like he’s got his finger on the trigger of a gun—I realize one more thing.She might not be my best friend anymore. I might not have any rights to her. But I’m going to be well and truly damned if I let anyone else lay a fucking finger on her.*A Very Rossi Christmas is a dark mafia romance in short story form, and includes violence and mature sexual themes. If you’re triggered by guns, sex, rape, or murder, this isn’t the series for you. less

She's my best friend from childhood. The girl I thought I loved once. And the woman who just threatened to put me in jail, courtesy of the case she's prosecuting in court. She's also now my prisoner.Sloane Brennan thought she was on top of the world. Hell, she was on top of the world. But she's also the daughter of my father's enemy, and when my father decides to kidnap her and use her as leverage against her own father, then puts me in charge of watching over her.. moreShe's my best friend from childhood. The girl I thought I loved once. And the woman who just threatened to put me in jail, courtesy of the case she's prosecuting in court. She's also now my prisoner.Sloane Brennan thought she was on top of the world. Hell, she was on top of the world. But she's also the daughter of my father's enemy, and when my father decides to kidnap her and use her as leverage against her own father, then puts me in charge of watching over her...Let's just say it puts ideas in my head. Bad, bad ideas. Ideas that I've been fantasizing about for years.After all, I'm supposed to be taking care of her while she's under the Rossi umbrella, right? And no one actually defined what that means. Right?When the plan goes awry, though, and it becomes apparent that Sloane's life is actually in danger and my feelings run a whole lot deeper than I realized, I have to recalculate my actions, and decide whether my loyalty is to the family... or the girl I've always loved.*Her Romeo is the second book of three in Sloane and Joseph's story, and is a dark mafia romance and includes violence and mature sexual themes. If you’re triggered by guns, sex, rape, or murder, this isn’t the series for you. less

When my father put me in charge of kidnapping Sloane Brennan—the girl who was once my best friend—I thought I could handle it. After all, the plan was pretty simple. Shove her into a plane, take her to Italy, hand her off to someone else.Ignore the things she made me feel every time we got too close to each other. Ignore the spark that had my body humming with hot, throbbing need for her. Ignore the burning desire to make her mine and murder anyone else who even thought about getting too close... moreWhen my father put me in charge of kidnapping Sloane Brennan—the girl who was once my best friend—I thought I could handle it. After all, the plan was pretty simple. Shove her into a plane, take her to Italy, hand her off to someone else.Ignore the things she made me feel every time we got too close to each other. Ignore the spark that had my body humming with hot, throbbing need for her. Ignore the burning desire to make her mine and murder anyone else who even thought about getting too close.No problem.But I didn’t count on the mission getting complicated. I didn’t count on the man who was supposed to hold Sloane taking another contract and deciding he didn’t need Sloane alive after all.Now we’re running from the man my father told me to trust, and heading for a city where we’re going to be the hunted. I turned on my family’s contact. Sloane still has a price on her head.Our only allies are each other, and I don’t know if I can get us out of this one. I don’t even know if I can contact my family—or who the hell is hunting us.I don’t know anything except that I won’t let them have Sloane. Not even if it costs me my life.I never thought I’d be calling her my partner in crime again, and I sure as hell didn’t count on having to play hero. But here we are.And this time, I’m playing for keeps. less

Penny Lane. My lawyer's sister, and a girl I've rarely even talked to in person. Best friend to my brother's wife.Good girl in every way, from her blond ringlets to her rosebud mouth.And my new assistant.I don't know why she's here or what made her think accepting the job was a good idea, but from the moment she walks into the office, I know two things: First, I don't trust her. She's a terrible liar, and she's definitely up to something, though I don't know what... morePenny Lane. My lawyer's sister, and a girl I've rarely even talked to in person. Best friend to my brother's wife.Good girl in every way, from her blond ringlets to her rosebud mouth.And my new assistant.I don't know why she's here or what made her think accepting the job was a good idea, but from the moment she walks into the office, I know two things: First, I don't trust her. She's a terrible liar, and she's definitely up to something, though I don't know what.Second: She's getting under my skin in a way no woman ever has. And by 'under my skin,' I mean making me think of every single thing I could to wipe that good-girl shine right off her. Every place I could take her, every word I could whisper as I...If only I trusted her. If only she wasn't my lawyer's sister and my sister-in-law's best friend. Because I don't touch girls with connections like that. I don't touch girls who look like they should be sucking on lollipops and chewing bubble gum. I definitely don't touch girls who are younger than me.Of course, I made that rule before Penny Lane walked into my office and accepted the job I was throwing at her feet.Her Target is a swoonworthy romantic adventure that features enemies to lovers, a girl who doesn't know what the hell she's doing and a guy who knows exactly who and what he is, spying, intrigue, hi jinks, kidnapping, guns, and plenty of sexual tension, and is the first in the Penny and Michael duology of Mafia Rogues. less

An investigation she didn't want. A weakness he didn't need. And an alliance that will rock them both to the core.