Heart of Thornes Series by Leo Rivers

I've always been the responsible twin. My brother's always been the reckless one. But now the mafia boss he pissed off doesn't care that he's taken the wrong twin…After my twin flees from the mafia, everyone in the underworld is after the bounty on his head. Including Zane Thorne. Ruthless, powerful, and domineering, he runs the city. If he can't find my brother, he'll take me instead. But as the days pass, I start to see through Zane's shields. I'm torn between loyalty and love... moreI've always been the responsible twin. My brother's always been the reckless one. But now the mafia boss he pissed off doesn't care that he's taken the wrong twin…After my twin flees from the mafia, everyone in the underworld is after the bounty on his head. Including Zane Thorne. Ruthless, powerful, and domineering, he runs the city. If he can't find my brother, he'll take me instead. But as the days pass, I start to see through Zane's shields. I'm torn between loyalty and love. The need to protect my brother… and the desire to find out what caused the darkness in Zane's eyes. His to Own is a high heat gay mafia romance novella with a HEA. It's part of the Heart of Thornes series, but can be read as a standalone. less

I'd do anything to provide for what's left of my family. Even if it means making the most dangerous decision of my life. To keep my little sister from going into the system, I'm desperate for money. I take the I sign up as a gay sugar baby, trying to cash in my innocence. It's not like it's doing me any good, anyway. 'Stressed-out nerdy virgin' isn't exactly anyone's hottest fantasy... moreI'd do anything to provide for what's left of my family. Even if it means making the most dangerous decision of my life. To keep my little sister from going into the system, I'm desperate for money. I take the I sign up as a gay sugar baby, trying to cash in my innocence. It's not like it's doing me any good, anyway. 'Stressed-out nerdy virgin' isn't exactly anyone's hottest fantasy. But my first date takes an unexpected turn when a mafia enforcer kicks in the door and kills my client in front of me. Dante is a dangerous hitman, a killer. He should kill me for being a witness. But when he sees my desperate situation, something unexpected happens. Dante is older, confident, powerful -- everything I'm not. And that innocence? He wants to take it himself. His to Own is a steamy gay first-time age-gap opposites-attract mafia romance novella, with a HEA and no cheating. It's part of the Heart of Thornes series, but can be read as a standalone. less