I gave her a baby… and she started a war. LUKA There’s been a decade of peace between our mafia families but one moment of passion could tear the whole damn truce apart. Sofia asked for my help on the night before her wedding day. She couldn’t bear the thought of marrying Gio Zappia but they never gave her a choice either. There was only one thing she could think to do; one thing that would destroy the Zappia family from the inside out. She asked me for a baby and I couldn’t say no to her. I haven’t seen her since the wedding. It’s been three years. Now, I’ve been framed for murder and the only person that can help me is her rotten husband, Gio. When I arrived at the Zappia estate, I didn’t expect to walk around the corner and see my own eyes staring back at me. I have a son… and his mother has bruises on her face. To hell with the truce. I’m not leaving here without my son. And I’m taking Sofia with me, too. No matter what. SOFIA I was adopted by the Zappia crime family when I was a child and raised in their household to be the perfect wife for the middle son, Gio. Betrothed from the age of five. I never even had a choice. Luka Lutrova has always been kind to me. He was the only man I could trust; the only one that hated the Zappia family as much as I did. I asked him for a baby and I knew from the moment my son was born that he was his. It’s been three years. My husband still has no idea and he never will. If he ever does, we’ll all end up dead. The second Luka saw our son, he claimed him. I can’t leave with him. I can’t let our secret get out. But I can’t help myself around Luka. He touches me like no man ever has and kisses me like I’m the only woman in the world. I have to think about my son. I have to stay away from Luka Lutrova. No matter what.

*Warning: This book is intended for readers 18 and Up. Strong language and explicit sexual scenes* Innocence. We’re all born with it. Navigating through life as though power, privilege, and money don’t rule the world. I’m guilty of it. I walked around, ignorantly thinking that the PITCREW, the most popular guys in high school, was where you wanted to be or who you wanted to date. They could have any girl they wanted, but they needed a challenge. They needed something to do to make their miserable existence exciting. That’s where I came in. How was I to know that the one night I willingly gave away my innocence would set off a chain of events, turning my world upside down? Now, ten years later, it’s my turn to use sex, money, and lies to take from them all that they took from me . . . and more. But the road to retribution has its twists and turns and I don’t want to make the innocent mistake of crashing. **

As a struggling waitress and part-time college student, Rose Strickland’s life is stalled in the slow lane. But when her close friend, Axton, disappears, Rose suddenly finds herself serving up more than hot coffee and flapjacks. Now she’s hashing it out with sexy bad guys and scrambling to find clues in a race to save Axton before his time runs out. With her anime-loving bestie, her septuagenarian boss, and pair of IT wise men along for the ride, Rose discovers political corruption, illegal gambling, and shady corporations. She’s gone from zero to sixty and quickly learns when you’re speeding down the fast lane, it’s easy to crash and burn.

Meet Ellie, Jas, Della, Will and Billy. They're tough. They're street-smart. They're the Crew, and they live in what they call the Ghetto - the estates round the city centre where everyone is skint and it's important to stick together. No-one has a go once you're part of a gang. Except, sometimes, the older gangs who can be really dangerous- A new, contemporary novel for today's teenagers from the author of the critically acclaimed (un)arranged marriage.