Bøger udgivet af Bethany-Kris

Demyan and Ana have lived in privilege and protection as the children of Anton and Viviana Avdonin. With a Russian mob boss for a father and a mafia queen for a mother, they've got big shoes to fill. Love and life are messy games to play, especially when you're new at it. An attack on one Avdonin will leave the family stunned and hurting. Their retribution is brutal, but the repercussions for their revenge will be even more devastating. Because when blood is spilled in their world, more must fall, too. No one is safe. They have always been formidable-unstoppable. But they are not bulletproof. Giving all of your heart to one person means running the risk of losing it when life comes crashing down. A happily ever after is just beyond their grasps. One will get theirs. And the other won't. A Russian Guns Novella, Prequel to ShatteredWarning: Possible triggers and scenes of violence. Demyan & Ana can be read as a standalone in the series.

Giovanni Marcello lives life by his own terms and has no intention of changing. As a Capo and the son of a mob boss, he knows what is and is not acceptable conduct. That doesn't stop him from doing whatever he wants, whenever he wants to do it. The one thing he would never do is disobey the principles of La Cosa Nostra. That is, until he spends a night with a beautiful stranger.He'll break every rule for her.Kim Abella has made some mistakes-no doubt about it. She's paying for them by a forced marriage she doesn't want to a man who suffocates her with his demands and abuse. After everything, she knew better than to get mixed up with another family, especially their youngest son. Then again, when she's with him, he reminds her of who she is beneath the control that's slowly killing her.She just can't leave him alone.Being spoken for by a made man means Kim is off-limits, but Giovanni doesn't play nice when it comes to taking what should be his. The only thing that might save them both from a bullet and a makeshift grave for what they've done are the very same rules they already broke.Sometimes, love has to start out a little filthy.

Dante Marcello's life has been a carefully planned event as an heir to a Cosa Nostra throne. For as long as he can remember, he's had one goal in mind, and that's becoming the Don. With his father ready to step down, it's Dante's turn to step up. But without a wife at his side, his seat as the boss is on shaky ground. Until she shows up with an offer he wants to refuse, but can't. With her, he's got everything to gain. Catrina Danzi is known for her angel face and a predator's grace. For over a decade, she's worked as a successful Queen Pin dealing with a repertoire of clientele who can't afford a scandal. That's why they ask for her and why they call her Queen. Marrying Dante Marcello means giving up the business and status she loves in order to gain protection she can't provide on her own, but she no longer has a choice. Without him, she's got everything to lose. The rules for their arrangement are simple: no intimacy, no emotions. Dante isn't looking for love and Catrina doesn't need attachments. In the end, life has a way of breaking down walls when you least expect it to, and once love gets in, there's no bleeding it out. Together, they make a formidable team the Commission won't be able to ignore. Catrina's secret of what she's kept safe will put the entire Marcello family in danger when it finally catches up with her. The Marcellos have yet to be beaten, and they're not about to start bowing down now. Even the most beautiful things are a little filthy.

In the mess of love and life, nothing and no one is left untouched. After everything the Russian mob boss Anton Avdonin has done to keep his family safe from the dangers of the world surrounding them, he never thought it would come down to this. The officials are knocking, the charges are piling, his wife is hurting, and they're facing a fate he never thought to consider. He didn't just make one mistake ... no, he made many. It's time to answer for them all. Viviana "Vine" Avdonin is stuck watching the life she adores crumble around her. Bad decisions have led to terrible consequences in more ways than one. She doesn't have time to recover from one devastating tragedy that leaves her shattered before the next one is crushing down, too. Saving her husband from a life sentence might be the easiest thing she has to do when her own misdeeds are staring her in the face.Together, Anton and Viviana have survived more than once, but this path will be by far, the hardest they've ever walked. Sometimes they have to walk it alone ... because forgiveness isn't always black and white and love can be blurred by pain. With the blissful ignorance gone and the blinders removed, how much of themselves will they have to sacrifice to come out on top one last time?When everyone has a score to settle, it's hard to notice the person causing the most heartache is the one staring back in the mirror. Final installment to The Russian GunsSequel to The Life*Please Note: The Score is not a standalone title. The first books in The Russian Guns series (The Arrangement, followed by The Life) should be read first. This novel is intended for adults. Explicit sexual encounters and scenes of violence.*

"Don't fall in love with me. I ruin beautiful things."Love made him this way, but life makes him stay.Life doesn't give a redo. There's no rewind or pause button to take you back or stop time. Once something happens, it happened. The most tragic of those times in his life, the ones he wouldn't get back and the moments he could never fix, reminded Demyan Avdonin of a bullet meeting glass.The impact of the bullet doesn't break the glass into pieces, but instead, leaves behind a single hole surrounded by a spider web of cracks. Fragile cracks that, when handled with the utmost care, would splinter into shards of what used to be.Demyan thought he had been broken beyond repair once, four long years ago.He was wrong.She touched the glass, unknowing of the cracks holding him together. These are the broken pieces of a shattered man and the woman who made him live.Life made him this way, but love makes him stay.***The Final Russian Guns NovelPlease Note: Shattered can be read as a standalone title in the series but Demyan & Ana should be read first for full effect. This novel contains graphic scenes of violence and sexual situations that are not intended for those under the age of 18.

Antony Marcello didn't break the rules. Not the ones that mattered, anyway. In the world of La Cosa Nostra, justice was served with a single word and a bullet, not a courthouse and a judge. When he was told to jump, there was only one appropriate response: How high, Boss? Some rules are worth bending. La famiglia has been Antony's goal for longer than he cares to remember. Getting his button is everything alongside family, honor, God, and loyalty. Meeting Cecelia Catrolli puts what he thought he knew upside down as the mafia, friendship, secrets and love carry him through life. Nothing is ever easy. Some rules are worth the killing. When Cosa Nostra, the one thing he has always known and trusted, takes away his best friend, leaving Antony to pick up the pieces, he'll have to decide if the rules are finally worth breaking. He didn't start out as the boss, he began as just Antony. Sometimes, you have to learn how to be filthy. A Filthy Marcellos Prequel

Fresh out of prison after serving a three-year sentence, Johnathan Marcello wants to get back to normal business as a mafia capo. The rules set out for him are clear-keep out of trouble, maintain a low profile, and stay stable. But a chance encounter with a woman from a rival mafia family puts him right back on shaky ground. Hate. Love.*Siena Calabrese's life revolved around cooking numbers and scrubbing books clean until Johnathan rolled through her life like a hurricane. A woman is only useful to men in the mafia, if she isn't totally useless. If she does what they want, then she can maintain the illusion of freedom. But how much is she willing to risk, how far will she go, for the man with secrets that sets her heart on fire?Betrayal. Loyalty. New York's streets won't be the same. A war is coming. *Note: John + Siena: The Complete Duet features the full-length novels Loyalty and Disgrace, as well as the companion novella, John + Siena: Extended.

The streets of Toronto are controlled by a crime family like no other ... Decadently wealthy, loyal only to their blood and name, and unchallenged in the business of la famiglia, meet the Guzzis. Five brothers, each a bit more dangerous and tempting than the last, take what they want without question. Every single time. They live by the oath. Love first. Duty second. And they'll kill for it, too. The Guzzi Legacy: Vol 2 includes the full-length novels Beni, Bene, and Marcus. The books are best enjoyed in order.

The streets of Toronto are controlled by a crime family like no other ...Decadently wealthy, loyal only to their blood and name, and unchallenged in the business of la famiglia, meet the Guzzis.Five brothers, each a bit more dangerous and tempting than the last, take what they want without question. Every single time.They live by the oath.Love first.Duty second.And they'll kill for it, too.The Guzzi Legacy: Vol 1 includes the full-length duet novels, Corrado and Alessio, and the standalone novel, Chris. The books are best enjoyed in order.

They're not star-crossed-they're impossible. Bought and soon-to-be delivered, Emma Sorrento will be the next wife of a New York Don decades her senior. Not by choice, but as a mafia princess-was there ever one? But the soul-black eyes of the man tasked with ensuring her safe arrival to the wedding of her nightmares tempts her like no other. In the worst possible way. Calisto Donati. He's entirely forbidden. The nephew of the man she's supposed to marry. And just a touch from him could get her killed. Is it worth it? Now Emma has two problems. Saving herself from a marriage to a man she doesn't want, and not falling in love with the one she does. NOTE: The Donati Bloodlines trilogy includes THREE parts that should be read in order-part one and two end on a cliffhanger, and part three is a HEA.

The crime boss and the hustling queen are back for one last goodbye ...Cross and Catherine watch as their kids grow up, and everything changes again. Life is still as busy as it ever was for these two, and their family. Cece and Nazio are trying to figure this life thing out. From toddling babies to wedding bells, everything they've ever wanted is already at their fingertips. Go behind the scenes and beyond the final chapter of the Cross + Catherine series in The Companion to find never-before-seen POVs, deleted scenes, future outtakes, and short stories-all requested by readers. Each snapshot is written in short-story form, and meant to be enjoyed as individual pieces by the readers of the Cross + Catherine series. It is not standalone, and is not intended to be read as one.