Charli Owen

Malia The title of a mafia princess has been my burden. The advantage has been me being tucked away as Daddy’s little secret. His secret weapon. I’ve been trained to kill and to lead. I enforce and uphold the expectations of The Olin Empire. A job that gave me the taste of what leading this empire would be like. The job was denied to me simply because I am a woman and passed to my younger brother. When I’m tasked with a mission to handle a growing legal problem, I’m met with the unexpected. My mission is to learn his secrets, and his is to steal my heart. Tightly woven webs are unraveling, and dark secrets are coming to light. An attraction I wasn’t prepared for makes me question everything I’ve learned. As my cold, dead heart begins to beat again, my world catches fire and burns to ash around me. Liam Kill The Omen. The only mantra I know. Darkness creeps into the corners of my vision. I’ve held onto the need for vengeance for so long is beginning to shade the light in my soul. To the normal person, I’ve followed in my father’s footsteps and joined the FBI. The reality is I became an agent to utilize the resources the bureau offers to exact my revenge. It takes one night out with my best friend when she storms into my life like the hurricane she is. While her eye is for him, I let my selfish nature take over and claim her. Only to trade one obsession for another, and I’m ready to sell my soul. She will be mine. ***This book contains a psychotic female lead with toxic tendencies. Be aware this book is violent, vulgar, and explicitly spicy. If naughty words, alpha-hole men, mentally unstable women, amongst several other things aren’t your cup of tea, then this book may not be for you! Content warning list can be found on the author's website.

DANEEL When people hear the name Dean Cantrell, it’s all hero-worship and stars-in-the-eyes. He was an idol, a mentor, a champion. A façade. A fantasy. My father, the longest reigning champion in MMA history, inspired people of all ages and from all walks of life. What they didn’t see was the drugs and gambling, the man drowning in debt so deep he couldn’t escape. Until the day he died and left me to do the drowning. The same man who, for decades, encouraged the hopes and dreams of millions around the world stole mine out from under me. After my father’s untimely death, I inherited his debt to a ruthless loan shark who held in his filthy palms not only my life but the lives of everyone I love. Which is how I ended up at Limbo, an underground fight club owned by the infamous Tanner Vasquez. A ruthless businessman, Vasquez rules his fighters with an iron fist, all to protect his business, his money, and himself from the law. Five years ago, Vasquez designated Hayes Renton as my personal trainer. A bitter man, thanks to the loss of his career as an illegal fighter, Hayes takes out his resentment on me. Then one night he learns my secret, and his mission suddenly changes from making my life a living hell to being my savior. But my battles are my own, and I’m the only one who can win this fight. Even if it costs me my life. Just like my father. HAYES It’s been five years since my career as an undefeated underground fighter went up in smoke in a single fight. My title, my legacy, gone. Just like that. “You can never fight again,” the doctors said. “One more wrong blow to the head will kill you.” Thankfully, my friend Tanner, owner of the fight club Limbo, offered me a position as a trainer, letting me keep my love for fighting alive. At least, I was thankful until he assigned me to be her trainer. Daneel Cantrell is a fireball who fights me at every turn. Reckless and mouthy. Infuriatingly impulsive. And sexy as sin. Then, one night, her secret becomes my own and I finally understand the anger and resentment behind the venomous creature the crowd calls “Ice.” She’s spent most of her life suffocating under the weight of someone else’s obligations. Learning about the personal hell D lives in because of her father’s mistakes forces me to see her as more than just a pain in my ass. And, because it does, the desire I’ve suppressed for so long has finally awakened. Even worse, I’m overcome by the need to protect her from this world she was thrown into. I will get her out of my world of criminals, sin, and death. No matter how hard she fights to front this battle alone.

MaliaRunning away from my problems has never been how I’ve approached life. With the vying ball that is meant to cement my future as a mafia princess approaching, it’s time to own up.Returning home to face my fate with my brother at my back, I’m prepared for the fight of my life.For my independence.Until I’m not.Those secrets I walked away from come crashing down around us, forcing me into hiding. Only to be accompanied by an FBI agent with a grudge against me.Liam Brenner might play dirty, but he’s no match for me.LiamI wanted answers, and The Omen dropped a bomb on me. Things I could have never imagined constructed mine and my sister’s lives until now.Now I know the truth.Everything I’ve known has been a lie, but has it? Or is the notorious criminal lying his way out of his crimes? Whatever it might be, I will find it. Even if it means hiding away with the woman who played me like a fool to get it.Only this time, I know who she is.And she won't have the chance to break me. Not if I break her first.***Please be aware of your triggers and keep your mental health safe! Check author's website for full TW/CW list.