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They steal the impossible. Kill the untouchable. But loving each other might destroy them all.

The Edgeworths don't just hunt relics and unalive for a price—they're addicted to the thrill of taking jobs others call impossible. This lethal found family has survived by trusting no one outside their crew, bound together by blood and choice rather than birth. Each mercenary carries scars that made them perfect for this dark world, and each has sworn never to let anyone get close enough to hurt them again.

When a powerful cult threatens to eliminate them, these broken killers must choose between hiding behind their walls or risking everything for the only family that's ever accepted their darkness. Because the mercenaries who've survived by trusting no one are about to discover that the most dangerous magic isn't in the relics they steal—it's in finding someone worth dying for.

This is a dark romance series with an occult twist featuring morally gray mercenaries, found family bonds, enemies-to-lovers tension, and steam hot enough to melt steel. Each book follows a different crew member's journey from isolation to obsession, discovering that even the most broken hearts can heal—if they're brave enough to let the right person in.

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A Mafia princess. A morally grey protector. A fake engagement with the one man she swore to hate.

Freedom was supposed to taste like victory. For Giana Sorrentino, it tastes like loneliness — the screwed-up kind that comes from six years of having the deadliest man in Italy as her shadow.

Rodrigo Colleoni was her jailer, her obsession, and the only person who ever made her feel safe. Then he let her go, and she ran before he could change his mind.

Unfortunately, with a last name like hers, she's famous with all the wrong people. Add in an additional fortune in blood money, and she's nothing but an easy target.

When Giana is kidnapped from a sun-drenched café in Bodrum, Rodrigo tears through Turkey to get her back and then offers her a deal that puts her right back in the Colleoni world she barely escaped: another fake engagement to keep her alive.

Now they're playing husband and wife to be, while an ambitious enemy circles closer, and an occult threat rises from the shadows. With six years of buried desire threatening to burn them both alive, it will be a race to see what destroys them first: murderers or marriage. Or maybe, with the help of the deadly Edgeworth family, they might all get exactly what they deserve.

Please note this is an adult dark romance with a splash of magic. It contains graphic action scenes and spice.

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I'm an ADHD, autistic, dyslexic hot mess who believes monsters deserve their happily ever afters — probably because I've always related to the villains more than the heroes.

I write from Australia, fueled by hyperfixation, caffeine, and spite, and I've built a career out of the stories I couldn't find on shelves: dark paranormal romance with grown heroines (ages 25–45), morally grey heroes who fall first, and found families held together by loyalty, chaos, and occasionally crime.

Readers call my books comfort reads for hard times — the ones you reach for during reading slumps and 3am spirals. If you've ever been the weird goth kid, the one who roots for the monster, or the person who said “I can fix him” about a fictional villain, you are my people.

When I'm not writing, I'm probably arguing with my characters, reorganizing my TBR, or forgetting to eat because the chapter got interesting.

All my books contain: explicit spice, strong language, violence, and a guaranteed HEA. Most feature found family, banter that bites, and at least one character who would commit crimes for the people they love (or for the fun of it).

Perfect for: Readers who grew up on Buffy and Anne Rice. Neurospicy's who hyperfixate on fictional hotties. People who picked up that 'Big Gold Book' about Egypt or Greek myths when they were kids, and it changed their brain chemistry. Anyone who's looked at a morally grey villain and thought, “he just needs someone to understand him.” Fans of Sarah J. Maas, Scarlett St. Clair, and Katee Robert who want faster-paced reads with older heroines.

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