Cruel Saints (The Saints Series)

From USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Michelle Heard comes a new standalone, full-length Arranged Marriage Mafia Romance novel.Alliances are made. Loyalty is owned. Love is taken.Little did I know my love and freedom would be taken to form a new alliance.Brutal, possessive, and dangerous, Lucian is feared by all. Including myself.When his father is assassinated, Lucian takes his rightful place as head of the Cotroni family. They rule the Mafia with an iron fist, and he’s set his sights on my family.Until now, we’ve been the only threat, but when a new one emerges, my father is forced to arrange a marriage between Lucian and myself.He might be handsome but he’s not the kind of man who loves. He takes what he wants and right now, it’s my body.I might belong to him in name, but the question remains – will our union be consummated in blood or love?STANDALONE: An Arranged Marriage Mafia Romance full-length novel.WARNING: 18+ only. Please read responsibly. THIS NOVEL CONTAINS TRIGGERING CONTENT.SyndicatesCharacter list & what do they do...(Not all characters are mentioned in every book.)ASSASSINSBusiness: Gun For Hire (Tracking, Killing & Disposing)Koslov Family – Alexei & Carson KoslovBRATVABusiness: Drugs, Arms & BootleggingAulov Family – Sergei AulovNicollaj Family – Marko NicollajIvanov Family – Yuri IvanovCARTELSBusiness: Drugs & Human TraffickingTerrero Family – Sonia ‘Queen of Terror’ & Gabriella ‘Princess of Terror’ TerreroCUSTODIANSBusiness: Elite Personal Protection & Protection TaxVetrov Family – Demitri & Damien VetrovMAFIABusiness: Gun-running, Arms dealers & DrugsCotroni Family – Luca & Lucian CotroniLucas Family – Valentino & Elena LucasCabello Family – Nicholas ‘Nick’ CabelloSMUGGLERSBusiness: Theft & Illicit TradeHayes & Koslov – Tristan Hayes & Alexei KoslovHemsley Family – Winter Hemsley (Blood Princess)Blanco Family – Vince Blanco Deceased.Yung Family – Kim “Jack” Yung (Jack of all trades)Family Tree Lucian Cotroni↓Luca CotroniFather Family Business: Mafia/Arms/Drugs/BootleggingMother: Dorothy Cotroni (Deceased)Aunt: Ursula Brunetti Elena Lucas↓Valentino (Tino) LucasFather Family Business: Mafia/ArmsMother: Eva Lucas (Status Unknown)Personal Guard: Dante Capone