Augustine Brothers Series by Natasha Knight

I’m not supposed to fall in love with my husband. It’s not part of my plan.Forgive me.Those were the first words Santos Augustine spoke to me before we sealed an unbreakable oath. A contract signed in blood binding me to him as payment for my father’s sins.Wearing the mask of legitimacy, this powerful crime family has returned to Avarice to punish those who have wronged them and take what they’ve always been denied, a place among the elite... moreI’m not supposed to fall in love with my husband. It’s not part of my plan.Forgive me.Those were the first words Santos Augustine spoke to me before we sealed an unbreakable oath. A contract signed in blood binding me to him as payment for my father’s sins.Wearing the mask of legitimacy, this powerful crime family has returned to Avarice to punish those who have wronged them and take what they’ve always been denied, a place among the elite.Forced to marry my enemy, I’m thrust into his world of secrets and betrayals.My husband is a dangerous man. And he has dangerous enemies. But it’s when I’m attacked that his fury is unleashed.It’s then I see what it means to belong to Santos Augustine.And although I know the safest place for me is in his bed, I can’t let myself fall in love with my husband.*Please note this age-gap, arranged marriage mafia romance contains references to past self-harm. less

I wasn’t supposed to fall in love with my wife. That wasn’t part of the plan. From the moment I first laid eyes on Madelena De Léon, I felt a primal urge to protect her. Keep her safe. Her father had failed her. I would not.She is innocent, and I have no business taking her to my bed. But Madelena and I are bonded. Our destinies inexplicably linked. As is our survival. My past is dark. I’ve made many enemies and betrayal runs rampant in my world... moreI wasn’t supposed to fall in love with my wife. That wasn’t part of the plan. From the moment I first laid eyes on Madelena De Léon, I felt a primal urge to protect her. Keep her safe. Her father had failed her. I would not.She is innocent, and I have no business taking her to my bed. But Madelena and I are bonded. Our destinies inexplicably linked. As is our survival. My past is dark. I’ve made many enemies and betrayal runs rampant in my world. But sometimes those closest to you are the most dangerous of all. If I was a better man, I would let her go. I know it’s the only way to keep her safe.But any goodness I had in me vanished long ago. I am a man condemned. I want what I want. And what I want is her. less