Trina Hathaway is a waitress in a Las Vegas strip joint who spends a romantic evening with a good looking hunk she met at the club. Hoping to see him again, but not disappointed when she doesn’t, she goes on with her life. But a week later, when she interviews for a job at the renowned PaLargio Hotel and Casino on the Vegas Strip, and discovers that the owner of the hotel is the man she had slept with, a man who very much wishes to rekindle what they had captured that passionate night, her entire life spirals into a new and dramatic world where family ties and ever-increasing violence ropes them in. Reno Gabrini is a man’s man who knew, the first time he spent an evening with her, that Trina was the woman for him. But he soon discovers that capturing her heart is not going to be as easy as ordering his minions around, especially with his mob connections that keeps their romance in a constant state of uncertainty. But his love for Trina makes him bound and determined to do all he can to keep her, even if it means forsaking all others. In an interracial romance that tests the very essence of love, Reno and Trina discovers that there are no easy answers, and no perfect endings, but that their love and devotion to each other can help them find the way.

Romancing the Mob Boss (The Reno Gabrini/Mob Boss Series)

Literature & Fiction

Monroe, Mallory

United States

Austin Brook Publishing

In an interracial romance that tests the boundaries of love, Shay Cooper is a young woman soon to begin her career as a magazine publisher when she spends a thunderous night with hunky millionaire Matty Driscoll. Although it was supposed to be a one-night affair, and both accepted it as such, Shay finds herself in a bind and Matty comes to her rescue. Soon, she is unable to stop thinking about the man who would become her first and only love. Matty Driscoll has had his share of women, but when he spends a stormy night with Shay, he soon discovers that this young innocent is able to rock his world in ways that no other woman can. Matty and Shay find themselves drawn to each other in such a powerful, dynamic way that it overtakes them both. At first they believe it is their wonderful sexual connection that keeps them unable to get enough of each other, but then they quickly realize that it is their emotional connection, their love and concern for each other, that turns out to be their real attraction. But just when they are about to take their relationship to that next level, Matty’s ex-girlfriend enters the picture with devastating news that forever changes the entire trajectory of their lives. And Shay has a secret too: she’s pregnant with Matty’s child. But the news he receives from his ex makes it impossible for her to reveal that truth to him. Years later, when Shay’s magazine is in danger of going under and she is in need of a backer, Matty reenters her life to help her professionally. But when he finds out he has a son, and his son is in dire trouble, he is ready to move heaven and earth to have his son, and Shay, with him forever. But time changes things, and only time will tell if Matty and Shay’s love is enough to withstand the drama, the obstacles, thrown in their path.

Romancing Her Protector

Reno and Trina are back, but this time the hounds of hell are on their trail.  Their marriage isn’t a day old before Reno’s enemies conspire against him and end up targeting his own wife.  Reno, a man of honor who never starts a fight but will always finish one, refuse to let anyone get away with disrespecting him.  He fights back, but he doesn’t even know who the enemy is anymore.  And he soon discovers that protecting his wife isn’t going to be as simple as keeping her under his thumb.    Trina, too, is concerned by the tumultuousness of their lifestyle as Reno’s overly protective, Alpha-male behavior becomes almost unbearable for her.  She, too, fights back, but she discovers that taming Reno isn’t going to be as simple as doing it her way.  Both are determined to make their brand new marriage work, but the odds begin to stack against them.    But when Reno finds out he has a son he has never met, and his son is being used as a pawn by his enemies, the game changes again.  And Reno and Trina begins to discover that not only is their way of life under attack, but their very love for each other as well.

Mob Boss 2: The Heart of the Matter (The Reno Gabrini/Mob Boss Series)

Genre Fiction

Dutch and Gina are back.    Dutch is now in his second term as president, and Gina is his brand new First Lady.  And only one month after the inauguration, their honeymoon is over.    Dutch has to deal with crisis after crisis that often questions his ability to lead, while Gina has to deal with a doubtful press that refuses to accept her as First Lady.  She is criticized about everything, from her dress style to her beliefs in social justice to her devotion to her husband.  She often finds herself in confrontations she never asked for, but also never backs down from.  It is Dutch, however, who refuses to allow anyone to disrespect her.  But when women from Dutch’s past make accusations that rock his presidency to its core, creating a maelstrom of unrelenting, nasty attacks the interracial couple had never dreamed they’d encounter, they find themselves caught in a whirlwind that pushes their relationship near the breaking point.  And that forces them to question if their love and devotion are enough.

The President's Girlfriend 2: His Women and His Wife (The President's Girlfriend Series)

President Walter “Dutch” Harber and his African-American wife Gina thought the birth of their child and the exposure of those seeking to bring their marriage to its knees would have meant blissful times ahead for the interracial couple. But they quickly discover that their enemies have other plans, and blissfulness is the last thing they are about to experience. It all begins when the couple refuses to parade their child in front of cameras or release any photos in a concerted effort to keep him out of the limelight. A scandal erupts where Dutch’s paternity is called into question and where Gina is accused of not only engaging in illicit affairs inside the White House, but of criminal wrongdoing as well. Their marriage, once rock solid, begins to feel the strain of too many battles, too many lies and innuendo, too many people seeking to tear apart a couple that refuses to play political games or live by anybody else’s compass. And when the bombardment becomes too much, when Gina is castigated for simply being herself and is hauled before Congress to give answer to scurrilous attacks on her character, Dutch takes matters into his own hands. And when all is said and done, none of them, not Dutch, not Gina, not even their baby boy, will ever be the same again. In the third installment of the President’s Girlfriend series, the strong-willed couple is confronted by enemies from within and without that not only strains their marriage to the breaking point, but causes their own child to get caught in the blowback.

Dutch and Gina: A Scandal Is Born (The President's Girlfriend Series)

Liz Morgan, the director of an inner city youth center, is splashed by a speeding limo. To her shock, the man in the limo, Jason Rascone, is the same man she spent a tumultuous, sex-charged night with nearly a decade ago. Not only is he still that gorgeous, Alpha-Male hunk they called Bulldog Rascone, but he is also the mayor of their Florida city and a man many women would love to hold. Liz has had too many disappointments in her life to want to go down yet another dead end street with yet another bad news player, but she can’t stop thinking about him. . . Jason Rascone has many issues on his plate, not least of which is an upcoming re-election campaign. But when he sees Liz Morgan again, the woman whose virginity he stole years before, he knows he has to have her again. Not just for the hot sex he just knew she could provide, but because deep within him she has been able to penetrate a wall no other woman has been able to scale. And he has to have her in the worse way . . . Romancing the Bulldog is an interracial romance about two people who decides to cling to each other when so many forces conspire against them. In Jason and Liz we find two very different people who cannot get enough of each other sexually. But they quickly discover that their attraction is far more than a physical thing, but is a love thing, and when it matters the most they hold on for dear life and become even more determined to ride every tide that seeks to wash their newfound, yet profoundly heartfelt, love away.

Romancing the Bulldog

Reno and Trina are back, but this time they bring hunky Tommy Gabrini and his tall, gorgeous, African-American ladylove along for the ride.  When Reno returns to Vegas to reignite his love affair with Trina, his blissfulness is interrupted by news that his sister has gunned down the son of a prominent mob boss. After a devastating retaliation, another mob war seems inevitable unless Reno is able to outsmart his clever adversaries.  He enlists the aid of ShoShawna Shanks, a beautiful lone wolf hired gun and the one woman able to keep Tommy Gabrini’s attention.   Tommy and Shawna seek to rekindle their tumultuous love affair, while Reno and Trina seek to hang onto theirs. But forces even they didn’t see coming tries to tear them all apart, and to do so by any means necessary.

Mob Boss 3: Love and Retribution (The Reno Gabrini/Mob Boss Series)

Reno Gabrini relocates his wife Trina far away from the bright lights of Vegas. They settle in a small Georgia town where Reno runs a restaurant and Trina volunteers at a community center. All is at peace with the world as Trina meets Sully, a gorgeous local bachelor who becomes her friend and confidante, and Reno meets Nell, a woman from his past who becomes his right hand assistant.But trouble comes to paradise when Sully decides that Reno doesn't deserve a woman like Trina, and he wants her for himself. And although Reno makes it clear that he has no intentions of sharing his wife with any man, Sully refuses to give up what quickly becomes his obsession. And when Nell's seventeen year old son is accused of a horrible crime, and she is forced to turn to Reno for help, Reno discovers a shocking secret. Not only does he have a son he didn't know he had, but the reason for the accusations against his son points back to those mob ties Reno has never been able to sever. In an explosive interracial love story, Reno and Trina find their relationship tested time and again as they seek to balance their new life in Georgia with their old mob connections from Vegas. And when those connections become deadly, Reno knows he didn't start the fight, but it's up to him to finish it. And it's also up to him to keep his gorgeous wife from being stolen from him by a friendly, but determined lover.

Mob Boss 4: Romancing Trina Gabrini (The Reno Gabrini/Mob Boss Series)

Romance

When gorgeous tough guy Reno Gabrini finds out that his lady love Katrina is pregnant, he becomes a nervous wreck.  He does everything in his power to protect her from forces real and imagined, and to make her pregnancy move along as smoothly as possible.  Trina, in turn, does everything in her power to deal with his controlling ways.  She also has to deal with a woman with her eyes on Reno, a best friend in serious need of her help, and in-laws with their eyes on mayhem.   But Reno’s love for her and her devotion to him trumps any setbacks they face, even as their challenges create tensions in their interracial marriage that they didn’t see coming.  But Trina knows her own worth and the worth of her man, and she fight every foe that seek to destroy their union.  Reno, also, remains steadfast and determined to keep his family together, even if it means tearing some of them apart. A Mob Boss Christmas is a love story about romantic entanglements and the kind of enduring love able to withstand the fiery darts of doubt, seduction, and sexual need in its barest form

A Mob Boss Christmas: The Pregnancy (The Reno Gabrini/Mob Boss Series)

                  A brand new interracial romance from the queen of romance, Mallory Monroe! A romantic affair was the last thing Tommy Gabrini was looking for when he attended a dinner party at a friend's house.  He had broken up with his longtime girlfriend five months earlier and was contented to play the field for the rest of his life.  But when a gorgeous, sleek, African queen in red walked across his path, he knew something dramatic was about to happen. Grace McKinsey knew Tommy Gabrini to be a rich, drop dead gorgeous playboy, but what she quickly realized was that he was also attracted to her.  On the night of her thirtieth birthday, their passion for each other spills over into passionate love making that they both assumed would be a one-night stand.  But circumstances intervene and soon Tommy and Grace realize that they can't live without each other, and don't want anybody else.  They have to give love a chance. In a stirring interracial romance, Mallory Monroe takes her readers on a sensual journey of love, lust and unrequited revenge, where Tommy and his lady love cleave to each other, as outside forces conspire to tear them apart.

Romancing Tommy Gabrini (Tommy Gabrini Series)

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