🖤🥀 *AN EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEEK INTO THE DEVIL'S PROMISE* 🥀🖤 Some monsters are born in darkness. Others are created by the people who were supposed to love them. *Meet Elena.* At nineteen, Elena knows more about fear than she does about happiness. Growing up in a home where love came with conditions and cruelty hid behind closed doors, she learned three things: stay quiet, trust no one, and never expect anyone to save you. She dreams of a different life. One where she can breathe without fear, fall asleep without wondering what tomorrow will bring, and finally discover what it feels like to be loved. But escaping her past is far more dangerous than she ever imagined. And then... she meets *him*. *Damian.* Twenty-five years old. Powerful. Ruthless. Untouchable. A mafia boss whose reputation is built on blood, loyalty, and fear. Men twice his age lower their eyes when he enters a room. His enemies know better than to cross him, and those foolish enough to betray him rarely get a second chance. Damian doesn't believe in fairy tales, happy endings, or love. In his world, love is a weakness. Trust is a liability. And promises are dangerous things to make. He has spent years building an empire, burying his emotions, and keeping the darkest parts of his past locked away. *Until a frightened young woman changes everything.* Elena should be terrified of him. After all, Damian is everything she's been taught to fear: dangerous, controlling, unpredictable, and capable of unimaginable violence. Yet behind his cold eyes and ruthless reputation, she discovers something no one else seems to see. A man who notices when she's afraid. A man who doesn't mistake her silence for weakness. A man who would bring an entire empire to its knees before allowing anyone to hurt her again. And for Damian, Elena becomes something he never expected. *His greatest weakness. His fiercest obsession. And perhaps... his only chance at redemption.* But their story isn't a simple tale of a dangerous man falling for an innocent girl. Because Elena is stronger than anyone realizes. And Damian's past is filled with secrets that refuse to stay buried. As their connection grows, so does the danger surrounding them. Enemies are watching. Loyalties will be tested. Trust will be shattered. And the line between protection and possession becomes dangerously thin. Just when Elena begins to believe she might finally have found a place where she belongs, the shadows of Damian's world threaten to swallow everything they've built. And when the truth begins to unravel, they'll discover that sometimes the greatest danger doesn't come from the enemies waiting outside... *It comes from the secrets hiding closest to your heart.* 🥀 *He promised to protect her.* 🖤 *She never expected to become the one person who could destroy him.* But what happens when the devil himself falls in love? Will he fight his own darkness to keep her? Or will the very world he rules tear them apart? 🔥 *THE DEVIL'S PROMISE* 🔥 A dark mafia romance filled with forbidden desires, fierce protection, emotional scars, dangerous secrets, unexpected betrayals, passionate love, and twists you won't see coming. Because sometimes the devil isn't the villain in your story. Sometimes... he's the only one willing to fight for your happy ending. Would you dare to give your heart to the devil? 🥀

# THE PRESIDENT'S FORBIDDEN LADY *An Age-Gap Motorcycle Club Romance* **She was supposed to be off-limits. He was supposed to know better. Neither expected a love worth risking everything for.** Amira thought she knew what heartbreak felt like. But nothing could have prepared her for the betrayal that would shatter her trust and turn her world upside down. All she wants is to leave the pain behind, rebuild her confidence, and find a place where she truly belongs. The last thing she needs is another complicated man. Especially not **Jackson Mercer**. At forty, Jackson is the feared and respected president of the Iron Reapers Motorcycle Club. Powerful, dominant, fiercely protective, and accustomed to having complete control, he has spent years building a life around loyalty, brotherhood, and responsibility. He doesn't tolerate betrayal. He doesn't trust easily. And he never allows his emotions to interfere with his decisions. Until Amira. She's beautiful, stubborn, independent, and completely unafraid to challenge him. Behind her wounded heart is a strength that draws him in more deeply than he ever imagined. The attraction between them is undeniable. The chemistry is explosive. And the consequences could be devastating. **Because Jackson Mercer isn't just any man.** **He's the father of Amira's ex-boyfriend.** Their growing feelings threaten to cross a line neither should dare approach. Jackson has a family to protect, a motorcycle club to lead, and a reputation that could be destroyed by one forbidden relationship. Amira knows falling for him could reopen wounds she's desperately trying to heal. But the more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to ignore the connection growing between them. For Amira, Jackson becomes something she's never truly experienced before: a man who sees her strength, respects her courage, and makes her feel safe without asking her to become someone else. For Jackson, Amira is the one woman capable of breaking through the walls he's spent years building around his heart. But love doesn't exist in isolation. And in the world of the Iron Reapers, loyalty is everything. As tensions rise, dangerous enemies emerge, and long-buried secrets threaten to surface, Jackson and Amira discover that their forbidden attraction is only the beginning of a much greater battle. Family bonds will be tested. Trust will be challenged. And the choices they make could change far more than their own lives. Jackson has faced ruthless enemies, violent confrontations, and impossible decisions throughout his years as president. But nothing has ever terrified him quite like the possibility of losing the woman he was never supposed to love. **He can command an entire motorcycle club.** **He can bring his enemies to their knees.** **But he can't command his heart to stop wanting her.** And Amira must decide whether she's willing to risk another heartbreak for a man whose love could give her everything she's ever wanted—or cost her everything she's finally begun to rebuild. Because some rules exist for a reason. And some are worth breaking. **One powerful MC president. One forbidden woman. One love that could tear a family apart—or bring two broken hearts together.** *The President's Forbidden Lady* is an emotionally charged motorcycle club romance filled with forbidden attraction, an irresistible age gap, fierce loyalty, protective alpha energy, family drama, dangerous secrets, unexpected twists, and a love that refuses to follow the rules. **He was the one man she should never have fallen for.** **She became the one woman he would risk everything to keep.** *When love becomes the ultimate betrayal, will they follow the rules—or fight for each other?* **By Mariva Novels**