The Serpent's Bride (Villains & Brides #1)

From Quinn Noir, new author of dark mafia romance, an arranged marriage, enemies to lovers, standalone novel.

To my beautiful wife.

May she fuck harder than she hates.

LEO

The second I saw Chiara Ventura, I knew I would take her.

Innocent. Untouched. Flushed at the mere suggestion of indecency.

She would make the perfect trophy for any of the most powerful men in the world.

Unfortunately for her, that man is going to be me.

I blackened her reputation, terrorized her father, and bought her family’s loyalty, whatever it took to force the marriage contract.

But my new fiancée will not stay untouched under my roof.

She has no idea the debt my father’s will demands… or that I intend to collect it in full.

CHIARA

I always knew my father would sell me into marriage.

I never expected the buyer to be the most brutal hitman of the Five Families.

Leonardo Moretti is cold, arrogant, and lethal.

And somehow, it’s my own fault he noticed me.

The night of the masquerade I snuck in as a maid.

A snake bit my ankle.

A stranger in a mask pressed his mouth to the wound and drew out the venom.

It wasn’t a kiss.

My body just didn’t understand the difference.

That stranger was The Serpent.

And now he is my husband.

The Serpent’s Bride is the first standalone in the Villains & Brides series. Each book features one couple, ends with a guaranteed HEA, and contains no cheating or third-party drama.