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The Pawn Arrangement (A Complex Mafia Romance) [18+]
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Last published Tue, May 19, 2026
He's the mafia boss's son, and I'm the boss's son's wife...I only know but so much about him...but falling in love with him is dangerous. Just the feeling of his breath running down my skin raised goosebumps on my arms, and a chill ran down my spine. I closed my eyes, not sure of anything more, and when I opened them, he softly laid his forehead against mine.
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A fresh start is abroad when in New York City, a young woman becomes collateral owed by her father and sets on an unbelievably new journey married to the mafia boss's son, but with a love triangle, danger, heartbreak, passion, and forgiveness become her new life, she must navigate through the challenges to find happiness in her heart.
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When Gabriella Taylor's father, Sean, owes a huge debt to a Mafia Boss in New York City, he's unable to pay the thousands of dollars he owes. Insisting he would do anything not to be killed, instead makes a deal with the boss and offers his daughter as collateral. However, there's a catch: The boss would only take his daughter as collateral if she agreed to marry his son, Jacob, whom the boss has been looking for as his bride-to-be.
Gabriella and Jacob are unhappy about the situation and make do as a married couple that doesn't know each other and doesn't get along. While Gabriella is married to a man she doesn't know, a love triangle eventually forms as Jacob develops feelings for her, but the mafia boss himself can't seem to keep his hands off of her, too.
What will Gabriella do with this love triangle, being stuck to a mafia boss and his son? How will she deal with the fact that her father sold her instead? Will she forgive her father? How will she deal with being married to Jacob, whom she doesn't know? How will she deal with her new life...of being married to the mafia boss's son?
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*Warning, mature themes of violence, sex, and strong language are highly mentioned; readers are advised*
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