His Tesoro: An Arranged Marriage Age Gap Mafia Romance (Empire of Royals Book 1)

I’ve always dreamed of romance, but this wedding is strictly business.SOFIYAI’ve spent years hidden away to protect my father from the shame of having a defective daughter. The head of the Bratva can’t be associated with weakness—and to him, that’s all I am.That is, until a marriage alliance gives him the opportunity to finally be rid of me.As I head down the aisle towards my mysterious husband, I hope I’m moving towards love and freedom. But Matteo makes it clear he wants nothing to do with me.I wish I could return his coldness, but the dangerous Don sets my body ablaze whenever he’s near.MATTEOMy life has been defined by betrayal.A family traitor murdered my parents, and I’ve carried their blood on my hands all these years. I learned long ago not to open my heart.As head of the Five Families, I’ve always controlled my city, but with enemies rising up on all sides, a marriage alliance is my only way forward. Except, my bride is not what I expected—and now she’s consuming my every thought.But when my trust is shattered again, I’ll go to any means necessary to protect the Family.His Tesoro is a spicy, dual first-person POV Mafia Romance with an age gap, arranged marriage, disabled heroine, and jealous/possessive hero. This book is a standalone that ends in a HEA. See Author’s Note at the beginning of the book for full content warnings.AUTHOR’S NOTEREAD THIS FOR CONTENT WARNINGThe main character in this book, Sofiya, has hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which is a rare genetic connective tissue disorder. EDS is a complex and often misunderstood syndrome. While hypermobile EDS (hEDS) is the most commonly diagnosed, there are thirteen different types of EDS, and symptoms can be wide ranging. I have done my best to present one version of hEDS, Sofiya’s version, with care and accuracy. But hers is just one experience and may differ significantly from others with hEDS. With most chronic illnesses and disabilities, the body can be unpredictable and present different challenges from day to day. My hope is that anyone with chronic illness and disability will feel seen in this story, even when Sofiya’s journey may differ from your own.This book contains adult content, including explicit sex scenes and elements like spanking, bondage, cock warming, and light degradation. All physical intimacy between the main couple is completely consensual.This book contains content that some readers may find disturbing, including violence, gore, kidnapping, descriptions of torture, conversations about sex trafficking, threats of sexual assault, emotional and physical abuse by parents, a description of an upsetting sexual experience in the past, perceived other woman drama, and a very brief mention of an incident of past animal cruelty (not on page).This story has chronic illness and disability representation. The Mafia world in this book is steeped in ableism, much like our world. The characters use harmful ableist language, including the use of an ableist slur, and they hold ableist beliefs. There is also internalized ableism, which is when disabled individuals absorb the ableist beliefs and judgements of the broader culture, often causing them to have negative feelings about themselves and their disabilities.Other general content includes pregnancy.This book ends in a happily ever after!

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