Broken Hands, Broken Family

Sinful Pleasures is a dark anthology that explores the chaotic consequences of human desire. These stories delve into the blurred boundaries of morality, following characters who succumb to raw impulses during their most vulnerable moments. From enduring tension to sudden lapses in judgment, each narrative examines the choice to surrender to temptation. There are no easy escapes here, only the gritty reality of embracing corruptive urges that feel impossible to regret.

Within Chicago’s criminal landscape, Alessandro Harrington conceals a female identity to survive as the family heir. Following a failed assassination by the Falcones, Alessandro is cornered and shamed by the brutal Don Damien Cobb. Though alive, the heir is left vulnerable to the predators circling the Harrington legacy. Refusing to succumb to humiliation, Alessandro exploits a dockworkers' strike to launch a retaliatory hunt against the powerful Don.

In the gripping modern novel Hung for a Lie, a simple conversation leads to a life-threatening crisis. After Lucy speaks with Giselle’s lover, she is falsely accused of theft by her own niece and imprisoned in a warehouse. For three days, she lingers near death while her brother desperately begs his wife and daughter for mercy. They demand the return of a bracelet she never stole. To secure her freedom, Giselle demands he surrender his mother’s precious keepsake to her lover, Theo.

After being kidnapped by her parents' enemies, a young woman endures a brutal live-streamed mutilation intended to force her family into the light. Her father, a high-ranking police chief, ignores the broadcast to celebrate with his adopted son on a tropical beach. Following a harrowing rescue, the protagonist seeks comfort from her parents, only to be met with cold repulsion. However, they remain unaware that her severed fingers contain a secret that will soon force them to face a devastating reality.

Living as an ordinary mate, he hid his true identity to be with Seraphina Blackthorn. But the day he learns she is carrying pups, she delivers a devastating betrayal. Claiming her status as the Elder Councilor's trueborn daughter, Seraphina announces her upcoming bond with the Stormfang Pack's Alpha heir. Cruelly, she offers to keep him hidden away as a secret, well-provided wolf. Shattered by her disloyalty, he is left with one shocking question: what if he can match her status?

After her Alpha mate and the pack she once called home cruelly betray her, a heartbroken Luna is forced to navigate a world of shifting loyalties and hidden dangers. This fantasy romance follows her journey as she confronts the painful sting of rejection and the harsh reality of her mate's deception. Struggling to reclaim her identity, she must find the strength to survive the ultimate pack betrayal while searching for a new path forward.