PREORDER • Violence & Valentines • by Jenny T. Peen

Mars is the wife of the leader of the Serrano mob. After another night where he almost gets her killed, she runs. She creates her new identity, Anita Valentine, and ends up in a coastal tourist town. She works nights at The Sexy Siren, a gimmicky tourist bar, wearing seashell bras and serving cheap beer. When the owner of the bar decides to retire and sell The Sexy Siren off to the highest bidder, Billionaire Diego Mariano-Alvarez, makes his move to own another piece of the Boardwalk he calls home. He falls for waitress Anita at first sight, but she evades him. He keeps his own distance from her too, as he has his own secrets to hide. When her past resurfaces, and the mob closes in, Anita must decide whether running is really freedom or if standing her ground beside a man who is literally a monster might finally be home.

Darkly romantic, tense, and threaded with supernatural heat, this is a story about reclaiming agency, choosing love after trauma, and discovering that sometimes the safest arms belong to the creature everyone else fears

💜285 pages
💜Mafia monster romance
💜Dark romance