RYDER
People cling to stories that feel safe and simple-the kind that keep their fragile worlds intact. They want comfort, predictability, convinced it will shield them from the things that lurk in the shadows. They wrap their fears in logic, trapping their wildest urges behind walls of control.
But what about those who are drawn to the dark? The ones whose eyes gleam with hunger, who don't shy away from chaos but crave it?
They want the impossible-fangs meeting soft skin, virtue twisting into sin.
They yearn for the sharp edge of danger, for the pull of something they shouldn't want.
They're not afraid to walk into the void, even if it leaves them shattered.
They welcome the storm, knowing it could consume them.
And what do we do to girls who dream of the forbidden?
Do we let them burn, or do we hand them the lighter, proud, with a devilish smirk, as they set the world ablaze?
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This is not a stand alone.
It's the second book of the Devilish Knights Series.
You should read the first book Thorns & Teardrops first. It's currently being written, but somewhere in December Ryder Black's story will be being written.
There will be lots of snakes, fangs, and Harleys, but there will also be room for poetry, letters, feathers and quills.
Isabella is desperate for her own independence, but her overprotective father stands in the way of her future. When she demands that she attends a University two hundred miles away from her home, her father only has one exception; a bodyguard.
Elio is dedicated to his career to honour his late sister, but when he owes a favour to an ex-mafia boss, he takes body-guarding to a completely new level.
Isabella is reckless and likes to push her bodyguards limits.
Elio has zero patience and a desire to punish his client.
When things start to get heated and unexpected feelings get in the way, their forbidden relationship becomes a distraction when Isabella's life is on the line. Elio is desperate to not let down another important woman in his life.
But he can't save everyone, including his own bleeding heart.
Tropes:
- Mafia Romance
- Bodyguard
- Age-gap (8 years - FMC is 21 and MMC is 29)
- Forbidden Love
- Brat FMC/Grumpy MMC
- Light BDSM (sub/dom vibes)
- Size difference (5'4 & 6'6)
- University/College Setting
- Past Trauma/Healing
- ANGST (so much of it)