{"product_id":"possessing-the-bride-alisson-bento-9798189063435","title":"Possessing the Bride: A Mafia Marriage of Convenience Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I didn't just sign a treaty. I signed a contract with a monster.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dead crewman. A altered manifest. A war ready to burn Port Meridian to the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo stop a citywide bloodbath, the Costa and Varela crime families demand an alliance. But I refuse to be traded like collateral. With a law degree in my pocket and iron in my spine, I step into the cold rain at Pier Nine and set my own terms: Equal authority. Separate bedrooms. And no physical debt collected without my consent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNiccolo Varela-dark, lethal, and heir to the syndicate-signs without flinching. He agrees to every demand, matching my razor-sharp clauses with his own quiet restraint.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI expected a ruthless tyrant who would try to break my locks. Instead, I got a husband who steps back when I demand space, listens when I command, and eyes me like I'm the most dangerous weapon in the harbor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a gunman targets our wedding motorcade and a conspirator moves in the shadows, the fragile peace fractures. Niccolo isn't trying to cage me-he's standing at my shoulder while I dismantle the trap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI built a wall around my heart to survive the mafia. But as his hands find my waist and his gray eyes burn into mine, I realize the danger isn't losing the port.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's surrendering to the enemy who learned how to earn my trust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArranged Marriage \/ Marriage of Convenience: \u003c\/b\u003e Forced into a treaty to prevent an all-out syndicate war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRival Families \/ Enemies to Lovers: \u003c\/b\u003e Two clashing mafia empires bound by legal ink and old blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTouch Her \u0026amp; Die \/ Protective Hero: \u003c\/b\u003e He will burn the city to keep her safe-but respects her boundaries first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEqual Partners \/ Tactical Heroine: \u003c\/b\u003e An educated FMC lawyer who drafts her own prenuptial terms and leads the strategy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eForced Proximity: \u003c\/b\u003e Co-habitating in a high-security penthouse while tracking a mutual threat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSlow Burn to High Heat: \u003c\/b\u003e Intense emotional tension that explodes into fiery, consent-focused passion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePossessing the Bride is a full-length standalone mafia romance with no cheating, high-stakes suspense, a fiercely intelligent heroine, and a guaranteed HEA.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alisson Bento\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798189063435\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.82d","brand":"Alisson Bento","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49174428418303,"sku":"9798189063435","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d18e725e-8a9a-4c9f-a891-c9880633016f.jpg?v=1788959721","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/possessing-the-bride-alisson-bento-9798189063435","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}