Kingmakers, Year One by Sophie Lark

Bound by Blood, Torn by Love…

In the shadowed halls of Kingmakers, a ruthless mafia university, the offspring of the world’s most feared families come to master the dark arts of influence and intimidation.
Leo, unwaveringly loyal to his childhood friend, Anna, follows her into a world where love is a weapon, trust is a casualty, and survival is the only victory that matters.
But the greatest danger comes from Dean Yenin, a Bratva heir with a vendetta as cold as his heart. Dean plans to destroy Leo and take everything he holds dear, starting with Anna.
Can Leo win back his soulmate? Or is Anna lost forever…

The Lark Notes:
Imagine Kingmakers as a TV show… each book in the series is like one season of the show. Year One is a Friends-to- Lovers romance between Leo Gallo and Anna Wilk. Dean Yenin is the villain, but the entire series is written for his redemption arc. Half of you will hate Dean after Year One. Can I convince you to love him by Year Three? – Sophie
P.S. Kingmakers is second-gen – for the parents’ story, check out my Brutal Birthright series.

“Kingmakers: Year One” is the first book in the epic dark mafia Kingmakers Series. It’s a forbidden friends-to-lovers romance filled with mystery, suspense, and kindle-melting bedroom scenes that take place everywhere but the bedroom.