{"id":5025,"date":"2026-09-21T14:38:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T18:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deborahgarlandauthor.com\/blog\/?post_type=product&p=5025"},"modified":"2026-09-21T15:02:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T19:02:45","slug":"mafia-obsession-website-exclusive-model-paperback-signed-character-art-and-bookmark","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.deborahgarlandauthor.com\/blog\/product\/mafia-obsession-website-exclusive-model-paperback-signed-character-art-and-bookmark\/","title":{"rendered":"Mafia Obsession \u2014 WEBSITE EXCLUSIVE Model Paperback Signed+ Character Art and Bookmark"},"content":{"rendered":"

AN AMAZON TOP 75 BESTSELLER AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Grab this SPECIAL MODEL<\/em> EDITION\u00a0 SIGNED paperback of Mafia Obsession (American Mafia Book One) + Model Bookmark Character Art (SFW Only).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Book Blurb:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lourdes: I have one goal.
\nSurvive my abusive husband long enough to escape.
\nEvery bruise, every insult, every sacrifice has a purpose.
\nI’m saving money and waiting for the day I can take my disabled sister and run.<\/p>\n

Then Ares Zervas crashes into my life.<\/p>\n

On paper, he\u2019s the breathtaking CEO of Zervas & Company.
\nIn the shadows, he\u2019s the powerful and lethal head of the Greek Mafia.
\nAnd the last man I should ever trust.<\/p>\n

When my company mysteriously closes out of nowhere, he offers me a job as his personal assistant.
\nI tell myself it’s temporary. A chance to earn enough money to leave sooner. A chance to remember the woman I was before my husband tried to convince me I was worthless.<\/p>\n

But the more time I spend with Ares, the harder it becomes to ignore the way he looks at me.
\nLike I’m something precious.
\nLike I’m\u00a0his<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Then my husband ends up dead. And suddenly other dangerous men are coming after me too.
\nMen who fear Ares Zervas.<\/p>\n

Next, I\u2019m married to him. Bearing his name. Wearing his ring. And sharing his bed in a fake marriage with benefits arrangement I fell into because I could no longer resist him.<\/p>\n

I still have my goal. My sister still needs me. He doesn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

Men like Ares don’t fall in love.
\nAnd I’m terrified of how much it will hurt when he proves me right.<\/p>\n

Mafia Obsession (Ares’s Story) is Book One in the new series: American Mafia<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Audiobook available on 8.13.26<\/p>\n

Tropes:<\/span>
\nGreek Mafia Boss
\nMarried Assistant
\nForced Marriage
\nAge Gap (42\/25)
\nMan Obsessed
\nHe Falls First
\nBlackmail
\nTwists and Turns
\nSecrets
\nSurprise Pregnancy
\nFound Family\/HEA<\/p>\n

Did you order a copy from Amazon and want a signed bookplate and the swag only?- Email me deborahgarlandbooks@gmail.com.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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