Desperate Secrets: A Darkish Contemporary Romance featuring a secret prince MMC and a fierce FMC .

· Mergers & Acquisitions Book 8 · C.D. Gorri
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Desperate times call for desperate measures.

Sometimes that means acquiring the one thing you never thought you’d need…love.

With histories that haunt them, each of our heroes is forced to confront his destiny with grit and determination. He can’t afford to look desperate. But all it takes is the love of a good woman to bring him to his knees.

Do our possessive alpha males have what it takes to make these mergers last?

Desperate Secrets

Royalty. Romance. And a secret that could destroy them both.

Atlas James Stavros

Being born the bastard son of a long-forgotten monarchy has its perks.

Wealth. Privilege. Access.

But money can’t buy everything. Adventure, power, and the respect my father was denied—that’s what I want. And when Sigma International agrees to purchase a shipment of my merchandise, I make sure I’m the one who delivers it to America.

What they don’t know? I’ve got an axe to grind. The Volkovs and the Furys are the reason my father was cut out of a deal that should’ve made him billions. Betrayal runs in their blood, and I plan to make them pay.

Only nothing is as it seems with this family. Lies and secrets run deeper than loyalty.

And then there’s her.

Cecilia Batiste.

Deadly, brilliant, irresistible.

She should be my enemy. She should be a means to an end.

Instead, she might be the only woman capable of bringing me to my knees.

Cecilia Batiste

Law school didn’t ruin me like my mother said it would.

Working for my father just might.

It’s one thing to be the daughter of a Viper—it’s another to spend every day under his thumb, handling legal deals that walk the razor’s edge of criminal. My family is everything, but I’m desperate for freedom.

And then Atlas Stavros walks into my life.

Sharp smile. Royal blood. Secrets written in every line of his body.

He’s temptation wrapped in danger.

A ticket out—or a trap I can’t escape.

Will the bastard prince and the Viper’s daughter find a way to rewrite the rules, or will the secrets between us tear everything apart?

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Contemporary Romance, Forbidden Romance, InstaLove, Steamy, Dark Romance, Touch Her & D*e, OTT Book Boyfriend, Plus Size FMC, Royalty Romance

Desperate times call for desperate measures. Sometimes that means acquiring the one thing you never thought you’d need…love. With histories that haunt them, each of our heroes is forced to confront his destiny with grit and determination. He can’t afford to look desperate. But all it takes is the...

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12 reviews
Fran B
December 22, 2025
Absolutely loved this story. It’s action packed, steamy and sweet with secrets behind secrets. Atlas and Cecilia are perfect together but there are those who don’t want them to succeed. It’s well written with in depth characters and keeps you on the edge of your seat. Wonderful storyline. I love a man and woman who aren’t afraid to go after what and who they want!
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Melvena Asa
January 3, 2026
I loved this book. It is action-packed and so full of exciting twists that I just could not put it down. What's a night without sleep. When it is a great book, you just can not stop reading . The whole series is fabulous.
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Karen Hendersn
December 22, 2025
Secrets and Sizzle A super obsessive read where business and pleasure collide. Whew, what a storyline, intense, addictive, amazing, entertaining, full of emotion and some well loved second characters make an appearance and what a HEA, be still my heart. I love this highly recommended read!
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