His Alchemist

A spicy, sweet dark mafia romance perfect for fans of S.J. Tilly and Emilia Rossi, this crime family is full of love stories to bring these proud men to their knees.

Love isn't love unless it hurts. 

Isla Avelino lost everything to crime. The night her mother died, a part of Isla died too.

But she wouldn't let the world treat her like trash.

They say use what you have: Isla only had her mind and an unsettling grasp of chemistry. If the world was going to treat her as expendable, she'd make them pay for it.

Blood for blood.

Inch by inch.

She created drugs no one else could. Addictive, and untraceable. Isla Avelino died with her mother. In her place, The Alchemist was born.

Roman Ivanov needs help. Fast. His hold on Chicago, once strong, has been slipping as rival crime families have begun creeping in, tearing into the cracks of his foundation. More attacks have been happening every day, and his drug trade is tanking.

The only solution is to create a drug no one can resist, and only he can control. He needs The Alchemist.

But a former drug addict will never be fully respected in the hard world of organized crime, and as The Alchemist's mystery begins to burn, his obsession with a certain Polynesian beauty he saw outside an opera house only grows.

Roman Ivanov wants The Alchemist dead.

And he wants Isla Avelino to be his wife.

As the web between them grows ever more tangled, and danger closes in, the two have to decide what matters most: power...or a chance at a once-in-a-lifetime love?

"Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive..."

- Sir Walter Scott.

The first book in the Their Inspirations series. Be prepared for love, danger, and obsession as the Morozov's find love and murder in every corner. 

Tropes: 

Enemies to lovers

He falls first and harder

Grumpy/Sunshine

Groveling

Billionaire romance

Diverse, crazy family

"When he hired six men to take out her male best friend, but only five showed up"

Read them in order!

His Alchemist, Roman X Isla

His Muse, Konstantin X Calliope

His Veangence, Alexei X Eithne

His Princess, Karina X Ren

(This cover is temporary as my cover designer, the talented @sablesatable, makes the final cover for His Alchemist!)