KAIA ST. JAMES
The world of Kaia St. James

Dangerous men.
Powerful women.
Love without rules.

Enter a world of luxury, obsession, and redemption—where every promise has a price.

LUXURY. OBSESSION. REDEMPTION.SCROLL TO DISCOVER ↓
SOME STORIES SHOULD BE SINFUL.
A world worth surrendering to

The De Luca Empire

Six stories. One empire.
A mafia romance series in development.

Book 01

Ruthless Vow

Enzo De Luca & Sofia Romano

Arranged marriage · Enemies to lovers · Forced proximity

In development
Book 02

Wicked Enemy

Matteo De Luca’s story

Enemies to lovers · Obsession · Forced proximity

In development
Book 03

Stolen Bride

Bianca De Luca’s story

Rival families · Forbidden romance · Secret relationship

In development
Book 04

Cruel Bargain

A dangerous outsider’s story

Deal with the devil · Forced proximity · Russian mafia

In development
Book 05

Secret Heir

Nico De Luca’s story

Second chance · Secret child · Forced separation

In development
Book 06

Final Betrayal

The De Luca Empire finale

Hidden identity · Revenge · Enemies to lovers

In development

The De Luca Empire is in development. Covers and release dates will be announced.

The novella

Forbidden Obsession

A touch her and die mafia romance.

I’m trapped with the one man I can’t have—and his billions can’t buy my obedience.

Dante Moretti is my father’s top enforcer, my oldest brother’s best friend, and completely off limits.
Naturally, he’s the only man I want.

He’s avoided me for five years.
Then I’m attacked after a gala and Dante hides me in his villa on Lake Como. He makes every decision for me, like my brothers.
Except my brothers don’t look at me like that.

He catches me swimming at midnight, and five years of silence break in one kiss. Then he stops and I want to scream.
Somewhere between the fights and the kisses, I fall for him. Hard.

Then I find my mother’s letter in his desk. Before she died, Dante promised to protect me. Now his devotion looks like a debt he owes a dead woman.

Even worse, ruthless killers want the secret she left me.

Will I find true love with this man? Or will I die before I have the chance to find out?

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Some vows are meant to be broken.

The De Luca Empire
Behind the stories

A little luxury.
A little danger.
All-consuming romance.

Kaia St. James writes steamy mafia romance featuring dangerous men, strong women, and the kind of love that breaks every rule.

Marrying an Italian man from New York introduced her to a world of larger-than-life personalities, fierce family loyalties, passionate arguments, and traditions that run deep. That firsthand connection to Italian-American culture helped inspire her fascination with the powerful families, complicated loyalties, and forbidden relationships at the heart of mafia romance.

Her De Luca Empire series brings that fascination to life with possessive alpha heroes, smart and sassy heroines, explosive chemistry, and love stories where the stakes are always personal—and sometimes deadly.

For Kaia, the best romance is never safe, never simple, and always worth the risk.

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