Wicked Knight

Wicked Knight (KNIGHT DUET, BOOK 1) DIANA A. HICKS HMG, INC. Copyright This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales, is entirely coincidental. Wicked Knight, Book One COPYRIGHT © 2023 by Diana A. Hicks All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission of the author or HMG, Inc. except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. Publishing History Digital ISBN 978-1-949760-64-4 Paperback ISBN 978-1-949760-74-3 Paperback ISBN 978-1-949760-75-0 Paperback ISBN 979-8-842618-80-4 Credits Cover Designer: Veronica Larsen Special Edition Cover Designer: Dar Albert Editor: Becky Barney Recommended Reading Order The Crime Society World Beast Duet Lost Raven - Novella King of Beasts (Beast Duet #1) King of Beasts (Beast Duet #2) Wolf Duet Wolf’s Lair - Prequel Big Bad Wolf (Wolf Duet #1) Big Bad Wolf (Wolf Duet #2) Once Upon A Christmas - Bonus Epilogue Raven Duet Dark Beauty - Prequel Fallen Raven (Raven Duet, #1) Fallen Raven (Raven Duet, #2) Knight Duet Wicked Knight (Knight Duet, #1) Wicked Knight (Knight Duet, #2) Cole Brothers World Stolen Hearts Duet Entangle You Unravel You Steal My Heart Series Ignite You Escape You Escape My Love - Bonus Epilogue Provoke You Cole Twins Duet Unleash You Defy You Praise for Diana A. Hicks "Hicks' first installment of her Desert Monsoon series is confident and assured with strong storytelling, nuanced characters, and a dynamic blend of romance and suspense." KIRKUS REVIEWS What makes any romance a great read isn't the fact that two hot people meet and fall in love. It is the episodes that bring about the falling in love and the unexpected places the experience takes the characters that make it an enjoyable read. Diana A. Hicks knows just how to make this happen. READERS' FAVORITE About the Author Diana A. Hicks is an award-winning author of dark mafia romance and steamy contemporary romance with a heavy dose of suspense. When Diana is not writing, she enjoys kickboxing, hot yoga, traveling, and indulging in the simple joys of life like wine and chocolate. She lives in Atlanta and loves spending time with her two children and husband. Check out my bookstore! Don’t forget to sign up to my newsletter to stay up to date on my latest releases, free content, and other news. Subscribe to my VIP List now! Amazon BookBub Facebook Twitter Instagram Contents Preface Prologue 1. My Sweet Queen Bee 2. A Big Fat F 3. Once Upon a Time 4. You Stood Me Up 5. Marry the Sweet Princess 6. Don't Play the Game 7. Such a Good Girl 8. Go Home, Ms. Salvatore 9. Eyes On Me 10. Low-Key Stalking Him Again 11. She Belonged to Me 12. It's Hunting Season 13. My Dirty Little Secret 14. Because You're Mine 15. Last Chance to Save Yourself 16. I Was Chaos 17. You Have a Visitor 18. She Doesn't Want Him 19. Who is Ava? 20. He Touched What's Mine 21. I Ruined Your Plans 22. Tell Me Why 23. Say Yes 24. The Gala is Tonight 25. The Stag Mansion 26. Where's the Fucking Card? 27. Bait And Switch 28. They Couldn't Let Us Have This 29. We Stick to the Plan 30. I Hope You Survive 31. You're Alive King of Beasts 1. Do You Have an Invitation? 2. Well, That's a Loaded Question 3. You're Not My Prisoner Dear Readers, I can't wait for you to read Luca and Donata's story. If you have read the other books in the Society World, you already know a little bit about Donata and her obsession with Luca Gallo. Because of the rules binding the five original families, a relationship between Donata and Luca was forbidden...until now... As with the other books, Wicked Knight is also a duet. Book one is about how Luca and Donata finally get together during her college years. Book two takes place in present time and deals with the Society and their feud with the Brotherhood. If you read Fallen Raven, you already know they kidnapped her. To recap...Wicked Knight is book seven in the Prologue Donata Present Day, New York City “Dr. Salvatore,” Ida called out for me from the Nurse’s station. “Yes?” I stopped in my tracks and turned to face her. My gaze swept quickly over the stark white walls and her neatly kept desk. In the last couple of years, the hospital had become my second home. The chaotic rhythm of the ER was a haven of sorts. My life felt normal every time I stepped through the sliding doors, every time I put on the white coat and became Dr. Salvatore. Here, I wasn’t the next in line to take over as head of the family of a century old crime society. When I was Dr. Salvatore, I wasn’t