The Finisher
Published on 13. November 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-911746-38-6 (ISBN)
Description
Dark, dangerous, delicious. The fourth book in a dark mafia romance series from TikTok sensation, New York Times and international bestselling author, RuNyx.
Raised on the streets, Alessandro 'Alpha' Villanova has had to scrap his way to the top. A city that once shunned him is now the one he rules as the king of a dark empire.
Far from Alpha's world, Zephyr de la Vega has led a normal life. Normal family, normal drama. But when a chance encounter puts her on Alpha's past, she makes him a proposition that changes everything.
As a killer threatens to tear Alpha's city to shreds, Alpha and Zephyr's partnership evolves into something deeper, more enduring, and more powerful than either of them anticipated.
Their passion ascends as darkness descends. Until soon, a new order is born.
Tropes:
- Mafia romance
- Dark romance
- Second chance romance
- Grumpy x sunshine
- Marriage of convenience
The Dark Verse:
The Predator - She'll never escape him.
The Reaper - He'll follow her to the ends of the world.
The Emperor - She was always his destiny.
The Finisher - His love could destroy her.
The Annihilator - He'll burn the world for her.
Readers and authors are obsessed with The Dark Verse:
'RuNyx is one of a kind' Hannah Grace, bestselling author of Icebreaker
'Pulsing with heat, darkness and mystery' LJ Shen, bestselling author of Vicious and The Kiss Thief
'Everything RuNyx touches is a masterpiece!' *****reader review
'Tense and thrilling' *****reader review
'A must read!' *****reader review
'This book had me hooked from the first page to the last' *****Reader Review
Raised on the streets, Alessandro 'Alpha' Villanova has had to scrap his way to the top. A city that once shunned him is now the one he rules as the king of a dark empire.
Far from Alpha's world, Zephyr de la Vega has led a normal life. Normal family, normal drama. But when a chance encounter puts her on Alpha's past, she makes him a proposition that changes everything.
As a killer threatens to tear Alpha's city to shreds, Alpha and Zephyr's partnership evolves into something deeper, more enduring, and more powerful than either of them anticipated.
Their passion ascends as darkness descends. Until soon, a new order is born.
Tropes:
- Mafia romance
- Dark romance
- Second chance romance
- Grumpy x sunshine
- Marriage of convenience
The Dark Verse:
The Predator - She'll never escape him.
The Reaper - He'll follow her to the ends of the world.
The Emperor - She was always his destiny.
The Finisher - His love could destroy her.
The Annihilator - He'll burn the world for her.
Readers and authors are obsessed with The Dark Verse:
'RuNyx is one of a kind' Hannah Grace, bestselling author of Icebreaker
'Pulsing with heat, darkness and mystery' LJ Shen, bestselling author of Vicious and The Kiss Thief
'Everything RuNyx touches is a masterpiece!' *****reader review
'Tense and thrilling' *****reader review
'A must read!' *****reader review
'This book had me hooked from the first page to the last' *****Reader Review
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cornerstone
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 194 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
238 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-911746-38-6 (9781911746386)
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Person
RuNyx is a New York Times, USA Today and international bestselling author of romance. Her stories range across subgenres from dark contemporary to gothic to historical to fantasy and more, and are currently being translated into over 10 languages.
Her pen name has a very special meaning to her. When she's not writing, she's reading, traveling, meditating, daydreaming, and most of all, procrastinating.
Her pen name has a very special meaning to her. When she's not writing, she's reading, traveling, meditating, daydreaming, and most of all, procrastinating.