Fifth Republic Series

The explosive conclusion to Luca and Aliénor’s story delivers high-stakes drama, ruthless choices, and a love that refuses to break— even when everything else does.

Love made him powerful. Now it may destroy him.

Luca Fournier has ruled with control, precision, and absolute authority. But nothing has ever tested him like this.

With enemies circling closer than ever before and war threatening to erupt within his own empire, the world he built is on the verge of collapse. And at the center of it all—Aliénor.

The woman he would die for. The woman he might lose anyway.

As danger escalates and the cost of power becomes impossible to ignore, Luca is forced to face the ultimate question:

How far will he go to protect what’s his?

Because in a world governed by violence and loyalty, mercy is weakness—and hesitation is fatal.

And when everything is on the line. . . even the Emperor must fall.

He rules a city built on secrets. I’ve been running from mine for years.

For the last eight years, I’ve been on the run, running from my past, my secrets, and the threat that stalks me in the shadows. I know they’ll hunt me forever, so every day I must stay one step ahead of the brutal men who want me dead, even though I’ve done nothing to deserve it. Apparently, being guilty by association is treason enough. 

Then one night changes everything.

A stranger behind the wheel. A getaway in the dead of night. And a man far more dangerous than the ones hunting me.
Luca Fournier isn’t just powerful—he’s untouchable. Known as The Emperor, he governs the criminal underworld of Paris with ruthless precision, answering to no one and fearing nothing. When I crash into his world, he offers me protection. . . for a price. My willing surrender.
Cold. Commanding. Unforgiving. And the only man who can keep me alive.

But what begins as a desperate arrangement quickly ignites into something far more passionate. Because beneath Luca’s brutal exterior is a man who doesn’t bend—and a man who doesn’t share. I’m not the kind of woman who belongs to anyone . . . and I quickly only want to be his. The rest of Paris sees a ruthless authoritarian, but Luca shows me a version of him that none have ever lived to see. 
Gentle. Honest. Caring. A man different than all the rest.

But in a world where loyalty is currency and betrayal is paid in blood, the past never stays buried.

And loving The Emperor may cost me everything.

Can their love conquer the ultimate test? Don’t miss the gripping conclusion to Fleur and Bastian’s story!

I drowned. I held my breath as long as I could, but then my lungs sucked in water hoping it was air, and it was a painful and brutal ending, an internal drowning, my heart beating so hard desperate for oxygen . . . until it just stopped. I could never forget it . . . even if I wanted to.

Bastien assumes our relationship is over. That I’ll run for the hills and wash my hands clean of the most dangerous man in Paris. But I’m not going anywhere. Not now. Not ever. I ran before, but not anymore. I can tell it means the world to him.

But the dangers haven’t passed. The Aristocrats want blood for their leader’s execution. Bastien and his brother are still sworn enemies, and the gangs are beginning to riot against the Fifth Republic. It’s the most dangerous time to be a French Emperor.

Bastien tells me all this . . . but I still won’t leave.

I know Bastien will keep me safe from all the monsters that lurk under the streets of Paris . . . until he doesn’t. Until I’m captured by his enemies and taken from the City of Light. I know Bastien will come for me. I know Bastien will kill every single one of them for taking me.

But will I be dead by the time he gets here . . . like last time?

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THE BUTCHER • THE CARVER • THE SAINT

There’s no going back . . . but does she really want to? Dive into the thrilling world of Paris’s underbelly, where power and passion collide, in the second book of the steamy Fifth Republic series.

I’m fully in this with Bastien now. The kingpin of all kingpins, a man who oversees all the gangs of Paris, President Martin’s right-hand man. If I were smart, I would leave, but I’m pretty sure I’m already in love with this man . . .

Adrien continues to challenge our divorce until Bastien gets involved. And like always, that man fixes all my problems.

But little do I know, the Aristocrats are out for Adrien. My ex continues to ignore Bastien’s warnings, which he only gave out of a courtesy to me. It’s not my problem, and if Adrien wants to get himself killed, that’s his prerogative.

It quickly becomes my problem when the Aristocrats target me instead of Adrien—because technically, we are still married. And I’m still the woman Adrien loves. I find myself in a world of trouble, and the only person who can save me is The Butcher. A French Emperor. Leader of the Fifth Republic.

The man that will kill anyone and everyone for me.

Don’t miss any of Penelope Sky’s sizzling Fifth Republic series!
THE BUTCHER • THE CARVER • THE SAINT

A steamy one-night stand with Paris’s most dangerous crime lord turns one woman’s life upside down . . . but is it for the better? The first book in the steamy Fifth Republic series.

I found out my husband of three years had cheated on me, and his mistress is the one who told me—because he didn’t have the balls to do it himself.

I move out and get a new apartment, a job as a bartender, and try to carry on with a broken heart. I wonder where it all went wrong. If I hadn’t been enough for him. If I’d been stupid for marrying him in the first place.

I’m at work one night when he walks inside—the most beautiful man I’ve ever seen. He sits at the bar, and a forest fire burns between us. I was depressed the moment before he entered, but the second I look at his blue eyes, I forget the dumpster fire that my life has become. I invite him back to my place, and it’s the most passionate night of my life. I expect to never see him again.

I just want him as an anti-depressant—but he wants me all to himself. I just got my heart ripped out of my chest so I want something easy and no-strings-attached, but he wants all the strings because he’s hooked.

I don’t get much of a say in the matter, and that’s not surprising when I learn why—because he’s the Butcher. The crime lord of all crime lords, the boss that overshadows all of Paris, that makes everyone abide by his rules—or pay.

And now I’m his.

Don’t miss any of Penelope Sky’s sizzling Fifth Republic series!
THE BUTCHER • THE CARVER • THE SAINT