Maeve never expected an invitation from her sister in Italy to change her life forever. Raised in Chicago, she's bubbly, fearless, and completely unaware of the dangerous world her family belongs to. Lara's engagement party should have been a celebration-but the moment Maeve steps into the villa, she catches the attention of Enzo, the dark, commanding older brother of her sister's fiancé. Tough, dangerous, and completely irresistible, he can't take his eyes off her. What starts as playful tension between a fearless woman and a mysterious mafia boss soon turns into something neither of them can resist. With secrets, rivalries, and a family feud that stretches back years, Maeve and Enzo must navigate love, loyalty, and danger... all while trying not to destroy each other. Between playful banter, mafia intrigue, and slow-burning desire, Maeve and Enzo discover that sometimes falling for the enemy can be the most dangerous game of all.

He made me his ol' lady. I thought it was because he'd finally seen me as more than my brother's little sister. Until I heard him talking with his ex, I didn't realize he was with me out of guilt, that he'd promised to protect me. So I ran and didn't look back...until I had to go back to find him waiting for me.

I knew my best friend since childhood loved me. I knew it. And when I got back from my business trip, I was going to tell him how I felt, especially when he told me he had something exciting to tell me. But it wasn't that he loved me. He'd gotten married while I was on an overseas business trip to my worst enemy.

At our gender reveal, my husband joked about getting my sister pregnant with a boy. Everybody thought that was hilarious. Except me.

He's a gorgeous model. She has severe acne scarring. It doesn't help when she hears him brutally disparage her looks. So she teaches him a verbal lesson in humanity. That should have been that. So why won't he stop calling her?

I fell in love with Glory the first time I saw her picture. After what she'd been through, I didn't think I stood a chance, but I was willing to take whatever she was willing to give me. Because I was going to love this woman the rest of my life and nothing would ever hurt her again.

I'm married to a cover model/tattoo artist who swore his ex was history. She wasn't, as I was about to discover.

Flashback to the 1950s. Veronica became pregnant by up-and-coming lawyer Paul. He did the right thing and married her. However, his plans weren't revolving around forever, and Veronica overheard him talking to his former? current? girlfriend. That's when Veronica started making her own plans.

He left me. I gave birth to his triplets after our one passionate night together. I couldn't get in touch with him, and it wasn't until more than four years later that I saw him again. And then he was with the evil twin sister I never knew I had.

He was my Destined One. He hated me for my Zeta rank. She hated me, too, but not for my rank. Because I had something she wanted.