Tessa Young is an 18 year old college student with a simple life, excellent grades, and a sweet boyfriend. She always has things planned out ahead of time, until she meets a rude boy named Hardin, with too many tattoos and piercings who shatters her plans.

"When power meets innocence, only obsession survives." Florence was supposed to be her dream. For Saira Sharma, a twenty-year-old fashion student, the city meant sketchbooks, coffee, and sunlit art galleries - not danger, not secrets, and certainly not him. Victor Romano is a man Italy bows to - ruthless, commanding, and impossibly alluring. At twenty-nine, he believes in control, loyalty, and power, not innocence or chance. When their worlds collide, velvet meets steel. She is softness in a city of stone. He is vengeance wrapped in luxury. Saira never expected to be thrust into a life of wealth, danger, and control. Her days shift overnight from ordinary to extraordinary. He controls, he protects, he frustrates... and somehow, he makes her heart race in ways she can't resist. But their marriage isn't just about passion. Threats lurk in the shadows, secrets from the past bubble to the surface, and every choice could change their lives forever. Every glance between them sparks fire. Every word is a challenge. Every touch threatens to shatter the careful lines they've drawn around their hearts. In Florence, love is never gentle. It's obsession. It's ruin. It's a war only one of them can win. Once Victor Romano sets his sights on you... there's no turning back. "When velvet touches meet a mafia's vengeance - love becomes the most dangerous game." Can Saira survive the pull of a man as dangerous as he is captivating? Or will their love ignite a fire too fierce to control? Tropes are • Grump x Sunshine • Enemies to lovers • Mafia romance • Alpha hero • Slow burn • Forbidden love Content: Mature themes of intimacy, tension, power struggles , but deeply sensual and emotionally raw. Promise to readers: If you crave real connection, real intimacy, and characters who cut and heal each other with every glance, this story is a gem waiting for you.

Dante Romano, the most powerful Italian mafia leader is forced to pick a bride by his cruel father in a week. When a man betrays his trust and steals from him, Dante is about to kill him before the man mentions he has a daughter around his age and will sell her to him to marry her. But this guy and girl never believed in love because of something to do with their cruel fathers. What will happen when these two broken souls meet each other? Will they help each other in finding their true selves again? Will they actually fall in love? Keep reading to find out...