Never Have I Ever (Games We Play, #1)

Trigger warnings: explicit drug use, murder, explicit sexual scenes, criminal activities, gun violence

*In the summer of 2019, the sheltered daughter of a Russian oligarch meets the gilded heir of the Sicilian underworld, sparking an attraction that will test their loyalties and awaken buried grudges.*

Rule #1: The game of power is won by those brave enough to play it

Matteo is the first son of the man believed to sit at the head of the Sicilian mafia. Everything he does seems to be for his own pleasure, and there's a certain darkness to him that seems to follow him everywhere he goes. Untouchable and dangerously bored, he moves through life with too much power and too little purpose.

Valentina Levin is the daughter of a wealthy Russian businessman, who is whispered to be the successor of a once-powerful oligarch and ruler of the criminal underworld. On the surface, her life is ordinary, and she's always flown under the radar. But those whispers have followed her for as long as she can remember, and they only grow louder as she begins to uncover the truth about her family's past.

When their paths cross during a summer in Italy, their connection feels inevitable. But neither of them knows just how deep their lives are already entwined, and how their families share a buried history of violence, betrayal, and secrets.

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A slow burn mafia romance series, in which the heirs of two rival crime families are drawn into the deadly game for power, in a world where loyalty is written in blood, secrets are currency, and love is a liability.