Three Summers (Redemption #1)

Brooklyn:

After being forced to spend one summer in Italy with her grandma, Brooklyn always found her way back to the cobblestone streets but not for the feeling of a summer never ending, but for Valentino, a boy who radiates trouble and sees through the persona Brooklyn puts up.

Home is hell but after that one summer with Valentino, Brooklyn looks forward to spends another with Valentino, until everything they built was destroyed by one or many Valentino's secrets.

With college approaching in fall, Brooklyn is back for one last summer, but with the clock ticking down, will she sees through Valentino's ways, or will she finally walk away after three summers?

Valentino:

Being the son of the most notorious mafia boss in Italy weighed down on Valentino's shoulders since he was eight. His father only expects the best, so Valentino trains until he bruises and kills until he's numb.

When one summer he encounters a girl who could see through the cold look in his eyes, he looks forward to another summer as he comes closer and closer to ruling Italy, but after the tears shedded from second summer, he didn't expect Brooklyn to be back.

With only a limited amount of time, will he redeem himself and show Brooklyn where she belongs, or will he throw in the towel and just let her go?

Best rankings:
#2 Mafiaboss (3/28/23)