Runaway Hearts
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Last published Thu, Apr 17, 2025
Runaway Hearts follows Gianna Marino and Nico Margo, two teenagers from dangerous worlds who risk everything for freedom. Gianna has spent her life trapped under the iron rule of her mafia family, suffocated by their expectations and cruelty. Nico refuses to follow in his family's bloody footsteps.
Desperate for a life of their own, they run away together, escaping to Chicago with each other. As they build a new life in the shadows, every stolen moment feels like a dream-until the past comes hunting for them. Their love is strong, but is it enough to outrun the dangers lurking just behind them?
With their freedom hanging by a thread, Gianna and Nico must fight for their future before everything they've built is torn away.
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