Book One: Blood Vows
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Last published Fri, Apr 11, 2025
Aria Mancini was raised by a rival mafia famiglia after her entire bloodline was slaughtered in a brutal massacre orchestrated by the powerful Moretti Syndicate-a betrayal no one has forgotten, least of all her. But Aria isn't a helpless orphan. She's been trained as a weapon of seduction, manipulation, and death-a femme fatale groomed for vengeance.
To unite the feuding families, a peace treaty is forged: Aria must marry Dante Moretti, the ruthless heir to the very empire that orphaned her. It's a marriage meant to end war-but Aria has a different plan: seduce Dante, earn his trust, and then destroy him from within.
But Dante isn't the cold-hearted monster she expected. He's possessive, dangerous, but fiercely loyal-and he sees through her walls in ways no one else ever has. And worse? The chemistry between them is volcanic.
As secrets unravel, alliances shift, and past sins resurface, Aria must choose between vengeance and the man she was never supposed to fall for.
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