BOUND BY BLOOD

Arianna Valenti is the "Ice Queen" of New York's medical elite. At twenty-five, she's a surgical prodigy who holds the city's most powerful hearts in her hands. She doesn't do chaos, she doesn't do feelings, and she certainly doesn't do the mafia. But when her father's empire begins to crumble, she becomes the ultimate bargaining chip.

Mikhail Volkov is the "Modern Tsar"-the ruthless, slate-eyed Pakhan of the Volkov Bratva. He doesn't want a wife; he wants a tactical advantage. By marrying the Valenti heiress, he makes an alliance with the Italians to reduce the chances of war and damage. He expects a porcelain doll he can lock in a gilded cage.