The Crest of a Bomello

"You were never abandoned, Serafina."
"You were loved before you were ever born."
"Il Sangue Non Dimentica."

Serafina spent her whole life believing she was never wanted. Why else would she have been abandoned with nothing but a blanket, a napkin with her name on it, and an old engagement ring? Early on in her life, she knew to never rely on anyone but herself. The system was broken, and it failed many kids just like her. Love was conditional. Trust was earned. Family was just another word people used before they left.

A summer trip.

A fatal accident.

A family crest.

And one phone call that shattered seventeen years of grief.

Serafina is now suddenly thrown into a world of wealth, legacy, and a family desperate to make up for the years that they lost. But blood alone cannot heal a lifetime of scars. Returning home isn't as simple as just walking through a door, especially if home is a place you never knew.

A father haunted by the wife he couldn't save.

Four brothers mourning the sister they never knew.

And a mother whose final sacrifice remains buried beneath years of silence.

Secrets surrounding her mother and her life begin to unravel, and Serafina must decide if she can open her heart to the father who never stopped hoping, the brothers who never knew her, and a future she never imagined. Because sometimes the hardest part of finding your way home.... is believing that you deserve to stay there.