Ash And Vows

"They told us to hate each other. They never told us what would happen when we couldn't."
For seventeen years, Isabella Moretti has carried a name that opens doors and builds walls.
The Moretti name means power. Wealth. Legacy.
It also means one thing above all else:
Never trust a De Luca.
The feud between the Moretti and De Luca families has lasted for generations, born from a betrayal so devastating that no one dares question the truth behind it.
Until Matteo De Luca walks into Bellavista Academy.
Cold. Mysterious. Dangerous.
The boy everyone warns Isabella to avoid.
But Matteo isn't the monster her family promised he would be.
He's the boy from her past.
The boy who stood beside her in a third-grade school play.
The boy who disappeared before she ever learned his name.
The boy who has secretly loved her for ten years.
When anonymous messages begin revealing forgotten secrets, Isabella and Matteo discover that their families' hatred may have been built on a lie. Forced to work together, they uncover hidden letters, buried evidence, and a forgotten third person who could change everything they thought they knew.
But some secrets were buried for a reason.
As the truth about their families begins to surface, Isabella must choose between loyalty to the legacy she inherited and the love she never expected to find.
Because falling for Matteo De Luca could destroy everything.
Their families.
Their futures.
Their hearts.
And someone is willing to do anything to make sure the truth stays buried.
The feud started with a lie.
Their love will be the truth.
A slow-burn enemies-to-lovers romance filled with forbidden love, family secrets, betrayal, mystery, and a love powerful enough to challenge generations of hatred.
"I've been in love with you since the third grade, Isabella. I just spent ten years pretending I wasn't."