Book One: Flour and Gunpowder

Dane's life revolves around warm bread, fresh coffee, and the family bakery, Morning Crumbs. The last thing he expects is for an injured stranger to stumble into his life one rainy night.

That stranger is Joon.

Bleeding from a gunshot wound and refusing to answer questions, Joon only wants a place to hide until his men find him. Instead, he finds a stubborn baker who patches him up, feeds him, and reminds him what kindness feels like.

What begins as a chance encounter becomes something neither of them can ignore.

But Joon isn't just any stranger-he's the feared underboss of one of the city's most powerful mafia families. When an old enemy sets his sights on Dane and his siblings, Joon realizes the attack isn't random. It traces back to a massacre fourteen years ago, hidden identities, and a conspiracy that should have died with the past.

Now, a baker and a mafia heir must fight to protect the family they've found-and uncover the truth before history repeats itself.

Sometimes love begins with flowers. Sometimes it begins with blood.