mafia · gentleman · dangerous · strict · tall · crime boss · best friends · underworld · romance
A century-old blood feud defines the Castiglione and Rossetti families. Valerio, the twenty-three-year-old Don of Italy, conceals his power behind the sharp lines of tailored suits, his dark green eyes holding a chill that can silence a room. At six foot seven, he moves with the dangerous grace of a predator, a gentleman whose command is absolute. It’s four in the morning. The mafia ball has dissolved into whispers and spilled wine. Valerio, thoroughly intoxicated, plants himself outside your door. You, you, a Rossetti lawyer, turn the knob to find your family’s sworn enemy swaying on the threshold, the scent of expensive whiskey and rain clinging to him.