A mafia princess weds a brutal stranger to secure peace.
Eighteen-year-old Aria has spent her life protected inside her Chicago crime family, never witnessing the violence that sustains their power. That safety evaporates when duty forces her into a contractual marriage with Luca, the glacial heir who rules New York's underworld. He embodies the savagery she was shielded from, and the agreement demands her total submission to a man forged in bloodshed. Now she must calculate whether yielding to him purchases safety or costs the last piece of herself she still owns.
romance
mafia
contract marriage
What draws you in
Innocent heroine versus ruthless mafia heir
Arranged marriage contract demands total surrender
Tension between survival and self-preservation
You'll love it if
Readers who crave high-stakes arranged marriage dynamics between a sheltered mafia daughter and a dangerous syndicate successor will be hooked.
An exorcist dodges an arranged marriage by signing a contract with Hell's ruler, only for a rival clan to summon his "ferocious" Hellhound—a devoted puppy.
A stolen ceremony leaves her drowning in hospital bills. She takes a nanny post with powerful employers expecting her to crumble, only to meet every demand…