Being in the mafia had its privileges. Being a capo in the Russo family had even more. When Marla came to me asking for help in avenging her brother’s death, I agreed . . . for a price. Marriage. To me. A mafia capo . . . the type of man she’d sworn off years ago. She would learn: Nothing in this life was free. And in exchange, I wanted her. Whether she could handle who I was… or not. I thought I had the upper hand, but I underestimated the woman I’d taken into my bed and planned to make my wife. It turned out when it came to taking revenge, she possessed a dark side that matched mine.

No one is more surprised than Bryce McClintock when he is mentioned in his father's will. The two had been estranged for fourteen years, and Bryce hadn't expected—or wanted— any part of his father's estate. But the former FBI agent, smarting from a botched final assignment and finding himself in need of respite, heads to Heyday—only to discover that Lara Lynmore, the woman who directly contributed to his on-the-job problem, has also come to town.

I never wanted to join the family mafia business but they needed me, so I went to law school to protect my brothers from the blood they shed and the investigations they were under. I watched out for everyone. Thought I saw everything. Except her. Delaney was beautiful and my boss's daughter at the firm where I worked. She was off limits and I couldn’t afford to be distracted. I should never have touched her. One taste and I couldn’t let her go. She stole the heart I never knew I had but our lives were about to collide. Her father vowed to take down organized crime. My brothers were in his crosshairs. And as much as I wanted her, there could be no happy ending for us. Especially once my father gives me a command that could only end one way — with her despising me.

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