by L.J. Shen
First published 2019
Francesca Rossi loses her first kiss to a masked stranger beneath the dark Chicago sky. She belongs to Angelo Bandini, heir to a powerful Chicago Outfit family, through an arranged marriage promise. Then Senator Wolfe Keaton forces her father's hand, using old sins as leverage to claim Francesca for himself. Wedding vows break before the church doors close behind them. Francesca finds herself torn between two rivals who battle for her heart. Angelo represents her past and family obligations. Wolfe controls her present through political manipulation and her father's debts. Both men want to possess her completely. Francesca must navigate the dangerous world of organized crime and political power while discovering her own desires. She rewrites her story multiple times, searching for a path between duty and love. The choice between two men becomes a fight for her own identity and future.
Genres: romance, suspense, crime, contemporary-romance
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity
Setting: Chicago
Period: 21st-century
320 pages · Paperback · Independently published
Content warnings: violence