Heart of the Mobster

Gabriella Rossi
I love my family, but they can be stifling to say the least. They mean well, but their grief over the loss of my mother the day I was born has made them overprotective. It’s time to leave the nest, and finally, I have a plan. My family isn’t the only reason I want to take off, though. Not even the biggest one. In truth, I need to get away from him. My brother’s best friend, who is now my new stepbrother. Nico will only ever see me as a spoiled mafia princess, while I’ve been in love with him for years. Now that our parents are married, it’s time to shed those foolish dreams once and for all. But danger lurks everywhere, and when Nico follows me on my new adventure, I’ll have to rely on him to protect me. Can I also trust him to protect my heart?

Nico Benito
My feelings for Gabriella Rossi are complicated. For most of her life, I saw her only as my best friend’s spoiled baby sister. Things changed on her eighteenth birthday, but still, I’d done my best to bury those feelings. When I hear she’s planning a solo trip to the West Coast, I can’t hold back. She might be a Rossi, but Gabriella has grown up sheltered from the dangers of her family’s world. Even on the other side of the country there are those who would try to hurt her to get back at her family. To get back at me. So I do the only thing I can, I go with her. It doesn’t take long for danger to begin stalking us. It’s circling in the shadows, and I’m in a race to force it into the light before it can hurt the woman I love. Because I do love Gabriella. What happens in Vegas won’t stay there this time. I’m claiming her as mine, and I dare anyone to challenge that.