She came to Chicago to find her brother. She should never have walked into Enzo Salvatore’s speakeasy.
Chicago, 1924. Vivienne Marchand has forty-seven dollars, a dead-end address, and a missing brother. When the trail leads her to the Velvet — the most dangerous speakeasy on South Side — she expects smoke, jazz, and answers.
What she doesn’t expect is him.
Enzo Salvatore runs the Velvet with an iron grip and a silence that makes grown men sweat. He’s a bootlegger, a lieutenant in the Moretti crime family, and the last man Vivienne should trust. But when he offers her a deal — sing at his club, and he’ll help find Théo — she has no choice but to accept.
The problem? Enzo knows exactly what happened to her brother. And every night she spends on his stage, every stolen glance across a smoke-filled room, pulls them both closer to a truth that could destroy them.
In a city where loyalty is currency and love is a liability, Vivienne will have to decide how far she’s willing to go — and how much she’s willing to forgive.
Bathtub Gin & Bad Decisions is the first book in The Sinners of South Side series — a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers Prohibition romance with a morally grey hero, forced proximity, and a cliffhanger ending.
Perfect for fans of Tillie Cole, Renee Rose, and Eva Simmons.
