She buried one husband. They gave her another.
Vittoria Ferrante is 43, untouchable, and runs the most powerful crime family in Montreal. When a cartel war forces an alliance, the council’s solution is simple: marry a Santoro.
They send the youngest son. Not the heir. The spare.
Twenty-seven-year-old Nico Santoro is quiet, educated, and the last man anyone expects to survive the Dona. Vittoria sets the rules: separate bedrooms, no access to the business, no pretense of affection. A contract. Nothing more.
But Nico doesn’t fight her rules. He doesn’t push. He watches. He shows up in her kitchen at 3 AM because he can’t sleep either. He plays piano in the east wing and the sound travels through the walls like something she forgot she needed.
And when someone tries to kill her, he’s already moving — because he knew it was coming.
The question isn’t whether Vittoria can trust her new husband. It’s whether she can afford not to.
CROWN is Book 1 of The Dona Series, a five-book dark mafia romance featuring a powerful older heroine, a slow burn that will keep you up past 3 AM, and an arranged marriage where she holds all the power.
No spice in Book 1. Pure tension. The wait is worth it.
