Brutal Union

He stole the bride. Now he’s keeping her.

When Valentina is snatched from her own ceremony—still in her white dress—she should be terrified.

Especially when her kidnapper puts a gun to her head and forces her to marry him instead.

She’s trapped in a luxury penthouse with Marco Rosetti—the ruthless, unreadable Don of Chicago—a man who values power over peace, and control over everything else.

He says it was strategy.

She knows it was personal.

Because two years ago, she embarrassed him. And Marco Rosetti doesn’t forgive.

He takes.

But Valentina isn’t the quiet pawn he expected.

She’s clever. Defiant. Addicted to provoking him.

And Marco?

He starts reading the books she steals. Leaving her notes in the margins. Watching her closer than anyone ever has.

She’s fire. He’s ice.

And when her jilted fiancé comes looking for revenge, they’ll both learn what happens when enemies try to play god with love.

A dark arranged marriage mafia romance featuring a kidnapped bride, a cold-blooded Don, seduction through books, and enemies-to-lovers heat.

Complete standalone with HEA.

Kidnapped bride • Forced marriage • Enemies to lovers • Age gap • Strategic seduction • Bookish heroine • Book-smart banter • Power play romance • Touch her and die