A sizzling contemporary bwwm romance about a Ph.D. student, a secret pregnancy, and a rich playboy Mafia billionaire living a double life.

What happens when desire tangles with deception, and the stakes are higher than ever before?

Unexpectedly... a precarious balance between love and danger.

Viola DeMarco

Life as a Ph.D. student was supposed to be about research papers, not heart palpitations sparked by a man whose very presence commands attention. Yet, when Michael August, with his enigmatic aura and a fortune vast enough to sway destinies, crosses my path, my world tilts on its axis. A billionaire Italian businessman with influence stretching across continents, Michael embodies the dreams I dared not dream. But it's not just his corporate empire that draws me in—it's the whispers of the man behind the facade. Can I risk my heart for a chance at love with a man enshrouded in as much mystery as power?

Michael August

To the world, I'm Michael August, a billionaire Italian businessman, an entrepreneur with a Midas touch. But beneath the veneer of corporate galas and global strategies lies my truth—I'm also a mafia boss, ensnared in a world where loyalty is bought in blood. Viola wasn't supposed to be more than a momentary diversion, yet her fierceness stirs a hunger in me no others have reached. As our worlds collide, I'm torn between the empire I rule and the woman who's ignited a flame in my cold heart.

The revelation of my dual existence threatens to upheave everything. With enemies lurking in the shadows and a secret that could tear us apart, I'm faced with the ultimate gamble: protect Viola from the danger that shadows my every step or risk her becoming a target in the crossfire of mafia wars.