Publisher's Synopsis
In the dark and twisted world of organized crime, desire can be just as deadly as betrayal. Dangerous Desires is a gripping mafia romance that delves into the perilous dance between passion and power, where love is a luxury few can afford, and loyalty can be a lethal weapon.
Lena Romano has always known her place within the family business. As the only daughter of the notorious Romano crime syndicate, she's been raised to be ruthless, calculating, and loyal to the family above all else. But after a failed attempt on her life by a rival gang, Lena's world is thrown into chaos. Forced into hiding to protect herself, she's relocated to a quiet town far from the violence that has always defined her existence.
But peace is short-lived. Enter Luca DeLuca, a dangerous and enigmatic enforcer from the infamous DeLuca family-the Romano's most trusted allies. Sent by her father to bring her back to the heart of the mafia's operations, Luca is every bit the lethal man his reputation suggests. With his cold, steely eyes and the brutal efficiency with which he handles his business, Luca is the embodiment of everything Lena has been taught to fear.
But there's something about Luca that draws her in-something beneath the hard exterior, something that threatens to unravel her tightly controlled world. As their forced proximity deepens, Lena finds herself torn between her fierce loyalty to her family and a growing attraction to Luca that she knows she can't afford. His touch, his presence, ignites a desire in her that's as dangerous as the world they live in.
For Luca, Lena is both a mission and an obsession. Sent to protect her, he has been ordered to bring her back to New York safely. But the closer he gets to Lena, the more he realizes that keeping his hands off her is becoming impossible. His own dark past, filled with bloodshed and betrayal, has taught him that emotions are a weakness he can't afford-but Lena challenges everything he thought he knew. She is a temptation he can't resist, a woman who stirs something inside him he's long buried.
As tensions between the Romano and DeLuca families escalate, Lena and Luca are caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse. A web of lies, deceit, and bloodshed threatens to tear them apart as enemies close in from all sides. The question isn't whether they can survive-it's whether they can trust each other enough to navigate the dangerous desires pulling them together. Because in their world, love is a luxury, but passion? It's the most dangerous weapon of all.
