She went undercover to ruin him. He made her want to burn the badge instead.

Detective Valentina Caruso is supposed to be untouchable—clean record, good Italian girl, Organized Crime’s newest rising star. Her job is simple: slip into Inferno, get close to Alessio Vitale, and hand the DA a case that finally sticks.

Alessio is everything she was trained to arrest—controlled violence in a tailored suit, a king in a neon-lit kingdom, and far too smart to trust a pretty stranger in a too-short dress. He watches her like he already knows her secrets… and touches her like he’s claiming them.

Then Val makes one split-second choice that changes everything. She saves Alessio from a sting, crosses a line she can’t uncross, and discovers the most dangerous truth of all: the men in her precinct aren’t trying to protect her—they’re trying to use her.

When her cover explodes and Internal Affairs turns her into a headline, Alessio takes her before the city can. It should feel like a kidnapping. Instead, it feels like survival. Because in his world, loyalty is brutal, protection is possessive… and her “partners” don’t let go once they decide she’s theirs.

Now Val is caught between four ruthless men—Alessio’s iron devotion, Caleb Mercer’s forbidden love, Sergio DeLuca’s deadly training, and Bennett Carbone’s cold, brilliant strategy—while a corrupt lieutenant closes in to erase her for good. To live, Val will have to choose what she’s willing to burn… and who she’s willing to become.

BURN THE BADGE is a dark, high-heat why choose mafia romance packed with betrayal, violence, obsession, and a heroine who stops being “good” the moment the world proves it never deserved her. HEA guaranteed.

Perfect for readers who love:
🔥 Dark mafia obsession
🔪 Corrupt cops and betrayal
🖤 Morally grey heroine
🏙️ New York underworld vibes
👑 Possessive men with power
⛓️ Captive protection / chosen cage
💋 Why choose reverse harem spice
🎯 High-stakes suspense and revenge
💞 found-family vibes and a spicy happily-ever-after