Blood and Betrayal

A M/M Mafia Romance

When Marco Valentino stares down the barrel of a gun at the Metropolitan Museum, he expects to die. What he doesn't expect is for his would-be assassin to lower the weapon and walk away.

Adrian Kozlov has waited five years to avenge his father's murder at the hands of the Valentino family. But when the moment comes, something about Marco's defiant courage makes him hesitate. That hesitation will change everything.

Soon both heirs discover they're pawns in a larger game—someone has been manipulating their families toward mutual destruction, feeding them intelligence designed to escalate ancient hatred into open war. To expose the conspiracy, Marco and Adrian must do the impossible: work together.

What begins as a desperate alliance between enemies becomes something far more dangerous. In shadowy subway tunnels and abandoned warehouses, through gunfights and federal investigations, they build a partnership that transcends family loyalty and prejudice. But in their world, love is the ultimate vulnerability—and their enemies know exactly how to exploit it.

A standalone 40,000-word m/m romance featuring enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, mafia politics, and a happy ending that will leave you breathless.