There's no escaping Nico Caruso.

The gruff son of a notorious mafia boss has taken over my life—and my heart. Forced into his world after a rival family threatens my flower shop, I should fear this dark, dangerous man. But I can't resist him.

I see the way his intense gaze lingers on me, like he's battling his demons just to be near my light. With his walled heart slowly crumbling, I glimpse the beauty he tries to hide. He's a rose, thorns and all, and I'm utterly captivated.

When we cross the line, the passionate fire that ignites between us burns brighter than I ever imagined. But in his shadowed world of violence and betrayal, our forbidden love may be too explosive to conceal.

As the brutal mafia war escalates, will the ultimate choice have to be made between the cruel empire he was born into and the tender devotion I offer? Whatever his decision, I know I'm lost to him forever.