Joey

Maximo DiMarco, right hand man of the Cosa Nostra and notorious Mafia enforcer, has always had my back. He keeps me safe. The best buddy of my brothers. With the intellect of a demon and the physique of a god, that's my crush.

Furthermore, I'm simply a pampered Mafia princess. That's what most people believe about me, at least. They don't give me a long enough glance to see who I really am. But he notices.

The only guy who gives me a sense of life is him, despite the fact that he is deadly, frightening, and dark. It's unfortunate that he is too devoted to my brothers to ever act on the feelings that are always burning between us.

Or is he?

Because it's even more than I could have ever imagined it could be when he finally loses control. I can see the expression in his eyes every time we spend time together, despite his insistence that the two of us are not a viable possibility. He is never more than a breath away from losing that equilibrium.

However, Max is a guy who is trapped in his past and has terrible secrets. What may be our one and only chance at happiness is threatened when that history finds us. For a life with him, I would give up all I have ever known. And I may have to when my brothers find out about us.

This novel is a stand-alone romance between a brother and best friend. It includes: * A conceited, envious MC

* Age disparity * Acknowledgment/punishment * Sharpened MC * Inexperienced FMC * Touch her and perish feelings * No lying * A HEA