The Burden Of His Name: A Forced Proximity Mafia Romance

The Burden Of His Name: A Forced Proximity Mafia Romance

Valentina Caruso swore she’d never return to the world that destroyed her family. Her father was betrayed, imprisoned, and left to rot. And the man who let it happen? Rafael Salerno. Her first love. Her son’s father. Now Don of a fractured empire. When violence closes in and there’s no one left to run to, Valentina returns to the one place she dreads most: the Salerno villa. For her son’s safety, she agrees to live under Rafael’s protection, but not his control. Rafael is a man trying to balance blood and legacy, bound by a dark pact with the very man he locked away. Keeping Valentina safe is the only way to keep Giovanni quiet, and to protect the last shreds of his family's crumbling dynasty. But his own bloodline is circling like wolves. His aunt, Isabella, plots to dethrone him. Old enemies resurface. And secrets buried in prison cells and velvet rooms threaten to ignite a war. The Salerno name? A burden.