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𝑽𝑰𝑪𝑰𝑶𝑼𝑺 𝑰𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵𝑺: A Mafia Romance (The Next Vicious Generation Book 5) by USA Today bestselling author Ivy Fox releases on May 15th!
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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬:
✔️Revenge/Rivals
✔️Age Gap
✔️Slow Burn
✔️Enemies to Lovers
✔️He Falls First / Boy Obsessed
✔️Captive/Kidnapped Mafia Princess
✔️Forced Proximity / One Bed
✔️Touch Her and ☠️ Vibes
✔️And a whole lot of ANGST!
Excerpt:
When the fine hairs at the nape of my neck stand on end, I know I’m no longer alone on the balcony.
“You’re back,” I say, still staring at the city below.
“I am,” Matteo retorts, the sound of his footsteps approaching me.
“And my family?”
“All alive and well,” he says, assuring.
I let out the breath I had been holding since he left to meet them.
They’re safe. Thank God.
“Your fathers, Vincent, Giovanni, and Dominic, left the meeting of their own accord. Your brother Marcello did too. I’ve been told Jude stayed behind on their private plane, babysitting your sister Stella. Apparently, her presence in my city wasn’t exactly sanctioned by her boss.”
A pang hits my chest at the mere mention of my sister’s name. But I don’t have time to dwell on it, not when something else he said catches my attention more. Especially since he insinuated something similar earlier tonight.
“Fathers?” I parrot, feigning ignorance.
“Secrets like that never stay buried for long.” He chuckles in amusement. “Someone with a bone to pick would have found proof of your family’s dynamics, sooner or later.”
Proof. He’s got proof. Damn it.
“I guess it was just our bad luck that we crossed paths, then,” I counter, my grip tightening in the rail.
“I don’t see it that way,” he whispers, now standing behind me. “Luck had no part in this. Fate, perhaps. Not luck.” When I offer nothing in response, he lets out a low, steady exhale. “I kept my word, Anna. Are you ready to give me yours?”
“My family will never accept this.” I shake my head, refusing to turn around even when I feel his chest graze my back.
“They will,” he says calmly. “I’ll make sure of it.”
“You can’t control everything, Matteo. Even if this ridiculous plan goes the way you expect, my father will still retaliate. He won’t just accept our marriage because tradition dictates it. Lives will be lost.”
“Yes, lives will be lost,” he replies, unfazed. “How many, depends on you.” Silence stretches between us as he lowers his head toward mine, his mouth so close to my ear I feel his breath against my skin. “Marry me,” he says softly, while brushing my hair to the side. “And you will belong to New York. Your father won’t be able to raise a finger against it ever again. And I will make sure that everyone you love will remain safe.”
I turn my head slightly, just enough to search his face for a speck of truth I can hold on to. Something to tell me I’m making the right decision. Something that will guarantee this sacrifice isn’t in vain.
“You promise that everyone I love will be spared? Even if war is a given?”
“All I want is New York,” he replies while staring deep into my eyes. “New York… and you.”
I don’t have a choice. I never had a choice. Only the illusion of one.
It was always going to come down to this—me marrying Matteo Donato.
I should have become a nun when I had the chance.
Blurb:
My name is Annamaria Romano.
I was raised in a world built on violence, death, and destruction.
Yet I still believe in kindness. In mercy. In the idea that goodness can survive even in places it doesn’t belong.
That is, until Matteo Donato kidnaps me.
He expects fear. Submission. Silence.
What he gets is resistance.
Matteo is everything I should hate. He is blood and grief and rage given form. But worst of all, he is the consequence of my family’s choices—a living reminder that their sins can never stay buried.
He is my enemy. My captor. And somehow, he’s the only one who truly sees me.
Sees every jagged edge, every dark blemish, every inch of my tormented soul.
With every passing moment, the lines between vengeance and desire blur, and I’m forced to confront a truth I never thought I’d face.
In the Outfit, acts of treason are punishable by death.
And falling for the man who took me might be the most dangerous betrayal of all.
Author's note: Each book in The Next Vicious Generation series is an interconnected standalone and can be read as such. However, all books in this series have an entwined subplot, which will only be resolved in this book. Therefore, it is highly recommended that this series be read in its entirety for full enjoyment.
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