I’m Renata Romano—the family’s favorite problem in heels—and this is the night I set Chicago on fire. Not with bullets. With rules.
Adrian Valente was never supposed to be mine. He married my sister to seal a truce between crime families. Polished, untouchable, dangerous in his restraint—he was meant to bore me. Then he looked at me the way a locked room looks at a key. One spark. One kiss. One forbidden choice—and the city tilted.
When our secret detonates, the Romano machine comes for his head. What they don’t expect is the empire Adrian’s been building in daylight—or the "clean war" we fight together. No civilian casualties. No spectacle. Mercy sharpened into power. While Detective Keane tightens the leash, Adrian and I drag a rotten dynasty into the sun and dare Chicago to choose what kind of power it wants.
I’m the sharp mouth. He’s the devil who learns restraint. Between raids and courtrooms, rescues and vows, we write new rules—inked in green, sealed with consent—and claw our way to an HEA that’s as hard-earned as it is honest.
If you crave:
• Dark mafia romance in Chicago with a protective alpha and a rebellious heroine
• Arranged marriage alliance + forbidden sister taboo that faces the fallout
• Romantic suspense with rescue missions, courtroom battles, and foundry showdowns
• A morally gray antihero who chooses vows over blood, and a heroine who refuses cages
• High-heat, redemption arcs, and a guaranteed HEA in a standalone
…then The Devil of Chicago will wrap around your pulse and squeeze—in the best way.
I don’t need a saint. I need a devil who keeps his vows—and lets me keep mine.
Genre: Romance
Adrian Valente was never supposed to be mine. He married my sister to seal a truce between crime families. Polished, untouchable, dangerous in his restraint—he was meant to bore me. Then he looked at me the way a locked room looks at a key. One spark. One kiss. One forbidden choice—and the city tilted.
When our secret detonates, the Romano machine comes for his head. What they don’t expect is the empire Adrian’s been building in daylight—or the "clean war" we fight together. No civilian casualties. No spectacle. Mercy sharpened into power. While Detective Keane tightens the leash, Adrian and I drag a rotten dynasty into the sun and dare Chicago to choose what kind of power it wants.
I’m the sharp mouth. He’s the devil who learns restraint. Between raids and courtrooms, rescues and vows, we write new rules—inked in green, sealed with consent—and claw our way to an HEA that’s as hard-earned as it is honest.
If you crave:
• Dark mafia romance in Chicago with a protective alpha and a rebellious heroine
• Arranged marriage alliance + forbidden sister taboo that faces the fallout
• Romantic suspense with rescue missions, courtroom battles, and foundry showdowns
• A morally gray antihero who chooses vows over blood, and a heroine who refuses cages
• High-heat, redemption arcs, and a guaranteed HEA in a standalone
…then The Devil of Chicago will wrap around your pulse and squeeze—in the best way.
I don’t need a saint. I need a devil who keeps his vows—and lets me keep mine.
Genre: Romance
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