La Familia before all others. That one simple phrase has kept Marcus Deluca away from the love of his life, the boss' daughter - Francesca Giordano.Marcus has tried to keep his distance from her, putting his loyalty to her father above everything else.But now that Francesca's life is threatened by the Bratva's need for revenge Marcus will stop at nothing to protect what's his. Francesca Giordano has had her life planned out for her since birth.But falling in love is the one thing she could never have planned for.When Marcus came home with her father one day ten years ago, it was love at first sight. She believed going away to college would make Marcus' heart yearn for her own, but instead it drove them further apart.Now that her life is in danger, death is the least of her worries.Now that Marcus is within her grasp, she is never letting him go.