Avery doesn’t dare to believe that the boy next door might one day be hers. She knows better than to go against her father’s wishes. He’s already picked out a husband for her - the man her dead sister was supposed to marry. But the heart wants what it wants - and rarely does it understand reason. Reluctant Heiress is a novella that explores the beginning of Rome Montague and Avery Capulet's relationship, set against the backdrop of the violent mafia kingdom they call home.