The woman I love is an angel sent from Heaven, and I'm molded from the deepest pits of Hell. Vanessa Rose was meant to be mine the moment I first laid eyes on her. Despite her generous heart, she's been touched by grief - and anything that involves pain and suffering is mine by default. But if I move too quickly, I'll scare my innocent angel away. Patience is key to winning her trust and securing her heart... ...but her father's drunken rages test my patience, and there's only so much a mafia king can take before stealing his queen away from the family she thinks she deserves. I'll prove that she's worth more than her weight in gold. If I'm lucky, her kind heart will love my black one. If not... Well, I never said I was a saint, did I? This book references grief pertaining to parent death, as well as substance abuse. Dark mafia romance, steamy, HEA guaranteed. Part of the Perfectly Imperfect series. There are numerous ways to differentiate one person from the next. Hair or eyes color, personality, sense of humor, and so forth. For some, it's a medical diagnosis. While that can be life-altering, it also doesn't define you. However, it can shake you, change you, shape you. But our core remains-the need for acceptance, love. We're here to give those that are perfectly imperfect their beautiful, heartwarming happily ever afters.