She built a house no man owned. He became the sin she couldn’t resist.
Marissa Brennan built her Chicago house to be a sanctuary no man could own. As its sharp-tongued madam, she protects her girls, keeps dangerous clients in line, and refuses to bow to anyone—especially charming, reckless Nico Bartoli.
Nico is twenty-eight, Carlisi familia, and far too tempting for a woman who knows better. He wants Marissa with a patience that unnerves her, and when the buried Battaglia name rises with demands for money, access, and control, he becomes the one sin she can no longer keep at arm’s length.
The threat is ruthless. The house is breached. A girl is taken. Betrayal strikes from inside Marissa’s walls, forcing her to choose between surrender and war.
Nico will burn Chicago to bring her home, but Marissa must decide whether the dangerous man who terrifies her is also the only one strong enough to stand beside her.