Tainted Blood

A Carrera is a master of deception.
A Santiago never forgets.

Santi Carrera is the war I never saw coming.
A beautiful liar.
Ruthless.
Captivating.
The architect of my own undoing.

He twisted my loyalty into an ultimatum.
He chained me to his side with a vow of deceit.
I should despise him for all he’s done to me...
But behind those dark eyes, I see his pain.
I recognize his conflict because it’s ours to share.

Now, I’m a pawn in a new war.
Stolen by a stranger, I’ve been taken to a foreign land.
My fate rests in the fragile truce between our families.
They will tear this world apart to find me.
But he's the only man who can save me.

Interconnected Series: Carrera Cartel, Marchesi Empire

Interconnected Standalones: none

Romance Tropes & Micro-tropes:

• mafia/cartel romance

• forced marriage

• forced proximity

• forbidden love

• enemies-to-lovers

• opposites attract

• "my wife"

• hate to love you

• feuding mafia families

• he'll burn the world to save her

• touch her and die

• them against the world