Love & Secrets: The Ruthless Heart Series Hardcover – October 19, 2025

Grace Conti is owned.She is not allowed to make her own choices in life. Her father controls her in every sense of the word, denying her the freedom to think, talk, or become herself. He controls her. Breaks her. Often.Hope arrives in the unlikeliest of places in the home of a mafia enforcer, Lenox DeLuca. When Grace becomes the nanny for Lenox and his daughter, he becomes the light she needs to finally find herself.One day, Grace breaks the cycle, running away to slowly build a life on her own. But the darkness of her past proves inescapable, and she ends up back where she swore she would never set foot again.Lenox helps her escape, but the freedom comes at an astronomical cost. Now, he must decide if he can stand by her side or let her go for the sake of his family.While navigating her new life with Lenox and his daughter, Grace must face her demons, striving to recover from a lifetime of being controlled and broken. Will she be able to overcome the darkness and come out on the other side, or will it all become too much?And for the enforcer and the woman he saved, how can they create a home together and not be forced apart? Read more