Maya Ainslie is twenty-four and sure the universe has a personal vendetta against her. She’s a nurse who’s drowning in hospital shifts and bills that never seem to stop coming. While her sister, Cassandra, is out living the "perfect" life in the city, Maya is stuck feeling like the family failure, hiding out in her mom’s bakery just to keep her sanity.Dorian Reid was supposed to be the exception to all the chaos in her world. He was the witty, diplomatic observant stranger who made everything else feel non-existent. But Dorian is a lie. He’s the heir to a crumbling empire, a man who burns down plazas when he’s angry and treats life like a game of chess. When he’s forced back into his high-stakes world, Maya is left broken until Julian, a "green flag" resident, steps in to catch her.But Julian has a secret. And Dorian? He’s definitely not letting go. What starts as a neighborhood crush turns into a war of arson, hitmen, and a forced marriage in Italy. Maya wanted a different life, but she never expected it to be this violent or this intoxicating.