As the daughter of a mafia don, Valentina knows how to play a role. In public she is the perfect mafia principessa. In private, she seizes every bit of freedom she can. It's while she's pushing the boundaries of her sheltered life that she meets Nico Commare, the boss of the Miami 'Ndrangheta. By the time she realizes who he is, it's too late - he's seen the truth of her.

A boss by birth and a thief by nature, Nico Commare takes what he wants. When he arranges a marriage with Val to seal a business deal, it's to screw over her father, not for love. Four years after their surprise engagement, Nico and Val are different people and both are intrigued by the chemistry between them. But they both harbor secrets, and their past sins refuse to leave them alone. Will their marriage tie them together, or tear them apart?