QUEEN OF SHADOWS: A DARK SAPPHIC MAFIA ROMANCE by Nyra blackwood

Valentina Rossi, daughter of New York's ruthless Italian mafia don, goes undercover as the personal bodyguard for Isabella Moreau—the icy, openly lesbian queen of the rival French-Canadian syndicate. Sent to infiltrate and destroy from within, Valentina expects hatred, danger, and deception. What she doesn't expect is the scorching tension that ignites from their first contemptuous glance.

In Isabella's fortified Manhattan penthouse, every invasive search, late-night command, and possessive touch chips away at Valentina's resolve. Hate fuels brutal initiations and blood-soaked violence, but shared secrets and raw vulnerability turn enemies into something far more dangerous: lovers.

When Valentina uncovers Isabella's role in her family's darkest tragedy, loyalties shatter. Forced to choose between blood ties and the woman who owns her soul, Valentina sparks a war that will drown New York in fire.

High-heat enemies-to-lovers sapphic mafia romance with intense power play, explicit scenes, betrayal, and a hard-won empire built on obsession.

Content warnings: violence, explicit sexual content including BDSM elements (consensual), gunplay mentions, family betrayal.