Montanari Universe

He built an empire on control. She was told she had no magic. Vegas is about to prove them both wrong.

Charlotte "Charlie" Auvray arrives in Las Vegas broken, humiliated, and desperate to escape a family that never let her forget she's the magicless witch. A disastrous spring break leaves her stranded in the city of luck and lies, clinging to the hope that anonymity might finally give her room to breathe.

What she doesn't expect is Lucas Kane—the dangerously charismatic casino boss who runs the Lucky Heart Hotel & Casino.

Lucas clawed his way off the streets into power. Telekinetic, fiercely loyal, and deeply embedded in the Montanari crime organization, he knows how to manage risk. What he can't control is the curse infecting his casino—blood running from showers, guests spiraling into madness, shadows moving where they shouldn't.

Charlie sees it immediately.

Ghosts whisper. Shifters stalk the halls. Something ancient and hungry has claimed the Lucky Heart—and Charlie may be the only one who can stop it. As danger closes in and their fling turns into something far more dangerous, Charlie begins to realize her magic was never missing… only dormant.

But breaking the curse means choosing sides.

Lucas must risk his loyalty, his power, and his life.

Charlie must face the family—and destiny—she's spent her life running from.

In Vegas, every gamble has a price.

And love may be the deadliest bet of all.

Tropes you'll find inside:

Casino boss romance · Bad boy with a heart of gold · Late-blooming witch · Found family · Fling turns serious · Dangerous rescue · Trauma bonding · Supernatural Vegas · Ghosts, shifters, witches · Love is a gamble

Setting:

Las Vegas—cursed casinos, haunted hotel corridors, mob power plays, and a supernatural underworld hiding beneath neon lights.

What's at stake:

A cursed empire on the brink of collapse, a woman discovering her true power, and a love that could cost everything.