The Augustine Empire

What happens when the man sent to destroy you becomes the only one you can trust?

SOLANGE

I run the most powerful Black crime family in New Orleans.

The Augustine empire. Built on blood, loyalty, and a ruthlessness that makes the Italians look soft. I'm the strategist behind every deal, every alliance, every body that disappears into the bayou. They call me the ice queen. I earned that name.

So when Dante Moretti walks into my city with orders to find my family's weaknesses, I know exactly what he is. A predator in a tailored suit. A weapon aimed at everything I've built.

He thinks I'm the weakness.

Then someone puts a bullet through my window. And another through his.

Now we're hunting a traitor together. Sleeping under the same roof. And every time he looks at me with those green eyes, I forget he's the enemy.

I don't make mistakes. But wanting him might be the one that kills me.

DANTE

I was sent to destroy her. That was the mission.

Find the cracks. Exploit the weaknesses. Report back to Chicago and watch the Augustine empire crumble.

Then I met Solange Augustine. The woman who runs New Orleans' underworld like a queen on a chessboard. Cold. Brilliant. Untouchable.

I should be finding ways to tear her family apart. Instead, I'm watching her door at night. Killing men who get too close. Burning every bridge back to my old life.

Someone wants us both dead. Someone inside our families is pulling strings.

I came here to betray her. Now I'd burn my father's empire to the ground to keep her safe.

She's not my mission anymore. She's my obsession.

She was born to rule. He was sent to destroy. Falling for each other might get them both killed.

Kingdom of Bones is Book One in The Augustine Empire series. Enemies-to-lovers. Forced proximity. Assassination attempts. A Black mafia queen and the Italian underboss who chose her over everything. Explicit love scenes. Standalone with guaranteed HEA.