The Dominico family controls Venice—every shadow, every secret, every vampire—and rules the D'Immortali Dynasty with an unforgiving fist.

When Don Marcello ordered the assassination of Emberline's father, he thought he ended an old rivalry. Instead, he ignited a bloody war.

Now she intends to burn their empire to the ground.

She has one chance at revenge: marry Gabriel Dominico, the Don's chosen heir, and destroy their mafia empire from within. Her plan is simple—become his obedient bride, hide her blade beneath her wedding dress and vows, then take his heart before he ever sees her coming.

But as they exchanged their vows, Dante Dominico returns.

The exiled son.

The traitor the empire tried to destroy.

He shatters Emberline's carefully laid plan like glass, claiming his right to her in front of everyone—stealing her from his brother's altar.

Now Ember is bound to the wrong Dominico.

The brutal, ruthless male forged in the fighting pits of the Fossa returned to Venice to wreak his own version of vengeance.

Trapped between two powerful vampire heirs and a crumbling mafia empire built on betrayal, she is caught in a dangerous game of forced marriage, forbidden desire, and shifting alliances where trust is a liability and love is a weapon.

And if she's not careful, she'll be the one ending up in a coffin.

Deceived is a steamy enemies-to-lovers vampire mafia romance set against the haunting backdrop of Venice, with forced marriage, forbidden romance, hot villains, age gap, morally gray antiheroes, power plays, and a fierce, stabby heroine.