Mafia Christmas Heat: Enemy in the Snow

I hate Christmas. Always have.

The day my father, Don Niccolo Sorrentino, was murdered—the day I was sworn in as Don—should have been a celebration. But it became the day everything I loved was stolen. Two years later, in December 2025, the Ricchetti family, led by my father’s former best friend Don Esterino Ricchetti Sr., is circling, hungry for my Southside territory and the real estate empire I’ve built.

Then she walked into my life. Essence Harmony Sterlingham—28, curvy, stunning, and blissfully unaware of the darkness I live in. My new real estate agent wants to throw a Christmas gala in honor of my father. She doesn’t know why my office is a Grinch house, why I despise the season, or why I’ve spent two years living like a fortress around my grief.

Will I allow this gala to happen this year? Or should I honor my father in my own way—a way he’s never been honored before? She crosses boundaries. She annoys me. She sparks something I didn’t know existed. When she learns the truth about my past, she softens, helps, and bends to the chaos I’ve spent my life surviving.

But danger doesn’t wait for understanding. During a showing for a potential client, an assassination attempt turns the day deadly. Bullets, betrayal, and desire collide, and I must protect her, my empire, and my heart… even if I’m not sure I can survive either. I think this beauty has gotten to my grinch heart, that which was once cold.

Family. Fire. Lust. Danger. This Christmas, nothing is safe… except the heat between us.

⚠️ Trigger Warning & Note from the Author:
This isn’t your typical cozy Christmas story—it’s Christmas with a dangerous twist. Expect mafia drama, dark secrets, bloodshed, ruthless rivalries, and scorching romance wrapped in twinkling lights and mistletoe. 🎄🔥 You know how I do… Zapphire Zucca, Queen of Mafia, is at it again—bringing you a holiday tale laced with power, passion, and deadly consequences.