Too Late, Don Luca

Pregnant mafia heiress rejects husband's plan to marry a rival's daughter for power.

With her due date days away, Aria confronts Luca after he announces his intention to wed Bianca Voss, whose imminent delivery would secure his claim to a Don's seat. Luca offers Aria a concealed existence with wealth and protection, dismissing her as a simple tomato grower by the lake. She shatters his assumption by disclosing her true lineage as the sole daughter of the High Mafia Commission Chairman, a position that eclipses the Voss clan's influence.

• mafia
• drama
• romance

1. Luca plans to marry Bianca Voss for the Don's seat
2. Aria is pregnant with Luca's child
3. Aria is the Chairman's only daughter

Readers who enjoy secret-identity confrontations in organized-crime settings will appreciate this clash.