LorettaKAuthor

Cheeky owner of a struggling fashion boutique, Poppy Fields dreams of having her designs rocking the couture runways in Paris and Milan. While fantasizing about the glamorous life, her world is about to collide with the devil himself in the form of a dangerous mafia leader, Roman D’Amico, out for revenge for his dead brother.

Often mistaken as the future wife of one of Chicago’s most notorious crime bosses, and Roman’s rival gang member, everyone who enters Poppy’s little shop believes they are doing a favor to the Gambino family. When her doppelgänger waltzes into her boutique, the women are shocked to find they look like twins. Leaving her identification behind as a ruse to flee the country, Claudia switches lives with the unsuspecting fashion designer. When Luke Gambino falls for the ploy, he believes Poppy is his runaway bride, forcing her to take on the persona of the real Claudia Ricci.

Following the murder of his brother, Roman D’Amico is looking for revenge. When he suspects the Gambinos are behind it, he plots to kidnap the rival gang member’s wife. Unknowing that the women have switched places, Roman kidnaps the wrong couture diva. With Claudia missing, Poppy must keep up the ruse, and convince Roman to keep her alive or fall into the hands of the murderous Gambino family.

Couture Criminals

While Roman and Poppy were on their own date, Luke had taken Remi to her father's yacht on the Mediterranean to relax and allow her to unwind. Walking in behind her with their bags, he had no idea how he was going to fix this. So many times before Luke was able to talk Remi down after a hit of a shootout. Not this time. Something in her had changed and only time would heal her wounds.

As she went to look over the view from the bedroom at the back end of the boat, her arms enveloped herself as she looked over the water. Luke could see her body shake from crying and it almost broke him. Placing the bags in the corner, he went to her, wrapping his arms around her.. As he laid a soft kiss on her shoulder, Remi cried harder.

"Let it out, sweetheart. I got you."

"I can't get it out of my head. What sort of monster am I?"

"Remi, you're not a monster. You have a choice. You can walk away from all this."

Chapter 95