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

Returned to Chicago Poppy rushed home and straight back to work. Time had passed so quickly that she hadn't even thought about the fact her shop was being ran by strangers. When she started work the next morning she found the place had two new seamstresses working on her new line and three new employees taking care of the shop and running sales. With Luke's people in charge in her absence, they had even promoted Liza to the manager and she was doing an amazing job.

"Wow. I guess you don't even need me here anymore."

"Sure, we do," Liza said with a smile. "I miss you, Poppy. I'm glad you're back."

"Yeah. Luke stopped by a few days ago and told me everything. I went on social media, and he helped me with what to say to our customers about the mix-up. Turns out, our store got even more attention because no one liked Claudia anyway."

"That means… Oh no… I have to call Luke. Can you excuse me for a moment?"

Chapter 127