Collateral Hearts

The debt was inherited. The danger is real. The romance is a masterpiece of lies.

Elena Corves is an art restorer who values stability above all else. She lives her life in neutral tones, meticulously planning a future with her accountant fiancé, Mark. But when Mark vanishes, he leaves behind more than just an empty apartment: he leaves a staggering debt to the Rossi crime family and a paper trail implicating Elena in his gambling schemes.

Enter Leo Rossi. The eldest son of the Rossi dynasty is sophisticated, lethal, and tired of the violence his family is known for. He comes to collect, expecting a terrified victim. Instead, he finds a woman who refuses to break.

Desperate to clear her name and survive, Elena proposes a dangerous partnership. She will use her expertise in art restoration and provenance to legitimize the Rossi family's illicit assets, turning dirty money into clean history. Leo accepts, intrigued by the quiet archivist with the steel spine.

As they work together to build a legendary—and entirely fake—art collection, the professional lines blur into a searing attraction. Elena is thrust into a world of high-stakes auctions, rival turf wars, and midnight escapes. But when Mark resurfaces with a vendetta and a plan to burn Elena's new life to the ground, she must decide: return to the safety of the beige world she lost, or embrace the dangerous, colorful chaos of life with the wolf.