Twisted Devotion

by Ashley Zakrzewski

He was her father’s enemy. She was his obsession.

Mafia princess Mia Moretti was born into a dynasty built on blood and silence. Her father’s world runs on loyalty and fear — and she’s spent her life trying to escape both.
Until Enrico Di Fiore comes forward.

He crashes a gala, kisses her in front of the city’s elite, and declares their engagement without her consent.
To the underworld, it’s a strategic alliance.
To Mia, it’s a cage and a man too dangerous to defy.

But Enrico’s obsession isn’t just power — it’s her.
He’s spent years hunting shadows in her name, building an empire just to offer it at her feet.
And as desire blurs into danger, Mia’s heart becomes the most valuable currency of all.

When betrayal detonates their world, loyalty will be tested, blood will be spilled, and the line between love and destruction will disappear entirely.
Because in the Moretti and Di Fiore empires, love isn’t salvation.
It’s surrender.

Enemies to lovers. Forced marriage. Obsession, revenge, and the kind of love that could burn a city to ash.

270 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 22, 2026

About the author

Ashley Zakrzewski is a Romance Author known for her captivating storytelling, sultry plots, and dynamic protagonists. Hailing from Arkansas, her affinity for the written word began early on, and she has been relentlessly chasing after her dreams ever since.

When she isn't crafting stories, Ashley is either pursuing her business degree, blogging, or being a bookworm. Above all else, she loves spending quality time with her amazing husband and beautiful daughter.

You can find more at www.ashleyzakrzewski.com

Reviews

[Magpie · Rating 2 out of 5]

What on Earth did I just read? It's true that this is my first foray into mafia romance but goodness this book wasn't for me. The romance was abysmal but what really killed it was the purple prose. It was everywhere, grinding the pacing to a stop and making things terribly confusing since poetry was chosen over clarity. I can't think of a single instance where a thing was just a thing and not a metaphor or simile for something else. Resulting in great lines like "He exhaled slow, as if forcing air through a blade." and "For the way her grip tightened like a vow she didn't need an altar for." and "Marco slipped into the gallery like a shadow that knew the furniture." and "My father's pen moved like a slow blade across white fields..." It's all laughably over the top and half of these make no sense if given a second of thought. I feel like this book could half the length it is if some of the prose was cut out.

But sadly that isn't all I have to say. Perhaps there was too much prose, but I'm not even sure what happened. Genuinely. I lost the plot but what I did gather apart from being scarce, was rather boring.

Let's talk about the romance. Enrico has been obsessed with Mia for five years, she's physically drawn to him but keeps him at arm's length. Then at a party, he announces to the city's most dangerous people that he's going to marry Mia, and they get married immediately because there was a preacher at the party. She doesn't want to be trapped but everything happens around her anyway despite her supposed plans and independence. And she finds out her best friend was Enrico's sister sent to spy on her and that he had her childhood friend killed for being a liability. But she forgives all of this! In fact she's more angry with the sister than with Enrico himself! I suppose it helps that the sex was really good, it can apparently forgive all sins. I don't even know why she pretends she and Enrico are equals by the end, nothing changed.

In fact very little happens.

Oh there's lots of talking that doesn't go anywhere. Like there was talk of a traitor and nothing came of it. Enrico and Dante do all this dancing around only for Dante to be killed in his own trap? There was talk about Mia's father crossing the line and how he'll have to be dealt with but no, it just doesn't happen.

But who cares about any of that as long as there's a happy ending for our main couple?

This was just boring and pointless to read. At least the prose gave me and a friend some laughs.

[Kelly · Rating 2 out of 5]

This just wasn't the book for me.