Uneasy Alliances

by Katrina Jackson

It’s been a few years since Salvatore decimated the Italian mafia’s structure in his bid to build a life with Shae and their baby. In the aftermath of the Palermo Incident, the regional crime families are in turmoil. Giulio is keeping Naples and the Campania region stable, but other regions haven’t been quite so lucky.

After an assassination attempt in Molise, Salvatore’s former allies reach out to Alfonso for help. It’s becoming dangerous to be a don, but all Alfonso cares about is keeping Zoe safe.

101 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 5, 2025

About the author

Katrina is a seasoned spinster with an active imagination, a love of romcoms and a keenly critical nature. She's a college professor by day who writes romances by...weekend. Right now she also happens to be on summer vacation. She enjoys yogurt, sparkling water and her three cats, who don't appreciate her love.

Reviews

[Weekend Reader_ · Rating 4 out of 5]

You should read The Don before starting this book to refresh your memory. A lot is happening and very unstable but we get Zoe and Alfonso as a distraction to the real danger that's coming. This series feels like it'll be a little more bloody.

Romance tag: open door
CN: violence

[Leigh Kramer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm never going to complain about being back in this world but based on how The Don ended, I thought the next book would be a spinoff from The Family series. Instead, we're following Zoe and Alfonso three years after the events depicted in The Don, as they deal with the fallout from Salvatore's actions. This is more setting everything up for the next book/series than a complete story.

I normally love Zoe but I found her quite annoying here. She never seemed to understand the danger surrounding them and that made things more difficult for Alfonso. Very intrigued by the introduction to Adelina, as well as Nino and Pasquale. How are two dons in a relationship?? I must know everything.


Characters: Zoe is a fat Black lifestyle writer. Alfonso is a fat white Italian mafia second-in-command with a nipple piercing. This is set in Milan and Naples, Italy.

Content notes: murder, attempted murder, physical assault, torture, gunshot wounds, sexism, past death of secondary character's father and half-brother, on page sex, public sex, cock cage, alcohol, inebriation, gendered pejorative, ableist language, hyperbolic language around suicide

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nothing more than a tease. Dang.