The Serpent and his Sins

by Vero Heath

Severu Serpico is the man I've loved in secret for years.
He's the merciless leader of one of the most dangerous Camorra clans in Canada.
He's also dead.
No one knew about my feelings for him. Not even Severu himself. Quietly, I carry the grief of his loss. A silently seeping wound. Until the day my family tries to marry me off to someone else. Panicking, I come up with the only lie that's big enough to save I tell everyone I'm engaged to the late Severu Serpico. Practically a widow, I can't be expected to marry another man so soon.
And Severu certainly won't refute my deception from the grave.
Until he suddenly reappears in Toronto.
Bloodied. Angry. And very much alive.

The Serpent and his Sins is part one of a duet and book one of the Creatures of the Camorra series.

Genres: Dark Romance

296 pages, Paperback

Published November 6, 2026

Reviews

[Lydia · Rating 4.5 out of 5]

"That voice. I'll never foret it, so long as I live. And maybe not even when I die.
Because that voice was heaven to me then,
Or, if not heaven...
Surely it would follow me to hell."

Right when I needed her most [the day of a 2-4 week AO3 outage announcement], my mafia romance queen came to my rescue. And as per usual, I absolutely devoured this book. While I will miss my Titone family—I smiled everytime their names were mentioned—this first book has made me very excited to dive further into the Serpico family.

The set-up for this story? ART. The ultimate marriage of convenience, on so many levels. A man whose near-death experience has him thinking about heirs, and an abused girl who latched on the idea of this "dream" man who she fantasized for a decade about, only to quickly realize that her naive dreams were truly just dreams. I eat it up!!

I have to say that Severu Serpico feels more level-headed than the other MMCs we've seen, but let's get serious—the bar is in hell (and that is not a bad thing I love my unhinged insane Titone men). But he's still the Boss, and he still... knows how to keep people in line.

Vero continues to produce my all-time-favourite dark mafia romances and I can't wait for part two of this duet!! 💚

Disclaimer: I received an e-arc from the author in exchange for an honest review.

[Michelle Brashars · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series is all about the Camorra and we are starting at the top with Severu Serpico! We met him in the last series and I was so hooked, I realllyyyyy wanted more so I am thrilled he’s starting off this series!!! Severu is believed to be dead and Saoirse uses that belief to let her family think she was engaged to him so they won’t marry her off to someone else!! Poor Saoirse!!! She has a miserable life and her family is so shitty to her. She met Severu once as a teenager and was so taken by him that she had this huge unrequited crush for a decade! It was basically all she had. Now he’s back from the dead and come to find out who his fiance is! Man, I love Severu. He’s calculating and in control at all times. He’s also flabbergasted that this tiny little woman who claims she’s his fiance can get under his skin. She digs in deep right away and he is SO MAD at it!! I love that he goes back and forth between anger and deep feeling for her 😂 poor boy doesn’t know what the fuck is up or down. He’s so down bad for no reason and he HATES IT! I love these two. They’re so opposite, but have crackling chemistry! I cannot wait for the next book to get the rest their story eeeek!!!

[Akasha Dulac · Rating 5 out of 5]

After Elio and Deirdre's duet her books didnt have the same angsty chemistry between the characters. Bur Severu and Saoirse are everything, they have the angst, I loved the plot and their chemistry is so beautiful.

[Jade · Rating 4.75 out of 5]

Vero Heath just simply never misses. I am scratching my veins at the thought of reading the second part of this book, HOLY FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKK

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 ⭐️ ANOTHER ABSOLUTE SLAY. longer and fuller RTC, but i really read this in nearly one go and i am SAT for book 2!!!!