When the world falls apart, only the strongest love survives.
 
Grief has gutted the Black Flame Mafia, but love... love refuses to die quietly.
Bankston DeLuca is haunted by loss, fueled by rage, and clinging to the one woman who refuses to let him drown. Aurmoni is his anchor—his only source of light in a world gone dark. But even anchors can break when the current pulls too strong. As the walls close in, they’ll have to fight not just for survival, but for each other. Trust is fragile. And in Bankston’s world, love is a dangerous weakness.
 
Dante Reyes is torn between the blood ties that raised him and the woman who taught him how to feel again. Lena is everything he wants but nothing he’s allowed to keep—not with Giovanni unraveling and enemies closing in. As Giovanni descends further into madness, Dante and Lena are faced with a brutal choice: stay loyal and be destroyed, or walk away and risk everything they've built together.
Old wounds reopen. New enemies rise.
 
And love—obsessive, consuming, and defiant—becomes the only weapon left.
In Surrogate to an Unhinged Mafia Boss: III, loyalty turns lethal, emotions run unchecked, and the line between protector and predator disappears. This is a world built on betrayal and blood, where passion alone won’t save you—you have to be willing to bleed for it.
 
If you’re a fan of African American romance, dark mafia love stories, and intense, emotionally charged plots laced with secrets, danger, and obsession, this final installment will leave you breathless. Not every couple survives the fire. But those who do? Come out forged in it.