the Girl Across Line

SOME BORDERS WERE NEVER MEANT TO KEEP US APART.Nora Voss has spent her life on the right side of the line.Her family taught her where she belonged, what loyalty meant, and why some boundaries existed for a reason. The line dividing Ardenne has kept the Voss and Malanotte worlds apart for fifteen years, ever since violence claimed lives on both sides.Nora has no intention of becoming part of that history.Then her younger brother disappears.Kit's gambling debt has grown beyond anything Nora can handle on her own, and the man collecting it is operating in the one stretch of territory neither family fully controls. Finding her brother means stepping closer to a world her father spent years keeping away from her.And it means crossing paths with Rafe Bellandi.Rafe has spent his career protecting the line.As a lieutenant responsible for keeping Malanotte territory secure, he understands exactly what happens when people cross boundaries that were never meant to move. Nora is a Voss. She is supposed to stay on her side.She should be the last woman he wants.Instead, she becomes the one person he cannot stop thinking about.Rafe offers to help Nora find Kit, insisting that keeping the situation contained is the only reason he's getting involved. But the more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to pretend their connection is only about business.Their attraction is undeniable.Their loyalty is divided.And the line between them is becoming impossible to ignore.But falling for the enemy is only the beginning.When old grudges resurface and Nora's uncle sees an opportunity to use their relationship against both families, Rafe and Nora are forced to choose between the rules that have protected their families for years and the future they might want for themselves.Because in their world, love can look like weakness.Trust can become a liability.And crossing the wrong line can start a war.The Girl Across the Line is a steamy mafia romance filled with forbidden attraction, rival families, organized crime, dangerous secrets, betrayal, and a slow-burn love story between two people who were never supposed to choose each other.Inside you'll find: - A forbidden romance between rival families - A fiercely independent heroine determined to protect her brother - A powerful, morally complex hero - Slow-burn attraction and intense chemistry - Mafia power struggles and organized crime - Family loyalty, betrayal, and dangerous secrets - High-stakes suspense and a race against time - A love story that challenges an established truce - A couple forced to decide what they're willing to risk for each otherSome lines exist to keep people apart.Others exist to be crossed.