The Dominion of Vows: White Smoke: Book One

Chicago, 1927.Prohibition has made liquor illegal, corruption profitable, and loyalty more dangerous than any loaded gun.Julian Vale is the Bellandi family's most refined weapon-an Englishman shaped by war, dressed in immaculate black, and trusted to solve problems without leaving witnesses. Thomas Ashcroft is Callaghan's most feared enforcer, armed with a sharp tongue, a buried past, and no reason to trust the man standing on the opposite side of Chicago's bloodiest rivalry.When a stolen ledger and a murdered soldier bring them together in the cellar of an illegal nightclub, Julian and Thomas become the targets of a conspiracy designed to turn their families against them-and expose the forbidden desire growing between them.Hunted through burning warehouses, abandoned dance halls and secret tunnels beneath the city, they uncover a criminal organisation older than either mafia family, a legacy hidden behind black wax, and a truth capable of destroying everything they were raised to protect.As Chicago prepares for war, Julian and Thomas must decide whether loyalty is something inherited-or something chosen. Because in a city built on secrets, falling in love with the enemy may be the one betrayal neither man can survive.Two rival families. One buried empire. A love powerful enough to bring Chicago to its knees.