Dark & Lovely Ruin

By Lola Dresden

His brother rose from the dead. And took the only woman Dante ever wanted with him.

Dante Vassallo came to Palermo for vengeance-to dig up the ledgers that prove what Antonio really is and watch his sainted empire crumble. He didn't come for her.

But Isolde is everywhere. Draped in black. Veiled like a relic. Playing the miracle wife while her eyes say she's drowning.
She was given to Antonio once. Now she's trapped in a resurrection she never asked for, wearing his brother's ring like a shackle-and looking at Dante like he's the only door out.

Every secret pulls them closer. Every stolen moment is a betrayal waiting to detonate. And if Dante tears down Antonio's kingdom, he'll bury her with it-unless he can get her out first.

Some men come back from the grave. Dante's here to put his back in it.

A gothic mafia romance of second chances, brother's wife obsession, and sins that refuse to stay buried. For readers who crave forbidden reclamation, family vendettas, and slow-burns that detonate.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GG7157LX
• ISBN13: 9798243470858
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"