I'm a ruthless mafia prince. She's feared me for a lifetime.

People whisper "Giovanni Larussio" with reverence.
I'll soon be king of the criminal underworld.
No one stands between me and what I want.

Serena is beautiful, innocent, and takes my breath away.
I'm obsessed with the dark-haired beauty.

She's sworn a generational pact of hate.
But I won't let that stand in my way.

Her innocence lights my dark-hearted soul.
I'll burn the world down claiming her for my own.


Rule is the volatile first book in the completed Brutal Kings trilogy by Via Mari. It is a deliciously dark, enemies to lovers, forced proximity, forbidden love, mafia romance. You will love this trilogy where the passion is fiery, the loyalty is fierce, and the stakes are high. Each novel in this collection builds to the next and they are most enjoyably read from beginning to end with a guaranteed HEA in the final book, Reign.