Carmella Giordano is the Mafia princess of Boston.Raised to be the perfect wife and bear future heirs for another city, being kept in a gilded cage has never appealed to her.But when she decides to give something away that's meant for her future husband, she's given a gift she never expected in return.As the future underboss of Philadelphia and best friend of the next-in-line boss of the Mafia, certain leniencies are afforded to Alessandro De Luca.But when he takes something that doesn't belong to him, he inadvertently gives away something precious.And along with it, a piece of his heart.This is Carmella and Alessandro's story. United Loyalties is book two in the Loyalties series but can also be read as a standalone.