Matteo Vitale is in love with the enemy... or at least what he knows about her. He's been watching Autumn for years. He even bought a house across the street from her so he could be closer. Desperate times call for desperate measures.Autumn:I know the Gallaghers and the Vitales are at war.But I can't help my fantasies.My neighbor, Matteo, is everything I'm looking for.Dark, handsome, and mysterious.My father would kill me. My brother would kill him.But I need Matteo. I need a new life.I need my freedom...Matteo:I've never seen a woman quite like Autumn Gallagher.Full of innocence and purity.So evocative that some days I can't breathe.I want to steal her away from her family.She is trapped in suburban Vegas.But not for long. Not with me around.I'm going to give her her freedom...The Vitale Crime Family is a mafia romance series that focuses on powerful men and the women that bring them to their knees. Runaway Love is how Romeo and Juliet should have ended, a short story with high heat and handfuls of romance.Happily ever after guaranteed! ?