The Mastermind: Mafia romance meets Formula 1 in this dark and addictive new book from Zara Cox for 2025

Dark secrets, fast cars, filthy lust...your new mafia romance obsession 🖤🏎️ Ruthless Underboss. Clever Mastermind. Sworn Rival.

Just a handful of reasons why I should hate Cesare Salvatore, heir to the Salvatore Sicilian mafia throne. Other reasons? His insanely gorgeous face. How hot he looks in his Formula One race suit. The feral look in his eyes when he’s pounding his enemy into the ground… But as a Mancinelli, I abide by one family rule: Stay away from the Salvatores.

Betrayal. Forbidden Attraction. Vendetta Ignited.

Cesare believes there’s a traitor in his crew…put there by me. He’ll uncover the truth by any means, including blackmailing me into his bed. What he doesn’t know is I’ve crushed on him since high school; have craved his blood-stained hands on me since one mistake sparked a lust-hate relationship. Discovering he’s equally hot for me risks re-igniting a family vendetta and unearthing brutal decades old secrets many have been killed for. Can we stop before sparks turn to inferno? Because if it does? Forget Romeo & Juliet. Our forbidden attraction will destroy empires.

An enemies-to-lovers dark mafia story full of dark secrets, fast cars, filthy lust and deceit. Perfect for fans of Kylie Kent, Sadie Kincaid and Penelope Sky. PRAISE FOR ZARA COX ⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑ 'Steamy, violent, full of betrayals and secrets, this is what mafia romance is made of' NetGalley

⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑ 'The spice was abundant and the dirty talk was filthy 🥵' NetGalley

⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑ 'Ate this up. Mafia and F1???? Ya I loved every moment of this.' NetGalley

© 2025 Boldwood Books (Audiobook): 9781836789437

Release date

Audiobook: 8 July 2025