The Ruin I Chose

She wasn’t looking for love.

Not after a marriage that left her unseen, unheard, and slowly breaking.

When Roxanne Talati travels to Italy, she expects distance—not desire. But Marcello Vitale isn’t a man she can ignore. Controlled, intense, and impossible to read, he sees her in ways no one ever has.

What begins as something fragile quickly turns dangerous—because the truth Roxanne is hiding isn’t something their connection can survive.

When it comes to light, he walks away.

And some men don’t come back the same.

Months later, fate pulls them together again—into a world of sharp edges, restrained passion, and a love that demands more than either of them is ready to give.

Because some choices don’t just change you.

They ruin you.