Couture Criminals
Cheeky owner of a struggling fashion boutique, Poppy Fields dreams of having her designs rocking the couture runways in Paris and Milan. While fantasizing about the glamorous life, her world is about to collide with the devil himself in the form of a dangerous mafia leader, Roman D’Amico, out for revenge for his dead brother. Often mistaken as the future wife of one of Chicago’s most notorious crime bosses, and Roman’s rival gang member, everyone who enters Poppy’s little shop believes they are doing a favor to the Gambino family. When her doppelgänger waltzes into her boutique, the women are shocked to find they look like twins. Leaving her identification behind as a ruse to flee the country, Claudia switches lives with the unsuspecting fashion designer. When Luke Gambino falls for the ploy, he believes Poppy is his runaway bride, forcing her to take on the persona of the real Claudia Ricci. Following the murder of his brother, Roman D’Amico is looking for revenge. When he suspects the Gambinos are behind it, he plots to kidnap the rival gang member’s wife. Unknowing that the women have switched places, Roman kidnaps the wrong couture diva. With Claudia missing, Poppy must keep up the ruse, and convince Roman to keep her alive or fall into the hands of the murderous Gambino family.
Epilogue
A year later….
Things had a great start with the five families under new leadership. Shipments were back on track without worrying about being intercepted by the feds, new legal businesses were starting, and the murder rate had dropped drastically where the families resided. Of course, Remi was a part of that. She was pushing for the families to incorporate more ways to work with less shooting and more talking, something she didn't always incorporate in her own dealings with rivals.
Remi and Poppy were beautiful brides in the double wedding ceremony held in Italy to their loving husbands. The unions were proof that things were changing.
Roman had taken his bride on a month-long trip across the globe where he lavished her with the best that money could buy. But in the end, all she wanted was him. Sure his billions were nice, but it was his heart that really mattered.