This Thing of Ours: The Series
Set against the violent glamour of 1930s and 1940s New York, This Thing of Ours is a sweeping historical romance series that follows three very different women, each drawn into the dark heart of the Italian-American mafia. Bold young reporter Grace-Anne Colby goes undercover and uncovers more than just headlines in the Shattered Glass arc. Naive waitress Florence Baker learns the hard way what ambition costs in a world ruled by men. And restless socialite Josephine Harrison searches for purpose as betrayal, and eventually war, close in. Spanning late-Prohibition crime, forbidden love, and the seismic impact of World War II, their stories unravel the price of survival…and the power of sisterhood…in a world where loyalty can be fatal.
Set in the same world as This Thing of Ours, Serafina Silvano is just a quiet bookshop clerk, until a powerful mob boss offers her a dangerous role: pretend to be his lover to keep his enemies guessing. This novel is set in 1927 and serves entirely as stand-alone, though contains some history alluded to in the Shattered Glass arc. In fact, that inspired it.