In the shadows of Boston’s underworld, she is a photographer who captures what others leave behind. Then, she is taken. Elara Marchetti is an independent soul who spent years distancing herself from her dangerous, high-profile mafia family. She lives for her camera and the silent beauty of condemned architecture, until the night she is kidnapped by Nikolai Volkov—a lethal and disciplined Bratva boss with grey eyes that look like a storm before it breaks. Nikolai keeps Elara in a locked house in Beacon Hill, using her as leverage in a cold, calculating war against the Marchetti family. But as the days turn into weeks, the lines of her captivity begin to blur. Elara finds herself in a world of antique watches, secret gardens, and a man who refuses to break her, even when he holds all the power. When she discovers that her own family orchestrated her abandonment, Elara realizes her only ally is the man who locked her away. Caught between the family that traded her and the captor who offers her the truth, Elara must decide who she is and what she’s willing to burn down to be free. Stolen Queen is a dark, atmospheric captive romance featuring organized crime violence, obsessive devotion, morally grey characters, and a heart-pounding slow burn. Reader discretion is advised.