By Virtue I Fall By Cora Reilly Apr 2026

Anna has an arranged engagement with Clifford Clark. While in Paris, the professional boundaries between Anna and Santino begin to blur, leading to a secret, forbidden summer fling. Key Characters

Reviewers on Goodreads describe it as angstier and more focused on character growth than the previous action-heavy installments. Reading Order By Virtue I Fall by Cora Reilly

Anna is an aspiring fashion designer accepted into a world-famous institute in Paris. Anna has an arranged engagement with Clifford Clark

This novel features Forbidden Romance , Mafia Bodyguard , Age Gap , Slow Burn , and He Falls First . Reading Order Anna is an aspiring fashion designer

The Outfit’s former enforcer turned bodyguard. He is stoic, mature, and has been "babysitting" Anna since she was twelve.

Anna's fiancé and the son of a prominent politician; he is described as handsome and ambitious but caught in an arrangement he only learned of at seventeen. Reader's Guide: What to Expect