By Virtue I Fall

*"Love is an inconvenience Anna Cavallaro doesn't have time for."*

**By Virtue I Fall** is the third book in The Sins of the Fathers series by Cora Reilly. It was released on June 26th, 2022. The story is set around Anna Cavallaro and Santino Bianchi.

## Synopsis

Love is an inconvenience Anna Cavallaro doesn’t have time for.

She only has one goal: to become a fashion designer. Chicago’s elite already copies her style religiously, not least because she’s the daughter of the city’s notorious mafia boss.

When she’s accepted at a world-famous fashion institute in Paris, her father’s condition is to take her bodyguard along.

Anna definitely wouldn’t mind a few weeks of no-strings-attached fun with her brooding protector.

Santino Bianchi became the Outfit’s enforcer because he liked the thrill of the hunt and kill.

Babysitting his Capo’s daughter is an honorable assignment he can’t refuse. His thoughts about Anna? Not so honorable.

Santino’s ignored Anna’s persistent flirting for years. Now far away from home, boundaries begin to blur. But Santino doesn’t have any intention to be the reason for a failed engagement and the ensuing scandal.

A summer fling in Paris.

Only two things stand in Anna’s way.

Santino’s iron will.

And…her fiancé.

## Characters

* Anna Cavallaro
* Santino Bianchi
* Dante Cavallaro
* Valentina Cavallaro
* Leonas Cavallaro
* Beatrice Cavallaro
* Clifford Clark
* Maximo Clark
* Dolora Clark
* Charlotte Clark
* Claire Clark
* Enzo Bianchi
* Frederica Bianchi
* Arturo
* Riccardo Scuderi
* Rocco Scuderi Jr.
* Taft
* Luisa Fabbri
* Sofia Mancini
* Danilo Mancini
* Samuel Mione
* Carlo
* Emma Mione
* Mrs. Alfera
* Bibiana Fabbri
* Dario Fabbri
* Maurice
* Veronique

### Mentioned

* Serafina Falcone
* Maria Scuderi
* Rocco Scuderi
* Tommaso Bonello
* Isotta Cavallaro

## Official Playlist

During the writing process, Cora Reilly was inspired by various pieces of music. She compiled her music into a playlist, or released the song titles via her official social media sites. They are listed below.

* Galantis, Ship Wreck – Only a fool
* KAYEF – Ich würd’ lügen
* Tungevaag & Rat City – Afterparty
* Loud Luxury – Aftertaste
* Ava Max – Naked
* Camila Cabello – Easy
* BANKS – Waiting Game
* Nicki Minaj & Labrinth – Majesty (Anna)
* Lea – 110
* Blithe – Masochistic
* Taylor Swift – Lover
* Lena & Nico Santos – Better
* Post Malone – Goodbyes
* Niko Santos & Topic – Like I love you
* Brandon Colbein – So bad
* Alle Farben & Justin Jesso – As far as feelings go
* Sia – Broken Glass
* Jessie Murph – Always Been You
* Amel Bent & HATIK – 1, 2, 3
* Eva – Ciel
* Joyce Jonathan – T’es beau, t’es beau
* Duncan Laurence – Arcade

## Quotes

*''I’d wanted to kill him in the cruelest way possible. I’d already imagined calling Arturo and making a weekend-getaway out of Cliffy’s dismemberment. He wasn’t worthy of her. A man should be able to defend his woman. Cliffy couldn’t even defend himself against a kindergarten kid." (Santino about Clifford)*

*"I could be good, but sometimes I just wanted to be bad, to enjoy life more than I should, to do all the things I wasn’t supposed to do. One of them was of course Santino, but Paris first." (Anna)*

*“Anna glared at me from the backseat. Women usually left me cold. They never got my blood boiling from anger or any other reason, because I didn’t care about them. But Anna? Fuck. She was my goddamn gasoline.“ (Santino about Anna)*

*“I don’t need an Underboss, Captain, or Capo to feel validated. I want a man who loves me, that’s all.” (Anna to Santino)*

*"Every fucking thing I’ve done these last few years has been because of you Anna. You are the goddamn sun I’m circling." (Santino to Anna)*

*"My love for my family had always and would always trump my sense of duty. It was my biggest failure as a Capo and my greatest pride as a husband and father." (Dante's POV)*

## Trivia

* Cora plans to write an epilogue for the book and release it to her newsletter subscribers. It will eventually be added to the book itself.