Her Gentle Gangster by Carolyn Faulkner

He’s been her best friend for ten years. How can she agree to become his lover?

Victoria Higgins has a secret. When she tells her best friend, mobster Roman Donato, she fears she’s lost him forever.
Roman has a secret too. And when Vicky accidently discovers that they share the same interests, he suggests that he become her Dom. But she is hesitant and continues to go out with other Doms. Until the day one assaults her and abandons her, landing her in the ER, then Roman comes to her aid and insists on taking care of her.
But can these two move from best friends to lovers, to Dom and sub effortlessly? Or will it end what they now share forever?
Publisher’s Note: This friends-to-lovers romance contains a theme of power exchange.