The Deadly Candies

Poison Cherry Series

De: Sienna Mynx

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Harlem, 1949 – Where love is the deadliest gamble of all...

Kathy Freeman Brown is dead—or so the world believes. Her daughter Sandra has just learned that her mother’s death may not be a mystery but a lie. Diaries take her into the heart of the Mississippi Delta and the segregated south, where the story of Kathy’s mother's origin fuels her to fight back against the oppressive powers with a weapon gifted to generations of women in her family. But is that the choice Kathy should make? In 1949, Kathy decides that winning isn’t just about true love, but family. And family always comes first.

Carmelo Ricci is drowning in grief. The heir to New York’s most feared crime dynasty never wanted this life—only Kathy, the woman who made him believe in redemption. But when his father’s brutality pushes him to the edge, Carmelo must decide: destroy the Ricci empire from within or save what’s left of his soul. With his brother Matteo by his side, he plots one last stand—until a shocking tragedy changes everything.

Harlem, 1978 – The past always collects its debts...
Debbie Freeman Gonzalez has spent decades being the perfect mother, the perfect widow—but only one man has ever owned her heart: Matteo Ricci. When her cousin’s mysterious death unearths a poisonous secret of something missing that is tied to the Ricci family’s curse, Debbie faces an impossible truth: the greatest danger to her children may be the legacy in their veins.

Matteo Ricci wears his sins without remorse. For him, family is the only line that matters—so helping Sandra uncover her memories is the only way to redeem himself and prove to them all he’s worthy. Now, Harlem’s most feared heir, “The Butcher,” will do what is needed by any means necessary, no matter the cost.

In this explosive sequel to Poison Cherry, Sienna Mynx delivers a saga of forbidden love, generational vengeance, and the unbreakable power of Black women in a world built to break them.

For fans of: The Godfather meets The Vanishing Half—with the fierce heart of Seven Days in June.

Content Notes: This interracial mafia romance contains mature themes, historical violence, and unapologetic Black sisterhood.