Last Wishes by Marcela Citterio

Last Wishes by Marcela Citterio Every funeral is a spectacle. Every secret, a sentence.

Madison grew up among marble coffins, chamber music, and glasses of Dom Pérignon served at funerals. Her mother turned death into a multimillion-dollar show: every farewell was a Broadway-worthy performance, with impeccably dressed widows, choreographed mourning, lavish monuments, and posthumous letters performed by actors. Now, after her death, her daughter Madison—more grounded, devoted to jewelry design, and plagued by stage fright—must take over the business… and an empire poisoned by secrets.

Because those posthumous letters begin to reveal what should have never come to light: hidden lovers, political corruption, family betrayals. Her own mother’s funeral—opulent, designed down to the last detail—becomes Madison’s forced debut as heiress. And no sooner does it end than the first commission arrives: organizing the funeral of Bastían’s wife, a powerful widower as attractive as he is threatening.

In the archives, Madison finds a letter the deceased woman left behind: a testimony accusing him of a crime. Madison should report it. Instead, she hides it. And that silence binds him to her in a relationship as passionate as it is impossible.

As each new funeral uncovers darker secrets, Madison sinks into a web of vendettas, greedy heirs, and invisible enemies. And she discovers that loving Bastían may be the most beautiful mistake… and the deadliest one of her life.