According to “Lilac and Honey: An Italian Mafia Series,” Eliana Mariani is hiding two things. She pulled a fire alarm during a Christmas concert as a child, therefore she avoided performing solo in that one, which is the source of her anxiety. Her attraction to Apollo Costa, a guy involved in her family’s illegal business, is the source of her second secret, which is driven by passion. Secrets come to light and barriers between them erode as Eliana negotiates risk, love, and her ambition to become an attorney. Passion, crime, and the intricacies of their world are all intertwined in this engrossing story.