By Ana Huang
Dante Russo is a billionaire CEO who thrives on control, precision, and utter detachment. When jewelry heiress Vivian Lau's ambitious father blackmails Dante into an arranged engagement, Dante vows to destroy the Lau family once he regains his leverage. Vivian Lau knows marriage to Dante is a transactional cage, but as their fiery clashes give way to undeniable attraction, Dante discovers that having Vivian at his side is the only thing he cannot control.
Ruthless, meticulous, and aristocratic, he never planned on marriage... until blackmail forced his hand.
Romance
2022
★★★★★
4.9/5 across 3 reviews
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Ana Huang is a #1 *New York Times*, *USA Today*, and international bestselling author of contemporary romance and romantic suspense. Renowned worldwide for her viral BookTok sensations—including the *Twisted* series (*Twisted Love*, *Twisted Games*, *Twisted Hate*, *Twisted Lies*) and the *Kings of Sin* series (*King of Wrath*, *King of Pride*, *King of Greed*, *King of Sloth*)—her novels feature billionaire possessive alpha heroes, fierce heroines, delicious banter, and unapologetic high-heat romance.
