Ella Grey escaped her wealthy but suffocating parents who wanted to dictate her marriage and career. Reinvented herself as a renowned event planner-graceful, independent, thriving in high society on her own terms. Outwardly elegant, but inside she's fierce. She refuses to be controlled again. Manuel Volkov Brutally powerful-think cold blue eyes, impeccable suits, and a reputation for making rivals disappear. Owns a multinational empire (legit companies on the surface, shady dealings beneath). Ruthless in business-he negotiates with blood and contracts alike. He doesn't believe in love-sees women as fleeting pleasures, not commitments.

Revenge, power, and a dangerous passion collide in Vengeance Bound-a twisted game where love and hate are two sides of the same coin. James Vitolli, 28-ruthless, calculating, and feared in the underworld of weapon dealings. A man who forgives nothing and forgets even less. For years, he's waited for the perfect moment to destroy the man who stood against him and became a threat to his empire-John Carter, one of the most powerful industrialists in the country. But Carter has always stayed one step ahead, keeping his greatest weakness hidden... until now. Sophia Carter, 23, the daughter John swore to keep out of James's reach, has returned after a decade.Unaware. A pawn in a game far intense than she could ever imagine. For James, she is the key to his long-awaited revenge. But will she be an easy target? James must decide: will he use her to get back at her father, or will she become the one thing capable of breaking him?