In the glittering high society of Syvelle Quay, power is the only currency that matters. To save her family's fading legacy, Amelia was traded. Her father secured a seat at the table by marrying her off to Marcus Vail, the ambitious heir to the city's third-most powerful empire. While Marcus climbs the social ladder, he leaves a trail of betrayals in his wake, breaking his marriage vows as easily as he signs contracts. Amelia is a wife in name only, a beautiful trophy kept in a cage, her heart shattering a little more with every headline of her husband's latest scandal, and her father's temperament. In a city where rank is everything, she is about to discover that the only thing more dangerous than losing her status is finally finding her voice.

Christina Bradbury is the beautiful and sophisticated daughter of New York royalty. A Stanford graduate with a charmed life and a trust fund to match, she had the world at her feet. But everything changed when she married David. In the blink of an eye, she went from a Manhattan penthouse to a shared room in Seattle, trading her black card for a mop and a podium. Now, she's trying to make ends meet in a city that doesn't care about her last name. Armed with nothing but her sharp wit, a love of books, and the determination to prove she's more than just a signature on a divorce paper, Christina sets out to conquer the world 0.5 steps at a time. But in a city full of strangers and shadows, will she survive the climb back up?