(#3 in marriage and #4 in arrangedmarriage 3/17/25 #9 in love 3/18/25) In the business world of high society, Alexander Pearson is the oldest son of a wealthy businessman who suddenly passed away and left his young son to become the CEO of the family company, while Eloise Winter is the daughter of a struggling entrepreneur. Forced into an agreement created by their grandfathers, who were lifelong friends since gradeschool, Alexander and Eloise are to be wed to save her family from financial ruin. 5 years later, Eloise has yet to ever meet her wayward husband who left the country as soon as they were married on paper. One fateful night, Alexander returns to the states, leading to an unexpected and passionate encounter with his unknown wife. What will he do when the enigmatic and captivating woman he can't get out of his head turns out to be the very wife he never wanted? A story of passion, chance encounters, and high emotions, where a stony heart meets soft and lovely, and an arranged marriage of convenience sets fire to a blazing attraction. TW mentions of abuse.

He warned her. She didn't believe him. Now there's no going back. Violet Wellesley lived her life under thumbs - her mother's, her father's, her own anxieties. But nothing prepared her for the crushing loss of freedom she felt when she learned she was being married off...to Sebastian Knight. He's just as cunning as she remembered. Just as brutal. And hauntingly familiar. But he never moved on. Not even after all these months. "You'll be mine one day, Violet Wellesley." And Sebastian Knight always kept his promises. Note: This is a companion/sequel to Heart of Stone. You can read it as a standalone, but you'll understand certain references better if you've read the first book.