Charlotte Austin believed her life was already complete. A single mother to a four-year-old girl, she had built her entire world around Luna. Between work, a busy routine, and the responsibilities she had carried alone for years, there was little room left to think about love. And, to be honest, she was no longer looking for it. Engfa Waraha wasn't looking for anyone either. Dedicated to her career as a pediatrician, she spent her days caring for children and helping families through their most difficult moments. She was happy with the life she had built, but there was a quiet emptiness inside her that even the longest shifts couldn't fill. Then Luna got sick. What should have been nothing more than a routine appointment became the beginning of something none of them expected. Because Luna decided she liked Dr. Engfa from the very first moment. And little by little, through colorful drawings, unexpected messages, movie nights, birthdays, shared smiles, and feelings that appear when least expected, Charlotte and Engfa begin to realize that some people enter our lives so naturally that it's impossible to imagine what life was like before them. They weren't looking for a family. But perhaps love has plans of its own. And sometimes, the most beautiful things in life are the ones we never planned.

Durante dezoito anos, a Capitã de Mar e Guerra Engfa Waraha dedicou sua vida à Marinha Real Tailandesa. Reconhecida pela liderança impecável, pelo sangue-frio e por um histórico de missões bem-sucedidas, conquistou o respeito de toda a frota. Para sua tripulação, Engfa é a comandante ideal: firme, estratégica e incapaz de permitir que as emoções interfiram em decisões que podem custar vidas. Já Charlotte Austin sempre encontrou seu propósito em outro campo de batalha. Após anos atuando como médica em um dos maiores centros de trauma do país, ela decide mudar completamente o rumo da carreira e ingressa na Marinha como oficial médica. Embora seja extremamente experiente na medicina, Charlotte é uma novata no universo militar. Acostumada a tomar decisões guiadas pela compaixão, agora precisa aprender que, em alto-mar, cada escolha também exige disciplina, estratégia e a responsabilidade de proteger centenas de pessoas. O primeiro encontro entre as duas deixa claro que trabalhar lado a lado não será uma tarefa fácil. Engfa enxerga Charlotte como uma médica brilhante, mas impulsiva demais para a rígida realidade militar. Charlotte, por sua vez, admira a competência da comandante, mas acredita que ela se esconde atrás dos regulamentos e mantém uma frieza quase inabalável. Quando são designadas para servir na mesma embarcação, nenhuma delas imagina que o maior desafio não será conviver com personalidades tão diferentes, mas enfrentar tudo o que o oceano pode esconder. Missões internacionais, operações de resgate, o combate ao crime organizado marítimo, tempestades e crises diplomáticas colocarão toda a tripulação à prova, exigindo uma confiança absoluta entre comandante e oficial médica. Em um ambiente onde ordens não podem ser questionadas e qualquer hesitação pode custar vidas, Engfa e Charlotte precisarão descobrir se existe espaço para sentimentos em meio à disciplina militar. Porque, em alto-mar, o maior p

Charlotte Austin graduated at the top of her class from Thammasat University Law expecting courtrooms and the career she spent years working toward. Instead, she's broke, overworked, and stuck serving coffee in a tiny Bangkok café while rejection emails pile up faster than opportunities. Everything changes after a chance encounter with Engfa Waraha, one of Thailand's most successful litigation attorneys, pulls Charlotte into the center of Thailand's most explosive case involving the death of heiress Aoom Thaweeporn, who drowned during a late night jet ski accident while her girlfriend, Meena Rina, survived. As the nation becomes divided over whether Meena is grieving or guilty, Charlotte is thrown into a world of courtroom battles, media obsession, and powerful families willing to do anything to protect their name. And the more time she spends around Engfa Waraha, the harder it becomes to remember which side she's supposed to be on.

Charlotte Austin, the Snow Princess of Bangkok is the heir to the Ivory Palace Casino and daughter of Gil Austin. The man everyone whispers about when the powder starts flooding the city. The Austin Generation hides a multi billion baht cocaine empire behind velvet ropes, VIP rooms, and roulettes. Engfa Waraha is the opposite kind of royalty. The anonymous boss of Waraha Hills, a "hotel business" that quietly moves an infamous unique Asian blend of marijuana across borders. With her father locked behind bars, Engfa runs the operation in silence, smarter than anyone expects while keeping an anonymous profile. When one of her shipments is seized and men in "A" marked vests are seen at the scene, Engfa knows exactly who's sending a message. the Austins are using her routes now, and she's not about to be treated like a joke. So Engfa does what no one would ever dare. She strikes where it'll hurt the Austin cartel kingpin the most, through his daughter. What starts as a calculated business deal and a dangerous game of access into Gil's life, turns into late nights, tension, and a connection that shouldn't exist between rival empires. Because Charlotte begins to let Engfa see a part of her life she doesn't share with just anyone. and Engfa realizes too late that revenge is easy, until you fall for the person you were supposed to destroy. ‼️WARNING: Talks of Murder, Sex, Drugs, overdoses, Trafficking substances‼️ (I do not own the names of the characters mentioned in this book)