The Bad Girl and the Billionaire

In the shadowed alleys and glittering high-rises of San Francisco, Maxine Murray is a woman on a mission. Managing her family's struggling laundromats while shielding her younger siblings from the city's dangerous gang undercurrents has hardened her into a fighter. But when her father's gambling debts put her family in the crosshairs of the Chinese triads, Maxine must rely on her cunning - and her sharp skills in underground Go matches - to keep their heads above water.

Her burning obsession with revenge against Larissa Jenner, the high school bully who made her life hell, only adds fuel to the fire. Larissa's dazzling new life as a model and her engagement to billionaire Alexander "Yŭxuān" Chen put her in Maxine's sights. But Alex isn't just any billionaire - he's the heir to the triads threatening Maxine's family, and his interest in her isn't purely business.

As Maxine's brothers fall deeper into rival gang affiliations and her youngest sister's forbidden love risks igniting a war, Maxine finds herself in a dangerous dance with Alex. His magnetic charm and the pull of their shared secrets test her resolve, even as their connection draws them closer to a forbidden passion.

With revenge and survival on the line, Maxine must decide how far she's willing to go to protect her family and reclaim her past. But Alex isn't just any obstacle - he's a temptation that threatens to unravel her carefully guarded walls.

In *The Bad Girl and the Billionaire*, love is a battlefield, where loyalty and ambition collide, and the price of desire may be more than either can afford.