Vena Atieno was supposed to be Kenya's next political darling-young, sharp-tongued, and unstoppable in six-inch heels.
Until a scandal explodes, a blackmail email arrives, and someone leaks a photo that could destroy more than just her career.
Enter Malik-crown prince, professional brooder, and the one man who can't decide whether to save her, seduce her, or strangle her. With a suitcase full of secrets, a sarcastic cat named Chairman Meow, and half the press corps on their tail, Vena is forced into a high-stakes escape that leads her straight into the snake pit: Malik's royal home turf in Malabo.
Enemies wear diamonds, wives come in threes, and nobody's telling the whole truth.
Now, between dodging the media, faking a royal marriage, and trying not to fall for the world's most emotionally unavailable man, Vena must outsmart whoever wants her silenced-before her past buries her alive.
Sharp, scandalous, and painfully funny, The Escape is a modern royal thriller for every woman who's ever been underestimated, misquoted, or just really, really tired of being polite.