vows & vendettas #1
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Last published Sun, May 24, 2026
All Dane Salvius Lancaster wanted was control over his empire, his family, and his carefully curated life. But someone has begun pulling threads in the shadows, and for the first time, he doesn't know what's coming.
Valentina Debrow, a rising heiress with a sharp mind and a hidden agenda, has made it her mission to challenge everything he stands for. She doesn't fear him, she doesn't trust him, and she certainly doesn't plan to fall in love... even if fate seems to have other ideas.
Enemies by design, rivals by nature, and now forced together in a world where power and desire collide will their battle end in victory, or in a dangerous attraction neither can escape?
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