COLLATERAL BLOOD | Biracial |

Zina Walker, the unloved daughter of a wealthy mogul, is used as the ultimate payment to settle her father's massive debts. She is forced into a "collateral marriage" with Valerius Thorne, a man who is a perfect son and a brilliant businessman, but a wall of ice to the woman he was forced to buy.
Valerius accepts Zina only to satisfy his father and provide a mother for his young child, but he vows never to give her his affection. As they navigate a high-stakes life between London, Surrey and Spain Zina must survive a home where she is treated as a guest in her own marriage.
However, as Zina's quiet strength begins to penetrate Valerius's defenses, the "cold" husband finds himself falling for the one woman he promised to never love. In a house full of Thorne family secrets, they must decide if their marriage is a prison sentence or the only thing worth saving.