The Fault in the Finish

​Anelia Vane is the crown jewel of the Vane-Sterling empire or at least, that's what the cameras say. As the star libero for her university and the leader of a social circle that rules the campus, her life is a choreographed performance of perfection. But every dive on the court is a desperate attempt to feel something other than the crushing weight of her father's expectations.
​Rhys Sterling is the crack in the polished marble. A professional middleweight boxer who traded boardrooms for blood and bandages, he has no time for "The Princess." To him, Anelia is a manufactured doll with an ego as inflated as her social media following. He hates her popularity, he hates her calculated poise, and he especially hates that their parents' multi-billion dollar merger has tied their futures together.
​When a PR scandal threatens the merger, the two heirs are forced into a "Mutual Success" campaign: Anelia must shadow Rhys's grueling training camp to show "corporate grit," while Rhys has to play the supportive family friend at her championship tournament.
​As the lines between their public rivalry and private lives blur, they discover that they aren't just business partners-they are the only two people who truly understand the cost of the crown. But in a world where the finish line is all that matters, falling for the enemy might be the only hit they can't recover from.