Tangled Liabilities

He was raised to rule an empire with cold, unyielding precision. She built her reputation from the ground up to protect her family's legacy.

Julian Vance is the ruthless Managing Partner at Vance Capital-a man who views people as balance sheets and sentiment as a fatal liability. Elena Sterling is the sharp-witted, unstoppable Senior Vice President of Acquisitions at Sterling Group, armed with a razor-sharp intellect and a fierce refusal to back down.

When a multi-million-dollar corporate scandal and a restrictive grandfather clause force their competing firms into a mandatory joint venture, Julian and Elena are backed into a corner. To lock out hostile takeover bids from a shadow cartel, they enter a strictly strategic, fake engagement.

Behind closed doors, their boardroom battles spark an explosive, unfiltered physical passion. But as corporate sabotage, family betrayal, and deadly threats close in, their fake arrangement spirals into an unyielding, possessive devotion. In a world ruled by money and deceit, their love becomes the most dangerous liability of all.