WENDY AUSTIN

Ren Fuente, an artist with a kind heart and a struggling business, is close to losing everything she has worked so hard for. And then comes Al-Martinez, a billionaire known for his tough appearance, with a hidden truth that could bring down his business. An outrageous proposal is presented - a convenient marriage to protect his business deal and a generous sum to support her cherished studio.
Thrown into a realm of extravagant social events and corporate meetings, Ren opposes Al-Martinez's cold attitude. Between stolen kisses in the kitchen and late-night strategy meetings over drawing boards, an unexpected bond forms. With each passing day, it becomes hard to discern genuine connection from a well scripted act.
However, secrets can ruin even the most meticulously planned events. When a startling revelation sparks a frenzy in the media, the couple is faced with a critical decision point.
Will their relationship endure the scrutiny, or will their disastrous choices result in both of them being alone, financially handicapped, and filled with feelings of betrayal?

Dante is a man of power, wealth, and secrets darker than the night. A ruthless vampire billionaire with a past drenched in blood, he rules his empire with an iron grip—untouchable, unstoppable… until her.
Ava never expected her life to change with a single job interview. Walking into Blackthorne Enterprises, she thought she was applying to be an assistant, not signing herself away to a man who devours control like oxygen.
Dante is cold, calculated, and dangerously seductive. His touch is forbidden, his world deadly. Yet when he looks at her, there’s something lurking beneath his perfect control—hunger. Need. Possession.
She should run. But the moment he claims her, she knows escape is impossible.
Now, she’s trapped in a world of wealth and obsession, temptation and sin. A world where pleasure and pain blend seamlessly, and love comes with a deadly price.
Because Dante is no ordinary man. He’s a monster in a tailored suit.
And Ava? She’s the one thing he can never let go.
But when desire turns into something deeper, something primal, one question remains—will she survive his darkness, or will she drown in it? (R18+)