Betrayed by her fiancé Rhys and her best friend, fallen heiress Chloe Thorne is sold to traffickers and left fighting for her life. Her escape comes with an unexpected offer: marry Rhys’s powerful adoptive father, Adrian Hale, for six months and walk away with five million dollars. Overnight, the woman Rhys discarded becomes his stepmother. But her new husband hides a dangerous secret: he is a 245-year-old vampire, and Chloe’s blood may be the only thing keeping his deadly hunger under control. Refusing to remain anyone’s pawn, Chloe demands a share of his empire as their marriage of convenience turns into an irresistible attraction. With a vengeful ex, hostile vampire elders, and a deadly conspiracy closing in, Chloe and Adrian must decide how much they will sacrifice for a love that could bind their lives forever.
