After catching her boyfriend of four years cheating on their anniversary, Florence Maxwell swears off love. One reckless night at a club leads to an unforgettable encounter with a devastatingly handsome stranger. No names. No promises. Just one night to forget the heartbreak. She never expected to see him again. Until she walks into her family's weekly dinner... and discovers the stranger is Killian Lennox—the world's most eligible billionaire, her older brother's best friend, and the one man she can never have. Killian has always avoided commitment. Women are temporary, emotions are weaknesses, and love is a game he's never intended to play. But forgetting the curvy beauty from that unforgettable night proves impossible. The moment he realizes she's Florence, everything changes. Now she's all he can think about. With overprotective brothers, a manipulative ex determined to win Florence back, jealous rivals, and a secret that could destroy lifelong friendships, resisting each other becomes impossible. She was supposed to be a one-night stand. Instead... She became his one-night obsession. One night changed everything. Now he'll risk his fortune, his friendship, and his heart to make her his forever.

Investigative journalist Eliza Warren has spent her career destroying powerful men. Her next target is the one man no one dares expose. They call him The Kingmaker. Lazarus Varnum is the invisible hand behind presidents, billionaires, and empires. Ancient, untouchable, and impossibly dangerous, he has spent centuries deciding who deserves a throne... and who deserves a grave. Eliza should fear him. Instead, she can't stay away. Every secret she uncovers pulls her deeper into his world of blood, power, and immortal politics. Every stolen glance becomes a temptation. Every touch feels like surrender. The chemistry between them is forbidden, addictive, and powerful enough to destroy everything they believe. But loving Lazarus comes with an impossible price. He is the monster she's sworn to expose. She is the only woman who has ever made an immortal king question his own rule. As enemies close in and a war older than America threatens to erupt, Eliza must decide whether to reveal the truth that could bring down the world's most powerful vampire... or kneel beside the man who has been waiting centuries for his queen. Some men inherit kingdoms. The Kingmaker creates them. And this time, he's chosen her.

For Roxie, the world makes sense under the hood of a truck, where problems have solutions and timing chains either work or they don't. But in a pack bound by ancient traditions, her quiet brilliance is an anomaly, especially when her fated mate, Damian, remains unclaimed. As the pack prepares for a ceremony that will solidify alliances and destinies, Roxie finds herself caught between the grease-stained comfort of her workshop and the expectations of a world she barely fits into. She can fix any engine, but can she fix a destiny that feels increasingly out of her control, especially when the silent slip of a timing chain mirrors the subtle shifts threatening her own future?