Selene Vale didn’t inherit the underworld—she conquered it. As the iron-fisted owner of Velvet Vice, the city’s most exclusive male strip club and a lucrative drug front, she rules with a mind as sharp as her stilettos. They call her Boss Lady, but behind closed doors, Selene battles ghosts from a past she’s buried in blood and betrayal.When a dangerously charming dancer named Darius Vex walks into her club with abs like sin and secrets stitched behind his smirk, Selene knows he’s trouble. What she doesn’t know is that he’s an undercover enforcer from a rival cartel sent to seduce, spy, and if necessary—destroy her.But the deeper he’s pulled into her world, the harder it becomes to remember which side he’s on. And Selene, who swore never to fall again, is about to risk everything for a man who was never meant to be hers.Trust is a weapon. Love is a liability. And in Velvet Vice, everyone’s dancing with death.

Enemies in the boardroom. Strangers at heart. Bound by secrets neither of them are ready to face. Elena Devereux has always been the anchor—for her siblings, for her fractured home, for everyone but herself. When she lands a prestigious job at Ashe & Locke, she believes it's her shot at finally building a life of her own. But her new beginning is anything but smooth—especially when it involves answering to Damien Locke. Damien built his empire on control, silence, and emotional distance. To the world, he’s a ruthless visionary. To his employees, a ghost behind glass walls. He doesn’t do distractions—and Elena, with her fire and unfiltered honesty, is exactly that. They clash. They burn. They fight over strategy, ethics, and the simplest decisions. But when late nights turn into stolen glances and their personal walls start to crack, neither can deny the tension simmering beneath their disdain. As secrets from their pasts begin to surface—and the lines between power and vulnerability blur—Elena and Damien must decide: is love worth risking everything they've built to protect? In a world ruled by ambition and appearances, sometimes the most dangerous thing you can feel… is something real.