He insulted her at a board meeting, she responded with a pot of hot tea. Now they’re forced to work together—and the heat between them is just getting started.Liana Cole was born rich, raised fierce, and ready to prove she can lead her father’s empire. Damian Blackwood is the arrogant billionaire investor who thinks she’s nothing but a spoiled heiress. But when their worlds collide in the most dramatic way possible, neither is prepared for the firestorm that follows.Hate has never looked this good, and love? That was never part of the deal.

Liam Carter isn’t just the boy next door — he’s the one who makes silence feel loud, the one who waited, loved, and got burned. He didn’t chase anymore, not after giving everything and getting nothing back. Cool on the outside, unreadable on the inside, Liam is the kind of boy who makes you regret every word you didn’t say and now, the girl who once had his heart is the one trying to earn it back… but he’s not sure she still deserves it.