Elara Vance lives in a world of calculations. She calculates how many meals she can skip to pay for her mother’s dialysis and how many hours she needs to study to keep her Ivy League scholarship. But the math changes when Arthur Sterling, the reclusive "King of Silicon Valley," disappears.A legal loophole in Sterling’s will triggers a "Contingency Clause": if he is missing for more than 30 days, his entire fortune goes to his oldest living biological child.Enter the lawyers. Elara isn't just a student; she’s the result of a summer affair Arthur had twenty years ago. She is whisked away to the Sterling Estate a fortress of glass and steel. But the three legitimate Sterling heirs (The Ice Queen, The Playboy, and The Sociopath) aren't stepping aside. To claim the seat, Elara must survive "The Gauntlet" a series of public social and business challenges designed to prove "Sterling Blood."

What happens after you find out your whole life was a lie and you're the illegitimate daughter of a billionaire chaebol?18 year old Ariella Rea Brooks has always been the daughter of a struggling single mother, a quiet girl in a small town with big dreams but no connections. That is until a mysterious lawyer shows up after her mother’s sudden death, a mysterious lawyer shows up claiming Ariella is the hidden daughter of one of the most powerful billionaire families in South Korea: The Han Group.Shipped off to Seoul against her will, Ariella finds herself in a world of luxury, lies, and lethal secrets. But her presence disrupts the carefully constructed image of the Han family especially when her half-brother’s cold best friend, the dangerously charming Jae Min, starts to fall for her.But the Han family has enemies. And Ariella’s existence is the ticking time bomb that could destroy them all.Will Ariella survive the truth, or will the secrets buried by the rich and powerful bury her too?

When my mom married his dad, I promised myself I’d ignore the cocky, too-hot-for-his-own-good stepbrother who lived down the hall.But Jace Carter isn’t just good-looking he’s trouble in a tight black T-shirt.And when we’re left alone in one house all summer, the line between hate and heat starts to blur.He’s off-limits.But that hasn’t stopped me from dreaming about what’s under his towel…Now he’s staring at me like I’m already his dirty little secret.