To the world, Vivienne is a free-spirited socialite with a reputation as shattered as her family's legacy—nothing but trouble to anyone she touches. To Alistair Sterling, she is a beautiful disaster, and the sister of the man whose blood forever stains his conscience.​When Vivienne's family empire teeters on the brink of ruin, the only hand reaching out is the one she wants to sever. Alistair offers a dangerous alliance: a marriage of convenience to cleanse his name of murder and secure her future.​The terms are simple:​No scandals.​No other men.​And absolutely no love.​She enters his hostile world convinced he murdered her brother, treating her new wedding ring like a shackle. He welcomes her into his estate convinced she is nothing more than a high-priced pawn.​But as the dark secrets of the Sterling empire begin to bleed out, Vivienne and Alistair are about to realize that the only thing more dangerous than their mutual hatred... is the truth.