EQUAL CROWN: She Told Him Not To Touch Her

She came to the city for a new life. He already owned a world built on control. Caroline Hale came to a new city determined to live on her own terms. She doesn't follow rules simply because they exist, and she certainly doesn't care about reputations. Marcus Black is used to the opposite. People listen when he speaks. They move when he enters a room. No one questions him. Then they meet. Caroline refuses to be intimidated by him. She tells him not to touch her, walks away when others wouldn't, and treats his reputation as if it means nothing. For Marcus, that defiance is unexpected. What begins as an unplanned encounter becomes a collision between two completely different worlds-two strong wills that were never supposed to cross paths. But jealousy, betrayal, and hidden truths soon enter the picture. And when the boundaries between control and choice begin to blur, they have to discover whether something born from conflict can become something neither of them expected. Because a crown means nothing-if only one person gets to wear it.