RUTHLESS INHERITANCE: The Malanotte Empire, Book One

When my grandfather's will shatters my carefully ordered life, I inherit more than wealth.I inherit a man.Dante Malanotte is ruthless, controlled, and dangerously difficult to ignore. He runs the Malanotte empire with the kind of precision that leaves no room for mistakes, and he has no interest in making me comfortable with the conditions attached to my inheritance.Neither do I.The problem is that my grandfather's will comes with a requirement neither of us can simply walk away from: marriage, followed by twelve consecutive months of living under the same roof.A legal condition.A practical arrangement.A very bad idea when the man I'm supposed to live with looks at me like he's already decided I'm his biggest complication.Dante doesn't believe in wasting time. He doesn't ask twice. He doesn't explain more than necessary. And when trouble begins closing in around the Malanotte family, I discover that the walls of his immaculate house are protecting far more than a fortune.There are secrets buried in the family's past.There are financial interests at stake.There are people who have spent years making sure certain truths never surface.And someone is willing to use me to keep them buried.The more I learn about Dante, the harder it becomes to separate the man from the empire he controls. Beneath his cold exterior is a loyalty I never expected-and a vulnerability he refuses to name.Living beside him was supposed to be temporary.Wanting him was never part of the agreement.But the greatest danger may not be the secrets threatening the Malanotte empire.It may be what happens when a marriage that began as a condition starts becoming a choice.RUTHLESS INHERITANCE is a contemporary romantic suspense featuring a powerful hero, forced proximity, a marriage of convenience, family secrets, high-stakes inheritance drama, intense attraction, and a heroine determined to keep control of her own life.