First published 2008
Elizabeth Deravenel takes control of her family's global business empire at twenty-five. She becomes the youngest executive to lead Deravenels, a company built on generations of sacrifice and ambition. The corporate halls buzz with whispers of disloyalty as rivals plot her downfall. Elizabeth knows the company's dark secrets run deep, and enemies circle like vultures waiting for weakness. She faces impossible choices between protecting her heart and securing her future. The man she loves becomes entangled in scandal that threatens everything she has built. Each decision Elizabeth makes carries the weight of life and death consequences. She must navigate treacherous corporate politics while defending against those who would destroy both her company and her life. Power comes with a price, and Elizabeth discovers that survival requires sacrifices she never imagined making.
Genres: fiction, business, contemporary, 21st-century, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, power-dynamics, survival
Period: 21st Century
416 pages · Hardcover · St. Martin's Press