by Kevin Kwan
First published 2024
Rufus Leung Gresham faces a crisis. The future Earl of Greshambury discovers his family's legendary trust has vanished into debt, despite their polished public image of manor houses and yachts. His scheming mother presents a solution: marry money. Rufus could choose Solène de Courcy, a French hotel heiress with royal blood, or Martha Dung, a tattooed venture capital billionaire. But his heart pulls him toward Eden Tong, the humble doctor's daughter next door. When the Greshams arrive in Hawaii to host a wedding packed with sultans and oligarchs, Rufus plans to charm his chosen heiress. Instead, a hot microphone reveals a secret affair, a volcanic eruption disrupts the ceremony, and the family's reputation burns. As scandal engulfs the once-great earldom, a hidden tragedy from twenty years past threatens to surface. The story sweeps from Hawaii's black sand beaches to Marrakech's red streets, from a Los Angeles billionaire's bachelor pad to England's ancient family estates. Rufus must navigate love, betrayal, and family loyalty while his world collapses around him.
Genres: romance, contemporary, 21st-century, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: England, Hawaii, Los Angeles, Marrakech
Period: 21st-century
437 pages · Hardcover · Doubleday