I’m not a queen, but I might as well be. Instead of a castle, I have a sprawling mansion. Instead of a kingdom, I have a giant trust fund. And instead of a happy ever after, I have a dark secret. The fragile life I’ve built for myself falls apart when an unexpected enemy takes me hostage in my own home. Turns out, there’s one thing that money can’t protect you from: the truth.

I’m not a queen, not anymore. I still have my palace, my fortune, and my position as Atlanta royalty. Of course, I can’t control any of it anymore. Instead, it’s all in the hands of a powerful criminal, a mysterious enemy who is suddenly determined to marry me. This will be the event of the century, the perfect wedding little girls dream of. Too bad my groom is my captor, a lethal man I can’t help but feel drawn to, even after all he’s done. I knew Javier Vega was dangerous, but I never expected him to be the devil himself.

Betrayed wife. Every marriage has problems, but ours has an atomic bomb. I knew my husband was a monster, but I never expected him to be the devil himself. Reluctant criminal. There’s a giant target on my back, thanks to the crimes of my dead parents and the gang war my husband initiated. I tried to run, and I failed. Now the only way to save myself is to become what I spent my whole life fighting against. Bloody queen. I’m not the same scared princess that I was when Javier Vega took me captive in my own home. I’m capable of more than either of us ever expected. And when my loved ones are in trouble, there’s nothing I won’t do for them. Even if it means teaming up with the man I’ve hated, loved, and hated again. There’s only one way we survive this, and that’s together.