Ava learned how to disappear the hard way. One packed bag. One sleeping child. One night where she never looks back. For a year, hiding works. She builds a quiet life for her daughter. A routine. A fragile peace that almost feels real. Then the flowers arrive. Her husband has found them. Again. But Ava is done running. If he wants a war, she’ll give it to him. Her answer comes wrapped in tailored suits and unlimited resources. Dagen Fox, billionaire tech mogul and her husband’s sworn enemy, has the resources and the inclination to ruin a man for sport. Helping Ava sounds entertaining—Profitable, even—and he’s bringing reinforcements. Otto_Bot, a hacker who deals in secrets and obsession. Wylan, an assassin with a talent for inconvenience and a growing interest in Ava herself. The plan is simple. Strip her husband of his money, his power, and his name. Leave him alive and irrelevant. Burn books are for amateurs. Ava doesn’t need revenge that’s loud. She needs revenge that keeps her daughter safe. But men like her husband don’t lose quietly. And when he takes what matters most, civility ends. Ava didn’t come this far to only survive. She came for blood… Lipstick & Leverage is a dark contemporary WhyChoose romance about a woman who stops surviving and starts winning, the men ruthless enough to help her, and the price of underestimating a mother with nothing left to lose. Perfect for fans of Mean Girls and revenge romances.