The Hostile Takeover

He's the ruthless billionaire who destroys companies for profit.
She's the architect who refuses to surrender.
Neither expected the war between them to ignite something far more dangerous.

Sloane Ashford has spent five years building her architectural firm from the ground up-a legacy to honour her late father. When she lands the contract of her dreams, she finally dares to believe she's made it.

Then Rhys Blackwood sets his sights on her company.

Brilliant. Ruthless. Devastatingly handsome. Rhys is a billionaire corporate raider who's never lost a deal-and he's just made Sloane his next target.

But Sloane won't go down without a fight.

What starts as a battle of wills becomes something neither can control. Every heated boardroom confrontation crackles with tension. Every stolen glance threatens to cross the line from hatred to something far more dangerous.

Sloane swears she'll never fall for the man trying to destroy everything she's built.
Rhys tells himself it's just business-until she becomes the one thing he can't walk away from.

In a world where power is everything, can enemies become something more?
Or will their secrets destroy them both?

• ✨ Grumpy billionaire × feisty heroine