Four brothers. One prize. Winner takes all.
Luka—the quiet half of the Orlov twins—has never met a problem he couldn't lie his way out of.To him, his mother's challenge is simple. The first brother to marry inherits the Orlov empire. Luka therefore needs a fake bride, a quick wedding, and a quiet divorce before she ever realizes she's been part of the con.
Perfect, right?
But the pretty, apparently brainless woman he picks up at a casino bar on the night after his father''s funeral, turns out to be the one woman clever enough to expose him - and his entire family of Bratva crime bosses.
Valentina Summer-Childe believes in honesty, freedom, and doing the right thing. Unfortunately, she has a bad habit of falling for men who appreciate none of her finer virtues. A drunken flirtation leads to a breathtaking kiss, and impulsively, she lets a near-stranger put a ring on her finger at a 24-hour chapel. But morning and sobriety leads to an unwelcome discovery: the handsome stranger is using her to win control of a notorious organized crime ring.
She fully intends to report him.
Luka is not about to let his temporary wife ruin his family. Things take a dark turn when he kidnaps her to a remote location —except Valentina refuses to be intimidated. Her loyalty can't be bought...and somehow keeps stealing pieces of the heart he never planned on using.
Because in the Orlov family, love is possession, every plan comes with collateral damage—and Luka's greatest lie might be convincing himself he’ll never fall in love.
Forced vows. Kidnapping. Dark obsession. Primal heat. Welcome to the Orlov family—where love is possession, power is everything, and no one is safe—not even blood.
Genre: Mystery