The Velvet Bet
(2026)(The second book in the Velvet Trap Billionaires series)
A novel by Alessa Kelly
He’s off-limits. She doesn’t care.
Sinfully gorgeous and impossible to outplay, Liam Hunt built his empire by understanding instincts, both in the markets he dominates and the animals he heals.
Now running the ultra-exclusive, masked world of the Velvet Game, he decides who enters, who plays, and how far it goes.
Curious and unafraid to cross the line, Helena Mercer is meant to be a favor for a friend. One new player. One night only. By morning, she’s meant to return to the man who brought her there, the one already watching too closely.
Instead, she breaks the rules and chases the only man she can’t have. What begins behind a mask doesn’t stay there. Because Liam doesn’t release what he claims...and Helena has no intention of walking away.
The Velvet Bet is a contemporary romance of forbidden attraction, addictive chemistry, and seductive mind games. It's book two in The Velvet Trap Billionaires series and can be read as a standalone.
Genre: Romance
Sinfully gorgeous and impossible to outplay, Liam Hunt built his empire by understanding instincts, both in the markets he dominates and the animals he heals.
Now running the ultra-exclusive, masked world of the Velvet Game, he decides who enters, who plays, and how far it goes.
Curious and unafraid to cross the line, Helena Mercer is meant to be a favor for a friend. One new player. One night only. By morning, she’s meant to return to the man who brought her there, the one already watching too closely.
Instead, she breaks the rules and chases the only man she can’t have. What begins behind a mask doesn’t stay there. Because Liam doesn’t release what he claims...and Helena has no intention of walking away.
The Velvet Bet is a contemporary romance of forbidden attraction, addictive chemistry, and seductive mind games. It's book two in The Velvet Trap Billionaires series and can be read as a standalone.
Genre: Romance