Kings of Sydney

Bad-boy businessman Leon King is going legit by marrying the daughter of a philanthropist-and their red-hot chemistry certainly helps. But blackmail, secrets and lies swirl around their relationship. Will their dark pasts ruin everything? Nobody wants to work with a King. Our father-may he rot in jail-has left our family's reputation in the dirt, and it's making going legit much harder than I imagined. What we need is a grand gesture: something to show society we're no longer the bad boys we used to be. What we need is a wedding. I had my eye on Clara Hamilton, the voluptuous daughter of one of Sydney's most upstanding philanthropists, but her father wasn't keen on the match. He's suggested her reclusive sister, Vita. That suits me fine: Vita awakens something deep within me that I haven't felt in years. It's electric and exciting. But she's reluctant-she's not giving all of herself to me. Luckily, her father isn't as perfect as he seems, and I know a few of his secrets. The threat of them getting out ought to change her mind. But do I even want her? I can tell she's holding something back-something big-and if she has her own dark past, it could ruin everything. To make it worse…I think I'm falling for her, and not just because of our sexual chemistry. I've been hurt by those closest to me so many times before. Is it going to happen again? Book #1 of the Kings of Sydney trilogy.

As one of the Kings of Sydney, Daniil Mikhailov ruthlessly controls everything in his world with a cold brutality that ensures no one would ever dare cross him. But he knows how fast things can change, to never get close to anyone who could be used against him by his rivals. He accepted paying this price to live the opulent life he loved until a chance encounter with a bright and bubbly artist changed everything. Suddenly, his thoughts are consumed with the much younger woman, with keeping her protected. A feat not made easy considering the way trouble follows her around. While he never wanted to be anyone's hero, he can't resist being hers. Even when he knows it means she's his biggest weakness, and that there's no way his rivals will pass up this chance to knock him off his throne. (This story was previously published in 2017 under the title "Daniil" but has since been extensively revised and edited.)