Crowns of Dust and Gold

The Contract was simple: One year. No divorce. And an heir to seal the deal. Atlas Thorne is the King of the Atlantic. Ruthless, cold, and possessing a net worth that rivals small nations, he views marriage as a strategic acquisition. When his board threatens to oust him unless he secures the Vane shipping routes, he chooses the one woman who hates him enough to keep things professional: Seraphina Vane.Seraphina has spent her life outmaneuvering men like Atlas. She is the ice queen of her family, the shield that protects her reckless father. But when that shield shatters under millions in gambling debts, she is sold to the highest bidder.The rules of their union are clear. A public front to appease the shareholders. A private war behind closed doors. They share a name, but they do not share a life. Yet, as a shadow enemy rises to destroy both their legacies, the lines between their arranged war and real passion blur. Atlas discovers that breaking Seraphina's will is nothing compared to the terror of winning her heart. And Seraphina realizes that the devil she knows might be the only angel who can save her.