{"product_id":"ruthless-terms-ian-ndambuki-9798176473407","title":"Ruthless Terms","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA contract requires a counterparty. A home requires a foundation. A life requires both, or it requires neither.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulian Vance has spent twelve years building an impenetrable life, running a four-billion-dollar empire with ruthless efficiency and zero emotional attachments. But when his late grandfather's trust mandates he must be legally married for 180 days to retain control of his company, Julian needs a wife. He doesn't want romance. He wants a transaction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClara Hensley restores 130-year-old Brooklyn brownstones for a living, pouring her heart into buildings that have outlasted generations. But a predatory lien threatens to tear her family's historic home away in just 81 days. When Julian Vance stands on her dusty stoop with a two-million-dollar proposal, the math is impossible to ignore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe terms are strict: Separate quarters. Convincing public appearances. A clean exit when the clock runs out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut as Clara's warmth and fierce independence begin to bleed into Julian's sterile, highly structured world, the clean lines of their business arrangement blur. When a hostile corporate takeover threatens to expose the true price tag of their marriage to the financial press, Julian and Clara must decide if they are willing to risk everything for a foundation built on more than just arithmetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRuthless Terms is a high-stakes, slow-burn contemporary romance about the friction between rigid power structures and vulnerable human connection.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Ndambuki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798176473407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.47d","brand":"Ian Ndambuki","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50780125233407,"sku":"9798176473407","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ruthless-terms-ian-ndambuki-9798176473407","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}