{"product_id":"the-rival-clause-aviral-kumar-9798252160795","title":"The Rival Clause","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe spent five years earning her place. He walked in on day one and was handed half of it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZara Malik doesn't lose. As Senior Strategy Manager at one of Manhattan's most prestigious consulting firms, she has clawed her way to the top through sheer brilliance, relentless work, and the unshakeable certainty that Project Helios - a billion-dollar rebrand that could make her the firm's next partner - is finally her moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Nathan Cole walks in from London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharming. Calculating. Infuriatingly good at his job. And assigned, on his very first day, as her co-lead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZara expected a rival. What she didn't expect was a man who argues about the \u003ci\u003ework\u003c\/i\u003e, not the credit. Who leaves annotated notes that read like invitations to a fight she actually wants to have. Who notices she switches to tea after three PM - and says nothing about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the Helios pitch intensifies over eight pressure-cooker weeks, so does something far more dangerous than competition. Because Nathan keeps choosing her - telling her things he doesn't have to tell her, protecting things he has no obligation to protect - and Zara is running out of professional reasons to explain why that matters so much.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the partnership they're both competing for can only go to one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd someone from Nathan's past is about to make sure neither of them walks away unscathed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Rival Clause\u003c\/i\u003e is a sharp, slow-burn workplace romance about two fiercely ambitious people who build something extraordinary together - on paper, and off it. Perfect for readers who love rivals-to-lovers tension, corporate power dynamics, and heroines who refuse to make themselves smaller for anyone's comfort.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook One of The Rival Clause Duology.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe story continues in\u003c\/i\u003e The Exception Clause.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aviral Kumar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798252160795\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.34d","brand":"Aviral Kumar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172553007359,"sku":"9798252160795","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-rival-clause-aviral-kumar-9798252160795","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}