{"product_id":"wicked-heir-k-d-quire-9798253120736","title":"Wicked Heir: A Dark Fake Dating Billionaire Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI am wearing a federal wire. He is wearing a bespoke suit. We are both lying.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulian Zhao is a monster wrapped in cashmere and billion-dollar trusts. He is the ruthless, terrifyingly calm heir to a tech and media empire built on blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd he just caught me in a trap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo the ruthless elite of Vanguard University, I am Celine Han: an untouchable, old-money socialite. In reality, my family is bankrupt. I am wearing thrift-store knockoffs, dodging predatory creditors, and completely desperate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulian uses my poverty to corner me. His ultimatum is absolute and non-negotiable: fake-date him for six months to clean up his violent public image so he can secure his inheritance, or he will expose me to the world and completely destroy my life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI agree. I let him lock me in his multi-million dollar penthouse. I let him dictate my wardrobe. I let him put his heavy, possessive hands on me for the flashing cameras.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Julian doesn't know is that my bankruptcy isn't my only secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am an undercover informant for the FBI.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy mission is to infiltrate his family's syndicate, locate their hidden servers, and put his megalomaniac father in a federal penitentiary. I just need to survive sleeping across the hall from my target without blowing my cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut playing a game of possession with a sociopath is lethal. The fake touches are turning into explosive, bruised obsession. The blackmail is feeling dangerously like protection. And the terrifying truth is that I am falling madly in love with the man I was sent to slaughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI thought I was the one pulling the strings. I didn't realize the house always wins. And Julian Zhao owns the house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWicked Heir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eis a dark, high-angst, contemporary elite college romance. It is Book 2 in the Vanguard Elites series but can be read as a standalone. Features an obsessed, morally black billionaire MMC and a desperate, whip-smart FMC.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTropes: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eBillionaire Heir x Undercover FBI Agent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eFake Dating \u0026amp; Forced Proximity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlackmail \/ \"You Belong to Me\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eExtreme Touch Her \u0026amp; Die\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHigh Spice \u0026amp; Major Plot Twists\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAuthor's Note: This book contains mature themes, explicit content, and a morally grey hero who uses highly questionable methods to get what he wants. Please read responsibly.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e K. D. Quire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798253120736\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\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d","brand":"K. D. Quire","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172562411775,"sku":"9798253120736","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wicked-heir-k-d-quire-9798253120736","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}