Title: The More I Hate
Series: Gilded Decadence #1
Author: Zoe Blake & Alta Hensley
writing as Blake Hensley
Genre: Dark Billionaire Romance
Tropes: Enemies to Lovers/Arranged Marriage
Forced Proximity
Release Date: February 23, 2024
BLURB
His family dared to challenge mine, so I am going to ruin them… starting with stealing his bride.
Only a cold-hearted villain would destroy an innocent bride’s special day over a business deal gone bad…
Which is why I choose this precise moment to disrupt New York High Society’s most anticipated wedding of the season.
As I am Luc Manwarring, II, billionaire heir to one of the most powerful families in the country, no one is brave enough to stop me.
My revenge plan is deceptively simple: humiliate the groom, then blackmail the bride’s family into coercing the bride into marrying me instead.
My ruthless calculations do not anticipate my reluctant bride having so much fight and fire in her.
At every opportunity, she resists my dominance and control, even going so far as trying to escape my dark plans for her.
She is only supposed to be a means to an end, an unwilling player in my game of revenge.
But the more she challenges me, the more I begin to wonder… who is playing who?
Tearing off the gilded veneer of elite privilege exposes the sordid scandals, dark secrets, and taboo desires of New York’s jaded high society in this dark romance series from best friends and USAT Bestselling authors Zoe Blake and Alta Hensley, writing under their new pen name, Blake Hensley.
Renee’s Five Star Review
I received a copy of this book from the publisher/author to review for Stephanie’s Book Reports.
This is the story of Amelia and Lucian. He is a very wealthy business man. His money is made from bourbon. His family business and no one challenges him. She is a high society princess who basically is doing what her horrible mother tells her to. Marry the man that will benefit our family the most. In the beginning it was the man who dared to challenge Lucian and he could not have that. So he learned all he could about her family and used that to destroy her wedding. The wedding would have given the other man power and Luc couldn’t have that. Lucian is cocky and knows his stuff. And he is going to be one of those characters that you like on second and hate the next. They are the most fun to read about after all. Amelia is a girl who wants things in life but her mother is never going to let that happen. I loved the Luc thought he knew what he was getting when he basically stole Amelia at the altar. Boy was he in for a surprise. There is no denying there is a connection between these two that begins at the first gala they go to and grows through this book. I don’t want to say more about this story and give something away. I have read Zoe Blake and Alta Hensley separately and now writing together, they are creating pure magic. I loved every single second of this book and can’t wait to get the next one in my hot little hands.
PURCHASE LINKS
Free in Kindle Unlimited
Coming to audio on May 21!
COMING NEXT IN THE SERIES
Releasing March 22
AUTHOR BIO
Introducing Blake Hensley, the sinfully decadent dream project of best friends and USA TODAY bestselling authors, Zoe Blake and Alta Hensley.
Alta Hensley, renowned for her hot, dark, and dirty romances, showcases her distinctive blend of alpha heroes, captivating love stories, and scorching eroticism.
Meanwhile, Zoe Blake brings a touch of darkness and glamour to the series, featuring her signature style of possessive billionaires, taboo scenes, and unexpected twists.
Together, as Blake Hensley, they combine their storytelling prowess to deliver “Twice the Darkness,” promising sordid scandals, hidden secrets, and forbidden desires of New York’s jaded high society in their new series, Gilded Decadence.
About Renee Henson
Renee Henson has an obsession with reading and reviewing. Especially anything that is a dark romance, fairy tale retelling, MC, and is trying her best to love the PNR worlds. Nothing is quiet as exciting to her as reading a good book and then talking about it or making comments while reading with her friends that have read the book too. She is always happiest with her kindle in her hand and her nose is a book. She has been reviewing for Stephanie's Book Reports for over ten years.
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