Audit of the
Heart
A Corporate Billionaire Romance
A brilliant compliance attorney is hired to stabilize Hudson Vale, the Manhattan investment empire run by ruthless billionaire Sebastian Hudson, just as rumors of financial misconduct threaten a major acquisition. When the board forces them into a fake engagement to calm investors and project stability, professional boundaries collapse under forced proximity, dangerous attraction, and the growing suspicion that Sebastian's empire is hiding something explosive.
In Her Words
"I'm hired to clean up Sebastian Hudson's image, not get tangled in his empire. He's Manhattan's most dangerous billionaire — cold, controlled, and one scandal away from losing the acquisition that could cement Hudson Vale's dominance. When the board decides the answer is a fake engagement between us, I'm forced into his penthouse, his orbit, and the kind of attraction that threatens my judgment just as I start uncovering secrets that could destroy us both."
She Audits the Risk.
He May Be the Biggest Risk of All.
The FMC — Compliance Attorney
Razor-smart, controlled, relentless. She's hired to audit the risk — but he may be the biggest risk of all. A woman with a moral spine of steel and sharp humor under pressure.
Sebastian Hudson — CEO
Manhattan's most dangerous billionaire. Cold, controlled, strategic — with a protective streak he hides from everyone. Ruthless in the boardroom, devastatingly vulnerable behind closed doors.
The Story
35 chapters of tension, desire, and billion-dollar stakes
The Contract
Chapters 1–9
A compliance attorney arrives at Hudson Vale to audit the empire of Manhattan's most dangerous billionaire. When scandal threatens a $4B acquisition, the board forces a fake engagement — and two people who can't stand each other into dangerously close proximity.
Seduction & Secrets
Chapters 10–25
As the fake engagement becomes all too real, buried secrets surface. She's following the money trail. He's protecting someone. The line between professional duty and devastating desire blurs beyond recognition.
Reckoning
Chapters 26–35
The truth detonates. Betrayal, board coups, and a love that was never supposed to be real. When the empire crumbles, only one thing matters — whether they'll choose each other without the contract.
About the Hudson Dynasty Series
Manhattan high finance meets scorching romance. In the Hudson Dynasty world, reputation moves markets, power couples are public assets, and scandal is currency. Each book follows a new couple navigating the treacherous intersection of billion-dollar deals and irresistible desire.
The series begins with Audit of the Heart and continues with Hostile Tender. Standalone romances with guaranteed happily-ever-afters.