The Cartel: The Apprentice, Volume 1 - Couverture souple

Manetti, E G

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0988690004 ISBN 13 : 9780988690004

Editeur : Buniac Entertainment LLC, 2012

Synopsis

Lilian should have died for her father's crimes.

When her father’s crimes destroy the Grey Gyre Cartouche, Lilian loses everything in a single brutal stroke. Her family name is ruined. Their fortune seized. Their allies scattered. To protect the last of her family, Lilian accepts a three-year Trial by Ordeal under the authority of Monsignor Lucius Mercio, ruler of the powerful Serengeti Group.

In the Twelve Systems, commerce is war and power belongs to the cartels.

Lucius Mercio did not build his empire through mercy. Ruthless, brilliant, and feared across the systems, he rules Serengeti with absolute control. Political rivals, economic warfare, and hidden enemies surround him on every side.

What he does not expect is Lilian.

Beneath her quiet obedience lies an extraordinary mind, one capable of uncovering patterns, conspiracies, and threats his enemies worked desperately to conceal. As counterfeit vistrite spreads through the systems and powerful forces move against Serengeti, Lucius realizes his disgraced apprentice may become his greatest advantage.

And his most dangerous weakness.

Drawn into a world of cartel intrigue, brutal hierarchy, and scorching desire, Lilian finds herself trapped between survival and temptation. Because the closer she grows to Lucius, the more impossible it becomes to separate fear from trust, power from protection, and possession from devotion.

In the Twelve Systems, love is never safe.
And power always demands a price.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Where duty and passion collide. A woman in peril. A ruthless warrior with a hidden agenda. A society where honor is revered and trust a dangerous luxury. Raised to wealth and privilege, Lilian’s future was shattered when her father was convicted of terrible crimes. By law and custom she should have followed him into death to redeem her corrupt genetics. Desperate to avoid execution for crimes not her own, Lilian accepts an indenture contract with a powerful warrior. For three years he will have total control of her body, will and intellect. Lucius Mercio’s wealth, influence, and power place him among the elite of the warrior caste. Clever, ruthless, and unforgiving of his enemies, Lucius is rumored to have sold his soul for supernatural aid. To achieve his ambitions, Lucius needs Lilian’s exceptional brilliance. To acquire it, he saves her from a death sentence. To make use of it, he must keep her alive.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Buniac Entertainment LLC
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0988690004
• ISBN 13: 9780988690004
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 271
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg